diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/navigation_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/navigation_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..12fd2585be7bcb8a7c8c2dc9466b7133216beb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/navigation_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  static targets = [ "mobileMenu" ];
+
+  toggleMenu() {
+    this.mobileMenuTarget.classList.toggle("hidden");
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index 3ac6f9afc0a4ad79e50813a7d7e07ccb8e4da4f8..6162eb45e1e662650a238aaef80c065957e2cd7d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -12,27 +12,56 @@
   </head>
 
   <body <%= tag.attributes(body_data_attributes) %>>
-    <nav class="main-nav bg-slate-100 border-b border-slate-200 shadow">
-      <div class="container mx-auto p-5 flex flex-row justify-between">
-        <div class="main-nav-left flex flex-row gap-4 items-center">
-          <h1 class="text-xl font-bold"><%= link_to 're:scheduled', '/', class: "!no-underline" %></h1>
-          <div><%= link_to 'Conferences', conferences_path %></div>
-          <div><%= link_to 'Assignments', assignments_path %></div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="main-nav-right flex-row">
-          <% if user_signed_in? %>
-            logged in as <%= render partial: 'application/user_avatar', locals: { user: current_user } %>
-            <%= link_to 'My Profile', edit_user_registration_path %>
-            <%= link_to 'My Assignments', user_assignments_path(current_user) %>
-            <%= link_to 'Logout', destroy_user_session_path, data: { turbo_method: :delete } %>
-          <% else %>
-            not logged in
-            <%= link_to 'Login', new_user_session_path %>
-            <%= link_to 'Sign Up', new_user_registration_path %>
-          <% end %>
+  <nav class="bg-slate-100 text-gray-700 shadow" data-controller="navigation">
+    <div class="container mx-auto px-4 py-4 flex justify-between items-center">
+      <div class="flex items-center space-x-4">
+        <span class="text-xl font-bold text-black">re:scheduled</span>
+        <div class="hidden md:flex space-x-4">
+          <%= link_to 'Conferences', conferences_path, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+          <%= link_to 'Assignments', assignments_path, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </nav>
+      <div class="hidden md:flex items-center space-x-4 ml-0 lg:ml-8">
+        <% if user_signed_in? %>
+        <span class="-mr-2 hidden lg:inline">logged in as</span>
+        <%= render partial: 'application/user_avatar', locals: { user: current_user } %>
+        <%= link_to 'My Profile', edit_user_registration_path, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'My Assignments', user_assignments_path(current_user), class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'Logout', destroy_user_session_path, data: { turbo_method: :delete }, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <% else %>
+        <span class="px-2">not logged in</span>
+        <%= link_to 'Login', new_user_session_path, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'Sign Up', new_user_registration_path, class: 'hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <% end %>
+      </div>
+      <div class="md:hidden">
+        <button id="menu-button" class="text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-900 focus:outline-none" data-action="click->navigation#toggleMenu">
+          <svg class="h-6 w-6" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor">
+            <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div id="mobile-menu" class="container mx-auto hidden md:hidden space-y-4 px-8 pb-4" data-navigation-target="mobileMenu">
+        <%= link_to 'Conferences', conferences_path, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'Assignments', assignments_path, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <hr>
+        <% if user_signed_in? %>
+        <div>logged in as <%= render partial: 'application/user_avatar', locals: { user: current_user } %></div>
+        <%= link_to 'My Profile', edit_user_registration_path, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'My Assignments', user_assignments_path(current_user), class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'Logout', destroy_user_session_path, data: { turbo_method: :delete }, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <% else %>
+        <div>not logged in</div>
+        <%= link_to 'Login', new_user_session_path, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <%= link_to 'Sign Up', new_user_registration_path, class: 'block hover:text-gray-900' %>
+        <% end %>
+    </div>
+  </nav>
+
+
+
+
     <%= render partial: 'shared/flash' %>
     <main class="container mx-auto mt-8 px-5 flex">
       <%= yield %>