Design 1 looks better
The overwhelming majority agrees with you. Unless there is a sudden change in decision, that is the designer we will go with.
Of course, that is not the finished image, I think there is something that can be learned from each of them however I do agree.
Anyway to invest in the IPO using the XCP command line interface? If so, how?
I believe so, however I am not aware how to do it myself. The online site is very good and you can export your priv-keys to a wallet so you receive dividends to that.
any shots of the exchange site?
If you look at the poll on the first page you can see some draft designs. That will give a good indication of how it should look.