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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 270 · 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) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
  3. 3.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) white on dark green (d) red on green
  5. 5.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  8. 8.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Done
  13. 13.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Save
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  20. 20.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  25. 25.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) black on pale grey (d) red on green
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Back
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Help
  36. 36.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  38. 38.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  40. 40.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on black (c) black on yellow (d) white on black

Answer key

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

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