Well, for the color, I expect square enix artist to do a far better job than me.
Photoshop isn't really part of my skill set.
I have to agree the color distribution does burns one's retina xD

I personally don't mind having no addons. But I mind the lack of customization because there are no addons.
They keep adding stuff and updating the UI. But there are some very basic feature that should have made it to the game much earlier.
Last patc ability to change action bar format for instance.