Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 327 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
5. 5.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
13. 13.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
16. 16.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
28. 28.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
31. 31.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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