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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 552 · 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Send (d) Help
  5. 5.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Cancel (c) Send (d) Help
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Done (c) Start
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on black (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on white
  13. 13.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) light grey on white (d) black on pale grey
  15. 15.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Start (d) Save
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  19. 19.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  20. 20.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Cancel
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) white on black (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  25. 25.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Send
  27. 27.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌗 Is yellow on white 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) poor design (b) good design
  31. 31.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Help
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Back (d) Send
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall

Answer key

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

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