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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 398 · 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.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Help (d) Start
  5. 5.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
  9. 9.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) black on pale grey
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Cancel
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Next (d) Send
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Done
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Save
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Cancel (d) Done
  24. 24.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Done
  27. 27.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) white on black (d) pale pink on white
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  33. 33.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Done
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  36. 36.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Cancel
  40. 40.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) red on green

Answer key

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

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