diff --git a/assets/images/slowtwitch-shop.png b/assets/images/slowtwitch-shop.png
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diff --git a/front-page.php b/front-page.php
index 1457f37..be8c96a 100644
--- a/front-page.php
+++ b/front-page.php
@@ -2,130 +2,138 @@
 
 <main class="st-main st-main-grid">
     <!-- LATEST SECTION -->
-    <section class="st-article-section">
-    <h2 class="st-article-section-title">Latest <a href="<?php echo home_url() . '/articles'; ?>" class="st-article-section-category-link">></a></h2>
-    <?php
-        query_posts('showposts=1');
-        if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-            $category = get_the_category()[0];
-            $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
-    ?>
-    <article class="st-article-section-main-article">
-        <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__image-link">
-            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
-        </a>
-        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
-        <a class="st-article-section-main-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
-        <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
-        </a>
-
-        <p class="st-article-section-main-article__excerpt"><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
-        <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
-    </article>
-
-    <?php
-    endwhile;
-    endif;
-
-    wp_reset_postdata();
-
-    $post_section_two_args = array(
-        'showposts' => 5,
-        'offset'      => 1,
-        'orderby'     => 'post_date',
-        'order'       => 'DESC',
-        'post_type'   => 'post',
-        'post_status' => 'publish'
-    );
-    query_posts($post_section_two_args);
-    if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-            $category = get_the_category()[0];
-            $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
-    ?>
-    <article class="st-article-section-sub-article">
-        <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__image-link">
-            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
-        </a>
-        <div class="st-article-section-sub-article__text-container">
-            <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
-            <a class="st-article-section-sub-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3></a>
-        </div>
-        </a>
-    </article>
-    <?php
-        endwhile;
-        endif; 
-        wp_reset_postdata();
+    <section class="st-article-section st-article-section__top">
+        <h2 class="st-article-section-title">Latest <a href="<?php echo home_url() . '/articles'; ?>" class="st-article-section-category-link">></a></h2>
+        <?php
+            query_posts('showposts=1');
+            if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
+                $category = get_the_category()[0];
+                $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
         ?>
-        <!-- TODO: Insert section sidebar here -->
+        <article class="st-article-section-main-article">
+            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__image-link">
+                <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+            </a>
+            <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+            <a class="st-article-section-main-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
+            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
+            </a>
+
+            <p class="st-article-section-main-article__excerpt"><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
+            <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
+        </article>
+
+        <?php
+        endwhile;
+        endif;
+
+        wp_reset_postdata();
+
+        $post_section_two_args = array(
+            'showposts' => 5,
+            'offset'      => 1,
+            'orderby'     => 'post_date',
+            'order'       => 'DESC',
+            'post_type'   => 'post',
+            'post_status' => 'publish'
+        );
+        query_posts($post_section_two_args);
+        if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
+                $category = get_the_category()[0];
+                $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
+        ?>
+        <article class="st-article-section-sub-article">
+            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__image-link">
+                <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+            </a>
+            <div class="st-article-section-sub-article__text-container">
+                <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+                <a class="st-article-section-sub-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3></a>
+            </div>
+            </a>
+        </article>
+        <?php
+            endwhile;
+            endif; 
+            wp_reset_postdata();
+            ?>
+    </section>
+    <section class="st-ad-section st-ad-section__top">
+        <img src="/wp-content/themes/slowtwitch-news/assets/images/vertical-ad-mock.jpg" alt="Ad Mock" class="st-ad-section-vertical-ad">
+        <a href="https://shop.slowtwitch.com/" class="st-ad-section-shop-card-link">
+            <div class="st-ad-section-shop-card">
+                <h3 class="st-ad-section-shop-card__title">Save Big On Gear at the Slowtwitch Shop <span>></span></h3>
+                <img src="/wp-content/themes/slowtwitch-news/assets/images/slowtwitch-shop.png" alt="" class="st-ad-section-shop-card__img">
+            </div>
+        </a>
     </section>
-    <!-- TODO: Insert flat section for newsletter signup -->
     <!-- TECH SECTION -->
     <section class="st-article-section">
-    <h2 class="st-article-section-title">Tech <a href="<?php echo home_url() . '/tech'; ?>" class="st-article-section-category-link">></a></h2>
-    <?php
-        $post_section_three_featured_args = array(
-            'showposts' => 1,
+        <h2 class="st-article-section-title">Tech <a href="<?php echo home_url() . '/tech'; ?>" class="st-article-section-category-link">></a></h2>
+        <?php
+            $post_section_three_featured_args = array(
+                'showposts' => 1,
+                'category_name' => 'Tech',
+                'orderby'     => 'post_date',
+                'order'       => 'DESC',
+                'post_type'   => 'post',
+                'post_status' => 'publish'
+            );
+            query_posts($post_section_three_featured_args);
+            if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
+                $category = get_the_category()[0];
+                $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
+        ?>
+        <article class="st-article-section-main-article">
+            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__image-link">
+                <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+            </a>
+            <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+            <a class="st-article-section-main-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
+            <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
+            </a>
+
+            <p class="st-article-section-main-article__excerpt"><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
+            <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
+        </article>
+
+        <?php
+        endwhile;
+        endif;
+
+        wp_reset_postdata();
+
+        $post_section_two_args = array(
+            'showposts' => 3,
+            'offset'      => 1,
             'category_name' => 'Tech',
             'orderby'     => 'post_date',
             'order'       => 'DESC',
             'post_type'   => 'post',
             'post_status' => 'publish'
         );
-        query_posts($post_section_three_featured_args);
+        query_posts($post_section_two_args);
         if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-            $category = get_the_category()[0];
-            $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
-    ?>
-    <article class="st-article-section-main-article">
-        <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__image-link">
-            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
-        </a>
-        <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
-        <a class="st-article-section-main-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
-        <h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
-        </a>
-
-        <p class="st-article-section-main-article__excerpt"><?php echo get_the_excerpt(); ?></p>
-        <a href="<?php echo get_author_posts_url( $post->post_author ); ?>" class="st-article-section-main-article__author-link">by <?php echo $author->display_name; ?>, <?php the_time('F j, Y'); ?></a>
-    </article>
-
-    <?php
-    endwhile;
-    endif;
-
-    wp_reset_postdata();
-
-    $post_section_two_args = array(
-        'showposts' => 5,
-        'offset'      => 1,
-        'category_name' => 'Tech',
-        'orderby'     => 'post_date',
-        'order'       => 'DESC',
-        'post_type'   => 'post',
-        'post_status' => 'publish'
-    );
-    query_posts($post_section_two_args);
-    if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
-            $category = get_the_category()[0];
-            $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
-    ?>
-    <article class="st-article-section-sub-article">
-        <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__image-link">
-            <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
-        </a>
-        <div class="st-article-section-sub-article__text-container">
-            <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
-            <a class="st-article-section-sub-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3></a>
-        </div>
-        </a>
-    </article>
-    <?php
-        endwhile;
-        endif; ?>
-        <!-- TODO: Insert section sidebar here -->
+                $category = get_the_category()[0];
+                $author = get_userdata( $post->post_author );
+        ?>
+        <article class="st-article-section-sub-article">
+            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__image-link">
+                <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
+            </a>
+            <div class="st-article-section-sub-article__text-container">
+                <a href="<?php echo home_url($category->slug); ?>" class="st-article-section-sub-article__category-link"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a>
+                <a class="st-article-section-sub-article__title" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3></a>
+            </div>
+            </a>
+        </article>
+        <?php
+            endwhile;
+            endif; ?>
+    </section>
+    <section class="st-newsletter-signup">
+        <!-- TODO: Insert flat section for newsletter signup -->
     </section>
-    <!-- PRODUCTS SECTION -->
     <section class="st-article-section">
     <h2 class="st-article-section-title">Products <a href="<?php echo home_url() . '/products'; ?>" class="st-article-section-category-link">></a></h2>
     <?php
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 24f6c2c..61be565 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -308,6 +308,19 @@ COMPONENTS
 */
 /* main article card */
 
+.st-article-section,
+.st-ad-section {
+    border-bottom: 1px #cec9c2 solid;
+    padding-bottom: 2em;
+    margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+
+.st-article-section:last-of-type,
+.st-ad-section:last-of-type {
+    border-bottom: none;
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+}
+
 .st-article-section-title {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
@@ -444,4 +457,41 @@ COMPONENTS
 .st-chip-primary:active {
     background: #FFF;
     color: #454545;
+}
+
+/* ad section */
+
+.st-ad-section {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.st-ad-section-shop-card {
+    background-color: #FFDB12;
+    margin-top: 1em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    padding: .3em .5em;
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.st-ad-section-shop-card__title {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.st-ad-section-shop-card-link {
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #414b4c;
+}
+
+.st-ad-section-shop-card__img {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
 }
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