diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/list.jade b/services/web/app/views/project/list.jade
index dc4bff9444..411536316c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/list.jade
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/list.jade
@@ -19,24 +19,37 @@ block content
 			}
 		};
 
-	.content.content-alt(ng-controller="ProjectPageController")
+	.content.content-alt.project-list-page(ng-controller="ProjectPageController")
 		.container
 			
 			div(
 				ng-controller="AnnouncementsController"
 				ng-cloak
 			)
-				.announcements(ng-if="announcements.length")
-					span.announcements-badge {{ announcements.length }}
-					.announcements-body
-						.announcement(
-							ng-repeat="announcement in announcements"
-						)
-							a.announcement-title(href, ng-click="openLink()") {{ announcement.title }}
-							p.announcement-description {{ announcement.excerpt }}
-					//- .card.card-thin(ng-show="dataReceived")
-					//- 	a.announcement-title(href, ng-click="openLink()") {{ title }}
-					//- 	p.announcement-description {{ excerpt }}
+				.announcements-backdrop(ng-if="ui.isOpen")
+				a.announcements-btn(
+					href
+					ng-if="announcements.length"
+					ng-click="ui.isOpen = !ui.isOpen"
+					ng-class="{ 'announcements-btn-open': ui.isOpen, 'announcements-btn-has-new': ui.hasNew }"
+				)
+					span.announcements-badge(ng-if="ui.hasNew") {{ announcements.length }}
+				.announcements-body(
+					ng-if="ui.isOpen"
+				)
+					.announcement(
+						ng-repeat="announcement in announcements"
+					)
+						h2.announcement-header {{ announcement.title }}
+						p.announcement-date {{ announcement.date | date:"longDate" }}
+						p.announcement-description {{ announcement.excerpt }}
+						a(
+							ng-href="{{ announcement.url }}"
+							target="_blank"
+						) Read more
+				//- .card.card-thin(ng-show="dataReceived")
+				//- 	a.announcement-title(href, ng-click="openLink()") {{ title }}
+				//- 	p.announcement-description {{ excerpt }}
 
 			.row(ng-cloak)
 				span(ng-if="projects.length > 0")
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/main/announcements.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/main/announcements.coffee
index 36a1185d0c..910658ad2e 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/main/announcements.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/main/announcements.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ define [
 ], (App) ->
 	App.controller "AnnouncementsController", ($scope, $http, event_tracking, $window) ->
 		$scope.announcements = []
-
+		$scope.ui =
+			isOpen: false
+			hasNew: false
+			
 		refreshAnnouncements = ->
 			$http.get("/announcements").success (announcements) ->
 				$scope.announcements = announcements
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
index 1556252d2d..0bbe7e1e2c 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/project-list.less
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@
 		opacity: .9;
 	}
 }
+@keyframes fade-in {
+	0% {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+	100% {
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+.project-list-page {
+	position: relative;
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
 
 .project-header {
 	.btn-group > .btn {
@@ -305,45 +318,86 @@ ul.project-list {
 	}
 }
 
-.announcements {
-	position: absolute;
-	bottom: 100px;
-	right: 100px;
-	width: 80px;
-	height: 80px;
-	background: url(/img/lion-128.png) no-repeat center/80% white;
-	border-radius: 50%;
-	box-shadow: @announcements-shadow;
+.announcements-backdrop {
+	position: fixed;
+	top: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	bottom: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+	opacity: 0;
+	animation: fade-in 0.35s forwards;
 	z-index: 1;
 }
 
-	.announcements-badge {
-		display: inline-block;
-		position: absolute;
-		font-size: 11px;
-		height: 1.8em;
-		min-width: 1.8em;
-		border-radius: 0.9em;
-		line-height: 1.8;
-		padding: 0 2px;
-		top: 1px;
-		right: 1px;
-		font-weight: bold;
-		color: #FFF;
-		background-color: @red;
-		vertical-align: baseline;
-		white-space: nowrap;
-		text-align: center;
-		animation: pulse 1s alternate infinite;
+.announcements-btn {
+	position: absolute;
+	bottom: -50px;
+	right: 3%;
+	width: 80px;
+	height: 80px;
+	background: url(/img/lion-128.png) no-repeat center/80% transparent;
+	border-radius: 50%;
+	box-shadow: none;
+	z-index: 1;
+	transition: bottom 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.265, 1.55),
+				background 0.25s ease,
+				box-shadow 0.25s ease;
+
+	&:hover {
+		bottom: -45px;
 	}
 
-	.announcements-body {
-		position: absolute;
-		right: 0;
-		bottom: 80px;
-		width: 500px;
-		min-height: 100px;
-		background: #FFF;
+	&-open, &-open:hover,
+	&-has-new, &-has-new:hover {
+		background-color: #FFF;
 		box-shadow: @announcements-shadow;
-		border-radius: 10px;
+		bottom: 40px;
 	}
+}
+.announcements-badge {
+	display: inline-block;
+	position: absolute;
+	font-size: 11px;
+	height: 1.8em;
+	min-width: 1.8em;
+	border-radius: 0.9em;
+	line-height: 1.8;
+	padding: 0 2px;
+	top: 1px;
+	right: 1px;
+	font-weight: bold;
+	color: #FFF;
+	background-color: @red;
+	vertical-align: baseline;
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	text-align: center;
+	z-index: 1;
+	animation: pulse 1s alternate infinite;
+}
+
+.announcements-body {
+	position: absolute;
+	right: 3%;
+	bottom: 130px;
+	width: 700px;
+	min-height: 100px;
+	background: #FFF;
+	z-index: 1;
+	box-shadow: @announcements-shadow;
+	padding: 0 @line-height-computed;
+	border-radius: @border-radius-base;
+	animation: fade-in 0.35s forwards;
+}
+	.announcement {
+		margin-bottom: @line-height-computed;
+	}
+		.announcement-header {
+			.page-header;
+			margin-bottom: 0;
+		}
+
+		.announcement-date {
+			.small;
+			margin: (@line-height-computed / 4) 0;
+		}