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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 368 · 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.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
  3. 3.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Cancel (c) Send (d) Next
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start
  6. 6.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Start
  11. 11.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Cancel
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) white on black
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Next (d) Done
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Start
  19. 19.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Cancel
  26. 26.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  29. 29.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Back
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Next (d) Save
  33. 33.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  39. 39.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) white on dark green
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design

Answer key

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

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