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