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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 538 · 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. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Save (d) Cancel
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) red on green
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Next
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
  13. 13.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) red on green (c) pale pink on white (d) yellow on white
  15. 15.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  18. 18.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Save
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.🌗 Is dark blue 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: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Start
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on black
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) pale pink on white (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on black
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Save (d) Back
  33. 33.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  35. 35.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Next
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Done (d) Save
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Done (d) Send

Answer key

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

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