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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 581 · 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?
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Send (d) Back
  2. 2.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) red on green
  6. 6.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  7. 7.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) light grey on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Back (c) Next
  10. 10.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Start
  12. 12.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Save
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  16. 16.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  17. 17.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Cancel
  19. 19.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌗 Is red on green 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: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on white (c) white on dark green (d) dark blue on black
  24. 24.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
  26. 26.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) black on pale grey (c) pale pink on white (d) white on black
  28. 28.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  30. 30.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Help (c) Done
  33. 33.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Done
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 48 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Send
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Send
  39. 39.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 32 px tall

Answer key

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

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