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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 678 · 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?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Save (c) Cancel
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on dark green (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  5. 5.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) white on black (c) black on pale grey (d) light grey on white
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on black (d) red on green
  12. 12.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on dark green (c) red on green (d) pale pink on white
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) yellow on white
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Start (d) Cancel
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  24. 24.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  30. 30.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  34. 34.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Save
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  39. 39.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Next

Answer key

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

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