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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 498 · 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 good button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) light grey on white (c) black on yellow (d) white on dark green
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Cancel (d) Save
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Save
  15. 15.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) black on pale grey
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Done (d) Back
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) white on black
  19. 19.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Next (d) Save
  21. 21.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  26. 26.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) white on black (d) pale pink on white
  27. 27.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) red on green
  29. 29.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Cancel
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Next
  35. 35.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Save (d) Help
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design

Answer key

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

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