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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

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

Answer key

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

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