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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 318 · 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?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
  2. 2.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  3. 3.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Send
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  10. 10.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Next
  13. 13.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Save
  15. 15.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Help
  21. 21.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.True or false: strong colour contrast 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: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  29. 29.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  34. 34.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Help (d) Back
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Help
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  38. 38.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) red on green (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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