diff --git a/client/crypto/asn1utils.c b/client/crypto/asn1utils.c
index 5be323b4..f48c2e12 100644
--- a/client/crypto/asn1utils.c
+++ b/client/crypto/asn1utils.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "emv/dump.h"
 #include "asn1dump.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "ui.h" // PrintAndLog
 
 int ecdsa_asn1_get_signature(uint8_t *signature, size_t signaturelen, uint8_t *rval, uint8_t *sval) {
 	if (!signature || !signaturelen || !rval || !sval)
diff --git a/client/ui.c b/client/ui.c
index 50a6ec7d..3a1e42c5 100644
--- a/client/ui.c
+++ b/client/ui.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include "util.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "ui.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,77 @@ static char *logfilename = "proxmark3.log";
 #ifndef EXTERNAL_PRINTANDLOG
 static pthread_mutex_t print_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
+void PrintAndLogEx(logLevel_t level, char *fmt, ...) {
+
+	// skip debug messages if client debugging is turned off i.e. 'DATA SETDEBUG 0' 
+//	if (g_debugMode	== 0 && level == DEBUG)
+//		return;
+	
+	char buffer[MAX_PRINT_BUFFER] = {0};
+	char buffer2[MAX_PRINT_BUFFER] = {0};
+	char prefix[20] = {0};
+	char *token = NULL;
+	int size = 0;
+						//   {NORMAL, SUCCESS, INFO, FAILED, WARNING, ERR, DEBUG}
+	static char *prefixes[7] = { "", "", "INFO: ", "FAILED: ", "WARNING: ", "ERROR: ", "#: "};
+	
+	switch( level ) {
+		case FAILED:
+			strncpy(prefix,_RED_(FAILED: ), sizeof(prefix)-1);
+			break;
+		case DEBUG:
+			strncpy(prefix,_BLUE_(#: ), sizeof(prefix)-1);			
+			break;
+		case SUCCESS: 
+			strncpy(prefix,_GREEN_( ), sizeof(prefix)-1);
+			break;
+		case WARNING:
+			strncpy(prefix,_CYAN_(WARNING: ), sizeof(prefix)-1);
+			break;		
+		default:
+			strncpy(prefix, prefixes[level], sizeof(prefix)-1);
+			break;
+	}
+	
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	// no prefixes for normal
+	if ( level == NORMAL ) {
+		PrintAndLog(buffer);
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	if (strchr(buffer, '\n')) {
+
+		const char delim[2] = "\n";
+			
+		// line starts with newline
+		if (buffer[0] == '\n') 
+			PrintAndLog("");
+		
+		token = strtok(buffer, delim);
+		
+		while (token != NULL) {
+			
+			size = strlen(buffer2);
+		
+			if (strlen(token))
+				snprintf(buffer2+size, sizeof(buffer2)-size, "%s%s\n", prefix, token);
+			else
+				snprintf(buffer2+size, sizeof(buffer2)-size, "\n");
+			
+			token = strtok(NULL, delim);
+		}
+		PrintAndLog(buffer2);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(buffer2, sizeof(buffer2), "%s%s", prefix, buffer);
+		PrintAndLog(buffer2);
+	}
+}
+
 void PrintAndLog(char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char *saved_line;
diff --git a/client/ui.h b/client/ui.h
index 1273fe9e..0ea738b7 100644
--- a/client/ui.h
+++ b/client/ui.h
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#define MAX_PRINT_BUFFER 2048
+typedef enum logLevel {NORMAL, SUCCESS, INFO, FAILED, WARNING, ERR, DEBUG} logLevel_t;
+
 void ShowGui(void);
 void HideGraphWindow(void);
 void ShowGraphWindow(void);
 void RepaintGraphWindow(void);
 void PrintAndLog(char *fmt, ...);
+void PrintAndLogEx(logLevel_t level, char *fmt, ...);
 void SetLogFilename(char *fn);
 void SetFlushAfterWrite(bool flush_after_write);
 
diff --git a/client/util.h b/client/util.h
index 0814be35..1867519e 100644
--- a/client/util.h
+++ b/client/util.h
@@ -35,6 +35,46 @@
 #define FILE_PATH_SIZE           2000
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ARRAYLEN
+# define ARRAYLEN(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof((x)[0]))
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _BLUE_(s) "\x1b[34m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _BLUE_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _RED_(s) "\x1b[31m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _RED_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _GREEN_(s) "\x1b[32m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _GREEN_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _YELLOW_(s) "\x1b[33m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _YELLOW_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _MAGENTA_(s) "\x1b[35m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _MAGENTA_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__linux__)	|| (__APPLE__)
+# define _CYAN_(s) "\x1b[36m" #s "\x1b[0m "
+#else
+# define _CYAN_(s) #s " "
+#endif
+
 extern int ukbhit(void);
 
 extern void AddLogLine(char *fileName, char *extData, char *c);