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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 230 · 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 white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Done (d) Save
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Save
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Send
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Next
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
  8. 8.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Cancel
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  13. 13.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  17. 17.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Start
  21. 21.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Help
  25. 25.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Help
  27. 27.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  35. 35.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Done (d) Send
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start
  40. 40.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

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

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