thx for the comments, you're right abt the cutout on the left, i'll see if i can do anything abt it.
those wires sound like a good idea, although I havent done anything like that before...
any idea where i could find a tut on it to familiarize myself with it?

I'll also see if it's better with or w/out the 1px stroke borders.
thx a bunch for the comments