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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 593 · 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.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) yellow on white (d) pale pink on white
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Next
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
  8. 8.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on white
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Done (d) Save
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) pale pink on white (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on black
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Cancel
  29. 29.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Next (d) Cancel
  35. 35.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Save (d) Start
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Send
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Next (d) Cancel
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Back (d) Cancel
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Done

Answer key

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

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