← Buttons: size and contrast lesson New set →

App Dev Worksheet: Button Size and Contrast

App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 497 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free app development lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/app-development-for-students