diff --git a/app/styles/app.scss b/app/styles/app.scss
index 1c4c0eff48..522012187c 100644
--- a/app/styles/app.scss
+++ b/app/styles/app.scss
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@
 /*.ember-view { animation: domChanged 1s; -webkit-animation: domChanged 1s; }*/
 
 .panel-primary {
-    animation: domChanged 1s;
-    -webkit-animation: domChanged 1s;
-}
-
-.navbar-brand span {
-    color: #00bd9c;
+    // commenting out until we can sort out best flow for transition
+    // animation: domChanged 1s;
+    // -webkit-animation: domChanged 1s;
 }
 
 .screen-button, .screen-title {
@@ -108,4 +105,23 @@
 }
 
 @import "bootstrap";
-@import "bootstrap-theme";
\ No newline at end of file
+@import "bootstrap-theme";
+
+// jglovier's temporary style tweaks
+// -------------------------------------------/
+
+body {
+    background-color: #2e4359;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+.logo-svg {
+  width: 186px;
+}
+.navbar-brand {
+  padding: 13px 0;
+}
+.jumbotron {
+  background-color: #2e4359;
+}
+
+// end temp style tweaks ------------/
diff --git a/app/styles/bootstrap-theme.scss b/app/styles/bootstrap-theme.scss
index 9fcbbf6487..7f196ec30a 100644
--- a/app/styles/bootstrap-theme.scss
+++ b/app/styles/bootstrap-theme.scss
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ fieldset[disabled] .btn-primary.active {
 }
 
 .panel {
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+    // -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+    // box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 }
 
 .panel-default {
@@ -437,4 +437,4 @@ fieldset[disabled] .btn-primary.active {
     border-color: #dcdcdc;
     -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/styles/bootstrap.scss b/app/styles/bootstrap.scss
index 695ef86c16..9628765636 100644
--- a/app/styles/bootstrap.scss
+++ b/app/styles/bootstrap.scss
@@ -5673,8 +5673,6 @@ a.list-group-item-danger {
     background-color: #fff;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 }
 
 .panel-body {
diff --git a/app/templates/components/logo-svg.hbs b/app/templates/components/logo-svg.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e10d103ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/components/logo-svg.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<svg version="1.1" class="logo-svg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
+     viewBox="0 0 347.907 60.807" enable-background="new 0 0 347.907 60.807" xml:space="preserve">
+  <g>
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diff --git a/app/templates/navigation.hbs b/app/templates/navigation.hbs
index f97874dda8..6eaa6db0d7 100644
--- a/app/templates/navigation.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/navigation.hbs
@@ -8,16 +8,18 @@
                 <span class="icon-bar"></span>
                 <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             </button>
-            <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">hospital<span>run</span></a>
+            <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
+              {{logo-svg}}
+            </a>
         </div>
 
         <!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
         <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-1">
             {{#if allowSearch}}
-                
-                <div class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search">                    
+
+                <div class="navbar-form navbar-left" role="search">
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        {{text-search valueBinding="searchText" autofocus="true" placeholder="Search" class="form-control"}}                        
+                        {{text-search valueBinding="searchText" autofocus="true" placeholder="Search" class="form-control"}}
                     </div>
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-default"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-search"></span></button>
                 </div>
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@
                     <li><a {{ action 'invalidateSession' }}>Logout</a></li>
                 {{else}}
                     <li>{{#link-to 'login'}}Login{{/link-to}}</li>
-                {{/if}}                
-            </ul>            
+                {{/if}}
+            </ul>
         </div><!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
     </div><!-- /.container-fluid -->
 </nav>