diff --git a/app/assets/images/homepage-bg.png b/app/assets/images/homepage-bg.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bfb1040
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js
index d15da8d2..1cfc48c8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/JIT.js
@@ -2826,6 +2826,7 @@ var Canvas;
       this.getPos(true);
       this.translateOffsetX = this.translateOffsetY = 0;
       this.scaleOffsetX = this.scaleOffsetY = 1;
+
       for(var i=0, l=this.canvases.length; i<l; i++) {
         this.canvases[i].resize(width, height);
       }
@@ -3025,6 +3026,7 @@ var Canvas;
       canvas.height = height;
       styles.width = width + "px";
       styles.height = height + "px";
+
       //small ExCanvas fix
       if(!supportsCanvas) {
         this.translateToCenter(size);
@@ -3035,6 +3037,7 @@ var Canvas;
         this.translateOffsetY = 0;
       this.scaleOffsetX = 
         this.scaleOffsetY = 1;
+
       this.clear();
       this.viz.resize(width, height, this);
     },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
index c37f8da1..5a3e1b21 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
@@ -186,13 +186,18 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap = {
         // bind permission changer events on the createMap form
         $('.permIcon').unbind().bind('click', self.switchPermission);
     },
+    closeSuccess: function () {
+        $('#mapCreatedSuccess').fadeOut(300, function(){
+            $(this).remove();
+        });
+    },
     generateSuccessMessage: function (id) {
-        var stringStart = "Success! Do you want to <br> <a href='/maps/";
+        var stringStart = "<div id='mapCreatedSuccess'><h6>SUCCESS!</h6>Your map has been created. Do you want to: <a id='mapGo' href='/maps/";
         stringStart += id;
-        stringStart += "'>Go to your new map?</a>";
-        stringStart += "<br>or<br><a href='#' onclick='Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox(); return false;'>Stay on this ";
+        stringStart += "' onclick='Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.closeSuccess();'>Go to your new map</a>";
+        stringStart += "<span>OR</span><a id='mapStay' href='#' onclick='Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap.closeSuccess(); return false;'>Stay on this ";
         var page = Metamaps.Active.Map ? 'map' : 'page';
-        var stringEnd = "?</a>";
+        var stringEnd = "</a></div>";
         return stringStart + page + stringEnd;
     },
     switchPermission: function () {
@@ -239,9 +244,8 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap = {
             // TODO add error message
         });
         
-        if (Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap') {
-            form.html('Working...');
-        }
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox();
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser('Working...');
     },
     success: function (model) {
         var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
@@ -249,9 +253,9 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap = {
         var formId = Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap' ? '#fork_map' : '#new_map';
         var form = $(formId);
         
-        form.html(self.generateSuccessMessage(model.id));
+        Metamaps.GlobalUI.clearNotify();
+        $('#wrapper').append(self.generateSuccessMessage(model.id));
         
-        $('#lightbox_main').css('margin-top', '-' + ($('#lightbox_main').height() / 2) + 'px');
     },
     reset: function (id) {
         var self = Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
index 29e08dce..59b65196 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
             Metamaps.Create.newTopic.open();
         } else if (!Metamaps.Mouse.didPan) {
             // SINGLE CLICK, no pan
+            Metamaps.Filter.close();
             Metamaps.TopicCard.hideCard();
             Metamaps.SynapseCard.hideCard();
             Metamaps.Create.newTopic.hide();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
index bb9ec307..185355c0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
@@ -2512,10 +2512,6 @@ Metamaps.Filter = {
         var self = Metamaps.Filter;
 
         $('.sidebarFilterIcon').click(self.toggleBox);
-        $('.sidebarFilterBox').click(function(event){ 
-            event.stopPropagation();
-        });
-        $('body').click(self.close);
 
         $('.sidebarFilterBox .showAllMetacodes').click(self.filterNoMetacodes);
         $('.sidebarFilterBox .showAllSynapses').click(self.filterNoSynapses);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 4969a705..d63646f2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ body,
 .wrapper {
     height: 100%;
 }
-.wrapper.homePage {
-    /*background: url('mm-homepage-bg-image.png') no-repeat center -249px;*/
+.homePage .famousYield {
+    background: url(homepage-bg.png) no-repeat -515px -40px;
 }
 .wrapper.mapPage {
     overflow: hidden;
@@ -853,6 +853,67 @@ label[for="user_remember_me"] {
 }
 /* end Save To New Map */
 
+/* Map Created */
+#mapCreatedSuccess {
+    width: 332px;
+    height: 182px;
+    top: 50%;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 50%;
+    margin-top: -107px;
+    margin-left: -182px;
+    background-color: #E0E0E0;
+    padding: 16px;
+    box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-family: 'din-regular', helvetica, sans-serif;
+}
+
+#mapCreatedSuccess h6 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-family: 'din-medium', helvetica, sans-serif;
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
+
+#mapCreatedSuccess span {
+    margin: 8px auto;
+    display: block;
+    width: 20px;
+}
+
+#mapCreatedSuccess a {
+    display: block;
+    width: 220px;
+    height: 14px;
+    padding: 16px 0;
+    text-align: center;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    box-shadow: 0px 1px 1.5px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: #FFFFFF;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: 'din-medium', helvetica, sans-serif;
+}
+
+#mapGo {
+    background-color: #4fc059;
+    margin-top: 16px;
+}
+#mapGo:hover {
+    background-color: #49ad4e;
+}
+#mapStay {
+    background-color: #a354cd;
+}
+#mapStay:hover {
+    background-color: #9150bc;
+}
+
+
 /* Filter */
 
 .sidebarFilter {
diff --git a/public/famous/templates.js b/public/famous/templates.js
index 68188abe..beceaa84 100644
--- a/public/famous/templates.js
+++ b/public/famous/templates.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var t = {};
 t.logoContent = '<div class="logo">METAMAPS</div>';
 t.logoContent += '<ul class="bottomLinks">';
 t.logoContent += '<li onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.openLightbox(\'about\')">About /&nbsp;</li>';
-t.logoContent += '<li><a href="/maps/blank">Terms of Use /&nbsp;</a></li>';
+t.logoContent += '<li><a href="http://metamaps.cc/maps/331" data-bypass="true">Terms of Use /&nbsp;</a></li>';
 t.logoContent += '<li onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.openLightbox(\'colophon\')">Colophon /&nbsp;</li>';
 t.logoContent += '<li onclick="Metamaps.GlobalUI.openLightbox(\'getInvolved\')">Get Involved!</li>';
 t.logoContent += '</ul>';