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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 628 · 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.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 68 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 36 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Help
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Back (d) Done
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Next button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) white on dark green (c) pale pink on white (d) red on green
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  8. 8.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  10. 10.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  12. 12.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  14. 14.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: grey text on grey is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: icons with no meaning is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  18. 18.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Help (c) Done (d) Cancel
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Next (c) Done
  22. 22.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) light grey on white (d) black on yellow
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  24. 24.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) light grey on white (b) pale pink on white (c) dark blue on white (d) red on green
  25. 25.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
  27. 27.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Cancel (c) Help
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) poor design (b) good design
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) light grey on white (d) black on pale grey
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 68 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Start (d) Done
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  35. 35.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
  37. 37.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 36 px tall
  39. 39.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. good design
  2. 24
  3. Start
  4. Send
  5. 16
  6. white on dark green
  7. good design
  8. easy to read
  9. 3
  10. True
  11. 28
  12. False
  13. 16
  14. hard to read
  15. False
  16. False
  17. good design
  18. Cancel
  19. 20
  20. hard to read
  21. Help
  22. black on yellow
  23. 2
  24. dark blue on white
  25. easy to read
  26. 4
  27. easy to read
  28. 1
  29. Send
  30. good design
  31. light grey on white
  32. Start
  33. 2
  34. 8
  35. False
  36. 0
  37. False
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. True

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