layout blues

[Laura Hudson]

Colleagues,

I'm trying to recreate this design:  http://libweb.sdsu.edu/ in text 
instead of an image, for obvious reasons.  Not being a layout whiz, I'm 
having trouble (to say the least) getting it to look good.

Here's my best attempt thus far:  http://sunwebdevel.sdsu.edu/front5.html 
.  It's got a slightly different header and central image.  So, it looks 
pretty good, though not awesome, on every screen resolution of every PC 
I've tried, but it looks *horrible* on a Mac.

Do I need Golive to do a layout this fancy?  Tables within tables? Am I 
missing something simple?

I've perused Webmonkey and a few other resources for tips, and haven't 
found any obvious solutions.

Any tips would be gratefully accepted and I'd be delighted to summarize for 
the reading audience if there is any interest.

Thanks for your time,
Laura

Laura Hudson
Electronic Systems and Services Librarian
San Diego State University
lhudson at sdsu.edu
phone: 619-594-3521
fax:  619-594-8982