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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 461 · 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 dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) pale pink on white (c) white on dark green (d) white on black
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) red on green (c) dark blue on black (d) light grey on white
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Cancel
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Cancel (d) Save
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Help
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 24 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Done (d) Next
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Start
  20. 20.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  23. 23.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on dark green (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on black
  24. 24.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Cancel
  28. 28.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  32. 32.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) red on green
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Done
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Cancel (d) Save
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) black on yellow (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Back
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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