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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 490 · 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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on pale grey (c) red on green (d) yellow on white
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
  8. 8.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) pale pink on white (d) dark blue on white
  10. 10.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on white (d) dark blue on black
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Next
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
  13. 13.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
  18. 18.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Done
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Help (d) Cancel
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  24. 24.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done (d) Send
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 28 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Cancel (d) Next
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Start (d) Save
  29. 29.🌗 Is dark blue on black 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  31. 31.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Save
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 24 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Done
  35. 35.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  36. 36.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design

Answer key

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

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