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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 356 · 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 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  7. 7.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
  17. 17.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  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 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 18 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 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  35. 35.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. 0.25
  2. serif fonts
  3. 40
  4. 18
  5. 1.75
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. True
  8. easy to read
  9. easy to read
  10. hard to read
  11. sans-serif
  12. hard to read
  13. 0.75
  14. 36
  15. serif
  16. two or three at most
  17. False
  18. easy to read
  19. serif
  20. 2
  21. 22
  22. hard to read
  23. easy to read
  24. True
  25. 30
  26. 36
  27. sans-serif
  28. 28.5
  29. 0.5
  30. True
  31. False
  32. 27
  33. 42
  34. sans-serif
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 13.5
  38. 22.5
  39. True
  40. hard to read

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