diff --git a/images/minus.svg b/images/minus.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cdc54cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/minus.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <!-- Generator: Sketch 3.8.3 (29802) - http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch -->
+    <title>Rectangle 2</title>
+    <desc>Created with Sketch.</desc>
+    <defs></defs>
+    <g id="Page-1" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
+        <g id="16" transform="translate(0.000000, -6.000000)" fill="#D8D8D8">
+            <rect id="Rectangle-2" x="0" y="12" width="16" height="4"></rect>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/images/plus.svg b/images/plus.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93b3c44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/plus.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<svg width="16px" height="16px" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <!-- Generator: Sketch 3.8.3 (29802) - http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch -->
+    <title>Combined Shape</title>
+    <desc>Created with Sketch.</desc>
+    <defs></defs>
+    <g id="Page-1" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd">
+        <g id="16" fill="#D8D8D8">
+            <path d="M10,6 L10,0 L6,0 L6,6 L0,6 L0,10 L6,10 L6,16 L10,16 L10,10 L16,10 L16,6 L10,6 Z" id="Combined-Shape"></path>
+        </g>
+    </g>
+</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/components/Editor/Editor.jsx b/shared/components/Editor/Editor.jsx
index 10b3cb91..87195feb 100644
--- a/shared/components/Editor/Editor.jsx
+++ b/shared/components/Editor/Editor.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Editor extends React.Component {
     this._cm.on('change', () => {
       this.props.updateFile("sketch.js", this._cm.getValue());
     });
-		console.log('test here');
+		this._cm.getWrapperElement().style['font-size'] = this.props.fontSize+'px';
 	}
 
 	componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class Editor extends React.Component {
         this.props.content !== this._cm.getValue()) {
       this._cm.setValue(this.props.content);
     }
+		if (this.props.fontSize !== prevProps.fontSize) {
+			this._cm.getWrapperElement().style['font-size'] = this.props.fontSize+'px';
+		}
 	}
 
 	componentWillUnmount() {
diff --git a/shared/components/Preferences/Preferences.jsx b/shared/components/Preferences/Preferences.jsx
index 62c39fc4..89b849bd 100644
--- a/shared/components/Preferences/Preferences.jsx
+++ b/shared/components/Preferences/Preferences.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 var Isvg = require('react-inlinesvg');
 var exitUrl = require('../../../images/exit.svg');
+var plusUrl = require('../../../images/plus.svg');
+var minusUrl = require('../../../images/minus.svg');
 var classNames = require('classnames');
 
 class Preferences extends React.Component {
@@ -12,10 +14,22 @@ class Preferences extends React.Component {
 		});
 		return (
 			<div className={preferencesContainerClass} tabindex="0">
-				<div className="preferences__title-text">Preferences</div>
-				<button className="preferences__exit-button" onClick={this.props.closePreferences}>
-					<Isvg src={exitUrl} alt="Exit Preferences" />
-				</button>
+				<div className="preferences__heading">
+					<h2 className="preferences__title-text">Preferences</h2>
+					<button className="preferences__exit-button" onClick={this.props.closePreferences}>
+						<Isvg src={exitUrl} alt="Exit Preferences" />
+					</button>
+				</div>
+				<div className="preference">
+					<h3 className="preference__title-text">Font Size</h3>
+						<button className="preferences__plus-button" onClick={this.props.decreaseFont}>
+							<Isvg src={minusUrl} alt="Decrease Font Size" />
+						</button>
+						<p className="preference__value">{this.props.fontSize}</p>
+						<button className="preferences__minus-button" onClick={this.props.increaseFont}>
+							<Isvg src={plusUrl} alt="Increase Font Size" />
+						</button>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/shared/containers/App/App.jsx b/shared/containers/App/App.jsx
index cca0dba6..7305d584 100644
--- a/shared/containers/App/App.jsx
+++ b/shared/containers/App/App.jsx
@@ -22,10 +22,14 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 					/>
 				<Preferences
 					isPreferencesShowing = {this.props.preferences.isPreferencesShowing}
-					closePreferences={this.props.closePreferences}/>
+					closePreferences={this.props.closePreferences}
+					increaseFont={this.props.increaseFont}
+					decreaseFont={this.props.decreaseFont}
+					fontSize={this.props.preferences.fontSize}/>
 				<Editor
 					content={this.props.file.content}
-					updateFile={this.props.updateFile} />
+					updateFile={this.props.updateFile}
+					fontSize={this.props.preferences.fontSize} />
 				<PreviewFrame
 					content={this.props.file.content}
 					head={
diff --git a/shared/redux/actions/index.js b/shared/redux/actions/index.js
index c70e2282..90214ba9 100644
--- a/shared/redux/actions/index.js
+++ b/shared/redux/actions/index.js
@@ -37,3 +37,15 @@ export function closePreferences() {
 		type: ActionTypes.CLOSE_PREFERENCES
 	}
 }
+
+export function increaseFont() {
+	return {
+		type: ActionTypes.INCREASE_FONTSIZE
+	}
+}
+
+export function decreaseFont() {
+	return {
+		type: ActionTypes.DECREASE_FONTSIZE
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shared/redux/constants/constants.js b/shared/redux/constants/constants.js
index 772569e1..ad141573 100644
--- a/shared/redux/constants/constants.js
+++ b/shared/redux/constants/constants.js
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ export const STOP_SKETCH = 'STOP_SKETCH';
 
 export const OPEN_PREFERENCES = 'OPEN_PREFERENCES';
 export const CLOSE_PREFERENCES = 'CLOSE_PREFERENCES';
+export const INCREASE_FONTSIZE = 'INCREASE_FONTSIZE';
+export const DECREASE_FONTSIZE = 'DECREASE_FONTSIZE';
diff --git a/shared/redux/reducers/preferences.js b/shared/redux/reducers/preferences.js
index 08f1fd75..40e04259 100644
--- a/shared/redux/reducers/preferences.js
+++ b/shared/redux/reducers/preferences.js
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
 import * as ActionTypes from '../constants/constants';
 
 const initialState = {
-	isPreferencesShowing: false
+	isPreferencesShowing: false,
+	fontSize: 18
 }
 
 const preferences = (state = initialState, action) => {
 	switch (action.type) {
 		case ActionTypes.OPEN_PREFERENCES:
 			return {
-				isPreferencesShowing: true
+				isPreferencesShowing: true,
+				fontSize: state.fontSize
 			}
 		case ActionTypes.CLOSE_PREFERENCES:
 			return {
-				isPreferencesShowing: false
+				isPreferencesShowing: false,
+				fontSize: state.fontSize
+			}
+		case ActionTypes.INCREASE_FONTSIZE:
+			return {
+				isPreferencesShowing: state.isPreferencesShowing,
+				fontSize: state.fontSize+2
+			}
+		case ActionTypes.DECREASE_FONTSIZE:
+			return {
+				isPreferencesShowing: state.isPreferencesShowing,
+				fontSize: state.fontSize-2
 			}
 		default:
 			return state
diff --git a/styles/components/_editor.scss b/styles/components/_editor.scss
index e6d3fa0a..65b8b2e8 100644
--- a/styles/components/_editor.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_editor.scss
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 }
 
 .CodeMirror-line {
-	padding-left: #{5 / $base-font-size}rem;	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	padding-left: #{5 / $base-font-size}rem;
+}
diff --git a/styles/components/_preferences.scss b/styles/components/_preferences.scss
index 0ef68369..0c415c99 100644
--- a/styles/components/_preferences.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_preferences.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 	background-color: $light-preferences-background-color;
 	display: none;
 	font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
+	padding-bottom: #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
 	&--selected {
 		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -17,11 +19,44 @@
 	}
 }
 
-.preferences__title-text {
+.preferences__plus-button {
+	@extend %preferences-button;
+	margin-right: auto;
+}
+
+.preferences__minus-button {
+	@extend %preferences-button;
+}
+
+.preferences__heading {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: rows;
 	margin-left: #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
-	font-size: $menu-font-size;
+}
+.preferences__title-text {
+	margin: 0 0;
+	font-size: #{$menu-font-size}px;
 	font-weight: 700;
-	font-color: white;
 	height: #{44 / $base-font-size}rem;
 	line-height: #{44 / $base-font-size}rem;
 }
+
+.preference {
+	margin: 0 #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
+}
+
+.preference__title-text {
+	margin: 0 0;
+	font-size: #{$base-font-size}px;
+	font-weight: 400;
+	height: #{44 / $base-font-size}rem;
+	line-height: #{44 / $base-font-size}rem;
+}
+
+.preference__value {
+	@extend %button;
+	border-radius: 0%;
+	border: 2px solid $light-preferences-button-color;
+	line-height: #{44 / $base-font-size}rem;
+	margin: 0 #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
+}
diff --git a/styles/layout/_ide.scss b/styles/layout/_ide.scss
index a0f93033..2be7c528 100644
--- a/styles/layout/_ide.scss
+++ b/styles/layout/_ide.scss
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 }
 
 .preferences {
-	width: 30%;
-	height: 50%;
+	width: 22.5%;
 	position: absolute;
 	top: #{20 / $base-font-size}rem;
 	right:#{60 / $base-font-size}rem;