Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 363 · 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 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
13. 13.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
23. 23.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a timetable
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
29. 29.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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