diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
index 5fe872f9..e322e7fb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb.coffee
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #= require growl
 #= require cheet
 #= require jquery.guillotine
+#= require jquery.particleground
 #= require sweet-alert
 # local requires to be seen by everyone:
 #= require_tree ./answerbox
@@ -44,5 +45,9 @@ _ready = ->
   if typeof sweetAlertInitialize != "undefined"
     sweetAlertInitialize()
 
+  particleground document.getElementById('particles'),
+    dotColor: '#5e35b1'
+    lineColor: '#5e35b1'
+
 $(document).ready _ready
 $(document).on 'page:load', _ready
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/base.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/base.css.scss
index a15d5eec..988d62a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/base.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/base.css.scss
@@ -157,3 +157,25 @@ body {
   border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;
   border-bottom-right-radius: 2px;
 }
+
+.particle-jumbotron {
+  padding: 0px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.particle-content {
+  position: relative;
+  top: 0;
+  padding-top: 48px;
+  padding-bottom: 48px;
+  padding-left: 30px;
+  padding-right: 30px;
+}
+
+#particles {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/app/views/static/_front.html.haml b/app/views/static/_front.html.haml
index bcd140d4..a8e508e4 100644
--- a/app/views/static/_front.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/static/_front.html.haml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-.jumbotron.j2-jumbo.text-center
-  .container
-    = render 'layouts/messages'
-    %h1= APP_CONFIG['site_name']
-    %p Ask questions, give answers and learn more about your friends.
-    %p
-      %a.btn.btn-primary.btn-lg{href: url_for(new_user_registration_path)}
-        Register now
-    %small
-      Already a member?
-      = link_to 'Sign in', new_user_session_path
+.jumbotron.j2-jumbo.text-center.particle-jumbotron
+  #particles
+  .particle-content
+    .container
+      = render 'layouts/messages'
+      %h1= APP_CONFIG['site_name']
+      %p Ask questions, give answers and learn more about your friends.
+      %p
+        %a.btn.btn-primary.btn-lg{href: url_for(new_user_registration_path)}
+          Register now
+      %small
+        Already a member?
+        = link_to 'Sign in', new_user_session_path
 .container-fluid
   %h2.text-center Features
   .row.text-center
diff --git a/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.particleground.js b/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.particleground.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31466252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.particleground.js
@@ -0,0 +1,453 @@
+/*!
+ * Particleground
+ *
+ * @author Jonathan Nicol - @mrjnicol
+ * @version 1.1.0
+ * @description Creates a canvas based particle system background
+ *
+ * Inspired by http://requestlab.fr/ and http://disruptivebydesign.com/
+ */
+
+;(function(window, document) {
+  "use strict";
+  var pluginName = 'particleground';
+
+  // http://youmightnotneedjquery.com/#deep_extend
+  function extend(out) {
+    out = out || {};
+    for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+      var obj = arguments[i];
+      if (!obj) continue;
+      for (var key in obj) {
+        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+          if (typeof obj[key] === 'object')
+            deepExtend(out[key], obj[key]);
+          else
+            out[key] = obj[key];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return out;
+  };
+
+  var $ = window.jQuery;
+
+  function Plugin(element, options) {
+    var canvasSupport = !!document.createElement('canvas').getContext;
+    var canvas;
+    var ctx;
+    var particles = [];
+    var raf;
+    var mouseX = 0;
+    var mouseY = 0;
+    var winW;
+    var winH;
+    var desktop = !navigator.userAgent.match(/(iPhone|iPod|iPad|Android|BlackBerry|BB10|mobi|tablet|opera mini|nexus 7)/i);
+    var orientationSupport = !!window.DeviceOrientationEvent;
+    var tiltX = 0;
+    var pointerX;
+    var pointerY;
+    var tiltY = 0;
+    var paused = false;
+
+    options = extend({}, window[pluginName].defaults, options);
+
+    /**
+     * Init
+     */
+    function init() {
+      if (!canvasSupport) { return; }
+
+      //Create canvas
+      canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+      canvas.className = 'pg-canvas';
+      canvas.style.display = 'block';
+      element.insertBefore(canvas, element.firstChild);
+      ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+      styleCanvas();
+
+      // Create particles
+      var numParticles = Math.round((canvas.width * canvas.height) / options.density);
+      for (var i = 0; i < numParticles; i++) {
+        var p = new Particle();
+        p.setStackPos(i);
+        particles.push(p);
+      };
+
+      window.addEventListener('resize', function() {
+        resizeHandler();
+      }, false);
+
+      document.addEventListener('mousemove', function(e) {
+        mouseX = e.pageX;
+        mouseY = e.pageY;
+      }, false);
+
+      if (orientationSupport && !desktop) {
+        window.addEventListener('deviceorientation', function () {
+          // Contrain tilt range to [-30,30]
+          tiltY = Math.min(Math.max(-event.beta, -30), 30);
+          tiltX = Math.min(Math.max(-event.gamma, -30), 30);
+        }, true);
+      }
+
+      draw();
+      hook('onInit');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Style the canvas
+     */
+    function styleCanvas() {
+      canvas.width = element.offsetWidth;
+      canvas.height = element.offsetHeight;
+      ctx.fillStyle = options.dotColor;
+      ctx.strokeStyle = options.lineColor;
+      ctx.lineWidth = options.lineWidth;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Draw particles
+     */
+    function draw() {
+      if (!canvasSupport) { return; }
+
+      winW = window.innerWidth;
+      winH = window.innerHeight;
+
+      // Wipe canvas
+      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+      // Update particle positions
+      for (var i = 0; i < particles.length; i++) {
+        particles[i].updatePosition();
+      };
+      // Draw particles
+      for (var i = 0; i < particles.length; i++) {
+        particles[i].draw();
+      };
+
+      // Call this function next time screen is redrawn
+      if (!paused) {
+        raf = requestAnimationFrame(draw);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add/remove particles.
+     */
+    function resizeHandler() {
+      // Resize the canvas
+      styleCanvas();
+
+      var elWidth = element.offsetWidth;
+      var elHeight = element.offsetHeight;
+
+      // Remove particles that are outside the canvas
+      for (var i = particles.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (particles[i].position.x > elWidth || particles[i].position.y > elHeight) {
+          particles.splice(i, 1);
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Adjust particle density
+      var numParticles = Math.round((canvas.width * canvas.height) / options.density);
+      if (numParticles > particles.length) {
+        while (numParticles > particles.length) {
+          var p = new Particle();
+          particles.push(p);
+        }
+      } else if (numParticles < particles.length) {
+        particles.splice(numParticles);
+      }
+
+      // Re-index particles
+      for (i = particles.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        particles[i].setStackPos(i);
+      };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Pause particle system
+     */
+    function pause() {
+      paused = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start particle system
+     */
+    function start() {
+      paused = false;
+      draw();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Particle
+     */
+    function Particle() {
+      this.stackPos;
+      this.active = true;
+      this.layer = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 3);
+      this.parallaxOffsetX = 0;
+      this.parallaxOffsetY = 0;
+      // Initial particle position
+      this.position = {
+        x: Math.ceil(Math.random() * canvas.width),
+        y: Math.ceil(Math.random() * canvas.height)
+      }
+      // Random particle speed, within min and max values
+      this.speed = {}
+      switch (options.directionX) {
+        case 'left':
+          this.speed.x = +(-options.maxSpeedX + (Math.random() * options.maxSpeedX) - options.minSpeedX).toFixed(2);
+          break;
+        case 'right':
+          this.speed.x = +((Math.random() * options.maxSpeedX) + options.minSpeedX).toFixed(2);
+          break;
+        default:
+          this.speed.x = +((-options.maxSpeedX / 2) + (Math.random() * options.maxSpeedX)).toFixed(2);
+          this.speed.x += this.speed.x > 0 ? options.minSpeedX : -options.minSpeedX;
+          break;
+      }
+      switch (options.directionY) {
+        case 'up':
+          this.speed.y = +(-options.maxSpeedY + (Math.random() * options.maxSpeedY) - options.minSpeedY).toFixed(2);
+          break;
+        case 'down':
+          this.speed.y = +((Math.random() * options.maxSpeedY) + options.minSpeedY).toFixed(2);
+          break;
+        default:
+          this.speed.y = +((-options.maxSpeedY / 2) + (Math.random() * options.maxSpeedY)).toFixed(2);
+          this.speed.x += this.speed.y > 0 ? options.minSpeedY : -options.minSpeedY;
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Draw particle
+     */
+    Particle.prototype.draw = function() {
+      // Draw circle
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(this.position.x + this.parallaxOffsetX, this.position.y + this.parallaxOffsetY, options.particleRadius / 2, 0, Math.PI * 2, true);
+      ctx.closePath();
+      ctx.fill();
+
+      // Draw lines
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      // Iterate over all particles which are higher in the stack than this one
+      for (var i = particles.length - 1; i > this.stackPos; i--) {
+        var p2 = particles[i];
+
+        // Pythagorus theorum to get distance between two points
+        var a = this.position.x - p2.position.x
+        var b = this.position.y - p2.position.y
+        var dist = Math.sqrt((a * a) + (b * b)).toFixed(2);
+
+        // If the two particles are in proximity, join them
+        if (dist < options.proximity) {
+          ctx.moveTo(this.position.x + this.parallaxOffsetX, this.position.y + this.parallaxOffsetY);
+          if (options.curvedLines) {
+            ctx.quadraticCurveTo(Math.max(p2.position.x, p2.position.x), Math.min(p2.position.y, p2.position.y), p2.position.x + p2.parallaxOffsetX, p2.position.y + p2.parallaxOffsetY);
+          } else {
+            ctx.lineTo(p2.position.x + p2.parallaxOffsetX, p2.position.y + p2.parallaxOffsetY);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      ctx.stroke();
+      ctx.closePath();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * update particle position
+     */
+    Particle.prototype.updatePosition = function() {
+      if (options.parallax) {
+        if (orientationSupport && !desktop) {
+          // Map tiltX range [-30,30] to range [0,winW]
+          var ratioX = (winW - 0) / (30 - -30);
+          pointerX = (tiltX - -30) * ratioX + 0;
+          // Map tiltY range [-30,30] to range [0,winH]
+          var ratioY = (winH - 0) / (30 - -30);
+          pointerY = (tiltY - -30) * ratioY + 0;
+        } else {
+          pointerX = mouseX;
+          pointerY = mouseY;
+        }
+        // Calculate parallax offsets
+        this.parallaxTargX = (pointerX - (winW / 2)) / (options.parallaxMultiplier * this.layer);
+        this.parallaxOffsetX += (this.parallaxTargX - this.parallaxOffsetX) / 10; // Easing equation
+        this.parallaxTargY = (pointerY - (winH / 2)) / (options.parallaxMultiplier * this.layer);
+        this.parallaxOffsetY += (this.parallaxTargY - this.parallaxOffsetY) / 10; // Easing equation
+      }
+
+      var elWidth = element.offsetWidth;
+      var elHeight = element.offsetHeight;
+
+      switch (options.directionX) {
+        case 'left':
+          if (this.position.x + this.speed.x + this.parallaxOffsetX < 0) {
+            this.position.x = elWidth - this.parallaxOffsetX;
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'right':
+          if (this.position.x + this.speed.x + this.parallaxOffsetX > elWidth) {
+            this.position.x = 0 - this.parallaxOffsetX;
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          // If particle has reached edge of canvas, reverse its direction
+          if (this.position.x + this.speed.x + this.parallaxOffsetX > elWidth || this.position.x + this.speed.x + this.parallaxOffsetX < 0) {
+            this.speed.x = -this.speed.x;
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+
+      switch (options.directionY) {
+        case 'up':
+          if (this.position.y + this.speed.y + this.parallaxOffsetY < 0) {
+            this.position.y = elHeight - this.parallaxOffsetY;
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'down':
+          if (this.position.y + this.speed.y + this.parallaxOffsetY > elHeight) {
+            this.position.y = 0 - this.parallaxOffsetY;
+          }
+          break;
+        default:
+          // If particle has reached edge of canvas, reverse its direction
+          if (this.position.y + this.speed.y + this.parallaxOffsetY > elHeight || this.position.y + this.speed.y + this.parallaxOffsetY < 0) {
+            this.speed.y = -this.speed.y;
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+
+      // Move particle
+      this.position.x += this.speed.x;
+      this.position.y += this.speed.y;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setter: particle stacking position
+     */
+    Particle.prototype.setStackPos = function(i) {
+      this.stackPos = i;
+    }
+
+    function option (key, val) {
+      if (val) {
+        options[key] = val;
+      } else {
+        return options[key];
+      }
+    }
+
+    function destroy() {
+      console.log('destroy');
+      canvas.parentNode.removeChild(canvas);
+      hook('onDestroy');
+      if ($) {
+        $(element).removeData('plugin_' + pluginName);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function hook(hookName) {
+      if (options[hookName] !== undefined) {
+        options[hookName].call(element);
+      }
+    }
+
+    init();
+
+    return {
+      option: option,
+      destroy: destroy,
+      start: start,
+      pause: pause
+    };
+  }
+
+  window[pluginName] = function(elem, options) {
+    return new Plugin(elem, options);
+  };
+
+  window[pluginName].defaults = {
+    minSpeedX: 0.1,
+    maxSpeedX: 0.7,
+    minSpeedY: 0.1,
+    maxSpeedY: 0.7,
+    directionX: 'center', // 'center', 'left' or 'right'. 'center' = dots bounce off edges
+    directionY: 'center', // 'center', 'up' or 'down'. 'center' = dots bounce off edges
+    density: 10000, // How many particles will be generated: one particle every n pixels
+    dotColor: '#666666',
+    lineColor: '#666666',
+    particleRadius: 7, // Dot size
+    lineWidth: 1,
+    curvedLines: false,
+    proximity: 100, // How close two dots need to be before they join
+    parallax: true,
+    parallaxMultiplier: 5, // The lower the number, the more extreme the parallax effect
+    onInit: function() {},
+    onDestroy: function() {}
+  };
+
+  // nothing wrong with hooking into jQuery if it's there...
+  if ($) {
+    $.fn[pluginName] = function(options) {
+      if (typeof arguments[0] === 'string') {
+        var methodName = arguments[0];
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+        var returnVal;
+        this.each(function() {
+          if ($.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName) && typeof $.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName)[methodName] === 'function') {
+            returnVal = $.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName)[methodName].apply(this, args);
+          }
+        });
+        if (returnVal !== undefined){
+          return returnVal;
+        } else {
+          return this;
+        }
+      } else if (typeof options === "object" || !options) {
+        return this.each(function() {
+          if (!$.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName)) {
+            $.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName, new Plugin(this, options));
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+})(window, document);
+
+/**
+ * requestAnimationFrame polyfill by Erik Möller. fixes from Paul Irish and Tino Zijdel
+ * @see: http://paulirish.com/2011/requestanimationframe-for-smart-animating/
+ * @see: http://my.opera.com/emoller/blog/2011/12/20/requestanimationframe-for-smart-er-animating
+ * @license: MIT license
+ */
+(function() {
+    var lastTime = 0;
+    var vendors = ['ms', 'moz', 'webkit', 'o'];
+    for(var x = 0; x < vendors.length && !window.requestAnimationFrame; ++x) {
+      window.requestAnimationFrame = window[vendors[x]+'RequestAnimationFrame'];
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame = window[vendors[x]+'CancelAnimationFrame']
+                                 || window[vendors[x]+'CancelRequestAnimationFrame'];
+    }
+
+    if (!window.requestAnimationFrame)
+      window.requestAnimationFrame = function(callback, element) {
+        var currTime = new Date().getTime();
+        var timeToCall = Math.max(0, 16 - (currTime - lastTime));
+        var id = window.setTimeout(function() { callback(currTime + timeToCall); },
+          timeToCall);
+        lastTime = currTime + timeToCall;
+        return id;
+      };
+
+    if (!window.cancelAnimationFrame)
+      window.cancelAnimationFrame = function(id) {
+        clearTimeout(id);
+      };
+}());