Nice -= I think you can do some more things to do it.Take out the two shadows on each side, and remove the border totally.
it looks pretty good but it also seems too messy.. the c4d usage I think is great but maybe tone down the smuding a tad bit.. its not bad though- also text could be alittle more creative but overall good
Are you using pixel fonts for doing big text?...if you are, then stop...pixel fonts are small text only, or it'll look all pixely and blurry. I agree with KCX, the smudging should be toned down a little.