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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 681 · 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: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) pale pink on white (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  4. 4.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on black
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  9. 9.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
  11. 11.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  14. 14.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) yellow on white
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  22. 22.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Cancel (d) Start
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on white
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Cancel (d) Next
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Cancel
  28. 28.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Start
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Send
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Start
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Cancel
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  38. 38.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Send
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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