I like many of these ideas, but not this one:
a "cover page" of a picture of a frame that says "enter"
Nothing personal, Mo, but I've never liked such "splash pages" which don't really serve a functional purpose.
But I agree that in general, the TFG home page is pretty busy and crowded, and not always intuitive. I suppose those of us that are complaining are, in reality, volunteering for something, eh Joel?