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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

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

Answer key

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

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