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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 531 · 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.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Send (c) Back (d) Done
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Back
  12. 12.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  19. 19.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Save (c) Send (d) Next
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Send
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) pale pink on white (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Cancel
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) pale pink on white (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Cancel
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) red on green (d) pale pink on white
  37. 37.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Start
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall

Answer key

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

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