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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 522 · 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?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Help (d) Cancel
  2. 2.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  5. 5.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Back (d) Next
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Save
  9. 9.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Next (d) Help
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) pale pink on white (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on black
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) light grey on white
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  24. 24.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  26. 26.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Done
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  33. 33.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) red on green
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Save (d) Help
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  38. 38.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design

Answer key

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

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