diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
index 92e06a83f..715afaffe 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       .right
         ▼
       .avatar
-        = owner_image_tag
+        = owner_image_tag(:thumb_small)
       = link_to current_user.name, '#'
       %li= link_to t('.view_profile'), current_user.person
       %li= link_to t('.edit_profile'), edit_person_path(current_user.person)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 9d2e7b80e..50739b104 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
     %footer
       .container
-        = image_tag 'powered_by_diaspora.png'
+        = image_tag 'powered_by_diaspora.png', :height => "11px", :width => "145px"
         %ul#footer_nav
           %li= link_to '@joindiaspora', "http://twitter.com/joindiaspora"
           %li= link_to 'github', "https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora"
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 7615a63ac..45e4e6195 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
         .right{:style => "top:0;"}
           %span.description
             = @person.diaspora_handle
-            /= info_text(t('aspects.index.handle_explanation'))
-
 
       #person_nav_links
         = link_to t('layouts.header.view_profile'), person_path(@person)
@@ -22,8 +20,13 @@
   = render :partial => 'people/profile_sidebar', :locals => {:person => @person, :is_contact => @is_contact}
 
 .span-15.last
-  - if @contact || current_user.person == @person
+  %h4
+    -if @post_type == :photos
+      Photos
+    - else
+      Recent Posts
 
+  - if @contact || current_user.person == @person
     - if @posts.count > 0
       -if @post_type == :photos
         = render 'photos/index', :photos => @posts
diff --git a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
index 9df98828b..441cf6a98 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     #original_post_info
       %h4{:style=>"position:relative;"}
         = t('.original_post')
-        = link_to t('.view'), @photo.status_message
+        = link_to "#{t('.view')} →", @photo.status_message
 
       %p
         = @photo.status_message.message
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
index b315b35e2..9c854f145 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/show.html.haml
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
     - for photo in @status_message.photos
       = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_small)), photo_path(photo)
 
-  .time
+  %p.time
     = how_long_ago(@status_message)
-  %p
-    =link_to "public permalink", post_path(@status_message)
+
+  %hr
+
+  = link_to "permalink", post_path(@status_message)
+  %br
   - if current_user.owns? @status_message
     = link_to t('.destroy'), @status_message, :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 77d60c352..76f3db48e 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ body
   :padding 2em
   :margin 0
   :background-color rgb(252,252,252)
-  :font-family Arial, sans-serif
 a
   :color #107FC9
   :text
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ p
 h1, h2, h3, h4
   :color #444
   :position relative
+  :font
+    :weight bold
 
 h4
   :margin
@@ -244,11 +245,6 @@ header
       :height 370px
       :width 500px
 		 
-  .avatar
-    :-webkit-border-radius 5px
-    :-moz-border-radius 5px
-    :border-radius 5px
-
   img
     :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 2px #666
     :-moz-box-shadow 0 1px 2px #666
@@ -258,8 +254,6 @@ header
     :border-radius 5px
     	
 .from
-  :font
-    :family 'Helvetica neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
   :text
     :shadow 0 1px #fff
 
@@ -300,7 +294,8 @@ header
     :bottom 12px
 
   img
-    :border-radius none
+    :position relative
+    :top 5px
     :display inline-block
 
   .from
@@ -313,7 +308,6 @@ header
       :padding 0
 
   h2
-    :display inline
     :margin
       :bottom -2px
 
@@ -328,10 +322,6 @@ header
       :margin
         :right 2em
 
-  .avatar
-    :-webkit-border-radius 5px
-    :-moz-border-radius 5px
-    :border-radius 5px
 
 li.message
   :position relative
@@ -360,7 +350,7 @@ li.message
 
     p
       :margin
-        :bottom 0
+        :bottom 6px
 
     .photo_attachments
       :margin
@@ -532,7 +522,6 @@ li.message
       :border none
 
 .stream ul.comments
-
   .avatar
     :width 35px
     :height 35px
@@ -607,6 +596,7 @@ ul.comments
   img
     :height 300px
     :width 300px
+    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 2px 2px #333
 
 #profile
   h3
@@ -817,15 +807,6 @@ label
   :border
     :bottom 2px #777 solid
 
-  .avatar
-    :position absolute
-    :margin
-      :right 15px
-
-    :-webkit-border-radius 5px
-    :-moz-border-radius 5px
-    :border-radius 5px
-
   &.closed
     &:hover
       :background
@@ -936,8 +917,6 @@ label
   :margin
     :top 4px
   :color #000
-  :font
-    :family 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif
 
   ul
     :margin 0
@@ -998,20 +977,22 @@ label
 
     input
       :display inline
-      :border none
-      :background-color #eee
+      :background-color #888
+      :border 
+        :top 1px solid #111
+
       :font
         :size 12px
+      :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #666
 
       :border 1px solid #000
 
-      :opacity 0.5
-
       &:hover
-        :opacity 0.8
+        :background-color #ccc
 
       &.active
-        :opacity 1
+        :background-color #eee
+
 
     input[type='search']
       :width 200px