its about time I styled the alerts...

less/modules/alerts.less

@@ -7,9 +7,32 @@
 	bottom: 0px;
 
 	.alert {
-		img {
-			float: left;
-			padding-right: 10px;
-		}	
+		background-color: white;
+		border: 0;
+		border-left: 5px solid !important;
+		box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), 0px 2px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+
+		strong {
+			text-transform: uppercase;
+		}
+
+		p {
+			padding: 10px 0px 0px;
+		}
+
+		&.alert-warning {
+			color: @material-warning;
+			border-color: @material-warning;
+		}
+
+		&.alert-success {
+			color: @material-success;
+			border-color: @material-success;
+		}
+
+		&.alert-danger {
+			color: @material-danger;
+			border-color: @material-danger;
+		}
 	}
 }

less/persona.less

@@ -29,4 +29,11 @@
 @import "modules/taskbar";
 @import "modules/alerts";
 @import "modules/fab";
-@import "modules/morph";
+@import "modules/morph";
+
+
+@material-primary:         #337ab7;
+@material-success:         #4CAF50;
+@material-info:            #C5CAE9;
+@material-warning:         #ff6d00;
+@material-danger:          #F44336;