diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3de352fc3..b41d99f7f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-=====
-PyNWB
-=====
+.. image:: docs/source/figures/logo_pynwb.png
+    :width: 200px
 
-Documentation of PyNWB can be found at https://pynwb.readthedocs.io
+PyNWB is a Python package for working with NWB files. The PyNWB 
+documentation can be found at https://pynwb.readthedocs.io
 
 Latest Release
 ==============
diff --git a/docs/gallery/general/file.py b/docs/gallery/general/file.py
index 7fa85a532..9d345a574 100644
--- a/docs/gallery/general/file.py
+++ b/docs/gallery/general/file.py
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
 #          text description about the image and 2) ``resolution`` parameter to specify the *pixels / cm* resolution
 #          of the image.
 
-img = Image.open("docs/source/logo.png")  # an example image
+img = Image.open("docs/source/figures/logo_nwb.png")  # an example image
 
 # you can store an RGBA image
 rgba_logo = RGBAImage(name="RGBA_logo", data=np.array(img))
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 60e2eff53..b5b462169 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.
 html_theme_options = {
-    "style_nav_header_background": "#AFD2E8"
+    # "style_nav_header_background": "#AFD2E8"
+    "style_nav_header_background": "#000000"
 }
 
 # These paths are either relative to html_static_path
@@ -183,12 +184,12 @@
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top
 # of the sidebar.
 # html_logo = None
-html_logo = 'logo.png'
+html_logo = 'figures/logo_pynwb_with_margin.png'
 
 # The name of an image file (within the static path) to use as favicon of the
 # docs.  This file should be a Windows icon file (.ico) being 16x16 or 32x32
 # pixels large.
-html_favicon = 'favicon_96.png'
+html_favicon = 'figures/favicon_96.png'
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
 # the title page.
-latex_logo = 'logo.pdf'
+latex_logo = 'figures/logo_pynwb_with_margin.png'
 
 # For "manual" documents, if this is true, then toplevel headings are parts,
 # not chapters.
diff --git a/docs/source/favicon_96.png b/docs/source/figures/favicon_96.png
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rename from docs/source/favicon_96.png
rename to docs/source/figures/favicon_96.png
diff --git a/docs/source/logo.pdf b/docs/source/figures/logo_nwb.pdf
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/source/logo.pdf
rename to docs/source/figures/logo_nwb.pdf
diff --git a/docs/source/logo.png b/docs/source/figures/logo_nwb.png
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/source/logo.png
rename to docs/source/figures/logo_nwb.png
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