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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 184 · 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.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Send
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  5. 5.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Done (d) Help
  8. 8.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  9. 9.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) red on green (c) white on dark green (d) black on yellow
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Next (d) Back
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Back (d) Help
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  19. 19.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) black on yellow
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) dark blue on black (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Send (d) Save
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Send (d) Next
  33. 33.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
  36. 36.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) pale pink on white
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Send
  38. 38.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on white (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black

Answer key

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

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