diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index cd3195b..3769e3d 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-01 - 1.2.0 - feat(web)
+Improve UI styling and add registration prompt
+
+- Updated max-width of login container to improve layout consistency
+- Added new component for user registration
+- Improved styling for various elements including buttons and text boxes
+
 ## 2024-10-01 - 1.1.1 - fix(core)
 Corrected typos and added missing keywords.
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index feceae8..07cacba 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@idp.global/idp.global',
-  version: '1.1.1',
+  version: '1.2.0',
   description: 'An identity provider software managing user authentications, registrations, and sessions.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index feceae8..07cacba 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@idp.global/idp.global',
-  version: '1.1.1',
+  version: '1.2.0',
   description: 'An identity provider software managing user authentications, registrations, and sessions.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/idp-logincontainer.ts b/ts_web/elements/idp-logincontainer.ts
index 885129c..700a373 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/idp-logincontainer.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/idp-logincontainer.ts
@@ -88,31 +88,31 @@ export class IdpLogincontainer extends DeesElement {
       }
 
       .loginblock {
-        max-width: 520px;
+        max-width: 500px;
         flex-grow: 1;
         transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);
         transition: all 0.2s;
         box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-        background: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#181818')};
-        border-top: 1px solid ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#333333')};
+        background: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#111111')};
+        border-top: 1px solid ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#222222')};
         border-radius: 16px;
         overflow: hidden;
       }
 
-      img {
-        width: 130px;
-        min-height: 34.9px;
-        display: block;
-        margin: auto;
-        margin-top: 16px;
-        margin-bottom: 25px;
-        filter: ${cssManager.bdTheme('invert(1)', '')};
+      h1 {
+        font-size: 24px;
+        font-family: 'Cal Sans';
+        text-align: center;
+        letter-spacing:0.0125em;
+      }
+
+      .contentSpacer {
+        padding: 0px 0px 16px 0px;
       }
 
       .legalinfo {
         text-align: center;
         margin: auto;
-        margin-top: 10px;
         color: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#666', '#ccc')};
         font-size: 12px;
         line-height: 100%;
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ export class IdpLogincontainer extends DeesElement {
     return html`
       <div class="mainContainer loginPromptContainer">
         <div class="loginblock">
-          <img
-            src="https://assetbroker.lossless.one/brandfiles/00general/plain_workspaceglobal.svg"
-          />
-          <idp-login></idp-login>
+          <h1>idp.global</h1>
+          <div class="contentSpacer">
+            <idp-login></idp-login>
+          </div>
           <div class="legalinfo">
             <a href="https://legal.task.vc/" target="_blank">Legal Info</a>
             | <a href="https://task.vc/" target="_blank">Company Website</a>
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/idp-loginprompt.ts b/ts_web/elements/idp-loginprompt.ts
index edd90e0..bd35cdf 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/idp-loginprompt.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/idp-loginprompt.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ declare global {
 @customElement('idp-login')
 export class IdpLogin extends DeesElement {
   public static demo = () => html`<idp-login></idp-login>`;
-  public static receptionUrl = 'https://reception.lossless.one/typedrequest';
-
-  @property()
-  public activePane: 'login' | 'register' = 'login';
 
   @property()
   public productOfInterest: string;
@@ -60,109 +56,43 @@ export class IdpLogin extends DeesElement {
         color: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#333333', '#ffffff')};
       }
 
-      .box {
-        opacity: 0;
-        cursor: pointer;
-        overflow: hidden;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease;
-        height: 0px;
-      }
-
-      .box.active {
-        opacity: 1 !important;
-        height: 360px;
-        cursor: auto;
-      }
-
-      .loginbox {
-      }
-
-      .registerbox {
-      }
-
       .boxcontent {
         margin: 0px 20px;
       }
 
-      .info {
-        text-align: center;
-        padding: 32px;
-        line-height: 1.5em;
-        font-size: 12px;
-        font-weight: 600;
-        color: #999;
-      }
-
       .registerButton {
-        display: block;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease;
-        will-change: transform;
-        cursor: pointer;
-      }
-
-      .registerButton:hover {
-        color: #fff;
-        transform: scale(1.02);
+        margin-top: 16px;
       }
     `,
   ];
 
   public render(): TemplateResult {
     return html`
-      <div class="loginbox box ${this.activePane === 'login' ? 'active' : ''}">
-        <div class="boxcontent">
-          <dees-form
-            id="loginForm"
-            @formData="${(eventArg) => {
-              this.login({
-                emailAddress: eventArg.detail.data.emailAddress,
-                passwordArg: eventArg.detail.data.password,
-              });
-            }}"
-          >
-            <dees-input-text
-              id="loginEmailInput"
-              .required=${true}
-              key="emailAddress"
-              label="Email-Address or Username"
-            ></dees-input-text>
-            <dees-input-text
-              .id=${'loginPasswordInput'}
-              .key=${'password'}
-              .label=${'Password'}
-              .isPasswordBool=${true}
-            ></dees-input-text>
-            <dees-form-submit id="loginSubmitButton"></dees-form-submit>
-            <div class="info">
-              You'll go here: ${this.appData ? html`${this.appData.appUrl}` : html``}
-              <p><span class="registerButton" @click=${() => {this.activePane = 'register'}}>You can also register for a new account.</span></p>
-            </div>
-          </dees-form>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="registerbox box ${this.activePane === 'register' ? 'active' : ''}">
-        <div class="boxcontent">
-          <dees-form
-            id="registrationForm"
-            @formData="${(eventArg) => {
-              this.register({
-                emailAddress: eventArg.detail.data.emailAddress,
-              });
-            }}"
-          >
-            <dees-input-text
-              .required=${true}
-              key="emailAddress"
-              label="Email-Address"
-            ></dees-input-text>
-            <dees-input-checkbox .label="${'Agree to the Terms and Conditions'}"></dees-input-checkbox>
-            <dees-form-submit>Send Verification Email</dees-form-submit>
-            <div class="info">
-              Already have an account?
-              <p><span class="registerButton" @click=${() => {this.activePane = 'login'}}>Login instead.</span></p>
-            </div>
-          </dees-form>
-        </div>
+      <div class="boxcontent">
+        <dees-form
+          id="loginForm"
+          @formData="${(eventArg) => {
+            this.login({
+              emailAddress: eventArg.detail.data.emailAddress,
+              passwordArg: eventArg.detail.data.password,
+            });
+          }}"
+        >
+          <dees-input-text
+            id="loginEmailInput"
+            .required=${true}
+            key="emailAddress"
+            label="Email-Address or Username"
+          ></dees-input-text>
+          <dees-input-text
+            .id=${'loginPasswordInput'}
+            .key=${'password'}
+            .label=${'Password'}
+            .isPasswordBool=${true}
+          ></dees-input-text>
+          <dees-form-submit id="loginSubmitButton"></dees-form-submit>
+        </dees-form>
+        <dees-button type="discreet" class="registerButton">Register instead</dees-button>
       </div>
     `;
   }
@@ -174,7 +104,7 @@ export class IdpLogin extends DeesElement {
     const loginSubmitButton: DeesFormSubmit = loginForm.querySelector('#loginSubmitButton');
     const setButtonText = async () => {
       if (loginPasswordInput.value) {
-        console.log('updating text of loginprompt.')
+        console.log('updating text of loginprompt.');
         loginSubmitButton.text = 'Login';
       } else {
         loginSubmitButton.text = 'Send magic link (or enter password)';
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/idp-registerprompt.ts b/ts_web/elements/idp-registerprompt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..157b87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_web/elements/idp-registerprompt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import * as plugins from '../plugins.js';
+
+import {
+  customElement,
+  DeesElement,
+  property,
+  html,
+  type TemplateResult,
+  css,
+  cssManager,
+  state,
+  domtools,
+} from '@design.estate/dees-element';
+
+// third party catalogs
+import '@uptime.link/webwidget';
+
+import '@design.estate/dees-catalog';
+import { DeesForm, DeesFormSubmit, DeesInputText } from '@design.estate/dees-catalog';
+
+declare global {
+  interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
+    'idp-registrationprompt': IdpRegistrationPrompt;
+  }
+}
+
+@customElement('idp-registrationprompt')
+export class IdpRegistrationPrompt extends DeesElement {
+  public static demo = () => html`<idp-login></idp-login>`;
+
+  @property()
+  public productOfInterest: string;
+
+  @property()
+  jwt: string;
+
+  @property({
+    reflect: true,
+    type: Object,
+  })
+  appData: plugins.idpInterfaces.data.IApp;
+
+  public jwtObserable = new domtools.plugins.smartrx.rxjs.Subject<string>();
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    domtools.elementBasic.setup();
+  }
+
+  public static styles = [
+    cssManager.defaultStyles,
+    css`
+      :host {
+        font-family: 'Geist Sans';
+        display: block;
+        color: ${cssManager.bdTheme('#333333', '#ffffff')};
+      }
+
+      .box {
+        opacity: 0;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        transition: all 0.2s ease;
+        height: 0px;
+      }
+
+      .boxcontent {
+        margin: 0px 20px;
+      }
+
+      .registerButton {
+        display: block;
+        transition: all 0.2s ease;
+        will-change: transform;
+        cursor: pointer;
+      }
+
+      .registerButton:hover {
+        color: #fff;
+        transform: scale(1.02);
+      }
+    `,
+  ];
+
+  public render(): TemplateResult {
+    return html`
+      <div class="boxcontent">
+        <dees-form
+          id="registrationForm"
+          @formData="${(eventArg) => {
+            this.register({
+              emailAddress: eventArg.detail.data.emailAddress,
+            });
+          }}"
+        >
+          <dees-input-text
+            .required=${true}
+            key="emailAddress"
+            label="Email-Address"
+          ></dees-input-text>
+          <dees-input-checkbox
+            .label="${'Agree to the Terms and Conditions'}"
+          ></dees-input-checkbox>
+          <dees-form-submit>Send Verification Email</dees-form-submit>
+        </dees-form>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  public async firstUpdated() {
+    const domtoolsInstance = await this.domtoolsPromise;
+    const loginForm: DeesForm = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#loginForm');
+    const loginPasswordInput: DeesInputText = loginForm.querySelector('#loginPasswordInput');
+    const loginSubmitButton: DeesFormSubmit = loginForm.querySelector('#loginSubmitButton');
+    const setButtonText = async () => {
+      if (loginPasswordInput.value) {
+        console.log('updating text of registrationprompt.');
+        loginSubmitButton.text = 'Login';
+      } else {
+        loginSubmitButton.text = 'Send magic link (or enter password)';
+      }
+    };
+    loginForm.changeSubject.subscribe(() => {
+      console.log(`checking button text ${loginPasswordInput.value}`);
+      setButtonText();
+    });
+    setButtonText();
+  }
+
+  private register = async (valueArg: { emailAddress: string }) => {
+    const registrationForm: DeesForm = this.shadowRoot.querySelector('#registrationForm');
+    registrationForm.setStatus('pending', 'registering...');
+    const firstSignupRequest =
+      new domtools.TypedRequest<plugins.idpInterfaces.request.IReq_FirstRegistration>(
+        '/typedrequest',
+        'firstRegistrationRequest'
+      );
+    const response = await firstSignupRequest
+      .fire({
+        email: valueArg.emailAddress,
+        productSlugOfInterest: this.productOfInterest,
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        registrationForm.setStatus('error', err.message);
+        return null;
+      });
+    if (response.status === 'ok') {
+      registrationForm.setStatus('success', 'Please check your email!');
+    }
+    console.log(response);
+  };
+
+  public async dispatchJwt(jwtArg?: string) {
+    if (jwtArg !== undefined) {
+      console.log(`dispatching jwt from loginprompt.`);
+      this.jwt = jwtArg;
+      await domtools.plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(200);
+      this.dispatchEvent(
+        new CustomEvent('leleLoginGotJwt', {
+          detail: {
+            jwt: this.jwt,
+          },
+        })
+      );
+      this.jwtObserable.next(this.jwt);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public async handleRefreshToken(refreshTokenArg: string, delayDispatchMillisArg = 0) {
+    // a refreshToken binds directly to a session.
+    // the refresh token is used on a continuous basis to get fresh and short-lived jwts
+    const refreshJwt = new domtools.TypedRequest<plugins.idpInterfaces.request.IReq_RefreshJwt>(
+      '/typedrequest',
+      'refreshJwt'
+    );
+    const responseJwt = await refreshJwt.fire({
+      refreshToken: refreshTokenArg,
+    });
+
+    if (responseJwt.jwt) {
+      this.domtools.convenience.smartdelay.delayFor(delayDispatchMillisArg).then(() => {
+        this.dispatchJwt(responseJwt.jwt);
+      });
+      return responseJwt.jwt;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/idp-welcome.ts b/ts_web/elements/idp-welcome.ts
index f1209f9..bc8ed11 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/idp-welcome.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/idp-welcome.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export class IdpWelcome extends DeesElement {
       h1 {
         font-family: 'Cal Sans';
         text-align: center;
+        font-size: 24px;
+        margin: 24px auto;
+        padding: 0px 24px;
+        width: 500px;
         letter-spacing:0.0125em;
       }
 
@@ -43,7 +47,8 @@ export class IdpWelcome extends DeesElement {
         margin: 24px auto;
         width: 500px;
         background: #111111;
-        border-radius: 8px;
+        border-radius: 16px;
+        border-top: 1px solid ${cssManager.bdTheme('#ffffff', '#222222')};
         padding: 24px;
       }