diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/layout.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/layout.tsx
index 15f21b2..9849fc5 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/layout.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { headers } from "next/headers"
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation"
+import Link from "next/link"
 
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/session"
-import { DashboardBranding } from "@/components/dashboard-branding"
 import { DashboardNav } from "@/components/dashboard-nav"
 import { UserAccountNav } from "@/components/user-account-nav"
-import { notFound } from "next/navigation"
+import { Icons } from "@/components/icons"
 
 interface DashboardLayoutProps {
   children?: React.ReactNode
@@ -30,25 +31,28 @@ export default async function DashboardLayout({
   }
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <div className="flex h-screen overflow-hidden">
-        <aside className="hidden w-14 flex-col border-r border-slate-100 bg-slate-50 py-4 md:flex lg:w-56 lg:flex-shrink-0 lg:px-4">
-          <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col space-y-4">
-            <DashboardBranding />
-            <DashboardNav />
-          </div>
-          <UserAccountNav
-            user={{
-              name: user.name,
-              image: user.image,
-              email: user.email,
-            }}
-          />
+    <div className="mx-auto flex h-screen max-w-[1440px] flex-col space-y-6 overflow-hidden px-6">
+      <header className="flex h-[64px] items-center justify-between pl-2">
+        <Link href="/" className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+          <Icons.logo />
+          <span className="text-lg font-bold">Taxonomy</span>
+        </Link>
+        <UserAccountNav
+          user={{
+            name: user.name,
+            image: user.image,
+            email: user.email,
+          }}
+        />
+      </header>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-[200px_1fr] gap-12">
+        <aside className="flex w-[200px] flex-col">
+          <DashboardNav />
         </aside>
-        <main className="flex w-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden px-12 py-10">
+        <main className="flex w-full flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden">
           {children}
         </main>
       </div>
-    </>
+    </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
index d588f70..d26c98d 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { headers } from "next/headers"
+import { User } from "@prisma/client"
 
 import { db } from "@/lib/db"
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/session"
@@ -8,14 +9,10 @@ import { DashboardShell } from "@/components/dashboard-shell"
 import { PostItem } from "@/components/post-item"
 import { EmptyPlaceholder } from "@/components/empty-placeholder"
 
-export const dynamic = "force-dynamic"
-
-async function getPosts() {
-  const session = await getSession(headers().get("cookie"))
-
+async function getPostsForUser(userId: User["id"]) {
   return await db.post.findMany({
     where: {
-      authorId: session?.user.id,
+      authorId: userId,
     },
     select: {
       id: true,
@@ -30,7 +27,8 @@ async function getPosts() {
 }
 
 export default async function DashboardPage() {
-  const posts = await getPosts()
+  const session = await getSession(headers().get("cookie"))
+  const posts = await getPostsForUser(session?.user.id)
 
   return (
     <DashboardShell>
diff --git a/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/not-found.tsx b/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/not-found.tsx
index a08bd8a..2531a09 100644
--- a/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/not-found.tsx
+++ b/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/not-found.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { EmptyPlaceholder } from "@/components/empty-placeholder"
 
 export default function NotFound() {
   return (
-    <EmptyPlaceholder>
+    <EmptyPlaceholder className="mx-auto max-w-[800px]">
       <EmptyPlaceholder.Icon name="warning" />
       <EmptyPlaceholder.Title>Uh oh! Not Found</EmptyPlaceholder.Title>
       <EmptyPlaceholder.Description>
diff --git a/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/page.tsx b/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/page.tsx
index 2648219..edf749d 100644
--- a/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(editor)/editor/[postId]/page.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation"
+import { headers } from "next/headers"
+import { Post, User } from "@prisma/client"
 
 import { Editor } from "@/components/editor"
 import { db } from "@/lib/db"
+import { getSession } from "@/lib/session"
 
-async function getPost(postId: string) {
+async function getPostForUser(postId: Post["id"], userId: User["id"]) {
   return await db.post.findFirst({
     where: {
       id: postId,
+      authorId: userId,
     },
   })
 }
@@ -16,7 +20,8 @@ interface EditorPageProps {
 }
 
 export default async function EditorPage({ params }: EditorPageProps) {
-  const post = await getPost(params.postId)
+  const session = await getSession(headers().get("cookie"))
+  const post = await getPostForUser(params.postId, session?.user.id)
 
   if (!post) {
     notFound()
diff --git a/components/dashboard-branding.tsx b/components/dashboard-branding.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 741d2e4..0000000
--- a/components/dashboard-branding.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { Icons } from "./icons"
-
-export function DashboardBranding() {
-  return (
-    <header className="flex items-center space-x-2 px-3">
-      <Icons.logo />
-      <span className="font-bold">Taxonomy</span>
-    </header>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/components/dashboard-header.tsx b/components/dashboard-header.tsx
index c96add3..37b92eb 100644
--- a/components/dashboard-header.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard-header.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ export function DashboardHeader({
   return (
     <div className="flex justify-between px-2">
       <div className="grid gap-1">
-        <h1 className="text-xl font-bold tracking-wide text-black">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-wide text-slate-900">
           {heading}
         </h1>
-        {text && <p className="text-sm text-neutral-500">{text}</p>}
+        {text && <p className="text-neutral-500">{text}</p>}
       </div>
       {children}
     </div>
diff --git a/components/dashboard-nav.tsx b/components/dashboard-nav.tsx
index 016a229..80d3c6e 100644
--- a/components/dashboard-nav.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard-nav.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function DashboardNav() {
   const path = usePathname()
 
   return (
-    <nav className="grid items-start gap-1">
+    <nav className="grid items-start gap-2">
       {navigationItems.map((navigationItem, index) => (
         <Link
           key={index}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function DashboardNav() {
         >
           <span
             className={clsx(
-              "group flex items-center rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-100",
+              "group flex items-center rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-800 hover:bg-slate-100",
               path === navigationItem.href ? "bg-slate-200" : "transparent",
               navigationItem.disabled && "cursor-not-allowed opacity-50"
             )}
diff --git a/components/ui/avatar.tsx b/components/ui/avatar.tsx
index 906b28d..5b427ce 100644
--- a/components/ui/avatar.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/avatar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as AvatarPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-avatar"
 
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
-import Image, { ImageProps } from "next/image"
 
 type AvatarProps = AvatarPrimitive.AvatarProps
 
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ export function Avatar({ className, ...props }: AvatarProps) {
   return (
     <AvatarPrimitive.Root
       className={cn(
-        "flex h-[48px] w-[48px] items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-slate-100",
+        "flex h-[32px] w-[32px] items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-slate-100",
         className
       )}
       {...props}
diff --git a/components/ui/dropdown.tsx b/components/ui/dropdown.tsx
index 0b9cca7..0be5431 100644
--- a/components/ui/dropdown.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/dropdown.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DropdownMenu.Content = React.forwardRef<
       ref={ref}
       align="end"
       className={cn(
-        "overflow-hidden rounded-md  bg-white shadow-md animate-in slide-in-from-top-1 md:w-32",
+        "overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-slate-50 bg-white shadow-md animate-in slide-in-from-top-1 md:w-32",
         className
       )}
       {...props}
diff --git a/components/user-account-nav.tsx b/components/user-account-nav.tsx
index 4d1d874..0ab4962 100644
--- a/components/user-account-nav.tsx
+++ b/components/user-account-nav.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 import { User } from "next-auth"
 import { signOut } from "next-auth/react"
+import Link from "next/link"
 
 import { DropdownMenu } from "@/components/ui/dropdown"
-import { Icons } from "@/components/icons"
-import { UserAvatar } from "./user-avatar"
-import Link from "next/link"
+import { UserAvatar } from "@/components/user-avatar"
 
 interface UserAccountNavProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
   user: Pick<User, "name" | "image" | "email">
@@ -15,20 +14,13 @@ interface UserAccountNavProps extends React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
 export function UserAccountNav({ user }: UserAccountNavProps) {
   return (
     <DropdownMenu>
-      <DropdownMenu.Trigger className="flex items-center gap-2 overflow-hidden rounded-md border bg-white p-2 px-2 hover:bg-slate-100 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-brand-900 focus:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none">
+      <DropdownMenu.Trigger className="flex items-center gap-2 overflow-hidden focus:ring-2 focus:ring-brand-900 focus:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-none">
         <UserAvatar user={{ name: user.name, image: user.image }} />
-        <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col items-start">
-          {user.name && <p className="text-sm font-medium">{user.name}</p>}
-          <p className="rounded-md bg-brand px-2 py-[2px] text-[10px] uppercase text-white">
-            Pro
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <Icons.ellipsis className="h-4 w-4" />
       </DropdownMenu.Trigger>
       <DropdownMenu.Portal>
-        <DropdownMenu.Content className="md:w-[240px]" align="start">
+        <DropdownMenu.Content className="mt-2 md:w-[240px]" align="end">
           <div className="flex items-center justify-start gap-2 p-4">
-            <div className="flex flex-col leading-none">
+            <div className="flex flex-col space-y-1 leading-none">
               {user.name && <p className="font-medium">{user.name}</p>}
               {user.email && (
                 <p className="w-[200px] truncate text-sm text-slate-600">
diff --git a/components/user-avatar.tsx b/components/user-avatar.tsx
index 28ecd86..ba78fba 100644
--- a/components/user-avatar.tsx
+++ b/components/user-avatar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export function UserAvatar({ user, ...props }: UserAvatarProps) {
       <Avatar.Image alt="Picture" src={user.image} />
       <Avatar.Fallback>
         <span className="sr-only">{user.name}</span>
-        <Icons.user className="h-6 w-6" />
+        <Icons.user className="h-4 w-4" />
       </Avatar.Fallback>
     </Avatar>
   )