First website

Hi everyone, this is my first website and well... its really basic.
the portfolio part is poorly done but i hope you'll like it anyway, cheers!

http://essence.mine.nu

there is a english version, just press the flag at the bottom of the screen.

In a nut shell:

Looks unfinished and v. basic, but compared to every other first site ive seen it is amazing. The Nav could do with some changing espesh with the rollovers

well what do you think i can improve on my layout?
i have been working like a madman and just cant improve it it seems.

At A glance: The method you've used to code the mouseovers appears idiotic. No offense, but you really don't need to reload the whole menubar graphic just to change the colour of something. You could have used a small image for the BG gradient and then CSS-d the text in...

LMAO I love when people say No Offense.
Your moms a DB, No offense XD

Alright now to get to ur site: The banner = scrunched
I dont think it was made to the right proportions
A little unfinished, but its rough. Keep working and increase your portfolio, its the first thing I clicked on

ok thanks for the tips everyone :).
ill try working on the points you gave me, im allready working on a new layout in photoshop wich even i think looks better :).