diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 431aeb32..b0888ac7 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -142,46 +142,10 @@ main-router {
     min-width: 0px;
 }
 
-.user-info {
-	color: white;
-    padding: 1em;
-    img {
-        border: 2px solid;
-        border-radius: 0.5em
-    }
-	text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-	.user-name{
-		margin-top: 0.2em;
-	}
-    .user-screen-name {
-        margin-top: 0.3em;
-        font-weight: lighter;
-        padding-right: 0.1em;
-    }
-}
-
-.user-counts {
-    display: flex;
-    line-height:16px;
-    padding: 1em 1.5em 0em 1em;
-    text-align: center;
-}
-
-.user-count {
-    flex: 1;
-
-    h5 {
-    	font-size:1em;
-        font-weight: bolder;
-        margin: 0 0 0.25em;
-    }
-}
-
 .fa {
     color: grey;
 }
 
-
 .status-actions {
     width: 50%;
     display: flex;
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index ae9b9dd5..712f1a7b 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
  .usercard {
    border-style: solid;
    border-width: 1px;
-   border-radius: 1em;
+   border-radius: 0.5em;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index ee4384fa..10064d5f 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <div class="base00-background panel-heading text-center" v-bind:style="style">
+  <div id="heading" class="profile-panel-background" :style="headingStyle">
+    <div class="panel-heading text-center">
       <div class='user-info'>
-        <img :src="user.profile_image_url">
-        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>
-        <div class='user-name'>{{user.name}}</div>
-        <div class='user-screen-name'>@{{user.screen_name}}</div>
+        <div class='container'>
+          <img :src="user.profile_image_url">
+          <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span>
+          <div class='user-name'>{{user.name}}</div>
+          <div class='user-screen-name'>@{{user.screen_name}}</div>
+        </div>
         <div v-if="isOtherUser" class="user-interactions">
           <div v-if="user.follows_you && loggedIn" class="following base06">
             Follows you!
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-body base00-background">
+    <div class="panel-body profile-panel-body" :style="bodyStyle">
       <div class="user-counts">
         <div class="user-count">
           <h5>Statuses</h5>
@@ -58,12 +60,16 @@
   export default {
     props: [ 'user' ],
     computed: {
-      style () {
+      headingStyle () {
         return {
-          color: `#${this.user.profile_link_color}`,
           'background-image': `url(${this.user.cover_photo})`
         }
       },
+      bodyStyle () {
+        return {
+          background: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), ' + this.$store.state.config.colors['base00'] + ' 80%)'
+        }
+      },
       isOtherUser () {
         return this.user !== this.$store.state.users.currentUser
       },
@@ -90,3 +96,114 @@
     }
   }
 </script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+
+.profile-panel-background {
+  background-color: #121517;
+  background-size: cover;
+  border-radius: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0;
+}
+
+.profile-panel-body {
+  padding-top: 0em;
+  top: -0em;
+  padding-top: 4em;
+}
+
+.user-info {
+	color: white;
+  padding: 16px 16px 16px 16px;
+  margin-bottom: -4em;
+
+  .container{
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-content: flex-start;
+    justify-content: center;
+    max-height: 60px;
+  }
+
+  img {
+      border: 2px solid;
+      border-radius: 0.5em;
+      flex: 1 0 100%;
+      max-width: 48px;
+      max-height: 48px;
+  }
+
+	text-shadow: 0px 1px 1.5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);
+
+	.user-name{
+		margin-top: 0.0em;
+    margin-left: 0.6em;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    align-self: flex-start;
+	}
+
+  .user-screen-name {
+      margin-top: 0.0em;
+      margin-left: 0.6em;
+      font-weight: lighter;
+      font-size: 15px;
+      padding-right: 0.1em;
+      flex: 0 0 auto;
+      align-self: flex-start;
+  }
+
+  .user-interactions {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-flow: row wrap;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+
+    div {
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+    margin-top: 0.7em;
+    margin-bottom: -1.0em;
+
+    .following {
+      color: white;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      flex: 0 0 100%;
+      margin: -0.7em 0.0em 0.3em 0.0em;
+      padding-left: 16px;
+      text-align: left;
+    }
+
+    .mute {
+      max-width: 220px;
+      min-height: 28px;
+    }
+
+    .follow {
+      max-width: 220px;
+      min-height: 28px;
+    }
+
+    button {
+      width: 92%;
+      height: 100%;
+      border: 1px solid;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.user-counts {
+    display: flex;
+    line-height:16px;
+    padding: 1em 1.5em 0em 1em;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.user-count {
+    flex: 1;
+
+    h5 {
+    	font-size:1em;
+        font-weight: bolder;
+        margin: 0 0 0.25em;
+    }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index b0d6db85..11a61bfc 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -7,45 +7,10 @@
 <script src="./user_profile.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
- .user-profile {
-   flex: 2;
-   flex-basis: 500px;
- }
 
- .user-info {
-     .user-interactions {
-         display: flex;
-         flex-flow: row wrap;
-         justify-content: center;
+.user-profile {
+  flex: 2;
+  flex-basis: 500px;
+}
 
-         div {
-             flex: 1;
-         }
-         margin-top: 0.5em;
-         margin-bottom: -1.2em;
-
-         .following {
-             font-size: 14px;
-             flex: 0 0 100%;
-             margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-         }
-
-         .mute {
-             max-width: 200px;
-         }
-
-         .follow {
-             max-width: 200px;
-         }
-
-         button {
-             width: 80%;
-             height: 100%;
-             border: 1px solid;
-         }
-     }
-     .user-screen-name {
-     	margin-top: 0.4em;
-     }
- }
 </style>