The document is a worksheet containing questions about a presentation on typography. It asks about how typography affects perception, the four principles of design for typography, the four factors of legibility, the differences between serif and sans serif fonts, guidelines for text size, line spacing, alignment, uniformity, contrast, and tracking. The questions require recalling and explaining concepts from the typography presentation.

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Typography Presentation Review
Questions Worksheet Date _____________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Use the information from the presentation to help you answer the following
questions and complete the other written activities.
1. ___________________________ plays an important role in how audiences perceive your
document and its information.
2. Good design is about:
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3. Typography creates relationships between different types of information, both
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4. List the four design principles for typography:
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5. Legibility is a combination of what four factors?
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2. 6. Explain the difference between “serif” and “sans serif” fonts.
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3. 7. Why should you refrain from using text sizes above 14 points?
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8. What happens if letters, words, or lines are too close together?
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9. What happens if letters, words, or lines are too far apart?
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10. Why is “left-aligned” text most legible?
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11. Why is “centered” text hard to read?
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12. What does “aligned text” create?
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4. 13. How can you maintain “uniformity”?
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14. How can you create contrast?
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15. What does “tracking” refer to?
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