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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 199 · 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: 48 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  3. 3.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on white (d) light grey on white
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Help (d) Save
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) red on green (c) black on pale grey (d) white on dark green
  13. 13.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Done (d) Send
  16. 16.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) pale pink on white
  18. 18.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Done (d) Save
  21. 21.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) black on pale grey (c) pale pink on white (d) yellow on white
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
  23. 23.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Back
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Next
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Help
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

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

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