diff --git a/app/assets/images/pixelbomb.png b/app/assets/images/pixelbomb.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b475c
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_icons.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_icons.scss
index 96473fc..4100ca3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_icons.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_icons.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
   font-style: normal;
 }
 
+.linkedin::before {
+  content: '\f0e1';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-style: normal;
+}
+
+.linkedin::before {
+  content: '\f0e1';
+  font-family: 'FontAwesome';
+  font-style: normal;
+}
+
 .map::before {
   content: '\f041';
   font-family: 'FontAwesome';
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index 7734ecf..ba2630c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ $xxl-font-size: 3.75rem;
 $base-line-height: 1.5rem;
 
 // SIZING
+$xsm-space: 0.2rem;
 $little-space: 0.5rem;
 $med-space: 1rem;
 $large-space: 2rem;
+$larger-space: 2.6rem;
 $xl-space: 4rem;
 $xxl-space: 6rem;
 $xxxl-space: 8rem;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_footer.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_footer.scss
index 3fb4d71..c51dc53 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_footer.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_footer.scss
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ footer {
     width: 100%;
 
     @include above($small-screen) {
-      text-align: center;
+      text-align: left;
     }
 
     li {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ footer {
   }
 
   .contact,
-  .social,
+ /* .social,  // social icons in centre */
   nav {
     flex: 1;
   }
@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@ footer {
   }
 
   .social_icons {
-    padding-top: 15px;
+    padding-top: 20px;
+    font-size: $large-font-size;
+    letter-spacing: $xsm-space;
 
-    img {
-      max-width: 35px;
-      padding-right: 10px;
+    @include above($medium-screen) {
+      display: none;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_header.scss
index f78c87c..7a4949b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_header.scss
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ header {
 
     .featured {
       border-radius: $round-border;
-/*      padding-top: $little-space; */ /* take out*/
       font-size: inherit;
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_home.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_home.scss
index 869ba4a..634190e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_home.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_home.scss
@@ -20,40 +20,34 @@
   }
 
   p {
-    line-height: $base-line-height;
-    padding-bottom: 60px;
+  line-height: $base-line-height;
+  padding-bottom: 60px;
   }
 
+  /* social icons */
   @include above($medium-screen) {
-    #social_side_links {
-      list-style: none;
-      padding: 60;
+
+    #social_side_links 
+    {
+      font-size: $med-font-size;
       position: fixed;
-      right: 20px;
       top: 100px;
+      right: 30px;
       z-index: 99;
+      padding: 12px;
+      background: $grey;
+      border-radius: $round-border;
+      text-align: center;
+      line-height: $larger-space;
     }
 
-    #social_side_links li a {
-      display: block;
-    }
-
-    #social_side_links li a img {
-      background-color: $grey;
-      border-radius: 0;
-      display: block;
-      max-width: 45px;
-      padding: 10px;
-      transition: background .2s ease-in-out;
-    }
-
-    #social_side_links li a:hover img {
-      background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .9);
-    }
+   #social_side_links a {color: $white;}
   }
 
   @include on($medium-screen) {
-    #social_side_links {
+    
+    #social_side_links 
+    {
       display: none;
     }
   }
@@ -61,13 +55,16 @@
   /* end social icons */
 
   section {
-    padding-top: $med-space;
-    padding-left: $med-space;
-    padding-right: $med-space;
-
     padding-bottom: $xxxl-space;
+    padding-left: $med-space;
+    padding-right: xxl-space;
+    padding-top: $med-space; 
     text-align: left;
-  }
+    }
+
+    .photos {
+      @include squairy-light-background;
+    }
 
   .photos {
     @include squairy-light-background;
@@ -142,7 +139,8 @@
       padding-right: $xxl-space;
       font-weight: bold;
       letter-spacing: 2px;
-      text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #000000;
+      padding-right: $xxl-space;
+      text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px $grey;
 
       @include above($small-screen) {
         font-size: $xxl-font-size;
@@ -154,15 +152,11 @@
     h2 {
       font-size: $base-line-height;
       padding-right: $xxl-space;
-
-      @include above($medium-screen) {
-      }
     }
   }
 
   #events {
     @include above($small-screen) {
-
       background: transparent;
 
       h2 {
@@ -252,6 +246,7 @@
     font-size: $normal-font-size;
   }
 
+
   .apply-to-demo {
     background-color: $background-color;
     border-radius: $base-border-radius;
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
index 8d0a065..a0cc20b 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
         <%= mail_to t('.email'), t('.email') %>
       </li>
     </ul>
-
-    <%= render 'layouts/social' %>
+  
+    <!-- <%= render 'layouts/social' %> -->
 
     <nav>
       <div class='languages'>
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@
   </div>
     
   <div class='social_icons'>
-  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'facebook', alt: 'facebook' %></a>
-      <a href="https://twitter.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'twitter', alt: 'twitter' %></a>
-      <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/9318526/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'linkedin', alt: 'linkedin' %></a>
-      <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'instagram', alt: 'instagram' %></a></div>
+      <a href='https://www.facebook.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='facebook'></a>
+      <a href='https://twitter.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='twitter'></a>
+      <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/9318526/' target='_blank' class='linkedin'></a>
+      <a href='https://www.instagram.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='instagram'></a>
+      <a href='https://medium.com/@mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='medium'></a>
+  </div>
 
   <div class='bottom'>
     <p><%= t('.made_in_mtl_html', heart: '<i class="heart"></i>'.html_safe) %></p>
diff --git a/app/views/pages/home.html.erb b/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
index 3789065..f32d562 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/home.html.erb
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 <%= provide :title, t('.title') %>
 
-<!-- Social Icons Start -->
-
-<ul id="social_side_links">
-  <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'facebook', alt: 'facebook' %></a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'twitter', alt: 'twitter' %></a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/9318526/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'linkedin', alt: 'linkedin' %></a></li>
-  <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtlnewtech/" target="_blank"><%= image_tag 'instagram', alt: 'instagram' %></a></li>
-</ul>
-
-<!-- Social Icons End -->
+<div id="social_side_links">
+    <a href='https://www.facebook.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='facebook'></a><br>
+    <a href='https://twitter.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='twitter'></a><br>
+     <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/9318526/' target='_blank' class='linkedin'></a><br>
+    <a href='https://www.instagram.com/mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='instagram'></a><br>
+    <a href='https://medium.com/@mtlnewtech/' target='_blank' class='medium'></a>
+</div>
 
 <section id='mtlnewtech'>
-
   <div class='headers'>
     <h1><%= t('.mtlnewtech.main') %></h1>
     <h2><%= t('.mtlnewtech.sub') %></h2>
@@ -74,6 +70,7 @@
   </div>
 
 <section id='what_we_do'>
+
   <div class='content'>
     <h1><%= t('.what_we_do') %></h1>
     <p><%= t('pages.about.about_us') %></p>
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b64f6b6..c2197b2 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_accounts_on_user_id", using: :btree
   end
 
+  create_table "contacts", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "email",      null: false
+    t.string   "name"
+    t.inet     "remote_ip"
+    t.integer  "source"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table "events", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "name",        null: false
+    t.text     "description", null: false
+    t.datetime "starts_at",   null: false
+    t.integer  "duration"
+    t.integer  "location_id"
+    t.string   "cover_image"
+    t.string   "slug"
+    t.datetime "created_at",  null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",  null: false
+    t.index ["location_id"], name: "index_events_on_location_id", using: :btree
+  end
+
   create_table "initiative_translations", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "initiative_id", null: false
     t.string   "locale",        null: false
@@ -40,6 +62,14 @@
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
   end
 
+  create_table "locations", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "name",       null: false
+    t.string   "address",    null: false
+    t.text     "directions"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
   create_table "member_profile_translations", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "member_profile_id", null: false
     t.string   "locale",            null: false
@@ -54,14 +84,22 @@
   create_table "member_profiles", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "user_id"
     t.integer  "team_id",    null: false
+    t.string   "name",       null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.string   "image"
-    t.string   "name",       null: false
     t.index ["team_id"], name: "index_member_profiles_on_team_id", using: :btree
     t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_member_profiles_on_user_id", using: :btree
   end
 
+  create_table "organizations", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "name",        null: false
+    t.text     "description"
+    t.string   "logo"
+    t.datetime "created_at",  null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",  null: false
+  end
+
   create_table "partnership_translations", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "partnership_id", null: false
     t.string   "locale",         null: false
@@ -80,6 +118,16 @@
     t.string   "relationship", default: "community_partner", null: false
   end
 
+  create_table "team_members", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.text     "bio"
+    t.string   "position"
+    t.string   "slug"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_team_members_on_user_id", using: :btree
+  end
+
   create_table "team_translations", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer  "team_id",     null: false
     t.string   "locale",      null: false
@@ -114,6 +162,7 @@
   end
 
   add_foreign_key "accounts", "users"
+  add_foreign_key "events", "locations"
   add_foreign_key "member_profiles", "teams"
   add_foreign_key "member_profiles", "users"
 end