Hmmmm...
IMHO, the existing header graphics is almost perfect! The new design is way off, and I will give reasons:
* The extreme top portion -- is wasted. Too much white space - both vertical and horizontal - good space is lost, and the logo's effectiveness is minimized. It stands very much alone. The phone numbers are "bold". Try a normal font thickness. The flag is again not very professional looking. The stripes doesn't look good. The paint is overflowing, and the borders are not continuous. It simply doesn't look like it's flying graciously! Sorry!
Now, look at the existing header at the home page of eUKHost. The top-left hand white space is well-filled. The flag looks nice and professional (some parts of the red still need another coat). The phone numbers do stand out with the nice thin font thickness. The upward-slanted arrow and the EUKHOST.COM are eye-catching.
The top horizontal menu again has thick words, the "shared hosting" is off-center, the button vertical division lines somehow doesn't look professional.
The bottom blue wave is definitely a poor design. It doesn't flow smoothly. The light-blue paint overflows into the dark blue band. The gray band below the blue wave is hollow (empty). The server at the right-hand has too much shadow. It looses attractiveness. The reddish-orange background somehow doesn't match the theme. It also eats away the Bronze - Silver - Gold boxes' colors. The "Online Chat" has a button-shaped background that again doesn't look professional. The entire "button" has a thick look that eats away the beautiful model's delicateness. As if, she got hit by a brick!
Now, compare all this with the existing header graphics. The flaw in the existing graphic is the rings behind the server, and some empty spot (rather a big patch of blue) next to the circle (between the server and the model). The black-white-blue circles look as if they are "forced" into action. And the blue bands going up next to it look like scratches. That can be replaced with faint graph, like the stock-market graph going up in a zigzag, depicting overall and consistant growth, blending nicely in the background.
Even the "Online Chat" blends well with the model's clothing. In short, if I compare both designs, I find the existing header far more professional than the proposed one.
Sorry if these observations are mood-dampening, but that's what I feel when I compare. I want the eUKHost to really glitter! You have a highly professional service, so let it ooze out PROUDLY off the front page to all the visitors!
