diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41069ca..0098b2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,129 @@
-.DS_Store
-npm-debug.log
+### Custom ###
 push_instructions.txt
+cache
+dist
+test
+
+### macOS ###
+*.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows image file caches
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows Installer files
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
+
+
+### Sass ###
+.sass-cache/
+*.css.map
+
+
+### Linux ###
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
+
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules
+jspm_packages
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+
+### Bower ###
+bower_components
+.bower-cache
+.bower-registry
+.bower-tmp
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36204a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// gulpfile.js
+
+// Dependencies =================================
+var gulp          = require('gulp'),               // task runner/manager (even tho this is a small project, it's still nice to have)
+    sass          = require('gulp-sass'),          // compiles sass for us
+    notify        = require('gulp-notify'),        // notifies us when a gulp task is completed through a system notifcation
+    rename        = require('gulp-rename'),        // allows us to rename files (adding prefixes and suffixes is the main use here).
+    autoprefixer  = require('gulp-autoprefixer'),  // great for catching those annoying vendor prefixes on css attributets and values.
+    minify        = require('cssnano'),            // minify our compiled css. sass can do this natively (kind of), so this is used in conjunction with gulp-sass.
+    merge         = require('merge-stream'),       // used to merge multiple streams into a single stream for node.
+    runseq        = require('run-sequence'),       // runs a sequence of gulp tasks. this is used because gulp.run is deprecated.
+    del           = require('del');                // del is used to cleanup cache and build files.
+
+// Gulp Tasks ===================================
+
+// Default task ---------------------------------
+// To execute this command use one of the following commands
+// from within the project root.
+//
+// $ gulp
+// $ gulp default
+gulp.task('default', function() {
+  // ...
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6eb5971..b980248 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     },
     "contributors": [
         "JayGray <weber.joerg.h@gmail.com>",
-        "ardeay"
+        "ardeay",
+        "Jordan Brauer <jbrauer.inc@gmail.com>"
     ],
     "repository" : {
         "type": "git",
@@ -18,7 +19,17 @@
     "keywords": [],
     "homepage": "http://andrewgioia.com",
     "dependencies": {},
-    "devDependencies": {},
+    "devDependencies": {
+      "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+      "gulp-autoprefixer": "^3.1.0",
+      "gulp-sass": "^2.3.2",
+      "gulp-cssnano": "^2.1.2",
+      "gulp-notify": "^2.2.0",
+      "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
+      "merge-stream": "^1.0.0",
+      "run-sequence": "^1.2.2",
+      "del": "^2.2.1"
+    },
     "license": "(OFL-1.1 AND MIT)",
     "main": "css/keyrune.css",
     "ignore": [