diff --git a/src/assets/styles/widgets/forms.css b/src/assets/styles/widgets/forms.css
index 9e8f159d..c2d598dc 100644
--- a/src/assets/styles/widgets/forms.css
+++ b/src/assets/styles/widgets/forms.css
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+::placeholder {
+  color: var(--text-color) !important;
+  opacity: .5 !important;
+}
+
 input[type="text"],
 input[type="email"],
 input[type="search"],
@@ -10,6 +15,7 @@ textarea {
   padding: .5rem !important;
   font-size: var(--font-size-base) !important;
   width: 100% !important;
+  border-radius: var(--rounded-md) !important;
   /* necessary for pagefind overrides */
 
   outline: none;
diff --git a/src/assets/styles/widgets/media-grid.css b/src/assets/styles/widgets/media-grid.css
index b0348437..8c41fe86 100644
--- a/src/assets/styles/widgets/media-grid.css
+++ b/src/assets/styles/widgets/media-grid.css
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   height: 100%;
   width: 100%;
   border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
-  border-radius: var(--rounded-lg);
+  border-radius: var(--rounded-md);
   overflow: hidden;
   transition-property: border-color;
   transition-timing-function: var(--transition-ease-in-out);