Yeah, I acknowledge that this stuff doesn't matter to a lot of people.

I personally am very interested in typefaces, graphic design and such, and it is really irritating to me how Pentax chooses to squander the good material they have and frequently emphasise the bad.
But I do think that this camera is ugly, and I'm not alone in thinking that. I'm almost certain the changes in the first post, if made, would have elicited
fewer "OH MY GOD THAT IS HIDEOUS" responses from "clueless consumers" as well as Pentax fans... instead, a lot more lukewarm "mehs." Not sure which is better, honestly
EDIT: ...and to clarify, the thread was basically just made to show off something I threw together in Photoshop, which looks infinitely better to me. Not a big deal, just a picture.

Maybe others would agree, and realize as I did, that the biggest problem is not really the shape of the camera, but the colours and logos.