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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 558 · 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 easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
  3. 3.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Start
  9. 9.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Save
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Help (d) Done
  13. 13.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Save
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Save
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Save
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done 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) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

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

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