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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 289 · 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) black on yellow (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) light grey on white
  2. 2.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  7. 7.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Save (d) Done
  9. 9.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on black (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  13. 13.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Done (d) Save
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Start
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on white
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 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?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Start (d) Send
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Cancel
  28. 28.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done 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: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Save
  35. 35.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on black (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Help (d) Cancel
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  40. 40.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

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

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