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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 386 · 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: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  9. 9.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) a long story
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. 36
  3. False
  4. True
  5. 48
  6. serif
  7. 1.5
  8. two or three at most
  9. True
  10. easy to read
  11. 12
  12. easy to read
  13. False
  14. 24
  15. hard to read
  16. False
  17. easy to read
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. 40
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. sans-serif
  26. True
  27. sans-serif
  28. False
  29. points (pt)
  30. serif
  31. False
  32. serif fonts
  33. 31.5
  34. a short title
  35. 1.75
  36. False
  37. serif
  38. 54
  39. 33
  40. 22.5

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