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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 455 · 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 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) white on dark green (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
  7. 7.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on black (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  8. 8.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Back
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  16. 16.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) red on green (c) dark blue on black (d) dark blue on white
  17. 17.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) white on dark green (c) red on green (d) dark blue on white
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Cancel (c) Next (d) Help
  19. 19.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌗 Is black on yellow 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: grey text on grey? (a) good design (b) poor design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Next (d) Help
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Back (d) Cancel
  25. 25.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  26. 26.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  31. 31.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  32. 32.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Cancel
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Save (d) Next
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Done (c) Save
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 28 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Save
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Cancel
  40. 40.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design

Answer key

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

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