diff --git a/css/style.scss b/css/style.scss
index 2b13168..55d2d7a 100644
--- a/css/style.scss
+++ b/css/style.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 @import "compass/typography/links/hover-link";
 @import "compass/typography/vertical_rhythm";
 
-$base-font-size: 16px;
+$base-font-size: 20px;
 $base-line-height: 24px;
 $break-point: 45em;
 $bg-color: #EEEEEE;
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ body {
 // Default table style sets the wrong font weight
 // if we set this in body.
 * {
+  @include adjust-font-size-to(1em);
   font-family: 'roboto', sans-serif;
   font-weight: 300;
 }