diff --git a/template.tex b/template.tex
index 1a8314f..48a7fce 100644
--- a/template.tex
+++ b/template.tex
@@ -8,17 +8,23 @@
 
 \documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}        % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')
 
-\moderncvcolor{blue}                               % color options 'black', 'blue' (default), 'burgundy', 'green', 'grey', 'orange', 'purple' and 'red'
+\moderncvcolor{cerulean}                           % color options 'black', 'blue' (default), 'burgundy', 'green', 'grey', 'orange', 'purple' and 'red'; for contemporary style use 'cerulean'
 % moderncv themes
-\moderncvstyle{casual}                             % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle' and 'fancy'
+\moderncvstyle[]{contemporary}                     % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'banking', 'oldstyle', 'fancy' and 'contemporary'
+                                                   % the 'contemporary' style optionally takes the `qr` (default) or `noqr` options
 %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}         % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name
 %\nopagenumbers{}                                  % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page
 
 % adjust the page margins
-\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
+\usepackage[hmargin=0.5in,vmargin=10pt]{geometry}                  % the 'contemporary' style looks better with reduced margins; uncomment the line below for increased margin
+%\usepackage[scale=0.75]{geometry}
 %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}                % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
 %\setlength{\makecvheadnamewidth}{10cm}            % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal info; use this at your own typographical risks...
 
+% the 'contemporary' style allows to append additional elements to the head background; uncomment and customize if needed
+%\def\@moderncvheadBackground{
+%}
+
 % font loading
 % for luatex and xetex, do not use inputenc and fontenc
 % see https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/496643
@@ -30,6 +36,12 @@
   \setsansfont{Latin Modern Sans}
   \setmonofont{Latin Modern Mono}
   \setmathfont{Latin Modern Math}
+
+  % you may also consider Fira Sans Light for a extra modern look
+  %\setsansfont[ItalicFont={Fira Sans Light Italic},%
+  %           BoldFont={Fira Sans},%
+  %           BoldItalicFont={Fira Sans Italic}]%
+  %           {Fira Sans Light}%
 \else
   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
   \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
@@ -95,7 +107,7 @@
 
 
 \extrainfo{additional information}                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
-\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}                       % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; '64pt' is the height the picture must be resized to, 0.4pt is the thickness of the frame around it (put it to 0pt for no frame) and 'picture' is the name of the picture file
+\photo[64pt][2pt]{picture}                       % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; '64pt' is the height the picture must be resized to, 2pt is the thickness of the frame around it (put it to 0pt for no frame) and 'picture' is the name of the picture file
 \quote{Some quote}                                 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
 
 % bibliography adjustments (only useful if you make citations in your resume, or print a list of publications using BibTeX)
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@
 %-----       resume       ---------------------------------------------------------
 \makecvtitle
 
-\section{Education}
+\section{Education}  % for 'contemporary' style use optional argument for displaying an icon, e.g. \section[\faGraduationCap]{Education}
 \cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}  % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
 \cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}