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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 214 · 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: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Send
  6. 6.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Help
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) yellow on white
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  18. 18.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) white on dark green
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Save (d) Start
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
  22. 22.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) pale pink on white
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Done (d) Next
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) black on pale grey
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Help (d) Done
  34. 34.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Help
  40. 40.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

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

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