Fonts Matter

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. What is typography?

• The art of painting

• The art of arranging type

• The art of sculpting

• The art of dancing

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good typography?

• Legible

• Clear

• Visually appealing

• Using a bunch of different fonts and odd spacing

Typography helps with focus by:

• improving readability and comprehension

• distracting the reader

• making text smaller

• adding unnecessary elements

Hierarchy in typography is important because it:

• helps organize content and guide the reader's eye

• makes the text look more artistic

• ensures all text is the same size

• removes the need for images

The purpose of the Character panel in Photoshop is to:

• adjust color settings

• edit text properties

• apply filters

• crop images

A Serif font is a type of font that:

• has small lines or strokes regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol.

• does not have small projecting features at the end of strokes.

• is primarily used for digital screens.

• is only used in formal documents.

A Sans Serif font is:

• A font with decorative strokes

• A font without decorative strokes

• A font used in coding

• A font with cursive style

A Script font is:

• A type of font that mimics handwriting

• A font used for coding

• A font style used in ancient scripts

• A font used in official documents

A Decorative/Display font is:

• A font used for body text

• A font used for decorative or display purposes

• A font used for coding

• A font used for official documents

A Dingbat font is:

• A font that contains decorative symbols and ornaments instead of letters and numbers.

• A font used for writing in ancient scripts.

• A font style that is used for coding and programming.

• A font that is exclusively used for digital displays.