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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 349 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  12. 12.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  27. 27.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 1.25
  2. 33
  3. easy to read
  4. True
  5. 27
  6. sans-serif
  7. True
  8. 24
  9. 28.5
  10. serif
  11. serifs (small feet)
  12. False
  13. False
  14. False
  15. 36
  16. serif
  17. False
  18. points (pt)
  19. 0.75
  20. True
  21. 0.5
  22. 30
  23. 1.75
  24. 24
  25. False
  26. serif fonts
  27. False
  28. 64
  29. False
  30. hard to read
  31. 28
  32. False
  33. 1.5
  34. True
  35. sans-serif
  36. 20
  37. easy to read
  38. two or three at most
  39. easy to read
  40. easy to read

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