Part of the struggle of becoming "mainstream" in this day in age is Aesthetics, and not just a small part, a very very large part. Unfortunately, the way things look matter a lot more than the way things function.

Yes very likely^^, QH UI has npw been a requirement since the competition is just insane, Steemit brings so much technical advantages that a good UI is just what Steem is needing in order to fully extract its potential, we're grateful to se more and more improvements in Steem gateway quality standards and hope to raise a bit the competition.

Out of all my friends, I've been able to get 6 of them to transition over to steemit and begin blogging, there are about another 15 or 20 however that I haven't been able to capture the attention of.

Yes, same issues for us personally, Steem has gathered a lot of passionate, the more the UI is of a high quality, the more the "adoption" mental barrier is becoming easier.

f you need any aesthetic design help, do not hesitate to ask me for anything you need. I'm an animator and I can do anything from still frame images, high-frame-rate animations in fully 3D Vector environments, renders, schematics, you name it I can do it!

We'll contact you, we've some plans for a presentation video.

ROCK ON!