Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 367 · 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 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) a long story
19. 19.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
30. 30.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

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