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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 519 · 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.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  2. 2.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on white (d) light grey on white
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  10. 10.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  13. 13.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  15. 15.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) black on pale grey (d) yellow on white
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Save (d) Done
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
  18. 18.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done
  21. 21.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  23. 23.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  25. 25.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  27. 27.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Back (d) Send
  29. 29.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) red on green
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Send (d) Cancel
  33. 33.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Cancel
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next (d) Help
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Save

Answer key

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

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