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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 641 · 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. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 52 px tall
    Cancel button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
  2. 2.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a big, easy tap area? (a) good design (b) poor design
  3. 3.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on black (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Help button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) poor design (b) good design
  8. 8.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Next button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 72 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Start (c) Send (d) Next
  10. 10.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
  12. 12.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on black (b) black on yellow (c) white on dark green (d) yellow on white
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 64 px tall
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    (a) Done (b) Save (c) Cancel (d) Help
  16. 16.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
  18. 18.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) dark blue on black (b) light grey on white (c) yellow on white (d) black on pale grey
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 40 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
  20. 20.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Save button: 36 px tall
  22. 22.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) red on green (c) white on dark green (d) black on pale grey
  27. 27.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) black on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: strong colour contrast is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 52 px tall
    Next button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 48 px tall
    Send button: 44 px tall
  30. 30.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) good design (b) poor design
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Help (c) Cancel (d) Next
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Send (c) Save (d) Start
  33. 33.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  36. 36.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 44 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?
    Cancel button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Help (c) Back
  38. 38.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  39. 39.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.True or false: grey text on grey is poor button design. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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