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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 273 · 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: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Back
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🌗 Is black on pale grey 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. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Next (d) Save
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Help
  11. 11.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on white (d) dark blue on black
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
  20. 20.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on black (c) dark blue on white (d) light grey on white
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on dark green 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. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Help
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 64 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. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall

Answer key

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

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