diff --git a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 61f9627a..72e7cb3b 100644
--- a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 		501F8C822A0224EB001AFC1D /* KeychainStorageTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 501F8C812A0224EB001AFC1D /* KeychainStorageTests.swift */; };
 		50A50A8D29A09E1C00C01BE7 /* RequestTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 50A50A8C29A09E1C00C01BE7 /* RequestTests.swift */; };
 		50B5685329F97CB400A23243 /* CredentialHandler.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 50B5685229F97CB400A23243 /* CredentialHandler.swift */; };
+		50DA11262A16A23F00236234 /* Launch.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 50DA11252A16A23F00236234 /* Launch.storyboard */; };
 		5C42E78C29DB76D90086AAC1 /* EmptyUserSearchView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5C42E78B29DB76D90086AAC1 /* EmptyUserSearchView.swift */; };
 		5C513FBA297F72980072348F /* CustomPicker.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5C513FB9297F72980072348F /* CustomPicker.swift */; };
 		5C513FCC2984ACA60072348F /* QRCodeView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5C513FCB2984ACA60072348F /* QRCodeView.swift */; };
@@ -700,6 +701,7 @@
 		501F8C812A0224EB001AFC1D /* KeychainStorageTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeychainStorageTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		50A50A8C29A09E1C00C01BE7 /* RequestTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = RequestTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		50B5685229F97CB400A23243 /* CredentialHandler.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CredentialHandler.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		50DA11252A16A23F00236234 /* Launch.storyboard */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; path = Launch.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5C42E78B29DB76D90086AAC1 /* EmptyUserSearchView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = EmptyUserSearchView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5C513FB9297F72980072348F /* CustomPicker.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CustomPicker.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5C513FCB2984ACA60072348F /* QRCodeView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = QRCodeView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -994,6 +996,7 @@
 				4CF0ABD529817F5B00D66079 /* ReportView.swift */,
 				4CF0ABE42981EE0C00D66079 /* EULAView.swift */,
 				3AA247FE297E3D900090C62D /* RepostsView.swift */,
+				50DA11252A16A23F00236234 /* Launch.storyboard */,
 				5C513FCB2984ACA60072348F /* QRCodeView.swift */,
 				643EA5C7296B764E005081BB /* RelayFilterView.swift */,
 			);
@@ -1558,6 +1561,7 @@
 				3ACB685F297633BC00C46468 /* Localizable.strings in Resources */,
 				4CE6DEEE27F7A08200C66700 /* Preview Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
 				3ACB685C297633BC00C46468 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */,
+				50DA11262A16A23F00236234 /* Launch.storyboard in Resources */,
 				4CE6DEEB27F7A08200C66700 /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
 				4C198DF129F88C6B004C165C /* License.txt in Resources */,
 				4C198DF029F88C6B004C165C /* Readme.md in Resources */,
@@ -2151,6 +2155,7 @@
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UIApplicationSceneManifest_Generation = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UIApplicationSupportsIndirectInputEvents = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UILaunchScreen_Generation = YES;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_UILaunchStoryboardName = Launch.storyboard;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UISupportedInterfaceOrientations_iPad = "UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UISupportedInterfaceOrientations_iPhone = "UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight";
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
@@ -2198,6 +2203,7 @@
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UIApplicationSceneManifest_Generation = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UIApplicationSupportsIndirectInputEvents = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UILaunchScreen_Generation = YES;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_UILaunchStoryboardName = Launch.storyboard;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UISupportedInterfaceOrientations_iPad = "UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_UISupportedInterfaceOrientations_iPhone = "UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight";
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
diff --git a/damus/Assets.xcassets/gradient.imageset/Contents.json b/damus/Assets.xcassets/gradient.imageset/Contents.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52666f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damus/Assets.xcassets/gradient.imageset/Contents.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "images" : [
+    {
+      "filename" : "gradient.jpg",
+      "idiom" : "universal"
+    }
+  ],
+  "info" : {
+    "author" : "xcode",
+    "version" : 1
+  }
+}
diff --git a/damus/Assets.xcassets/gradient.imageset/gradient.jpg b/damus/Assets.xcassets/gradient.imageset/gradient.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..908466e5
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diff --git a/damus/Views/Launch.storyboard b/damus/Views/Launch.storyboard
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c069ec81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damus/Views/Launch.storyboard
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="21507" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="Y6W-OH-hqX">
+    <device id="retina6_12" orientation="portrait" appearance="light"/>
+    <dependencies>
+        <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="21505"/>
+        <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
+        <capability name="System colors in document resources" minToolsVersion="11.0"/>
+        <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
+    </dependencies>
+    <scenes>
+        <!--View Controller-->
+        <scene sceneID="s0d-6b-0kx">
+            <objects>
+                <viewController id="Y6W-OH-hqX" sceneMemberID="viewController">
+                    <view key="view" contentMode="scaleToFill" id="5EZ-qb-Rvc">
+                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="393" height="852"/>
+                        <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
+                        <subviews>
+                            <imageView clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleToFill" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" image="gradient" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="zoF-av-bOb">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="393" height="852"/>
+                            </imageView>
+                            <imageView clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="scaleAspectFit" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" image="damus-home" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="LOu-EK-R9r">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="153.66666666666666" y="383" width="86" height="86"/>
+                                <constraints>
+                                    <constraint firstAttribute="height" constant="86" id="KmA-28-Ngq"/>
+                                    <constraint firstAttribute="width" constant="86" id="ShD-nJ-gt9"/>
+                                </constraints>
+                            </imageView>
+                        </subviews>
+                        <viewLayoutGuide key="safeArea" id="vDu-zF-Fre"/>
+                        <color key="backgroundColor" systemColor="systemPurpleColor"/>
+                        <constraints>
+                            <constraint firstItem="LOu-EK-R9r" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="5EZ-qb-Rvc" secondAttribute="centerY" id="Y10-Wq-VOp"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="zoF-av-bOb" firstAttribute="top" secondItem="5EZ-qb-Rvc" secondAttribute="top" id="Y5l-Ax-ViU"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="zoF-av-bOb" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="5EZ-qb-Rvc" secondAttribute="leading" id="bvq-6J-kYc"/>
+                            <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="zoF-av-bOb" secondAttribute="bottom" id="dfj-BJ-nxB"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="LOu-EK-R9r" firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="5EZ-qb-Rvc" secondAttribute="centerX" id="mtD-6Q-d3P"/>
+                            <constraint firstAttribute="right" secondItem="zoF-av-bOb" secondAttribute="right" id="xQW-SS-8nb"/>
+                        </constraints>
+                    </view>
+                </viewController>
+                <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="Ief-a0-LHa" userLabel="First Responder" customClass="UIResponder" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
+            </objects>
+            <point key="canvasLocation" x="-106.10687022900763" y="-29.577464788732396"/>
+        </scene>
+    </scenes>
+    <resources>
+        <image name="damus-home" width="43.333332061767578" height="43.333332061767578"/>
+        <image name="gradient" width="1125" height="2400"/>
+        <systemColor name="systemPurpleColor">
+            <color red="0.68627450980392157" green="0.32156862745098042" blue="0.87058823529411766" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+        </systemColor>
+    </resources>
+</document>