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Hello all, basically I have a team project for a uni module. All of it is done really and the object of the project is working with XML/XSL and providing transformations of a webby. For example we have a pdf version, rss feed and mobile version.

However now we're done I realise our site looks dung and although I dont want to create a masterpiece I think it would do us well to clean it up a little bit. I've started attempting so but frankly I think I made it look more dung!

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My plan was to use an overall container over the individual article posts, though this stripe effect looks dire to me, stick with a darker grey than the article posts? Was also going to add in a footer with would basically be the reverse of the header only smaller, maybe a smaller logo in there too. And yes I am formatting the text in the articles as we speak.

So any ideas just to clean it up a little so it looks alright? Nothing fantastic as I think it doesn't even get directly marked or is negligible

*EDIT* Or perhaps would you advise a complete overhaul anyway since its that dreadful?
 
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Little more padding around the images, so the text doesn't bang right against them.

Give the images a slight 2px white border to help them sit better on the page?

I'm not a massive fan of the gradient header background, or the stripes across the articles.
 
Don't be afraid to break the box. Having something overlap makes the website a little more funky.

Browse some inspirational sites or even template monster for some ideas.
 
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