NeoGAF designers are all bloody amateurs. Some of them talented, but I have yet to see a usable, professional looking design come out of their discussions. The pros wouldn't be giving away their shit for free, nor would they try to pimp themselves as "fellow graphic designers."
And speaking of which, I need to just plain drop "graphic designer" from my CV. Not sure what to replace it with, but talk about one diluted "title."
On topic, that dude's design was crap, but m0dus' defense that there are a lot of the designs missing really misses the point. Less is more, dildo.