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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 462 · 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) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Help (d) Next
  8. 8.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Next (d) Cancel
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Next (d) Start
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  21. 21.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  24. 24.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Send (d) Save
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  29. 29.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Next
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Done
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Help
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Send (d) Back
  35. 35.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) black on pale grey
  36. 36.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 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?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Next
  40. 40.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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