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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 328 · 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: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. two or three at most
  3. 1.75
  4. 36
  5. True
  6. 13.5
  7. 36
  8. True
  9. serif
  10. True
  11. 30
  12. sans-serif
  13. a short title
  14. 56
  15. 72
  16. sans-serif
  17. False
  18. 1.25
  19. serif
  20. 0.5
  21. sans-serif
  22. False
  23. serif fonts
  24. 2
  25. True
  26. 44
  27. True
  28. 15
  29. True
  30. hard to read
  31. hard to read
  32. serif
  33. hard to read
  34. False
  35. 64
  36. easy to read
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. 30

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