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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 59 · 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 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  18. 18.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 10 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 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a long story (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 33
  2. hard to read
  3. False
  4. hard to read
  5. serif
  6. 36
  7. True
  8. False
  9. 31.5
  10. True
  11. 1.75
  12. serif
  13. serif
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. harder to read
  18. two or three at most
  19. 20
  20. 2
  21. 22
  22. sans-serif
  23. True
  24. sans-serif
  25. easy to read
  26. True
  27. 13.5
  28. easy to read
  29. a short title
  30. 27
  31. 25.5
  32. easy to read
  33. 18
  34. hard to read
  35. False
  36. True
  37. sans-serif
  38. 1
  39. 54
  40. 24

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