diff --git a/application/views/welcome_message.php b/application/views/welcome_message.php
index d906bc8..48f362e 100644
--- a/application/views/welcome_message.php
+++ b/application/views/welcome_message.php
@@ -11,65 +11,77 @@
 	::webkit-selection{ background-color: #E13300; color: white; }
 
 	body {
-		background-color: #fff;
-		margin: 40px;
+		background-color: #393939;
 		font: 13px/20px normal Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
 		color: #4F5155;
 	}
 
 	a {
-		color: #003399;
+		color: #e64c1b;
 		background-color: transparent;
 		font-weight: normal;
 	}
 
 	h1 {
 		color: #444;
-		background-color: transparent;
-		border-bottom: 1px solid #D0D0D0;
-		font-size: 19px;
+		border-bottom: 1px dotted #d9d9d9;
+		padding-bottom:8px;
+		font-size: 24px;
 		font-weight: normal;
-		margin: 0 0 14px 0;
-		padding: 14px 15px 10px 15px;
 	}
 
 	code {
 		font-family: Consolas, Monaco, Courier New, Courier, monospace;
 		font-size: 12px;
-		background-color: #f9f9f9;
-		border: 1px solid #D0D0D0;
-		color: #002166;
+		background-color: #f5f5f5;
+		border: 1px dotted #d8d8d8;
+		color: #555;
 		display: block;
 		margin: 14px 0 14px 0;
 		padding: 12px 10px 12px 10px;
 	}
 
 	#body{
-		margin: 0 15px 0 15px;
-	}
-	
-	p.footer{
-		text-align: right;
-		font-size: 11px;
-		border-top: 1px solid #D0D0D0;
-		line-height: 32px;
-		padding: 0 10px 0 10px;
-		margin: 20px 0 0 0;
+		background-color:#fff;
+		padding:1em 2em;
+		border-bottom:6px solid #e64c1b;
 	}
 	
 	#container{
-		margin: 10px;
-		border: 1px solid #D0D0D0;
-		-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 8px #D0D0D0;
+		width:640px;
+		margin:5em auto 0 auto;
+	}
+
+	#container>img
+	{
+		margin:0 auto;
+		display:block;
+		margin-bottom:1.5em;
+	}
+
+	#footer
+	{
+		text-align:right;
+		text-transform:uppercase;
+		font-size:10px;
+		color:#888;
+	}
+
+	#footer em
+	{
+		font-style:normal;
+		color:#ccc;
 	}
 	</style>
 </head>
 <body>
 
 <div id="container">
-	<h1>Welcome to CodeIgniter!</h1>
-
+	<!-- CodeIgniter Logo as BASE64 Data -->
+	<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAA/CAYAAACmVEtSAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAyBpVFh0WE1MOmNvbS5hZG9iZS54bXAAAAAAADw/eHBhY2tldCBiZWdpbj0i77u/IiBpZD0iVzVNME1wQ2VoaUh6cmVTek5UY3prYzlkIj8+IDx4OnhtcG1ldGEgeG1sbnM6eD0iYWRvYmU6bnM6bWV0YS8iIHg6eG1wdGs9IkFkb2JlIFhNUCBDb3JlIDUuMC1jMDYwIDYxLjEzNDc3NywgMjAxMC8wMi8xMi0xNzozMjowMCAgICAgICAgIj4gPHJkZjpSREYgeG1sbnM6cmRmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8xOTk5LzAyLzIyLXJkZi1zeW50YXgtbnMjIj4gPHJkZjpEZXNjcmlwdGlvbiByZGY6YWJvdXQ9IiIgeG1sbnM6eG1wPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3hhcC8xLjAvIiB4bWxuczp4bXBNTT0iaHR0cDovL25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wL21tLyIgeG1sbnM6c3RSZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC9zVHlwZS9SZXNvdXJjZVJlZiMiIHhtcDpDcmVhdG9yVG9vbD0iQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENTNSBXaW5kb3dzIiB4bXBNTTpJbnN0YW5jZUlEPSJ4bXAuaWlkOkNDNTAyNjQzRTFFNTExRTBBNkMwRjMxM0JEMjM2RTA1IiB4bXBNTTpEb2N1bWVudElEPSJ4bXAuZGlkOkNDNTAyNjQ0RTFFNTExRTBBNkMwRjMxM0JEMjM2RTA1Ij4gPHhtcE1NOkRlcml2ZWRGcm9tIHN0UmVmOmluc3RhbmNlSUQ9InhtcC5paWQ6Q0M1MDI2NDFFMUU1MTFFMEE2QzBGMzEzQkQyMzZFMDUiIHN0UmVmOmRvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6Q0M1MDI2NDJFMUU1MTFFMEE2QzBGMzEzQkQyMzZFMDUiLz4gPC9yZGY6RGVzY3JpcHRpb24+IDwvcmRmOlJERj4gPC94OnhtcG1ldGE+IDw/eHBhY2tldCBlbmQ9InIiPz7SPhHYAAAJFUlEQVR42sxaCchVRRSeM+/555aSqdnCn6QZWplYVpaF7YvZhilEFEYL7RgYlRERUVEQWVSW0kKI2GLRppWFZItY0GZli7lkWbZRppXmP31nZu69M3Pn3ffe/78LXvjuMnfumXNmzpxz5syl9YeJso7dgf2BxaLEQ5ZI+ydgGnBpmQJUBVFZtDuAb4VQD+G6qqyRkMx+WcCxRegeoidx316OCpUrwZ72fhDkuM/I0lqUOQcI9A90ns9Ak6e3uo+qqrw5MJaUGOGTVzPQ7It8s8NbITB+EbqoGpQeitOxO/wcAPNs/8/NvyOhSJwBiFahLDN6F7BTdGQEHYOm23C7dUc1oxficqogj2v3GIaC9la1VjUidPJQubl4EIjeY+Yo65K98jOlknDv9we+aYknprZqs1wbvjtw2t4Rxj7zgb5Zl1N0CHD0aF0o0WkzA1TIdLYSu+C0AHf7FX+QjBhta6bDyhEgO/qCNzBPhzcmNcdI6vcu8t0aAcDOILQzDzfjvT5Wwho3mE2lfA1SYj1erq3FdDpVKrDwPD+rJIosZVcE2BuEnwftUWmPUcir0EyoRCBT521c/opSrDAqWjV1fUmp/2i1APuA5Eu4Dk+7Xboq7lzyHbicamlXtSI8q6jKUaEhaGIhuNo3Z2BCo6OC+UsCk1ctife+7FRgU21abYR4EYzsm5+bEebJY56Pr3DzaSxw0j2vYha3ngCVhq3ZAOAFtDC8YTPr3htBvrQrtUg8UK4fYMczFz01Mq6YVKyw2SisjfZ+F4KBaoNfz0G1E3Jd6/FN3nNOJPPZH4Uj1SkB6gwfwpk7dGichBEcT3KMg1hWP1EoA9lnpZdkbEOziIh6u2KZup6YuwL/AJtbFY2ej9P1bjyfOCi2GGTXpXxle09puWO77TtzFSO8NS3b+4r93mAYSt/CVyc1vqCR1gLkcRAoPugyL1LnEkGiz4nhd78TqUMah8d9iIWsJO1Ix2GJPsBoCLLQrinaOrukxFCLx0GsV2ripOMZZTBUyTvpr77Mt8IRnBmkOz2hEz2QVEHZ9ZYOD8d0vHkF2KvOCCQMuKBbQWBUOhq1ejtlOn33AcrW5L7zaZwD9uYEjB2A8mdQb7w30pKOw8Mb+n2tObrh9N5h2ThgiY1MiqNFL0IWP+KM5SJHpggxQqeUd1K/ouxrkx3Ua+iiNcJ61D0F1xX1zCj7hZma+eLGhTUwbgwE1VAr8eaXqHmkwLwqWBzSaMQD74X3z+N6NPBDkQpdAIsxmqQzF8lElJRYIDLWR6VzQVuXjbg8agseJGfSEyXWKiiTmcVy6RORV8+ZT0OAuXjf5lgtL63SnXgSpebSlcCfmMo2lAkFPSXaRKYT5iuiBXlmKDOvTlmevvAEyQTTGI+2b3bTKtKRZjJOQ/NMOybUISZ8ZpY5+VClU+pE74tcJ8ToxoWodQWf03A7MqkvLQE2YZcWE6eiRv9JLY05eB6chnevxxmjAmHqCtET19scFdIfHgIckSdSD2m9gUkZZaHJRiME3Q10tDgrPREYK5w5cFZcZeohrXdy5tQ8ITj7dh3KJwBfNECnGR6uSFSoDTi7iz0yBpSGp9askguRF3EYAdwffks1R1zk6vmGhXh0+/MIDMaLwRSYPNeEJt6UkgAuCc6y0Acxi7zF87xVGQrxG3A1yk6FkCtDC0RusEi+WU3aUb6J5XTOURIMHombbnHzRsGaw9punW3wzS2ez8H9mb4QUWfOgRq3+bjLrO4gSv1KdOJT3sSewuyMzQ2bpNp66aYZ3DjI3DyM89Bs9IBuMp9HVXo0poLU5ai4xY9ig/tiEzuMVahdkMtMwLB0A7JaZi/FQJzmobyXOxIsBMVzOw9pAyDFhmiUG2tLekIMZMrtqdRJFBn2hmzIlCYMH4Kbm3OBU7VmzmSpTcd/n/EQ6zyHt0xD+kjda1QjixDsmTrPq4HH9Iowtw7QOA8N7JxbfbEQ0ZwAfQRMwXd/e+vrWK7J44UpEskmHBbje+AE4AvHBjrLTV13D1Ado+dAAq7CzVWk31GZar6DStfU5cVff3TwCKjcesXf73J1/S9gErAKhHYLtcc1c1jA91N6iFxYIeyIpKnE7LvZoLtABHyQDOOv9N2WKoixRehXN9NhvrsGrC1TpsbnbuYtCOm3Aytr5YiorVKUsL3BpnB2pnz7mfUzqviLNPpMhS7cdtDLgmP+zB4/g+fPhJvAzbAQWFEzDMBCvmDn8SthaEe+y83HNTyea+LRoIdtwI3pesB0wJ82BFnq1ONk0Gt4fUm9tKO7KAmB06xoAJjzD7SkqiePEBfXyV7wnyaf5NLeCr0l9Tr4YLtHtg5lHzaVN40fHwPf2WRyreNfsLGIBXgLFLfWycE84bXP1rAjzbixvi9vZgu/gb3pf4FP6wiwFFS0Cq0FF58U2P7/gI/zIUUXfm5obAv4oyg/2THT/mqgdW1OVM+Mjf5Je0lvMlHnUuKN9X7ScZtyOp955PcQhL7KkXLiVZ4DfqaofhK7+E1hV6SLlib+OwnyoMUTWVCPWCrH5hRuwuM2k9QzhZwWuVd4qY3UWsQ9tZQmv9moBLzZV2w+Pei9CK9Ja/1IzMLlTedvlbTGTHzwuZ8G0fftuOwS9eyVxlXCeGDR6AhgfSJGhakd4kyHoOmKTPjAkNamMzZbc7o1CNwG4N1Qp14GWRhlZszvVBWC1wUVyiApFiQmGEl6G9dZQpjdncngebM/LXwH8i5wlROV6bHE44SaMR7H+8nKSxUwH5uQ0ih02DFm6UkV55t1OE9kzxsKG+u+R/BiRhBecKKqb2weaLB6gFHqVvEWPinzqrZVIilD9TkYp0kOk+zUTrR+oeH9gduFDty0k+JjkDAzP78555rWNjDTHYL0aNMQVVl/jvt+pZftwJ5WfZ4Gjge+bHaDg4/7QGSiiZU0s9fieqK3vKz1gwY1uXlnFycAb6qMxsNG4ErWeZvlE50RIMkgHCFIzdIBBMFfkBhTwi9qA4SJdiehndl45j9fHmjUsdc7NgCXgfhYK9BTwKSub5CK5O+tCcCz7EhtUMiR7OoyfjVYZhkfAUyxnnBxM1uigdIMAI6zW6tThfm/uunjfwEGABeasOxXx8L/AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="CodeIgniter">
 	<div id="body">
+		<h1>Welcome to CodeIgniter!</h1>
+
 		<p>The page you are looking at is being generated dynamically by CodeIgniter.</p>
 
 		<p>If you would like to edit this page you'll find it located at:</p>
@@ -78,10 +90,9 @@
 		<p>The corresponding controller for this page is found at:</p>
 		<code>application/controllers/welcome.php</code>
 
-		<p>If you are exploring CodeIgniter for the very first time, you should start by reading the <a href="user_guide/">User Guide</a>.</p>
+		<p>If you are exploring CodeIgniter for the very first time, you should start by reading the <a href="user_guide/">User Guide</a>.</p>		
 	</div>
-
-	<p class="footer">Page rendered in <strong>{elapsed_time}</strong> seconds. <?php echo  (ENVIRONMENT == 'development') ?  'CodeIgniter Version <strong>' . CI_VERSION . '</strong>' : '' ?></p>
+	<div id="footer">Page rendered in <em>{elapsed_time}</em> seconds. <?php echo  (ENVIRONMENT == 'development') ?  'CodeIgniter Version <em>' . CI_VERSION .'</em>' : '' ?></div>
 </div>
 
 </body>