diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java b/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
index 513cb6f..5c04208 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/java/greenify/client/controller/DashBoardController.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package greenify.client.controller;
 
 import greenify.client.rest.UserService;
+import javafx.animation.FadeTransition;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
+import javafx.util.Duration;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 
@@ -33,8 +36,18 @@ public class DashBoardController {
     @FXML
     private Label welcomebacktext;
 
+    FadeTransition fadeTrans;
+
     public void initialize() {
-        welcomebacktext.setText("Welcome back " + userService.currentUser.getName() + "!");
+        welcomebacktext.setText("Welcome back, " + userService.currentUser.getName() + "!");
+    }
+
+    public void addFadeTransition(Node node) {
+
+        fadeTrans = new FadeTransition(Duration.millis(400), node);
+        fadeTrans.setFromValue(0);
+        fadeTrans.setToValue(1.0);
+        fadeTrans.play();
     }
 
 
@@ -43,11 +56,13 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * @param event the event (clicking the button)
      */
     public void displayDashboard(ActionEvent event) {
+        addFadeTransition(dashboardPane);
         System.out.println("display dashboard");
         dashboardPane.setVisible(true);
         userPane.setVisible(false);
         activitiesPane.setVisible(false);
 
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,11 +70,13 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * @param event the event (clicking the button)
      */
     public void displayActivities(ActionEvent event) {
+        addFadeTransition(activitiesPane);
         totalVeganMealCounter.setText("" + userService.currentUser.getVeganMeal());
         System.out.println("display activities");
         dashboardPane.setVisible(false);
         userPane.setVisible(false);
         activitiesPane.setVisible(true);
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -67,10 +84,13 @@ public class DashBoardController {
      * @param event the event (clicking the button)
      */
     public void displayUser(ActionEvent event) {
+        addFadeTransition(userPane);
         System.out.println("display user");
         dashboardPane.setVisible(false);
         userPane.setVisible(true);
         activitiesPane.setVisible(false);
+
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml b/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
index fff823a..d0ec88a 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/resources/fxml/dashboard.fxml
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@
                   </ImageView>
                </graphic>
             </Button>
+            <Text fill="#797676" layoutX="60.0" layoutY="105.0" strokeType="OUTSIDE" strokeWidth="0.0" text="How will you make the world greener today?">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="15.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Text>
          </children>
       </AnchorPane>
    </children>
diff --git a/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css b/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
index 72cc665..2cdebe8 100644
--- a/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
+++ b/src/Client/src/main/resources/stylesheets/dashboardStyle.css
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 @font-face {
-  font-family: 'Designio Regular ';
-  src: url('stylesheets/DesignioRegular.otf');
+  font-family: 'Designio Regular';
+  src: url('DesignioRegular.otf');
 }
 
 .root {
   -fx-background-color:  #f9fffb;
-  -fx-font-family: "Big Designer";
+  /*-fx-font-family: "Designio Regular";*/
+  -fx-font-family: Corbel;    /*this doesn't work for some reason*/
 }
 
 #dashboardButton {
   -fx-background-color: #5a635c;
-
 }
 #dashboardButton:pressed {
   -fx-background-color: #b7e2c2;
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
 #activitiesButton:pressed {
   -fx-background-color: #b7e2c2;
 }
+