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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 442 · 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 black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Help
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) pale pink on white (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on black
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Start (d) Next
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Cancel (c) Help (d) Done
  15. 15.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Back
  20. 20.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Start
  22. 22.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Send (d) Start
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Save
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  27. 27.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  29. 29.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on dark green (c) light grey on white (d) red on green
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  34. 34.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
  38. 38.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on white (c) pale pink on white (d) yellow on white

Answer key

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

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