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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 54 · 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 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  32. 32.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 54
  3. False
  4. 28.5
  5. easy to read
  6. serif
  7. False
  8. serif
  9. 0.75
  10. hard to read
  11. False
  12. hard to read
  13. 21
  14. 42
  15. sans-serif
  16. False
  17. serif fonts
  18. 2
  19. hard to read
  20. serifs (small feet)
  21. easy to read
  22. serif
  23. hard to read
  24. 19.5
  25. True
  26. 0.5
  27. 20
  28. sans-serif
  29. 1.75
  30. sans-serif
  31. points (pt)
  32. True
  33. 28
  34. two or three at most
  35. easy to read
  36. 24
  37. 22.5
  38. 1.5
  39. 18
  40. 15

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