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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 383 · 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?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Send (d) Help
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  8. 8.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) black on pale grey (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on black
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Cancel
  22. 22.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Save (d) Back
  25. 25.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  30. 30.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) pale pink on white
  33. 33.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 40 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
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Save
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  40. 40.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

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

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