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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 434 · 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 pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Help
  3. 3.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on black
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
  8. 8.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) red on green
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  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. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Back
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  19. 19.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done
  22. 22.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) black on yellow (d) white on dark green
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
  26. 26.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on black (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  28. 28.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
  30. 30.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Send
  33. 33.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Save (d) Cancel
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Save
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Next
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. Done
  3. hard to read
  4. good design
  5. white on black
  6. 24
  7. 2
  8. hard to read
  9. easy to read
  10. easy to read
  11. black on pale grey
  12. good design
  13. 2
  14. good design
  15. True
  16. Back
  17. 16
  18. 3
  19. False
  20. poor design
  21. Done
  22. easy to read
  23. False
  24. light grey on white
  25. 1
  26. False
  27. black on yellow
  28. True
  29. 1
  30. False
  31. poor design
  32. Send
  33. easy to read
  34. False
  35. Cancel
  36. Save
  37. 24
  38. Next
  39. 0
  40. 3

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