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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 92 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  38. 38.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. 0.5
  2. easy to read
  3. 1.75
  4. sans-serif
  5. 27
  6. 54
  7. easy to read
  8. True
  9. 20
  10. 30
  11. 33
  12. 56
  13. 2
  14. 1.5
  15. 24
  16. hard to read
  17. 40
  18. 30
  19. False
  20. 0.75
  21. 22
  22. serif
  23. sans-serif
  24. 1.25
  25. False
  26. True
  27. 72
  28. False
  29. serif
  30. True
  31. True
  32. 15
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 32
  37. harder to read
  38. False
  39. easy to read
  40. easy to read

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