[Bean 2]

simple is always better when making a website. First you should think of what your trying to do with the site(what is the point of you making the site) which should determine a lot of the style. Also think of who will be looking at the site and try to cater to them. Your buttons should be accessible and clear and there should be some arrangement to the overall site. Graphics help attract people and there should be 1 or 2 fonts at the most like others have said, and the font should match the overall theme of the site.

heres one layout i just made to show you simplicity works.
http://img119.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... opy2to.jpg

heres another:
http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... opy8tu.jpg

[Judas]

Originally Posted by Forte

http://www.butterflysmasher.com is actually what I am going off of.

yeah, your in pretty good shape so far. some things i noticed are the differences in the logos and their positions, and you should also consider adding some other colors.

[Forte]

I like the clean look of black and white. + when I do photography, I only do black and white.

[Mr.Buttocks]

Originally Posted by Forte

I like the clean look of black and white. + when I do photography, I only do black and white.

stfu seńor!

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Forte

I like the clean look of black and white. + when I do photography, I only do black and white.

Anyone likes a clean black and white, if it's clean. Yours is to irritating on the eyes. Ease it up a little with some gray or something and make it less blocky and smooth everything out.