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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 287 · 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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Next
  2. 2.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  4. 4.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) pale pink on white (c) red on green (d) light grey on white
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) dark blue on black (c) yellow on white (d) pale pink on white
  6. 6.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) light grey on white
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Cancel
  10. 10.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) white on black
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
  17. 17.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Help
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Back (d) Help
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Done
  27. 27.🌗 Is red on green 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. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Back
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Send
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Next (d) Help
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Back
  35. 35.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Next (d) Back
  40. 40.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. Next
  2. hard to read
  3. good design
  4. white on dark green
  5. dark blue on white
  6. easy to read
  7. black on pale grey
  8. 0
  9. Cancel
  10. hard to read
  11. poor design
  12. poor design
  13. white on black
  14. 1
  15. good design
  16. 2
  17. hard to read
  18. poor design
  19. light grey on white
  20. 16
  21. Help
  22. red on green
  23. Start
  24. 2
  25. 8
  26. Done
  27. hard to read
  28. 16
  29. Save
  30. Next
  31. Help
  32. 12
  33. dark blue on black
  34. Back
  35. easy to read
  36. 4
  37. 12
  38. 28
  39. Next
  40. easy to read

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