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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 616 · 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: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) red on green
  5. 5.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Start
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  12. 12.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  14. 14.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Next
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 28 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Cancel
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  23. 23.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  25. 25.🌗 Is white on black 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 Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
  28. 28.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) pale pink on white
  30. 30.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) yellow on white (c) black on pale grey (d) dark blue on white
  31. 31.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Cancel (c) Done (d) Next
  33. 33.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) black on yellow (c) pale pink on white (d) light grey on white
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Done
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Done
  36. 36.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Next (d) Save
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Send (c) Back
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  40. 40.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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