Recently I got Microsoft Expression Studio 2 and I've never had anything like Microsoft Expression Design, so I was playing around for a while when I made this, tell me what you think: Button 1: Button 2 (image added): V2s: Personally I prefer the first one. Also, I don't know why there is white around the edges, there isn't on imageshack. Imageshack links: Button 1 Button 2
The white part is really distracting, I'd just turn the opacity down a little on that, the first looks more professional, the one with the chick looks a little less dark, try darkening it more, btw good choice of image in the second .
Ye, that white in the middle is solid white, because I was trying to make a stop button, then i decided to add the pic
I suggest making the white block in the middle grey and turn the opacity down to like 20-30% or whatever looks good yet still visible.
I've uploaded the v2's now, I've swapped the white for a slightly darker grey and set the opacity to about 70%, however for some reason there appears the be quite a thick white line in the middle, I'll try make that disappear later.