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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 314 · 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) poor design (b) good design
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) white on black
  3. 3.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Cancel
  9. 9.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Send
  11. 11.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) yellow on white (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  15. 15.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Start (d) Cancel
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Back (d) Cancel
  20. 20.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Done
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  26. 26.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  28. 28.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Back (d) Save
  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.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Cancel (d) Send
  39. 39.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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