diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/letter.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/letter.scss
index 43aea97b2..4b065dbbd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/letter.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/letter.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Easing function from: http://easings.net/#easeOutBack
 $transition-easing: cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275);
-$iso-paper-ratio: 70.710678118%;
+$iso-paper-ratio: 141.42135624%;
 
 .letter {
 
@@ -13,31 +13,17 @@ $iso-paper-ratio: 70.710678118%;
     display: block;
     z-index: 10;
     position: absolute;
-    top: 1px;
+    top: 5px;
     left: 5px;
     height: 0;
     padding: $iso-paper-ratio 0 0 0;
     width: 100%;
     background: $highlight-colour;
     transform-origin: left bottom;
-    transform: scale(1, 0.985);
     box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px $border-colour;
     transition: all 0.2s $transition-easing;
   }
 
-  &:before {
-    content: "";
-    z-index: 15;
-    position: absolute;
-    bottom: -3px;
-    right: -5px;
-    width: 4px;
-    height: 7px;
-    background: $white;
-    transform: rotate(45deg);
-    box-shadow: inset 1px 0 0 0 $border-colour;
-  }
-
   &:hover {
 
     &:after {
@@ -61,7 +47,6 @@ $iso-paper-ratio: 70.710678118%;
     padding: $iso-paper-ratio 0 0 0;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 20;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 $border-colour;
 
     &:focus {
 
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 0eae0ca78..de4bbbb5f 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def png_from_pdf(pdf_endpoint):
     output = BytesIO()
     with Image(
         blob=pdf_endpoint.get_data(),
-        resolution=96,
+        resolution=150,
     ) as image:
         with image.convert('png') as converted:
             converted.save(file=output)