diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_fancy_type.sass b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_fancy_type.sass
index a8cee482..77ae86d1 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_fancy_type.sass
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_fancy_type.sass
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-/*
+@import typography.sass
+
+//
   To install the fancy type plugin:
-    1. import the fancy_type module:
-      @import blueprint/modules/fancy_type
+    1. import the fancy_type module: @import blueprint/modules/fancy_type
     2. mixin +fancy-type to your project's body or at the top level of your stylesheet:
       body
         +fancy-type
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
   .alt
     +alt
 
-/* Indentation instead of line shifts for sibling paragraphs. Mixin to a style like p + p
+// Indentation instead of line shifts for sibling paragraphs. Mixin to a style like p + p
 =sibling-indentation
   :text-indent 2em
   :margin-top -1.5em
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@
   form &
     :text-indent 0
 
-/* 
+//
   For great looking type, use this code instead of asdf: 
   <span class="alt">asdf</span>  
   Best used on prepositions and ampersands.
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
   :font-style italic
   :font-weight normal
 
-/*
+//
   For great looking quote marks in titles, replace "asdf" with:
   <span class="dquo">&#8220;</span>asdf&#8221;
   (That is, when the title starts with a quote mark). 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 =dquo(!offset = 0.5em)
   :margin-left -!offset
 
-/*
+//
   Reduced size type with incremental leading
   (http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/incremental_leading/)
   
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@
     font_size - The desired font size in pixels. This will be converted to ems for you. Defaults to 10px.
     base_font_size - The base font size in pixels. Defaults to 12px
     old_line_height - The old line height. Defaults to 1.5 times the base_font_size
-=incr(!font_size = 10px, !base_font_size = 12px, !old_line_height = !base_font_size * 1.5)
+=incr(!font_size = 10px, !base_font_size = !blueprint_font_size, !old_line_height = !base_font_size * 1.5)
   :font-size= 1em * !font_size / !base_font_size
   :line-height= 1em * !old_line_height / !font_size * 4 / 5
   :margin-bottom 1.5em
 
-/*
+//
   Surround uppercase words and abbreviations with this class.
   Based on work by Jørgen Arnor Gårdsø Lom [http://twistedintellect.com/]
 =caps
diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
index ec36f2db..bb11783e 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 !blueprint_font_family       ||= "Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
 !blueprint_fixed_font_family ||= "'andale mono', 'lucida console', monospace"
+!blueprint_font_size         ||= 12px
 
 // The +blueprint-typography mixin must be mixed into the top level of your stylesheet.
 // However, you can customize the body selector if you wish to control the scope
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@
 =loud
   :color= !loud_color
 
-=blueprint-typography-body
+=blueprint-typography-body(!font_size = !blueprint_font_size)
   :line-height 1.5
   +normal-text
-  :font-size 75%
+  :font-size= 100% * !font_size / 16px
 
 =blueprint-typography-defaults
   h1