Web Design Homepage Process

So i did 2 more versions of my homepage which are posted below.

Earlier in the week I was really diggin the second one but the more and more i look at these I think im going to be going with the first one. I think it's a cleaner design to have my name like that verses someone having to turn their head to read my name.  Also It gives me more space to give descriptions of my portfolio pieces in the interior pages.