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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 562 · 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?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Save
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  3. 3.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Next
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Cancel
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Help (d) Start
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Next
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  17. 17.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) dark blue on white (c) red on green (d) black on pale grey
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  23. 23.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start
  29. 29.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) white on dark green (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on black
  30. 30.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) light grey on white (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on black
  32. 32.🌗 Is dark blue on white 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
  34. 34.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  36. 36.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  37. 37.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 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
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall

Answer key

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

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