diff --git a/blender-bfct/application/static/assets/css/bfct.css b/blender-bfct/application/static/assets/css/bfct.css
index 778807f..fa8818c 100644
--- a/blender-bfct/application/static/assets/css/bfct.css
+++ b/blender-bfct/application/static/assets/css/bfct.css
@@ -9,4 +9,53 @@ body {padding: 53px 0 0 0 !important;}
 	top: 0;
 	left: 0;
 	position: absolute;
+}
+
+.form-control {
+  top: 0;
+  position: absolute;
+  background-color: white !important;
+  border: none;
+  margin-top: 30px;
+  border: thin solid #aaa !important;
+}
+
+.form-control:focus {
+  border: thin solid #444 !important;
+}
+
+.input-group .input-group-addon {
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 28px;
+	z-index: 3;
+	padding: 10px 15px 10px 12px !important;
+	background: transparent;
+	border: 0;
+	color: gray;
+}
+
+.input-group .input-group-addon + .form-control{
+	padding-left: 38px;
+}
+
+.input-group .input-group-addon .bf-network{
+	font-size: 140% !important;
+	position: absolute;
+	left: 8px; top: 8px;
+}
+
+::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit browsers */
+    color: #bbb !important;
+}
+
+:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */
+    color:    #999;
+    opacity:  1;
+}
+::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */
+    color:    #999;
+    opacity:  1;
+}
+:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10+ */
+    color:    #999;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blender-bfct/application/templates/applications/view.html b/blender-bfct/application/templates/applications/view.html
index 9ba2a05..56ad530 100755
--- a/blender-bfct/application/templates/applications/view.html
+++ b/blender-bfct/application/templates/applications/view.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-4">
-        <h3>Application Status:</h3>
+        <h3>Application Status</h3>
         <div class="box">
             {% if application.status == 'under_review' %}
                 <i class="backicon fa fa-clock-o"></i>
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
             {% else %}
                 {{application.status}}
             {% endif %}
+            <p>Submitted <span title="{{application.submission_date.strftime('%A %d %B, %Y @ %H:%m')}}">{{application.show_pretty_date('submission')}}</span>.</p>
         {% if review %}
         <p>
             <i class="fa fa-info-circle offset-vertical-2 offset-left-1 offset-right-1"></i>
diff --git a/blender-bfct/application/templates/apply.html b/blender-bfct/application/templates/apply.html
index b1fcdbe..0e3b1d0 100755
--- a/blender-bfct/application/templates/apply.html
+++ b/blender-bfct/application/templates/apply.html
@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@
 {% block body %}
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-8">
-        <div class="container-fluid box">
-            <h2>BFCT Application</h2>
-            <p>
-                Please fill all the fields.
-            </p>
+        <div class="container-fluid">
+            <h2>Submit your Application</h2>
             <hr/>
             <form class="form-horizontal" method="POST" action="{{url_for('apply')}}">
                 <fieldset>
                     {{ form.hidden_tag() }}
                      <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
+                        <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="bf-network"></i></span>
                         {{ form.network_profile(class='form-control', placeholder='e.g. http://blendernetwork.org/<name-surname>') }} 
-                        <label class="control-label">Blender Network Profile URL</label>
+                        <label class="control-label">Blender Network Profile (optional)</label>
                      </div>
 
                      <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
+                        <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i></span>
                         {{ form.website(class='form-control', placeholder='e.g. http://www.yourname.me') }} 
                         <label class="control-label">Website</label>
                      </div>
 
                      <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
-                        {{ form.city_country(class='form-control', placeholder='Where you currently live/teach') }}
+                        <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-map-marker"></i></span>
+                        {{ form.city_country(class='form-control', placeholder='Where do you currently live/teach?') }}
                         <label class="control-label">City and Country</label>
                      </div>
 
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-md-6">
-                            Are you currently teaching at a university?
+                            <p class="offset-top-4">
+                            Are you currently teaching at an institution?
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-md-6">
                          <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full" id="is_teaching_where">
-                            {{ form.institution_name(class="form-control", placeholder="School or Institution's name") }} 
+                            {{ form.institution_name(class="form-control", placeholder="University / School / Institution's name") }} 
                             <label class="control-label">School or Institution Name</label>
                          </div>
                         </div>
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@
 
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-md-6">
-                            A set of essential skills is required
+                            <p class="offset-top-4">
+                            Select which skills you focus on for teaching.
+                            <br/><br/>
+                            <small>(hold Ctrl for multiple selections)</small>
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-md-6">
                          <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
@@ -56,10 +62,14 @@
 
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-md-6">
-                            A video example of your teaching 
+                            <p class="offset-top-4">
+                            Provide a video (or a list of videos) that show your
+                            talking and training skills at their best.
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-md-6">
                          <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
+                            <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-file-video-o"></i></span>
                             {{ form.video_example(class='form-control', placeholder='URL to a Video Example') }} 
                             <label class="control-label">Video Example</label>
                          </div>
@@ -68,16 +78,28 @@
 
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-md-6">
-                            A video example of your teaching 
+                            <p class="offset-top-4">
+                            Link us a tutorial (or a list/guide) that show your
+                            writing skills at their best.
+                            </p>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-md-6">
                          <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
-                            {{ form.written_example(class='form-control', placeholder='Written Example') }} 
+                            <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-file-text-o"></i></span>
+                            {{ form.written_example(class='form-control', placeholder='URL to a Written Example') }} 
                             <label class="control-label">Written Example</label>
                          </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
 
+                    <div class="col-md-12 box offset-top-2 alert-info">
+                        <p><i class="fa fa-info-circle"></i>
+                        <small>The language for both the written/spoken tutorial(s) is up to you, but bare in mind it might require more time for us to review if it's not among the board's native languages.</small>
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <hr/>
+
                      <div class="input-group input-group-lg width-full">
                         {{ form.portfolio_cv(class='form-control', placeholder='URL of your Portfolio or CV') }} 
                         <label class="control-label">Porftolio / Curriculum Vitae</label>
diff --git a/blender-bfct/application/templates/my_application.html b/blender-bfct/application/templates/my_application.html
index 2421273..801abff 100755
--- a/blender-bfct/application/templates/my_application.html
+++ b/blender-bfct/application/templates/my_application.html
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
                 <tr>
                     <th>Date</th>
                     <th>Stage</th>
-
                 </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>