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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 96 · 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: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a long story (c) small labels (d) a short title
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. False
  3. hard to read
  4. False
  5. 0.25
  6. 64
  7. 1.75
  8. serif fonts
  9. 0.5
  10. 40
  11. sans-serif
  12. False
  13. False
  14. serif
  15. easy to read
  16. two or three at most
  17. 2
  18. 20
  19. hard to read
  20. 30
  21. 36
  22. False
  23. a short title
  24. 1
  25. sans-serif
  26. False
  27. 13.5
  28. 1.25
  29. 19.5
  30. easy to read
  31. sans-serif
  32. serif
  33. sans-serif
  34. 31.5
  35. 15
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. easy to read
  40. False

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