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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 425 · 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.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) white on dark green
  4. 4.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  7. 7.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Back
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Start (d) Save
  11. 11.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  13. 13.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  15. 15.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) yellow on white
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Save
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) dark blue on white
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Back (d) Next
  27. 27.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  32. 32.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
  34. 34.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  36. 36.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) dark blue on white
  37. 37.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  38. 38.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  39. 39.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Cancel (c) Help

Answer key

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

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