diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
index 738ec2bf..3b0f2960 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
@@ -426,25 +426,21 @@ p.time {
 }
 
 .status_info {
-  font-size: 14px;
+  font-size: 18px;
   padding: 5px 15px;
-  line-height: 24px;
-  width: 60px;
+  line-height: 48px;
   text-align: center;
-  float: left;
-  margin-right: 20px;
+  float: right;
+  position: relative;
+  top: -15px;
+  left: 15px;
+  background: #F5F5F5;
 
   &.success {
-    background: #5BB75B;
-    color: white;
-    text-shadow: 0 1px #111;
-    border-color: #9A9;
   }
   &.error {
-    background: #DA4E49;
-    border-color: #BD362F;
-    color: white;
-    text-shadow: 0 1px #111;
+    color: #C32;
+    border-bottom: 5px solid #C32;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap/blocks.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap/blocks.scss
index 898d68bd..f1d2b85f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap/blocks.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap/blocks.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .top_box_content {
+    .box-title {
+      color: $style_color;
+      font-size: 18px;
+      font-weight: normal;
+      line-height: 28px;
+    }
+  }
+
   .middle_box_content {
     @include border-radius(0);
     border: none;
diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index 99ea9ef2..6b21f463 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -4,28 +4,6 @@ module IssuesHelper
     project_issues_path project, params
   end
 
-  def link_to_issue_assignee(issue)
-    project = issue.project
-
-    tm = project.team_member_by_id(issue.assignee_id)
-    if tm
-      link_to issue.assignee_name, project_team_member_path(project, tm), class: "author_link"
-    else
-      issue.assignee_name
-    end
-  end
-
-  def link_to_issue_author(issue)
-    project = issue.project
-
-    tm = project.team_member_by_id(issue.author_id)
-    if tm
-      link_to issue.author_name, project_team_member_path(project, tm), class: "author_link"
-    else
-      issue.author_name
-    end
-  end
-
   def issue_css_classes issue
     classes = "issue"
     classes << " closed" if issue.closed
diff --git a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
index d03fbadf..f48425bd 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merge_requests_helper.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,4 @@
 module MergeRequestsHelper
-  def link_to_merge_request_assignee(merge_request)
-    project = merge_request.project
-
-    tm = project.team_member_by_id(merge_request.assignee_id)
-    if tm
-      link_to merge_request.assignee_name, project_team_member_path(project, tm), class: "author_link"
-    else
-      merge_request.assignee_name
-    end
-  end
-
-  def link_to_merge_request_author(merge_request)
-    project = merge_request.project
-
-    tm = project.team_member_by_id(merge_request.author_id)
-    if tm
-      link_to merge_request.author_name, project_team_member_path(project, tm), class: "author_link"
-    else
-      merge_request.author_name
-    end
-  end
-
   def new_mr_path_from_push_event(event)
     new_project_merge_request_path(
       event.project,
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 2fa9d21d..425dd471 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,28 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     end
   end
 
+  def link_to_member(project, author)
+    return "(deleted)" unless author
+
+    # Build avatar image tag
+    avatar = image_tag(gravatar_icon(author.try(:email)), width: 16, class: "lil_av")
+
+    # Build name strong tag
+    name = content_tag :strong, author.name, class: 'author'
+
+    author_html = avatar + name
+
+    tm = project.team_member_by_id(author)
+
+    content_tag :span, class: 'member-link' do
+      if tm
+        link_to author_html, project_team_member_path(project, tm), class: "author_link"
+      else
+        author_html
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def tm_path team_member
     project_team_member_path(@project, team_member)
   end
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
index 9114febd..1d4d6a13 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -26,22 +26,16 @@
 
 .main_box
   .top_box_content
-    %h4
+    %h4.box-title
       - if @issue.closed
-        .alert-message.error.status_info Closed
-      - else
-        .alert-message.success.status_info Open
+        .error.status_info Closed
       = gfm escape_once(@issue.title)
 
   .middle_box_content
-    %cite.cgray Created by
-    = image_tag gravatar_icon(@issue.author_email), width: 16, class: "lil_av"
-    %strong.author= link_to_issue_author(@issue)
-
-    - if @issue.assignee
-      %cite.cgray and currently assigned to
-      = image_tag gravatar_icon(@issue.assignee_email), width: 16, class: "lil_av"
-      %strong.author= link_to_issue_assignee(@issue)
+    %cite.cgray
+      Created by #{link_to_member(@project, @issue.author)}
+      - if @issue.assignee
+        \ and currently assigned to #{link_to_member(@project, @issue.assignee)}
 
     - if @issue.milestone
       - milestone = @issue.milestone
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
index 26636435..f64182c6 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_box.html.haml
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 .main_box
   .top_box_content
-    %h4
+    %h4.box-title
       - if @merge_request.closed
-        .alert-message.error.status_info Closed
-      - else
-        .alert-message.success.status_info Open
+        .error.status_info Closed
       = gfm escape_once(@merge_request.title)
 
   .middle_box_content
     %div
-      %cite.cgray Created at #{@merge_request.created_at.stamp("Aug 21, 2011")} by
-      = image_tag gravatar_icon(@merge_request.author_email), width: 16, class: "lil_av"
-      %strong.author= link_to_merge_request_author(@merge_request)
-
-      - if @merge_request.assignee
-        %cite.cgray , currently assigned to
-        = image_tag gravatar_icon(@merge_request.assignee_email), width: 16, class: "lil_av"
-        %strong.author= link_to_merge_request_assignee(@merge_request)
+      %cite.cgray
+        Created at #{@merge_request.created_at.stamp("Aug 21, 2011")} by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.author)}
+        - if @merge_request.assignee
+          \, currently assigned to #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.assignee)}
       - if @merge_request.milestone
         - milestone = @merge_request.milestone
         %cite.cgray and attached to milestone
@@ -27,10 +21,10 @@
     .bottom_box_content
       - if @merge_request.merged?
         %span
-          Merged by #{@merge_request.merge_event.author_name}
+          Merged by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.merge_event.author)}
           %small #{time_ago_in_words(@merge_request.merge_event.created_at)} ago.
       - elsif @merge_request.closed_event
         %span
-          Closed by #{@merge_request.closed_event.author_name}
+          Closed by #{link_to_member(@project, @merge_request.closed_event.author)}
           %small #{time_ago_in_words(@merge_request.closed_event.created_at)} ago.
 
diff --git a/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml b/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
index a5275650..745dc93f 100644
--- a/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/merge_requests/show/_mr_title.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   %span.right
     - if @merge_request.merged?
-      %span.btn.small.disabled.grouped
+      %span.btn.small.disabled.grouped.success
         %strong
           %i.icon-ok
           = "MERGED"