ugly is subjective. what do find ugly about it? what do you find unusable about it and what do you mean by unusable? when you offer criticism it is also helpful to offer a solution. also notice the url of the site:
http://TEST.inkscapegallery.net.
sometimes plain, like your site, works for readability. i must say that the sideways text links on the inkscape site makes readability for old eyes like mine hard to read and i do find the site to be a bit busy, but ugly? no.
the image links don't help seo very much and i don't know if it is that important.
again, criticism is good only if you offer a better soultion.
regards,
dwain
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dwain alford
"The artist may use any form which his expression demands;
for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Kandinsky