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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 389 · 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. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Done
  2. 2.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) red on green
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Start button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Start (c) Send (d) Done
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on pale grey (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Start (c) Cancel
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Done (c) Next (d) Start
  15. 15.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) pale pink on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on dark green
  16. 16.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) light grey on white
  23. 23.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next
  25. 25.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Start (d) Next
  27. 27.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  28. 28.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Send (c) Done
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Done (d) Start
  33. 33.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  38. 38.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) white on black
  40. 40.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

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

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