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Skier:
I had precisely that same idea (brain-tree navigation) when first conceiving the site, but my html know-how was insufficient to implement it. Now that I have a few more tools under my belt, perhaps it's time to resurrect the idea. Thanks for reminding me!
As for contrast, I'm well aware that high-contrast can help legibility. But in this case, I felt that too much contrast would be distracting. I suppose that part of a recurring problem is that the idea of "The Arbolic Mind" was initially a loose affiliation between a couple of friends and myself, but I've co-opted it and turned it into a portfolio/resume delivery site for us. And since it is a delivery site, I want the site to look nice and be functional, but to also fade into the background when the viewer gets to the portfolio portions. So the title graphics you are seeing are the balance I struck. They're functional, still eyecatching because they're the only things on their given page which look the way the do, they're in a consistent location (I should perhaps resize them for further consistency), and they won't detract from the work they are intended to present. The interior color of the letters coincides with the color outside the border, and they've been given a nice (IMO) stroked outline. Perhaps I could reconsider the outline's darkness though.

Desario:
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! One of the more difficult aspects of asking for a critique is that the focus tends to be on what you've done wrong and not on what you've done right. And as helpful as that may be, sometimes it can become a little discouraging. Your comment was just what I needed to perk me a bit.

Well, I've taken a little break from working on the site to regroup my faculties. Now it's time to get back to work! I'll keep this thread apprised of updates. Thanks a bunch, fellas!