Fixed spelling

Used variable for icon color

app/assets/stylesheets/framework/blank.scss

@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.blank-state-welcome-title {
-  margin-top: 0;
-  margin-bottom: 5px;
-  font-size: 24px;
-  font-weight: normal;
-}
-
 .blank-state {
   padding-top: 20px;
   padding-bottom: 20px;
@@ -29,7 +22,7 @@
   padding-bottom: 20px;
 
   path {
-    fill: #ccc;
+    fill: $gray-darkest;
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,3 +38,7 @@
   margin-bottom: $gl-padding;
   font-size: 15px;
 }
+
+.blank-state-welcome-title {
+  font-size: 24px;
+}

app/views/projects/issues/index.html.haml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       = render "issues"
   - else
     .blank-state.blank-state-welcome
-      %h2.blank-state-welcome-title
+      %h2.blank-state-title.blank-state-welcome-title
         Welcome to GitLab Issues
       %p.blank-state-text
         Code, test, and deploy together
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       %h3.blank-state-title
         You don't have any issues right now.
       %p.blank-state-text
-        Issues is the best way to track you project progress
+        Issues are the best way to track your project progress
       - if can? current_user, :create_issue, @project
-        = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, issue: { assignee_id: @issuable_finder.assignee.try(:id), milestone_id: @issuable_finder.milestones.try(:first).try(:id) }), class: "btn btn-new", title: "New Issue", id: "new_issue_link" do
+        = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project), class: "btn btn-new", title: "New Issue", id: "new_issue_link" do
           New Issue