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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 584 · 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.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  2. 2.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 36 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Back
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  5. 5.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  7. 7.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Help
  10. 10.🌗 Is white on black 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?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Next (c) Back (d) Save
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) black on pale grey (c) white on black (d) red on green
  13. 13.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  15. 15.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) dark blue on black (d) pale pink on white
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Done
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 28 px tall
    Help button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Help (c) Save
  20. 20.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  23. 23.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) white on black
  24. 24.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Next (c) Start
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  26. 26.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 40 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?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Next (c) Save
  29. 29.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Send (c) Back (d) Cancel
  33. 33.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) black on yellow (d) yellow on white
  37. 37.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) pale pink on white (c) white on black (d) black on yellow
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Done
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 68 px tall
    Next button: 56 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Next

Answer key

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

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