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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 404 · 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on yellow
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Back (c) Help
  7. 7.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) yellow on white (c) white on dark green (d) pale pink on white
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Send
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) pale pink on white
  13. 13.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on yellow (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  16. 16.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Cancel (d) Send
  18. 18.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  20. 20.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  21. 21.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) yellow on white (d) dark blue on white
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Next (c) Send
  26. 26.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Done (d) Help
  29. 29.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Save (d) Cancel
  34. 34.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
  36. 36.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Cancel (d) Start
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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