Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 384 · 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.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) size
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a short title
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
16. 16.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
21. 21.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) litres
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
28. 28.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
39. 39.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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