diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 3fff759..652e5de 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 
   <Notifications :notifications="notifications" @dismiss="dismissNotification" />
 
-  <main>
+  <main :name="routeName">
     <router-view />
   </main>
 
   <div id="popup" v-show="popupShown">
-    <div class="popup-content">
+    <div class="popup-content"></div>
+  </div>
+  <div id="loading-popup" v-show="loading">
+    <div class="popup-content spinner">
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -23,9 +26,11 @@ import Notifications from '@/components/Notifications.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   setup () {
+    const { collection: loading } = useState('loading')
     const { collection: popupShown } = useState('popup')
     const { collection: notifications, actions: notificationActions } = useState('notifications')
     return {
+      loading,
       popupShown,
       notifications,
       addNotification: notificationActions.add,
@@ -35,16 +40,29 @@ export default defineComponent({
   components: { Notifications, Logo },
   data () {
     return {
-      showPopup: false
+      routeName: 'home'
     }
   },
   watch: {
-    '$route' (newRoute) {
+    // this adds a css class to the body equal to the name of the current root
+    '$route' (newRoute, oldRoute) {
       const bodyEl = document.body
-      bodyEl.className = "" // TODO: is this really the way to go here?
+      const oldClass = oldRoute.name?.toLowerCase()
+      const newClass = newRoute.name?.toLowerCase()
+      this.routeName = newClass || ''
 
-      const bodyClass = newRoute.meta.bodyClass
-      if (bodyClass) bodyEl.classList.add(bodyClass)
+      if (oldClass) bodyEl.classList.remove(oldClass)
+      if (newClass) bodyEl.classList.add(newClass)
+    },
+    loading (isLoading) {
+      const bodyEl = document.body
+      if (isLoading) bodyEl.classList.add('loading')
+      else bodyEl.classList.remove('loading')
+    },
+    popupShown (isShown) {
+      const bodyEl = document.body
+      if (isShown) bodyEl.classList.add('popup')
+      else bodyEl.classList.remove('popup')
     }
   },
   mounted () {
diff --git a/src/assets/app.css b/src/assets/app.css
index c5db66b..01b85ae 100644
--- a/src/assets/app.css
+++ b/src/assets/app.css
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ body.print {
   max-width: 90rem;
   margin: auto;
   font-size: 1.6rem;
-  min-height: 100vh;
 }
 
 #app > main {
@@ -36,19 +35,24 @@ body.print {
   border: none;
 }
 
-#logo {
+.popup > #app > :not(#popup) {
+  filter: blur(10px);
+}
+
+
+.logo {
   transition: transform .3s ease-out;
 }
-#logo path.house {
+.logo path.house {
   fill: #222;
   fill-opacity: 0.0;
   transition: fill-opacity .3s ease-out .2s;
 }
 
-#logo:hover {
+.home-link > .logo:hover {
   transform: scale(4) translate(5%, 15%);
 }
-#logo:hover path.house {
+.home-link > .logo:hover path.house {
   fill-opacity: 1.0;
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ section.notification-section > .warning {
   border-color: red;
 }
 
-#popup {
+#popup, #loading-popup {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
@@ -100,16 +104,54 @@ section.notification-section > .warning {
   left: 0;
   width: 100vw;
   height: 100vh;
-  background-color: #0008;
+  background: radial-gradient(#101010, transparent);
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
-#popup > .popup-content {
+.popup-content {
   width: 75rem;
   max-width: 100vw;
 }
 
-main.popup > :not(#popup) {
-  filter: blur(10px);
+.spinner {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  margin: 50px auto;
+  text-indent: -9999em;
+  width: 11em;
+  height: 11em;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #8193a2;
+  background: linear-gradient(to right, #8193a2 10%, rgba(129,147,162, 0) 42%);
+  position: relative;
+  animation: spin 1.4s infinite linear;
+  transform: translateZ(0);
+}
+.spinner::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 50%;
+  height: 50%;
+  background: #8193a2;
+  border-radius: 100% 0 0 0;
+}
+.spinner::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 95%;
+  height: 95%;
+  background: #101010;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  margin: auto;
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
+  100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
 }
 
 input, button, select {
@@ -133,7 +175,6 @@ select {
 section.cards {
   display: flex;
   flex-flow: row wrap;
-  justify-content: space-evenly;
   justify-content: flex-start;
 }
 section.cards.centered {
diff --git a/src/components/Card.vue b/src/components/CardBack.vue
similarity index 82%
rename from src/components/Card.vue
rename to src/components/CardBack.vue
index f1cd61b..c81e766 100644
--- a/src/components/Card.vue
+++ b/src/components/CardBack.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="card card-back" :style="cssVars" v-if="showBackSide">
+  <section name="card-back" class="card card-back" :style="cssVars">
     <div class="icon-wrapper">
       <img :src="iconPath" alt="card icon" />
     </div>
-    <footer><slot name="back"></slot></footer>
-  </div>
+    <footer><slot></slot></footer>
+  </section>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import { KV } from '@/types'
+import { KV, ICard } from '@/types'
 import { CardSize, defaultCardSize } from '@/consts'
 import { cardSizeToStyle } from '@/lib/card'
 import iconPath from '@/lib/iconPath'
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
   computed: {
     iconPath (): string {
-      return iconPath(this.icon || 'plus')
+      const icon = this.icon || 'plus'
+      return iconPath(icon)
     },
     showBackSide (): boolean {
       return true
@@ -56,13 +57,13 @@ export default defineComponent({
   font-size: 2rem;
   margin: 1rem 0;
 }
-#_add_deck.card-back {
+#_add.card-back {
   height: var(--card-height);
   width: 25rem;
   border: none;
   box-shadow: none;
 }
-#_add_deck.card-back > footer {
+#_add.card-back > footer {
   display: none;
 }
 .card-back > .icon-wrapper {
diff --git a/src/components/DeckCard.vue b/src/components/DeckCard.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index c402245..0000000
--- a/src/components/DeckCard.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <Card :icon="deck.icon" :color="deck.color" :size="deck.cardSize">
-    <template #back>{{ deck.name }} ({{ deck.cards.length }})</template>
-  </Card>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import Card from '@/components/Card.vue'
-
-export default defineComponent({
-  components: { Card },
-  props: {
-    deck: Object
-  }
-})
-</script>
diff --git a/src/components/DeckForm.vue b/src/components/DeckForm.vue
index c06577a..782756a 100644
--- a/src/components/DeckForm.vue
+++ b/src/components/DeckForm.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
       <button class="cancel" @click.prevent="$emit('cancel')">cancel</button>
     </div>
 
-    <DeckCard :deck="{ icon, name, description, color, cardSize, cards: [] }" />
+    <CardBack :icon="icon" :color="color" :size="cardSize">
+      {{ name }}
+    </CardBack>
   </form>
 </template>
 
@@ -26,10 +28,10 @@
 import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useState } from '@/state'
 import { cardSizeOptions, defaultCardSize } from '@/consts'
-import DeckCard from '@/components/DeckCard.vue'
+import CardBack from '@/components/CardBack.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
-  components: { DeckCard },
+  components: { CardBack },
   props: {
     deck: Object
   },
diff --git a/src/components/FlipCard.vue b/src/components/FlipCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be2a38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/FlipCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<template>
+  <div :id="card && card.id" class="flip-card card" :style="cssVars">
+    <section name="card-front" class="card-front" v-if="showFrontSide">
+      <span>Front Side</span>
+    </section>
+    <section name="card-back" class="card-back" v-if="showBackSide">
+      <div class="icon-wrapper">
+        <img :src="iconPath" alt="card icon" />
+      </div>
+      <footer><slot name="back"></slot></footer>
+    </section>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/src/components/Logo.vue b/src/components/Logo.vue
index e5bcb53..039752f 100644
--- a/src/components/Logo.vue
+++ b/src/components/Logo.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <svg id="logo" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
+  <svg class="logo" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
     <defs>
       <filter id="outer-shadow" height="300%" width="300%" x="-100%" y="-100%">
         <feFlood flood-color="rgba(201, 201, 201, 1)" result="flood"></feFlood>
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index d5dd7aa..4bcdd45 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ export default createRouter({
   routes: [
     { path: '/', name: 'Home', component: Home },
     { path: '/deck/:id', name: 'Deck', component: AsyncDeck },
-    { path: '/print/:id', name: 'Print', component: AsyncPrint, meta: { bodyClass: 'print' } },
+    { path: '/print/:id', name: 'Print', component: AsyncPrint },
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/state/index.ts b/src/state/index.ts
index 46c9e6b..ffac4be 100644
--- a/src/state/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/index.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import { defaultDeck } from '../lib/deck'
 import { defaultCard } from '../lib/card'
 import stateActions from './actions'
 
-const state: State = {
+export const state: State = {
   settings: ref({}),
   decks: ref({}),
   notifications: ref([]),
   icons: ref(['mouth-watering', 'robe', 'thorny-triskelion']),
-  popup: ref(false)
+  popup: ref(false),
+  loading: ref(false)
 }
 
 export function useState (prop: string): { [key: string]: any } {
@@ -44,4 +45,4 @@ deckDB.putDeck(testDeck).then(() => {
 })
 */
 
-export default reactive(state)
+export default state
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 5d44043..90fdb0f 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ export interface State {
   notifications: Ref<Notification[]>;
   icons: Ref<string[]>;
   popup: Ref<boolean>;
+  loading: Ref<boolean>;
 }
diff --git a/src/views/Deck.vue b/src/views/Deck.vue
index d75f72d..8cb60f4 100644
--- a/src/views/Deck.vue
+++ b/src/views/Deck.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,97 @@
 <template>
-  <h1>Welcome {{ name }}</h1>
-  <p>This is a placeholder view.</p>
+  <template v-if="errorState">
+    <header>Cannot find this deck</header>
+    <router-link to="/">« lets go back home</router-link>
+  </template>
+
+  <template v-else>
+    <div class="deck-bg">
+      <img :src="deckIcon" />
+    </div>
+
+    <header>
+      <span>{{ deck.name }}</span>
+      <button class="edit-button">edit</button>
+      <button class="print-button">print</button>
+
+      <p>{{ deck.description }}</p>
+    </header>
+
+    <section name="deck-cards" class="cards" :class="{ centered: deck.cards.length === 0 }">
+      <CardBack v-for="card in deck.cards"
+        :key="card.id"
+        :id="card.id"
+        :card="card"
+        :icon="deck.icon"
+        :color="deck.color"
+        :size="deck.cardSize"
+      />
+      <CardBack id="_add" @click="addCard" />
+    </section>
+  </template>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent } from "vue"
+import { defineComponent, watchEffect, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
+import { IDeck } from '@/types'
+import state from '@/state'
+import iconPath from '@/lib/iconPath'
+import CardBack from '@/components/CardBack.vue'
 
 const name = 'Deck'
 
 export default defineComponent({
-  setup() {
-    return { name }
+  components: { CardBack },
+  setup () {
+    const route = useRoute()
+
+    const errorState = ref(false)
+    const deck = ref<IDeck | null>(null)
+    const deckIcon = ref('')
+
+    watchEffect(() => {
+      const deckId = route.params.id as string
+      const existingDecks = Object.keys(state.decks.value)
+      const exists = existingDecks.indexOf(deckId) >= 0
+      errorState.value = !exists
+
+      if (exists) {
+        deck.value = state.decks.value[deckId]
+        deckIcon.value = iconPath(deck.value.icon)
+      }
+    })
+
+    const addCard = () => {}
+
+    state.loading.value = false
+    return { errorState, deck, deckIcon, addCard }
+  },
+  beforeRouteEnter (_to, _from, next) {
+    state.loading.value = true
+    next()
   }
 })
 </script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.edit-button, .print-button {
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  margin-top: -2px;
+}
+.edit-button {
+  margin-left: 1em;
+}
+.deck-bg {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100vw;
+  max-height: 100vh;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.deck-bg > img {
+  filter: saturate(0%) blur(5px) opacity(8%);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/views/Home.vue b/src/views/Home.vue
index 6d33bd4..2a67786 100644
--- a/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <template>
   <header>RPG Cards for y'all</header>
 
-  <section name="deck-covers" class="cards" :class="{ centered: !decks.length }">
+  <section name="deck-covers" class="cards" :class="{ centered: decks.length === 0 }">
     <router-link :to="{ name: 'Deck', params: { id: deck.id } }" :key="deck.id" v-for="deck in decks">
-      <DeckCard :deck="deck" />
+      <CardBack :icon="deck.icon" :color="deck.color" :size="deck.cardSize">
+        {{ deck.name }} ({{ deck.cards.length }})
+      </CardBack>
     </router-link>
-    <Card id="_add_deck" @click="addDeck" />
+    <CardBack id="_add" @click="addDeck" />
   </section>
 
   <Popup>
@@ -27,13 +29,12 @@ import { defineComponent, ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useState } from '@/state'
 
 import Popup from '@/components/Popup.vue'
-import Card from '@/components/Card.vue'
-import DeckCard from '@/components/DeckCard.vue'
+import CardBack from '@/components/CardBack.vue'
 import DeckForm from '@/components/DeckForm.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'Home',
-  components: { Popup, Card, DeckCard, DeckForm },
+  components: { Popup, CardBack, DeckForm },
   setup () {
     const { actions: popupActions } = useState('popup')
     const { collection: decks, actions: deckActions } = useState('decks')