diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index c5c6e8a..9a877c3 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 .App {
-  text-align: center;
+
 }
 
 .App-logo {
   animation: App-logo-spin infinite 20s linear;
-  height: 80px;
+  height: 95px;
+  margin-right: 20px;
 }
 
+.app-title-wrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
 .App-header {
   background-color: #222;
-  height: 150px;
+  height: 105px;
   padding: 20px;
   color: white;
+  padding-left: 40px;
 }
 
 .App-title {
@@ -22,6 +28,35 @@
   font-size: large;
 }
 
+.todo-list {
+  padding: 50px;
+  padding-top: 10px;
+  width: 600px;
+}
+.todo-create-wrapper {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+.todo-create-input {
+  padding: 12px 10px;
+  min-width: 300px;
+  display: inline-block;
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 2px rgba(69, 101, 173, 0.1);
+  border: none;
+  outline: none;
+  transition: all 0.3s ease;
+}
+.todo-create-input:hover, .todo-create-input:active, .todo-create-input:focus {
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 2px rgb(43, 190, 185);
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 2px #00ad9f;
+}
+
+.todo-item {
+  padding: 15px 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+}
+
 @keyframes App-logo-spin {
   from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
   to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 117a53e..42c6dc4 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ class App extends Component {
       })
     })
   }
-  logState = () => {
-    console.log(this.state)
-  }
   saveTodo = (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     const { todos } = this.state
@@ -33,6 +30,9 @@ class App extends Component {
       return false
     }
 
+    // reset input
+    this.inputElement.value = ''
+
     // Optimistically add todo to UI
     const temporaryValue = {
       data: {
@@ -114,10 +114,19 @@ class App extends Component {
     return todos.map((todo, i) => {
       const { data, ref } = todo
       const id = getTodoId(todo)
-      console.log('id', id)
+      // only show delete button after create API response returns
+      let deleteButton
+      if (ref) {
+        deleteButton = (
+          <button data-id={id} onClick={this.deleteTodo}>delete</button>
+        )
+      }
       return (
-        <div key={i} style={{borderBottom: '1px solid black', padding: 20}}>
-          {data.title} <button data-id={id} onClick={this.deleteTodo}>delete</button>
+        <div key={i} className='todo-item'>
+          <div>
+            {data.title}
+          </div>
+          {deleteButton}
         </div>
       )
     })
@@ -126,24 +135,34 @@ class App extends Component {
     return (
       <div className="App">
         <header className="App-header">
-          <img src={logo} className="App-logo" alt="logo" />
-          <h1 className="App-title">Netlify + Fauna DB</h1>
+          <div className="app-title-wrapper">
+            <img src={logo} className="App-logo" alt="logo" />
+            <div>
+              <h1 className="App-title">Netlify + Fauna DB</h1>
+              <p className="App-intro">
+                Using FaunaDB & netlify functions
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </header>
-        <p className="App-intro">
-          Using FaunaDB & netlify functions
-        </p>
-        <div>
-          <button onClick={this.logState}>log state</button>
+
+        <div className='todo-list'>
           <h2>Create todo</h2>
-          <form className='feature-add' onSubmit={this.saveTodo}>
-            <input placeholder='Todo Info' name='name' ref={el => this.inputElement = el} />
-            <button>
+          <form className='todo-create-wrapper' onSubmit={this.saveTodo}>
+            <input
+              className='todo-create-input'
+              placeholder='Add a todo item'
+              name='name'
+              ref={el => this.inputElement = el}
+              autocomplete='off'
+              style={{marginRight: 20}}
+            />
+            <button className='todo-create-button'>
               Create todo
             </button>
           </form>
+          {this.renderTodos()}
         </div>
-
-        {this.renderTodos()}
       </div>
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index b4cc725..76ff592 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -3,3 +3,29 @@ body {
   padding: 0;
   font-family: sans-serif;
 }
+
+button {
+  padding: 7px 15px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  line-height: 24px;
+  text-align: center;
+  border: 1px solid #e9ebeb;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e3e3;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  color: rgba(14,30,37,.87);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0 rgba(14,30,37,.12);
+  transition: all .2s ease;
+  transition-property: background-color,color,border,box-shadow;
+  outline: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+button:focus, button:hover {
+  background-color: #f5f5f5;
+  color: rgba(14,30,37,.87);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 12px 0 rgba(233,235,235,.16), 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.08);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}