diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new-templates.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new-templates.css.scss
index 2b7896741..8263aa83d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new-templates.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new-templates.css.scss
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@
 /* profile */
 @import 'new_styles/canvas';
 @import 'new_styles/spinner';
-@import 'new_styles/profile';
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+@import 'new_styles/profile';
+
+/* font overrides */
+@import 'new_styles/typography';
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index ca82ab92f..ac331c288 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ article { //mood posts
   }
 
   header, header p{
-  //big text
-  @include media-text();
+    //big text
+    @include media-text();
     font-size: $big-text-size;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
index 43375f948..7ab15c1b2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
@@ -27,23 +27,11 @@ $sand : rgb(245, 239, 237);
   max-width : $two-column-width + px;
 }
 
-/* ROBOTO!!!!!! */
-@font-face {
-  font-family : Roboto;
-  src : image_url('fonts/Roboto-Regular.tff')
-}
-
-body, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
-  font-family : Roboto, Helvetica, sans;
-}
-
 body {
   background-color : #F6F6F6;
   background-image : image_url('pattern.jpg');
 }
 
-
-
 .canvas-frame {
   float : left;
   margin : 10px;
@@ -72,6 +60,7 @@ body {
     p {
       font-size: inherit;
       line-height: inherit;
+      word-break : hyphenate;
     }
 
     position : relative;
@@ -121,7 +110,9 @@ body {
   .info {
     @include transition(bottom);
     @include opacity(0.8);
+    @include box-shadow(0, -1px, 3px, rgba(0,0,0,0.1));
 
+    border : 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
     background-color : rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
 
     position : absolute;
@@ -193,6 +184,7 @@ body {
         font-style : italic;
         text-align : center;
         padding: 0 20px;
+        word-break : break-all;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -209,7 +201,7 @@ body {
 
   &.blog-text {
     .text-content {
-      padding : 10px;
+      padding : 20px;
       @include opacity(0.9);
 
       p {
@@ -234,7 +226,6 @@ body {
     }
   }
 
-
   /* larger declarations */
   &.x2.width  .content { @include wide(); }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_new_mixins.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_new_mixins.scss
index 5d35698c1..2c3827bf7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_new_mixins.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_new_mixins.scss
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ $night-text-color : #999;
     size: 2em;
   }
 
-  line-height: 2em;
+  line-height: 1.2em;
   padding-bottom: 0;
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
index 5d5443326..f53f5ba8a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
   .canvas-frame .fav {
     @include opacity(1)
   }
+
+  #edit-mode-toggle.control {
+    @include opacity(1);
+  }
 }
 
 #profile-header {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_typography.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_typography.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efc596925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_typography.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* Roboto */
+@font-face {
+  font-family : Roboto;
+  src : image_url('fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf')
+}
+
+body, p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, * {
+  font-family : Roboto, Helvetica, sans;
+}
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