diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index e58c66960..2a2188263 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       post.aspect_ids.include?(a.id)
     end
   end
+  def aspect_badge aspects
+    str = ''
+    if aspects.count > 1
+      str = "<span class='aspect_badge all'>All aspects</span>"
+    elsif aspects.count == 1
+      aspect = aspects.first
+      str = "<span class='aspect_badge single'><a href=#{aspect_path(aspect)}>#{aspect.name}</a></span>"
+    end
+    str.html_safe
+  end
   def aspect_links aspects, opts={}
     str = ""
     aspects.each do |a|
@@ -62,7 +72,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       aspects_path
     end
   end
-  
+
   def object_path(object, opts = {})
     return "" if object.nil?
     object = object.person if object.is_a? User
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
index e74e197fd..ee5a7c8dd 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
   .from
     %h2
       = person.name
-      - if current_user.owns?(post)
-        .aspect
-          ➔
-          %ul
-            - if post.public?
-              =t('the_world')
-            - else
-              - for aspect in post.aspects
-                %li= link_to aspect.name, aspect
+
+      - if post.public?
+        %span.arrow ➔
+        %span.aspect_badge.public
+          =t('the_world')
+
+      - elsif current_user.owns?(post)
+        %span.arrow ➔
+        =aspect_badge(aspects_with_post(post.aspects, post))
 
     #person_nav_links
       = link_to t('layouts.header.view_profile'), person_path(person)
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
index f6e06f049..fd007d5b9 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_stream_element.html.haml
@@ -2,32 +2,28 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-%li.message{:data=>{:guid=>post.id}, :class => ('public' if post.public?)}
+%li.message{:data=>{:guid=>post.id}}
   =person_image_link(person)
 
-  .public_badge
-    - if post.public?
-      = image_tag 'icons/globe.png', :title => "public post"
-
   .content
     .from
+      .right
+        - reshare_aspects = aspects_without_post(aspects, post)
+        - unless reshare_aspects.empty?
+          = render 'shared/reshare', :aspects => reshare_aspects, :post => post
+        = link_to t('delete'), status_message_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
       %h4
         =person_link(person)
 
-      - if person.owner_id == current_user.id
-        .aspect
-          ➔
-          %ul
-            - if post.public?
-              %li= t('the_world')
-            - else
-              =aspect_links(aspects_with_post(aspects, post))
+      - if post.public?
+        %span.arrow ➔
+        %span.aspect_badge.public
+          = t('the_world')
+
+      - elsif person.owner_id == current_user.id
+        %span.arrow ➔
+        =aspect_badge(aspects_with_post(aspects, post))
 
-        .right
-          - reshare_aspects = aspects_without_post(aspects, post)
-          - unless reshare_aspects.empty?
-            = render 'shared/reshare', :aspects => reshare_aspects, :post => post
-          = link_to t('delete'), status_message_path(post), :confirm => t('are_you_sure'), :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
 
     = render 'status_messages/status_message', :post => post, :photos => photos
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 71cedf701..8a7e3abc2 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ a
   :text
     :decoration none
   &:hover
-    :color #22AAE0
+    :color #4CCAE0
   &:active
     :color #005D9C
 
@@ -243,40 +243,21 @@ header
       :border none
       :height 370px
       :width 500px
-		 
+
 .from
   :text
     :shadow 0 1px #fff
-
-  .aspect
-    :cursor default
+  h4
     :display inline
-    :color #bbb
-    a
-      :font
-        :weight normal
-      :color #bbb
-
-      &:hover
-        :text
-          :decoration underline
-      &:active
-        :color #999
-    ul
-      :display inline
-      :margin 0
-      :padding 0
-      li
-        :display inline
-        &:after
-          :content ","
-        &:last-child:after
-          :content ""
-
   a
     :font
       :weight bold
 
+.arrow
+  :color #ccc
+  :font
+    :weight lighter
+
 #author_info
   :position relative
   :margin
@@ -302,12 +283,6 @@ header
     :margin
       :bottom -2px
 
-  .aspect
-    ul > li a
-      :font
-        :weight 200
-
-
   #person_nav_links
     a
       :margin
@@ -1397,7 +1372,6 @@ ul.aspects
     &:hover
       :background
         :color #fafafa
-      
 
   .right
     :top 12px
@@ -1969,20 +1943,6 @@ h3,h4
   :font
     :size 12px
 
-.stream
-  .public_badge
-    :position absolute
-    :top 60px
-    :left 25px
-
-.message.public
-  :background
-    :color #FEFFF0
-
-  &:hover
-    :background
-      :color #FEFFE3
-
 #already_invited_pane
   h4
     :color #666
@@ -1995,3 +1955,51 @@ h3,h4
   .term
     :font
       :weight bold
+
+.aspect_badge
+  :color #fff
+  :line-height auto
+  :padding 0 4px
+
+  :-webkit-border-radius 3px
+  :-moz-border-radius 3px
+  :border-radius 3px
+
+  :display inline-block
+
+  :font
+    :size smaller
+    :weight normal
+  :text
+    :shadow none
+
+  :cursor default
+
+  a
+    :color #fff
+    :font
+      :weight normal
+
+    &:hover
+      :color #eee
+
+.aspect_badge.public
+  :background
+    :color #C0E76C
+
+.aspect_badge.single
+  :background
+    :color #999
+
+.aspect_badge.all
+  :background
+    :color #ccc
+
+.stream
+  .arrow,
+  .aspect_badge
+    :position relative
+  .arrow
+    :top -0.1em
+  .aspect_badge
+    :top -0.2em