Layout suggestions needed

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I keep trashing my website design because i’m never really happy enough with it. Designing not really my strong point, I’m pretty happy with this thus far.

Not going for a corperate layout, since I started school again, or at least for this version.

Now please be brutal, this is the only way I’ll get better at designing.

http://www.digitalosophy.com/root/layout.jpg

Mainly the content section concerns me (i.e. where the text and mouse logo is).

Looks a bit bland to me, any suggestions?

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looks beautiful man! I don´t see a problem in the content area to be honest, the thing that I don´t like it´s the mouse logo, I dont know, its a little out of place maybe, u could use in the content area something like the graphics on the top but with an alpha of 60% or more, just barely visible great job :thumb:

is it going to be flash or html?

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Sorry, I really am, but I just have to tell you some things to fix…

First of all, the header is GREAT. I love that abstract “thing” with all the lines and waves in there.

The nav bars drop shadow is too much, it doesnt even look like its coming out now (sorry) :(.

The nav bars gradient (red > white) looks sort of dead (sorry) :(.

The little “Home >” doesn’t look too good or aligned (sorry) :(.

God I feel like a jacka** :(…

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dunno if it’s been mentioned, but take off the drop shadow (on the nav), and maybe change it to a gradient, something like www.xerogravity.net

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berkoWitZ: yes i do agree with you about the mouse. see originally i created that logo for a different type of design. i thought maybe i could pull if off with this design, but i think your right.

Sharif: thanks for the comp about the header. do not feel bad for pointing out errors, in fact your right about everything you suggested. as a matter of fact someone else i know said the same exact thing.

body: yup, im going to take a look at that website you mentioned now.

thanks for the comments guys, i will repost the mods =)

edit: Berk, most likely this will be the HTML version, i will definatly make a flash one too, but first i want to see how happy i am with this design.

but regardless the menu will be in flash, going for an elastic bounce effect on rollover