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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 277 · 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) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on white (d) light grey on white
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Done
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Start (d) Help
  6. 6.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Start (d) Cancel
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  13. 13.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  16. 16.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
  22. 22.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Send (d) Help
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Done
  30. 30.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) dark blue on white (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  33. 33.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Save (d) Cancel
  38. 38.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) pale pink on white

Answer key

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

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