diff --git a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
index 8f3816f3d20f888868222ee4194bd79db9e46662..2e47295d683bc9542afe6fdb07bf2d49a9b0758b 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   .back
     = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
   Albums
-  .button.right#add_album_button
-    = link_to 'New Album', "#"
+  .right#add_album_button
+    = link_to 'New Album', "#", :class => "button"
 
   #add_album_box.contextual_pane
     = render "albums/new_album"
diff --git a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
index 253d94d19792b666ba909a39765d8bf6cf03c21e..208c3ae2baa0faeffcd491752679617b22a52ab3 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   = @album.name 
 
   -if mine? @album
-    .button.right#add_photos_button
-      = link_to 'Add Photos', '#'
+    .right#add_photos_button
+      = link_to 'Add Photos', '#', :class => "button"
 
     #add_photo_box.contextual_pane
       = render "photos/new_photo", :photo => @photo, :album => @album
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
   .back
     = link_to "⇧ albums", albums_path
   -if mine? @album
-    .button.right
-      = link_to 'Edit Album', edit_album_path(@album)
+    .right
+      = link_to 'Edit Album', edit_album_path(@album), :class => "button"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index 5da7a9f9e6bb8ef3a6be76d8f59c00bade700bf9..5e0f2ef51f577fca3aa089bb1a1d2deac60fde68 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -21,15 +21,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			var show_comments_toggle = $(this).parent().prev().children(".show_post_comments");
 			show_comments_toggle.html("hide comments ("+ ($(this).children().length - 1) + ")");
 		};
-	  });
-
-	$('a').hover(function(){
-    if( $(this).children("img").length < 1 )
-      $(this).fadeTo(60, 0.5);
-	}, function(){
-    if( $(this).children("img").length < 1 )
-      $(this).fadeTo(80, 1);
-	});
+  });
 
 	$('#debug_info').click(function() {
 		$('#debug_more').toggle('fast', function() {
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 929192e13e1ccbd44a117b8acc12e503bc6016cb..6710c853d0daec06e1bb7f3e392e800c8bd4480d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ body {
 
 a {
   color: #018790;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: bold; }
+  text-decoration: none; }
   a:hover {
-    color: #018790; }
+    color: white;
+    background-color: #018790; }
 
 #flash_notice,
 #flash_error,
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ h1.big_text {
 
 .back {
   position: absolute;
-  font-size: 12px; }
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: normal; }
 
 #content_bottom {
   position: relative;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 6b7bc131738628b6fd44b40046ad31e2929cff53..223080f2d6d45097e80a8a41103df4faf86f7876 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ a
   :color #018790
   :text
     :decoration none
-  :font-weight bold
   &:hover
-    :color #018790
+    :color #fff
+    :background
+      :color #018790
 
 
 #flash_notice,
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ h1.big_text
   :position absolute
   :font
     :size 12px
+    :weight normal
 
 #content_bottom
   :position relative
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
index 50000a8d3b27af930231adce67ce8d766d80699e..7a64e4ce6739c3b84206d6193c7542b0a712c527 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@
 
   :display inline
 
-  :color #777
+  :padding 4px
+
   :font-size 12px
   :line-height 100%
 
   :text-shadow 0 1px 0 #fff
 
-  :min-height 14px
+  :min-height 10px
 
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FAFAFA), to(#E0E0E0))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FAFAFA, #E0E0E0)
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FCFCFC), to(#F6F6F6))
+  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FCFCFC, #F6F6F6)
 
-  :border 1px solid #ccc
-    :bottom 1px solid #666
-    :left 1px solid #999
-    :right 1px solid #999
+  :border 1px solid #EEE
+    :bottom 1px solid #999
+    :left 1px solid #ccc
+    :right 1px solid #ccc
 
   :border-radius 3px
   :-moz-border-radius 3px
@@ -27,28 +28,31 @@
 
   :cursor pointer
 
+  :box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
+  :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
+  :-moz-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
 
-  :box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
-  :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
-  :-moz-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
-
-  a
-    :font-weight normal
-    :color #777
+  :font-weight normal
 
+  :color #666
 
-.button
-  :padding 5px
+  &:hover
+    :color #666
+    :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FAFAFA), to(#F0F0F0))
+    :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FAFAFA, #F0F0F0)
 
   &:active
-    :box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :-moz-box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :color #555
+    :color #666
+    :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#F0F0F0), to(#FAFAFA))
+    :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F0F0F0, #FAFAFA)
+    :border
+      :top 1px solid #ccc
 
 ul.button_set
 
-  :padding 5px 0
+  :padding
+    :left 0
+    :right 0
 
   > li
     :padding 5px
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ ul.button_set
         :right none
 
 .button .selected, .button_set .selected
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#E0E0E0), to(#FAFAFA))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e0e0e0, #fafafa)
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#F0F0F0), to(#FAFAFA))
+  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F0F0F0, #fafafa)
 
   :border
     :top 1px solid #aaa
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/ui.css b/public/stylesheets/ui.css
index 63c8dc0cccd78c40ce087a1282e4c92e2e44f3f7..f83cc79578c12525b4fccaa0b9b1d1d042c4daa4 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/ui.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/ui.css
@@ -2,38 +2,39 @@
   font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
   font-style: normal;
   display: inline;
-  color: #777777;
+  padding: 4px;
   font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 100%;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
-  min-height: 14px;
-  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fafafa), to(#e0e0e0));
-  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fafafa, #e0e0e0);
-  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
-    border-left: 1px solid #999999;
-    border-right: 1px solid #999999;
+  min-height: 10px;
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fcfcfc), to(#f6f6f6));
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #f6f6f6);
+  border: 1px solid #eeeeee;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;
+    border-left: 1px solid #cccccc;
+    border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;
   border-radius: 3px;
   -moz-border-radius: 3px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc;
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc; }
-  .button a, .button_set a {
-    font-weight: normal;
-    color: #777777; }
-
-.button {
-  padding: 5px; }
-  .button:active {
-    box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    color: #555555; }
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  color: #666666; }
+  .button:hover, .button_set:hover {
+    color: #666666;
+    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fafafa), to(#f0f0f0));
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fafafa, #f0f0f0); }
+  .button:active, .button_set:active {
+    color: #666666;
+    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#f0f0f0), to(#fafafa));
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f0f0f0, #fafafa);
+    border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; }
 
 ul.button_set {
-  padding: 5px 0; }
+  padding-left: 0;
+  padding-right: 0; }
   ul.button_set > li {
     padding: 5px;
     display: inline;
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ ul.button_set {
       border-right: none; }
 
 .button .selected, .button_set .selected {
-  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#e0e0e0), to(#fafafa));
-  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e0e0e0, #fafafa);
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#f0f0f0), to(#fafafa));
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f0f0f0, #fafafa);
   border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; }
 
 .right {