Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 79 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
9. 9.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
12. 12.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
23. 23.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
24. 24.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

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