I agree with the general sentiment in the thread thus far: the goal of minimalism and focus is a nice one, but at the moment it seems like a bit less sparseness

I agree with the general sentiment in the thread thus far: the goal of minimalism and focus is a nice one, but at the moment it seems like a bit less sparseness in the design could actually help facilitate that goal, rather than hinder it. Sir_Cmpwn, if you're looking to up your UX game while keeping things stripped down I would recommend taking a look at Josef Müller Brockmann's book Grid Systems. It's written in the context of print layouts, but many of the principles can be extrapolated to web design. It covers some excellent techniques for managing information density and prominence with base visual elements such as a well composed grid and some simple variations on fonts (size and weight).