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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 220 · 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.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on yellow (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on black
  2. 2.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) light grey on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) yellow on white
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Help
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Save
  8. 8.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  10. 10.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) dark blue on white (c) black on yellow (d) white on dark green
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Cancel
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) 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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Help
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Done (d) Next
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
  24. 24.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Start
  27. 27.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
  30. 30.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Back
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Next

Answer key

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

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