DanRabbit is a talented designer and I do like his style. The apps they have created (Midori, Dexter, Nautilus-elementary among the most popular) are generally clean, fast and lean. I like that.
However, elementary is a bit all over the place right now. I think they are trying to figure out what they are and who they are. I would like to see them be a bit more focused and present themselves more coherently.
My current understanding about what they are trying to do is this: Make an Ubuntu based distro (think Mint) that is highly themed, customized and styled to make a very stylish and hip Ubuntu/Linux distro.
That being said, not sure that is what they are going for b/ c I think their message has changed a bit over time. Not sure if anyone from Elementary project is a HN reader to comment.