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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 667 · 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?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Cancel
  2. 2.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🌗 Is light grey on white 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) pale pink on white
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Cancel (d) Back
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Cancel
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on white (d) yellow on white
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) black on yellow
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Back (d) Next
  25. 25.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  27. 27.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Done (d) Help
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  31. 31.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) white on black (c) dark blue on black (d) black on yellow
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Done (d) Back
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Save
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  36. 36.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  37. 37.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Send (c) Cancel
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Save

Answer key

  1. Done
  2. True
  3. True
  4. easy to read
  5. hard to read
  6. 1
  7. 16
  8. False
  9. white on dark green
  10. Back
  11. black on yellow
  12. 1
  13. poor design
  14. Send
  15. 0
  16. 20
  17. yellow on white
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 12
  21. 20
  22. light grey on white
  23. 0
  24. Help
  25. hard to read
  26. black on pale grey
  27. False
  28. Help
  29. easy to read
  30. 2
  31. False
  32. dark blue on black
  33. Done
  34. Save
  35. good design
  36. poor design
  37. easy to read
  38. 16
  39. Cancel
  40. Done

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