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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 595 · 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) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) pale pink on white
  2. 2.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  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.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on black (c) red on green (d) pale pink on white
  5. 5.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Back (d) Cancel
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on dark green (c) yellow on white (d) red on green
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) dark blue on white (c) red on green (d) light grey on white
  11. 11.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Next
  13. 13.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) dark blue on black (c) dark blue on white (d) white on dark green
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Send
  24. 24.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Next (d) Help
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Done (d) Cancel
  29. 29.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Help (d) Done
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Help
  32. 32.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) pale pink 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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Save (d) Next
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Next
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Send (d) Done
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Back

Answer key

  1. black on yellow
  2. False
  3. 28
  4. white on black
  5. easy to read
  6. Back
  7. white on dark green
  8. 12
  9. 28
  10. dark blue on white
  11. True
  12. Next
  13. easy to read
  14. easy to read
  15. False
  16. 24
  17. poor design
  18. dark blue on black
  19. poor design
  20. hard to read
  21. True
  22. 2
  23. Cancel
  24. False
  25. yellow on white
  26. light grey on white
  27. Done
  28. Back
  29. True
  30. Send
  31. Send
  32. easy to read
  33. pale pink on white
  34. good design
  35. Next
  36. Help
  37. 0
  38. Done
  39. good design
  40. Back

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