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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 377 · 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 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  25. 25.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. 0.5
  2. 19.5
  3. False
  4. False
  5. 15
  6. 18
  7. sans-serif
  8. 28
  9. 30
  10. False
  11. harder to read
  12. serif
  13. 0.25
  14. easy to read
  15. serifs (small feet)
  16. 30
  17. serif
  18. 22
  19. sans-serif
  20. 0.75
  21. True
  22. serif
  23. sans-serif
  24. two or three at most
  25. True
  26. 40
  27. 48
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. 1.25
  35. 33
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. hard to read

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