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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 317 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. False
  3. hard to read
  4. True
  5. sans-serif
  6. False
  7. serif
  8. 27
  9. 18
  10. 1
  11. False
  12. False
  13. sans-serif
  14. 1.5
  15. easy to read
  16. 36
  17. 33
  18. 1.25
  19. easy to read
  20. 36
  21. serifs (small feet)
  22. 32
  23. 2
  24. 54
  25. 42
  26. sans-serif
  27. False
  28. False
  29. two or three at most
  30. sans-serif
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 15
  34. 16.5
  35. harder to read
  36. hard to read
  37. 0.25
  38. 25.5
  39. serif fonts
  40. easy to read

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