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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 74 · 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: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 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
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. harder to read
  3. 1.5
  4. 1
  5. easy to read
  6. False
  7. hard to read
  8. True
  9. sans-serif
  10. 1.75
  11. hard to read
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. False
  16. serif
  17. two or three at most
  18. 22.5
  19. False
  20. 30
  21. 36
  22. 40
  23. 30
  24. 28
  25. 64
  26. 2
  27. sans-serif
  28. serif
  29. 0.25
  30. 12
  31. easy to read
  32. True
  33. easy to read
  34. 20
  35. False
  36. False
  37. sans-serif
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 16.5

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