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Mobile First Design

Mobile First Design is an approach in which a designer first creates a page’s layout and other design elements for mobile devices before creating versions for larger screens. This is akin to sketching a portrait with a pencil before using oils for a full-scale painting, ensuring the fundamentals are in place in a simpler medium before expanding.

Updated on March 25, 2025

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