{"id":4269302,"date":"2022-08-18T14:47:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T12:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dept.global\/insight\/the-basics-of-mobile-first-design\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:40:21","slug":"the-basics-of-mobile-first-design","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.dept.global\/en-au\/insight\/the-basics-of-mobile-first-design\/","title":{"rendered":"The basics of mobile-first design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tMobile internet usage surpassed desktop usage in 2016, a trend that\u2019s only continued to grow. \t<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n
\n\t\tMost people have probably experienced a similar transition in their own day-to-days. These days, generally speaking, folks everywhere tend to use their phones and tablets more hours in the day than they use their laptops.

This shift has had important implications for those designing software, putting a new emphasis on mobile design that\u2019s resulted in a series of design techniques collectively called \u201cmobile-first design.\u201d

If you’re responsible for a software experience, how can you use this approach to ensure your mobile design is the best it can be?
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