diff --git a/backend/app/models.py b/backend/app/models.py
index 142d734..7131df2 100644
--- a/backend/app/models.py
+++ b/backend/app/models.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
         digest = hashlib.md5(self.email.lower().encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
         basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
         pngloc = os.path.join(basedir, 'usercontent', 'identicon', str(digest) + '.png')
-        icongen = pydenticon.Generator(5, 5, digest=hashlib.md5, foreground=foreground, background=background)
-        pngicon = icongen.generate(self.email, 120, 120, padding=(10, 10, 10, 10), inverted=False, output_format="png")
+        icongen = pydenticon.Generator(8, 5, digest=hashlib.md5, foreground=foreground, background=background)
+        pngicon = icongen.generate(self.email, 150, 240, padding=(10, 10, 10, 10), inverted=False, output_format="png")
         if write_png:
             pngfile = open(pngloc, "wb")
             pngfile.write(pngicon)
diff --git a/backend/app/templates/_post.html b/backend/app/templates/_post.html
index 424bfc2..58f0f6c 100644
--- a/backend/app/templates/_post.html
+++ b/backend/app/templates/_post.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 	<table>
 		<tr valign="top">
-			<td><img width="60" height=="60" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ user.gen_avatar(write_png=False) }}"></td>
+			<td style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="vertical-align: middle; width: 40px;" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ user.gen_avatar(write_png=False) }}"></td>
 			<td>{{ post.author.username }} says:<br>{{ post.body }}</td>
 		</tr>
 	</table>
diff --git a/backend/app/templates/user.html b/backend/app/templates/user.html
index 8c3d26f..d4c6918 100644
--- a/backend/app/templates/user.html
+++ b/backend/app/templates/user.html
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 {% block content %}
 	<table>
 		<tr valign="top">
-			<td><img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ user.gen_avatar(write_png=False) }}"></td>
+			<td style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;">
+				<img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ user.gen_avatar(write_png=False) }}">
+			</td>
 			<td>
 				<h1>User: {{ user.username }}</h1>
 				<h1>CUdebug: {{ current_user }}</h1>