diff --git a/_site/css/article-list.css b/_site/css/article-list.css
index 6ec5328..e63e14e 100644
--- a/_site/css/article-list.css
+++ b/_site/css/article-list.css
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
     margin: 6px;
     display: inline;
 }
-
 .article-section-header, .year-header {
-    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.9);
+    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
     padding-top: 12px;
     padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
+/* main list of articles */
+.articles {
+    padding-top: 12px;
+    padding-bottom: 12px;
+}
 
 /* make cards display next to each other with correct dimensions and adjust styling */
 .main-content .mdc-card {
@@ -23,16 +27,13 @@
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-
 /* style cards */
 .mdc-card-content {
     margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;
 }
-
 .mdc-card .mdc-typography--headline6, .mdc-card .mdc-typography--subtitle2 {
     margin: 0;
 }
-
 .mdc-card .mdc-typography--headline6 {
     text-transform: capitalize;
 }
diff --git a/_site/css/global.css b/_site/css/global.css
index 1a739aa..4446167 100644
--- a/_site/css/global.css
+++ b/_site/css/global.css
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@ footer {
     z-index: 0;
     display: flow-root;
 }
-.parallax-section #jarallax-container-0 div, .parallax-section #jarallax-container-1 div {
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
+.parallax-section > div:last-child > div {
+    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.9);
     background-blend-mode: multiply;
 }
 
-
 /* splitter for between sections */
 .splitter {
     height: 15px;
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ footer {
     background-color: var(--mdc-theme-primary);
 }
 
-
 /* responsive side margins */
 .article-section .articles, .article-section-header, .footer-container, .article-content, .footer-container, .article-title-section ~ .mdc-typography--caption-text, .article-title-section, .mdc-typography--subtitle1, .mdc-typography--headline3 {
     padding-left: 15%;
diff --git a/_site/css/home.css b/_site/css/home.css
index ad98161..3e13f12 100644
--- a/_site/css/home.css
+++ b/_site/css/home.css
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+/* centre contents vertically */
+.article-section-header {
+    min-height: 100px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
 /* place button on right */
 .article-section-header button {
     display: inline;
     padding: 5px 14px;
     position: relative;
-    float: right;
+    margin-left: auto;
     top: 3.5px;
 }
 
diff --git a/_site/css/year.css b/_site/css/year.css
index 2356220..ada2609 100644
--- a/_site/css/year.css
+++ b/_site/css/year.css
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
 /* list of articles */
 .articles {
     background-color: var(--mdc-theme-background);
-    padding-top: 12px;
-    padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/css/article-list.css b/css/article-list.css
index 6ec5328..e63e14e 100644
--- a/css/article-list.css
+++ b/css/article-list.css
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
     margin: 6px;
     display: inline;
 }
-
 .article-section-header, .year-header {
-    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.9);
+    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
     padding-top: 12px;
     padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
+/* main list of articles */
+.articles {
+    padding-top: 12px;
+    padding-bottom: 12px;
+}
 
 /* make cards display next to each other with correct dimensions and adjust styling */
 .main-content .mdc-card {
@@ -23,16 +27,13 @@
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-
 /* style cards */
 .mdc-card-content {
     margin: 5px 15px 5px 15px;
 }
-
 .mdc-card .mdc-typography--headline6, .mdc-card .mdc-typography--subtitle2 {
     margin: 0;
 }
-
 .mdc-card .mdc-typography--headline6 {
     text-transform: capitalize;
 }
diff --git a/css/global.css b/css/global.css
index 1a739aa..4446167 100644
--- a/css/global.css
+++ b/css/global.css
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@ footer {
     z-index: 0;
     display: flow-root;
 }
-.parallax-section #jarallax-container-0 div, .parallax-section #jarallax-container-1 div {
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
+.parallax-section > div:last-child > div {
+    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.9);
     background-blend-mode: multiply;
 }
 
-
 /* splitter for between sections */
 .splitter {
     height: 15px;
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ footer {
     background-color: var(--mdc-theme-primary);
 }
 
-
 /* responsive side margins */
 .article-section .articles, .article-section-header, .footer-container, .article-content, .footer-container, .article-title-section ~ .mdc-typography--caption-text, .article-title-section, .mdc-typography--subtitle1, .mdc-typography--headline3 {
     padding-left: 15%;
diff --git a/css/home.css b/css/home.css
index ad98161..3e13f12 100644
--- a/css/home.css
+++ b/css/home.css
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+/* centre contents vertically */
+.article-section-header {
+    min-height: 100px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
 /* place button on right */
 .article-section-header button {
     display: inline;
     padding: 5px 14px;
     position: relative;
-    float: right;
+    margin-left: auto;
     top: 3.5px;
 }
 
diff --git a/css/year.css b/css/year.css
index 2356220..ada2609 100644
--- a/css/year.css
+++ b/css/year.css
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
 /* list of articles */
 .articles {
     background-color: var(--mdc-theme-background);
-    padding-top: 12px;
-    padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file