My tip would be make the upper nav bar(one with the darker squares) stand out more. Maybe put some kind of background on it that contrasts with the rest of the site, but in a good way.
Yeah, that is true. It looks good so far, but I don't know about the width of it, it seems a little skinny. But it all depends on the site.
Yer you really need to get rid of the outer glow on the text. Also, I think maybe the orange is slightly the wrong shade. Other than that good job.
I think it looks good other than the glow on the text, and I think the colors are awesome. I like darker type sites Nice work
Looks good, but if you're going to add rollovers to the navigation at the top, you can't make them slanted like that.