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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 311 · 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.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. 0.75
  3. 31.5
  4. True
  5. easy to read
  6. serif
  7. 1.75
  8. two or three at most
  9. 2
  10. 1.5
  11. hard to read
  12. harder to read
  13. 56
  14. 15
  15. 28
  16. hard to read
  17. sans-serif
  18. sans-serif
  19. False
  20. True
  21. serifs (small feet)
  22. serif
  23. serif
  24. hard to read
  25. a short title
  26. 24
  27. 0.5
  28. serif
  29. False
  30. 30
  31. sans-serif
  32. False
  33. 16.5
  34. easy to read
  35. 54
  36. 12
  37. 20
  38. True
  39. 22
  40. 27

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