This is brilliant, I'm switching over to this right now. Funny enough, Google reader has just died a quick death since I discovered HN a month ago, but maybe I'

This is brilliant, I'm switching over to this right now. Funny enough, Google reader has just died a quick death since I discovered HN a month ago, but maybe I'll start using RSS again with News Blur. Obviously this is beginning stages, but i think the typography and sizing of UI can still be refined and reduced substantially. The intro page is the weakest for me. The calligraphic doodle below google reader feels alien. RSS reading is all about streamlining your reading. I'd dull down the colours of the UI to the max (think the new itunes monotone scheme) in order to maximise the individuality of the fed content (which is the USP of your product). You only need The Google Reader Sign Up and the How it works shown for the beginning. The New Improvements feed is not what a first time viewer needs to see when they put thier virgin eyes on your product. Seriously impressed!