diff --git a/public/derek.jpg b/public/derek.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb490c
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/derek.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/assets/css/index.css b/src/assets/css/index.css
index 12d89ac..c885f9a 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/index.css
+++ b/src/assets/css/index.css
@@ -230,4 +230,53 @@ form {
   width: 350px !important;
   margin: 0 auto !important;
   contain: layout;
+}
+
+/* Enhanced visual styling with shadows */
+/* PostCard component shadows */
+.k-card {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.k-card:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+/* Campfire theme shadow for cards */
+.k-card {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(237, 189, 125, 0.1);
+}
+
+.k-card:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(237, 189, 125, 0.3);
+}
+
+/* PanelBar component shadow */
+.k-panelbar {
+  box-shadow: 2px 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+}
+
+/* Campfire theme shadow for PanelBar */
+.k-panelbar {
+  box-shadow: 2px 0 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+}
+
+/* Button component shadows */
+.k-button {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.k-button:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+/* Campfire theme shadow for buttons */
+.k-button {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(237, 189, 125, 0.1);
+}
+
+.k-button:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(237, 189, 125, 0.3);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/AppBar.jsx b/src/components/AppBar.jsx
index 06aa6b5..86096c6 100644
--- a/src/components/AppBar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AppBar.jsx
@@ -52,9 +52,35 @@ const CampfireAppBar = ({ isLoggedIn, onLogin, onDrawerToggle }) => {
                     <AppBarSpacer style={{ width: 20 }} />
                     
                     {isLoggedIn ? (
-                        <Button look="flat" onClick={handleLogout}>
-                            Logout
-                        </Button>
+                        <>
+                            <Button look="flat" onClick={handleLogout}>
+                                Logout
+                            </Button>
+                            <Avatar 
+                                rounded="full" 
+                                type="image" 
+                                style={{ 
+                                    marginLeft: "8px",
+                                    width: "48px !important",
+                                    height: "48px !important",
+                                    minWidth: "48px",
+                                    maxWidth: "48px",
+                                    minHeight: "48px",
+                                    maxHeight: "48px"
+                                }}
+                            >
+                                <img 
+                                    src="/derek.jpg" 
+                                    alt="Derek Seitz" 
+                                    style={{ 
+                                        width: "100%", 
+                                        height: "100%",
+                                        border: "2px solid #edbd7d",
+                                        borderRadius: "50%"
+                                    }}
+                                />
+                            </Avatar>
+                        </>
                     ) : (
                         <Link to="/login">
                             <Button look="flat">Login</Button>
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/UI/CancelModal.jsx b/src/components/Editor/UI/CancelModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f61d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Editor/UI/CancelModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// CancelModal.jsx
+// Confirmation modal for canceling post editing
+import React from 'react';
+import { Dialog, DialogActionsBar } from '@progress/kendo-react-dialogs';
+import { Button } from '@progress/kendo-react-buttons';
+
+const CancelModal = ({ isVisible, onClose, onConfirm, hasUnsavedChanges }) => {
+    if (!isVisible) return null;
+    
+    return (
+            <Dialog
+                title="Cancel Editing"
+                onClose={onClose}
+                minWidth={400}
+                width={500}
+                style={{ borderRadius: '8px' }}
+            >
+            <div style={{ padding: '20px' }}>
+                {hasUnsavedChanges ? (
+                    <>
+                        <p style={{ margin: '0 0 16px 0', fontSize: '16px' }}>
+                            You have unsaved changes.
+                        </p>
+                        <p style={{ margin: '0', fontSize: '14px', color: '#666' }}>
+                            Are you sure you want to cancel? All unsaved changes will be lost.
+                        </p>
+                    </>
+                ) : (
+                    <p style={{ margin: '0', fontSize: '16px' }}>
+                        Are you sure you want to cancel editing?
+                    </p>
+                )}
+            </div>
+            <DialogActionsBar>
+                <Button onClick={onClose}>
+                    Continue Editing
+                </Button>
+                <Button 
+                    onClick={onConfirm} 
+                    themeColor="primary"
+                    look="outline"
+                >
+                    {hasUnsavedChanges ? 'Discard Changes' : 'Cancel'}
+                </Button>
+            </DialogActionsBar>
+        </Dialog>
+    );
+};
+
+export default CancelModal;
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/UI/PublishModal.jsx b/src/components/Editor/UI/PublishModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaea66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Editor/UI/PublishModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// PublishModal.jsx
+// Confirmation modal for publishing posts
+import React from 'react';
+import { Dialog, DialogActionsBar } from '@progress/kendo-react-dialogs';
+import { Button } from '@progress/kendo-react-buttons';
+
+const PublishModal = ({ isVisible, onClose, onConfirm, postTitle }) => {
+    if (!isVisible) return null;
+    
+    return (
+            <Dialog
+                title="Publish Post"
+                onClose={onClose}
+                minWidth={400}
+                width={500}
+                style={{ borderRadius: '8px' }}
+            >
+            <div style={{ padding: '20px' }}>
+                <p style={{ margin: '0 0 16px 0', fontSize: '16px' }}>
+                    Are you sure you want to publish this post?
+                </p>
+                {postTitle && (
+                    <p style={{ 
+                        margin: '0 0 16px 0', 
+                        fontSize: '14px', 
+                        fontStyle: 'italic',
+                        color: '#666'
+                    }}>
+                        "{postTitle}"
+                    </p>
+                )}
+                <p style={{ margin: '0', fontSize: '14px', color: '#666' }}>
+                    This will make the post visible to your readers.
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <DialogActionsBar>
+                <Button onClick={onClose}>
+                    Cancel
+                </Button>
+                <Button 
+                    onClick={onConfirm} 
+                    themeColor="primary"
+                >
+                    Publish Post
+                </Button>
+            </DialogActionsBar>
+        </Dialog>
+    );
+};
+
+export default PublishModal;
diff --git a/src/pages/EditorPage.jsx b/src/pages/EditorPage.jsx
index 3142d45..91f145a 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditorPage.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/EditorPage.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useParams, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Button } from '@progress/kendo-react-buttons';
 import { marked } from 'marked';
 import MetadataEditor from '../components/Editor/MetadataEditor';
 import WysiwygEditor from '../components/Editor/WysiwygEditor';
 import MarkdownEditor from '../components/Editor/MarkdownEditor';
 import EditorModeToggle from '../components/Editor/custom/EditorModeToggle';
+import PublishModal from '../components/Editor/UI/PublishModal';
+import CancelModal from '../components/Editor/UI/CancelModal';
 import { getPostBySlug } from '../data/postsCache';
 
 const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     const { slug } = useParams();
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
     const [postData, setPostData] = useState(null);
     const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
     
@@ -22,6 +25,11 @@ const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
         {}
     ]);
 
+    // Modal state management
+    const [showPublishModal, setShowPublishModal] = useState(false);
+    const [showCancelModal, setShowCancelModal] = useState(false);
+    const [hasUnsavedChanges, setHasUnsavedChanges] = useState(false);
+
     useEffect(() => {
         const loadPostData = async () => {
             setIsLoading(true);
@@ -60,18 +68,31 @@ const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     }
 
     const handlePublish = () => {
-        console.log('Publish clicked', { postData });
+        setShowPublishModal(true);
+    };
+
+    const handlePublishConfirm = () => {
+        console.log('Publish confirmed', { postData });
+        setShowPublishModal(false);
         // Demo functionality - would save and publish the post
+        navigate('/dashboard');
     };
 
     const handleSaveDraft = () => {
         console.log('Save Draft clicked', { postData });
+        setHasUnsavedChanges(false);
         // Demo functionality - would save as draft
     };
 
     const handleCancel = () => {
-        console.log('Cancel clicked');
-        // Demo functionality - would navigate back to dashboard
+        setShowCancelModal(true);
+    };
+
+    const handleCancelConfirm = () => {
+        console.log('Cancel confirmed');
+        setShowCancelModal(false);
+        setHasUnsavedChanges(false);
+        navigate('/dashboard');
     };
 
     // Editor mode toggle handler
@@ -95,6 +116,13 @@ const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     // Markdown change handler
     const handleMarkdownChange = (event) => {
         setMarkdownContent(event.target.value);
+        setHasUnsavedChanges(true);
+    };
+
+    // Content change handler for WYSIWYG editor
+    const handleContentChange = (newContent) => {
+        setContent(newContent);
+        setHasUnsavedChanges(true);
     };
 
     // Splitter change handler
@@ -119,7 +147,7 @@ const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
             {editMode === 'html' ? (
                 <WysiwygEditor 
                     content={content} 
-                    onContentChange={setContent} 
+                    onContentChange={handleContentChange} 
                 />
             ) : (
                 <MarkdownEditor 
@@ -148,6 +176,21 @@ const EditorPage = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
                     Publish
                 </Button>
             </div>
+
+            {/* Confirmation Modals */}
+            <PublishModal
+                isVisible={showPublishModal}
+                onClose={() => setShowPublishModal(false)}
+                onConfirm={handlePublishConfirm}
+                postTitle={postData?.title}
+            />
+            
+            <CancelModal
+                isVisible={showCancelModal}
+                onClose={() => setShowCancelModal(false)}
+                onConfirm={handleCancelConfirm}
+                hasUnsavedChanges={hasUnsavedChanges}
+            />
         </div>
     );
 });