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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 52 · 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 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) small labels
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) two or three at most (d) a new one per word

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. False
  3. harder to read
  4. 40
  5. True
  6. False
  7. 24
  8. True
  9. a short title
  10. hard to read
  11. hard to read
  12. False
  13. easy to read
  14. sans-serif
  15. 1.75
  16. 22
  17. serif fonts
  18. serif
  19. 21
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 42
  23. 25.5
  24. serif
  25. True
  26. 28.5
  27. True
  28. easy to read
  29. 20
  30. True
  31. easy to read
  32. True
  33. hard to read
  34. False
  35. sans-serif
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. 0.25
  40. two or three at most

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