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

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. True
  3. 0
  4. black on yellow
  5. good design
  6. dark blue on black
  7. False
  8. 3
  9. poor design
  10. black on pale grey
  11. Cancel
  12. 2
  13. yellow on white
  14. dark blue on white
  15. False
  16. hard to read
  17. poor design
  18. Help
  19. Next
  20. 3
  21. light grey on white
  22. False
  23. good design
  24. 8
  25. Help
  26. easy to read
  27. 2
  28. Save
  29. poor design
  30. False
  31. Cancel
  32. good design
  33. True
  34. Save
  35. False
  36. Cancel
  37. 2
  38. hard to read
  39. 24
  40. 3

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