what type is too small? It has always been Arial 2 all over the place, and Arial 1 for the menu.
Colors? Its the same but everything was darkened "a tad" to give more contrast with the text. I think the design is good, I don't see really any issue here.
I am sure about the new forums and the organization though. All of them are here for a very precise reason.
A lot of new very cool smilies will be added, (they are not here yet, i need to sleep too) and they'll probably have some other shades than greys.
........... but no I won't turn the options buttons orange or green
... just joking, but heh.. you'll see where I am coming from. I think it's ultra slick like it is now, classy and generating some flame wars (like this one) because common sense says "more colors better".
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ps: I am not really sure what is it that you guys miss now, because quite frankly the site is almost all the same. I didnt change much in the layout...