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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 371 · 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?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
  2. 2.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) red on green
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) red on green (c) black on pale grey (d) white on black
  6. 6.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) yellow on white
  9. 9.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Save (d) Done
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) red on green
  12. 12.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  16. 16.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on white (d) black on pale grey
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
  27. 27.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Send (d) Cancel
  29. 29.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Save (c) Back (d) Help
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Cancel
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Start
  33. 33.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Send (d) Cancel
  35. 35.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Cancel
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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