diff --git a/src/components/LoginModal/LoginModal.tsx b/src/components/LoginModal/LoginModal.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import Portal from '../../Portal'
+
+import Modal from '../Modal/Modal'
+import Overlay from '../Overlay/Overlay'
+
+const LoginModal = ({ close }) => {
+    return (
+        <Portal>
+            <div>
+                <Modal>
+                    <input className="Input" name="email" type="text" placeholder="Email address" />
+                    <input className="Input" name="password" type="password" placeholder="Password" />
+                    <button className="Button">Log in</button>
+                </Modal>
+                <Overlay onClick={close} />
+            </div>
+        </Portal>
+    )
+}
+
+export default LoginModal
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diff --git a/src/components/Modal/Modal.css b/src/components/Modal/Modal.css
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+++ b/src/components/Modal/Modal.css
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+.ModalContainer {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    top: 0;
+}
+
+.Modal {
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    max-height: 600px;
+    min-width: 360px;
+    max-width: 480px;
+    padding: 24px;
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 10;
+}
+
+.Modal > .Input {
+    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+    border: none;
+
+    background-color: white;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    color: #555;
+    display: block;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    padding: 12px 0;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.Modal > .Button {
+    background: #61B3FF;
+    color: #315E87;
+    display: block;
+    min-height: 45px;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.Modal > .Button:hover {
+    background: #4B9BE5;
+    color: #233E56;
+}
+
+::placeholder { /* Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari 10.1+ */
+    color: #a9a9a9 !important;
+    opacity: 1; /* Firefox */
+  }
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diff --git a/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx
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+++ b/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import classnames from 'classnames'
+
+import './Modal.css'
+
+interface Props {
+    styleName?: string
+}
+
+class Modal extends React.Component<Props> {
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <div className="ModalContainer">
+                <div className={classnames("Modal", this.props.styleName)}>
+                    {this.props.children}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+export default Modal
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diff --git a/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.css b/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.css
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index 00000000..1895992e
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+++ b/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.Overlay {
+    background: black;
+    position: absolute;
+    opacity: 0.28;
+
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: 2;
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.tsx b/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.tsx
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index 00000000..18f7e0e8
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+++ b/src/components/Overlay/Overlay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import './Overlay.css'
+
+const Overlay = ({ onClick }) => (
+    <div className="Overlay" onClick={onClick} />
+)
+
+export default Overlay
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diff --git a/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.css b/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0829718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.SearchModal {
+    min-height: 320px;
+    min-width: 600px;
+}
+
+.SearchModal > .Input {
+    padding: 12px 8px;
+    text-align: left;
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.tsx b/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.tsx
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index 00000000..3e93dc4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchModal/SearchModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { v1 as uuidv1 } from 'uuid'
+
+import Portal from '../../Portal'
+
+import Modal from '../Modal/Modal'
+import Overlay from '../Overlay/Overlay'
+
+import './SearchModal.css'
+
+interface Props {
+    close: () => void
+    placeholderText: string
+}
+
+interface State {
+    query: string,
+    results: { [key: string]: any }
+    isLoaded: boolean
+    message: string
+}
+
+class SearchModal extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+    searchQuery
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props)
+        this.state = {
+            query: '',
+            results: {},
+            isLoaded: false,
+            message: ''
+		}
+    }
+
+    fetchResults = (query) => {
+        fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/search?query=${query}`)
+            .then(res => res.json())
+            .then((result) => {
+                // console.log("hello world!")
+                console.log(result)
+                // this.setState({
+                //     isLoaded: true,
+                //     results: result
+                // })
+            }, (error) => {
+                // this.setState({
+                //     isLoaded: true,
+                //     message: error
+                // })
+            })
+    }
+
+    inputChanged = (event) => {
+        const query = this.searchQuery.value
+        if (query.length > 2) {
+            console.log(query)
+            this.fetchResults(query)
+        }
+        
+        // if (query) {
+        //     this.setState({ query, isLoaded: true, message: '' }, () => {
+        //         // this.fetchResults(query)
+        //     })
+        // } else {
+        //     this.setState({ query, results: {}, message: '' })
+        // }
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        const { query, isLoaded, message } = this.state
+
+        return (
+            <Portal key="search_portal">
+                <Modal styleName="SearchModal" key="search_modal">
+                    <input 
+                        className="Input" 
+                        defaultValue={query}
+                        id="SearchInput" 
+                        name="query" 
+                        key="search_input_key"
+                        type="text"
+                        ref={el => this.searchQuery = el}
+                        onChange={this.inputChanged}
+                        placeholder={this.props.placeholderText}
+                    />
+                </Modal>
+                <Overlay onClick={this.props.close} />
+            </Portal>
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+export default SearchModal
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diff --git a/src/components/SignupModal/SignupModal.tsx b/src/components/SignupModal/SignupModal.tsx
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index 00000000..aba50542
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+++ b/src/components/SignupModal/SignupModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import Portal from '../../Portal'
+
+import Modal from '../Modal/Modal'
+import Overlay from '../Overlay/Overlay'
+
+const SignupModal = ({ close }) => {
+    return (
+        <Portal>
+            <div>
+                <Modal>
+                    <input className="Input" name="username" type="text" placeholder="Username" />
+                    <input className="Input" name="email" type="text" placeholder="Email address" />
+                    <input className="Input" name="password" type="password" placeholder="Password" />
+                    <input className="Input" name="confirm_password" type="password" placeholder="Password (again)" />
+                    <button className="Button">Sign up</button>
+                </Modal>
+                <Overlay onClick={close} />
+            </div>
+        </Portal>
+    )
+}
+
+export default SignupModal
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diff --git a/src/components/UnauthMenu/UnauthMenu.tsx b/src/components/UnauthMenu/UnauthMenu.tsx
index 523cf107..3f67d14b 100644
--- a/src/components/UnauthMenu/UnauthMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UnauthMenu/UnauthMenu.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import './UnauthMenu.css'
 
+import LoginModal from '../LoginModal/LoginModal'
+import SignupModal from '../SignupModal/SignupModal'
+
+import { useModal as useSignupModal } from '../../useModal'
+import { useModal as useLoginModal } from '../../useModal'
 
 function UnauthMenu() {
+    const { open: signupOpen, openModal: openSignupModal, closeModal: closeSignupModal } = useSignupModal()
+    const { open: loginOpen, openModal: openLoginModal, closeModal: closeLoginModal } = useLoginModal()
 
     return (
         <ul className="Menu">
@@ -12,7 +19,16 @@ function UnauthMenu() {
             </div>
             <div className="MenuGroup">
                 <li className="MenuItem" onClick={openLoginModal}>Log in</li>
+                {loginOpen ? (
+                    <LoginModal 
+                        close={closeLoginModal}
+                    />
+                ) : null}
                 <li className="MenuItem" onClick={openSignupModal}>Sign up</li>
+                {signupOpen ? (
+                    <SignupModal 
+                        close={closeSignupModal}
+                    />
                 ) : null}
             </div>
         </ul>
diff --git a/src/useModal.ts b/src/useModal.ts
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index 00000000..78c43ffd
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+++ b/src/useModal.ts
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+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+export const useModal = () => {
+    const [open, onOpenModal] = useState(false)
+    const [close, onCloseModal] = useState(false)
+
+    const openModal = () => {
+        onOpenModal(true)
+    }
+
+    const closeModal = () => {
+        onCloseModal(true)
+        onOpenModal(false)
+    }
+
+    return { open, close, openModal, closeModal }
+}