My question is, why the hell are you saying this? i somewhat agree, but you two DEFINATLEY not the people to say it. Unless you evolve past "brush-render-filters-stroke-text-sig" then just shut the hell up.
You have a good point. But, everyone has their own opinion. Many people thing a sig looks better when its blended. Most sigs are blended. Your correct about the magazine part, but the BG does have elements that match the rest of it, so yeah. Not everything has to match, but, people are entitled to their opinion. And anything lower than a 5 is Bulls***. Where is this 10 we are comparing it too? I can't seem to find it. So, its all a matter of opinion, but nothing deserves something lower than a 5.