As I’ve mentioned previously, the trend in information technology design has been for a shift from desktop computing to mobile computing. While many things are still done better at a desk with a full-size keyboard. This post, for example, was produced at my home desk on my laptop.

I recently noticed that my employer is referring to “Mobile First” in their approach to system development.   While I’ve been wanting to write about this, I found the perfect opportunity in today’s Government Technology article titled, The Public Sector Considers Mobile-First Approaches to Citizen Interactions.

At my office, we are designing many of our newer technology projects with this in mind.

According to the Pew Research Internet Project, over 58% of the US population has a smart phone. Those smart phone owners are eclipsing the computer in terms of overall internet traffic.

It is obvious this trend will only increase.