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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 168 · 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 dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Send (d) Cancel
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  10. 10.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
  16. 16.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) white on black (d) red on green
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Help (d) Done
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
  19. 19.🌗 Is dark blue 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. The Save button is 24 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?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Next
  24. 24.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) white on dark green (d) red on green
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Cancel
  27. 27.🌗 Is white on black 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. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) light grey on white
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔘 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
    Back button: 32 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  39. 39.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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