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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 659 · 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?
    Save button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Cancel button: 64 px tall
    Send button: 36 px tall
  2. 2.🌗 Is white on dark green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 60 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Save (c) Cancel (d) Done
  4. 4.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: strong colour contrast? (a) poor design (b) good design
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Back button is 40 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  6. 6.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) dark blue on black (c) red on green (d) black on yellow
  7. 7.True or false: buttons almost touching is good button design. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌗 Is pale pink on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) poor design (b) good design
  11. 11.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
    Send button: 68 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Start (c) Back
  12. 12.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) white on black (c) black on pale grey (d) pale pink on white
  14. 14.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 44 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
  15. 15.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Help button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 48 px tall
    Done button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
  17. 17.🌗 Is black on yellow easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) black on pale grey (c) black on yellow (d) red on green
  19. 19.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Send button is 28 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Save button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 44 px tall
  21. 21.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 32 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
  22. 22.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 48 px tall
    Back button: 44 px tall
    Send button: 52 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Help (c) Back (d) Save
  23. 23.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Save button is 20 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  24. 24.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) good design (b) poor design
  25. 25.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 48 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 56 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 44 px tall
    Cancel button: 60 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
  28. 28.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) pale pink on white (c) dark blue on white (d) light grey on white
  29. 29.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 44 px tall
    Start button: 48 px tall
    Help button: 72 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Send (c) Help
  30. 30.🌗 Is white on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 52 px tall
    (a) Next (b) Cancel (c) Start
  32. 32.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) poor design (b) good design
  33. 33.True or false: buttons almost touching is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) light grey on white (c) black on yellow (d) black on pale grey
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Done button: 60 px tall
    Help button: 52 px tall
    Start button: 40 px tall
    Cancel button: 32 px tall
  36. 36.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) red on green (b) white on black (c) pale pink on white (d) light grey on white
  37. 37.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 68 px tall
    Send button: 72 px tall
    Cancel button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 36 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Back (c) Done (d) Send
  38. 38.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  39. 39.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) yellow on white (b) black on pale grey (c) red on green (d) pale pink on white
  40. 40.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

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

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