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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 313 · 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: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  6. 6.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  12. 12.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  32. 32.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. sans-serif
  4. easy to read
  5. two or three at most
  6. True
  7. False
  8. serif
  9. serif
  10. sans-serif
  11. a short title
  12. True
  13. False
  14. hard to read
  15. 0.5
  16. 15
  17. 1.25
  18. 44
  19. serif
  20. 24
  21. False
  22. 72
  23. 33
  24. hard to read
  25. 36
  26. 20
  27. 40
  28. sans-serif
  29. sans-serif
  30. hard to read
  31. points (pt)
  32. True
  33. 18
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 19.5
  37. 1.75
  38. easy to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. 64

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