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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 366 · 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?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  2. 2.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  10. 10.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  12. 12.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on white (d) white on dark green
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Send (d) Done
  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.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Start
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Send
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Next
  29. 29.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on dark green (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  32. 32.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  34. 34.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Help
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Send (d) Back

Answer key

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

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