Points and Picas Quiz Your name Your email TRUE or FALSE The type point size (12pt) is not the size of the letter. truefalse Picas and points originate from watchmaking. truefalse The genius of the pica/point system is that it is decimal rather than imperial measurement. truefalse What is the imperial measurement system? What is the reason to use imperial measurement in graphic design? Why might two fonts look like different sizes when they are set at the same point size? How many points in a pica? How many picas in an inch? How many points in a half inch? Write that pica/point notation. How would you write 12.5 picas in standard point/pica notation? How would you write 15p0 in imperial measurement? Why do graphic designers use points and picas? To be difficultBecause the standard type size is 12 pointThey are very precise and easy to useThe were handed down to us by aliensThe British How do you feel about using points and picas now? I love them and will use them in all my projects!