When you are designing for a web browser can you create a different design for mobile than for desktop? or does it have to be the same for both

1. How designing for mobile is different from desktop?
2. Why should a mobile website be different from a desktop website?
3. Should you design for mobile or desktop first?

How designing for mobile is different from desktop?

Most desktop devices have a landscape orientation, whereas most mobile users view content in portrait. That has implications for a few design choices, the main one being navigation. Mobile sites are better suited to vertical, rather than horizontal navigation.

Why should a mobile website be different from a desktop website?

Mobile sites avoid using promotional and marketing graphics and use minimal graphics for navigation. Various types of navigation are available on desktop Web sites. Some are global, so are consistent across a site, while others are contextual and change depending on where users are on a site.

Should you design for mobile or desktop first?

When you start with desktop-first, you can design very broadly and add many features. Then you have to check later which function is really important for mobile. When you start with mobile-first you first start thinking about the most important features, which you can then also give more attention on desktop.