Hang Ten? That's surf code, right?

So as it turns out, I'm redesigning a website for a guy who is very into surfing. Very. he seems pretty cool though I haven't met him. His friend asked me to update the site because one of the students from the college I teach at had put the site together for free and..... well.... let's say it leaves a little something to be desired.... that's less harsh at least lol.. check out the old design -----> HERE <----- I know.... not so hot.... and not the best domain name either but hey, he surfs. He's braver than I will ever be in that sense as I am terrified of the bleedin ocean. Sharks and fish and sharks and jellyfish and did I mention sharks? Nope. I'm a pool girl. But I think I have a good eye for picking out design that will be suitable for various people from different social groups (goths, surfers, hippies, maybe even tennis players? Who knows? I can be a bridge between the peoples. Yay bridges! And peoples!

So here is what I've come up with so far:

My plan is to move the Gallery into Flash and feature it right there on the home page so that it is up front and center. I'm going to frame it with surf and ocean related stuffs and I'm going to stick to the general tattoo style and bright color theme. I'll also likely do color adjustments on all of the photos in the gallery are nice and bright. Lastly, I'll be placing all of the navigation buttons on the surf board and design them to look like some really cool surf/skater style stickers. I'm really exicted about this project! Tho surprisingly, waves are a bit tricky to draw... I'll manage!