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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 73 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 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
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. 15
  3. serifs (small feet)
  4. 25.5
  5. serif
  6. False
  7. serif
  8. hard to read
  9. False
  10. False
  11. hard to read
  12. True
  13. two or three at most
  14. 54
  15. True
  16. 36
  17. True
  18. sans-serif
  19. True
  20. True
  21. False
  22. sans-serif
  23. harder to read
  24. easy to read
  25. True
  26. hard to read
  27. False
  28. 64
  29. 22
  30. 1.25
  31. 1.5
  32. 33
  33. serif
  34. easy to read
  35. True
  36. 48
  37. False
  38. 42
  39. 13.5
  40. 18

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