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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 95 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  18. 18.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) letters (d) size
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. sans-serif
  3. 72
  4. False
  5. 32
  6. True
  7. hard to read
  8. hard to read
  9. a short title
  10. 36
  11. False
  12. False
  13. sans-serif
  14. two or three at most
  15. 0.25
  16. 18
  17. harder to read
  18. False
  19. hard to read
  20. sans-serif
  21. 27
  22. True
  23. True
  24. True
  25. 15
  26. False
  27. serif fonts
  28. False
  29. 30
  30. 1
  31. True
  32. 0.75
  33. False
  34. 1.5
  35. serifs (small feet)
  36. 44
  37. serif
  38. False
  39. 22.5
  40. easy to read

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