diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index 2efce8a3b6..7a3fe180e5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -129,9 +129,17 @@ h3.info-box-title,
 	background-color: #dfdfdf;
 }
 
+.form-table th, .form-wrap label {
+	color: #222;
+}
+
+.setting-description, .form-wrap p {
+	color: #999;
+}
+
 .form-table tr,
 .form-wrap .form-field {
-	background-color: #f9f9f9;
+	background-color: #f3f3f3;
 }
 
 select {
@@ -296,6 +304,11 @@ td.help {
 	background: #f2f2f2 url(../images/white-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;
 }
 
+#wpcontent select {
+	background: url(../images/white-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;
+	color: #555;
+}
+
 .button-secondary,
 .submit .button-secondary {
 	border-color: #CFE1EF;
@@ -303,8 +316,10 @@ td.help {
 }
 
 .button-primary,
-.submit .button-primary {
+.submit .button-primary,
+#login form .submit input {
 	border-color: #21759B;
+	font-weight: bold;
 	color: #FFF;
 	background: #21759B url(../images/button-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;
 }
@@ -343,8 +358,7 @@ a:hover,
 #login form .submit input:hover,
 div.dashboard-widget-submit input:hover,
 #media-upload a.del-link:hover,
-.ui-tabs-nav a:hover,
-#user_info a:hover {
+.ui-tabs-nav a:hover {
 	color: #d54e21;
 }
 
@@ -358,9 +372,8 @@ div.dashboard-widget-submit input:hover,
 	border-color: #328ab2;
 }
 
-.button-primary:hover {
-	border-color: #156079;
-	background-image: inherit;
+.button-primary:hover, #login form .submit input:hover {
+	color: #EAF2FA;
 }
 
 #side-info-column #category-tabs .ui-tabs-selected a {
@@ -539,10 +552,18 @@ li.widget-list-control-item h4,
 	background-color: #fffbcc;
 }
 
-#edit-slug-box strong, .login #nav a, .tablenav .displaying-num {
+#edit-slug-box strong, .tablenav .displaying-num {
 	color: #777;
 }
 
+.login #nav a {
+	color: #21759b !important;
+}
+
+.login #nav a:hover {
+	color: #d54e21 !important;
+}
+
 #footer,
 #footer-upgrade {
 	background: #464646;
@@ -719,6 +740,15 @@ body.login {
 	color: #999;
 }
 
+#user_info a:hover {
+	color: #fff;
+	text-decoration: underline !important;
+}
+
+#user_info a:active {
+	color: #ccc !important;
+}
+
 #user_info a, #user_info a:visited {
 	color: #ccc;
 	text-decoration: none;
@@ -1022,12 +1052,12 @@ abbr.required,
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu.wp-menu-open .wp-menu-toggle,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu:hover .wp-menu-toggle {
-	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits.gif) no-repeat scroll left -208px;
+	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits.gif) no-repeat scroll left -207px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu .wp-has-submenu:hover .wp-menu-toggle,
 #adminmenu .wp-menu-open .wp-menu-toggle {
-	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits.gif) no-repeat scroll left -108px;
+	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits.gif) no-repeat scroll left -109px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu a.menu-top {
@@ -1048,10 +1078,9 @@ abbr.required,
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a.wp-has-current-submenu,
 #adminmenu .menu-top .current {
-	background: url(../images/menu-bits.gif) top left repeat-x;
-	border-color: #B5B5B5;
+	background: #6d6d6d url(../images/menu-bits.gif) top left repeat-x;
+	border-color: #6d6d6d;
 	color: #fff;
-	text-shadow: #666 0px -1px 0px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu .wp-submenu, #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu ul li a {
@@ -1086,7 +1115,6 @@ abbr.required,
 	background-color: #f5f5f5;
 	background-image: none;
 	border-color: #e3e3e3;
-	text-shadow: #fff 0px 1px 0px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu .wp-submenu ul {
@@ -1341,8 +1369,7 @@ div.star.select:hover {
 }
 
 .tablenav .tablenav-pages a:hover {
-	color: #fff;
-	background-color: #d54e21;
+	color: #d54e21;
 	border-color: #d54321;
 }
 
@@ -1433,8 +1460,9 @@ form p.submit a.cancel:hover {
 }
 
 #favorite-first {
-	border-color: #464646;
 	background: #797979 url(../images/fav.png) repeat-x 0 center;
+	border-color: #777 !important;
+	border-bottom-color: #666 !important;
 }
 
 #favorite-inside {
@@ -1451,8 +1479,8 @@ form p.submit a.cancel:hover {
 }
 
 #favorite-inside a:hover {
-	background-color: #8f8f8f;
 	color: #fff;
+	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
 #favorite-actions .slide-down {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 08f2df9cf0..7a3fe180e5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ td.help {
 }
 
 .button-primary,
-.submit .button-primary {
+.submit .button-primary,
+#login form .submit input {
 	border-color: #21759B;
 	font-weight: bold;
 	color: #FFF;
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ div.dashboard-widget-submit input:hover,
 	border-color: #328ab2;
 }
 
-.button-primary:hover {
+.button-primary:hover, #login form .submit input:hover {
 	color: #EAF2FA;
 }
 
@@ -551,10 +552,18 @@ li.widget-list-control-item h4,
 	background-color: #fffbcc;
 }
 
-#edit-slug-box strong, .login #nav a, .tablenav .displaying-num {
+#edit-slug-box strong, .tablenav .displaying-num {
 	color: #777;
 }
 
+.login #nav a {
+	color: #21759b !important;
+}
+
+.login #nav a:hover {
+	color: #d54e21 !important;
+}
+
 #footer,
 #footer-upgrade {
 	background: #464646;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index 8389b1ba65..c75ab41ab7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ h6 {
 	border-style: solid;
 	padding: 0 0.6em;
 	margin: 3px 15px 5px;
+	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
+	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+	border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
 .updated p,
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/login.css b/wp-admin/css/login.css
index e465a19cbc..862516ffe8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/login.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/login.css
@@ -3,35 +3,53 @@
 body {
 	border-top-width: 30px;
 	border-top-style: solid;
-	font: 12px "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;
+	font: 11px "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;
 }
 
 form {
 	margin-left: 8px;
 	padding: 16px 16px 40px 16px;
-	font-weight: bold;
-	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
-	-khtml-border-radius: 5px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
+	font-weight: normal;
+	-moz-border-radius: 11px;
+	-khtml-border-radius: 11px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 11px;
 	border-radius: 5px;
+	background: #fff;
+	border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+	-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(200,200,200,1) 0 4px 18px;
 }
 
-form .forgetmenot { font-weight: normal; float: left; margin-bottom: 0;}
+form .forgetmenot { font-weight: normal; float: left; margin-bottom: 0; }
 
 #login form .submit input {
 	font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;
-	padding: 3px 5px;
+	padding: 3px 10px;
 	border: none;
-	font-size: 13px;
+	font-size: 12px;
 	border-width: 1px;
 	border-style: solid;
-	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
-	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-	border-radius: 3px;
+	-moz-border-radius: 11px;
+	-khtml-border-radius: 11px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 11px;
+	border-radius: 11px;
 	cursor: pointer;
 	text-decoration: none;
-	margin-top: -6px;
+	margin-top: -3px;
+	text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 0 -1px 0;
+}
+
+#login form p {
+	margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+label {
+	color: #777;
+	font-size: 13px;
+}
+
+form .forgetmenot label {
+	font-size: 11px;
+	line-height: 19px;
 }
 
 form .submit { float: right; }
@@ -39,15 +57,19 @@ form .submit { float: right; }
 form p { margin-bottom: 24px; }
 
 h1 a {
-	background: url(../images/logo-login.gif) no-repeat;
-	width: 292px;
-	height: 66px;
+	background: url(../images/logo-login.gif) no-repeat top center;
+	width: 326px;
+	height: 67px;
 	text-indent: -9999px;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	padding-bottom: 15px;
 	display: block;
 }
 
+#nav {
+	text-shadow: rgba(255,255,255,1) 0 1px 0;
+}
+
 #backtoblog a {
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 7px;
@@ -55,20 +77,28 @@ h1 a {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#login { width: 292px; margin: 7em auto; }
+#login { width: 320px; margin: 7em auto; }
 
 #login_error, .message {
 	margin: 0 0 16px 8px;
 	border-width: 1px;
 	border-style: solid;
 	padding: 12px;
+	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
+	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+	border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
 #nav { margin: 0 0 0 8px; padding: 16px; }
 
 #user_pass, #user_login, #user_email {
-	font-size: 20px;
+	font-size: 24px;
 	width: 97%;
 	padding: 3px;
+	margin-top: 2px;
 	margin-right: 6px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	margin-bottom: 16px;
+	border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+	background: #f9f9f9;
+}
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/logo-login.gif b/wp-admin/images/logo-login.gif
index a9445107aa..72422b206f 100644
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/logo-login.gif and b/wp-admin/images/logo-login.gif differ
diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index a59463ca30..d9cfb480cc 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ case 'retrievepassword' :
 
 </div>
 
-<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&laquo; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
+<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&larr; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 try{document.getElementById('user_login').focus();}catch(e){}
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ case 'register' :
 
 </div>
 
-<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&laquo; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
+<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&larr; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 try{document.getElementById('user_login').focus();}catch(e){}
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ default:
 
 </div>
 
-<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&laquo; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
+<p id="backtoblog"><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" title="<?php _e('Are you lost?') ?>"><?php printf(__('&larr; Back to %s'), get_bloginfo('title', 'display' )); ?></a></p>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 <?php if ( $user_login ) { ?>