Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 378 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
4. 4.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
8. 8.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
11. 11.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
21. 21.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
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 sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
34. 34.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

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