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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 654 · 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. The Start button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  2. 2.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  3. 3.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  5. 5.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  6. 6.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on yellow (b) dark blue on black (c) white on black (d) white on dark green
  7. 7.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🌗 Is yellow 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?
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Save button: 64 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  11. 11.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) black on yellow (c) red on green (d) light grey on white
  13. 13.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Send button: 48 px tall
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  14. 14.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 32 px tall
    Help button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
  16. 16.🔘 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
    Back button: 64 px tall
  17. 17.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 24 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Done (c) Save
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) white on dark green (d) black on yellow
  19. 19.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) dark blue on black (d) pale pink on white
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  22. 22.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Send (c) Done
  24. 24.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a tiny 20 px button is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: strong colour contrast is poor button design. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  30. 30.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) good design (b) poor design
  33. 33.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 36 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  34. 34.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 28 px tall
    Next button: 64 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Cancel (c) Next
  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.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) yellow on white (b) dark blue on white (c) black on pale grey (d) black on yellow
  37. 37.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
    Start button: 24 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Save
  39. 39.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Send button: 48 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Save (c) Next (d) Done
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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