diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65db9c5..53b1e7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .main.py.swp
+test.py
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e34654a..3be65a6 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 try:
     from pyfiglet import figlet_format
 except ImportError:
-    print('Error, module pyfiglet is required. Run: pip3 install pyfiglet')
+    print('Error, module pyfiglet is required. Run: sudo pip3 install pyfiglet')
 
 # VARIABLES
-padding = [0, 0, 0, 0]
-font_name = '3x5'
+padding             = [1, 0, 0, 3]
+font_name           = '3x5'
 custom_char_replace = {'#': '\u2588'}
-time_format = '%H:%M:%S'
+time_format         = '%H:%M:%S'
+update_frequency    = 1
 
 while True:
     # Clear the screen to make the clock appear 'in-place'
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
     # Convert the current time to the defined format
     time_string = datetime.datetime.now().strftime(time_format)
- 
+
     # Turn the string into a figlet ASCII art string
     figlet_string = figlet_format(time_string, font=font_name)
 
@@ -27,8 +28,19 @@
     for char in custom_char_replace:
         figlet_string = figlet_string.replace(char, custom_char_replace[char])
 
+    # Apply padding
+    # Top padding
+    for i in range(padding[0]):
+        print()
+
+    # Right padding (useless until text alignment added)
+    # Bottom padding (pretty much useless as well)
+    # Left padding
+    for i in range(padding[3]):
+        figlet_string.replace('\n', '\n ')
+
     # Print the string
     print(figlet_string)
 
     # Sleep
-    time.sleep(1)
+    time.sleep(update_frequency)