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