Which of these two designs should we use?
cscotta: I like home2 much more.  The contrast is nice, and the choice of gray gradient works well with the bright blue.The spacing and alignment is a bit odd (e.g., the placement of the [ Try It ] button relative to the open space to the right, but it's very simple and you have a well-defined call to action.Then again, maybe I'm just averse to the giant, bold, black capital letters in ?p=home.Either way, it would be good to have a designer tighten up the design you choose.  Both are great work for people without a strong design background, so nice job!