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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 105 · 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 dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Save
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Start (d) Done
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Help
  7. 7.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Next
  16. 16.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Start
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  26. 26.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Start (d) Done
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Next
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Save (c) Next (d) Start
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Back
  32. 32.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🌗 Is black on yellow 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 Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) white on dark green (c) pale pink on white (d) black on pale grey
  38. 38.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  39. 39.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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