Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 302 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
4. 4.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
8. 8.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
23. 23.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
26. 26.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 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
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
38. 38.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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