Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 45 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
6. 6.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
8. 8.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
21. 21.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
24. 24.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
33. 33.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) shorter
35. 35.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) degrees
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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