So is the after island where they con the ship (even though they can't see the bow) or where they manage flight ops (even though they can't see the bow)?
The aft island is for flight ops, the forward one for ship functions - but each island can handle both set of operations if necessary, creating a useful redundancy in an emergency.
There are a number of reasons for the two island design. The aft island does give a better view for flight operations than a single central island would, especially given VSTOL and helicopter operations (you are correct that part of the bow is not directly visible from the aft island, but the ski jump is and the blind spot is well covered by cameras). The two island design also provides a better wind flow pattern across the deck making for safer, lest fluky operations. It breaks up the radar cross section of the ship in a way that make a considerable improvement to her radar cross section (she’s certainly not a stealth ship but especially at range, the difference is significant) and each island also houses the ventilation systems necessary due to the conventional (non-nuclear) power plants.
The proof of the pudding will be seen when the ships are in service. Until that happens, nobody can really say for sure if the design is truly a good one. But it hasn’t just come from nowhere - the decisions behind how she is put together have been made for very particular reasons.
On another matter, how do they con a Ford class carrier?