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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 122 · 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. The Help button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Done (c) Back
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Cancel
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Cancel
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Start
  18. 18.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) light grey on white (d) dark blue on white
  22. 22.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  24. 24.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
  28. 28.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Save
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Cancel (d) Back
  33. 33.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Start (c) Next
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Done (c) Cancel (d) Save
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Save (d) Cancel
  40. 40.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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