diff --git a/dist/index.css b/dist/index.css
index 321b420d..506572c6 100644
--- a/dist/index.css
+++ b/dist/index.css
@@ -1,130 +1,26 @@
-/* src/styles.css */
-[unread] {
-  border-left: 10px solid var(--text-warning);
-}
-:root {
-  --split-thread-height: 8rem;
-  --split-thread-width: 20rem;
-}
-.object-entry-wide {
-  width: 320px;
-  min-width: 320px;
-}
-#message-tab {
-  flex-direction: column;
-}
-.chat-object-view {
-  display: none;
-}
-[showingobjects] header {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-[showingobjects] footer {
-  display: none;
-}
-[showingobjects] .chat-object-view {
-  display: flex;
-  top: var(--header-height);
-}
-[showingobjects] .thread-view {
-  display: none;
-}
-[showingobjects][chatvisible] .chat-object-view {
-  right: var(--split-thread-width);
-  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-[showingobjects][chatvisible] .thread-view {
-  top: var(--header-height);
-  padding-top: var(--content-padding);
-}
-[showingobjects][chatvisible] :is(.thread-view, footer) {
-  display: flex;
-  right: 0px;
-  left: unset;
-  width: var(--split-thread-width);
-}
-main:has([showingobjects][chatopen]) {
-  display: flex;
-}
-main:has([showingobjects][chatopen]) #settings-tab {
-  display: none;
-}
-@media (max-width: 640px) {
-  [showingobjects][chatvisible][chatopen] .chat-object-view {
-    width: 100%;
-    bottom: calc(var(--split-thread-height) + var(--control-height));
-    border-right: none;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  }
-  [showingobjects][chatvisible][chatopen] .thread-view {
-    top: unset;
-    bottom: calc(var(--control-height) + var(--safe-area-bottom));
-    width: 100%;
-    height: var(--split-thread-height);
-    padding: 0px;
-  }
-  [showingobjects][chatvisible][chatopen] footer {
-    width: 100%;
-  }
-}
-:root {
-  --day-view-width: 400px;
-}
-.calendar-wrapper {
+/* src/View/homePage.css */
+#home-page > div {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
+  gap: var(--large-gap);
 }
-.calendar-wrapper .month-grid {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-.calendar-wrapper > * {
+#home-page > div > div {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: start;
+  gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
   width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
   flex: 1;
 }
-.day-miniature[today] h3 {
-  color: var(--primary);
+#home-page #overview-section {
+  max-width: var(--max-input-width);
 }
-.day-miniature:has(> div:not(:empty)):not([selected]) {
-  border: var(--gap-between-tiles) solid var(--text-warning);
-}
-@media (min-width: 750px) {
-  .calendar-wrapper:not([chatvisible] *) {
+@media (min-width: 1000px) {
+  #home-page > div {
     flex-direction: row;
+    gap: 8rem;
   }
-  .calendar-wrapper:not([chatvisible] *) .month-grid {
-    border-bottom: none;
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
-  }
-  .calendar-wrapper:not([chatvisible] *) .day-view {
-    max-width: var(--day-view-width);
-  }
-}
-@media (min-width: 1200px) {
-  .calendar-wrapper {
-    flex-direction: row;
-  }
-  .calendar-wrapper .month-grid {
-    border-bottom: none;
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
-  }
-  .calendar-wrapper .day-view {
-    max-width: var(--day-view-width);
-  }
-}
-@media (max-width: 600px) or ((min-width: 750px) and (max-width: 1100px)) {
-  .day-miniature {
-    padding: 0px !important;
-    align-items: center !important;
-    justify-content: center;
-  }
-  .day-miniature h3 {
-    font-size: 1rem;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-  .day-miniature > div {
-    display: none;
+  #home-page #overview-section {
+    width: var(--max-input-width);
   }
 }
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b354a1db..dc7117c7 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1,150 +1,4 @@
 (() => {
-  // node_modules/bloatless-react/index.ts
-  var State = class {
-    _value;
-    _bindings = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
-    // init
-    constructor(initialValue) {
-      this._value = initialValue;
-    }
-    // value
-    get value() {
-      return this._value;
-    }
-    set value(newValue) {
-      if (this._value == newValue) return;
-      this._value = newValue;
-      this.callSubscriptions();
-    }
-    // subscriptions
-    callSubscriptions() {
-      this._bindings.forEach((fn) => fn(this._value));
-    }
-    subscribe(fn) {
-      this._bindings.add(fn);
-      fn(this._value);
-    }
-    subscribeSilent(fn) {
-      this._bindings.add(fn);
-    }
-    // stringify
-    toString() {
-      return JSON.stringify(this._value);
-    }
-  };
-  function persistState(localStorageKey, state) {
-    state.subscribe(() => {
-      const stringifiedValue = state.toString();
-      localStorage.setItem(localStorageKey, stringifiedValue);
-    });
-  }
-  function restoreState(localStorageKey, initialStateValue) {
-    const storedString = localStorage.getItem(localStorageKey) ?? JSON.stringify(initialStateValue);
-    const convertedValue = JSON.parse(storedString);
-    const state = new State(convertedValue);
-    persistState(localStorageKey, state);
-    return state;
-  }
-  function createElement(tagName, attributes = {}, ...children) {
-    const element = document.createElement(tagName);
-    if (attributes != null)
-      Object.entries(attributes).forEach((entry) => {
-        const [attributename, value] = entry;
-        const [directiveKey, directiveValue] = attributename.split(":");
-        switch (directiveKey) {
-          case "on": {
-            switch (directiveValue) {
-              case "enter": {
-                element.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
-                  if (e.key != "Enter") return;
-                  value();
-                });
-                break;
-              }
-              default: {
-                element.addEventListener(directiveValue, value);
-              }
-            }
-            break;
-          }
-          case "subscribe": {
-            const state = value;
-            state.subscribe(
-              (newValue) => element[directiveValue] = newValue
-            );
-            break;
-          }
-          case "bind": {
-            const state = value;
-            state.subscribe(
-              (newValue) => element[directiveValue] = newValue
-            );
-            element.addEventListener(
-              "input",
-              () => state.value = element[directiveValue]
-            );
-            break;
-          }
-          case "toggle": {
-            if (value.subscribe) {
-              const state = value;
-              state.subscribe(
-                (newValue) => element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
-              );
-            } else {
-              element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, value);
-            }
-            break;
-          }
-          case "set": {
-            const state = value;
-            state.subscribe(
-              (newValue) => element.setAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
-            );
-            break;
-          }
-          case "children": {
-            switch (directiveValue) {
-              case "set": {
-                const state = value;
-                state.subscribe((newValue) => {
-                  element.innerHTML = "";
-                  element.append(...[newValue].flat());
-                });
-                break;
-              }
-              case "append":
-              case "appendandscroll":
-              case "prepend": {
-                element.style.scrollBehavior = "smooth";
-                try {
-                  const [listState, toElement] = value;
-                  listState.handleAddition((newItem) => {
-                    const child = toElement(newItem);
-                    listState.handleRemoval(
-                      newItem,
-                      () => child.remove()
-                    );
-                    if (directiveValue == "append") {
-                      element.append(child);
-                    } else if (directiveValue == "prepend") {
-                      element.prepend(child);
-                    }
-                  });
-                } catch {
-                  throw `error: cannot process subscribe:children directive because StateItemConverter is not defined. Usage: "subscribe:children={[list, converter]}"; you can find a more detailed example in the documentation`;
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          default:
-            element.setAttribute(attributename, value);
-        }
-      });
-    children.filter((x) => x).forEach((child) => element.append(child));
-    return element;
-  }
-
   // node_modules/udn-frontend/index.ts
   var UDNFrontend = class {
     ws;
@@ -257,7 +111,7 @@
     }
   };
 
-  // src/utility.ts
+  // src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
   function stringify(data) {
     return JSON.stringify(data);
   }
@@ -308,30 +162,164 @@
     }
   };
 
-  // src/View/maintenance.tsx
-  var addressInput = restoreState("maintenance-address", "");
-  var connectedAddress = new State("");
-  var isConnected = new State(false);
-  var connectionModel = new ConnectionModel({
-    connectionChangeHandler() {
-      isConnected.value = connectionModel.isConnected;
-      connectedAddress.value = connectionModel.address ?? "---";
-    },
-    messageHandler(data) {
-      console.log(data);
-    }
-  });
-  function connect() {
-    connectionModel.connect(addressInput.value);
+  // node_modules/bloatless-react/index.ts
+  function createElement(tagName, attributes = {}, ...children) {
+    const element = document.createElement(tagName);
+    if (attributes != null)
+      Object.entries(attributes).forEach((entry) => {
+        const [attributename, value] = entry;
+        const [directiveKey, directiveValue] = attributename.split(":");
+        switch (directiveKey) {
+          case "on": {
+            switch (directiveValue) {
+              case "enter": {
+                element.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+                  if (e.key != "Enter") return;
+                  value();
+                });
+                break;
+              }
+              default: {
+                element.addEventListener(directiveValue, value);
+              }
+            }
+            break;
+          }
+          case "subscribe": {
+            const state = value;
+            state.subscribe(
+              (newValue) => element[directiveValue] = newValue
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+          case "bind": {
+            const state = value;
+            state.subscribe(
+              (newValue) => element[directiveValue] = newValue
+            );
+            element.addEventListener(
+              "input",
+              () => state.value = element[directiveValue]
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+          case "toggle": {
+            if (value.subscribe) {
+              const state = value;
+              state.subscribe(
+                (newValue) => element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
+              );
+            } else {
+              element.toggleAttribute(directiveValue, value);
+            }
+            break;
+          }
+          case "set": {
+            const state = value;
+            state.subscribe(
+              (newValue) => element.setAttribute(directiveValue, newValue)
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+          case "children": {
+            switch (directiveValue) {
+              case "set": {
+                const state = value;
+                state.subscribe((newValue) => {
+                  element.innerHTML = "";
+                  element.append(...[newValue].flat());
+                });
+                break;
+              }
+              case "append":
+              case "appendandscroll":
+              case "prepend": {
+                element.style.scrollBehavior = "smooth";
+                try {
+                  const [listState, toElement] = value;
+                  listState.handleAddition((newItem) => {
+                    const child = toElement(newItem);
+                    listState.handleRemoval(
+                      newItem,
+                      () => child.remove()
+                    );
+                    if (directiveValue == "append") {
+                      element.append(child);
+                    } else if (directiveValue == "prepend") {
+                      element.prepend(child);
+                    }
+                  });
+                } catch {
+                  throw `error: cannot process subscribe:children directive because StateItemConverter is not defined. Usage: "subscribe:children={[list, converter]}"; you can find a more detailed example in the documentation`;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          default:
+            element.setAttribute(attributename, value);
+        }
+      });
+    children.filter((x) => x).forEach((child) => element.append(child));
+    return element;
   }
-  function disconnect() {
-    connectionModel.disconnect();
-  }
-  document.querySelector("main").append(
-    /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-column" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("input", { "bind:value": addressInput }), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": connect, "toggle:disabled": isConnected }, "Connect"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { "on:click": disconnect }, "Disconnect"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("hr", null), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { "subscribe:innerText": connectedAddress }))
-  );
 
-  // src/typeSafety.ts
+  // src/View/translations.ts
+  var englishTranslations = {
+    general: {
+      closeButton: "close"
+    },
+    homePage: {
+      appName: "Comms",
+      ///
+      overviewHeadline: "Overview",
+      statusHeadline: "Status",
+      settingsButton: "Settings",
+      ///
+      chatsHeadline: "Chats",
+      addChatAudioLabel: "name of new chat",
+      addChatPlaceholder: "Add chat",
+      addChatButton: "Add chat"
+    },
+    settings: {
+      settingsHeadline: "Settings"
+      ///
+    }
+  };
+  var allTranslations = {
+    en: englishTranslations
+  };
+  var language = navigator.language.substring(0, 2);
+  var translations = allTranslations[language] || allTranslations.en;
+
+  // src/View/homePage.tsx
+  function HomePage() {
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("article", { id: "home-page" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("header", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translations.homePage.appName)), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "overview-section" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translations.homePage.overviewHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "cell_tower"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h3", null, translations.homePage.statusHeadline))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", { class: "tile flex-no" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "settings"), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, translations.homePage.settingsButton))), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { id: "chat-section" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translations.homePage.chatsHeadline), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "flex-row width-input" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "input",
+      {
+        placeholder: translations.homePage.addChatPlaceholder,
+        "aria-label": translations.homePage.addChatAudioLabel
+      }
+    ), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement(
+      "button",
+      {
+        class: "primary",
+        "aria-label": translations.homePage.addChatButton
+      },
+      /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "add")
+    )))));
+  }
+
+  // src/View/mainPage.tsx
+  function MainPage() {
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("article", { id: "home-page" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("header", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", null, translations.homePage.appName)), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null));
+  }
+
+  // src/View/setingsModal.tsx
+  function SetttingsModal() {
+    return /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", { class: "modal" }, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("div", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("main", null, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("h2", null, translations.settings.settingsHeadline)), /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("button", null, translations.general.closeButton, /* @__PURE__ */ createElement("span", { class: "icon" }, "close"))));
+  }
+
+  // src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
   var DATA_VERSION = "v2";
 
   // src/Model/storageModel.ts
@@ -421,5 +409,11 @@
 
   // src/index.tsx
   var storageModel = new StorageModel();
-  console.log(storageModel.list("z"));
+  var connectionModel = new ConnectionModel({
+    connectionChangeHandler() {
+    },
+    messageHandler(data) {
+    }
+  });
+  document.querySelector("main").append(HomePage(), MainPage(), SetttingsModal());
 })();
diff --git a/src/typeSafety.ts b/src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/typeSafety.ts
rename to src/Model/Utility/typeSafety.ts
diff --git a/src/utility.ts b/src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/utility.ts
rename to src/Model/Utility/utility.ts
diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index 6ddb30c2..8d738cd2 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import StorageModel, { storageKeys } from "./storageModel";
 
-import { checkIsValidObject } from "../typeSafety";
-import { createTimestamp } from "../utility";
+import { checkIsValidObject } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
+import { createTimestamp } from "./Utility/utility";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
 export class ChatModel {
diff --git a/src/Model/connectionModel.ts b/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
index 26aa19cd..22f2245a 100644
--- a/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import UDNFrontend, { Message } from "udn-frontend";
 
 import { ChatMessage } from "./chatModel";
-import { stringify } from "../utility";
+import { stringify } from "./Utility/utility";
 
 export default class ConnectionModel {
   // basic
diff --git a/src/Model/storageModel.ts b/src/Model/storageModel.ts
index e0f563c4..f9a237ac 100644
--- a/src/Model/storageModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/storageModel.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // this file is responsible for reading and writing persistent data; all storage shall be handled by this file.
 
-import { parse, stringify } from "../utility";
+import { parse, stringify } from "./Utility/utility";
 
-import { DATA_VERSION } from "../typeSafety";
+import { DATA_VERSION } from "./Utility/typeSafety";
 
 export default class StorageModel {
   storageEntryTree: StorageEntry = {};
diff --git a/src/View/homePage.css b/src/View/homePage.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72b31675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/homePage.css
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#home-page > div {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  gap: var(--large-gap);
+}
+
+#home-page > div > div {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: start;
+
+  gap: var(--gap-between-tiles);
+
+  width: 100%;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+#home-page #overview-section {
+  max-width: var(--max-input-width);
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1000px) {
+  #home-page > div {
+    flex-direction: row;
+
+    gap: 8rem;
+  }
+
+  #home-page #overview-section {
+    width: var(--max-input-width);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/View/homePage.tsx b/src/View/homePage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..014adf0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/homePage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import "./homePage.css";
+
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import { translations } from "./translations";
+
+export function HomePage() {
+  return (
+    <article id="home-page">
+      <header>
+        <span>{translations.homePage.appName}</span>
+      </header>
+      <div>
+        <div id="overview-section">
+          <h2>{translations.homePage.overviewHeadline}</h2>
+
+          <div class="tile flex-no">
+            <span class="icon">cell_tower</span>
+            <div>
+              <h3>{translations.homePage.statusHeadline}</h3>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <button class="tile flex-no">
+            <span class="icon">settings</span>
+            <div>{translations.homePage.settingsButton}</div>
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div id="chat-section">
+          <h2>{translations.homePage.chatsHeadline}</h2>
+
+          <div class="flex-row width-input">
+            <input
+              placeholder={translations.homePage.addChatPlaceholder}
+              aria-label={translations.homePage.addChatAudioLabel}
+            ></input>
+            <button
+              class="primary"
+              aria-label={translations.homePage.addChatButton}
+            >
+              <span class="icon">add</span>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/View/mainPage.tsx b/src/View/mainPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c51f5476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/mainPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import { translations } from "./translations";
+
+export function MainPage() {
+  return (
+    <article id="home-page">
+      <header>
+        <span>{translations.homePage.appName}</span>
+      </header>
+      <div></div>
+    </article>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/View/setingsModal.tsx b/src/View/setingsModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0adde0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/setingsModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as React from "bloatless-react";
+
+import { translations } from "./translations";
+
+export function SetttingsModal() {
+  return (
+    <div class="modal">
+      <div>
+        <main>
+          <h2>{translations.settings.settingsHeadline}</h2>
+        </main>
+        <button>
+          {translations.general.closeButton}
+          <span class="icon">close</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/View/translations.ts b/src/View/translations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1858faf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/View/translations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const englishTranslations = {
+  general: {
+    closeButton: "close",
+  },
+
+  homePage: {
+    appName: "Comms",
+
+    ///
+
+    overviewHeadline: "Overview",
+
+    statusHeadline: "Status",
+    settingsButton: "Settings",
+
+    ///
+
+    chatsHeadline: "Chats",
+
+    addChatAudioLabel: "name of new chat",
+    addChatPlaceholder: "Add chat",
+    addChatButton: "Add chat",
+  },
+
+  settings: {
+    settingsHeadline: "Settings",
+    
+    ///
+
+    
+  }
+};
+
+const allTranslations: { [language: string]: typeof englishTranslations } = {
+  en: englishTranslations,
+};
+
+const language = navigator.language.substring(0, 2);
+export const translations = allTranslations[language] || allTranslations.en;
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index f39b5b00..2d7508d0 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import ConnectionModel from "./Model/connectionModel";
+import { HomePage } from "./View/homePage";
+import { MainPage } from "./View/mainPage";
+import { SetttingsModal } from "./View/setingsModal";
 import StorageModel from "./Model/storageModel";
 
+// models
 const storageModel = new StorageModel();
 const connectionModel = new ConnectionModel({
-    connectionChangeHandler() {
-        
-    },
-    messageHandler(data) {
-        
-    },
-})
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+  connectionChangeHandler() {},
+  messageHandler(data) {},
+});
+
+// view
+document
+  .querySelector("main")!
+  .append(HomePage(), MainPage(), SetttingsModal());