diff --git a/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/visualization/world/NodeInfoComponentVis.java b/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/visualization/world/NodeInfoComponentVis.java
index 7c9e4a54918ba5b6a4cae9dd3f786f20bcebb768..1138b441e92f6a69f349016c9f79d2f4b0c69930 100644
--- a/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/visualization/world/NodeInfoComponentVis.java
+++ b/src/de/tud/kom/p2psim/impl/topology/views/visualization/world/NodeInfoComponentVis.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package de.tud.kom.p2psim.impl.topology.views.visualization.world;
 
+import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
+import java.awt.BasicStroke;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Graphics;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
@@ -165,15 +167,56 @@ public class NodeInfoComponentVis extends JComponent
 
 		private final Color activeGreen = new Color(0, 200, 0);
 
-		private final Color[] colors = { Color.ORANGE, Color.BLUE, Color.RED,
-				Color.MAGENTA, Color.GRAY, Color.GREEN, Color.CYAN,
-				Color.PINK };
+		private final Color[] baseColors = { Color.ORANGE, Color.BLUE, Color.RED,
+				Color.PINK, Color.GRAY, Color.GREEN, Color.CYAN,
+				Color.WHITE };
+		
+		private final Color[] tuColors = { 
+				new Color(93, 133, 195), // 1a
+				new Color(80, 182, 149), // 3a
+//				new Color(221,223,72), // 5a
+				new Color(248,186,60), // 7a
+				new Color(233,80,62), // 9a
+				new Color(128, 69, 151), // 11a
+				new Color(0, 78, 138), // 1c
+				new Color(0, 136, 119), // 3c
+//				new Color(177, 189, 0), // 5c
+				new Color(210, 135, 0), // 7c
+				new Color(185, 15, 34), // 9c
+				new Color(97, 28, 115), // 11c
+				};
+		
+		private Color[][] colors = null;
 
 		public NodeVis(Host host, NodeInformation nodeInfo) {
 			this.nodeInfo = nodeInfo;
 			this.host = (SimHost) host;
 			this.loc = this.host.getTopologyComponent().getRealPosition();
 			this.visNodeInfo = VisualizationInjector.getNodeInformation(host.getId());
+			
+			/*
+			 * Create per-info-option colors by deriving the color from the base color
+			 */
+			colors = new Color[nodeInfo.getNodeColorDimensions()][];
+			for (int dim = 0; dim < colors.length; dim++) {
+				Color baseColor = baseColors[dim];
+				int dimensionSize = nodeInfo
+						.getNodeColorDescriptions(dim).length;
+				colors[dim] = new Color[dimensionSize];
+				/*
+				 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2355157/dynamically-
+				 * creating-colors-with-different-brightness
+				 */
+//				float hsbVals[] = Color.RGBtoHSB(baseColor.getRed(),
+//						baseColor.getGreen(), baseColor.getBlue(), null);
+				for (int i = 0; i < dimensionSize; i++) {
+					float hue = i / (float) dimensionSize;
+//					colors[dim][i] = Color.getHSBColor(hue, hsbVals[1],
+//							hsbVals[2]);
+					colors[dim][i] = tuColors[i];
+				}
+			}
+			
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -184,24 +227,28 @@ public class NodeInfoComponentVis extends JComponent
 		 */
 		public void drawLegend(Graphics2D g2) {
 			String[] dimensions = nodeInfo.getNodeColorDimensionDescriptions();
-			int radius = 4;
-			for (int dim = 0; dim < dimensions.length; dim++) {
-				radius += 2;
-				if (!activeLayers[dim]) {
+			
+			int segments = dimensions.length;
+			int segmentDegrees = (int) (360 / (double) segments);
+			int arcSize = 8;
+			
+			g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(3));
+			for (int color = 0; color < segments; color++) {
+				if (!activeLayers[color]) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				g2.setColor(Color.DARK_GRAY);
-				g2.drawOval(10, 20 * (dim + 1) - 10, radius * 2, radius * 2);
-				g2.drawString(dimensions[dim], 30, 20 * (dim + 1));
-				String[] colorDescs = nodeInfo.getNodeColorDescriptions(dim);
+				g2.drawArc(10, 20 * (color + 1)+10, 2*arcSize, 2*arcSize, color*segmentDegrees, segmentDegrees);
+				String[] colorDescs = nodeInfo.getNodeColorDescriptions(color);
 				for (int i = 0; i < colorDescs.length; i++) {
-					g2.setColor(colors[i]);
-					g2.fillRect(30 + (i + 1) * 90, 20 * (dim + 1) - 10, 8, 8);
+					g2.setColor(colors[color][i]);
+					g2.fillRect(40 + i * 90, 20 * (color + 1)+10, 8, 8);
 					g2.setColor(Color.DARK_GRAY);
-					g2.drawString(colorDescs[i], 40 + (i + 1) * 90,
-							20 * (dim + 1));
+					g2.drawString(colorDescs[i], 50 + i * 90,
+							20 * (color + 2));
 				}
 			}
+			g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1));
 		}
 
 		public void draw(Graphics2D g2) {
@@ -222,24 +269,26 @@ public class NodeInfoComponentVis extends JComponent
 			if (!nodeInfo.isActive()) {
 				return;
 			}
+			
+		    g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER,
+				       1.0f));
 
-			/*
-			 * TODO add offline/online info here as well (removes the need for a
-			 * custom object that visualizes the underlay!)
-			 */
-
-			int numColors = nodeInfo.getNodeColorDimensions();
-			radius = 4;
-			for (int color = 0; color < numColors; color++) {
-				int value = nodeInfo.getNodeColor(color);
-				radius += 2;
-				if (value < 0 || !activeLayers[color]) {
+			
+			int segments = nodeInfo.getNodeColorDimensions();
+			int segmentDegrees = (int) (360 / (double) segments);
+			int arcSize = 8;
+			
+			g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(8, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL));
+			for (int dim = 0; dim < segments; dim++) {
+				int value = nodeInfo.getNodeColor(dim);
+				if (value < 0 || !activeLayers[dim]) {
 					continue;
 				}
-				g2.setColor(colors[value]);
-				g2.drawOval(center.x - radius, center.y - radius, radius * 2,
-						radius * 2);
+				g2.setColor(colors[dim][value]);
+				g2.drawArc(center.x-arcSize, center.y-arcSize, 2*arcSize, 2*arcSize, dim*segmentDegrees, segmentDegrees);
 			}
+			g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1));
+			
 			String nodeDesc = nodeInfo.getNodeDescription();
 			g2.drawString(nodeDesc, center.x + 4, center.y + 4);
 		}