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Test your knowledge
Ready to bring order to the family reunion? Try these exercises for practice. They are not graded.
Choose an answer for each item, then select Check answers. Wrong answers turn red so you can try again.
1. Too much, too little or just right?
Each sketch is a poster. How much emphasis does it have?
2. F-pattern or Z-pattern?
Which pattern will a viewer’s eye most likely follow?
3. Shout or whisper?
Should this text be big (shout) or small (whisper)?
4. Which font category?
Pick the best category for each design.
5. Which level of type?
These lines all come from one festival poster. Which level is each one?
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