Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 46 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
4. 4.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
19. 19.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) degrees (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
31. 31.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) letters (c) size (d) serifs (small feet)
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
38. 38.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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