improve login page styling

Not that I don't like Min's taste, but I feel we can do better on the login page.
I'm no designer, but this feel a bit prettier:
![capture d ecran 2014-09-21 a 18 27 38](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/335567/4349215/6694214c-41ac-11e4-9c24-2305f55d77ab.png)

why almost-white? It's indistinguishable from no background on my monitor.