diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1,31 +1,66 @@
-/* Normal text */
+/* Main Default */
 body {
+    background: white url(../images/topbg.jpg) repeat-x top center;
     font-size: 13px;
-    font-family: "Sans Serif";
+    font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif";
+    margin: 10px;
+    padding: 10px;
+}
+
+/* Form Font */
+input {
+    font-family: Tahoma, "sans-serif";
+}
+
+/* Heading 1/2 */
+h1 {
+    font-size: 24px;
+    color: #334488;
+    line-height: 2em;
+}
+
+h2 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    color: #5566bb;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+}
+
+/* Bar Line Color and Thickness */ 
+hr {
+    border-top: 1px solid #dddddd;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;
+}
+
+/* Link + Anchor Color */
+a, a:link, a:visited {
+    color: #6666cc;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+a:hover, a:focus {
+    color: #111166;
+    text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 /* This is the main menu bad*/
 div.userbar { 
-    border-top: thin solid grey;
-    border-bottom: thin solid grey;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
     text-align: right;
     font-size: 12px;
 }
 
 /* This is the top bar, displaying user's full name */
 div.title {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    background: #ddffdd;
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    padding: 2px;
-    margin-top: 3px;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    // background: #ddddff;
+    // border: 1px dashed blue;
+    padding: 10px 0px;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+    font-size: 13px;
 }
 
 div.title span.contest-over-msg {
     font-size: 15px;
     color: red;
-    font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 div.title table {
@@ -35,27 +70,36 @@
 div.title td.left-col {
     text-align: left;
     vertical-align: top;
+    color: #444444;
 }
 
 div.title td.right-col {
     text-align: right;
     vertical-align: top;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #116699;
 }
 
 /* Standard table with header and rows with alternating background */
 table.info {
-    border: 1px solid black;
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    border: 1px solid #666666;
     border-collapse: collapse;
     font-size: 12px;
 }
 
 table.info th {
-    border: 1px solid black;
+    border: 1px solid #666666;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+    padding: 0 0.5em;
 }
 
 table.info td {
-    border-left: 1px solid black;
-    border-right: 1px solid black;
+    border-left: 1px solid #666666;
+    border-right: 1px solid #666666;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
+    padding: 0 0.5em;
 }
 
 tr.info-head {
@@ -64,29 +108,30 @@
 }
 
 tr.info-odd {
-    background: #dddddd;
+    background: #eeeeee;
 }
 
 tr.info-even {
-    background: #f0f0f0;
+    background: #f9f9f9;
 }
 
 /*******************************
  [Main]
 ********************************/
 div.submitbox {
-    border: thin solid black;
+    background: #eeeeff;
+    border: 1px dotted #99aaee;
     padding: 5px;
-    color: white;
-    background-color: #777777;
+    margin: 10px 0px;
+    color: black;
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 13px;
 }
 
 div.errorExplanation {
-    border: 1px dashed black;
-    color: black;
-    padding: 5px;
+    border: 1px dotted gray;
+    color: #bb2222;
+    padding: 5px 15px 5px 15px;
     margin-bottom: 5px;
     background-color: white;
 }
@@ -124,9 +169,10 @@
 div.task-menu {
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 1.75em;
     font-weight: bold;
-    border-top: 1px solid black;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid black;
+    border-top: 1px dashed gray;
+    border-bottom: 1px dashed gray;
     margin-top: 2px;
     margin-bottom: 4px;
 }
@@ -135,9 +181,10 @@
  [Submission]
 ********************************/
 table.taskdesc {
-    border: 1px solid black;
+    border: 2px solid #dddddd;
     border-collapse: collapse;
-    width: 95%;
+    margin: 10px auto;
+    width: 90%;
     font-size: 13px;
 }
 
@@ -146,11 +193,12 @@
 }
 
 table.taskdesc tr.name {
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    background: #aaaaaa;
-    color: white;
+    border: 2px solid #dddddd;
+    background: #dddddd;
+    color: #333333;
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 14px;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
     text-align: center;
 }
 
@@ -167,20 +215,20 @@
 }
 
 /**********************
- [Announcement]
+   Announcement
 ***********************/
 
 div.announcementbox {
-    margin-top: 10px;
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
-    background: green;
+    margin: 10px 0px;
+    background: #bbddee;
     padding: 1px;
 }
 
 div.announcementbox span.title {
     font-weight: bold;
-    color: white;
+    color: #224455;
     padding-left: 10px;
+    line-height: 1.6em;
 }
 
 div.announcement {
@@ -202,30 +250,44 @@
 }
 
 /******************
-  [Messages
+   Messages
 ******************/
 
 div.message {
-    padding-top: 5px;
-    padding-left: 10px;
+    margin: 10px 0 0;
+}
+
+div.message div.message {
+    margin: 0 0 0 30px;
 }
 
 div.message div.body {
-    border: 1px solid green;
-    background: #eeffee;
+    border: 2px solid #dddddd;
+    background: #fff8f8;
     padding-left: 5px;
 }
 
 div.message div.reply-body {
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    background: #ffeeee;
+    border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;
+    background: #fffff8;
     padding-left: 5px;
 }
 
 div.message div.stat {
     font-size: 10px;
-    color: white;
-    background: green;
+    line-height: 1.75em;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    color: #333333;
+    background: #dddddd;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+div.message div.message div.stat {
+    font-size: 10px;
+    line-height: 1.75em;
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    color: #444444;
+    background: #bbbbbb;
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
@@ -234,17 +296,17 @@
 ********************/
 div.contest-title {
     color: white;
-    background: #007700;
     text-align: center;
-    padding: 5px;
+    line-height: 2em;
 }
 
 div.registration-desc {
-    margin-top: 5px;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
-    border: solid 1px gray; 
-    padding: 10px; 
-    background: #f0f0f0;
+    border: 1px dotted gray;
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+    padding: 5px;
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
 }
 
 /********************
@@ -252,9 +314,10 @@
 ********************/
 
 div.test-desc {
-    border: solid 1px gray; 
-    background: #f0f0f0;
+    border: 1px dotted gray; 
+    background: #f5f5f5;
     padding: 5px;
+    margin: 10px 0;
     font-size: 12px;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    line-height: 1.5em;
 }