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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 517 · 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: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 32 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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Help (d) Start
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Cancel
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  13. 13.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) white on black
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Help
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Next
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  19. 19.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Done (d) Send
  21. 21.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  26. 26.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) light grey on white
  29. 29.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Send (d) Next
  32. 32.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) yellow on white
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Start
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Start (d) Send
  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: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  39. 39.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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