diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index df08808aea9510cc828ba9f5afbd1a5810c9ad90..b4018863bc781bec3b4645e60c48c86822313987 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_filter :count_requests
   before_filter :set_invites
 
-  layout :layout_by_resource
-
-  def layout_by_resource
-    if devise_controller?
-      "session_wall"
-    else
-      "application"
-    end
-  end
-
   def set_friends_and_status
     if current_user
       if params[:aspect] == nil || params[:aspect] == 'all'
diff --git a/app/views/devise/passwords/new.html.haml b/app/views/devise/passwords/new.html.haml
index 1d877b70ec2b62f19aa97c5d8a0487b9f46cbd30..d9431bbb8dc2dd5eb936036165762d9262a20387 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/passwords/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/passwords/new.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-%h2 Forgot your password?
-= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => password_path(resource_name)) do |f|
-  = devise_error_messages!
-  %p
-    = f.label :email
-    = f.text_field :email
-  %p
-  = f.submit "Send me reset password instructions"
-= render :partial => "devise/shared/links"
+.span-12.prepend-6.last
+  .floating
+    %h3
+      Forgot your password?
+    = form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => password_path(resource_name)) do |f|
+      = devise_error_messages!
+      %p
+        = f.label :email
+        = f.text_field :email
+      %p
+      = f.submit "Send me reset password instructions"
+    = render :partial => "devise/shared/links"
diff --git a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.haml b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.haml
index 5803415b44cb0b460d2e92a2c123af2694f0f7f6..852a8afd5e08dbcb2b816f4bdac6624f658fc68a 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.haml
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
-%h1
-  This is a technology preview, do not provide any private information.
-%h3
-  your account may be deleted until we move into a more stable development period.
-%h3
-  USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
-= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => session_path(resource_name)) do |f|
-  #user
-    %p.username
-      = f.label :username
-      = f.text_field :username
-    %p.user_network
-      ="@#{APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]}"
+.span-10.append-1.last
+  .floating
+    %h3 Login
+    = form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => session_path(resource_name)) do |f|
+      #user
+        %p.username
+          = f.label :username
+          = f.text_field :username
+        %p.user_network
+          ="@#{APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]}"
 
+        %p
+          = f.label :password
+          = f.password_field :password
+      /%p
+      /- if devise_mapping.rememberable?
+      /  = f.check_box :remember_me
+      /  = f.label :remember_me
+      = f.submit "Sign in"
+    
     %p
-      = f.label :password
-      = f.password_field :password
-  /%p
-  /- if devise_mapping.rememberable?
-  /  = f.check_box :remember_me
-  /  = f.label :remember_me
-  = f.submit "Sign in"
-  = link_to "Have a problem? Find an answer here", 'http://diaspora.shapado.com/'
-  %p
-= render :partial => "devise/shared/links"
+      = render :partial => "devise/shared/links"
+    %p
+      = link_to "Have a problem? Find an answer here", 'http://diaspora.shapado.com/'
+
+.span-13.last
+  %h1
+    This is a technology preview, do not provide any private information.
+  %h3
+    your account may be deleted until we move into a more stable development period.
+  %h3
+    USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index ddbdc9377639b95b15c4dd5648ce2943b1dbbd86..c7deeda8ec50a1873e3d6be8769bc982f8baba41 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 
     = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'image_picker', 'stream'
 
-    = render 'js/websocket_js'
+    - if current_user
+      = render 'js/websocket_js'
 
     = csrf_meta_tag
     = yield(:head)
@@ -43,24 +44,25 @@
     %header
       .container{:style => "position:relative;"}
         #diaspora_text{:href => root_path}
-          = link_to "DIASPORA*", root_path
+          = link_to "DIASPORA*", (current_user ? root_path : new_user_session_path)
           %span.sub_text
             PREVIEW
 
-        #global_search
-          = form_tag(people_path, :method => 'get') do
-            = text_field_tag 'q', nil, :placeholder => "Search", :type => 'search', :results => 5
-
-        %ul#user_menu
-          .avatar
-            = owner_image_tag
-          = link_to current_user.real_name, '#'
-          %li= link_to "view profile", current_user.person
-          %li= link_to "edit profile", edit_person_path(current_user.person)
-          %li= link_to "account settings", edit_user_path(current_user)
-          %li= link_to t('.logout.'), destroy_user_session_path
-
-        = render "shared/aspect_nav"
+        - if current_user
+          #global_search
+            = form_tag(people_path, :method => 'get') do
+              = text_field_tag 'q', nil, :placeholder => "Search", :type => 'search', :results => 5
+
+          %ul#user_menu
+            .avatar
+              = owner_image_tag
+            = link_to current_user.real_name, '#'
+            %li= link_to "view profile", current_user.person
+            %li= link_to "edit profile", edit_person_path(current_user.person)
+            %li= link_to "account settings", edit_user_path(current_user)
+            %li= link_to t('.logout.'), destroy_user_session_path
+
+          = render "shared/aspect_nav"
 
     .container
       .span-24.last
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/session_wall.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/session_wall.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc15063d627a4b65061267b450a9d2f95b6683cf..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/views/layouts/session_wall.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
--#   Copyright (c) 2010, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
--#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
--#   the COPYRIGHT file.
-
-!!!
-%html
-  %head
-    %title
-      DIASPORA | login
-    %meta{"http-equiv"=>"Content-Type", :content=>"text/html; charset=utf-8"}/
-    %meta{"http-equiv"=> "X-UA-Compatible", :content =>"chrome=1" }
-
-    = stylesheet_link_tag "sessions"
-    /= javascript_include_tag"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"
-    = javascript_include_tag 'jquery142'
-    = javascript_include_tag 'jquery.infieldlabel'
-
-    :javascript
-      $(document).ready(function(){
-        $("#user_username").focus();
-        $("label").inFieldLabels();
-      });
-
-    = csrf_meta_tag
-    = yield(:head)
-
-  %body
-
-    :plain
-      <!--[if lt IE 8]>
-      <div style='border: 1px solid #F7941D; background: #FEEFDA; text-align: center; clear: both; height: 75px; position: relative;'>
-        <div style='position: absolute; right: 3px; top: 3px; font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;'><a href='#' onclick='javascript:this.parentNode.parentNode.style.display="none"; return false;'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-cornerx.jpg' style='border: none;' alt='Close this notice'/></a></div>
-        <div style='width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; color: black;'>
-          <div style='width: 75px; float: left;'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-warning.jpg' alt='Warning!'/></div>
-          <div style='width: 275px; float: left; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;'>
-            <div style='font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 12px;'>You are using an outdated browser</div>
-            <div style='font-size: 12px; margin-top: 6px; line-height: 12px;'>For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser.</div>
-          </div>
-          <div style='width: 75px; float: left;'><a href='http://www.firefox.com' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-firefox.jpg' style='border: none;' alt='Get Firefox 3.5'/></a></div>
-          <div style='width: 75px; float: left;'><a href='http://www.browserforthebetter.com/download.html' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-ie8.jpg' style='border: none;' alt='Get Internet Explorer 8'/></a></div>
-          <div style='width: 73px; float: left;'><a href='http://www.apple.com/safari/download/' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-safari.jpg' style='border: none;' alt='Get Safari 4'/></a></div>
-          <div style='float: left;'><a href='http://www.google.com/chrome' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.ie6nomore.com/files/theme/ie6nomore-chrome.jpg' style='border: none;' alt='Get Google Chrome'/></a></div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <![endif]-->
-
-    - flash.each do |name, msg|
-      = content_tag :div, msg, :id => "flash_#{name}"
-    %div#huge_text
-      DIASPORA*
-    = yield
-
-    /= link_to "signup", "/signup"
diff --git a/app/views/registrations/new.html.haml b/app/views/registrations/new.html.haml
index cea31ff78e0f076f9c7f2d45c80c033775451328..191f885e66f49185166cb8108d37fea2d9b3664f 100644
--- a/app/views/registrations/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/registrations/new.html.haml
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
-= image_tag "http://needcoffee.cachefly.net/needcoffee/uploads/2009/02/predator-arnold-schwarzenegger.jpg"
-
-= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => registration_path(resource_name)) do |f|
-  %p
-    = f.label :username
-    = f.text_field :username
-  %p
-    = f.label :email
-    = f.text_field :email
-  %p
-    = f.label :password
-    = f.password_field :password
-  %p
-    = f.label :password_confirmation
-    = f.password_field :password_confirmation
-
-  = f.fields_for :person do |p|
-    = p.fields_for :profile do |pr|
+.span-12.prepend-6.last
+  .floating
+    %h3
+      Sign up for Diaspora
+    = image_tag "http://needcoffee.cachefly.net/needcoffee/uploads/2009/02/predator-arnold-schwarzenegger.jpg"
+    = form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => registration_path(resource_name)) do |f|
       %p
-        = pr.label :first_name
-        = pr.text_field :first_name
+        = f.label :username
+        = f.text_field :username
       %p
-        = pr.label :last_name
-        = pr.text_field :last_name
-  = f.submit t('.sign_up')
-= render :partial => "devise/shared/links"
-
+        = f.label :email
+        = f.text_field :email
+      %p
+        = f.label :password
+        = f.password_field :password
+      %p
+        = f.label :password_confirmation
+        = f.password_field :password_confirmation
 
-%br
-%br
+      = f.fields_for :person do |p|
+        = p.fields_for :profile do |pr|
+          %p
+            = pr.label :first_name
+            = pr.text_field :first_name
+          %p
+            = pr.label :last_name
+            = pr.text_field :last_name
+      = f.submit t('.sign_up')
 
-%h2 or, upload yourself
 
+  .floating
+    %h3
+      Upload an existing Diaspora account
 
-= form_tag '/users/import', :multipart => true do
+    = form_tag '/users/import', :multipart => true do
 
-  %p
-    = label_tag 'user[email]'
-    = text_field_tag 'user[email]'
-  %p
-    = label_tag 'user[password]'
-    = password_field_tag 'user[password]'
-  %p
-    = label_tag 'user[password_confirmation]'
-    = password_field_tag 'user[password_confirmation]'
+      %p
+        = label_tag 'user[email]'
+        = text_field_tag 'user[email]'
+      %p
+        = label_tag 'user[password]'
+        = password_field_tag 'user[password]'
+      %p
+        = label_tag 'user[password_confirmation]'
+        = password_field_tag 'user[password_confirmation]'
 
-  %label Select File
-  = file_field 'upload', 'file'
-  = submit_tag "Upload"
+      %label Select File
+      = file_field 'upload', 'file'
+      = submit_tag "Upload"