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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 50 · 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 pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) white on black
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Cancel
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Send
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  8. 8.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Help
  13. 13.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  17. 17.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
  22. 22.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Help (d) Back
  25. 25.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Back
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  39. 39.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

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

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