website design

So far i have felt restricted in the design of my website. i should have had the navigation bar at on the left hand side, the text in the centre and the sponsors on the right hand side, with the main banner at the the top. this way the browser could have been expanded with the left and right side staying the same size, and the text expanding. however, the reason i didn't use this technique is because when i did this beofore, i found that when the text moved, so did the images (if there were any) would move too, looking out of place.

The way i have designed my website means that when the browser stretches, the text stays the same. it is possible to enlarge this text for people who find it hard to read small text.

As this is only my second time designing a website, i am still learning as i go along.
I would feel much more confident if i had done this a few more times, then i would know what works and what doesn't when it comes to design.