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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 110 · 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.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  4. 4.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) pale pink on white
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on black (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  6. 6.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Save
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Next
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Cancel (d) Save
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  23. 23.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) black on yellow (d) pale pink on white
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Send
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) dark blue on white (d) pale pink on white
  29. 29.🌗 Is light grey on white 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?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
  31. 31.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) black on pale grey
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Send
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  37. 37.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  40. 40.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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