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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 345 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  16. 16.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. False
  3. serif
  4. easy to read
  5. True
  6. hard to read
  7. True
  8. True
  9. serif
  10. 1
  11. 1.5
  12. 16.5
  13. hard to read
  14. False
  15. serifs (small feet)
  16. True
  17. hard to read
  18. hard to read
  19. False
  20. True
  21. serif
  22. 0.5
  23. 1.75
  24. True
  25. 33
  26. True
  27. 56
  28. hard to read
  29. 34.5
  30. False
  31. 32
  32. sans-serif
  33. 28
  34. sans-serif
  35. 24
  36. easy to read
  37. 19.5
  38. sans-serif
  39. 36
  40. 30

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