CMS Layout

[Steve038]

Hi guys, I'm wanting to change the layout of my CMS Home page slightly. Here is the Home page for my site: www.theroaringseason.com

Currently, I have the layout set with the latest CMS article at the top with a single large image, then the older articles dropping in underneath of 3x2 columns.

I'm happy with this layout, however, I was wanting to change the way each of the individual layouts are set. Currently, they have the article title name at the top, then the author beneath that, plus the date etc, and beneath that they have the picture or video with the article text next to and beneath the picture.

Am I able to change these so the image is at the top, with the article name, then author beneath, then the article text beneath that? The only reason I want to do this is to make the page look tidier, as the images aren't horizontally aligned with each other if one has a larger article title than the other. If one article has a title that requires two lines, it pushes the picture down another line, so it looks a bit messy.

Sorry, I know its only an aesthetic thing, but I'd really like this page to look tidier than it currently is. Here is an example of a nice clean look that I'd like to achieve: www.jalopyjournal.com

Is this possible to do, and how do I achieve this?

I also would like the thumbnail images to be larger than they currently are. I've set their sizes at 350pixels, then clicked to rebuild attachment thumbnails, but they are still smaller than 350pix for some reason.