Greg Lauver
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Greg Lauver
- 04/05/2019
Come to the Dark Side – Dark vs. Light Mobile Design in 2019
Tired of bright designs with white backgrounds blinding you when you’re doing your late-night internet browsing or news reading? Maybe you find yourself predominantly looking at a computer screen for your job, with headaches looming by the end of the day. Either way, you’re in luck! Another evolution in digital design has started to gain steam the past couple of years and is about to explode: dark mode. Websites and mobile apps with a darker aesthetic are…
Categories: Website Design | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 08/29/2019
Website Brand Consistency 101: The Essential Guide
Vital to any company’s marketing efforts is a consistent, recognizable brand. Coca-Cola is identifiable through their font and red and white color scheme. The “golden arch” connects everyone’s mind to McDonald’s. Amazon’s orange, curved arrow underline is recognizable without even seeing the website name. All of these are excellent examples of consistent brands, and they all incorporate aspects of their logo throughout their websites. You,…
Categories: Website Branding | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 02/19/2019
4 Ways Fonts Can Make or Break Your Website
There are a wide variety of factors to consider when designing a new website; imagery, color scheme, call-to-action button style, and overall layout are all essential to your website’s success and lead generation. These are all heavily scrutinized by designers and clients alike. A vital decision that is often overlooked, however, involves font choice. Fonts can truly tie a website together and even influence a user’s behavior, making them a crucial part of the…
Categories: Website Font | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 08/21/2018
4 Ways To Get The Design You Want
When you’re getting ready to make a new website, you can take some important steps to ensure that you’re happy with the design that your developer creates for you. Here at Sharp, our designers will always try to incorporate your vision as we see it while still implementing general rules of good practice in the world of the web so that you get a website that matches your vision and works efficiently for your customers. Things like button placement, color palette,,…
Categories: Website Layout | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 02/14/2018
4 Reasons to Build a New Website for Your Business
Nowadays, how many businesses don’t have some form of website? Even small businesses know the importance of having an online presence so people can find them. However, many of those websites are years behind the curve in how they were built and even in the information that they contain. While having any online presence is certainly better than having none, having a modern website that follows current industry standards will do significantly more for you and your…
Categories: Websites | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 08/22/2017
3 Effective and Beautiful Mobile Navigations
Sometimes the most subtle design decisions can vastly improve or hurt the overall user experience in the world of web design. In a field constantly subject to new visual design trends, user expectations, and form factor changes, it can be tough to keep up with the most effective solutions for seemingly simple pieces of functionality like a website’s navigation menu. Some tried and true methods tend to stick around, but that doesn’t mean that they’re always…
Categories: Website Design | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 03/27/2017
Why Custom-Built Websites are Better than DIY Websites
As the World Wide Web continues to mature, do-it-yourself (DIY) tools that allow people to easily create their own websites using drag-and-drop user interfaces, as well as pre-made themes, have become ubiquitous. While DIY tools and commodity themes can be beneficial for individuals or for a small startup, they can’t compare to a custom-built website designed for an established business. So what can a custom-built website provide you that a DIY website builder tool can&rsquo?…
Categories: Websites | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 10/20/2016
Why Security Is More Important Than You Might Think
The past couple of years have seen people becoming more concerned with how secure their information is as their lives continue on an exponential trend toward digitization. We communicate, interact, share, work, plan, and unwind through the magic of the internet. Whether you're binging the latest season of House of Cards on Netflix, or trying to finish up that spreadsheet for work, society is becoming more dependent on the internet for everyday life. As our lives leave…
Categories: Websites | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 04/28/2016
Understanding DNS (Domain Name System)
When transferring a website from one host to another or putting a brand new website live, there’s one step that tends to confuse people. It’s called DNS which stands for Domain Name System. Explaining how DNS works can be a little complicated, but the concept by itself is fairly easy to understand. For a website to be accessible on the internet a few things need to happen. The website files need to be hosted on a file server somewhere, usually…
Categories: Websites | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 11/20/2015
IMAP, POP, SSL, Oh My!
E-mail is one of the most common forms of business communication available today, but it can also be one of the most complex. With the recent explosion of mobile devices, in particular, ensuring you have a fully synchronized experience across all of your devices has become more important than ever. IMAP, POP3, SSL, ports… these technologies are all things that can make e-mail seem difficult to understand, much less manage. But one of the most common issues we find…
Categories: Smartphone | Authored by: Greg Lauver | Posted: 06/09/2014