Which website design do you like better? (+survey)?

I have my old website and I have made a prototype new one and am open to opinions.
http://index.ath.cx/newbie_works -is the old one
http://index.ath.cx/newbieworks -is the new one

Please fill out this survey:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cEJ6X1BfUE13eWpjTWlRemNITmZJZkE6MA..

And leave any other comments here (such as things you would change, color schemes, etc)

2009-03-02T19:22:04Z

I do agree the the navigation needs improvement. I have been trying various nav templates and they on't seem to fit my needs very well.

JTK2009-03-02T19:18:06Z

Favorite Answer

The 2nd website is much better, however I believe the navigation has room for improvement. I personally don't enjoy having to hover of the link to get another list of links, especially if it partially hides the text below. I suggest making the navigation appear on the left of the white rounded box. I do suggest experimenting with more color, however do not over do that as it may give you an unprofessional result. I believe you did a pretty good job on the new template. I would pick that over the other old design any day.

Vesta2016-07-24T01:36:42Z

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softwareDev2009-03-02T19:18:10Z

New one.

I like the background and menu color (blue).