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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 330 · 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.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) small labels
  2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (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: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  9. 9.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a short title
  2. False
  3. 20
  4. serif
  5. 1
  6. True
  7. 33
  8. serif fonts
  9. True
  10. 33
  11. serif
  12. False
  13. False
  14. easy to read
  15. easy to read
  16. 0.5
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. True
  21. hard to read
  22. 40
  23. 56
  24. False
  25. 64
  26. False
  27. hard to read
  28. 36
  29. False
  30. sans-serif
  31. True
  32. 25.5
  33. 28
  34. 24
  35. 1.5
  36. 15
  37. serifs (small feet)
  38. hard to read
  39. 48
  40. False

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