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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 480 · 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) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Start
  5. 5.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) black on yellow (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) white on black
  8. 8.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  11. 11.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on dark green (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) light grey on white
  13. 13.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Start
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on black (c) dark blue on white (d) black on pale grey
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.🔘 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
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  24. 24.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  25. 25.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Help
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Cancel
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on dark green 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?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Next (d) Cancel
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  33. 33.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
  36. 36.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) red on green
  37. 37.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) pale pink on white
  38. 38.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design

Answer key

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

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