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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 504 · 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
  2. 2.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Back (c) Cancel
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Next (c) Help
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) light grey on white
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Cancel (d) Done
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Next
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Cancel
  18. 18.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Done
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
  23. 23.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  26. 26.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) light grey on white
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on black
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Next (d) Save
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Back
  34. 34.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on black (d) yellow on white
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  37. 37.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design

Answer key

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

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