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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 409 · 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.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Done
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  7. 7.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Send
  9. 9.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Save
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Start (d) Cancel
  13. 13.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
  15. 15.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) white on dark green (c) light grey on white (d) yellow on white
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  21. 21.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Save
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Send (d) Cancel
  24. 24.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) red on green (b) black on yellow (c) black on pale grey (d) white on black
  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?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Done
  29. 29.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Back

Answer key

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

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