diff --git a/views/stories/index.jade b/views/stories/index.jade
index 87e487b2a5..c5b0c2de34 100644
--- a/views/stories/index.jade
+++ b/views/stories/index.jade
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ block content
             if (page === 'recent')
                 include ./new-stories
             if (page === 'submit')
-                include ./preliminary-submit
+                if (user)
+                    include ./preliminary-submit
+                else
+                    .spacer
+                    .text-center
+                        a.btn.btn-cta.signup-btn.btn-primary(href="/login") Sign in to post your story (it's free)
+                    .spacer
             if (page === 'search')
                 include ./search-stories
             if (page === 'storySubmission')
diff --git a/views/stories/news-nav.jade b/views/stories/news-nav.jade
index a233b6f9ca..0980167c31 100644
--- a/views/stories/news-nav.jade
+++ b/views/stories/news-nav.jade
@@ -1,17 +1,36 @@
 .col-xs-12
-    .btn-group.input-group.btn-group-justified(data-toggle='buttons')
-        label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'hot' ? 'active' : '' }")
-            input#option1(href='/stories/hot', type='radio', name='options')
-            | Hot
-        label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'recent' ? 'active' : '' }")
-            input#option2(href='/stories/recent', type='radio', name='options')
-            | New
-        label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'submit'  ? 'active' : page === 'storySubmission' ? 'active' : '' }")
-            input#option3(href='/stories/submit', type='radio', name='options')
-            | Submit
-        label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'search' ? 'active' : '' }")
-            input#option4(href='/stories/search', type='radio', name='options')
-            | Search
+    .visible-xs.visible-sm
+        .btn-group.input-group.btn-group-justified(data-toggle='buttons')
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'hot' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option1(href='/stories/hot', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-ios-pulse-strong
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'recent' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option2(href='/stories/recent', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-ios-clock
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'submit'  ? 'active' : page === 'storySubmission' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option3(href='/stories/submit', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-plus-circled
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'search' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option4(href='/stories/search', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-search
+    .visible-md.visible-lg
+        .btn-group.input-group.btn-group-justified(data-toggle='buttons')
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'hot' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option1(href='/stories/hot', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-ios-pulse-strong  
+                | Hot
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'recent' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option2(href='/stories/recent', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-ios-clock  
+                | New
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'submit'  ? 'active' : page === 'storySubmission' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option3(href='/stories/submit', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-plus-circled  
+                | Submit
+            label.btn.btn-primary.btn-big(class="#{ page === 'search' ? 'active' : '' }")
+                input#option4(href='/stories/search', type='radio', name='options')
+                i.ion-search  
+                | Search
 
     script.
         $('label').on('click', function() {
diff --git a/views/stories/preliminary-submit.jade b/views/stories/preliminary-submit.jade
index b7234f6594..3937b6a800 100644
--- a/views/stories/preliminary-submit.jade
+++ b/views/stories/preliminary-submit.jade
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-.spacer
 .col-xs-12
-    form.form-horizontal.control-label-story-submission#story-submission-form
-        .col-xs-2.img-story-post
-            img.img-responsive(src='#{user.profile.picture}')
-        .col-xs-10
-            .form-group
-                .col-xs-1
-                    label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Link
-                .col-xs-11
-                    input#story-url.form-control(placeholder='Paste your link here', name='Link')
-            .spacer
-            .form-group
-                button.btn.btn-big.btn-block.btn-primary#preliminary-story-submit Submit
+    .spacer
+    .input-group
+        input#story-url.big-text-field.form-control(placeholder='Paste your link here', name='Link', autofocus)
+        span.input-group-btn
+            button#preliminary-story-submit.btn.btn-big.btn-primary(type='button') Submit
+    .spacer
+
+
+    //
+        .col-xs-12
+            form.form-horizontal.control-label-story-submission#story-submission-form
+                .col-xs-2.img-story-post
+                    img.img-responsive(src='#{user.profile.picture}')
+                .col-xs-10
+                    .form-group
+                        .col-xs-11
+                            input#story-url.form-control(placeholder='Paste your link here', name='Link')
+                    .spacer
+                    .form-group
+                        button.btn.btn-big.btn-block.btn-primary Submit
     script.
             $('#story-url').on('keypress', function(e) {
                 if (e.which === 13 || e === 13) {
diff --git a/views/stories/search-stories.jade b/views/stories/search-stories.jade
index 19926f8be0..f1140493c7 100644
--- a/views/stories/search-stories.jade
+++ b/views/stories/search-stories.jade
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .col-xs-12
     .spacer
     .input-group
-        input#searchArea.big-text-field.form-control(type='text', placeholder='Search for...', autofocus)
+        input#searchArea.big-text-field.form-control(type='text', placeholder='Search our stories', autofocus)
         span.input-group-btn
             button#searchbutton.btn.btn-big.btn-primary(type='button') Search
     .spacer
diff --git a/views/stories/submit-story.jade b/views/stories/submit-story.jade
index 8043b50dc5..df601fcbfd 100644
--- a/views/stories/submit-story.jade
+++ b/views/stories/submit-story.jade
@@ -4,23 +4,21 @@
         var storyURL = !{JSON.stringify(storyURL)};
         var storyTitle = !{JSON.stringify(storyTitle)};
     form.form-horizontal.control-label-story-submission#story-submission-form
-        .col-xs-2.img-story-post
-            img.img-responsive(src='#{user.profile.picture}')
-        .col-xs-10
+        .col-xs-12
             .form-group
-                .col-xs-1
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-1
                     label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Link
-                .col-xs-11
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-11
                     input#story-url.form-control(placeholder='Paste your link here', name='Link')
             .form-group
-                .col-xs-1
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-1
                     label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Title
-                .col-xs-11
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-11
                     input#story-title.form-control(placeholder='Type a headline for your link here', name='Title')
             .form-group
-                .col-xs-1
-                    label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name')
-                .col-xs-11
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-1
+                    label.control-label.control-label-story-submission(for='name') Description
+                .col-xs-12.col-md-11
                     textarea#description-box.form-control(name="comment-box", rows=5, placeholder="Start off the discussion with a description of your post")
 
             .spacer