New website theme, C&C? Rating Options

[jiyong]

I finally finished revamping my website theme, after debating on it for about a week. I wanted to try something darker and more elegant-feeling than my previous theme. I also got around to switching to Wordpress. I like the system much better than Cutenews, although it was harder to work with at first. Anyways, I'm really proud of how it turned out. Tbh, I was scared of posting in here in case someone chewed me out for doing something wrong >___< lol. Always good to get some feedback though. Comments? Criticism?

elletricity.com

Version 1:

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Version 2:
Added center section background, changed center section margins, changed text color, increased kerning

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[karmakiller]

Don't be afraid to post your work, people usually give really useful feedback.

In my opinion (and how I see it on my computer) the white text with the black background is a little hard on the eyes. Maybe try a darker white (but not gray). I also think the content area looks a little cluttered. Maybe if you changed the background color on the content and update sides it would look a little less overwhelming. But I do think that your site is very well organized.

[jiyong]

Too clustered.

Don't be afraid to post your work, people usually give really useful feedback.

In my opinion (and how I see it on my computer) the white text with the black background is a little hard on the eyes. Maybe try a darker white (but not gray). I also think the content area looks a little cluttered. Maybe if you changed the background color on the content and update sides it would look a little less overwhelming. But I do think that your site is very well organized.

I changed the white to a darker shade; I'll update the screenshot if I make more major changes. And I can see what you guys mean about the cluttered look. What did you mean by change the background color? Like add a lighter background behind those sections, or lighter/darken/change the current background behind all the content? Should I change the margins of the main section as well?