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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 578 · 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?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Save
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Help
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Send (d) Save
  11. 11.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) pale pink on white (d) white on black
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  13. 13.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on yellow (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Send (d) Cancel
  21. 21.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on white
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on white (d) yellow on white
  26. 26.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Send
  30. 30.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Help
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  34. 34.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on black
  39. 39.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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