diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1308da1..b176a1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Support for new author `headline` parameter
+- Automatic author image resizing when image is provided as a Hugo asset
 - Alt text to author image ([#8](https://github.com/jpanther/lynx/pull/8))
 - Expanded Emoji support in page titles
 
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index e730bd0..7b8e3fd 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term"]
 
 [author]
   # name = "Your name here"
+  # headline = "An awesome person"
   # image = "img/author.jpg"  # path relative to static directory
 
   links = [
diff --git a/exampleSite/static/author.jpg b/exampleSite/assets/author.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from exampleSite/static/author.jpg
rename to exampleSite/assets/author.jpg
diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index 1c227ca..636cb0c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term"]
 
 [author]
   name = "Lynx"
+  headline = "A simple links theme for Hugo built with Tailwind CSS"
   image = "author.jpg"
   links = [
     { link = { href = "https://github.com/jpanther/lynx/blob/stable/README.md", text = "View the readme", icon = "github" } },
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/_index.md b/exampleSite/content/_index.md
index 6a5de0a..68e99fb 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/_index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/_index.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 description: "This is a demo of the Lynx theme for Hugo."
 ---
 
-A simple links theme for Hugo built with Tailwind CSS.
+View the readme or check out all the link styles available using the links below.
diff --git a/layouts/index.html b/layouts/index.html
index 2f925bf..e38890a 100644
--- a/layouts/index.html
+++ b/layouts/index.html
@@ -2,15 +2,32 @@
   <article class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full mt-10 text-center">
     <header class="flex flex-col items-center mb-3">
       {{ with .Site.Author.image }}
+        {{ $src := . }}
+        {{ $resource := "" }}
+        {{ if $.Page.Resources.GetMatch $src }}
+          {{ $resource = $.Page.Resources.GetMatch $src }}
+        {{ else if resources.GetMatch $src }}
+          {{ $resource = resources.Get $src }}
+        {{ end }}
+        {{ with $resource }}
+          {{ $src = (.Fill "288x288").RelPermalink }}
+        {{ end }}
         <img
           class="mb-2 rounded-full w-36 h-36"
-          src="{{ . | relURL }}"
-          alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name }}"
+          width="144"
+          height="144"
+          alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name | default "Author" }}"
+          src="{{ $src }}"
         />
       {{ end }}
       <h1 class="text-4xl font-extrabold dark:text-white">
         {{ .Params.title | default .Site.Author.name | default .Site.Title | emojify }}
       </h1>
+      {{ with .Site.Author.headline }}
+        <h2 class="text-xl text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+          {{ . | markdownify | emojify }}
+        </h2>
+      {{ end }}
       {{ with .Content }}
         <section class="pt-5 prose dark:prose-invert">{{ . | emojify }}</section>
       {{ end }}