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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 391 · 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 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  6. 6.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  11. 11.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. True
  3. easy to read
  4. False
  5. two or three at most
  6. False
  7. easy to read
  8. False
  9. False
  10. harder to read
  11. serifs (small feet)
  12. 1
  13. False
  14. False
  15. 18
  16. 20
  17. serif
  18. serif
  19. False
  20. 64
  21. False
  22. sans-serif
  23. 31.5
  24. 36
  25. True
  26. False
  27. 28.5
  28. points (pt)
  29. hard to read
  30. True
  31. 1.75
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 36
  36. sans-serif
  37. True
  38. 0.25
  39. hard to read
  40. easy to read

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