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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 308 · 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.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. easy to read
  3. 36
  4. two or three at most
  5. 36
  6. 15
  7. serifs (small feet)
  8. False
  9. 22.5
  10. 24
  11. 36
  12. False
  13. 20
  14. False
  15. True
  16. True
  17. serif
  18. True
  19. 1.75
  20. hard to read
  21. 1
  22. harder to read
  23. serif
  24. serif
  25. 1.25
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 48
  29. 2
  30. 21
  31. 0.75
  32. sans-serif
  33. points (pt)
  34. 44
  35. True
  36. False
  37. 16.5
  38. 1.5
  39. True
  40. True

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