diff --git a/src/static/login.css b/src/static/login.css
index f8d64044b88604b1ad95008df3e20c4d48da67a0..1ea2dacd7283b1ddb20292ee3580fb476f3fe8ff 100644
--- a/src/static/login.css
+++ b/src/static/login.css
@@ -1,78 +1,3 @@
-/* LOGIN FORM stolen from Django admin */
-
-body.login {
-    background: #f8f8f8;
-}
-
-.login #header {
-    height: auto;
-    padding: 5px 16px;
-}
-
-.login #header h1 {
-    font-size: 18px;
-}
-
-.login #header h1 a {
-    color: #fff;
-}
-
-.login #content {
-    padding: 20px 20px 0;
-}
-
-.login #container {
-    background: #fff;
-    border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    width: 28em;
-    min-width: 300px;
-    margin: 100px auto;
-}
-
-.login #content-main {
-    width: 100%;
-}
-
-.login .form-row {
-    padding: 4px 0;
-    float: left;
-    width: 100%;
-    border-bottom: none;
-}
-
-.login .form-row label {
-    padding-right: 0.5em;
-    line-height: 2em;
-    font-size: 1em;
-    clear: both;
-    color: #333;
-}
-
-.login .form-row #id_username, .login .form-row #id_password {
-    clear: both;
-    padding: 8px;
-    width: 100%;
-    -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-       -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-            box-sizing: border-box;
-}
-
-.login span.help {
-    font-size: 10px;
-    display: block;
-}
-
-.login .submit-row {
-    clear: both;
-    padding: 1em 0 0 9.4em;
-    margin: 0;
-    border: none;
-    background: none;
-    text-align: left;
-}
-
-.login .password-reset-link {
-    text-align: center;
-}
+#login-form-container {
+	width: 350px;
+}
diff --git a/src/static/memberdb.css b/src/static/memberdb.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 004be23a6dae2550e8c7fd41ee4fd8d666860070..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/static/memberdb.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-html {
-    height: 100%;
-}
-
-#content {
-    width: 80%;
-    margin: 0 10%;
-}
-
-.centered {
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 50%;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-}
-
-.form-container {
-    margin: 20px 0;
-}
-
-.text-center, .form-header {
-    text-align: center;
-}
-
-.form-header .tips {
-    color: #333;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    font-size: 17px;
-    border-radius: 10px;
-    background-color: #feb;
-    padding: 10px 10px 7px 10px;
-    margin: 10px 10px 20px 10px;
-    display: inline-block;
-    text-align: center;
-    line-height: 23px;
-}
-
-.form-header .tips.error {
-    color: #000;
-    background-color: rgb(255, 145, 0);
-}
-
-fieldset {
-    border: none;
-}
-
-.form-row {
-    margin: 10px 10px 20px 10px;
-    overflow: auto;
-}
-
-.submit-row {
-    margin: 10px;
-    overflow: auto; /* stop parent div from collapsing when contents are floated */
-}
-
-.form-row label {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    display: inline;
-}
-
-/* style text boxes */
-.form-row input[type="text"],
-.form-row input[type="email"],
-.form-row input[type="password"] {
-    display: block;
-    padding: 4px;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    line-height: 20px;
-    width: 100%;
-}
-
-.form-row input[type=checkbox],
-.form-row.readonly .text {
-    display: inline;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    line-height: 20px;
-}
-
-.form-row.readonly .text {
-    font-size: 16px;
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    color: #444;
-}
-
-.help {
-    margin: 8px 8px 0 8px;
-}
-
-.help a {
-    color: #777;
-}
-
-ul.errorlist {
-    list-style: none;
-    background-color: #a33;
-    color: white;
-    padding: 10px 30px;
-    margin: 30px 0 10px 0;
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-nav {
-    background-color: #333;
-    overflow: auto; /* make navbar expand in case the tab buttons flow to a second row */
-}
-
-.navtab {
-    float: left;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: white;
-    text-align: center;
-    font-size: 22px;
-    font-variant-caps: all-petite-caps;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    line-height: 26px;
-    padding: 17px 20px; /* line-height and padding adds up to minimum 60px element height */
-    border-style: solid;
-    border-color: #555;
-    border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;
-    margin-right: -1px;
-    background-color: #3c3c3c;
-}
-
-.navtab:hover, .navtab.active {
-    color: #eee;
-    background-color: black;
-}
-
-.navtab:last-child {
-    border-right: 1.5px solid #555;
-}
-
-.member-details, .membership-details {
-    width: 100%;
-    text-align: left;
-}
diff --git a/src/static/shared.css b/src/static/shared.css
index dc9e6ceb24e1fcbb0c03e83f3fa8938e690ae982..7ded656bd42e901312923226139443497ec35fb5 100644
--- a/src/static/shared.css
+++ b/src/static/shared.css
@@ -1,16 +1,167 @@
-/* memberdb: css used by both main site & admin pages 
+/* memberdb: css used by both main site & admin pages
  * some of this is just copied from the admin css */
 
+/* BEGIN MEMBERDB.CSS */
+
+html {
+ height: 100%;
+}
+
+#content {
+ width: 80%;
+ margin: 0 10%;
+}
+
+.centered {
+ position: absolute;
+ top: 50%;
+ left: 50%;
+ transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+.form-container {
+ position: relative;
+	margin: 20px auto;
+	padding: 10px;
+
+	border-radius: 8px;
+	background: #303030;
+	box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+}
+
+.text-center, .form-header {
+ text-align: center;
+}
+
+.form-header .tips {
+ color: #333;
+ font-weight: 400;
+ border-radius: 10px;
+ background-color: #feb;
+ padding: 10px 10px 7px 10px;
+ margin: 10px 10px 20px 10px;
+ display: inline-block;
+ text-align: center;
+ line-height: 23px;
+}
+
+.form-header .tips.error {
+ color: #000;
+ background-color: rgb(255, 145, 0);
+}
+
+fieldset {
+ border: none;
+}
+
+.form-row, .submit-row {
+ margin: 10px 0px;
+}
+
+.submit-row {
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 0px;
+}
+
+.submit-row *+* {
+ margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
+.form-row label {}
+
+/* style text boxes */
+.form-row input[type="text"],
+.form-row input[type="email"],
+.form-row input[type="password"],
+.form-row textarea {
+ width: 100%;
+}
+
+.form-row input[type=checkbox],
+.form-row.readonly .text {
+ display: inline;
+ line-height: 20px;
+}
+
+.form-row.readonly .text {
+ padding-left: 10px;
+ color: #444;
+}
+
+.help {
+ margin: 8px 8px 0 8px;
+}
+
+.help a {
+ color: #777;
+}
+
+ul.errorlist {
+ list-style: none;
+ background-color: #a33;
+ color: white;
+ padding: 10px 30px;
+ margin: 30px 0 10px 0;
+ font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+nav {
+ background-color: #333;
+ overflow: auto; /* make navbar expand in case the tab buttons flow to a second row */
+}
+
+.navtab {
+ float: left;
+ text-decoration: none;
+ color: white;
+ text-align: center;
+ font-size: 22px;
+ font-variant-caps: all-petite-caps;
+ font-weight: 400;
+ line-height: 26px;
+ padding: 17px 20px; /* line-height and padding adds up to minimum 60px element height */
+ border-style: solid;
+ border-color: #555;
+ border-width: 0 1px 0 1px;
+ margin-right: -1px;
+ background-color: #3c3c3c;
+}
+
+.navtab:hover, .navtab.active {
+ color: #eee;
+ background-color: black;
+}
+
+.navtab:last-child {
+ border-right: 1.5px solid #555;
+}
+
+.member-details, .membership-details {
+ width: 100%;
+ text-align: left;
+}
+
+/* END MEMBERDB.CSS */
+
+
+
+
+
+
 * {
     box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
 body {
-    min-height: 100%;
     position: relative;
-    background-color: #f8f8f8;
+    min-height: 100%;
+
+    background-color: #181818;
+    color: #fff;
+
     font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
     font-weight: normal;
+
     margin: 0;
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +233,6 @@ ul.messagelist {
 ul.messagelist li {
     display: block;
     font-weight: 400;
-    font-size: 13px;
     padding: 10px 10px 10px 65px;
     margin: 0 0 10px 0;
     background: #dfd url(../img/icon-yes.svg) 40px 12px no-repeat;
@@ -101,7 +251,6 @@ ul.messagelist li.error {
 }
 
 .errornote {
-    font-size: 14px;
     font-weight: 700;
     display: block;
     padding: 10px 12px;
@@ -114,55 +263,97 @@ ul.messagelist li.error {
 }
 
 /* FORM BUTTONS */
+.button, input[type=submit], input[type=button] {
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 36px;
+    transform: translateY(0px);
+    padding: 0 16px;
 
-.button, input[type=submit], input[type=button], .submit-row input, a.button {
-    background: #79aec8;
-    padding: 10px 15px;
-    border: none;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
     border-radius: 4px;
-    color: #fff;
+    box-shadow:
+        0px -2px 0px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.4) inset,
+        0px 1px 3px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2),
+        0px 1px 0px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
+    ;
+    background: #484848;
+    color: white;
     cursor: pointer;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: inherit;
+
+    transition-duration: 50ms;
+    transition-property: height, margin, transform, box-shadow, filter;
 }
 
-a.button {
-    padding: 4px 5px;
+/* Hack to get text vertically centred in a.button */
+.button::before {
     display: inline-block;
+    height: 100%;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    content: "";
 }
 
-.button:active, input[type=submit]:active, input[type=button]:active,
 .button:focus, input[type=submit]:focus, input[type=button]:focus,
-.button:hover, input[type=submit]:hover, input[type=button]:hover {
-    background: #609ab6;
+.button:hover, input[type=submit]:hover, input[type=button]:hover,
+.button:active, input[type=submit]:active, input[type=button]:active {
+    filter: brightness(1.35);
+    outline: none;
 }
 
-.button[disabled], input[type=submit][disabled], input[type=button][disabled] {
-    opacity: 0.4;
+.button.-disabled, input[type=submit]:disabled, input[type=button]:disabled {
+    filter: none;
+    text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
+    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    cursor: default;
 }
 
-.button.default, input[type=submit].default, .submit-row input.default {
-    float: right;
-    border: none;
-    font-weight: 400;
-    background: #417690;
-}
+.button:active, input[type=submit]:active, input[type=button]:active {
+    height: 33px;
+    margin-bottom: 3px;
+    transform: translateY(3px);
 
-.button.default:active, input[type=submit].default:active,
-.button.default:focus, input[type=submit].default:focus,
-.button.default:hover, input[type=submit].default:hover {
-    background: #205067;
+    box-shadow: none;
+    filter: brightness(0.5);
+    outline: none;
 }
 
-.button[disabled].default,
-input[type=submit][disabled].default,
-input[type=button][disabled].default {
-    opacity: 0.4;
+.button.-default, input[type=submit].-default {
+    margin-left: auto;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    background: #609ab6;
 }
 
 .help, p.help, form p.help, div.help, form div.help, div.help li {
-    font-size: 12px;
     color: #999;
 }
 
+/* TEXT BOXES */
+input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="password"], textarea {
+    display: block;
+    position: relative;
+    height: 36px;
+    padding: 4px;
+
+    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    box-shadow: 0px 2px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2) inset;
+    background-color: #484848;
+    color: white;
+
+    transition-property: background-color;
+    transition-duration: 100ms;
+}
+
+input[type="text"]:focus,
+input[type="email"]:focus,
+input[type="password"]:focus,
+textarea:active {
+    background-color: #686868;
+    outline: none;
+}
+
 /* TABLES */
 
 table {
@@ -215,4 +406,3 @@ tr.alt {
 .row2 {
     background: rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.7);
 }
-
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/memberdb/membership_approve.html b/src/templates/admin/memberdb/membership_approve.html
index ade99ddfd3f495dfa943b50ada8726989af0e3a0..c27848a002565a3ec4fd7e010a169d5ca316f05a 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/memberdb/membership_approve.html
+++ b/src/templates/admin/memberdb/membership_approve.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       {% endfor %}
     </fieldset>
     <div class="submit-row">
-        <input type="submit" class="default" value="Save &amp; Approve">
+        <input type="submit" class="-default" value="Save &amp; Approve">
     </div>
 </form>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/templates/base.html b/src/templates/base.html
index e152ae96e194ed63a3408ef0a6671bcb832e0049..60c4565b1d81b12977227d0ed3d721af29b4a6ee 100644
--- a/src/templates/base.html
+++ b/src/templates/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     <!-- MemberDB base template -->
     <title>{% block title %}UCC MemberDB{% endblock %}</title>
     <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="{% static 'ucc-logo.png' %}"/>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static "memberdb.css" %}">
     {% block prestyle %}{% endblock %}
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static "shared.css" %}">
     {% block extrahead %}{% endblock %}
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
                 <span></span>
             </a>
             {% endblock %}
-            
+
             {# fancy automatic navbar thing from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39639264 #}
             {% with url_name=request.resolver_match.url_name %}
             {% if request.member %}
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@
         {% endblock %}
 
         {% block header %}{% endblock %}
-        
+
     </div>
     {% endblock %}<!-- END Header -->
     {% block breadcrumbs %}{% endblock %}
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     {% endblock %}
-    <!-- END Footer -->    
+    <!-- END Footer -->
 </div>
 <!-- END Container -->
 
diff --git a/src/templates/base_form.html b/src/templates/base_form.html
index a979ae5f92ea3add22d12650b19a3d8173adfe06..c6475a178f5af9a19d4054346d56a9bbbb816c83 100644
--- a/src/templates/base_form.html
+++ b/src/templates/base_form.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         {% endfor %}
         {% block postform %}{% endblock %}
         <div class="submit-row">
-            <input type="submit" class="default" value="{% block action_text %}Register{% endblock %}">
+            <input type="submit" class="-default" value="{% block action_text %}Register{% endblock %}">
         </div>
     </form>
     {% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/templates/login.html b/src/templates/login.html
index d07731e38723a15b215f38d0b15942ce66066c15..04db59916c636681eaabc43f85bdc65609d79b68 100644
--- a/src/templates/login.html
+++ b/src/templates/login.html
@@ -4,63 +4,57 @@
 {% block title %}UCC Member Login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block extrahead %}
-{{ block.super }}
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static "login.css" %}">
-{{ form.media }}
+  {{ block.super }}
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static "login.css" %}">
+  {{ form.media }}
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% block content_title %}<h1>Login to MemberDB</h1>{% endblock %}
+{% block content_title %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-
-<div class="form-container">
-
-<div class="form-header">
-{% if form.errors and not form.non_field_errors %}
-<p class="errornote">
-{% if form.errors.items|length == 1 %}Please correct the error below.{% else %}Please correct the errors below.{% endif %}
-</p>
-{% endif %}
-
-{% if form.non_field_errors %}
-{% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
-<p class="errornote">
-    {{ error }}
-</p>
-{% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
-
-
-<p class="tips">
-{% if user.is_authenticated %}
-    You are already logged in as {{ user.username }}.
-    Would you like to login to a different account?
-{% else %}
-    <b>Please enter your UCC username and password below.</b> <br><br>
-    {% if not request.member %}
-    If you do not have a UCC account yet, please apply for a membership by going to the <a href="{% url 'memberdb:register' %}">registration page</a>.
-    {% else %}
-    It appears you have already registered. If you have not yet received your UCC login details, please <a href="https://www.ucc.asn.au/aboutucc/contact.ucc">contact us</a>.
-    {% endif %}
-{% endif %}
-</p>
-</div>
-
-<form action="{% url 'memberdb:login' %}" method="post" id="login-form">
-  {% csrf_token %}
-  <div class="form-row">
-    {{ form.username.errors }}
-    {{ form.username.label_tag }} {{ form.username }}
-  </div>
-  <div class="form-row">
-    {{ form.password.errors }}
-    {{ form.password.label_tag }} {{ form.password }}
-    <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ next }}">
+  <div class="form-container" id="login-form-container">
+    <h1>UCCPortal</h1>
+    <div class="form-header">
+      {% if form.errors and not form.non_field_errors %}
+        <p class="errornote">
+          {% if form.errors.items|length == 1 %}Please correct the error below.{% else %}Please correct the errors below.{% endif %}
+        </p>
+      {% endif %}
+
+      {% if form.non_field_errors %}{% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
+          <p class="errornote">{{ error }}</p>
+      {% endfor %}{% endif %}
+
+      <p class="tips">
+        {% if user.is_authenticated %}
+            You are already logged in as {{ user.username }}.
+            Would you like to login to a different account?
+        {% else %}
+            <b>Please enter your UCC username and password below.</b> <br><br>
+            {% if not request.member %}
+              If you do not have a UCC account yet, please apply for a membership by going to the <a href="{% url 'memberdb:register' %}">registration page</a>.
+            {% else %}
+              It appears you have already registered. If you have not yet received your UCC login details, please <a href="https://www.ucc.asn.au/aboutucc/contact.ucc">contact us</a>.
+            {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+
+    <form action="{% url 'memberdb:login' %}" method="post" id="login-form">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+      <div class="form-row">
+        {{ form.username.errors }}
+        {{ form.username.label_tag }} {{ form.username }}
+      </div>
+      <div class="form-row">
+        {{ form.password.errors }}
+        {{ form.password.label_tag }} {{ form.password }}
+        <input type="hidden" name="next" value="{{ next }}">
+      </div>
+      <div class="submit-row">
+        <a href="/register" class="button">Register</a>
+        <input type="submit" value="Login" class="-default"/>
+      </div>
+    </form>
   </div>
-  <div class="submit-row">
-    <label>&nbsp;</label><input type="submit" value="Log in">
-  </div>
-</form>
-</div>
-
 {% endblock %}