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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 456 · 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: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  3. 3.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Next
  6. 6.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) black on pale grey
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Save
  8. 8.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) black on pale grey (d) red on green
  10. 10.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) white on dark green (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Help (d) Back
  19. 19.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Back
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  27. 27.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
  34. 34.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) pale pink on white
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Cancel (d) Send
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
  37. 37.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) light grey on white
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Cancel
  40. 40.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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