diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 475a585..0ce775a 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,107 @@
 # remap prefix to Control + a
 set -g prefix C-a
 # bind 'C-a C-a' to type 'C-a'
-bind C-a send-prefix
+# bind C-a send-prefix
 unbind C-b
 
 setw -g mode-keys vi
+
+
+######################
+### DESIGN CHANGES ###
+######################
+
+# panes
+set -g pane-border-fg black
+set -g pane-active-border-fg brightred
+
+## Status bar design
+# status line
+set -g status-utf8 on
+set -g status-justify left
+set -g status-bg default
+set -g status-fg colour12
+set -g status-interval 2
+
+# messaging
+set -g message-fg black
+set -g message-bg yellow
+set -g message-command-fg blue
+set -g message-command-bg black
+
+#window mode
+setw -g mode-bg colour6
+setw -g mode-fg colour0
+
+# window status
+setw -g window-status-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+setw -g window-status-current-format " #F#I:#W#F "
+setw -g window-status-format "#[fg=magenta]#[bg=black] #I #[bg=cyan]#[fg=colour8] #W "
+setw -g window-status-current-format "#[bg=brightmagenta]#[fg=colour8] #I #[fg=colour8]#[bg=colour14] #W "
+setw -g window-status-current-bg colour0
+setw -g window-status-current-fg colour11
+setw -g window-status-current-attr dim
+setw -g window-status-bg green
+setw -g window-status-fg black
+setw -g window-status-attr reverse
+
+# Info on left (I don't have a session display for now)
+set -g status-left ''
+
+# loud or quiet?
+set-option -g visual-activity off
+set-option -g visual-bell off
+set-option -g visual-silence off
+set-window-option -g monitor-activity off
+set-option -g bell-action none
+
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+
+# The modes {
+setw -g clock-mode-colour colour135
+setw -g mode-attr bold
+setw -g mode-fg colour196
+setw -g mode-bg colour238
+
+# }
+# The panes {
+
+set -g pane-border-bg colour235
+set -g pane-border-fg colour238
+set -g pane-active-border-bg colour236
+set -g pane-active-border-fg colour51
+
+# }
+# The statusbar {
+
+set -g status-position bottom
+set -g status-bg colour234
+set -g status-fg colour137
+set -g status-attr dim
+set -g status-left ''
+set -g status-right '#[fg=colour233,bg=colour241,bold] %d/%m #[fg=colour233,bg=colour245,bold] %H:%M:%S '
+set -g status-right-length 50
+set -g status-left-length 20
+
+setw -g window-status-current-fg colour81
+setw -g window-status-current-bg colour238
+setw -g window-status-current-attr bold
+setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I#[fg=colour250]:#[fg=colour255]#W#[fg=colour50]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-fg colour138
+setw -g window-status-bg colour235
+setw -g window-status-attr none
+setw -g window-status-format ' #I#[fg=colour237]:#[fg=colour250]#W#[fg=colour244]#F '
+
+setw -g window-status-bell-attr bold
+setw -g window-status-bell-fg colour255
+setw -g window-status-bell-bg colour1
+
+# }
+# The messages {
+
+set -g message-attr bold
+set -g message-fg colour232
+set -g message-bg colour166
+
+# }