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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 259 · 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 hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) white on dark green (d) white on black
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) pale pink on white (c) dark blue on black (d) white on dark green
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Send (d) Save
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
  19. 19.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  25. 25.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
  27. 27.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Cancel
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Save
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Back
  33. 33.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) white on dark green
  34. 34.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Back (d) Send
  37. 37.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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