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App development lesson 12: Buttons: size and contrast · Set 683 · 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.True or false: a clear word like Save is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) light grey on white
  3. 3.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Send button: 68 px tall
    Back button: 24 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    (a) Send (b) Back (c) Help
  4. 4.🌗 Is red on green easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Send button: 24 px tall
    Save button: 48 px tall
    (a) Save (b) Back (c) Send
  6. 6.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 32 px tall
    Save button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Save (c) Help
  7. 7.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Next button: 36 px tall
    Save button: 40 px tall
    Back button: 40 px tall
    Send button: 40 px tall
  8. 8.🌗 Is yellow on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: buttons almost touching? (a) good design (b) poor design
  10. 10.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Start button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 60 px tall
    Done button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 44 px tall
    (a) Start (b) Cancel (c) Done (d) Back
  11. 11.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: space between buttons? (a) good design (b) poor design
  12. 12.🌗 Is dark blue on black easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) red on green (c) black on pale grey (d) light grey on white
  14. 14.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a clear word like Save? (a) poor design (b) good design
  15. 15.True or false: icons with no meaning is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Help button: 72 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Done button: 28 px tall
    (a) Help (b) Done (c) Back
  17. 17.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) white on black (b) yellow on white (c) light grey on white (d) red on green
  18. 18.True or false: a big, easy tap area is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) white on dark green (b) dark blue on white (c) white on black (d) dark blue on black
  20. 20.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 44 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  21. 21.True or false: space between buttons is poor button design. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a big, easy tap area is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌗 Is light grey on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) black on pale grey (b) red on green (c) white on dark green (d) white on black
  25. 25.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Start button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  26. 26.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Help button: 60 px tall
    Cancel button: 52 px tall
  27. 27.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 56 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    Next button: 44 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Cancel (c) Next
  28. 28.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Save button: 56 px tall
    Back button: 72 px tall
    Help button: 40 px tall
    (a) Back (b) Help (c) Save
  29. 29.Which colour pair is easy to read? (a) pale pink on white (b) yellow on white (c) red on green (d) white on dark green
  30. 30.🌗 Is dark blue on white easy or hard to read on a button? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.Which colour pair is hard to read? (a) dark blue on white (b) white on dark green (c) white on black (d) yellow on white
  32. 32.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Cancel button is 24 px tall. How many px taller must it be?
  33. 33.True or false: a clear word like Save is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌗 Is black on pale grey easy or hard to read on a button? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. Which button is too small?
    Back button: 28 px tall
    Done button: 64 px tall
    Start button: 68 px tall
    Cancel button: 56 px tall
    (a) Cancel (b) Start (c) Back (d) Done
  36. 36.True or false: space between buttons is good button design. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: icons with no meaning? (a) good design (b) poor design
  38. 38.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. How many of these buttons follow the rule?
    Back button: 36 px tall
    Send button: 60 px tall
    Start button: 60 px tall
  39. 39.🔘 Is this good or poor button design: a tiny 20 px button? (a) poor design (b) good design
  40. 40.🔘 Our rule: buttons are at least 48 px tall. The Done button is 32 px tall. How many px taller must it be?

Answer key

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

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