diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 2ea2b8a..ef76dfc 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -234,6 +234,29 @@ value `italic'."
                       " : "
                       (:eval (breadcrumb-imenu-crumbs))))))
 
+;; dashboard
+(package-install 'dashboard)
+(require 'dashboard)
+(setq dashboard-banner-logo-title (concat "Welcome to GNU Emacs, one "
+                                          "component of the GNU/Linux "
+                                          "operating system.")
+      dashboard-startup-banner "~/pix/jemacs-book.png"
+      dashboard-center-content t
+      dashboard-vertically-center-content t
+      dashboard-items '((bookmarks . 4)
+                        (recents   . 4))
+      dashboard-footer-messages
+      (list
+       "At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp."
+       "Merely an interface to your code."
+       "“We don't use the term ‘corelibs,’ and I am not sure what that would mean.”"
+       "50 years and Dired is still the best file manager on the planet")
+      initial-buffer-choice (lambda ()
+                              (get-buffer-create dashboard-buffer-name)))
+(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'dashboard-insert-startupify-lists)
+(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'dashboard-initialize)
+(dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
+
 ;; faces
 (require 'cus-edit) ; custom faces
 (let
@@ -269,7 +292,8 @@ value `italic'."
                 :background "#181825"
                 :foreground ,accent)
      (anzu-mode-line :foreground ,accent)
-     (breadcrumb-imenu-leaf-face :foreground ,accent))))
+     (breadcrumb-imenu-leaf-face :foreground ,accent)
+     (dashboard-heading :foreground ,accent :height 1.1 :weight bold))))
 
 ;; custom
 (setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
@@ -285,26 +309,6 @@ value `italic'."
 (package-install 'nyan-mode)
 (nyan-mode)
 
-;; dashboard
-(package-install 'dashboard)
-(setq dashboard-banner-logo-title "Welcome to GNU Emacs, one component of the GNU/Linux operating system."
-      dashboard-startup-banner "~/pix/jemacs-book.png"
-      dashboard-center-content t
-      dashboard-vertically-center-content t
-      dashboard-items '((bookmarks . 4)
-                        (recents   . 4))
-      dashboard-footer-messages (list
-                                 "At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp."
-                                 "Merely an interface to your code."
-                                 "“We don't use the term ‘corelibs,’ and I am not sure what that would mean.”"
-                                 "50 years and Dired is still the best file manager on the planet")
-      initial-buffer-choice (lambda ()
-                              (get-buffer-create dashboard-buffer-name)))
-
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'dashboard-insert-startupify-lists)
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'dashboard-initialize)
-(dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
-
 ;; mu4e
 (let ((mu4e-file "~/.emacs.d/mu4e.el"))
   (when (file-exists-p mu4e-file)