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App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 98 · 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. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Save (d) Next
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  3. 3.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  11. 11.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
  13. 13.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  14. 14.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on dark green (c) dark blue on black (d) black on pale grey
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Back (d) Done
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) white on black
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Next
  19. 19.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) pale pink on white (d) light grey on white
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Save (c) Back (d) Cancel
  25. 25.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  29. 29.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) dark blue on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
  34. 34.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on white
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
  40. 40.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

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

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