diff --git a/src/views/explore/explore.jsx b/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
index 2812063e8..3a17a8ae5 100644
--- a/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
+++ b/src/views/explore/explore.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ var api = require('../../lib/api');
 var Page = require('../../components/page/www/page.jsx');
 var Tabs = require('../../components/tabs/tabs.jsx');
 var TitleBanner = require('../../components/title-banner/title-banner.jsx');
+var Button = require('../../components/forms/button.jsx');
+var Form = require('../../components/forms/form.jsx');
+var Select = require('../../components/forms/select.jsx');
 var SubNavigation = require('../../components/subnavigation/subnavigation.jsx');
 var Grid = require('../../components/grid/grid.jsx');
 
@@ -27,16 +30,19 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
             stories: 'stories'
         };
         var typeOptions = ['projects','studios'];
+        var modeOptions = ['trending', 'popular', 'recent', ''];
 
         var pathname = window.location.pathname.toLowerCase();
         if (pathname[pathname.length - 1] === '/') {
             pathname = pathname.substring(0, pathname.length - 1);
         }
-        var slash = pathname.lastIndexOf('/');
-        var currentCategory = pathname.substring(slash + 1,pathname.length);
-        var typeStart = pathname.indexOf('explore/');
-        var type = pathname.substring(typeStart + 8,slash);
-        if (Object.keys(categoryOptions).indexOf(currentCategory) === -1 || typeOptions.indexOf(type) === -1) {
+        var options = pathname.split('/');
+        var type = options[2];
+        var currentCategory = options[3];
+        var currentMode = options.length > 4 ? options[4] : '';
+        if (Object.keys(categoryOptions).indexOf(currentCategory) === -1 ||
+        typeOptions.indexOf(type) === -1 ||
+        modeOptions.indexOf(currentMode) === -1){
             window.location = window.location.origin + '/explore/projects/all/';
         }
 
@@ -44,7 +50,9 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
             category: currentCategory,
             acceptableTabs: categoryOptions,
             acceptableTypes: typeOptions,
+            acceptableModes: modeOptions,
             itemType: type,
+            mode: currentMode,
             loadNumber: 16
         };
     },
@@ -65,6 +73,7 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
                  '?limit=' + this.props.loadNumber +
                  '&offset=' + this.state.offset +
                  '&language=' + this.props.intl.locale +
+                 '&mode=' + (this.props.mode ? this.props.mode : 'trending') +
                  qText
         }, function (err, body) {
             if (!err) {
@@ -84,14 +93,20 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
                 break;
             }
         }
-        window.location = window.location.origin + '/explore/' + newType + '/' + this.props.tab;
+        window.location = window.location.origin + '/explore/' + newType + '/' + this.props.tab + '/' + this.props.mode;
+    },
+    changeSortMode: function (name, value) {
+        if (this.props.acceptableModes.indexOf(value) !== -1) {
+            window.location = window.location.origin + '/explore/' +
+            this.props.itemType + '/' + this.props.category + '/' + value;
+        }
     },
     getBubble: function (type) {
         var classes = classNames({
             active: (this.props.category === type)
         });
         return (
-            <a href={'/explore/' + this.props.itemType + '/' + type + '/'}>
+            <a href={'/explore/' + this.props.itemType + '/' + type + '/' + this.props.mode}>
                 <li className={classes}>
                     <FormattedMessage id={'general.' + type} />
                 </li>
@@ -100,15 +115,16 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
     },
     getTab: function (type) {
         var classes = classNames({
-            active: (this.props.itemType === type)
+            active: (this.props.itemType === type),
+            inactive: (this.props.itemType !== type)
         });
         return (
-            <a href={'/explore/' + type + '/' + this.props.category + '/'}>
+            <a href={'/explore/' + type + '/' + this.props.category + '/' + this.props.mode}>
                 <li className={classes}>
                     {this.props.itemType === type ? [
-                        <img src={'/svgs/explore/' + type + '-active.svg'} className={'tab-icon ' + type} />
+                        <img src={'/svgs/tabs/' + type + '-active.svg'} className={'tab-icon ' + type} />
                     ] : [
-                        <img src={'/svgs/explore/' + type + '-inactive.svg'} className={'tab-icon ' + type} />
+                        <img src={'/svgs/tabs/' + type + '-inactive.svg'} className={'tab-icon ' + type} />
                     ]}
                     <FormattedMessage id={'general.' + type} />
                 </li>
@@ -130,29 +146,37 @@ var Explore = injectIntl(React.createClass({
                         {this.getTab('projects')}
                         {this.getTab('studios')}
                     </Tabs>
-                    <SubNavigation className='categories'>
-                        {this.getBubble('all')}
-                        {this.getBubble('animations')}
-                        {this.getBubble('art')}
-                        {this.getBubble('games')}
-                        {this.getBubble('music')}
-                        {this.getBubble('stories')}
-                    </SubNavigation>
+                    <div className="sort-controls">
+                        <SubNavigation className='categories'>
+                            {this.getBubble('all')}
+                            {this.getBubble('animations')}
+                            {this.getBubble('art')}
+                            {this.getBubble('games')}
+                            {this.getBubble('music')}
+                            {this.getBubble('stories')}
+                        </SubNavigation>
+                        <Form className='sort-mode'>
+                            <Select name="sort"
+                                    options={[
+                                        {value: 'trending', label: 'Trending'},
+                                        {value: 'popular', label: 'Popular'},
+                                        {value: 'recent', label: 'Recent'}
+                                    ]}
+                                    value={this.props.mode}
+                                    onChange={this.changeSortMode}/>
+                        </Form>
+                    </div>
                     <div id='projectBox' key='projectBox'>
                         <Grid items={this.state.loaded}
                               itemType={this.props.itemType}
-                              explore={true}
+                              cards={true}
                               showLoves={false}
                               showFavorites={false}
                               showViews={false}
                               showAvatar={true}/>
-                        <SubNavigation className='load'>
-                            <button onClick={this.getExploreMore}>
-                                <li>
-                                    <FormattedMessage id='general.loadMore' />
-                                </li>
-                            </button>
-                        </SubNavigation>
+                          <Button onClick={this.getExploreMore} className="white">
+                            <FormattedMessage id='general.loadMore' />
+                        </Button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/views/explore/explore.scss b/src/views/explore/explore.scss
index 5ec9342a1..1fcc33936 100644
--- a/src/views/explore/explore.scss
+++ b/src/views/explore/explore.scss
@@ -35,111 +35,103 @@ $base-bg: $ui-white;
         }
     }
 
-    .box {
-        display: block;
+    .left-pusher {
         margin-right: auto;
-        margin-bottom: 20px;
-        margin-left: auto;
-
-        .box-content {
-            padding: 0;
-        }
+        width: 8.75rem;
     }
 
     .tab-background {
-        box-shadow: 1px 0 1px $box-shadow-gray;
+        box-shadow: 0 0 1px $box-shadow-gray;
         background-color: $ui-white;
         width: 100%;
     }
 
     .tabs {
-        background-color: $ui-white;
-        padding: 0;
-        width: 100%;
-        justify-content: center;
+        width: 58.75rem;
+    }
 
-        li {
-            margin: 0;
-            border: 0;
-            border-radius: 0;
-            width: $cols2;
-            text-align: center;
+    /* HACK: sort controls are terrible. There's some sort of magic formula for height of formsy components that I can't control. */
 
-            &.active {
-                border-bottom: 3px solid $ui-aqua;
+    .sort-controls {
+        display: flex;
+        margin: 0 auto;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid $ui-border;
+        padding: 8px 0;
+        width: 58.75rem;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+    }
+
+    .sort-mode {
+        margin-top: -4px;
+        width: 13.75rem;
+
+        .select {
+
+            select {
+                margin-bottom: 0;
+                border: 0;
+                background-color: transparent;
+                height: 32px;
+                color: $header-gray;
+
+                &:focus,
+                &:active {
+                    background-color: transparent;
+                }
             }
 
-            &:active {
-                box-shadow: none;
-                padding: .75em 1.5em;
-            }
-
-            .tab-icon {
-                display: block;
-                margin: 0 auto;
-
-                &.projects {
-                    margin-bottom: 4px;
-                    width: 20px;
-                }
-
-                &.studios {
-                    width: 24px;
-                }
+            .help-block {
+                display: none;
             }
         }
     }
 
     .categories {
-        border-bottom: 1px solid $ui-border;
-        padding: 8px 0;
-        width: 58.75rem;
-        justify-content: center;
+        justify-content: flex-start;
 
         li {
             border: 0;
-            background-color: $ui-dark-gray;
-            color: $ui-light-gray;
+            background-color: $active-gray;
+            color: $ui-white;
 
             &.active {
                 opacity: 1;
                 background-color: $ui-aqua;
                 color: $ui-white;
+
             }
 
             &:active {
                 padding: .75em 1.5em;
             }
+
+            &:hover {
+                background-color: $active-dark-gray;
+            }
         }
     }
 
     #projectBox {
         background-color: $ui-gray;
-        padding-top: 8px;
+        padding-top: 16px;
         padding-bottom: 32px;
         width: 100%;
 
         .grid .flex-row {
             width: $cols12;
-            justify-content: space-around;
+            justify-content: space-between;
+        }
+
+        .button {
+            display: block;
+            margin: 0 auto;
         }
     }
 
-    .load button {
-        outline: None;
-        border: None;
-        background-color: $ui-gray;
-        padding: 0;
-
-        li {
-            color: $header-gray;
-        }
-    }
 
     .thumbnail {
         $project-width: 220px;
         $project-height: 208px;
-        margin-left: 8px;
         padding: 0;
 
         &.project {
@@ -158,11 +150,111 @@ $base-bg: $ui-white;
                     border-radius: 4px;
                 }
             }
+        }
 
-            .thumbnail-title,
-            .thumbnail-creator {
-                margin: 0 auto;
+        &.gallery {
+            margin-bottom: 16px;
+            border-radius: 4px;
+            width: $project-width;
+            height: $project-height;
+
+            .thumbnail-image {
+                margin: 8px auto;
                 width: 204px;
+                height: 120px;
+
+                img {
+                    border: 0;
+                    border-radius: 4px;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        .thumbnail-info {
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            width: 204px;
+
+            .creator-image {
+                float: left;
+
+                img {
+                    margin-right: 8px;
+                    border-radius: 4px;
+                    width: 32px;
+                    height: 32px;
+                }
+            }
+
+            .thumbnail-title {
+                float: left;
+                max-width: 164px;
+
+                .thumbnail-creator a {
+                    color: $type-gray;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//4 columns
+@media only screen and (max-width: $mobile - 1) {
+    .outer {
+        .tabs {
+            width: $cols4;
+        }
+
+        .sort-controls {
+            width: $cols4;
+        }
+
+        #projectBox {
+            .grid {
+                .flex-row {
+                    width: $cols4;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+//6 columns
+@media only screen and (min-width: $mobile) and (max-width: $tablet - 1) {
+    .outer {
+        .tabs {
+            width: $cols6;
+        }
+
+        .sort-controls {
+            width: $cols6;
+        }
+
+        #projectBox {
+            .grid {
+                .flex-row {
+                    width: $cols6;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// 8 columns
+@media only screen and (min-width: $tablet) and (max-width: $desktop - 1) {
+    .outer {
+        .tabs {
+            width: $cols8;
+        }
+
+        .sort-controls {
+            width: $cols8;
+        }
+
+        #projectBox {
+            .grid {
+                .flex-row {
+                    width: $cols9;
+                }
             }
         }
     }