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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 648 · 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  4. 4.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Next
  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?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Next (d) Send
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Start
  10. 10.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Save (d) Back
  15. 15.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) black on yellow (d) pale pink on white
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Start
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Cancel (c) Next (d) Send
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Save
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Cancel
  24. 24.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) black on pale grey
  26. 26.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Cancel
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Next
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) black on yellow (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Start
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Help (d) Cancel

Answer key

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

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