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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 604 · 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) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  6. 6.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Send (d) Save
  10. 10.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  12. 12.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌗 Is white on black 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. The Done button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  21. 21.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Done (d) Help
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start (d) Cancel
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Start
  27. 27.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Help (d) Back
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) red on green
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 24 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Done
  37. 37.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done (d) Start

Answer key

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

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