diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 477624c..4d54b93 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     <meta name="description" content="JMESPath Testing Tool - Validate and test JMESPath expressions against JSON data" />
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/logo192.png" />
     <link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/manifest.json" />
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Noto+Sans:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700&family=Noto+Sans+Mono:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
     <title>JMESPath Testing Tool</title>
   </head>
   <body>
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 25df4b6..47016dd 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -1,41 +1,29 @@
-.App {
-  text-align: center;
+/* JMESPath Testing Tool Custom Styles */
+
+/* Base font family */
+body {
+  font-family: 'Noto Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen',
+    'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue',
+    sans-serif;
+  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
 }
 
-.App-logo {
-  height: 40vmin;
-  pointer-events: none;
+/* Layout structure */
+.vh-100 {
+  height: 100vh;
 }
 
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .App-logo {
-    animation: App-logo-spin infinite 20s linear;
-  }
-}
-
-.App-header {
-  background-color: #282c34;
-  padding: 20px;
-  color: white;
-}
-
-.App-link {
-  color: #61dafb;
-}
-
-@keyframes App-logo-spin {
-  from {
-    transform: rotate(0deg);
-  }
-  to {
-    transform: rotate(360deg);
-  }
+/* Header section styling - more compact */
+.header-section {
+  /* Removed gradient background to fix text visibility */
 }
 
 /* Custom card styling */
 .card {
   border: none;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+  border-radius: 8px;
 }
 
 .card-header {
@@ -44,7 +32,34 @@
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
-/* Button hover effects */
+/* Input and textarea styling */
+.jmespath-input {
+  font-family: 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Consolas', 'Monaco', 'Courier New', monospace;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+.json-input, .result-output {
+  font-family: 'Noto Sans Mono', 'Consolas', 'Monaco', 'Courier New', monospace;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background-color: #f8f9fa;
+  border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.json-input.error {
+  border-color: #dc3545;
+  background-color: #fff5f5;
+}
+
+.result-output.success {
+  border-color: #28a745;
+  background-color: #f0fff4;
+}
+
+/* Button styling */
 .btn {
   transition: all 0.2s ease;
 }
@@ -53,10 +68,24 @@
   transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
 
+/* Footer styling */
+footer {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+footer a {
+  color: #6c757d;
+  transition: color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+footer a:hover {
+  color: #495057;
+}
+
 /* Responsive adjustments */
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
   .header-section {
-    padding: 1rem 0;
+    padding: 1.5rem 0 !important;
   }
   
   .display-4 {
@@ -66,4 +95,13 @@
   .lead {
     font-size: 1rem;
   }
+  
+  .btn-sm {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+  }
+  
+  .card-body textarea {
+    min-height: 300px !important;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 0db924d..b5be14f 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -180,32 +180,39 @@ function App() {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="container-fluid">
-      {/* Header Section */}
-      <div className="header-section">
+    <div className="container-fluid vh-100 d-flex flex-column">
+      {/* Top Section: Title only */}
+      <div className="header-section py-2">
         <div className="container">
           <div className="row">
             <div className="col-12 text-center">
-              <h1 className="display-4 mb-3">JMESPath Testing Tool</h1>
-              <p className="lead">
-                Validate and test JMESPath expressions against JSON data in real-time.
-                Enter your JMESPath query and JSON data below to see the results instantly.
-              </p>
+              <h2 className="mb-1">JMESPath Testing Tool</h2>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="container-fluid content-section">
-        <div className="row h-100">
-          {/* JMESPath Expression Input - Middle Section */}
-          <div className="col-12 mb-3">
+      {/* Main Content Section - flex-grow to fill space */}
+      <div className="container-fluid flex-grow-1 d-flex flex-column" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
+        {/* Description paragraph */}
+        <div className="row mb-2">
+          <div className="col-12">
+            <p className="text-muted text-center mb-2 small">
+              Validate and test JMESPath expressions against JSON data in real-time.
+              Enter your JMESPath query and JSON data below to see the results instantly.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Middle Section: JMESPath Expression Input */}
+        <div className="row mb-2">
+          <div className="col-12">
             <div className="card">
-              <div className="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-                <h5 className="mb-0">
+              <div className="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center py-2">
+                <h6 className="mb-0">
                   <i className="bi bi-search me-2"></i>
                   JMESPath Expression
-                </h5>
+                </h6>
                 <div>
                   <button 
                     className="btn btn-outline-success btn-sm me-2" 
@@ -260,50 +267,55 @@ function App() {
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
+        </div>
 
-          {/* Bottom Row - JSON Input and Results */}
-          <div className="col-md-6 mb-3">
+        {/* Lower Middle Sections: JSON Data (left) and Query Result (right) */}
+        <div className="row flex-grow-1" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
+          {/* Lower Middle Left Section: JSON Data Input */}
+          <div className="col-md-6">
             <div className="card h-100">
-              <div className="card-header">
-                <h5 className="mb-0">
+              <div className="card-header py-2">
+                <h6 className="mb-0">
                   <i className="bi bi-file-code me-2"></i>
                   JSON Data
-                </h5>
+                </h6>
               </div>
-              <div className="card-body input-section">
-                <div className="textarea-container">
+              <div className="card-body d-flex flex-column" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
+                <div className="flex-grow-1" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
                   <textarea
-                    className={`form-control json-input ${jsonError ? 'error' : ''}`}
+                    className={`form-control h-100 json-input ${jsonError ? 'error' : ''}`}
                     value={jsonData}
                     onChange={handleJsonChange}
                     placeholder="Enter JSON data here..."
+                    style={{ minHeight: 0, resize: 'none' }}
                   />
-                  {jsonError && (
-                    <div className="alert alert-danger mt-2 mb-0">
-                      <small>{jsonError}</small>
-                    </div>
-                  )}
                 </div>
+                {jsonError && (
+                  <div className="alert alert-danger mt-1 mb-0 py-1">
+                    <small>{jsonError}</small>
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Results Output - Bottom Right */}
-          <div className="col-md-6 mb-3">
+          {/* Lower Middle Right Section: Query Results Output */}
+          <div className="col-md-6">
             <div className="card h-100">
-              <div className="card-header">
-                <h5 className="mb-0">
+              <div className="card-header py-2">
+                <h6 className="mb-0">
                   <i className="bi bi-arrow-right-circle me-2"></i>
                   Query Result
-                </h5>
+                </h6>
               </div>
-              <div className="card-body output-section">
-                <div className="textarea-container">
+              <div className="card-body d-flex flex-column" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
+                <div className="flex-grow-1" style={{ minHeight: 0 }}>
                   <textarea
-                    className={`form-control result-output ${result && !error && !jsonError ? 'success' : ''}`}
+                    className={`form-control h-100 result-output ${result && !error && !jsonError ? 'success' : ''}`}
                     value={result}
                     readOnly
                     placeholder="Results will appear here..."
+                    style={{ minHeight: 0, resize: 'none' }}
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -311,6 +323,27 @@ function App() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {/* Bottom Section: Footer */}
+      <footer className="bg-light border-top mt-2 py-2 flex-shrink-0">
+        <div className="container">
+          <div className="row">
+            <div className="col-md-6">
+              <p className="mb-0 text-muted small">
+                <strong>JMESPath Testing Tool</strong> - Created for testing and validating JMESPath expressions
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="col-md-6 text-md-end">
+              <p className="mb-0 text-muted small">
+                Licensed under <a href="#" className="text-decoration-none">MIT License</a> | 
+                <a href="https://jmespath.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="text-decoration-none ms-2">
+                  Learn JMESPath
+                </a>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </footer>
     </div>
   );
 }
