We experimented a lot with different setups, from very “boxed” notes (see The Next Box™ – The story of how Agenda came about why that didn’t work) to even lighter differences between text and headings as we use today. In the end we settled on this being the right balance between a clean look and feel while still being able to easily separate individual notes.
In the end it comes down to two different aspects. First, a thousand people, a thousand different tastes. In other words, some will like Agenda’s look, some won’t. We get few complaints so I guess we take it as a confirmation of this right balance.
Second, a thousand people, a thousand different ways of note-taking. One of the key aspects of Agenda is that we on purposely made it quite open on how you use it exactly. This doesn’t always make it immediately click with new users, but basically you have to find your way where Agenda works best for you. This means both in terms of note granularity as well as in how you style your text. Both aspects come to play here if you find it hard to distinguish headings from bold text. For example, perhaps you could try to divide a long note that requires headings into multiple smaller ones, one for each section, finding a better balance that way. Or perhaps you should simply use a different heading style, picking the italic H2 instead of the bold H1. There are other tricks too, like using the new Horizontal Rule to more clearly separate section. In other words, often a matter of trying a few things to see what works best with how you use Agenda and the different formatting options.
Finally, and having said all that, we do plan to offer more options down the road when it comes to style and preference. We mentioned already that full word processor capabilities are off the agenda (pun intended), but we would love to bring the ability to create themes at some point. But before that, we have a bunch of other things on the list with higher priority to go through first.