diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 2772677..8192c07 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ def about():
 def developers():
     return render_template("developers.html")
 
+@app.route("/docs")
+def docs():
+    return render_template("docs.html")
+
 @app.errorhandler(404)
 def error404(error):
     return render_template("error404.html"), 404
diff --git a/static/sass/_logo.sass b/static/sass/_logo.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea22411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/sass/_logo.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+a#logo
+    letter-spacing: 0.3em
+    text-decoration: none
+
+    div#logo
+        font-size: 400%
+        padding-bottom: 0.2em
+        text-align: center
+
+        #logo-bit
+            color: $baseColor1
+
+        #logo-angle
+            color: $baseColor3
+
+        #logo-shift
+            color: $baseColor2
+            font-style: italic
diff --git a/static/sass/docs.sass b/static/sass/docs.sass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d23e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/sass/docs.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+@import variables
+@import logo
+
+h1
+    color: $baseColor1
+
+    span
+        color: $baseColor2
+
+h2, h3
+    color: $baseColor2 * 0.8
+
+p
+    line-height: 1.8em
+
+ul
+    list-style: none
+    margin-bottom: 2%
+
+    li
+        margin-bottom: 2%
+
+span
+    &#code
+        background-color: $baseColor3 * 1.2
+        font-family: monospace
+        padding: 5px
+
+    &#string
+        color: $baseColor1
+        font-family: monospace
+        font-size: 1.1em
+
+    &#title
+        color: $baseColor1
+        font-weight: bold
+
+li#sec3 span#gasp
+    color: $baseColor2 * 0.8
+    font-style: italic
diff --git a/static/sass/index.sass b/static/sass/index.sass
index 2c31167..550a8c6 100644
--- a/static/sass/index.sass
+++ b/static/sass/index.sass
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 @import mixins
 @import variables
+@import logo
 
 $minSearchFieldsWidth: 490px
 $codeWidth: 700px
@@ -84,25 +85,6 @@ div#search-field
     top: 0
     width: 40%
 
-    a#title
-        letter-spacing: 0.3em
-        text-decoration: none
-
-        div#title
-            font-size: 400%
-            padding-bottom: 0.2em
-            text-align: center
-
-            #title-bit
-                color: $baseColor1
-
-            #title-angle
-                color: $baseColor3
-
-            #title-shift
-                color: $baseColor2
-                font-style: italic
-
     form#search-bar
         min-width: $minSearchFieldsWidth
 
@@ -143,7 +125,7 @@ div#search-field
         position: absolute
         width: 100%
 
-        #title
+        #logo
             position: absolute
             top: -1%
             left: 1%
diff --git a/templates/docs.html b/templates/docs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac9bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/docs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+= extends "layout.html"
+
+= block title
+  docs
+= endblock
+
+= block head
+  {{ assets.tag("docs.css") }}
+= endblock
+
+= block body
+  <a id="logo" href="/">
+    <div id="logo">
+      <span id="logo-bit">bit</span
+      ><span id="logo-angle">&laquo;</span
+      ><span id="logo-shift">shift</span>
+    </div>
+  </a>
+
+  <ul>
+    <li>
+      <h1><span>&raquo;</span> Usage</h1>
+      <p>
+        <span id="title">bitshift</span> is a search-engine optimized for source code: beyond supporting searches with the full range of ASCII
+        symbols, the engine <em>understands</em> code, allowing users to query for metadata, like time of creation/last
+        modification, programming language, and even symbols like function names and variables. Basic use boils down to
+        general and advanced searches.
+
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            <h2>general search</h2>
+            <p>
+              To perform a "general search," simply place your cursor in the search bar on our home page and begin
+              entering text; when you stop typing for a short period of time, we'll automatically execute the query for you.
+              As you scroll down the results page, new codelets will be seamlessly downloaded from our server and
+              appended to the end.
+            </p>
+          </li>
+
+          <li>
+            <h2>advanced search</h2>
+            <p>
+              General searches, though, are limited. To allow users to make the best of our engine, we created an advanced
+              search form that allows the creation of complex queries with the following specifiers:
+
+              <ul>
+                <li>
+                  <h3>search fields</h3>
+                  <ul id="search-fields">
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">languages</span> : The programming languages to search for.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">authors</span> : Search for code written/modified by a specific person.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">date last modified</span> : Search for code last modified on a specific date (<span
+                        id="code">mm/dd/yy</span> format).
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">date created</span> : Search for code created on a specific date (<span
+                        id="code">mm/dd/yy</span> format).
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">symbols</span> : Search for specific symbols.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">functions</span> : Search for functions with specific names.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">classes</span> : Search for classes with specific names.
+                    </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <span id="code">variables</span> : Search for variables with specific names.
+                    </li>
+                  </ul>
+
+                  <p>
+                    Each of the search fields allows for numerous values; just separate them with spaces. If you'd like
+                    to search for a multi-word, space-delimited string, on the other hand, enclose it in double quotes.
+
+                    A query for <span id="code">foo bar</span> will search for occurrences of both <span
+                      id="string">"foo"</span> and <span id="string">"bar"</span>, while <span id="code">"foo bar"</span>
+                    will search for occurrences of <span id="string">"foo bar"</span>.
+                  </p>
+                </li>
+
+                <li>
+                  <h3>search groups</h3>
+                  <p>
+                    Search groups facilitate even more robust queries: they're like a bunch of individual searches
+                    grouped into one. A user searching for occurrenes of symbol <span id="string">"curses"</span> in the
+                    language <span id="string">"Python"</span>, and <span id="string">"ncurses"</span> in <span
+                    id="string">"C"</span>, won't get away with: <span id="code">symbols: "curses ncurses"</span> and
+                    <span id="code">languages: "Python C"</span>. The engine might return results <span
+                    id="string">"curses"</span> in <span id="string">"C"</span> and <span id="string">"ncurses"</span> in
+                    <span id="string">"Python"</span>!
+
+                    To work around that, you can use two search groups: one for <span id="string">"curses"</span> in
+                    <span id="string">"Python"</span>, and another for <span id="string">"curses"</span> in <span
+                    id="string">"C"</span>. <span id="title">bitshift</span> will return the union of both sets of search results.
+                  </p>
+                </li>
+              </ul>
+            </p>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li>
+      <h1><span>&raquo;</span> Handwritten Queries</h1>
+      <p>
+        No content, yet.
+      </p>
+    </li>
+
+    <li id="sec3">
+      <h1><span>&raquo;</span> Get involved</h1>
+      <p>
+        <span id="title">bitshift</span> is <span id="gasp">(gasp)</span> open-source! The project is hosted on
+        <a href="https://github.com/earwig/bitshift">GitHub</a>; feel free to file an issue or submit a pull request!
+      </p>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+= endblock
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index bdac619..62601fe 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 = block body
   <div id="search-field">
-    <a id="title" href="/">
-      <div id="title">
-        <span id="title-bit">bit</span
-        ><span id="title-angle">&laquo;</span
-        ><span id="title-shift">shift</span>
+    <a id="logo" href="/">
+      <div id="logo">
+        <span id="logo-bit">bit</span
+        ><span id="logo-angle">&laquo;</span
+        ><span id="logo-shift">shift</span>
       </div>
     </a>
 
diff --git a/templates/layout.html b/templates/layout.html
index 6c6ab8d..d5db6ae 100644
--- a/templates/layout.html
+++ b/templates/layout.html
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
       <div id="footer">
         <a href="/">home</a>
         <a href="/about">about</a>
+        <a href="/docs">docs</a>
         <a href="/developers">developers</a>
       </div>
     </div>