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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 636 · 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. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  4. 4.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) red on green (c) white on black (d) yellow on white
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Send
  6. 6.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  9. 9.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) pale pink on white (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  10. 10.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Send
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  14. 14.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) black on yellow
  16. 16.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
  22. 22.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) black on pale grey
  24. 24.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Save
  26. 26.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
  30. 30.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Next (d) Help
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Done
  36. 36.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Next (d) Done
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Next (d) Back

Answer key

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

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