I have just started a news site called buddhisttrends.com, pls take a look at the site and give me feed back.
Not to bad, just needs a better header and footer. Main content positioning looks fine. Make sure the design is consistent.
Meaning the header should either match or contrast the footer. In your design the header and footer are completely different and do not flow with the minimalist of the overall design.
1. Try to stick to maximum of 3 Fonts/Font types. I see about 7 different Fonts/Font-Types. 2. "Read more" in the Media slider goes under the div below, make it bigger 3. Look at the margins/Paddings - try to stick to same distances between block, it makes your layout look more clean, good positioned. 4. I find the black bar at the top of the site a little confusing. Play around with it, maybe other colors. 5. Making more free space is good, but it looks weird if your site is full of content and here and there is just a blank space, fill it. Better make bigger margins insted if you want free space. Just my thoughts Good Luck
I would suggest your to decrease the font size as the present font size is not going with the site. The different component should be alligned properly as now its not so much approachable. A visitor can get lost and can find difficulty in getting the desired news and information.
I agree with cat-ger about reducing the fonts/font types to 3, max. 4. The black bar at top of page should be changed to a very light grey.
Maybe a little bit more space between the right ad block, the center content block and the left column. Just a few pixels should do it