Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 61 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) none at all
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
5. 5.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
12. 12.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
14. 14.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
18. 18.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
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: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
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: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
35. 35.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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