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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 635 · 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 Done button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Help
  5. 5.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Back
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on white (d) red on green
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
  14. 14.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Start (d) Save
  21. 21.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) white on dark green (d) white on black
  23. 23.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Start
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) yellow on white (c) white on black (d) black on pale grey
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  36. 36.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Done (d) Cancel
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Next
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Done

Answer key

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

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