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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 227 · 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.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
  4. 4.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Start
  6. 6.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Save (d) Help
  8. 8.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) white on black
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Next (d) Help
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Back
  19. 19.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  20. 20.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Save (d) Start
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Send
  25. 25.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) pale pink on white (c) red on green (d) light grey on white
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Next (d) Cancel
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  32. 32.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Next (c) Cancel
  35. 35.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) white on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on pale grey
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  39. 39.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) dark blue on black (d) black on yellow
  40. 40.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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