The author is really making the most of this. Sure, Its not the greatest redesign I've ever seen, but is it the worst? No. far from it. And his own redesign is

The author is really making the most of this. Sure, Its not the greatest redesign I've ever seen, but is it the worst? No. far from it. And his own redesign is not exactly an earth shattering improvement - some relatively minor tweaks (which work at this resolution well, but perhaps not others) only.