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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 57 · 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.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  4. 4.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Save (d) Back
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Save
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: grey text on grey? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 24 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Start (c) Done (d) Cancel
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Back
  13. 13.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) red on green
  14. 14.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) light grey on white (c) red on green (d) white on black
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) white on dark green
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) pale pink on white (c) red on green (d) dark blue on black
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 24 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Send
  25. 25.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) light grey on white (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) white on dark green
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Cancel
  30. 30.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  33. 33.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) yellow on white
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Send
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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