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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 293 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (Few fonts, big enough): Serif = small feet on letters; sans-serif = plain ends. Use one or two fonts. Heading = body size × times (12 pt × 3 = 36 pt). Line spacing ≈ 1.5 × font size; 72 pt = 1 inch.

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  1. 1.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  10. 10.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  25. 25.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. True
  3. easy to read
  4. sans-serif
  5. 12
  6. False
  7. False
  8. 1.75
  9. two or three at most
  10. False
  11. 28
  12. 44
  13. 33
  14. 22
  15. True
  16. 0.5
  17. 13.5
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. 0.25
  20. False
  21. 32
  22. 34.5
  23. serif
  24. points (pt)
  25. True
  26. serif fonts
  27. False
  28. True
  29. hard to read
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. 1.25
  34. 24
  35. 20
  36. hard to read
  37. 72
  38. sans-serif
  39. serif
  40. hard to read

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