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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 76 · 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 black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Next
  4. 4.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Save
  7. 7.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  10. 10.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on yellow
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Cancel
  12. 12.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Next
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Next
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Back
  26. 26.🌗 Is dark blue on white 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 Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on black (c) dark blue on white (d) white on black
  29. 29.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Cancel
  32. 32.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design

Answer key

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

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