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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 138 · 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?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Save
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Start
  8. 8.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) red on green
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
  19. 19.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Next (d) Save
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
  22. 22.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  24. 24.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  27. 27.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  33. 33.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Save (d) Cancel
  38. 38.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on black (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) red on green
  39. 39.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) light grey on white (d) white on black

Answer key

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

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