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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 130 · 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. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Done
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) light grey on white
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on white (d) yellow on white
  15. 15.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Save
  23. 23.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on pale grey (c) white on dark green (d) black on yellow
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Next
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Help (d) Cancel
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Send (d) Next
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Save (d) Next
  36. 36.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) red on green
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Back
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on white
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall

Answer key

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

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