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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 495 · 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 clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  4. 4.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  7. 7.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Back (c) Done (d) Cancel
  9. 9.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Send (d) Help
  11. 11.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  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.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Back (d) Start
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  15. 15.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) pale pink on white (c) white on black (d) black on pale grey
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Start
  19. 19.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) red on green (c) dark blue on white (d) black on yellow
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Send (d) Help
  24. 24.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Send
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Next (d) Send
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Save
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Cancel (d) Start
  37. 37.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) light grey on white (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow

Answer key

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

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