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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 68 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  5. 5.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) size
  14. 14.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  27. 27.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. easy to read
  3. easy to read
  4. serif fonts
  5. True
  6. a short title
  7. hard to read
  8. 20
  9. serif
  10. 0.75
  11. True
  12. 36
  13. serifs (small feet)
  14. True
  15. 18
  16. easy to read
  17. False
  18. 1.5
  19. 0.25
  20. 72
  21. 21
  22. serif
  23. 48
  24. sans-serif
  25. sans-serif
  26. two or three at most
  27. False
  28. 0.5
  29. False
  30. sans-serif
  31. True
  32. 32
  33. sans-serif
  34. 34.5
  35. True
  36. 1.75
  37. 64
  38. 56
  39. True
  40. False

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