diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
index a7aa99dfde..e37155aeb6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanellogin.cpp
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ LLPanelLogin::LLPanelLogin(const LLRect &rect,
 	LLTextBox* forgot_password_text = getChild<LLTextBox>("forgot_password_text");
 	forgot_password_text->setClickedCallback(onClickForgotPassword, NULL);
 
-	LLTextBox* create_new_account_text = getChild<LLTextBox>("create_new_account_text");
-	create_new_account_text->setClickedCallback(onClickNewAccount, NULL);
+	childSetAction("create_new_account_btn", onClickNewAccount, NULL);
 
 	LLTextBox* need_help_text = getChild<LLTextBox>("login_help");
 	need_help_text->setClickedCallback(onClickHelp, NULL);
@@ -1025,7 +1024,7 @@ void LLPanelLogin::updateLoginPanelLinks()
 	
 	// need to call through sInstance, as it's called from onSelectServer, which
 	// is static.
-	sInstance->getChildView("create_new_account_text")->setVisible( system_grid);
+	sInstance->getChildView("create_new_account_btn")->setVisible( system_grid);
 	sInstance->getChildView("forgot_password_text")->setVisible( system_grid);
 }
 
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_login.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_login.xml
index 994eb909e2..64ecdbf752 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_login.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_login.xml
@@ -42,16 +42,28 @@ auto_resize="false"
 follows="left|bottom"
 name="login"
 layout="topleft"
-width="705"
-min_width="705"
+width="865"
+min_width="865"
 height="80">
 <text
 follows="left|bottom"
+font="SansSerif"
+font.style="BOLD"
+font.size="Large"
+height="16"
+name="log_in_text"
+top="8"
+left="15"
+width="150">
+LOG IN
+</text>
+<text
+follows="left|bottom"
 font="SansSerifSmall"
 height="16"
 name="username_text"
-top="20"
-left="20"
+top="35"
+left="15"
 width="150">
 Username:
 </text>
@@ -66,19 +78,21 @@ tool_tip="The username you chose when you registered, like bobsmith12 or Steller
 top_pad="0"
 name="username_combo"
 width="178">
+<!-- empirically, displayed width is 150 anyway?!? -->
   <combo_box.combo_button
    visible ="false"/>
   <combo_box.drop_down_button
    visible ="false"/>
 </combo_box>
+<!-- left="175" based on actual "username_combo" width of 150 vs. 178 -->
 <text
 follows="left|bottom"
 font="SansSerifSmall"
-height="15"
-left_pad="-19"
+height="16"
 name="password_text"
-top="20"
-    width="150">
+top="35"
+left="175"
+width="150">
        Password:
 </text>
 <line_editor
@@ -86,46 +100,25 @@ follows="left|bottom"
   height="22"
   max_length_bytes="16"
 name="password_edit"
-is_password="true" 
+is_password="true"
 select_on_focus="true"
   top_pad="0"
   width="135" />
- <check_box
-control_name="RememberPassword"
+<text
 follows="left|bottom"
 font="SansSerifSmall"
 height="16"
-label="Remember password"
-  top_pad="3"
-  name="remember_check"
- width="135" />
-<button
-  follows="left|bottom"
-  height="23"
-  image_unselected="PushButton_On"
-  image_selected="PushButton_On_Selected"
-  label="Log In"
-  label_color="White"
-  layout="topleft"
-  left_pad="10"
-  name="connect_btn"
-  top="35"
-  width="90" />
-  <text
-  follows="left|bottom"
-  font="SansSerifSmall"
-  height="15"
-  left_pad="8"
-  name="start_location_text"
-  top="20"
-  width="130">
-       Start at:
- </text>
+left="320"
+name="start_location_text"
+top="35"
+width="130">
+     Start at:
+</text>
 <combo_box
 allow_text_entry="true"
 control_name="NextLoginLocation"
   follows="left|bottom"
-  height="23"
+  height="22"
 max_chars="128"
 top_pad="0"
 name="start_location_combo"
@@ -142,60 +135,100 @@ name="MyHome"
 label="&lt;Type region name&gt;"
 name="Typeregionname"   value="" />
 </combo_box>
+<text
+follows="left|bottom"
+font="SansSerif"
+font.style="BOLD"
+font.size="Large"
+text_color="EmphasisColor"
+left="370"
+name="login_help"
+top="32"
+width="16">
+ ☠
+</text>
 <combo_box
 allow_text_entry="true"
 font="SansSerifSmall"
    follows="left|right|bottom"
    height="23"
    max_chars="256"
+left="490"
+top="51"
 layout="topleft"
 top_pad="2"
 name="server_combo"
 width="135"
   visible="false" />
+<text
+follows="left|bottom"
+font="SansSerifSmall"
+text_color="EmphasisColor"
+height="16"
+name="forgot_password_text"
+top="35"
+left="630"
+  width="200">
+       Forgot your username or password?
+</text>
+<button
+  follows="left|bottom"
+  top_pad="0"
+  left="630"
+  height="23"
+  image_unselected="PushButton_On"
+  image_selected="PushButton_On_Selected"
+  label="Log In"
+  label_color="White"
+  layout="topleft"
+  left_pad="10"
+  name="connect_btn"
+  width="90" />
+<check_box
+control_name="RememberPassword"
+follows="left|bottom"
+font="SansSerifSmall"
+left="730"
+top="56"
+height="16"
+label="Remember password"
+  top_pad="3"
+  name="remember_check"
+ width="135" />
 </layout_panel>
 <layout_panel
 tab_stop="false"
 follows="right|bottom"
 name="links"
-width="205"
-min_width="205"
+width="210"
+min_width="210"
 height="80">
-   <text
-follows="right|bottom"
-font="SansSerifSmall"
-text_color="EmphasisColor"
-halign="right"
-height="16"
-top="12"
-right="-10"
-name="create_new_account_text"
-  width="200">
-       Sign up
- </text>
 <text
 follows="right|bottom"
-font="SansSerifSmall"
-text_color="EmphasisColor"
+font="SansSerif"
+font.style="BOLD"
+font.size="Large"
 halign="right"
 height="16"
-name="forgot_password_text"
-top_pad="12"
-right="-10"
-  width="200">
-       Forgot your username or password?
+name="create_account_text"
+top="8"
+right="-15"
+width="200">
+CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
 </text>
-<text
-follows="right|bottom"
-font="SansSerifSmall"
-text_color="EmphasisColor"
-halign="right"
-height="16"
-name="login_help"
-top_pad="2"
-right="-10"
-    width="200">
-       Need help logging in?   </text>
+<button
+  follows="right|bottom"
+  top="35"
+  right="-15"
+  height="23"
+  image_unselected="PushButton_On"
+  image_selected="PushButton_On_Selected"
+  label="Start now"
+  label_color="White"
+  layout="topleft"
+  left_pad="10"
+  name="create_new_account_btn"
+  width="90" />
 <!--  <text
     follows="right|bottom"
     font="SansSerifSmall"