Opinions on this new design?

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I like it. This might be personal preference, but I think the leaf thingie in the logo would look better if it was a bit smaller.
 
I would say the image in the logo could use some work, try going smaller, you might also want to try giving it more depth, maybe a gloss over lay or something.... Have you tried incorporating it into the size and style of the text.

It looks pretty good, looks like your off to a good start....
 
I like the old one better as well, but then again the new one could be taken as more professional, well not really, its a hard choice but if you do end up going with the new design I would say definatly shrink the leaf, its much too large.
 
I like the color scheme. It works very nicely.

My first thought when the page loaded, was that I felt the "header" area and it's items were "floating" out there too much - too much negative space.

Reducing the size of the red "leaf" will help - but also reduce the space between the top of the page and the nav and between the nav and the main content. That would anchor a lot of your items.
 
I think it looks too simple, too empty. If you blend in some pictures or some cool patterns into that header that'd give it a much better feel.
 
My two cents:

It looks a little bit too cookie-cutter-Web-2.0, I think. The leaf shape, the reflected title, the gradient, etc. Those are all nice effects but you're going a bit overkill with them in the absence of other, more original effects.

I also agree that there's a bit too much empty space and your graphical elements are too large. I would cut the "padding" area a bit, especially on the menu bar and just outside it.

I would definitely at least take the reflection off of "view full portfolio," because that effect is more commonly used on non-clickable titles. Maybe put an arrow or something else next to the text that signifies going somewhere. I think a large click-me-blue text link would be just as good as a graphic in that spot.
 
Too much space between the white navi and the grey/blue "specials" area.

You might want to go monochrome with the "recent work" examples, to fit in with the rest.

I guess then it'd work.

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You leave a lot of empty space up until the content then everything seems crammed in. In general it seems like the top and bottom of the layout are trying too be Web 2.0 while the actual content (starting with the Recent Work, Welcome to...) is a different style.
 
I like the direction of the new one more. The colors are mush more inviting and relaxed, much cleaner (those stripes on the current one...whew!).

Few things:
- Make the logo emblem smaller, seems way too big.
- Too much space between the nav and the start of the specials area.
- The copyright text at the bottom should be smaller I think. Normal text size.

Good start!
 
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