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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 470 · 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 red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  4. 4.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on yellow
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Back
  11. 11.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on yellow (c) white on black (d) pale pink on white
  16. 16.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Save (d) Cancel
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) red on green (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  23. 23.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) red on green
  25. 25.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) white on dark green
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  30. 30.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Send (c) Cancel
  33. 33.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Start
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Help (d) Save
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
  39. 39.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall

Answer key

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

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