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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 304 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
  14. 14.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  35. 35.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. sans-serif
  3. 44
  4. False
  5. a short title
  6. 21
  7. sans-serif
  8. False
  9. True
  10. serif
  11. serif
  12. 0.75
  13. points (pt)
  14. True
  15. 0.25
  16. easy to read
  17. False
  18. 2
  19. 36
  20. 22
  21. easy to read
  22. True
  23. 20
  24. 48
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. 64
  29. False
  30. 33
  31. True
  32. 33
  33. False
  34. serif fonts
  35. False
  36. 48
  37. 1
  38. 27
  39. True
  40. 34.5

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