Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 369 · 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 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
3. 3.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
7. 7.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
12. 12.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
20. 20.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
22. 22.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
25. 25.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
28. 28.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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