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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 50 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  17. 17.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 18 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: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. True
  3. hard to read
  4. True
  5. True
  6. 36
  7. serif
  8. 31.5
  9. 1
  10. two or three at most
  11. 40
  12. 28.5
  13. 42
  14. True
  15. False
  16. serifs (small feet)
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. sans-serif
  22. sans-serif
  23. 27
  24. easy to read
  25. 33
  26. True
  27. 54
  28. 48
  29. 32
  30. sans-serif
  31. serif fonts
  32. 30
  33. 1.75
  34. False
  35. 0.5
  36. 18
  37. 1.5
  38. hard to read
  39. True
  40. serif

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