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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 360 · 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. The Start button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Save
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  6. 6.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  13. 13.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on white (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  20. 20.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Back
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  29. 29.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help 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 20 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?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Help (d) Cancel
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  34. 34.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on white (d) dark blue on black
  35. 35.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Next
  37. 37.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) pale pink on white
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start (d) Done
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design

Answer key

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

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