diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/_footer.html b/pinaxcon/templates/_footer.html
index 6143b17..1144979 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/_footer.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/_footer.html
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-<div class="pull-left">
-    North Bay Python is a member project of the <a href="https://sfconservancy.org" title="Software Freedom Conservancy">Software Freedom Conservancy</a>, a 501(c)(3) charity.<br/>
+<div class="row">
+  <div class="pull-left">
+    North Bay Python is a member project of <a href="https://sfconservancy.org" title="Software Freedom Conservancy">Software Freedom Conservancy</a>, a 501(c)(3) charity.<br/>
 
     <a href="https://facebook.com/northbaypython" title="North Bay Python on Facebook">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/northbaypython" title="North Bay Python on Twitter">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://lanyrd.com/2017/nbpy" title="North Bay Python on Lanyrd">Lanyrd</a> | <a href="/code-of-conduct" title="North Bay Python Code of Conduct">Code of Conduct</a> | <a href="/terms-and-conditions" title="North Bay Python Terms and Conditions">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="/about/colophon" title="North Bay Python Colophon">Colophon</a>
-</div>
+  </div>
 
-<div class="pull-right">
-    Site powered by <a href="https://github.com/chrisjrn/symposion/" title="Symposion Git Repository"><b>Symposion</b></a>
-    and <a href="https://github.com/chrisjrn/registrasion/" title="Registrasion Git Repository"><b>Registrasion</b></a>.
+  <div class="pull-right">
+      Site powered by <a href="https://github.com/chrisjrn/symposion/" title="Symposion Git Repository"><b>Symposion</b></a>
+      and <a href="https://github.com/chrisjrn/registrasion/" title="Registrasion Git Repository"><b>Registrasion</b></a>.
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html b/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
index eed76e7..ac912a8 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/site_base.html
@@ -42,8 +42,14 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 
-{% block footer %}
-    {% include "_footer.html" %}
+{% block footer_base %}
+  <div class="container">
+    <footer>
+      {% block footer %}
+          {% include "_footer.html" %}
+      {% endblock %}
+    </footer>
+  </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
 
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 322aff7..2807883 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
       <p>Here is some text about Petaluma and the Mystic Theatre. It's pretty great. The mystic is close to restaurants and hotels. Petaluma is only an hour out of San Francisco. Blah.</p>
 
       <div class="bottom-align" style="width: 100%">
-        <div class="btn-group col-md-6">
+        <div class="btn-group col-md-4">
           <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/about/north-bay-python">Find out more</a>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="col-md-6 text-right">
+        <div class="col-md-8 text-right">
           Image credit: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BU-G5dGAkHt">Mystic Theatre</a>, &copy; 2017 Christopher Neugebauer (CC-BY-SA)</div>
       </div>
   </div>
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
 
 
       <div class="bottom-align" style="width: 100%">
-        <div class="btn-group col-md-6">
+        <div class="btn-group col-md-4">
           <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/code-of-conduct">View our code of conduct</a>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="col-md-6 text-right">
+        <div class="col-md-8 text-right">
           Image credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard_jones/14638274749">DjangoGirls Brisbane 2014</a>, &copy; 2014 Richard Jones (CC-BY)</div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 7fcb2c6..6d0e5dc 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ section {
 .modal form {
   margin-bottom: 0px;
 }
+
 footer {
-    padding-bottom: 20px;
+  padding-top: 20px;
+  padding-bottom: 20px;
 }
+
 p.login-signup {
     margin-top: 20px;
 }
diff --git a/static/scss/variables.scss b/static/scss/variables.scss
index 940b3fd..8ffcd29 100644
--- a/static/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/static/scss/variables.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $background-filter-transparent: change-color($background-filter, $alpha: 0.5);
 $font-family-sans-serif:  'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
 $font-family-serif:       Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
 $font-family-monospace:   Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;
-$font-size-base:          15px;
+$font-size-base:          16px;
 $headings-line-height: 1.0;