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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 370 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. serif
  3. 30
  4. sans-serif
  5. 31.5
  6. False
  7. serif fonts
  8. easy to read
  9. True
  10. 1.5
  11. False
  12. 1
  13. 36
  14. sans-serif
  15. 40
  16. True
  17. 0.25
  18. sans-serif
  19. 12
  20. False
  21. True
  22. hard to read
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. 25.5
  29. serif
  30. 0.5
  31. easy to read
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 22.5
  35. two or three at most
  36. 33
  37. serif
  38. 28.5
  39. False
  40. 2

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