diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index abf28c3..3fff759 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
   <main>
     <router-view />
   </main>
+
+  <div id="popup" v-show="popupShown">
+    <div class="popup-content">
+    </div>
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang='ts'>
@@ -18,14 +23,21 @@ import Notifications from '@/components/Notifications.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   setup () {
-    const { collection: notifications, actions } = useState('notifications')
+    const { collection: popupShown } = useState('popup')
+    const { collection: notifications, actions: notificationActions } = useState('notifications')
     return {
+      popupShown,
       notifications,
-      addNotification: actions.add,
-      dismissNotification: actions.dismiss
+      addNotification: notificationActions.add,
+      dismissNotification: notificationActions.dismiss,
     }
   },
   components: { Notifications, Logo },
+  data () {
+    return {
+      showPopup: false
+    }
+  },
   watch: {
     '$route' (newRoute) {
       const bodyEl = document.body
diff --git a/src/components/Card.vue b/src/components/Card.vue
index 7e11499..f1cd61b 100644
--- a/src/components/Card.vue
+++ b/src/components/Card.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
-import { KV, CardSize } from '@/types'
+import { KV } from '@/types'
+import { CardSize, defaultCardSize } from '@/consts'
 import { cardSizeToStyle } from '@/lib/card'
 import iconPath from '@/lib/iconPath'
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     },
     cssVars (): KV<string> {
       const backgroundColor = this.color || 'transparent'
-      const size = this.size as CardSize || CardSize.Poker
+      const size = this.size as CardSize || defaultCardSize
       return {
         backgroundColor,
         ...cardSizeToStyle(size)
diff --git a/src/components/DeckCard.vue b/src/components/DeckCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c402245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/DeckCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<template>
+  <Card :icon="deck.icon" :color="deck.color" :size="deck.cardSize">
+    <template #back>{{ deck.name }} ({{ deck.cards.length }})</template>
+  </Card>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import Card from '@/components/Card.vue'
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  components: { Card },
+  props: {
+    deck: Object
+  }
+})
+</script>
diff --git a/src/components/DeckForm.vue b/src/components/DeckForm.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ec76b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/DeckForm.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<template>
+  <form class="options-form" @submit.prevent="saveDeck">
+    <div class="deck-form-fields">
+      <select v-model="icon">
+        <option :key="iconName" :value="iconName" v-for="iconName in icons">{{ iconName }}</option>
+      </select>
+
+      <input v-model="name" title="deck name" placeholder="give it a name" />
+      <input v-model="description" title="deck description" placeholder="the most awesome deck of cards" />
+
+      <p>Pick a colour: <input type="color" v-model="color" /></p>
+
+      <select v-model="cardSize">
+        <option :key="size.value" :value="size.value" v-for="size in sizes">{{ size.title }}</option>
+      </select>
+
+      <button type="submit">Save deck</button>
+      <button class="cancel" @click.prevent="$emit('close')">cancel</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <DeckCard :deck="{ icon, name, description, color, cardSize, cards: [] }" />
+  </form>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useState } from '@/state'
+import { cardSizeOptions, defaultCardSize } from '@/consts'
+import DeckCard from '@/components/DeckCard.vue'
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  components: { DeckCard },
+  props: {
+    deck: Object
+  },
+  data () {
+    const icons = useState('icons').collection
+
+    return {
+      icons,
+      sizes: cardSizeOptions,
+      icon: icons[0],
+      name: 'no-name deck',
+      description: '',
+      color: '#3C1C00',
+      cardSize: defaultCardSize
+    }
+  },
+  watch: {
+    deck (deck, oldDeck) {
+      this.icon = deck.icon
+      this.name = deck.name
+      this.description = deck.description
+      this.color = deck.color
+      this.cardSize = deck.cardSize
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    saveDeck () {
+      const { icon, name, description, color, cardSize } = this
+      this.$emit('save', { icon, name, description, color, cardSize })
+    }
+  }
+})
+</script>
diff --git a/src/consts.ts b/src/consts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9799a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/consts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// page width x page height
+export const enum PageSize {
+  A4 = '210mm 297mm',
+  USLetter = '8.5in 11in',
+  JISB4 = '182mm 257mm',
+  A3 = '297mm 420mm',
+  A5 = '148mm 210mm',
+  USLegal = '8.5in 14in',
+  USLedger = '11in 17in',
+  JISB5 = '257mm 364mm'
+}
+
+// card width x card height
+export const enum CardSize {
+  Poker = '64x89',
+  Bridge = '57x89'
+}
+
+export const enum Arrangement {
+  DoubleSided = 'doublesided',
+  FrontOnly = 'frontonly',
+  SideBySide = 'sidebyside'
+}
+
+
+export const cardSizeOptions = [
+  { title: '88x62 (Poker)', value: CardSize.Poker },
+  { title: '88x56 (Bridge)', value: CardSize.Bridge }
+]
+
+export const pageSizeOptions = [
+  { title: 'A4', value: PageSize.A4 }, // 210mm × 297mm
+  { title: 'US Letter', value: PageSize.USLetter }, // 8.5in × 11in
+  { title: 'JIS-B4', value: PageSize.JISB4 }, // 182mm × 257mm
+  { title: 'A3', value: PageSize.A3 }, // 297mm × 420mm
+  { title: 'A5', value: PageSize.A5 }, // 148mm × 210mm
+  { title: 'US Legal', value: PageSize.USLegal }, // 8.5in × 14in
+  { title: 'US Ledger', value: PageSize.USLedger }, // 11in × 17in
+  { title: 'JIS-B5', value: PageSize.JISB5 } // 257mm × 364mm
+]
+
+export const arrangementOptions = [
+  { title: 'Double Sided', value: Arrangement.DoubleSided },
+  { title: 'Only Front Sides', value: Arrangement.FrontOnly },
+  { title: 'Side by Side', value: Arrangement.SideBySide }
+]
+
+export const defaultPageSize = pageSizeOptions[0].value
+export const defaultCardSize = cardSizeOptions[0].value
+export const defaultArrangement = arrangementOptions[0].value
diff --git a/src/lib/card.ts b/src/lib/card.ts
index d1c5984..2c780d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/card.ts
+++ b/src/lib/card.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { ICard, CardSize } from '../types'
+import { CardSize } from '../consts'
+import { ICard } from '../types'
 
 export function defaultCard (): ICard {
   return {
diff --git a/src/lib/deck.ts b/src/lib/deck.ts
index 687d662..418b470 100644
--- a/src/lib/deck.ts
+++ b/src/lib/deck.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
-import { IDeck, CardSize, PageSize, Arrangement } from '../types'
+import { CardSize, PageSize, Arrangement } from '../consts'
+import { IDeck } from '../types'
+
+export const defaultDeckValues: IDeck = {
+  id: 0,
+  icon: 'robe',
+  name: 'the nameless',
+  description: '',
+  color: '#3C1C00',
+  cards: [],
+  cardSize: CardSize.Poker,
+  pageSize: PageSize.A4,
+  arrangement: Arrangement.DoubleSided,
+  roundedCorners: true
+}
 
 export function defaultDeck (): IDeck {
-  return {
-    id: 0,
-    icon: 'robe',
-    name: 'the nameless',
-    description: '',
-    color: '#3C1C00',
-    cards: [],
-    cardSize: CardSize.Poker,
-    pageSize: PageSize.A4,
-    arrangement: Arrangement.DoubleSided,
-    roundedCorners: true
-  }
+  return { ...defaultDeckValues }
 }
 
 export function isValidDeck (deck: any): boolean {
-  const example = defaultDeck() as { [key: string]: any }
+  const example = defaultDeckValues as { [key: string]: any }
 
   for (const key in example) {
     const type = typeof example[key]
-    return typeof deck[key] === type
+    if (typeof deck[key] !== type) return false
   }
 
   return true
diff --git a/src/state/actions.ts b/src/state/actions.ts
index 58b39ce..8f20d8c 100644
--- a/src/state/actions.ts
+++ b/src/state/actions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Ref } from 'vue'
 import { Notification, IDeck, KV } from '../types'
-import { defaultDeck } from '../lib/deck'
+import { defaultDeck, defaultDeckValues } from '../lib/deck'
 
 /// actions are called like action['sub/foo'](state.sub, payload)
 export default {
@@ -22,7 +22,37 @@ export default {
   },
 
   // DECK ACTIONS
-  'decks/new' (decks: Ref<IDeck[]>) {
-    decks.value.push(defaultDeck())
-  }
+  // returns index of newly created deck
+  'decks/new' (decks: Ref<IDeck[]>): number {
+    const newDeck = defaultDeck()
+    const id = decks.value.push(newDeck) - 1
+    newDeck.id = id
+
+    return id
+  },
+  // updates decks[updatedDeck.id]
+  'decks/update' (decks: Ref<IDeck[]>, updatedDeck: IDeck): boolean {
+    const id = updatedDeck.id
+    if (!id || !decks.value[id]) return false // can't update non-existing deck
+
+    decks.value[id] = {
+      ...decks.value[id],
+      ...updatedDeck
+    }
+    return true
+  },
+
+  // POPUP ACTIONS
+  'popup/show' (popup: Ref<boolean>): boolean {
+    popup.value = true
+    return popup.value
+  },
+  'popup/hide' (popup: Ref<boolean>): boolean {
+    popup.value = false
+    return popup.value
+  },
+  'popup/toggle' (popup: Ref<boolean>): boolean {
+    popup.value = !popup.value
+    return popup.value
+  },
 }
diff --git a/src/state/index.ts b/src/state/index.ts
index 6ad99fb..4223490 100644
--- a/src/state/index.ts
+++ b/src/state/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ const state: State = {
   settings: ref({}),
   decks: ref([]),
   notifications: ref([]),
-  initialized: ref(false)
+  icons: ref(['mouth-watering', 'robe', 'thorny-triskelion']),
+  popup: ref(false)
 }
 
 export function useState (prop: string): { [key: string]: any } {
diff --git a/src/storage.ts b/src/storage.ts
index 6519ee6..86436f5 100644
--- a/src/storage.ts
+++ b/src/storage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Dexie from 'dexie'
-import { IDeck, ICard, CardSize, Arrangement, PageSize } from './types'
+import { CardSize, Arrangement, PageSize } from './consts'
+import { IDeck, ICard } from './types'
 
 interface IDeckTable {
   id: number;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index a2d5059..8f4b25c 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
 import { Ref } from 'vue'
-
-// page width x page height
-export const enum PageSize {
-  A4 = '210mm 297mm',
-  USLetter = '8.5in 11in',
-  JISB4 = '182mm 257mm',
-  A3 = '297mm 420mm',
-  A5 = '148mm 210mm',
-  USLegal = '8.5in 14in',
-  USLedger = '11in 17in',
-  JISB5 = '257mm 364mm'
-}
-
-// card width x card height
-export const enum CardSize {
-  Poker = '64x89',
-  Bridge = '57x89'
-}
-
-export const enum Arrangement {
-  DoubleSided = 'doublesided',
-  FrontOnly = 'frontonly',
-  SideBySide = 'sidebyside'
-}
+import { PageSize, CardSize, Arrangement } from './consts'
 
 export interface KV<V> {
   [key: string]: V;
@@ -82,5 +59,6 @@ export interface State {
   settings: Ref<Settings>;
   decks: Ref<IDeck[]>;
   notifications: Ref<Notification[]>;
-  initialized: Ref<boolean>;
+  icons: Ref<string[]>;
+  popup: Ref<boolean>;
 }
diff --git a/src/views/Home.vue b/src/views/Home.vue
index c2865d2..344e4d1 100644
--- a/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -3,32 +3,63 @@
 
   <section name="deck-covers" class="cards" :class="{ centered: !decks.length }">
     <router-link :to="{ name: 'Deck', params: { id: deck.id } }" :key="deck.id" v-for="deck in decks">
-      <Card :icon="deck.icon" :color="deck.color" :size="deck.cardSize">
-        <template #back>{{ deck.name }} ({{ deck.cards.length }})</template>
-      </Card>
+      <DeckCard :deck="deck" />
     </router-link>
-    <Card id="_add_deck" @click="newDeck" />
+    <Card id="_add_deck" @click="addDeck" />
   </section>
 
+  <teleport to="#popup > .popup-content">
+    <div class="deck new-deck-form-wrapper">
+      <header>Create a new deck of cards</header>
+      <DeckForm :deck="newDeck" @save="saveDeck" @close="hidePopup" />
+      <footer class="centered">
+        You can also
+        <button @click="importDeck">import</button>
+        an existing deck.
+      </footer>
+    </div>
+  </teleport>
+
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import { defineComponent, ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { useState } from '@/state'
 
 import Card from '@/components/Card.vue'
-
+import DeckCard from '@/components/DeckCard.vue'
+import DeckForm from '@/components/DeckForm.vue'
 
 export default defineComponent({
   name: 'Home',
-  components: { Card },
+  components: { Card, DeckCard, DeckForm },
   setup () {
+    const { actions: popupActions } = useState('popup')
     const { collection: decks, actions: deckActions } = useState('decks')
 
+    const newDeckIndex = ref(0)
+    const newDeck = computed(() => decks.value[newDeckIndex.value])
+
+    const addDeck = () => {
+      const idx = deckActions.new()
+      newDeckIndex.value = idx
+      popupActions.show()
+    }
+
+    const saveDeck = (updatedDeck) => {
+      console.log('saving deck', updatedDeck)
+      updatedDeck.id = newDeckIndex.value
+      deckActions.update(updatedDeck)
+      popupActions.hide()
+    }
+
     return {
       decks,
-      // TODO: open popup with Deck settings after creation
-      newDeck: deckActions.new
+      addDeck,
+      newDeck,
+      saveDeck,
+      hidePopup: popupActions.hide
+      // importDeck: deckActions.import,
     }
   }
 })