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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 372 · 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.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  6. 6.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Start
  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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
  10. 10.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on pale grey (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) pale pink on white
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on white
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) pale pink on white (d) white on black
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Done
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  25. 25.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  27. 27.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (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: 64 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Back
  30. 30.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) dark blue on black (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  33. 33.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  34. 34.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  37. 37.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 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?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Done
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 24 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Cancel

Answer key

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

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