new to 3d stuff

hello all, i am very new to this 3d aspect of graphics design. i do some photoshop and i just decided to use this 3d stuff cus it seems soo much easier to create a ball in cinema 4d xl than photoshop.

well this is what i came up with. please tell me what you think.

http://theremixx.homestead.com/files/polywall1.jpg

anything i should add, remove, any special affects to add, remove? anything..

thanks in advance.

man, it looks gd for someone new

tips,

get rid of the dark blue thingy on the left
re-position the poetry and .. it doesn't fit in there...
maybe blend it in withe the small text on the right

yeah i'll try blending the poetry on the right side. thx for the tip