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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 308 · 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 tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  6. 6.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) dark blue on black (d) white on dark green
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  15. 15.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Done (d) Cancel
  18. 18.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) yellow on white
  20. 20.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Save (d) Help
  24. 24.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  26. 26.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Help (d) Send
  29. 29.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Send
  33. 33.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Help (d) Done
  37. 37.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  40. 40.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) pale pink on white (d) white on black

Answer key

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

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