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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 239 · 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 pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  6. 6.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on white (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  8. 8.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on black (c) yellow on white (d) pale pink on white
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Save (c) Help
  11. 11.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on white (d) black on pale grey
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Back
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next (d) Send
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start (d) Back
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  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: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Save (d) Done
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) pale pink on white
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Save (d) Back
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Next
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Next (d) Cancel
  36. 36.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  37. 37.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  39. 39.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) white on dark green
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design

Answer key

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

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