This is the first web template Ive ever done. So ya... it sucks. But how is it for a first try? i was thinking of making the recent images on the side scroll up and down. The images will scroll also, that is why spongebob is in half. Also, a rollover on the buttons on the top. These are resized due to photobucket:
a little to plain, a little too black, its a bit boring to look at, and im not liking the reflections on almost all the text
Some tips to spruce it up: - Make the text either white, or a high tech silver, and for a bit of a graphic touch, brush it with the "glamor X" brush, heres an example or what I mean; http://lee.97montrose.org/images/bling.jpg - This seems to be a nice slick layout, try adding some ice blue into it, it would be a nice touch. - The "Recent Images" content area seems very empty, I would suggest removing the reflections and having two images a row, and about 4-5 a column. - For the contact section (that is if you'll be coding it, if you won't be coding, you can skip this one) you should add a contact script instead of just a MSN address, an example would be; http://www.tillys.com/tillys/contact.aspx Those are just my thoughts. But for a first, I really do have to say, amazing. Its just lacking a little color, and the flashy edge.