diff --git a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
index a6570468a..09ef3437c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notifications_helper.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,10 @@ module NotificationsHelper
       t('no_new_notifications')
     end
   end
+
+  def new_notification_link(count)
+    if count > 0
+        link_to new_notification_text(count), notifications_path
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/_aspect.haml b/app/views/aspects/_aspect.haml
index 02f299ff9..7a1299e88 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/_aspect.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/_aspect.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%li.aspect{:data=>{:guid=>aspect.id}}
+%li{:data=>{:guid=>aspect.id}}
   .right
     = link_to t('contacts', :count => contact_count), edit_aspect_path(aspect), :rel => 'facebox'
   %b{:class => ("dull" if contacts.length == 0)}
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
index 77d74215c..20a25ca99 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
@@ -24,16 +24,22 @@
         = link_to current_user.diaspora_handle, person_path(current_user.person)
         /= info_text(t('.handle_explanation'))
 
-  - if @request_count > 0
-    #new_request_pane{:class => "everyone"}
-      %h1.new_request{:style => 'text-align:center'}
-        = new_request_link(@request_count)
+  - if @notification_count > 0 || @request_count > 0
+    - if @request_count > 0
+      #new_requests
+        %h4
+          = new_request_link(@request_count)
 
-  #left_pane
-    #aspect_listings.section
-      = render 'aspects/aspect_listings', :aspect_hashes => @aspect_hashes
+    - if @notification_count > 0
+      #new_notifications
+        %h4
+          = new_notification_link(@notification_count)
+    %hr
 
-    .section
-      %h4= t('shared.invitations.invites')
-      = render "shared/invitations", :invites => @invites
+  #aspect_listings.section
+    = render 'aspects/aspect_listings', :aspect_hashes => @aspect_hashes
+
+  .section
+    %h4= t('shared.invitations.invites')
+    = render "shared/invitations", :invites => @invites
 
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
index 2a192448f..3068a87e3 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 - content_for :head do
-  = include_javascripts :home
+  = include_javascripts :aspects
 
 - content_for :page_title do
   = @aspect.name.html_safe
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index fdd15866e..f1732ca53 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -1232,27 +1232,17 @@ ul#settings_nav
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
 
-#left_pane
-  #aspect_listings
-    a
-      :font
-        :weight bold
-
-  .section
-    :margin
-      :bottom 24px
-
-  ul
-    :padding 0
-    :margin 0
-    > li
-      :position relative
+#aspect_listings
 
 .dull
   :color #aaa
   :font
     :style italic
 
+.section
+  :margin
+    :bottom 24px
+
 #aspect_listings
   .contacts
     :margin
@@ -1262,6 +1252,7 @@ ul#settings_nav
     :padding 0
     :margin 0
     > li
+      :position relative
       :padding 8px 0
       :border
         :bottom 1px solid #ddd
@@ -1369,7 +1360,6 @@ input[type="search"]
 ul.aspects
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
-  :color #999
   :font
     :size 24px