Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 343 · 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 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
3. 3.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
10. 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
36. 36.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) harder to read
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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