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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 598 · 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.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Done
  6. 6.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Start (d) Send
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Back
  10. 10.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  15. 15.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on white
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on black (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on black
  20. 20.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Next
  25. 25.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Next
  28. 28.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on pale grey
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Save
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Save
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Send (d) Start
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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