No offense, but I don't like the new one much. You should definately stick with the old one. I don't like the colors of the new one. It seems a bit too simple for you.
I heard that that was just a rumor, and nothing more. I kinda feel bad for Zez and all the other high levels. People must bug them a lot, so then they turn block chat, and block pms. Then people start to think they are too condeded and stuff.
Well first I'd work on making sure that the colors you've chosen fit together well. I don't think that black red green and yellow work well together. Then I'd work on the text, maybe adding a stroke around it or something.
I believe he is telling you do make one, since he was just offering to make one like he posted since he can't make landscape ones, but since you can, he will just pull out.