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diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 71d88d3..3e2b4d6 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -36,20 +36,21 @@
 
 <div
 	role="main"
-	class="w-full h-full flex items-center p-8 flex-col gap-8"
+	class="w-full h-full flex items-center p-8 flex-col gap-16"
 	ondragenter={maybeNavToHome}
 >
 	<div
-		class="w-full max-w-screen-lg p-1 border-solid border-2 rounded-2xl border-foreground-muted-alt flex"
+		class="w-full max-w-screen-md p-1 border-solid border-2 rounded-2xl border-foreground-muted-alt flex"
 	>
 		<div class="p-1">
-			<div
+			<a
+				href="/"
 				class="px-3 relative w-full h-full mr-3 justify-center items-center bg-accent-background fill-accent-foreground rounded-xl md:flex hidden"
 			>
 				<div class="h-6 w-24 items-center flex justify-center">
 					<Logo />
 				</div>
-			</div>
+			</a>
 		</div>
 
 		<div
diff --git a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
index 6e565c8..13d354a 100644
--- a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
@@ -1 +1,56 @@
-the???
+<script lang="ts">
+	import avatarNullptr from "$lib/assets/avatars/nullptr.jpg";
+	import avatarRealmy from "$lib/assets/avatars/realmy.jpg";
+</script>
+
+<div class="text-lg mx-auto max-w-screen-md">
+	<h1 class="font-display text-3xl">⁉️ about VERT</h1>
+	<p class="mt-6">
+		You know what sucks? File converters! They're usually riddled with ads,
+		and take an ungodly amount of time to complete. <b
+			>So we made a better one!</b
+		>
+	</p>
+	<p class="mt-4">
+		VERT is a file converter that's open source, completely ad free, and
+		much much faster than you're used to. All the converting is done on your
+		device, which makes it both private and very speedy. And it of course
+		has a beautiful UI! ✨
+	</p>
+
+	<h2 class="font-display text-3xl mt-12">🎨 credits</h2>
+	<div class="flex gap-4 mt-8">
+		<a
+			class="w-48 border-2 border-solid border-foreground-muted-alt rounded-2xl overflow-hidden transition-all hover:scale-105"
+			href="https://nullp.tr"
+		>
+			<img src={avatarNullptr} alt="nullptr's cat avatar" />
+			<div class="text-center py-4 px-2">
+				<p class="font-display text-xl">nullptr</p>
+				<p class="text-sm text-foreground-muted mt-2">
+					car mrrow 🐱🐱🐱
+				</p>
+			</div>
+		</a>
+
+		<a
+			class="w-48 border-2 border-solid border-foreground-muted-alt rounded-2xl overflow-hidden transition-all hover:scale-105"
+			href="https://realmy.net"
+		>
+			<img src={avatarRealmy} alt="nullptr's cat avatar" />
+			<div class="text-center py-4 px-2">
+				<p class="font-display text-xl">Realmy</p>
+				<p class="text-sm text-foreground-muted mt-2">
+					scayr dragon 😱 (grrr)
+				</p>
+			</div>
+		</a>
+	</div>
+
+	<p class="text-foreground-muted text-base mt-10">
+		(obviously inspired by <a
+			href="https://cobalt.tools"
+			class="hover:underline">cobalt.tools</a
+		>)
+	</p>
+</div>