Big focus on your statement there: " not getting too lost in features the old platform has, that have not been added yet"… This is a very strong line here. This is a chance to partially swipe the slate clean.
I love the use of the strip backgrounds along with the pre-set parallax function. I had to actually stop and take a second to realize that you can do the exact same thing - utilizing the layer system… Being very well versed in Adobe products - this makes SO much more sense to me. However - old habits are hard to break.
Lets light the future together!