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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 326 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 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
  3. 3.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  11. 11.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. two or three at most
  3. False
  4. hard to read
  5. True
  6. 36
  7. serif
  8. a short title
  9. serif
  10. serif fonts
  11. serifs (small feet)
  12. 21
  13. 15
  14. 24
  15. True
  16. sans-serif
  17. harder to read
  18. 30
  19. 22.5
  20. True
  21. 64
  22. 13.5
  23. serif
  24. easy to read
  25. True
  26. hard to read
  27. 30
  28. 1.25
  29. False
  30. 22
  31. 1.5
  32. 16.5
  33. True
  34. True
  35. 0.25
  36. 56
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. sans-serif
  40. 28

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