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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 56 · 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 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  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: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) colour
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) at least ten (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 1.25
  2. False
  3. 33
  4. False
  5. 0.75
  6. False
  7. 18
  8. 2
  9. 22.5
  10. easy to read
  11. True
  12. serifs (small feet)
  13. easy to read
  14. True
  15. 15
  16. False
  17. 54
  18. two or three at most
  19. hard to read
  20. easy to read
  21. 56
  22. 21
  23. 0.5
  24. 0.25
  25. easy to read
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. serif
  30. False
  31. sans-serif
  32. hard to read
  33. sans-serif
  34. True
  35. serif
  36. sans-serif
  37. 36
  38. False
  39. 30
  40. 33

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