diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index b075d82..b5a391d 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
 			</div>
 			<div :key="'end-'+proj.name" class='end'>
 				<template v-if='proj.stopped_at != null'>
-					{{ $t('project.end') }} {{ proj.stopped_at | short_date }} <span>{{ elapsed(proj.stopped_at) }}</span>
+					{{ $t('project.end') }} {{ proj.stopped_at | short_date }} <span>{{ duration(proj.started_at, proj.stopped_at, true) }}</span>
 				</template>
 				<template v-else>
-					{{ $t('project.still') }}
+					{{ $t('project.still') }} <span>{{ duration(proj.started_at, new Date(), false) }}</span>
 				</template>
 			</div>
 
@@ -90,17 +90,16 @@ interface TimeDiff {
 	plural: string; // plural translation label
 }
 
-// returns a TimeDiff from a date. Holds the time elapsed until now in the most
+// returns a TimeDiff from a date. Holds the time elapsed until @stop in the most
 // broad unit that is greater than 0.
-function getTimeDiff(date: Date): TimeDiff {
+function getTimeDiff(start: Date, stop: Date): TimeDiff {
 	const minute = 60 * 1000;
 	const hour   = 60 * minute;
 	const day    = 24 * hour;
 	const month  = 30 * day;
 	const year   = 365 * day;
 
-	const now  = new Date();
-	const diff = now.getTime() - date.getTime();
+	const diff = stop.getTime() - start.getTime();
 
 	if ( diff < 0 ) {
 		return {diff: 0, one: 'time.some', plural: 'time.some'};
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 
 	protected elapsed(date: Date): string {
 		const fmt = 'time.diff-format';
-		const td  = getTimeDiff(date);
+		const td  = getTimeDiff(date, new Date());
 
 		const diff = Math.floor(td.diff);
 
@@ -168,6 +167,22 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 		return this.$t(fmt, { elapsed: this.$t(td.one, { n: diff }) }).toString();
 	}
 
+	protected duration(start: Date, stop: Date, ended: boolean): string {
+		const fmt   = ended ? 'time.dur-format' : 'time.cur-format';
+		const td   = getTimeDiff(start, stop);
+		const diff = Math.floor(td.diff);
+
+		if( diff == 0 ){
+			return this.$t(fmt, { duration: this.$t(td.one) }).toString();
+		}
+
+		if( diff > 1 ){ // plural
+			return this.$t(fmt, { duration: this.$t(td.plural, { n: diff }) }).toString();
+		}
+		// singular
+		return this.$t(fmt, { duration: this.$t(td.one, { n: diff }) }).toString();
+	}
+
 	private onScroll(e: Event) {
 		const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
 		const header = this.$refs.header as HTMLElement;
@@ -214,6 +229,7 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 			width: 100%;
 			height: $header-height;
 
+		font-size: 1em;
 		background: #202228;
 		box-shadow: 0 0 1em transparent;
 
@@ -229,6 +245,8 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 					border-radius .2s ease-in-out,
 					box-shadow .1s ease-in-out;
 
+		overflow: hidden;
+
 		img {
 			width: $logo-size;
 			height: $logo-size;
@@ -245,6 +263,8 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 			margin: auto;
 
 			flex-flow: row nowrap;
+			justify-content: space-around;
+			align-items: center;
 
 			h3 {
 				color: #fff;
@@ -473,6 +493,7 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 			padding-bottom: 2em;
 			margin-bottom: 1.5em;
 
+			color: #c1c1c1;
 			background: #323841;
 
 			border: .1rem solid #45454b;
@@ -540,4 +561,25 @@ export default class Timeline extends Vue {
 
 	}
 
+</style>
+
+
+<style lang="scss">
+	// for translated styles
+
+	.desc {
+		b {
+			color: #fff;
+		}
+		i {
+			color: #d5d5d5;
+		}
+
+		li {
+			list-style-type: none;
+			list-style-image: url('../assets/timeline/list-icon.svg');
+			margin-left: 1.5em;
+		}
+	}
+
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 1616a2c..7266e94 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 	"skill.rnd":             "R&D",
 	"skill.teamlead":        "Team Lead",
 
+	"time.dur-format":  "took {duration}",
+	"time.cur-format":  "since {duration}",
 	"time.diff-format": "{elapsed} ago",
 
 	"time.some":   "sometime",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.json b/src/locales/fr.json
index 1bb38e6..1014eca 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 	"skill.concurrency":     "Programmation Concurrente",
 	"skill.teamlead":        "Chef d'équipe",
 
-
+	"time.dur-format":  "a duré {duration}",
+	"time.cur-format":  "depuis {duration}",
 	"time.diff-format": "il y a {elapsed}",
 
 	"time.some":   "un moment",