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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 359 · 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?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Cancel
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
  3. 3.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
  10. 10.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
  12. 12.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on black (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on white (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  18. 18.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Done
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) white on black (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on dark green (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  25. 25.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) pale pink on white (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on white
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  29. 29.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Cancel
  33. 33.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  35. 35.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Cancel
  39. 39.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Cancel

Answer key

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

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