diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index e7145a0..8ca1474 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 <a href="#footer" class="skip-link">Skip to footer</a>
 
 <header class="bg-background shadow" id="navigation">
-    <div class="container max-w-screen-xl m-auto py-6 px-4 flex justify-between">
+    <div class="container max-w-screen-xl m-auto py-6 px-4 flex justify-between items-center">
         <!-- Home link using relative_path -->
         <h2 class="text-3xl font-bold quicksand-700"><a href="{{ relative_path }}index.html" class="text-links">Stattic</a></h2>
         <nav>
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 685e32d..a29f158 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
     <ul class="space-y-6">
         {% for post in posts %}
         <li>
-            <h2 class="text-4xl font-bold quicksand-700">
-                <!-- Updated href to point to index.html within the post directory -->
+            <h2 class="text-4xl mb-2 font-bold quicksand-700">
                 <a href="{{ relative_path }}{{ post.permalink }}index.html" class="text-links hover:underline">{{ post.title }}</a>
             </h2>
-            <div class="dark:text-gray-400">{{ post.excerpt | safe }}</div>
+            <div class="dark:text-gray-400 mb-2">{{ post.excerpt | safe }}</div>
         </li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>