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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 325 · 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 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  5. 5.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 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
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  19. 19.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. True
  3. True
  4. harder to read
  5. True
  6. sans-serif
  7. True
  8. easy to read
  9. hard to read
  10. two or three at most
  11. hard to read
  12. serif
  13. easy to read
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. sans-serif
  18. a short title
  19. True
  20. True
  21. 30
  22. 25.5
  23. True
  24. 72
  25. 28
  26. True
  27. sans-serif
  28. 16.5
  29. 0.5
  30. True
  31. serif
  32. 48
  33. hard to read
  34. 19.5
  35. 24
  36. False
  37. 33
  38. serif fonts
  39. 33
  40. serif

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