My first layout- Full Metal Alchemist fansite.

[Niall!]

Well, I used to do alot of crappy layouts.. then I decided to give it up.

This is the one I did tonight.

I need ways to improve it, as I'm considering making another anime based website.

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/789994878411b80Layoutcomplete.png (http://www.tehupload.com/share/1446)

[Plux]

Well, I used to do alot of crappy layouts.. then I decided to give it up.

This is the one I did tonight.

I need ways to improve it, as I'm considering making another anime based website.

http://www.tehupload.com/uploads/789994878411b80Layoutcomplete.png (http://www.tehupload.com/share/1446)

The gradients ruin it. But nice so far.

[Excellent1]

You used to do a lot of crappy layouts? I urge you to have a brainstorm. That style of layout would probably have been excepted 5 years ago but todays market has moved on, way past gradients. The whole "web 2.0" thing consisted of a lot of gradients with some big *** gloss. Try using some solid colours, tbh, I'd much prefer the layout if it was just bogstandard CSS.

[Niall!]

The gradients ruin it. But nice so far.

Yes, but I don't have Photoshop or anything so my design is limited for the time being.

Edit: @above, my old layouts were even worse, trust me.

[Plux]

Yes, but I don't have Photoshop or anything so my design is limited for the time being.

What did you use for gradients?

[Niall!]

What did you use for gradients?

Crappy paint.net 8-)

[Colin-Roberts]

gimp.. free and awesome.

[Niall!]

For some reason it's been removed..

[MrCraig]

Re-upload :)

[Niall!]

http://i37.tinypic.com/6dqrye.png

[Pazza]

Get rid of comic sans !!