As developers, it is fundamental to account for different case scenarios. Now more than ever, people are accessing our websites from a wide variety of devices and it is no longer safe to assume that everyone is looking at your carefully crafted work on a desktop computer.
Therefore, now more than ever, it is necessary to design websites accordingly for all screen sizes. Because, let’s face it. More often than not, people’s first impression of your product will be the mobile version, as it is the one they can easily acess on the go.
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It was then, when I learned about the mobile-first approach to web development. The idea is that you’re designing your smallest screen-size (Mobile) first, and working your way up from there, in order for it be completed and functional from the beginning, instead of becoming a semi-working after-thought.
As we try to create more accessible and easy-to-use websites, the need for a mobile-first approach increases. After all, not everyone has access to a computer at all times. Thus, why the mobile view tends to be seen more as of late, and why it is so important to make a positive first impression. Because we all know that if a site is hard to work through the first time we use it, it is very unlikely that we will use it again.
After developing the Yakoun River Web Development website I also learned the importance of considering mobile users, with the use of elements such as forms. If you think about it, a poor mobile execution would make the entire “Get Quote” page unusable.
In conclusion, a mobile-first approach can save you from a lot of usability issues in the long-run and even save you from losing users from these. Thus, as developers it is our responsibility to ensure that our products are usable, effective and satifying across all platforms.