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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 127 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Big and bold): Our rule: every button is at least 48 px tall. Missing px = 48 − height. Leave space between buttons; use clear words like Save or Send. Strong contrast (black on yellow, white on dark green) is easy to read; similar colours are hard.

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  1. 1.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) black on pale grey (d) light grey on white
  3. 3.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) red on green (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on white
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Back
  6. 6.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on black (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  9. 9.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Help
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Next (d) Send
  16. 16.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  24. 24.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Send
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Cancel
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Done
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Help
  29. 29.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) yellow on white
  30. 30.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Cancel (d) Save
  35. 35.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Help
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. light grey on white
  3. red on green
  4. 4
  5. Back
  6. True
  7. 24
  8. dark blue on black
  9. hard to read
  10. Start
  11. good design
  12. hard to read
  13. False
  14. poor design
  15. Next
  16. easy to read
  17. poor design
  18. False
  19. good design
  20. hard to read
  21. False
  22. hard to read
  23. black on yellow
  24. True
  25. Done
  26. Send
  27. Help
  28. Help
  29. yellow on white
  30. easy to read
  31. good design
  32. 20
  33. black on pale grey
  34. Cancel
  35. white on dark green
  36. 8
  37. poor design
  38. Save
  39. 2
  40. 28

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