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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 374 · 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?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Cancel (d) Send
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) red on green (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Back (d) Save
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) red on green
  8. 8.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Help (d) Done
  10. 10.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Send (d) Save
  16. 16.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Back
  23. 23.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  25. 25.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Save
  27. 27.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  28. 28.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on black
  35. 35.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  38. 38.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Help

Answer key

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

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