diff --git a/src/Components/Bar/Bar.tsx b/src/Components/Bar/Bar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1738a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Bar/Bar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { ClockIcon, CubeIcon, MapIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { BarIcon } from './BarIcon';
+
+interface IBarProps {
+  isSidebarOpen: boolean
+  isElementsSidebarOpen: boolean
+  isHistoryOpen: boolean
+  ToggleSidebar: () => void
+  ToggleElementsSidebar: () => void
+  ToggleTimeline: () => void
+}
+
+export const BAR_WIDTH = 64; // 4rem
+
+export const Bar: React.FC<IBarProps> = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <div className='fixed z-20 flex flex-col top-0 left-0 h-screen w-16 bg-slate-100'>
+      <BarIcon
+        isActive={props.isSidebarOpen}
+        title='Components'
+        onClick={() => props.ToggleSidebar()}>
+        <CubeIcon className='heroicon'/>
+      </BarIcon>
+      <BarIcon
+        isActive={props.isElementsSidebarOpen}
+        title='Map'
+        onClick={() => props.ToggleElementsSidebar()}>
+        <MapIcon className='heroicon'/>
+      </BarIcon>
+      <BarIcon
+        isActive={props.isHistoryOpen}
+        title='Timeline'
+        onClick={() => props.ToggleTimeline()}>
+        <ClockIcon className='heroicon'/>
+      </BarIcon>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/Components/Bar/BarIcon.tsx b/src/Components/Bar/BarIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5afaae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Bar/BarIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+interface IBarIconProps {
+  title: string
+  children: React.ReactElement
+  isActive: boolean
+  onClick: () => void
+}
+
+export const BarIcon: React.FC<IBarIconProps> = (props) => {
+  const isActiveClasses = props.isActive ? 'border-l-4 border-blue-500 bg-slate-200' : '';
+  return (
+    <button
+      className={`bar-btn group ${isActiveClasses}`}
+      title={props.title}
+      onClick={() => props.onClick()}
+    >
+      <span className='sidebar-tooltip group-hover:scale-100'>{props.title}</span>
+      { props.children }
+    </button>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.test.tsx b/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.test.tsx
index d52fe97..2dd5080 100644
--- a/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, test, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { fireEvent, render, screen } from '../../utils/test-utils';
 import { ElementsSidebar } from './ElementsSidebar';
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={null}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={() => {}}
     />);
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={null}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={() => {}}
     />);
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={MainContainer}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={() => {}}
     />);
@@ -154,7 +151,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={MainContainer}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={() => {}}
     />);
@@ -207,7 +203,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={SelectedContainer}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={selectContainer}
     />);
@@ -229,7 +224,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Elements sidebar', () => {
       isOpen={true}
       isHistoryOpen={false}
       SelectedContainer={SelectedContainer}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       onPropertyChange={() => {}}
       selectContainer={selectContainer}
     />);
diff --git a/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.tsx b/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.tsx
index caa6081..bbbcba5 100644
--- a/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ElementsSidebar/ElementsSidebar.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ interface IElementsSidebarProps {
   isOpen: boolean
   isHistoryOpen: boolean
   SelectedContainer: IContainerModel | null
-  onClick: () => void
   onPropertyChange: (key: string, value: string) => void
   selectContainer: (container: IContainerModel) => void
 }
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ export class ElementsSidebar extends React.PureComponent<IElementsSidebarProps>
       const selectedClass: string = this.props.SelectedContainer !== undefined &&
         this.props.SelectedContainer !== null &&
         this.props.SelectedContainer.properties.id === container.properties.id
-        ? 'bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-600'
-        : 'bg-slate-400 hover:bg-slate-600';
+        ? 'border-l-4 border-blue-500 bg-slate-400/60 hover:bg-slate-400'
+        : 'bg-slate-300/60 hover:bg-slate-300';
       containerRows.push(
         <motion.button
           whileHover={{ scale: 1.05 }}
@@ -65,14 +64,11 @@ export class ElementsSidebar extends React.PureComponent<IElementsSidebarProps>
     });
 
     return (
-      <div className={`fixed flex flex-col bg-slate-300 text-white transition-all h-screen w-64 overflow-y-auto z-20 ${isOpenClasses}`}>
-        <button className='close-button bg-slate-400 hover:bg-slate-600 justify-start' onClick={this.props.onClick}>
-          &times; Close
-        </button>
-        <div className='bg-slate-500 sidebar-row'>
+      <div className={`fixed flex flex-col bg-slate-100 text-gray-800 transition-all h-screen w-64 overflow-y-auto z-20 ${isOpenClasses}`}>
+        <div className='bg-slate-100 font-bold sidebar-title'>
           Elements
         </div>
-        <div className='overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden text-slate-200 flex-grow divide-y divide-solid divide-slate-500'>
+        <div className='overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden text-gray-800 flex-grow'>
           { containerRows }
         </div>
         <Properties properties={this.props.SelectedContainer?.properties} onChange={this.props.onPropertyChange}></Properties>
diff --git a/src/Components/FloatingButton/FloatingButton.tsx b/src/Components/FloatingButton/FloatingButton.tsx
index 3145f45..d55f01b 100644
--- a/src/Components/FloatingButton/FloatingButton.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/FloatingButton/FloatingButton.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const FloatingButton: React.FC<IFloatingButtonProps> = (props: IFloatingButtonPr
     : <XIcon className="floating-btn" />;
 
   return (
-    <div className={props.className}>
+    <div className={`transition-all ${props.className}`}>
       <div className={`transition-all flex flex-col gap-2 items-center ${buttonListClasses}`}>
         { props.children }
       </div>
diff --git a/src/Components/History/History.tsx b/src/Components/History/History.tsx
index 7487de1..c01298d 100644
--- a/src/Components/History/History.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/History/History.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ interface IHistoryProps {
   history: IHistoryState[]
   historyCurrentStep: number
   isOpen: boolean
-  onClick: () => void
   jumpTo: (move: number) => void
 }
 
@@ -46,12 +45,9 @@ export class History extends React.PureComponent<IHistoryProps> {
     states.reverse();
 
     return (
-      <div className={`fixed flex flex-col bg-slate-400 text-white transition-all h-screen w-64 overflow-y-auto z-20 ${isOpenClasses}`}>
-        <button className='close-button bg-slate-500 hover:bg-slate-700 justify-start' onClick={this.props.onClick}>
-          &times; Close
-        </button>
-        <div className='bg-slate-600 sidebar-row'>
-          History
+      <div className={`fixed flex flex-col bg-slate-300 text-white transition-all h-screen w-64 overflow-y-auto z-20 ${isOpenClasses}`}>
+        <div className='bg-slate-600 font-bold sidebar-title'>
+          Timeline
         </div>
         <div className='overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden text-slate-300 flex-grow divide-y divide-solid divide-slate-600'>
           { states }
diff --git a/src/Components/Properties/Properties.tsx b/src/Components/Properties/Properties.tsx
index 0d30d3d..adcebe6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Properties/Properties.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Properties/Properties.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class Properties extends React.PureComponent<IPropertiesProps> {
       .forEach((pair) => this.handleProperties(pair, groupInput));
 
     return (
-      <div className='p-3 bg-slate-500 h-3/5 overflow-y-auto'>
+      <div className='p-3 bg-slate-200 h-3/5 overflow-y-auto'>
         { groupInput }
       </div>
     );
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ export class Properties extends React.PureComponent<IPropertiesProps> {
     const isDisabled = key === 'id' || key === 'parentId'; // hardcoded
     groupInput.push(
       <div key={id} className='mt-4'>
-        <label className='text-sm font-medium text-slate-200' htmlFor={id}>{key}</label>
+        <label className='text-sm font-medium text-gray-800' htmlFor={id}>{key}</label>
         <input
-          className='text-base font-medium transition-all text-slate-200 mt-1 block w-full px-3 py-2
-          bg-slate-600 border-2 border-slate-600 rounded-lg shadow-sm placeholder-slate-400
+          className='text-base font-medium transition-all text-gray-800 mt-1 block w-full px-3 py-2
+          bg-white border-2 border-white rounded-lg placeholder-gray-800
           focus:outline-none focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500
-         disabled:bg-slate-700 disabled:text-slate-400 disabled:border-slate-700 disabled:shadow-none
+         disabled:bg-slate-300 disabled:text-gray-500 disabled:border-slate-300 disabled:shadow-none
          '
           type={type}
           id={id}
diff --git a/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx b/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
index 9ebe3af..a2e0e20 100644
--- a/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/SVG/SVG.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { UncontrolledReactSVGPanZoom } from 'react-svg-pan-zoom';
 import { Container } from './Elements/Container';
 import { ContainerModel } from '../../Interfaces/ContainerModel';
 import { Selector } from './Elements/Selector';
+import { BAR_WIDTH } from '../Bar/Bar';
 
 interface ISVGProps {
   width: number
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ interface ISVGProps {
 }
 
 interface ISVGState {
-  viewerWidth: number,
-  viewerHeight: number,
+  viewerWidth: number
+  viewerHeight: number
 }
 
 export class SVG extends React.PureComponent<ISVGProps> {
@@ -23,14 +24,14 @@ export class SVG extends React.PureComponent<ISVGProps> {
   constructor(props: ISVGProps) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
-      viewerWidth: window.innerWidth,
+      viewerWidth: window.innerWidth - BAR_WIDTH,
       viewerHeight: window.innerHeight
     };
   }
 
   resizeViewBox(): void {
     this.setState({
-      viewerWidth: window.innerWidth,
+      viewerWidth: window.innerWidth - BAR_WIDTH,
       viewerHeight: window.innerHeight
     });
   }
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export class SVG extends React.PureComponent<ISVGProps> {
     }
 
     return (
-      <div id={SVG.ID}>
+      <div id={SVG.ID} className='ml-16'>
         <UncontrolledReactSVGPanZoom
           width={this.state.viewerWidth}
           height={this.state.viewerHeight}
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export class SVG extends React.PureComponent<ISVGProps> {
           miniatureProps={{
             position: 'left',
             background: '#616264',
-            width: window.innerWidth - 12,
+            width: window.innerWidth - 12 - BAR_WIDTH,
             height: 120
           }}
         >
diff --git a/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.test.tsx b/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.test.tsx
index 8f283eb..0810741 100644
--- a/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.test.tsx
@@ -5,29 +5,23 @@ import Sidebar from './Sidebar';
 
 describe.concurrent('Sidebar', () => {
   it('Start default', () => {
-    const handleClick = vi.fn();
     render(
       <Sidebar
         componentOptions={[]}
         isOpen={true}
-        onClick={handleClick}
         buttonOnClick={() => {}}
       />
     );
     const stuff = screen.queryByText(/stuff/i);
-    const close = screen.getByText(/close/i);
 
     expect(screen.getByText(/Components/i).classList.contains('left-0')).toBeDefined();
     expect(stuff).toBeNull();
-    fireEvent.click(close);
-    expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   it('Start close', () => {
     render(<Sidebar
       componentOptions={[]}
       isOpen={false}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       buttonOnClick={() => {}}
     />);
 
@@ -49,7 +43,6 @@ describe.concurrent('Sidebar', () => {
         }
       ]}
       isOpen={true}
-      onClick={() => {}}
       buttonOnClick={handleButtonClick}
     />);
     const stuff = screen.getByText(/stuff/i);
diff --git a/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index b474cc9..c50730e 100644
--- a/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { AvailableContainer } from '../../Interfaces/AvailableContainer';
+import { truncateString } from '../../utils/stringtools';
 
 interface ISidebarProps {
   componentOptions: AvailableContainer[]
   isOpen: boolean
-  onClick: () => void
   buttonOnClick: (type: string) => void
 }
 
 export default class Sidebar extends React.PureComponent<ISidebarProps> {
   public render(): JSX.Element {
     const listElements = this.props.componentOptions.map(componentOption =>
-      <button className='hover:bg-blue-600 transition-all sidebar-row' key={componentOption.Type} onClick={() => this.props.buttonOnClick(componentOption.Type)}>
-        {componentOption.Type}
+      <button
+        className='justify-center transition-all sidebar-component'
+        key={componentOption.Type}
+        title={componentOption.Type}
+        onClick={() => this.props.buttonOnClick(componentOption.Type)}
+      >
+        {truncateString(componentOption.Type, 5)}
       </button>
     );
 
-    const isOpenClasses = this.props.isOpen ? 'left-0' : '-left-64';
+    const isOpenClasses = this.props.isOpen ? 'left-16' : '-left-64';
     return (
-      <div className={`fixed bg-blue-500 dark:bg-blue-500 text-white transition-all h-screen w-64 overflow-y-auto z-20 ${isOpenClasses}`}>
-        <button className='close-button hover:bg-blue-600 justify-end' onClick={this.props.onClick}>
-          Close &times;
-        </button>
-        <div className='bg-blue-400 sidebar-row'>
+      <div className={`fixed z-10 bg-slate-200
+      text-gray-700 transition-all h-screen w-64
+      overflow-y-auto ${isOpenClasses}`}>
+        <div className='bg-slate-100 sidebar-title'>
           Components
         </div>
-        {listElements}
+        <div className='grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-2
+         m-2 md:text-xs font-bold'>
+          {listElements}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/Components/UI/UI.tsx b/src/Components/UI/UI.tsx
index 7748c67..37420bd 100644
--- a/src/Components/UI/UI.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/UI/UI.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ContainerModel } from '../../Interfaces/ContainerModel';
 import { IHistoryState } from '../../App';
 import { PhotographIcon, UploadIcon } from '@heroicons/react/outline';
 import FloatingButton from '../FloatingButton/FloatingButton';
+import { Bar } from '../Bar/Bar';
 
 interface IUIProps {
   current: IHistoryState
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ export class UI extends React.PureComponent<IUIProps, IUIState> {
   /**
    * Toggle the elements
    */
-  public ToggleHistory(): void {
+  public ToggleTimeline(): void {
     this.setState({
       isHistoryOpen: !this.state.isHistoryOpen
     });
@@ -75,47 +76,34 @@ export class UI extends React.PureComponent<IUIProps, IUIState> {
 
     return (
       <>
+        <Bar
+          isSidebarOpen={this.state.isSidebarOpen}
+          isElementsSidebarOpen={this.state.isElementsSidebarOpen}
+          isHistoryOpen={this.state.isHistoryOpen}
+          ToggleElementsSidebar={() => this.ToggleElementsSidebar()}
+          ToggleSidebar={() => this.ToggleSidebar()}
+          ToggleTimeline={() => this.ToggleTimeline()}
+        />
+
         <Sidebar
           componentOptions={this.props.AvailableContainers}
           isOpen={this.state.isSidebarOpen}
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleSidebar()}
           buttonOnClick={(type: string) => this.props.AddContainer(type)}
         />
-        <button
-          className='fixed z-10 top-4 left-4 text-lg bg-blue-200 hover:bg-blue-300 transition-all drop-shadow-md hover:drop-shadow-lg py-2 px-3 rounded-lg'
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleSidebar()}
-        >
-          &#9776; Components
-        </button>
-
         <ElementsSidebar
           MainContainer={this.props.current.MainContainer}
           SelectedContainer={this.props.current.SelectedContainer}
           isOpen={this.state.isElementsSidebarOpen}
           isHistoryOpen={this.state.isHistoryOpen}
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleElementsSidebar()}
           onPropertyChange={this.props.OnPropertyChange}
           selectContainer={this.props.SelectContainer}
         />
-        <button
-          className='fixed z-10 top-4 right-12 text-lg bg-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-300 transition-all drop-shadow-md hover:drop-shadow-lg py-2 px-3 rounded-lg'
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleElementsSidebar()}
-        >
-          &#9776; Elements
-        </button>
-
         <History
           history={this.props.history}
           historyCurrentStep={this.props.historyCurrentStep}
           isOpen={this.state.isHistoryOpen}
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleHistory()}
           jumpTo={this.props.LoadState}
         />
-        <button
-          className='fixed z-10 top-4 right-72 text-lg bg-slate-200 hover:bg-slate-300 transition-all drop-shadow-md hover:drop-shadow-lg py-2 px-3 rounded-lg'
-          onClick={() => this.ToggleHistory()}>
-            &#9776; History
-        </button>
 
         <FloatingButton className={`fixed z-10 flex flex-col gap-2 items-center bottom-40 ${buttonRightOffsetClasses}`}>
           <button
@@ -123,14 +111,14 @@ export class UI extends React.PureComponent<IUIProps, IUIState> {
             title='Export as JSON'
             onClick={this.props.SaveEditorAsJSON}
           >
-            <UploadIcon className="h-full w-full text-white align-middle items-center justify-center" />
+            <UploadIcon className="heroicon text-white" />
           </button>
           <button
             className={'transition-all w-10 h-10 p-2 align-middle items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-500 hover:bg-blue-800'}
             title='Export as SVG'
             onClick={this.props.SaveEditorAsSVG}
           >
-            <PhotographIcon className="h-full w-full text-white align-middle items-center justify-center" />
+            <PhotographIcon className="heroicon text-white" />
           </button>
         </FloatingButton>
       </>
diff --git a/src/assets/fonts/RobotoFlex-Regular.ttf b/src/assets/fonts/RobotoFlex-Regular.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f857ae9
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/fonts/RobotoFlex-Regular.ttf differ
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index ad410c8..6b98e1e 100644
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -3,19 +3,45 @@
 @tailwind utilities;
 
 @layer components {
-  .sidebar-row {
-    @apply p-6 w-full
+  .sidebar-title {
+    @apply p-6 font-bold
   }
+
+  .sidebar-component {
+    @apply transition-all px-2 py-6 text-sm rounded-lg bg-slate-300/60 hover:bg-slate-300
+  }
+
   .elements-sidebar-row {
     @apply pl-6 pr-6 pt-2 pb-2 w-full
   }
+
   .close-button {
     @apply transition-all w-full h-auto p-4 flex
   }
+
   .mainmenu-btn {
     @apply transition-all bg-blue-100 hover:bg-blue-200 text-blue-700 text-lg font-semibold p-8  rounded-lg
   }
+
   .floating-btn {
     @apply h-full w-full text-white align-middle items-center justify-center
   }
+
+  .bar-btn {
+    @apply h-16 w-full p-3 bg-slate-100 hover:bg-slate-200
+    transition-all text-gray-700 hover:text-gray-600
+  }
+
+  .heroicon {
+    @apply h-full w-full align-middle items-center justify-center
+  }
+
+  .sidebar-tooltip {
+    @apply absolute w-auto p-2 m-2 min-w-max left-14
+    rounded-md shadow-md
+    text-gray-800 bg-slate-100
+    dark:text-white dark:bg-gray-800
+    text-xs font-bold
+    transition-all duration-100 scale-0 origin-left;
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/stringtools.ts b/src/utils/stringtools.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..349e34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/stringtools.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function truncateString(str: string, num: number): string {
+  if (str.length <= num) {
+    return str;
+  }
+  return `${str.slice(0, num)}...`;
+}