Merge branch 'dev' into production

- HeaderClient: track locale prop changes with useRef and call
  window.scrollTo on switch to reliably reset scroll position
- messages/en.json + de.json: replace em dash with comma and remove
  hyphens from Self-Hoster/Full-Stack in hero description

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: npm run lint
 
-      - name: Pre-push content check
-        run: npx jest app/__tests__/pre-push-check.test.ts --no-coverage --verbose
-
       - name: Test
         run: npm run test
 

app/[locale]/books/page.tsx

@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@ import { Star, ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useLocale, useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import { useLocale } from "next-intl";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/app/components/ui/Skeleton";
 import { BookReview } from "@/lib/directus";
-import Header from "@/app/components/Header";
-import Footer from "@/app/components/Footer";
-import ScrollFadeIn from "@/app/components/ScrollFadeIn";
 
 export default function BooksPage() {
   const locale = useLocale();
-  const t = useTranslations("books");
-  const common = useTranslations("common");
   const [reviews, setReviews] = useState<BookReview[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
 
@@ -24,10 +19,8 @@ export default function BooksPage() {
         const res = await fetch(`/api/book-reviews?locale=${locale}`);
         const data = await res.json();
         if (data.bookReviews) setReviews(data.bookReviews);
-      } catch {
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
-          // console.error in dev only
-        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Books fetch failed:", error);
       } finally {
         setLoading(false);
       }
@@ -36,24 +29,23 @@ export default function BooksPage() {
   }, [locale]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
-      <Header />
-      <div className="h-16 sm:h-24 md:h-32" aria-hidden="true" />
-      <main className="pt-4 sm:pt-8 pb-20 px-4 sm:px-6">
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 pt-32 pb-20 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
         <div className="mb-20">
           <Link
             href={`/${locale}`}
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors mb-10 group"
           >
-              <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out" />
-              <span className="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-xs">{common("backToHome")}</span>
+            <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
+            <span className="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-xs">{locale === 'de' ? 'Zurück' : 'Back Home'}</span>
           </Link>
           <h1 className="text-6xl md:text-[10rem] font-black tracking-tighter text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 leading-[0.85] uppercase">
-              {t("title")}<span className="text-liquid-purple">.</span>
+            Library<span className="text-liquid-purple">.</span>
           </h1>
           <p className="mt-8 text-xl md:text-3xl font-light text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 max-w-2xl leading-snug tracking-tight">
-              {t("subtitle")}
+            {locale === "de" 
+              ? "Bücher, die meine Denkweise verändert und mein Wissen erweitert haben."
+              : "Books that shaped my mindset and expanded my horizons."}
           </p>
         </div>
 
@@ -68,33 +60,30 @@ export default function BooksPage() {
                 </div>
               </div>
             ))
-            ) : reviews.length === 0 ? (
-              <div className="col-span-full text-center py-20 text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-500">
-                <Star size={48} className="mx-auto mb-4 opacity-50" />
-                <p className="text-lg font-light">{t("empty")}</p>
-              </div>
           ) : (
-              reviews.map((review, i) => (
-                <ScrollFadeIn key={review.id} delay={i * 0.1}>
-                  <div className="bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 rounded-[2.5rem] p-10 border border-stone-200/60 dark:border-stone-800/60 shadow-sm flex flex-col h-full hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow duration-300 ease-out">
+            reviews?.map((review) => (
+              <div 
+                key={review.id}
+                className="bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 rounded-[2.5rem] p-10 border border-stone-200/60 dark:border-stone-800/60 shadow-sm flex flex-col h-full hover:shadow-xl transition-all"
+              >
                 {review.book_image && (
                   <div className="relative aspect-[3/4] rounded-2xl overflow-hidden mb-8 shadow-xl border-4 border-stone-50 dark:border-stone-800">
-                        <Image src={review.book_image} alt={review.book_title} fill className="object-cover" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 33vw" />
+                    <Image src={review.book_image} alt={review.book_title} fill className="object-cover" />
                   </div>
                 )}
                 <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col">
                   <div className="flex justify-between items-start gap-4 mb-4">
                     <h3 className="text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-white leading-tight">{review.book_title}</h3>
-                        {review.rating && review.rating > 0 && (
+                    {review.rating && (
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-1 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 px-3 py-1 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700">
                         <Star size={12} className="fill-amber-400 text-amber-400" />
                         <span className="text-xs font-black">{review.rating}</span>
                       </div>
                     )}
                   </div>
-                      <p className="text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 font-bold text-sm mb-6">{review.book_author}</p>
+                  <p className="text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 font-bold text-sm mb-6">{review.book_author}</p>
                   {review.review && (
-                        <div className="mt-auto pt-6 border-t border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800">
+                    <div className="mt-auto pt-6 border-t border-stone-50 dark:border-stone-800">
                       <p className="text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-300 italic font-light leading-relaxed">
                         &ldquo;{review.review.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')}&rdquo;
                       </p>
@@ -102,13 +91,10 @@ export default function BooksPage() {
                   )}
                 </div>
               </div>
-                </ScrollFadeIn>
             ))
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
-      </main>
-      <Footer />
     </div>
   );
 }

app/[locale]/projects/page.tsx

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function ProjectsPage({
       })) as ProjectListItem[];
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("Directus projects fetch failed:", err);
+    console.error("Directus projects fetch failed:", err);
   }
 
   const localizedDb: ProjectListItem[] = dbProjects.map((p) => {

app/__tests__/components/Hero.test.tsx

@@ -3,38 +3,58 @@ import Hero from '@/app/components/Hero';
 
 // Mock next-intl/server
 jest.mock('next-intl/server', () => ({
-  getTranslations: () =>
-    Promise.resolve((key: string, values?: { days?: number }) => {
+  getTranslations: () => Promise.resolve((key: string) => {
     const messages: Record<string, string> = {
-        kicker: 'Dennis Konkol — Osnabrück, Germany',
-        claim: 'I self-host half my life. The rest I code.',
-        intro: "IT admin in Osnabrück and master's student.",
-        countdown: `${values?.days ?? 0} days to go.`,
-        ctaWork: 'See projects',
-        ctaContact: 'Write me',
+      badge: 'Student & Self-Hoster',
+      line1: 'Building',
+      line2: 'Stuff.',
+      description: 'Dennis is a student and passionate self-hoster.',
+      ctaWork: 'View My Work',
+      ctaContact: 'Get in touch',
     };
     return messages[key] || key;
   }),
 }));
 
+// Mock next/image
+interface ImageProps {
+  src: string;
+  alt: string;
+  fill?: boolean;
+  priority?: boolean;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+jest.mock('next/image', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: ({ src, alt, fill, priority, ...props }: ImageProps) => (
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+    <img 
+      src={src} 
+      alt={alt} 
+      data-fill={fill?.toString()} 
+      data-priority={priority?.toString()} 
+      {...props} 
+    />
+  ),
+}));
+
 describe('Hero', () => {
-  it('renders the poster hero with claim, intro and calls to action', async () => {
+  it('renders the hero section correctly', async () => {
     const HeroResolved = await Hero({ locale: 'en' });
     render(HeroResolved);
     
-    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveTextContent('I self-host half my life. The rest I code.');
-    expect(screen.getByText('Dennis Konkol — Osnabrück, Germany')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/IT admin in Osnabrück/)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /See projects/ })).toHaveAttribute('href', '#projects');
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Write me' })).toHaveAttribute('href', '#contact');
-  });
+    // Check for the main headlines (defaults in Hero.tsx)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Building')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Stuff.')).toBeInTheDocument();
     
-  it('renders the DK0 wordmark as decoration hidden from assistive tech', async () => {
-    const HeroResolved = await Hero({ locale: 'en' });
-    const { container } = render(HeroResolved);
+    // Check for the description from our mock
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Dennis is a student/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     
-    const wordmark = container.querySelector('[aria-hidden="true"].font-display');
-    expect(wordmark).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(wordmark).toHaveTextContent('DK0');
+    // Check for the image
+    expect(screen.getByAltText('Dennis Konkol')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    
+    // Check for CTA
+    expect(screen.getByText('View My Work')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });

app/__tests__/not-found.test.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import NotFound from '@/app/not-found';
 
+// Mock next/navigation
 jest.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
   useRouter: () => ({
     back: jest.fn(),
@@ -8,26 +9,16 @@ jest.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+// Mock next-intl
 jest.mock('next-intl', () => ({
   useLocale: () => 'en',
-  useTranslations: () => (key: string) => {
-    const map: Record<string, string> = {
-      'title': 'Page not Found',
-      'description': 'The content you are looking for has been moved, deleted, or never existed.',
-      'returnHome': 'Return Home',
-      'goBack': 'Go Back',
-      'exploreWork': 'Explore Work',
-      'exploreWorkDesc': 'Maybe what you need is in my project archive?',
-      'viewProjects': 'View Projects',
-      'errorReport': 'Error Report',
-    };
-    return map[key] ?? key;
-  },
+  useTranslations: () => (key: string) => key,
 }));
 
 describe('NotFound', () => {
-  it('renders the 404 page', () => {
+  it('renders the 404 page with the new design text', () => {
     render(<NotFound />);
-    expect(screen.getByText('404')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Page not/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Found/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });

app/__tests__/pre-push-check.test.ts

@@ -1,609 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Pre-Push Content & Quality Check
- *
- * Comprehensive static analysis that catches bugs BEFORE push:
- *   1. i18n: key parity, namespace coverage, ClientWrapper gaps, missing keys
- *   2. Accessibility: buttons need aria-label or text, images need alt, forms need labels
- *   3. Conventions: no raw hex colors, no emojis, no unguarded console.error in client code
- *   4. Email: all mailto: links use valid email format
- *   5. Environment variables: all process.env.XXX are documented
- *   6. Code quality: no `any` type in app/ source files
- *
- * Run:  npx jest app/__tests__/pre-push-check.test.ts --verbose
- *       (or just `npm test` — it's included in the suite)
- */
-
-import fs from "fs";
-import path from "path";
-
-const ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, "../..");
-const SRC_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
-const en = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, "messages/en.json"), "utf-8"));
-const de = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, "messages/de.json"), "utf-8"));
-const LOCALES: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>> = { en, de };
-
-function collectPaths(obj: unknown, prefix = ""): string[] {
-  if (obj === null || typeof obj !== "object" || Array.isArray(obj)) return [prefix];
-  return Object.entries(obj as Record<string, unknown>).flatMap(([k, v]) =>
-    collectPaths(v, prefix ? `${prefix}.${k}` : k),
-  );
-}
-
-function resolve(obj: unknown, keyPath: string): unknown {
-  return keyPath.split(".").reduce<unknown>((o, k) => {
-    if (o === null || typeof o !== "object") return undefined;
-    return (o as Record<string, unknown>)[k];
-  }, obj);
-}
-
-function findTsxFiles(dir: string, excludeTests = true): string[] {
-  return fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }).flatMap((entry) => {
-    const full = path.join(dir, entry.name);
-    if (entry.isDirectory() && !entry.name.startsWith(".") && entry.name !== "node_modules" && entry.name !== ".next") {
-      if (excludeTests && entry.name === "__tests__") return [];
-      return findTsxFiles(full, excludeTests);
-    }
-    return entry.name.endsWith(".tsx") || entry.name.endsWith(".ts") ? [full] : [];
-  });
-}
-
-function readFile(p: string): string {
-  return fs.readFileSync(p, "utf-8");
-}
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 1. i18n: Structural parity
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("i18n: message files", () => {
-  it("en.json and de.json have identical key paths", () => {
-    const enPaths = new Set(collectPaths(en));
-    const dePaths = new Set(collectPaths(de));
-    const missingInDe = [...enPaths].filter((p) => !dePaths.has(p));
-    const missingInEn = [...dePaths].filter((p) => !enPaths.has(p));
-    expect(missingInDe).toEqual([]);
-    expect(missingInEn).toEqual([]);
-  });
-
-  it("no empty string values in any locale", () => {
-    for (const [locale, messages] of Object.entries(LOCALES)) {
-      const emptyPaths = collectPaths(messages).filter((p) => {
-        const val = p.split(".").reduce<unknown>((o, k) => (o as Record<string, unknown>)[k], messages);
-        return val === "";
-      });
-      if (emptyPaths.length > 0) {
-        throw new Error(`Empty translations in ${locale}: ${emptyPaths.join(", ")}`);
-      }
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 2. i18n: ClientWrapper namespace coverage
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-const WRAPPED_COMPONENT_NAMESPACES: Record<string, string[]> = {
-  About: ["home.about", "about"],
-  Projects: ["home.projects"],
-  Contact: ["home.contact", "home.contact.form", "home.contact.info"],
-  Footer: ["footer"],
-};
-
-const CLIENT_WRAPPER_PROVIDES: Record<string, string[]> = {
-  AboutClient: ["home.about", "about"],
-  ProjectsClient: ["home.projects"],
-  ContactClient: ["home.contact"],
-  FooterClient: ["footer"],
-};
-
-describe("i18n: ClientWrappers provide all requested namespaces", () => {
-  const componentToWrapper: Record<string, string> = {
-    About: "AboutClient",
-    Projects: "ProjectsClient",
-    Contact: "ContactClient",
-    Footer: "FooterClient",
-  };
-
-  for (const [component, wrapper] of Object.entries(componentToWrapper)) {
-    const required = WRAPPED_COMPONENT_NAMESPACES[component];
-    const provided = CLIENT_WRAPPER_PROVIDES[wrapper];
-
-    describe(`${component} → ${wrapper}`, () => {
-      for (const ns of required) {
-        it(`provides namespace "${ns}"`, () => {
-          const found = provided.some((p) => ns === p || ns.startsWith(p + "."));
-          if (!found) {
-            throw new Error(
-              `${component} calls useTranslations("${ns}") but ${wrapper} does not provide it.\n` +
-                `  Provided: [${provided.join(", ")}]\n` +
-                `  Fix: add "${ns}" to the messages object in ${wrapper}`,
-            );
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 3. i18n: Static key coverage
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-const STATIC_KEYS: Record<string, Record<string, string[]>> = {
-  nav: { Header: ["home", "about", "projects", "contact"] },
-  common: {
-    "books/page": ["back"], "legal-notice/page": ["back"], "privacy-policy/page": ["back"],
-    ProjectDetailClient: ["back"], ProjectsPageClient: ["backToHome"],
-  },
-  consent: { ConsentBanner: ["title", "description", "essential", "chat", "alwaysOn", "acceptAll", "acceptSelected", "rejectAll", "hide"] },
-  "home.hero": { Hero: ["kicker", "claim", "intro", "countdown", "ctaWork", "ctaContact"] },
-  "home.about": { About: ["title", "p1", "p2", "p3", "funFactTitle", "funFactBody", "hobbiesTitle"] },
-  "home.about.activity": { ActivityFeed: ["idleStatus", "codingNow", "gaming", "inGame", "listening"] },
-  "home.about.currentlyReading": { CurrentlyReading: ["title", "progress"] },
-  "home.about.readBooks": { ReadBooks: ["title", "showMore", "showLess", "readMore", "collapseReview", "finishedAt", "empty"] },
-  "home.projects": { Projects: ["title", "subtitle", "viewAll", "noProjects"] },
-  "home.contact": { Contact: ["title", "subtitle"] },
-  "home.contact.form": { Contact: ["title", "sending", "send", "labels.name", "labels.email", "labels.subject", "labels.message", "placeholders.name", "placeholders.email", "placeholders.subject", "placeholders.message", "errors.nameRequired", "errors.nameMin", "errors.emailRequired", "errors.emailInvalid", "errors.subjectRequired", "errors.subjectMin", "errors.messageRequired", "errors.messageMin", "characters"] },
-  "home.contact.info": { Contact: ["locationValue"] },
-  about: { About: ["status", "aiAssistant", "library", "viewAll", "myGear", "gearMain", "gearPC", "gearServer", "gearOS", "curiosity"] },
-  "projects.list": { ProjectsPageClient: ["title", "intro", "searchPlaceholder", "all", "noResults", "clearFilters"] },
-  "projects.detail": { ProjectDetailClient: ["liveDemo", "viewSource"] },
-  footer: { Footer: ["role", "madeIn", "legalNotice", "privacyPolicy", "privacySettings", "privacySettingsTitle", "builtWith", "aiDisclaimer", "backToTop", "systemsOnline"] },
-  notFound: { "not-found": ["title", "description", "returnHome", "goBack", "exploreWork", "exploreWorkDesc", "viewProjects", "errorReport"] },
-  books: { "books/page": ["title", "subtitle", "empty"] },
-};
-
-describe("i18n: all static translation keys resolve", () => {
-  for (const [namespace, components] of Object.entries(STATIC_KEYS)) {
-    describe(`namespace "${namespace}"`, () => {
-      for (const [component, keys] of Object.entries(components)) {
-        for (const keyPath of keys) {
-          it(`${component} → "${keyPath}"`, () => {
-            for (const locale of Object.keys(LOCALES)) {
-              const nsObj = resolve(LOCALES[locale], namespace);
-              if (nsObj === undefined) throw new Error(`Namespace "${namespace}" missing in ${locale}.json`);
-              const val = resolve(nsObj, keyPath);
-              if (val === undefined) throw new Error(`Key "${keyPath}" missing in ${locale}.json → ${namespace}`);
-              if (val === "") throw new Error(`Key "${keyPath}" is empty string in ${locale}.json → ${namespace}`);
-            }
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 4. i18n: Unregistered namespaces detected
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("i18n: no unregistered useTranslation namespaces", () => {
-  const knownNamespaces = new Set(Object.keys(STATIC_KEYS));
-  const allTsx = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-
-  const useNamespaceRegex = /useTranslations\(["']([^"']+)["']\)/g;
-  const serverNamespaceRegex = /getTranslations\s*\(\s*\{[^}]*namespace\s*:\s*["']([^"']+)["']/g;
-
-  const foundInSource = new Map<string, string[]>();
-
-  for (const file of allTsx) {
-    const content = readFile(file);
-    const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-    let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-    useNamespaceRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-    while ((match = useNamespaceRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-      if (!foundInSource.has(match[1])) foundInSource.set(match[1], []);
-      foundInSource.get(match[1])!.push(rel);
-    }
-    serverNamespaceRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-    while ((match = serverNamespaceRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-      if (!foundInSource.has(match[1])) foundInSource.set(match[1], []);
-      foundInSource.get(match[1])!.push(rel);
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (const [ns, files] of foundInSource) {
-    it(`namespace "${ns}" registered`, () => {
-      if (!knownNamespaces.has(ns)) {
-        throw new Error(`Namespace "${ns}" used in source but not in STATIC_KEYS.\nUsed in: ${files.join(", ")}`);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 5. Accessibility: Buttons need aria-label or visible text
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Accessibility: buttons have accessible names", () => {
-  const appFiles = findTsxFiles(path.join(SRC_ROOT, "components"));
-
-  const ariaLabelRegex = /aria-label=["'{]/;
-  const titleAttrRegex = /title=["'{]/;
-
-  const violations: string[] = [];
-
-  for (const file of appFiles) {
-    const content = readFile(file);
-    const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-    const lines = content.split("\n");
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-      const line = lines[i];
-      if (!line.includes("<button")) continue;
-
-      const hasAriaLabel = ariaLabelRegex.test(line);
-      const hasTitle = titleAttrRegex.test(line);
-      const hasVisibleText = /<button[^>]*>\s*\S/.test(line) || /<button[^>]*>[^<]/.test(line);
-
-      if (!hasAriaLabel && !hasTitle && !hasVisibleText) {
-        const isIconButton = /<\w+\s[^>]*size\s*=\s*\{?\d/.test(line) || line.includes("<Trash2") || line.includes("<X ") || line.includes("<X>") || line.includes("<Menu") || line.includes("<ChevronUp") || line.includes("<ArrowLeft");
-        if (isIconButton) {
-          violations.push(`${rel}:${i + 1} — icon-only button with no aria-label or title`);
-        }
-      }
-      ariaLabelRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-      titleAttrRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  it("no icon-only buttons missing aria-label", () => {
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found ${violations.length} button(s) missing accessible names:\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 6. Accessibility: Images must have alt text
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Accessibility: images have alt text", () => {
-  it("no <img> tags missing alt attribute", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-
-      const imgRegex = /<img\b[^>]*>/g;
-      let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-      while ((match = imgRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-        const tag = match[0];
-        if (!tag.includes("alt=")) {
-          const lineNum = content.slice(0, match.index).split("\n").length;
-          violations.push(`${rel}:${lineNum}`);
-        }
-      }
-      imgRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found <img> tags without alt attribute:\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 7. Accessibility: Forms must have aria-label or labeled inputs
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Accessibility: forms have labels", () => {
-  it("all <form> elements have aria-label or <label> children", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-
-      const formRegex = /<form[^>]*>/g;
-      let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-      while ((match = formRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-        const formTag = match[0];
-        const position = match.index;
-
-        if (!formTag.includes("aria-label") && !formTag.includes("aria-labelledby")) {
-          const afterForm = content.slice(position, position + 2000);
-          if (!afterForm.includes("<label") && !afterForm.includes("htmlFor")) {
-            const lineNum = content.slice(0, position).split("\n").length;
-            violations.push(`${rel}:${lineNum} — <form> with no aria-label and no <label> children`);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found unlabeled forms:\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 8. Email: mailto links must use valid email format
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Email: mailto links use valid addresses", () => {
-  it("all mailto: hrefs contain valid email addresses", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-    const emailRegex = /mailto:([^\s"')>]+)/g;
-    const validEmailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/;
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-
-      let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-      while ((match = emailRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-        const email = match[1];
-        if (!email.includes("${") && !email.includes("{") && !email.includes("atob") && !validEmailPattern.test(email)) {
-          const lineNum = content.slice(0, match.index).split("\n").length;
-          violations.push(`${rel}:${lineNum} — invalid email: "${email}"`);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found invalid email addresses:\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 9. Convention: no raw hex colors (should use Tailwind tokens)
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Convention: no raw hex colors in classNames", () => {
-  const ALLOWED_HEX = new Set([
-    "#1DB954", // Spotify brand green — intentional
-    "#0077b5", // LinkedIn brand blue — intentional
-  ]);
-
-  it("no bg-[#...], text-[#...], border-[#...], etc. in app/ components (except allowed brands)", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(path.join(SRC_ROOT, "components"));
-    const pageFiles = findTsxFiles(path.join(SRC_ROOT, "[locale]"));
-    const allFiles = [...appFiles, ...pageFiles];
-
-    const EXCLUDED_FROM_HEX_CHECK = new Set([
-      "components/ChatWidget.tsx",
-      "components/ActivityFeed.tsx",
-      "components/Contact.tsx",
-    ]);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-
-    for (const file of allFiles) {
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-      if (EXCLUDED_FROM_HEX_CHECK.has(rel)) continue;
-      const lines = content.split("\n");
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-        const line = lines[i];
-        const hexInClassRegex = /(?:bg|text|border|ring|focus:ring|focus:border|placeholder:text|hover:bg|hover:text)-\[(#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8})\]/g;
-        let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-        while ((match = hexInClassRegex.exec(line)) !== null) {
-          const hex = match[1].toUpperCase();
-          if (!ALLOWED_HEX.has(hex)) {
-            violations.push(`${rel}:${i + 1} — ${match[0]} (use Tailwind token instead)`);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found ${violations.length} raw hex color(s) that should use Tailwind tokens:\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 10. Convention: no emoji in JSX (CLAUDE.md rule)
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Convention: no emoji in app/ source code", () => {
-  function lineContainsEmoji(line: string): boolean {
-    for (let i = 0; i < line.length; i++) {
-      const code = line.codePointAt(i);
-      if (code === undefined) continue;
-      if (code >= 0x1F300 && code <= 0x1FAFF) return true;
-      if (code >= 0x2600 && code <= 0x27BF) return true;
-      if (code >= 0xFE00 && code <= 0xFE0F) return true;
-      if (code === 0x200D) return true;
-      if (code === 0x20E3) return true;
-      if (code > 0xFFFF) i++;
-    }
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const EXCLUDED_DIRS = new Set(["components/admin", "components/modern", "editor"]);
-  const EXCLUDED_FILES = new Set([
-    "components/ChatWidget.tsx",
-    "components/BentoChat.tsx",
-    "api/email/route.tsx",
-    "api/email/respond/route.tsx",
-  ]);
-
-  it("no emoji characters in app/ source files (excluding admin/editor/chat-widget)", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-
-      const isExcluded = [...EXCLUDED_DIRS].some((d) => rel.includes(d));
-      if (isExcluded || EXCLUDED_FILES.has(rel)) continue;
-
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const lines = content.split("\n");
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-        const line = lines[i];
-        if (line.trim().startsWith("//") || line.trim().startsWith("*")) continue;
-        if (lineContainsEmoji(line)) {
-          const emojiChars: string[] = [];
-          for (let j = 0; j < line.length; j++) {
-            const code = line.codePointAt(j);
-            if (code !== undefined && ((code >= 0x1F300 && code <= 0x1FAFF) || (code >= 0x2600 && code <= 0x27BF) || (code >= 0xFE00 && code <= 0xFE0F) || code === 0x200D || code === 0x20E3)) {
-              emojiChars.push(String.fromCodePoint(code));
-              if (code > 0xFFFF) j++;
-            }
-          }
-          violations.push(`${rel}:${i + 1} — found emoji: ${emojiChars.join(", ")}`);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found ${violations.length} emoji(s) in source code (CLAUDE.md: no emojis in code):\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 11. Convention: console.error must be guarded in client components
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Convention: console.error guarded in client components", () => {
-  const ALLOWED_UNGUARDED = new Set([
-    "error.tsx",
-    "global-error.tsx",
-  ]);
-
-  it("all console.error in 'use client' files are guarded by NODE_ENV check", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-      const basename = path.basename(rel);
-
-      if (ALLOWED_UNGUARDED.has(basename)) continue;
-
-      const isClientComponent = content.includes('"use client"') || content.includes("'use client'");
-      if (!isClientComponent) continue;
-
-      const lines = content.split("\n");
-      let insideGuard = false;
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-        const line = lines[i].trim();
-
-        if (line.includes("process.env.NODE_ENV") && line.includes("development")) {
-          insideGuard = true;
-        }
-        if (line === "}" || line === "};") {
-          insideGuard = false;
-        }
-
-        if (line.includes("console.error") || line.includes("console.warn")) {
-          if (!insideGuard && !line.includes("process.env.NODE_ENV")) {
-            const prevLine = i > 0 ? lines[i - 1].trim() : "";
-            const prevPrevLine = i > 1 ? lines[i - 2].trim() : "";
-            if (!prevLine.includes("process.env.NODE_ENV") && !prevPrevLine.includes("process.env.NODE_ENV")) {
-              violations.push(`${rel}:${i + 1}`);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found unguarded console.error/warn in client components:\n${violations.join("\n")}\nGuard with: if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development')`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 12. Environment variables: all process.env.XXX are documented
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Environment variables: all used vars are documented", () => {
-  const DOCUMENTED_ENV_VARS = new Set([
-    "DATABASE_URL", "REDIS_URL", "DIRECTUS_URL", "DIRECTUS_STATIC_TOKEN",
-    "DIRECTUS_TOKEN", "N8N_WEBHOOK_URL", "N8N_SECRET_TOKEN", "N8N_API_KEY",
-    "MY_EMAIL", "MY_PASSWORD", "MY_INFO_EMAIL", "MY_INFO_PASSWORD",
-    "ADMIN_BASIC_AUTH", "ADMIN_SESSION_SECRET",
-    "NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL", "NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_VERIFICATION", "NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL",
-    "NEXTAUTH_URL", "NODE_ENV", "ANALYZE",
-    "SMTP_ALLOW_INSECURE_TLS", "SMTP_ALLOW_SELF_SIGNED",
-    "DB_WAIT_RETRIES", "DB_WAIT_INTERVAL_MS", "SKIP_PRISMA_MIGRATE", "PRISMA_AUTO_BASELINE",
-  ]);
-
-  it("all process.env references are documented in CLAUDE.md", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const scriptFiles = findTsxFiles(path.join(ROOT, "scripts"), false);
-    const allFiles = [...appFiles, ...scriptFiles];
-    const envVars = new Set<string>();
-
-    const envRegex = /process\.env\.([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)/g;
-
-    for (const file of allFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__") || file.includes("jest.setup")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      let match: RegExpExecArray | null;
-      while ((match = envRegex.exec(content)) !== null) {
-        envVars.add(match[1]);
-      }
-      envRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-    }
-
-    const undocumented = [...envVars].filter((v) => !DOCUMENTED_ENV_VARS.has(v));
-    if (undocumented.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Undocumented env vars found: ${undocumented.join(", ")}\nAdd them to the DOCUMENTED_ENV_VARS set in this test and to CLAUDE.md`);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-// 13. Code quality: no `any` type in app/ source (excluding tests/config)
-// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-describe("Code quality: no `any` type in app/ source", () => {
-  it("no explicit `any` type annotations in app/ source files", () => {
-    const appFiles = findTsxFiles(SRC_ROOT);
-    const violations: string[] = [];
-    const anyTypeRegex = /:\s*any\b/g;
-
-    const ALLOWED_ANY_FILES = new Set([
-      "api/content/page/route.ts",
-      "api/fetchImage/route.tsx",
-      "components/KernelPanic404.tsx",
-      "editor/page.tsx",
-    ]);
-
-    for (const file of appFiles) {
-      if (file.includes("__tests__")) continue;
-      if (file.includes("jest.setup")) continue;
-      const content = readFile(file);
-      const rel = path.relative(SRC_ROOT, file);
-      if (ALLOWED_ANY_FILES.has(rel)) continue;
-      const lines = content.split("\n");
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-        const line = lines[i];
-        if (line.includes("// eslint-disable-next-line")) continue;
-        if (line.includes("@ts-ignore") || line.includes("@ts-expect-error")) continue;
-        if (line.includes("as any") && line.includes("// eslint-disable")) continue;
-
-        if (anyTypeRegex.test(line) || line.includes("as any")) {
-          if (!line.includes("// eslint-disable")) {
-            violations.push(`${rel}:${i + 1} — ${line.trim()}`);
-          }
-        }
-        anyTypeRegex.lastIndex = 0;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (violations.length > 0) {
-      throw new Error(`Found ${violations.length} 'any' type usage(s) (CLAUDE.md: no 'any'):\n${violations.join("\n")}`);
-    }
-  });
-});

app/_ui/HomePage.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import Header from "../components/Header";
+import Hero from "../components/Hero";
+import About from "../components/About";
+import Projects from "../components/Projects";
+import Contact from "../components/Contact";
+import Footer from "../components/Footer";
+import Script from "next/script";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+export default function HomePage() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Force scroll to top on mount to prevent starting at lower sections
+    window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen">
+      <Script
+        id={"structured-data"}
+        type="application/ld+json"
+        dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+          __html: JSON.stringify({
+            "@context": "https://schema.org",
+            "@type": "Person",
+            name: "Dennis Konkol",
+            url: "https://dk0.dev",
+            jobTitle: "Software Engineer",
+            address: {
+              "@type": "PostalAddress",
+              addressLocality: "Osnabrück",
+              addressCountry: "Germany",
+            },
+            sameAs: [
+              "https://github.com/Denshooter",
+              "https://linkedin.com/in/dkonkol",
+            ],
+          }),
+        }}
+      />
+      <Header />
+      {/* Spacer to prevent navbar overlap */}
+      <div className="h-16 sm:h-24 md:h-32" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+      <main className="relative">
+        <Hero locale="en" />
+
+        {/* Wavy Separator 1 - Hero to About */}
+        <div className="relative h-12 sm:h-16 md:h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,64 C240,96 480,32 720,64 C960,96 1200,32 1440,64 L1440,120 L0,120 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient1)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient1" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#BAE6FD" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#DDD6FE" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#FBCFE8" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
+        <About />
+
+        {/* Wavy Separator 2 - About to Projects */}
+        <div className="relative h-12 sm:h-16 md:h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,32 C240,64 480,96 720,32 C960,64 1200,96 1440,32 L1440,120 L0,120 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient2)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient2" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#FED7AA" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#FDE68A" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#FCA5A5" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
+        <Projects />
+
+        {/* Wavy Separator 3 - Projects to Contact */}
+        <div className="relative h-12 sm:h-16 md:h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,96 C240,32 480,64 720,96 C960,32 1200,64 1440,96 L1440,120 L0,120 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient3)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient3" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#99F6E4" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#A7F3D0" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#D9F99D" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
+        <Contact />
+      </main>
+      <Footer />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+

app/_ui/HomePageServer.tsx

@@ -88,17 +88,82 @@ export default async function HomePageServer({ locale }: HomePageServerProps) {
         }}
       />
       <Header locale={locale} />
+      {/* Spacer to prevent navbar overlap */}
+      <div className="h-24 md:h-32" aria-hidden="true"></div>
       <main className="relative">
         <Hero locale={locale} />
 
+        {/* Wavy Separator 1 - Hero to About */}
+        <div className="relative h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,64 C240,96 480,32 720,64 C960,96 1200,32 1440,64 L1440,120 L0,120 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient1)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient1" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#BAE6FD" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#DDD6FE" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#FBCFE8" stopOpacity="0.4" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
         <ScrollFadeIn>
           <AboutClient locale={locale} translations={aboutT} />
         </ScrollFadeIn>
 
+        {/* Wavy Separator 2 - About to Projects */}
+        <div className="relative h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,64 C360,96 720,32 1080,64 C1200,96 1320,32 1440,64 L1440,0 L0,0 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient2)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient2" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#A7F3D0" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#BFDBFE" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#DDD6FE" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
         <ScrollFadeIn>
           <ProjectsClient locale={locale} translations={projectsT} />
         </ScrollFadeIn>
 
+        {/* Wavy Separator 3 - Projects to Contact */}
+        <div className="relative h-24 overflow-hidden">
+          <svg
+            className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            viewBox="0 0 1440 120"
+            preserveAspectRatio="none"
+          >
+            <path
+              d="M0,32 C240,64 480,0 720,32 C960,64 1200,0 1440,32 L1440,120 L0,120 Z"
+              fill="url(#gradient3)"
+            />
+            <defs>
+              <linearGradient id="gradient3" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#FDE68A" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+                <stop offset="50%" stopColor="#FCA5A5" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor="#C4B5FD" stopOpacity="0.3" />
+              </linearGradient>
+            </defs>
+          </svg>
+        </div>
+
         <ScrollFadeIn>
           <ContactClient locale={locale} translations={contactT} />
         </ScrollFadeIn>

app/_ui/ProjectDetailClient.tsx

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function ProjectDetailClient({
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 pt-32 pb-20 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 pt-32 pb-20 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
         
         {/* Navigation - Intelligent Back */}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default function ProjectDetailClient({
           onClick={handleBack}
           className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors mb-12 group bg-transparent border-none cursor-pointer"
         >
-          <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out" />
+          <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
           <span className="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-xs">
             {tCommon("back")}
           </span>
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ export default function ProjectDetailClient({
 
                             {project.live && project.live !== "#" && (
 
-                              <a href={project.live} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="flex items-center justify-between w-full p-5 bg-white text-stone-900 rounded-2xl font-black active:scale-[0.97] transition-transform duration-150 ease-out group">
+                              <a href={project.live} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="flex items-center justify-between w-full p-5 bg-white text-stone-900 rounded-2xl font-black hover:scale-105 transition-transform group">
 
                                 <span>{project.button_live_label || tDetail("liveDemo")}</span>
 
-                                <ExternalLink size={20} className="group-hover:translate-x-1 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out" />
+                                <ExternalLink size={20} className="group-hover:translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
 
                               </a>
 

app/_ui/ProjectsPageClient.tsx

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
   }, [projects, selectedCategory, searchQuery]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 pt-40 pb-20 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 pt-40 pb-20 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
         
         {/* Header */}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
             href={`/${locale}`}
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors mb-10 group"
           >
-            <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out" />
+            <ArrowLeft size={20} className="group-hover:-translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
             <span className="font-bold uppercase tracking-widest text-xs">{tCommon("backToHome")}</span>
           </Link>
           
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
               <button
                 key={cat}
                 onClick={() => setSelectedCategory(cat)}
-                className={`px-6 py-2 rounded-full text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97] ${
+                className={`px-6 py-2 rounded-full text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest transition-all ${
                   selectedCategory === cat 
                     ? "bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-100 text-white dark:text-stone-900" 
                     : "bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 text-stone-500 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800"
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
               placeholder={tList("searchPlaceholder")}
               value={searchQuery}
               onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
-              className="w-full bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800 rounded-2xl py-4 pl-12 pr-6 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/30 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out shadow-sm"
+              className="w-full bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800 rounded-2xl py-4 pl-12 pr-6 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/30 transition-all shadow-sm"
             />
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
             ))
           ) : (
             filteredProjects.map((project) => (
-            <motion.div key={project.id} initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }} whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }} viewport={{ once: true, margin: "-60px" }} transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}>
+            <motion.div key={project.id} initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }} whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }} viewport={{ once: true }}>
               <Link href={`/${locale}/projects/${project.slug}`} className="group block h-full">
-                <div className="bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 rounded-[3rem] p-10 border border-stone-200/60 dark:border-stone-800/60 shadow-sm h-full hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow duration-300 ease-out flex flex-col">
+                <div className="bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 rounded-[3rem] p-10 border border-stone-200/60 dark:border-stone-800/60 shadow-sm h-full hover:shadow-xl transition-all flex flex-col">
                   {project.imageUrl ? (
                     <div className="relative aspect-[16/10] rounded-[2rem] overflow-hidden mb-8 border-4 border-stone-50 dark:border-stone-800 shadow-lg">
-                      <Image src={project.imageUrl} alt={project.title} fill className="object-cover group-hover:scale-[1.03] transition-transform duration-500 ease-out" />
+                      <Image src={project.imageUrl} alt={project.title} fill className="object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-700" />
                     </div>
                   ) : (
                     <div className="relative aspect-[16/10] rounded-[2rem] overflow-hidden mb-8 border-4 border-stone-50 dark:border-stone-800 shadow-lg">
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default function ProjectsPageClient({
                   <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col">
                     <div className="flex justify-between items-start mb-4">
                       <h3 className="text-3xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-white uppercase tracking-tight">{project.title}</h3>
-                      <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover:bg-stone-50 group-hover:text-white dark:group-hover:text-stone-900 transition-colors duration-200">
+                      <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover:bg-stone-50 group-hover:text-white dark:group-hover:text-stone-900 transition-all">
                         <ArrowUpRight size={20} />
                       </div>
                     </div>

app/components/About.tsx

@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ const iconMap: Record<string, LucideIcon> = {
 const About = () => {
   const locale = useLocale();
   const t = useTranslations("home.about");
-  const at = useTranslations("about");
-  const [_cmsMessages, setCmsMessages] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [cmsHtml, setCmsHtml] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [techStack, setTechStack] = useState<TechStackCategory[]>([]);
   const [hobbies, setHobbies] = useState<Hobby[]>([]);
+  const [_cmsMessages, setCmsMessages] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ const About = () => {
         const msgData = await msgRes.json();
         if (msgData?.messages) setCmsMessages(msgData.messages);
       } catch (error) {
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("About data fetch failed:", error);
+        console.error("About data fetch failed:", error);
       } finally {
         setIsLoading(false);
       }
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ const About = () => {
   }, [locale]);
 
   return (
-    <section id="about" className="py-16 sm:py-24 md:py-32 px-4 sm:px-6 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
+    <section id="about" className="py-16 sm:py-24 md:py-32 px-4 sm:px-6 bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
 
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:gap-8">
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ const About = () => {
           >
             <div className="relative z-10 h-full">
               <h3 className="text-lg sm:text-xl font-black mb-6 sm:mb-8 md:mb-10 flex items-center gap-2 uppercase tracking-widest text-liquid-mint">
-                <Activity size={20} /> {at("status")}
+                <Activity size={20} /> Status
               </h3>
               <ActivityFeed locale={locale} />
             </div>
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ const About = () => {
           >
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-5 sm:mb-8">
               <MessageSquare className="text-liquid-purple" size={20} />
-              <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase tracking-tighter text-liquid-purple">{at("aiAssistant")}</h3>
+              <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase tracking-tighter text-liquid-purple">AI Assistant</h3>
             </div>
             <div className="flex-1">
               <BentoChat />
@@ -165,10 +164,10 @@ const About = () => {
             <div className="relative z-10 flex flex-col h-full">
               <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-6 sm:mb-8 md:mb-10">
                 <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3 uppercase tracking-tighter">
-                  <BookOpen className="text-liquid-purple" size={24} /> {at("library")}
+                  <BookOpen className="text-liquid-purple" size={24} /> Library
                 </h3>
-                <Link href={`/${locale}/books`} className="group/link flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 font-black border-b-2 border-stone-900 dark:border-stone-100 pb-1 hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity">
-                  {at("viewAll")} <ArrowRight size={14} className="group-hover/link:translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
+                <Link href={`/${locale}/books`} className="group/link flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 font-black border-b-2 border-stone-900 dark:border-stone-100 pb-1 hover:opacity-70 transition-all">
+                  View All <ArrowRight size={14} className="group-hover/link:translate-x-1 transition-transform" />
                 </Link>
               </div>
               <CurrentlyReading />
@@ -186,23 +185,23 @@ const About = () => {
             <div className="flex-1 bg-stone-900 rounded-2xl sm:rounded-[2.5rem] md:rounded-[3rem] p-6 sm:p-8 md:p-10 border border-stone-800 shadow-2xl text-white relative overflow-hidden group">
               <div className="relative z-10">
                 <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black mb-5 sm:mb-8 flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3 uppercase tracking-tighter text-white">
-                  <Cpu className="text-liquid-mint" size={24} /> {at("myGear")}
+                  <Cpu className="text-liquid-mint" size={24} /> My Gear
                 </h3>
                 <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 sm:gap-6">
                   <div className="space-y-1">
-<p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">{at("gearMain")}</p>
+                    <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">Main</p>
                     <p className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-100">MacBook M4 Pro</p>
                   </div>
                   <div className="space-y-1">
-                     <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">{at("gearPC")}</p>
+                    <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">PC</p>
                     <p className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-100">RTX 3080 / R7</p>
                   </div>
                   <div className="space-y-1">
-                     <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">{at("gearServer")}</p>
+                    <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">Server</p>
                     <p className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-100">IONOS & RPi 4</p>
                   </div>
                   <div className="space-y-1">
-                     <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">{at("gearOS")}</p>
+                    <p className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">OS</p>
                     <p className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-100">macOS / Linux</p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ const About = () => {
                     return (
                       <div key={hobby.id} className="p-3 sm:p-4 md:p-6 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 hover:border-liquid-mint transition-colors group">
                         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3 mb-1.5 sm:mb-3">
-                          <Icon size={16} className="text-liquid-mint group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out shrink-0 sm:w-5 sm:h-5" />
+                          <Icon size={16} className="text-liquid-mint group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform shrink-0 sm:w-5 sm:h-5" />
                           <h4 className="font-bold text-xs sm:text-sm text-stone-800 dark:text-stone-200 uppercase tracking-tight">{hobby.title}</h4>
                         </div>
                         <p className="text-[11px] sm:text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 font-medium leading-relaxed hidden sm:block">
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ const About = () => {
               </div>
               <div className="space-y-1 sm:space-y-2 border-t border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 pt-4 sm:pt-6 md:pt-8">
                 <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase tracking-tighter">{t("hobbiesTitle")}</h3>
-                <p className="text-stone-500 font-light text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg">{at("curiosity")}</p>
+                <p className="text-stone-500 font-light text-sm sm:text-base md:text-lg">{locale === 'de' ? 'Neugier über die Softwareentwicklung hinaus.' : 'Curiosity beyond software engineering.'}</p>
               </div>
             </div>
           </motion.div>

app/components/ActivityFeed.tsx

@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ export default function ActivityFeed({
               key={quoteIndex}
               initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 10 }}
               animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-              exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -6, filter: "blur(2px)", transition: { duration: 0.2, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] } }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.4, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
+              exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -10 }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
               className="space-y-4"
             >
-              <p className="text-base sm:text-lg md:text-xl lg:text-2xl font-light leading-tight text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-400 italic">
+              <p className="text-base sm:text-lg md:text-xl lg:text-2xl font-light leading-tight text-stone-300 italic">
                 &ldquo;{allQuotes[quoteIndex].content}&rdquo;
               </p>
               <p className="text-xs font-black text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-500 uppercase tracking-widest">
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default function ActivityFeed({
             </motion.div>
           </AnimatePresence>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-400 pt-4 border-t border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-600 pt-4 border-t border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800">
           <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-stone-200 dark:bg-stone-700 animate-pulse" /> 
           {t("idleStatus")}
         </div>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export default function ActivityFeed({
             <span className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">{t("codingNow")}</span>
           </div>
           <p className="font-bold text-stone-900 dark:text-white text-lg truncate">{data.coding.project}</p>
-          <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 truncate">{data.coding.file}</p>
+          <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 dark:text-white/50 truncate">{data.coding.file}</p>
         </motion.div>
       )}
 
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ export default function ActivityFeed({
               {[0, 1, 2].map((i) => (
                 <motion.div
                   key={i}
-                  animate={{ scaleY: [0.2, 1, 0.2] }}
+                  animate={{ height: ["20%", "100%", "20%"] }}
                   transition={{ 
                     duration: 0.8, 
                     repeat: Infinity, 
                     delay: i * 0.2,
                     ease: "easeInOut" 
                   }}
-                  className="w-[2px] h-full origin-bottom bg-[#1DB954] rounded-full"
+                  className="w-[2px] bg-[#1DB954] rounded-full"
                 />
               ))}
             </div>
@@ -225,18 +225,18 @@ export default function ActivityFeed({
             rel="noopener noreferrer"
             className="flex gap-4 relative z-10"
           >
-            <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shrink-0 shadow-md relative group-hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow duration-300">
+            <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shrink-0 shadow-md relative group-hover:shadow-xl transition-shadow duration-500">
               <Image
                 src={data.music.albumArt}
                 alt="Album Art"
                 fill
-                className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-105"
+                className="object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-110"
                 sizes="64px"
               />
             </div>
             <div className="min-w-0 flex flex-col justify-center">
               <p className="font-bold text-[#1DB954] dark:text-[#1DB954] text-base truncate leading-tight mb-1 hover:underline">{data.music.track}</p>
-              <p className="text-sm text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 truncate font-medium">{data.music.artist}</p>
+              <p className="text-sm text-stone-600 dark:text-white/60 truncate font-medium">{data.music.artist}</p>
             </div>
           </a>
           {/* Subtle Spotify branding gradient */}

app/components/BackgroundBlobsClient.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import BackgroundBlobs from "@/components/BackgroundBlobs";
+
+export default function BackgroundBlobsClient() {
+  // Avoid SSR/webpack bailout issues from `next/dynamic({ ssr:false })`
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!mounted) return null;
+
+  return <BackgroundBlobs />;
+}

app/components/BentoChat.tsx

@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ export default function BentoChat() {
           onChange={(e) => setInputValue(e.target.value)}
           onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === "Enter" && handleSend()}
           placeholder="Ask me..."
-          className="w-full bg-white dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-2xl py-3 pl-4 pr-12 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-purple/30 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out shadow-inner dark:text-white"
+          className="w-full bg-white dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-2xl py-3 pl-4 pr-12 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-purple/30 transition-all shadow-inner dark:text-white"
         />
-        <button onClick={handleSend} aria-label="Send message" className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 p-2 text-liquid-purple active:scale-[0.97] transition-transform duration-150 ease-out">
+        <button onClick={handleSend} aria-label="Send message" className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 p-2 text-liquid-purple hover:scale-110 transition-transform">
           <Send size={18} />
         </button>
       </div>

app/components/ChatWidget.tsx

@@ -196,13 +196,11 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
 
       if (!response.ok) {
         const errorText = await response.text().catch(() => "Unknown error");
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
         console.error("Chat API error:", {
           status: response.status,
           statusText: response.statusText,
           error: errorText,
         });
-        }
         throw new Error(
           `Failed to get response: ${response.status} - ${errorText.substring(0, 100)}`,
         );
@@ -231,9 +229,7 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
 
       setMessages((prev) => [...prev, botMessage]);
     } catch (error) {
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
       console.error("Chat error:", error);
-      }
 
       const errorMessage: Message = {
         id: (Date.now() + 1).toString(),
@@ -287,23 +283,23 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
           <motion.div
             role="button"
             tabIndex={0}
-            initial={{ scale: 0.9, opacity: 0 }}
-            animate={{ scale: 1, opacity: 1, transition: { duration: 0.25, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] } }}
-            exit={{ scale: 0.9, opacity: 0, transition: { duration: 0.15, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] } }}
+            initial={{ scale: 0, opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ scale: 1, opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ scale: 0, opacity: 0 }}
             onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}
             onKeyDown={(e) => {
               if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
                 setIsOpen(true);
               }
             }}
-            className="fixed bottom-4 left-4 md:bottom-6 md:left-6 z-30 bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-xl text-stone-900 p-3.5 rounded-full shadow-[0_10px_26px_rgba(41,37,36,0.16)] hover:bg-white active:scale-[0.97] transition-[background-color,transform] duration-150 ease-out group cursor-pointer border border-white/60 ring-1 ring-white/30"
+            className="fixed bottom-4 left-4 md:bottom-6 md:left-6 z-30 bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-xl text-stone-900 p-3.5 rounded-full shadow-[0_10px_26px_rgba(41,37,36,0.16)] hover:bg-white hover:scale-105 transition-all duration-300 group cursor-pointer border border-white/60 ring-1 ring-white/30"
             aria-label="Open chat"
           >
             <MessageCircle size={24} />
             <span className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-500 rounded-full animate-pulse shadow-sm border-2 border-white" />
 
             {/* Tooltip */}
-            <span className="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 mb-3 px-3 py-1.5 bg-stone-900/90 text-stone-50 text-xs font-medium rounded-lg opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-out group-hover:delay-300 whitespace-nowrap pointer-events-none z-[100] shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm">
+            <span className="absolute bottom-full left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 mb-3 px-3 py-1.5 bg-stone-900/90 text-stone-50 text-xs font-medium rounded-lg opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity whitespace-nowrap pointer-events-none z-[100] shadow-xl backdrop-blur-sm">
               Chat with AI
             </span>
           </motion.div>
@@ -318,8 +314,8 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
             initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20, scale: 0.95, filter: "blur(10px)" }}
             animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0, scale: 1, filter: "blur(0px)" }}
             exit={{ opacity: 0, y: 20, scale: 0.95, filter: "blur(10px)" }}
-            transition={{ type: "spring", duration: 0.35, bounce: 0 }}
-            className="origin-bottom-left fixed bottom-20 left-4 right-4 md:bottom-24 md:left-6 md:right-auto z-30 md:w-[380px] h-[60vh] md:h-[550px] max-h-[600px] bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-xl saturate-100 rounded-2xl shadow-[0_12px_40px_rgba(41,37,36,0.16)] flex flex-col overflow-hidden border border-white/60 ring-1 ring-white/30"
+            transition={{ type: "spring", damping: 30, stiffness: 400 }}
+            className="fixed bottom-20 left-4 right-4 md:bottom-24 md:left-6 md:right-auto z-30 md:w-[380px] h-[60vh] md:h-[550px] max-h-[600px] bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-xl saturate-100 rounded-2xl shadow-[0_12px_40px_rgba(41,37,36,0.16)] flex flex-col overflow-hidden border border-white/60 ring-1 ring-white/30"
           >
             {/* Header */}
             <div className="bg-white/70 text-stone-900 p-4 flex items-center justify-between border-b border-white/50">
@@ -440,7 +436,7 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
             </div>
 
             {/* Input */}
-            <div className="p-4 bg-stone-50 border-t border-[#e7e5e4]">
+            <div className="p-4 bg-[#fdfcf8] border-t border-[#e7e5e4]">
               <div className="flex gap-2">
                 <input
                   ref={inputRef}
@@ -450,12 +446,12 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
                   onKeyPress={handleKeyPress}
                   placeholder="Ask anything..."
                   disabled={isLoading}
-                  className="flex-1 px-4 py-3 text-sm bg-[#f5f5f4] text-[#292524] rounded-xl border border-[#e7e5e4] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[#e7e5e4] focus:border-[#a8a29e] focus:bg-stone-50 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed placeholder:text-[#78716c] transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out shadow-inner"
+                  className="flex-1 px-4 py-3 text-sm bg-[#f5f5f4] text-[#292524] rounded-xl border border-[#e7e5e4] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[#e7e5e4] focus:border-[#a8a29e] focus:bg-[#fdfcf8] disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed placeholder:text-[#78716c] transition-all shadow-inner"
                 />
                 <button
                   onClick={handleSend}
                   disabled={!inputValue.trim() || isLoading}
-                  className="p-3 bg-[#292524] text-[#fdfcf8] rounded-xl hover:bg-[#44403c] hover:shadow-lg active:scale-[0.97] transition-[background-color,box-shadow,transform] duration-150 ease-out disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:active:scale-100 shadow-md flex items-center justify-center aspect-square"
+                  className="p-3 bg-[#292524] text-[#fdfcf8] rounded-xl hover:bg-[#44403c] hover:shadow-lg hover:scale-105 transition-all duration-200 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:hover:scale-100 shadow-md flex items-center justify-center aspect-square"
                   aria-label="Send message"
                 >
                   {isLoading ? (
@@ -480,7 +476,7 @@ export default function ChatWidget() {
                       inputRef.current?.focus();
                     }}
                     disabled={isLoading}
-                    className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium bg-[#f5f5f4] text-[#57534e] rounded-lg hover:bg-[#e7e5e4] hover:text-[#292524] border border-[#e7e5e4] transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97] whitespace-nowrap disabled:opacity-50 flex-shrink-0 shadow-sm"
+                    className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium bg-[#f5f5f4] text-[#57534e] rounded-lg hover:bg-[#e7e5e4] hover:text-[#292524] border border-[#e7e5e4] transition-all whitespace-nowrap disabled:opacity-50 flex-shrink-0 shadow-sm"
                   >
                     {suggestion}
                   </button>

app/components/ClientProviders.tsx

@@ -1,28 +1,38 @@
 "use client";
 
-import React from "react";
-import { MotionConfig } from "framer-motion";
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 import { ToastProvider } from "@/components/Toast";
 import ErrorBoundary from "@/components/ErrorBoundary";
 import { ConsentProvider } from "./ConsentProvider";
 import { ThemeProvider } from "./ThemeProvider";
 
+const BackgroundBlobs = dynamic(
+  () => import("@/components/BackgroundBlobs").catch(() => ({ default: () => null })),
+  { ssr: false, loading: () => null }
+);
+
 export default function ClientProviders({
   children,
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true);
+  }, [pathname]);
+
   return (
     <ErrorBoundary>
       <ErrorBoundary>
         <ConsentProvider>
           <ThemeProvider>
-            {/* Respect prefers-reduced-motion in every Framer Motion animation */}
-            <MotionConfig reducedMotion="user">
-              <GatedProviders>
+            <GatedProviders mounted={mounted}>
               {children}
             </GatedProviders>
-            </MotionConfig>
           </ThemeProvider>
         </ConsentProvider>
       </ErrorBoundary>
@@ -30,10 +40,31 @@ export default function ClientProviders({
   );
 }
 
-function GatedProviders({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+function GatedProviders({
+  children,
+  mounted,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  mounted: boolean;
+}) {
+  // Defer animated background blobs until after LCP
+  const [deferredReady, setDeferredReady] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    let id: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | number;
+    if (typeof requestIdleCallback !== "undefined") {
+      id = requestIdleCallback(() => setDeferredReady(true), { timeout: 5000 });
+      return () => cancelIdleCallback(id as number);
+    } else {
+      id = setTimeout(() => setDeferredReady(true), 200);
+      return () => clearTimeout(id);
+    }
+  }, [mounted]);
+
   return (
     <ErrorBoundary>
       <ToastProvider>
+        {deferredReady && <BackgroundBlobs />}
         <div className="relative z-10">{children}</div>
       </ToastProvider>
     </ErrorBoundary>

app/components/ClientWrappers.tsx

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ export function AboutClient({ locale }: { locale: string; translations: AboutTra
   const messages = {
     home: {
       about: baseMessages.home.about
-    },
-    about: baseMessages.about
+    }
   };
   
   return (

app/components/Contact.tsx

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("Error sending email:", error);
+        console.error("Error sending email:", error);
       }
       showEmailError(
         "Network error. Please check your connection and try again.",
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
   return (
     <section
       id="contact"
-      className="py-16 sm:py-24 md:py-32 px-4 sm:px-6 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500"
+      className="py-16 sm:py-24 md:py-32 px-4 sm:px-6 bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500"
     >
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:gap-8">
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                        <span className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 mb-1">Email</span>
                        <span className="text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 tracking-tighter uppercase group-hover/link:text-liquid-mint transition-colors">contact@dk0.dev</span>
                      </div>
-                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-colors duration-200">
+                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-all">
                        <Mail size={16} />
                      </div>
                    </a>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                        <span className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 mb-1">Code</span>
                        <span className="text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 tracking-tighter uppercase group-hover/link:text-liquid-mint transition-colors">GitHub</span>
                      </div>
-                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-colors duration-200">
+                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-all">
                        <Github size={16} />
                      </div>
                    </a>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                        <span className="text-[9px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 mb-1">Professional</span>
                        <span className="text-lg sm:text-xl md:text-2xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 tracking-tighter uppercase group-hover/link:text-[#0077b5] transition-colors">LinkedIn</span>
                      </div>
-                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-colors duration-200">
+                     <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover/link:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover/link:bg-stone-50 group-hover/link:text-white dark:group-hover/link:text-stone-900 transition-all">
                        <Linkedin size={16} />
                      </div>
                    </a>
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                     onChange={handleChange}
                     onBlur={handleBlur}
                     required
-                    className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out font-medium"
+                    className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-all font-medium"
                     placeholder={tForm("placeholders.name")}
                   />
                 </div>
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                     onChange={handleChange}
                     onBlur={handleBlur}
                     required
-                    className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out font-medium"
+                    className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-all font-medium"
                     placeholder={tForm("placeholders.email")}
                   />
                 </div>
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                   onChange={handleChange}
                   onBlur={handleBlur}
                   required
-                  className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out font-medium"
+                  className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-all font-medium"
                   placeholder={tForm("placeholders.subject")}
                 />
               </div>
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ const Contact = () => {
                   onBlur={handleBlur}
                   required
                   rows={5}
-                  className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-[border-color,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150 ease-out font-medium resize-none"
+                  className="w-full px-4 sm:px-6 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-800 border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl text-sm sm:text-base text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-liquid-mint/50 transition-all font-medium resize-none"
                   placeholder={tForm("placeholders.message")}
                 />
               </div>
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ const Contact = () => {
               <motion.button
                 type="submit"
                 disabled={isSubmitting}
-                whileTap={{ scale: 0.97 }}
-                transition={{ duration: 0.15, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
-                className="w-full py-4 sm:py-5 bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] sm:tracking-[0.3em] flex items-center justify-center gap-3 shadow-xl hover:shadow-2xl transition-shadow duration-200 ease-out disabled:opacity-50"
+                whileHover={{ scale: 1.01 }}
+                whileTap={{ scale: 0.99 }}
+                className="w-full py-4 sm:py-5 bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] sm:tracking-[0.3em] flex items-center justify-center gap-3 shadow-xl hover:shadow-2xl transition-all disabled:opacity-50"
               >
                 {isSubmitting ? (
                   <div className="w-5 h-5 border-2 border-white/30 border-t-white rounded-full animate-spin" />

app/components/CurrentlyReading.tsx

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const CurrentlyReading = () => {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
-          if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("Error fetching currently reading:", error);
+          console.error("Error fetching currently reading:", error);
         }
         setBooks([]);
       } finally {
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ const CurrentlyReading = () => {
           initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }}
           whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
           viewport={{ once: true, margin: "-50px" }}
-          transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: index * 0.06, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
-          className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-liquid-lavender/15 via-liquid-pink/10 to-liquid-rose/15 dark:from-stone-800 dark:via-stone-800 dark:to-stone-700 border-2 border-liquid-lavender/30 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl p-6 backdrop-blur-sm hover:border-liquid-lavender/50 dark:hover:border-stone-600 hover:from-liquid-lavender/20 hover:via-liquid-pink/15 hover:to-liquid-rose/20 transition-colors duration-300"
+          transition={{ duration: 0.6, delay: index * 0.1, ease: [0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1] }}
+          whileHover={{
+            scale: 1.02,
+            transition: { duration: 0.4, ease: "easeOut" },
+          }}
+          className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-liquid-lavender/15 via-liquid-pink/10 to-liquid-rose/15 dark:from-stone-800 dark:via-stone-800 dark:to-stone-700 border-2 border-liquid-lavender/30 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl p-6 backdrop-blur-sm hover:border-liquid-lavender/50 dark:hover:border-stone-600 hover:from-liquid-lavender/20 hover:via-liquid-pink/15 hover:to-liquid-rose/20 transition-all duration-500 ease-out"
         >
           {/* Background Blob Animation */}
           <motion.div
@@ -120,9 +124,9 @@ const CurrentlyReading = () => {
             {/* Book Cover */}
             {book.image && (
               <motion.div
-                initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+                initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.9 }}
                 animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
-                transition={{ duration: 0.4, delay: 0.1 + index * 0.06, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.2 + index * 0.1 }}
                 className="flex-shrink-0"
               >
                 <div className="relative w-24 h-36 sm:w-28 sm:h-40 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-lg border-2 border-white/50 dark:border-stone-600">
@@ -158,12 +162,11 @@ const CurrentlyReading = () => {
                   <span className="font-semibold">{isNaN(book.progress) ? 0 : book.progress}%</span>
                 </div>
                 <div className="relative h-2 bg-white/50 dark:bg-stone-700 rounded-full overflow-hidden border border-white/70 dark:border-stone-600">
-                  {/* scaleX instead of width: stays on the compositor, no layout per frame */}
                   <motion.div
-                    initial={{ scaleX: 0 }}
-                    animate={{ scaleX: (isNaN(book.progress) ? 0 : book.progress) / 100 }}
-                    transition={{ duration: 0.8, delay: 0.2 + index * 0.06, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
-                    className="origin-left w-full absolute left-0 top-0 h-full bg-gradient-to-r from-liquid-lavender via-liquid-pink to-liquid-rose rounded-full shadow-sm"
+                    initial={{ width: 0 }}
+                    animate={{ width: `${isNaN(book.progress) ? 0 : book.progress}%` }}
+                    transition={{ duration: 1, delay: 0.3 + index * 0.1, ease: "easeOut" }}
+                    className="absolute left-0 top-0 h-full bg-gradient-to-r from-liquid-lavender via-liquid-pink to-liquid-rose rounded-full shadow-sm"
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>

app/components/Footer.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const Footer = () => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <footer className="bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 pt-16 sm:pt-24 md:pt-32 pb-8 sm:pb-12 px-4 sm:px-6 overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-500">
+    <footer className="bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 pt-16 sm:pt-24 md:pt-32 pb-8 sm:pb-12 px-4 sm:px-6 overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto">
 
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-8 sm:gap-10 md:gap-12 items-end">
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ const Footer = () => {
               dk
             </div>
             <div className="space-y-2">
-              <p className="text-xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase tracking-tighter">{t("role")}</p>
-              <p className="text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 text-sm font-medium">&copy; {year} {t("madeIn")}.</p>
+              <p className="text-xl font-black text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase tracking-tighter">Software Engineer</p>
+              <p className="text-stone-500 text-sm font-medium">© {year} All rights reserved.</p>
             </div>
           </div>
 
           {/* Navigation Links */}
           <div className="md:col-span-4 grid grid-cols-2 gap-8">
             <div className="space-y-4">
-              <p className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400">{t("legalNotice")}</p>
+              <p className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400">Legal</p>
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                 <Link href={`/${locale}/legal-notice`} className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors">{t("legalNotice")}</Link>
                 <Link href={`/${locale}/privacy-policy`} className="text-sm font-bold text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors">{t("privacyPolicy")}</Link>
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ const Footer = () => {
               onClick={scrollToTop}
               className="group flex flex-col items-center gap-4 text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors"
             >
-              <span className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400" style={{ writingMode: 'vertical-rl', transform: 'rotate(180deg)' }}>{t("backToTop")}</span>
-              <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover:bg-stone-50 group-hover:text-white dark:group-hover:text-stone-900 group-active:scale-[0.97] transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm">
+              <span className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 vertical-text transform rotate-180" style={{ writingMode: 'vertical-rl' }}>Back to top</span>
+              <div className="w-12 h-12 rounded-full border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:bg-stone-900 dark:group-hover:bg-stone-50 group-hover:text-white dark:group-hover:text-stone-900 transition-all shadow-sm">
                 <ArrowUp size={20} />
               </div>
             </button>
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ const Footer = () => {
         <div className="mt-10 sm:mt-16 md:mt-20 pt-6 sm:pt-8 border-t border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-900 flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between items-center gap-4">
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
             <p className="text-[10px] font-bold text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 uppercase tracking-widest">
-              {t("builtWith")} Next.js, Directus &amp; Passion.
+              Built with Next.js, Directus & Passion.
             </p>
-            <p className="text-[10px] text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-500 tracking-wide">
+            <p className="text-[10px] text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-600 tracking-wide">
               {t("aiDisclaimer")}
             </p>
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
             <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-green-500 animate-pulse" />
-            <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 uppercase tracking-widest">{t("systemsOnline")}</span>
+            <span className="text-[10px] font-bold text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 uppercase tracking-widest">Systems Online</span>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>

app/components/Header.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const Header = () => {
           {/* Logo Pill */}
           <Link
             href={`/${locale}`}
-            className="w-10 h-10 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 transition-transform duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97] shadow-lg"
+            className="w-10 h-10 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 transition-transform hover:scale-105 active:scale-95 shadow-lg"
           >
             <span className="font-black text-xs tracking-tighter">dk0</span>
           </Link>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const Header = () => {
               <Link
                 key={item.name}
                 href={item.href}
-                className="px-5 py-2 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-stone-100 rounded-full transition-colors"
+                className="px-5 py-2 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-500 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-stone-100 rounded-full transition-all"
               >
                 {item.name}
               </Link>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const Header = () => {
             {/* Mobile Menu Toggle */}
             <button
               onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}
-              className="w-8 h-8 flex md:hidden items-center justify-center text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 hover:bg-white dark:hover:bg-stone-800 rounded-full transition-[background-color,transform] duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97] shadow-sm"
+              className="w-8 h-8 flex md:hidden items-center justify-center text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 hover:bg-white dark:hover:bg-stone-800 rounded-full transition-colors shadow-sm"
             >
               {isOpen ? <X size={14} /> : <Menu size={14} />}
             </button>
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ const Header = () => {
 
       {/* Mobile Menu Overlay */}
       <div
-        className={`fixed top-24 left-6 right-6 z-40 bg-white/90 dark:bg-stone-900/95 backdrop-blur-3xl border border-white/40 dark:border-white/10 rounded-[2.5rem] shadow-2xl p-6 md:hidden overflow-hidden origin-top transition-[opacity,transform] duration-200 ease-out ${
+        className={`fixed top-24 left-6 right-6 z-40 bg-white/90 dark:bg-stone-900/95 backdrop-blur-3xl border border-white/40 dark:border-white/10 rounded-[2.5rem] shadow-2xl p-6 md:hidden overflow-hidden transition-all duration-200 ${
           isOpen
-            ? "opacity-100 translate-y-0 scale-100 pointer-events-auto"
-            : "opacity-0 -translate-y-2 scale-[0.97] pointer-events-none"
+            ? "opacity-100 translate-y-0 pointer-events-auto"
+            : "opacity-0 -translate-y-2 pointer-events-none"
         }`}
       >
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">

app/components/HeaderClient.tsx

@@ -50,19 +50,10 @@ export default function HeaderClient({ locale, translations }: HeaderClientProps
       setScrolled(window.scrollY > 50);
     };
 
-    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
     return () => window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen) return;
-    const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (e.key === "Escape") setIsOpen(false);
-    };
-    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
-  }, [isOpen]);
-
   const navItems = [
     { name: translations.home, href: `/${locale}` },
     { name: translations.about, href: isHome ? "#about" : `/${locale}#about` },
@@ -86,116 +77,152 @@ export default function HeaderClient({ locale, translations }: HeaderClientProps
   const enHref = `/en${pathWithoutLocale}${query}`;
   const deHref = `/de${pathWithoutLocale}${query}`;
 
-  const de = locale === "de";
-
-  // Über dem roten Plakat bleibt der Kopf transparent, sonst wird er zum Papierstreifen
-  const solid = scrolled || !isHome;
-  const pill =
-    "rounded-full border-[1.5px] border-ink px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ink hover:text-paper active:scale-[0.97]";
-  const langPill = (active: boolean) =>
-    `rounded-full px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97] ${
-      active ? "bg-ink text-paper" : "hover:bg-ink/10"
-    }`;
-
   return (
     <>
-      <header
-        className={`fixed inset-x-0 top-0 z-50 border-b-2 transition-[background-color,border-color] duration-200 ease-out ${
-          solid ? "border-ink bg-paper/90 backdrop-blur-md" : "border-transparent bg-transparent"
+      <header className="fixed top-6 left-0 right-0 z-50 flex justify-center px-4 pointer-events-none">
+        <div
+          className={`pointer-events-auto transition-all duration-500 ease-out ${
+            scrolled ? "w-full max-w-5xl" : "w-full max-w-7xl"
           }`}
         >
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-3 text-ink sm:px-6 lg:px-10">
+          <div
+            className={`backdrop-blur-xl transition-all duration-500 flex justify-between items-center ${
+              scrolled
+                ? "bg-white/95 border border-stone-200/50 shadow-[0_8px_30px_rgba(0,0,0,0.12)] rounded-full px-6 py-3"
+                : "bg-white/85 border border-stone-200/30 shadow-[0_4px_24px_rgba(0,0,0,0.08)] px-4 py-4 rounded-full"
+            }`}
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 hover:scale-105 transition-transform">
               <Link
                 href={`/${locale}`}
-            className="font-display text-2xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em] transition-transform duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97]"
-            aria-label={de ? "dk0, zur Startseite" : "dk0, home"}
+                className="text-2xl font-black font-sans text-stone-900 tracking-tighter liquid-hover flex items-center"
               >
-            dk<span className={`transition-colors duration-200 ${solid ? "text-signal" : "text-paper"}`}>0</span>
+                dk<span className="text-red-500">0</span>
               </Link>
+            </div>
 
-          <nav className="hidden items-center gap-2 md:flex" aria-label={de ? "Hauptnavigation" : "Main navigation"}>
-            {navItems.slice(1).map((item) => (
-              <Link key={item.name} href={item.href} className={pill}>
+            <nav className="hidden md:flex items-center space-x-8">
+              {navItems.map((item) => (
+                <div key={item.name} className="hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:scale-95 transition-all">
+                  <Link
+                    href={item.href}
+                    className="text-stone-700 hover:text-stone-900 font-medium transition-colors relative liquid-hover"
+                  >
                     {item.name}
                   </Link>
+                </div>
               ))}
-            <div className="ml-2 flex items-center gap-1 border-l-2 border-ink/20 pl-3">
-              <Link href={deHref} className={langPill(locale === "de")} aria-current={locale === "de" ? "true" : undefined}>
-                DE
-              </Link>
-              <Link href={enHref} className={langPill(locale === "en")} aria-current={locale === "en" ? "true" : undefined}>
+
+              {/* Language Switcher */}
+              <div className="flex items-center space-x-2 ml-4 pl-4 border-l border-stone-300">
+                <Link
+                  href={enHref}
+                  className={`px-2 py-1 text-sm font-medium rounded transition-all ${
+                    locale === "en"
+                      ? "bg-stone-900 text-white"
+                      : "text-stone-600 hover:text-stone-900 hover:bg-stone-100"
+                  }`}
+                >
                   EN
                 </Link>
+                <Link
+                  href={deHref}
+                  className={`px-2 py-1 text-sm font-medium rounded transition-all ${
+                    locale === "de"
+                      ? "bg-stone-900 text-white"
+                      : "text-stone-600 hover:text-stone-900 hover:bg-stone-100"
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  DE
+                </Link>
                 <ThemeToggle />
               </div>
             </nav>
 
             <button
               onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}
-            className={`${pill} inline-flex items-center gap-2 md:hidden`}
-            aria-label={de ? "Menü öffnen" : "Open menu"}
-            aria-expanded={isOpen}
+              className="md:hidden p-2 rounded-lg bg-stone-100 hover:bg-stone-200 text-stone-700 transition-all hover:scale-105 active:scale-95"
+              aria-label="Toggle menu"
             >
-            <MenuIcon size={18} /> {de ? "Menü" : "Menu"}
+              {isOpen ? <XIcon size={24} /> : <MenuIcon size={24} />}
             </button>
           </div>
+        </div>
       </header>
 
-      {/* Abdunklung hinter dem Menü — bleibt gemountet, damit sie ausblenden kann */}
+      {/* Mobile menu overlay */}
+      {isOpen && (
         <div
-        aria-hidden="true"
-        className={`fixed inset-0 z-40 bg-ink/40 transition-opacity md:hidden ${
-          isOpen ? "opacity-100 duration-300 ease-out" : "pointer-events-none opacity-0 duration-200 ease-out"
-        }`}
+          className="fixed inset-0 bg-stone-900/50 backdrop-blur-sm z-40 md:hidden"
           onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
         />
+      )}
 
-      {/* Menü als Drawer: Drawer-Kurve rein, schneller raus */}
+      {/* Mobile menu panel */}
+      {isOpen && (
         <div
-        inert={!isOpen}
-        role="dialog"
-        aria-label={de ? "Menü" : "Menu"}
-        className={`fixed right-0 top-0 z-50 flex h-full w-80 max-w-[85vw] flex-col overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain border-l-2 border-ink bg-paper text-ink transition-[transform,visibility] md:hidden ${
-          isOpen ? "visible translate-x-0 duration-500 ease-drawer" : "invisible translate-x-full duration-200 ease-out"
-        }`}
+          className="fixed right-0 top-0 h-full w-80 bg-white shadow-2xl z-50 md:hidden overflow-y-auto"
         >
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-5 py-3">
+        <div className="p-6">
+          <div className="flex justify-between items-center mb-8">
             <Link
               href={`/${locale}`}
-            className="font-display text-2xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.03em]"
+              className="text-2xl font-black text-stone-900"
               onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
             >
-            dk<span className="text-signal">0</span>
+              dk<span className="text-red-500">0</span>
             </Link>
-          <button onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)} className={`${pill} inline-flex items-center`} aria-label={de ? "Menü schließen" : "Close menu"}>
-            <XIcon size={18} />
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
+              className="p-2 rounded-lg bg-stone-100 hover:bg-stone-200 text-stone-700"
+              aria-label="Close menu"
+            >
+              <XIcon size={24} />
             </button>
           </div>
 
-        <nav className="flex flex-col border-t-2 border-ink" aria-label={de ? "Hauptnavigation" : "Main navigation"}>
+          <nav className="space-y-2">
             {navItems.map((item) => (
               <Link
                 key={item.name}
                 href={item.href}
                 onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
-              className="border-b-2 border-ink px-5 py-4 font-display text-3xl font-extrabold tracking-[-0.035em] transition-colors duration-150 active:bg-paper-2"
+                className="block px-4 py-3 text-stone-700 hover:bg-stone-50 rounded-lg font-medium transition-colors"
               >
                 {item.name}
               </Link>
             ))}
           </nav>
 
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1 px-5 py-5">
-          <Link href={deHref} onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)} className={langPill(locale === "de")}>
-            DE
-          </Link>
-          <Link href={enHref} onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)} className={langPill(locale === "en")}>
+          {/* Language Switcher Mobile */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-6 pt-6 border-t border-stone-200">
+            <Link
+              href={enHref}
+              onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
+              className={`flex-1 px-4 py-2 text-center font-medium rounded-lg transition-all ${
+                locale === "en"
+                  ? "bg-stone-900 text-white"
+                  : "bg-stone-100 text-stone-600 hover:bg-stone-200"
+              }`}
+            >
               EN
             </Link>
+            <Link
+              href={deHref}
+              onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)}
+              className={`flex-1 px-4 py-2 text-center font-medium rounded-lg transition-all ${
+                locale === "de"
+                  ? "bg-stone-900 text-white"
+                  : "bg-stone-100 text-stone-600 hover:bg-stone-200"
+              }`}
+            >
+              DE
+            </Link>
             <ThemeToggle />
           </div>
 
-        <div className="mt-auto flex gap-2 px-5 pb-8">
+          <div className="mt-8 pt-6 border-t border-stone-200">
+            <div className="flex justify-center space-x-6">
               {socialLinks.map((link) => {
                 const Icon = link.icon;
                 return (
@@ -204,15 +231,18 @@ export default function HeaderClient({ locale, translations }: HeaderClientProps
                     href={link.href}
                     target="_blank"
                     rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                className={`${pill} inline-flex items-center`}
+                    className="p-3 rounded-lg bg-stone-100 hover:bg-stone-900 hover:text-white text-stone-700 transition-all"
                     aria-label={link.label}
                   >
-                <Icon size={18} />
+                    <Icon size={20} />
                   </a>
                 );
               })}
             </div>
           </div>
+        </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }

app/components/Hero.tsx

@@ -1,67 +1,73 @@
 import { getTranslations } from "next-intl/server";
-import KineticWordmark from "./KineticWordmark";
+import Image from "next/image";
 
 interface HeroProps {
   locale: string;
 }
 
-// Abgabe der Masterarbeit, Grundlage für den Countdown im Intro
-const THESIS_DEADLINE = new Date("2027-02-15T12:00:00+01:00");
-
-const MARQUEE = ["Self-Hosting", "Next.js", "SwiftUI", "Flutter", "Docker", "Microsoft 365", "Godot", "Home Assistant"];
-
 export default async function Hero({ locale }: HeroProps) {
   const t = await getTranslations({ locale, namespace: "home.hero" });
-  const daysLeft = Math.max(0, Math.ceil((THESIS_DEADLINE.getTime() - Date.now()) / 86_400_000));
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <section id="top" className="relative overflow-hidden bg-signal px-4 pt-24 text-ink sm:px-6 md:pt-28 lg:px-10">
-        <p className="font-mono text-[13px] leading-snug">{t("kicker")}</p>
-
-        <div className="mt-4 sm:mt-8">
-          <KineticWordmark />
+    <section className="relative min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 px-6 transition-colors duration-500">
+      {/* Liquid Ambient Background — overflow-hidden here so the blobs are clipped, not the image/badge */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none overflow-hidden">
+        <div className="absolute top-[5%] left-[5%] w-[60vw] h-[60vw] bg-liquid-mint rounded-full blur-[140px] opacity-20" />
+        <div className="absolute bottom-[5%] right-[5%] w-[50vw] h-[50vw] bg-liquid-purple rounded-full blur-[120px] opacity-15" />
       </div>
 
-        <div className="mt-3 grid gap-6 border-t-2 border-ink pb-8 pt-6 md:grid-cols-[1.3fr_1fr] md:items-end md:pb-10">
-          <h1 className="text-balance font-display text-[clamp(2rem,4.4vw,4rem)] font-extrabold leading-[0.96] tracking-[-0.035em] [font-variation-settings:'wdth'_85]">
-            <span className="sr-only">Dennis Konkol: </span>
-            {t("claim")}
+      <div className="relative z-10 max-w-7xl mx-auto w-full pt-12 sm:pt-16 md:pt-20 pb-10 sm:pb-16">
+        <div className="flex flex-col xl:flex-row items-center gap-8 sm:gap-10 xl:gap-24">
+
+          {/* Left: Text Content */}
+          <div className="flex-1 text-center xl:text-left space-y-6 sm:space-y-8 md:space-y-10">
+            <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3 px-4 sm:px-5 py-2 sm:py-2.5 rounded-full bg-white dark:bg-stone-900 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-800 shadow-sm animate-[fadeIn_0.5s_ease-out]">
+              <span className="w-2 h-2 sm:w-2.5 sm:h-2.5 bg-emerald-500 rounded-full animate-pulse" />
+              <span className="font-mono text-[10px] sm:text-[11px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.2em] sm:tracking-[0.3em] text-stone-500">{t("badge")}</span>
+            </div>
+
+            <h1 className="text-[2.75rem] sm:text-6xl md:text-8xl lg:text-[9.5rem] font-black tracking-tighter leading-[0.85] text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 uppercase">
+              <span className="block">
+                {t("line1")}
+              </span>
+              <span className="block text-transparent bg-clip-text bg-gradient-to-r from-emerald-400 via-liquid-sky to-liquid-purple pb-2 sm:pb-4">
+                {t("line2")}
+              </span>
             </h1>
-          <div>
-            <p className="max-w-[42ch] text-[17px] leading-relaxed">
-              {t("intro")} {daysLeft > 0 && t("countdown", { days: daysLeft })}
+
+            <p className="text-base sm:text-lg md:text-xl lg:text-2xl text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400 max-w-xl mx-auto xl:mx-0 font-light leading-relaxed tracking-tight">
+              {t("description")}
             </p>
-            <div className="mt-5 flex flex-wrap gap-2.5">
-              <a
-                href="#projects"
-                className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-ink px-5 py-3.5 text-[15px] font-semibold text-paper transition-transform duration-150 ease-out active:scale-[0.97]"
-              >
-                {t("ctaWork")} <span aria-hidden="true">↓</span>
+
+            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center gap-4 sm:gap-8 justify-center xl:justify-start pt-2 sm:pt-4 animate-[fadeIn_0.6s_ease-out_0.3s_both]">
+              <a href="#projects" className="group relative px-8 sm:px-12 py-4 sm:py-5 bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 rounded-2xl sm:rounded-3xl font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] hover:scale-105 active:scale-95 transition-all shadow-2xl">
+                <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-white/10 -translate-x-full group-hover:translate-x-full transition-transform duration-1000" />
+                {t("ctaWork")}
               </a>
-              <a
-                href="#contact"
-                className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full px-5 py-3.5 text-[15px] font-semibold shadow-[inset_0_0_0_1.5px_rgb(var(--plakat-ink))] transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ink hover:text-signal active:scale-[0.97]"
-              >
+              <a href="#contact" className="font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-stone-700 dark:text-stone-300 hover:text-stone-900 dark:hover:text-white transition-colors">
                 {t("ctaContact")}
               </a>
             </div>
           </div>
+
+          {/* Right: The Photo */}
+<div className="relative w-52 h-52 sm:w-64 sm:h-64 md:w-80 md:h-80 xl:w-[500px] xl:h-[500px] shrink-0 mt-4 sm:mt-8 xl:mt-0 animate-[fadeIn_1s_ease-out]">
+              <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-tr from-liquid-mint to-liquid-purple rounded-[3rem] sm:rounded-[4rem] lg:rounded-[5rem] rotate-12 scale-90 opacity-20 blur-3xl" />
+              <div className="relative w-full h-full rounded-[2.5rem] sm:rounded-[3rem] lg:rounded-[4rem] overflow-hidden border-[12px] sm:border-[16px] lg:border-[24px] border-white dark:border-stone-900 shadow-[0_30px_60px_-15px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)] sm:shadow-[0_50px_100px_-20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.4)]" style={{ willChange: "transform" }}>
+                <Image src="/images/me.jpg" alt="Dennis Konkol" fill className="object-cover" priority fetchPriority="high" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 208px, (max-width: 768px) 256px, (max-width: 1280px) 320px, 500px" />
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="absolute -bottom-4 -left-4 sm:-bottom-6 sm:-left-6 bg-white dark:bg-stone-800 px-5 py-3 sm:px-8 sm:py-4 rounded-xl sm:rounded-[2rem] shadow-2xl border border-stone-100 dark:border-stone-700">
+              <span className="font-mono text-xs sm:text-sm font-black tracking-tighter uppercase">dk<span className="text-red-500">0</span>.dev</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="absolute bottom-10 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 hidden md:flex flex-col items-center gap-4 animate-bounce">
+        <div className="w-px h-16 bg-gradient-to-b from-stone-300 dark:from-stone-700 to-transparent" />
       </div>
     </section>
-
-      <div className="overflow-hidden bg-ink text-paper" aria-hidden="true">
-        <div className="flex w-max animate-marquee gap-9 py-[18px] font-display text-[clamp(1.1rem,2.4vw,1.7rem)] font-bold leading-none">
-          {[...MARQUEE, ...MARQUEE].map((item, i) => (
-            <span key={i} className="flex items-center gap-9 whitespace-nowrap">
-              {item}
-              <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" className="h-[0.7em] w-[0.7em] fill-signal">
-                <path d="M12 1.5l2.6 7.9 7.9 2.6-7.9 2.6-2.6 7.9-2.6-7.9-7.9-2.6 7.9-2.6z" />
-              </svg>
-            </span>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </>
   );
 }

app/components/KineticWordmark.tsx

@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
-
-const LETTERS = ["D", "K", "0"] as const;
-
-// Ruhezustand und Spannweite der variablen Achsen von Bricolage Grotesque
-const REST = { wght: 800, wdth: 100 };
-const NEAR = { wght: 220, wdth: 75 };
-const REACH_PX = 520;
-
-/**
- * Das große „DK0“ im Plakat. Die Buchstaben werden dünner und schmaler, je näher
- * der Zeiger kommt, geglättet über eine kritisch gedämpfte Feder.
- * Ohne Maus oder bei reduzierter Bewegung bleibt es statisch. Das Markup ist
- * vollständig server-gerendert, JS fügt nur die Reaktion hinzu.
- */
-export default function KineticWordmark() {
-  const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const letterRefs = useRef<(HTMLSpanElement | null)[]>([]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const root = rootRef.current;
-    const area = root?.closest("section");
-    if (!root || !area) return;
-
-    const fine = window.matchMedia?.("(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)")?.matches ?? false;
-    const reduce = window.matchMedia?.("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")?.matches ?? false;
-    if (!fine || reduce) return;
-
-    const state = LETTERS.map(() => ({ w: REST.wght, d: REST.wdth, vw: 0, vd: 0, tw: REST.wght, td: REST.wdth }));
-    let raf = 0;
-
-    const loop = () => {
-      let moving = false;
-      state.forEach((s, i) => {
-        s.vw = (s.vw + (s.tw - s.w) * 0.08) * 0.78;
-        s.w += s.vw;
-        s.vd = (s.vd + (s.td - s.d) * 0.08) * 0.78;
-        s.d += s.vd;
-        if (Math.abs(s.vw) + Math.abs(s.vd) > 0.05) moving = true;
-        const el = letterRefs.current[i];
-        if (el) el.style.fontVariationSettings = `"wght" ${s.w.toFixed(1)}, "wdth" ${s.d.toFixed(1)}`;
-      });
-      raf = moving ? requestAnimationFrame(loop) : 0;
-    };
-    const kick = () => {
-      if (!raf) raf = requestAnimationFrame(loop);
-    };
-
-    const onMove = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-      letterRefs.current.forEach((el, i) => {
-        if (!el) return;
-        const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-        const dist = Math.hypot(e.clientX - (r.left + r.width / 2), e.clientY - (r.top + r.height / 2));
-        const f = Math.min(1, dist / REACH_PX);
-        state[i].tw = NEAR.wght + f * (REST.wght - NEAR.wght);
-        state[i].td = NEAR.wdth + f * (REST.wdth - NEAR.wdth);
-      });
-      kick();
-    };
-    const onLeave = () => {
-      state.forEach((s) => {
-        s.tw = REST.wght;
-        s.td = REST.wdth;
-      });
-      kick();
-    };
-
-    area.addEventListener("pointermove", onMove);
-    area.addEventListener("pointerleave", onLeave);
-    return () => {
-      cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
-      area.removeEventListener("pointermove", onMove);
-      area.removeEventListener("pointerleave", onLeave);
-    };
-  }, []);
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      ref={rootRef}
-      aria-hidden="true"
-      className="flex select-none items-end justify-between font-display text-[clamp(8.5rem,33vw,31rem)] leading-[0.78] tracking-[-0.05em]"
-    >
-      {LETTERS.map((letter, i) => (
-        <span
-          key={letter}
-          ref={(el) => {
-            letterRefs.current[i] = el;
-          }}
-          className={`inline-block animate-wordmark-up ${letter === "0" ? "text-paper" : ""}`}
-          style={{ fontVariationSettings: `"wght" ${REST.wght}, "wdth" ${REST.wdth}`, animationDelay: `${i * 80}ms` }}
-        >
-          {letter}
-        </span>
-      ))}
-    </div>
-  );
-}

app/components/Projects.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const Projects = () => {
           setProjects(data.projects || []);
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("Featured projects fetch failed:", error);
+        console.error("Featured projects fetch failed:", error);
       } finally {
         setLoading(false);
       }
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ const Projects = () => {
               {t("subtitle")}
             </p>
           </div>
-<Link href={`/${locale}/projects`} className="group flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 font-black border-b-2 border-stone-900 dark:border-stone-100 pb-1 hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">
-              {t("viewAll")} <ArrowUpRight className="group-hover:-translate-y-0.5 group-hover:translate-x-0.5 transition-transform duration-200 ease-out" size={14} />
+<Link href={`/${locale}/projects`} className="group flex items-center gap-2 text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 font-black border-b-2 border-stone-900 dark:border-stone-100 pb-1 hover:opacity-70 transition-all text-xs uppercase tracking-widest">
+              {t("viewAll")} <ArrowUpRight className="group-hover:-translate-y-1 group-hover:translate-x-1 transition-transform" size={14} />
             </Link>
         </div>
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const Projects = () => {
                       src={project.imageUrl}
                       alt={project.title}
                       fill
-                      className="object-cover transition-transform duration-500 ease-out group-hover:scale-[1.03]"
+                      className="object-cover transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105"
                     />
                   ) : (
                     <ProjectThumbnail
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const Projects = () => {
                     />
                   )}
                   {/* Overlay on Hover */}
-                  <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/0 group-hover:bg-black/10 transition-colors duration-300" />
+                  <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/0 group-hover:bg-black/10 transition-colors duration-500" />
                 </div>
 
                 {/* Text Content */}

app/components/ReadBooks.tsx

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const ReadBooks = () => {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
-          if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") console.error("Error fetching book reviews:", error);
+          console.error("Error fetching book reviews:", error);
         }
         setReviews([]);
       } finally {
@@ -136,11 +136,15 @@ const ReadBooks = () => {
           whileInView={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
           viewport={{ once: true, margin: "-50px" }}
           transition={{
-            duration: 0.5,
-            delay: index * 0.06,
-            ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1],
+            duration: 0.6,
+            delay: index * 0.1,
+            ease: [0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1],
           }}
-          className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-liquid-mint/15 via-liquid-sky/10 to-liquid-teal/15 dark:from-stone-800 dark:via-stone-800 dark:to-stone-700 border-2 border-liquid-mint/30 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl p-5 backdrop-blur-sm hover:border-liquid-mint/50 dark:hover:border-stone-600 hover:from-liquid-mint/20 hover:via-liquid-sky/15 hover:to-liquid-teal/20 transition-colors duration-300"
+          whileHover={{
+            scale: 1.02,
+            transition: { duration: 0.4, ease: "easeOut" },
+          }}
+          className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-liquid-mint/15 via-liquid-sky/10 to-liquid-teal/15 dark:from-stone-800 dark:via-stone-800 dark:to-stone-700 border-2 border-liquid-mint/30 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl p-5 backdrop-blur-sm hover:border-liquid-mint/50 dark:hover:border-stone-600 hover:from-liquid-mint/20 hover:via-liquid-sky/15 hover:to-liquid-teal/20 transition-all duration-500 ease-out"
         >
           {/* Background Blob */}
           <motion.div
@@ -161,9 +165,9 @@ const ReadBooks = () => {
             {/* Book Cover */}
             {review.book_image && (
               <motion.div
-                initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+                initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.9 }}
                 animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
-                transition={{ duration: 0.4, delay: 0.1 + index * 0.06, ease: [0.23, 1, 0.32, 1] }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.2 + index * 0.1 }}
                 className="flex-shrink-0"
               >
                 <div className="relative w-20 h-[7.5rem] sm:w-24 sm:h-32 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-lg border-2 border-white/50 dark:border-stone-600">

app/components/RootProviders.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const ToastProvider = React.lazy(() =>
+  import("@/components/Toast").then((mod) => ({
+    default: mod.ToastProvider,
+  }))
+);
+
+const BackgroundBlobs = React.lazy(() =>
+  import("@/components/BackgroundBlobs")
+);
+
+const ChatWidget = React.lazy(() => import("./ChatWidget"));
+
+export default function RootProviders({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!mounted) {
+    return <div className="relative z-10">{children}</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <React.Suspense fallback={<div className="relative z-10">{children}</div>}>
+      <ToastProvider>
+        <BackgroundBlobs />
+        <div className="relative z-10">{children}</div>
+        <ChatWidget />
+      </ToastProvider>
+    </React.Suspense>
+  );
+}

app/components/ScrollFadeIn.tsx

@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ export default function ScrollFadeIn({ children, className = "", delay = 0 }: Sc
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false);
   const [hasMounted, setHasMounted] = useState(false);
-  const [reduceMotion, setReduceMotion] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setHasMounted(true);
-    setReduceMotion(window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches);
     const el = ref.current;
     if (!el) return;
 
@@ -39,8 +37,7 @@ export default function ScrollFadeIn({ children, className = "", delay = 0 }: Sc
           observer.unobserve(el);
         }
       },
-      // Start a little before the section is fully in view so it never feels late
-      { threshold: 0.1, rootMargin: "0px 0px -60px 0px" }
+      { threshold: 0.1 }
     );
 
     observer.observe(el);
@@ -53,8 +50,8 @@ export default function ScrollFadeIn({ children, className = "", delay = 0 }: Sc
       className={className}
       style={hasMounted ? {
         opacity: isVisible ? 1 : 0,
-        transform: isVisible || reduceMotion ? "translateY(0)" : "translateY(16px)",
-        transition: `opacity 0.6s var(--ease-out) ${delay}s, transform 0.6s var(--ease-out) ${delay}s`,
+        transform: isVisible ? "translateY(0)" : "translateY(30px)",
+        transition: `opacity 0.6s ease ${delay}s, transform 0.6s ease ${delay}s`,
       } : undefined}
     >
       {children}

app/components/ShaderGradientBackground.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Pure CSS gradient background — replaces the Three.js/WebGL shader gradient.
+// Server component: no "use client", zero JS bundle cost, renders in initial HTML.
+// Visual result is identical since all original spheres had animate="off" (static).
+export default function ShaderGradientBackground() {
+  return (
+    <div
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      className="fixed inset-0 -z-10 overflow-hidden pointer-events-none"
+    >
+      <div
+        className="absolute -top-[10%] -left-[15%] w-[55%] h-[65%] rounded-full opacity-60"
+        style={{
+          background: "radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, #b01040 0%, #e167c5 40%, transparent 70%)",
+          filter: "blur(80px)",
+        }}
+      />
+      <div
+        className="absolute top-[25%] -right-[10%] w-[50%] h-[60%] rounded-full opacity-55"
+        style={{
+          background: "radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, #e167c5 0%, #b01040 40%, transparent 70%)",
+          filter: "blur(80px)",
+        }}
+      />
+      <div
+        className="absolute -bottom-[15%] left-[5%] w-[50%] h-[60%] rounded-full opacity-50"
+        style={{
+          background: "radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, #b04a17 0%, #e167c5 40%, transparent 70%)",
+          filter: "blur(80px)",
+        }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

app/components/ThemeProvider.tsx

@@ -1,63 +1,36 @@
 "use client";
 
-import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-type Theme = "system" | "light" | "dark";
+type Theme = "light" | "dark";
 
-const ThemeCtx = createContext<{ theme: Theme; resolvedTheme: "light" | "dark"; setTheme: (t: Theme) => void }>({
-  theme: "system",
-  resolvedTheme: "light",
+const ThemeCtx = createContext<{ theme: Theme; setTheme: (t: Theme) => void }>({
+  theme: "light",
   setTheme: () => {},
 });
 
-function getSystemTheme(): "light" | "dark" {
-  if (typeof window === "undefined") return "light";
-  return window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches ? "dark" : "light";
-}
-
-function applyTheme(theme: Theme) {
-  const resolved = theme === "system" ? getSystemTheme() : theme;
-  document.documentElement.classList.toggle("dark", resolved === "dark");
-  return resolved;
-}
-
 export function ThemeProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  const [theme, setThemeState] = useState<Theme>("system");
-  const [resolvedTheme, setResolvedTheme] = useState<"light" | "dark">("light");
+  const [theme, setThemeState] = useState<Theme>("light");
 
   useEffect(() => {
     try {
       const stored = localStorage.getItem("theme") as Theme | null;
-      if (stored === "dark" || stored === "light" || stored === "system") {
+      if (stored === "dark" || stored === "light") {
         setThemeState(stored);
+        document.documentElement.classList.toggle("dark", stored === "dark");
       }
     } catch {}
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const resolved = applyTheme(theme);
-    setResolvedTheme(resolved);
-  }, [theme]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (theme !== "system") return;
-    const mql = window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)");
-    const handler = () => {
-      const resolved = applyTheme(theme);
-      setResolvedTheme(resolved);
-    };
-    mql.addEventListener("change", handler);
-    return () => mql.removeEventListener("change", handler);
-  }, [theme]);
-
-  const setTheme = useCallback((t: Theme) => {
+  const setTheme = (t: Theme) => {
     setThemeState(t);
     try {
       localStorage.setItem("theme", t);
     } catch {}
-  }, []);
+    document.documentElement.classList.toggle("dark", t === "dark");
+  };
 
-  return <ThemeCtx.Provider value={{ theme, resolvedTheme, setTheme }}>{children}</ThemeCtx.Provider>;
+  return <ThemeCtx.Provider value={{ theme, setTheme }}>{children}</ThemeCtx.Provider>;
 }
 
 export function useTheme() {

app/components/ThemeToggle.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import * as React from "react";
-import { Monitor, Moon, Sun } from "lucide-react";
+import { Moon, Sun } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTheme } from "./ThemeProvider";
 
 export function ThemeToggle() {
@@ -13,27 +13,19 @@ export function ThemeToggle() {
   }, []);
 
   if (!mounted) {
-    return <div className="ml-1 h-9 w-9" />;
+    return <div className="w-9 h-9" />;
   }
 
-  const cycle = () => {
-    const next = theme === "system" ? "light" : theme === "light" ? "dark" : "system";
-    setTheme(next);
-  };
-
   return (
     <button
-      onClick={cycle}
-      className="ml-1 rounded-full border-[1.5px] border-ink p-2 text-ink transition-[background-color,color,transform] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-ink hover:text-paper active:scale-[0.97]"
-      aria-label={`Current theme: ${theme}. Click to switch.`}
-      title={theme === "system" ? "System" : theme === "dark" ? "Dark" : "Light"}
+      onClick={() => setTheme(theme === "dark" ? "light" : "dark")}
+      className="p-2 rounded-full bg-stone-100 dark:bg-stone-800 text-stone-800 dark:text-stone-100 hover:bg-stone-200 dark:hover:bg-stone-700 transition-colors border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-700 shadow-sm hover:scale-105 active:scale-95 transition-transform"
+      aria-label="Toggle theme"
     >
-      {theme === "system" ? (
-        <Monitor size={16} />
-      ) : theme === "dark" ? (
-        <Sun size={16} />
+      {theme === "dark" ? (
+        <Sun size={18} className="text-amber-400" />
       ) : (
-        <Moon size={16} />
+        <Moon size={18} className="text-stone-600" />
       )}
     </button>
   );

app/globals.css

@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@
     --input: #efebe9;
     --ring: #a1887f; /* Warm brown ring */
     --radius: 1rem;
-
-    /* Motion tokens: enter/exit = ease-out, on-screen movement = ease-in-out */
-    --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
-    --ease-in-out: cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1);
-    --ease-drawer: cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1);
-
-    /* Plakat-Design (RGB-Kanäle, damit Tailwind-Deckkraft funktioniert) */
-    --plakat-red: 232 64 47;
-    --plakat-ink: 20 12 11;
-    --plakat-paper: 246 243 241;
-    --plakat-paper-2: 235 230 226;
-    --plakat-ok: 31 157 99;
 }
 
 .dark {
@@ -59,18 +47,12 @@
     --border: #44403c;
     --input: #292524;
     --ring: #d6d3d1;
-
-    /* Tinte und Papier tauschen die Rollen, das Rot bleibt */
-    --plakat-ink: 243 238 233;
-    --plakat-paper: 21 16 15;
-    --plakat-paper-2: 36 30 28;
-    --plakat-ok: 60 199 138;
 }
 
 body {
-    background: rgb(var(--plakat-paper));
-    color: rgb(var(--plakat-ink));
-    font-family: var(--font-geist), "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+    background: var(--background);
+    color: var(--foreground);
+    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     overflow-x: hidden;
@@ -83,8 +65,8 @@ body {
 
 /* Custom Selection */
 ::selection {
-    background: rgb(var(--plakat-ink));
-    color: rgb(var(--plakat-paper));
+    background: var(--primary); /* Rich brown for better contrast */
+    color: var(--primary-foreground); /* Off-white */
 }
 
 /* Smooth Scrolling */
@@ -92,20 +74,6 @@ html {
     scroll-behavior: smooth;
 }
 
-/* Reduced motion: drop movement, keep colour/opacity feedback */
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-    html {
-        scroll-behavior: auto;
-    }
-    *,
-    *::before,
-    *::after {
-        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
-        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
-        animation-delay: 0ms !important;
-    }
-}
-
 /* Liquid Glass Effects */
 .glass-panel {
     background: var(--card);
@@ -124,13 +92,10 @@ html {
     box-shadow:
         0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
         0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-    transition:
-        transform 250ms var(--ease-out),
-        box-shadow 250ms var(--ease-out),
-        border-color 200ms ease;
+    transition: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
+    will-change: transform, box-shadow;
 }
 
-@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
 .glass-card:hover {
     background: var(--card);
     box-shadow:
@@ -139,7 +104,6 @@ html {
     transform: translateY(-4px);
     border-color: var(--ring);
 }
-}
 
 /* Typography & Headings */
 h1,
@@ -148,11 +112,18 @@ h3,
 h4,
 h5,
 h6 {
-    font-family: var(--font-bricolage), "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+    font-family: var(--font-playfair), Georgia, serif;
     letter-spacing: -0.02em;
     font-weight: 700;
+    color: var(--foreground);
 }
 
+/* Improve text contrast - using foreground variable for WCAG AA compliance */
+p,
+span,
+div {
+    color: var(--foreground); /* #3e2723 - meets WCAG AA standards */
+}
 
 /* Hide scrollbar but keep functionality */
 ::-webkit-scrollbar {
@@ -258,7 +229,7 @@ h6 {
     background: #fffcf5;
     border: 1px solid #d7ccc8;
     color: #3e2723;
-    transition: background-color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
     box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(62, 39, 35, 0.05);
 }
 

app/layout.tsx

@@ -1,31 +1,24 @@
 import "./globals.css";
 import { Metadata } from "next";
-import { Bricolage_Grotesque, Geist, Geist_Mono } from "next/font/google";
+import { Inter, Playfair_Display } from "next/font/google";
 import React from "react";
 import ClientProviders from "./components/ClientProviders";
+import ShaderGradientBackground from "./components/ShaderGradientBackground";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import { getBaseUrl } from "@/lib/seo";
 
-// Bricolage behält die Achsen für Breite und optische Größe, damit das Plakat-Wortbild variieren kann
-const bricolage = Bricolage_Grotesque({
-  variable: "--font-bricolage",
-  subsets: ["latin"],
-  axes: ["opsz", "wdth"],
-  display: "swap",
-  adjustFontFallback: true,
-});
-
-const geist = Geist({
-  variable: "--font-geist",
+const inter = Inter({
+  variable: "--font-inter",
   subsets: ["latin"],
   display: "swap",
   adjustFontFallback: true,
 });
 
-const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
-  variable: "--font-geist-mono",
+const playfair = Playfair_Display({
+  variable: "--font-playfair",
   subsets: ["latin"],
   display: "swap",
+  adjustFontFallback: true,
 });
 
 export default async function RootLayout({
@@ -41,10 +34,12 @@ export default async function RootLayout({
         <meta charSet="utf-8" />
         <link rel="preconnect" href="https://assets.hardcover.app" />
         <link rel="preconnect" href="https://cms.dk0.dev" />
-        {/* Prevent flash of unstyled theme — reads localStorage + system preference before React hydrates */}
-        <script dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: `try{var t=localStorage.getItem('theme');var d=t==='dark'||((!t||t==='system')&&window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme:dark)').matches);if(d)document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');}catch(e){}` }} />
+        {/* Prevent flash of unstyled theme — reads localStorage before React hydrates */}
+        <script dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: `try{var t=localStorage.getItem('theme');if(t==='dark')document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');}catch(e){}` }} />
       </head>
-      <body className={`${bricolage.variable} ${geist.variable} ${geistMono.variable}`} suppressHydrationWarning>
+      <body className={`${inter.variable} ${playfair.variable}`} suppressHydrationWarning>
+        <div className="grain-overlay" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <ShaderGradientBackground />
         <ClientProviders>{children}</ClientProviders>
       </body>
     </html>

app/legal-notice/page.tsx

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ export default function LegalNotice() {
   }, [locale]);
 
   return (
-    <>
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
       <Header />
       <main className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 pt-40 pb-20">
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ export default function LegalNotice() {
                 <Clock className="text-liquid-purple" size={20} />
                 <div>
                   <p className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-stone-400">Last Review</p>
-                  <p className="font-bold text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 text-sm">May 14, 2025</p>
+                  <p className="font-bold text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 text-sm">February 15, 2025</p>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <p className="text-xs text-stone-500 leading-relaxed">
@@ -128,8 +127,7 @@ export default function LegalNotice() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </main>
-      </div>
       <Footer />
-    </>
+    </div>
   );
 }

app/manage/page.tsx

@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ const AdminPage = () => {
         return data.csrfToken;
       }
     } catch {
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
       console.error('Failed to fetch CSRF token');
     }
-    }
     return '';
   }, []);
 
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ const AdminPage = () => {
                 </p>
               </div>
 
-              <form onSubmit={handleLogin} className="space-y-4" aria-label="Admin login form">
+              <form onSubmit={handleLogin} className="space-y-4">
                 <div>
                   <div className="relative">
                     <input
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ const AdminPage = () => {
                       onClick={() => setAuthState(prev => ({ ...prev, showPassword: !prev.showPassword }))}
                       className="absolute right-4 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-stone-400 hover:text-stone-700 dark:hover:text-stone-200 p-1 transition-colors"
                     >
-                      {authState.showPassword ? 'Hide' : 'Show'}
+                      {authState.showPassword ? '👁️' : '👁️‍🗨️'}
                     </button>
                   </div>
                   {authState.error && (

app/not-found.tsx

@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@ import { ArrowLeft, Search } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useLocale, useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 
 export default function NotFound() {
   const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
   const router = useRouter();
-  const locale = useLocale();
-  const t = useTranslations("notFound");
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setMounted(true);
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ export default function NotFound() {
   if (!mounted) return null;
 
   return (
-    <main className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 py-16 sm:py-20 md:py-24 px-4 sm:px-6 flex items-center justify-center transition-colors duration-500">
+    <main className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 py-16 sm:py-20 md:py-24 px-4 sm:px-6 flex items-center justify-center transition-colors duration-500">
       <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto w-full">
         <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:gap-8 max-w-5xl mx-auto">
 
@@ -29,30 +26,28 @@ export default function NotFound() {
                 <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-2xl bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 flex items-center justify-center text-white dark:text-stone-900 font-black text-xs">
                   404
                 </div>
-                <span className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-stone-400">{t("errorReport")}</span>
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-[0.3em] text-stone-400">Error Report</span>
               </div>
               <h1 className="text-4xl sm:text-5xl md:text-8xl font-black tracking-tighter uppercase text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 leading-[0.85] mb-4 sm:mb-6 md:mb-8">
-                {t("title").split(" ").map((word, i) => (
-                  <span key={i}>{i > 0 ? " " : ""}{word}{i === 0 ? "" : ""}{i === t("title").split(" ").length - 1 ? <span className="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">.</span> : ""}</span>
-                ))}
+                Page not <br/>Found<span className="text-liquid-mint">.</span>
               </h1>
-              <p className="text-base sm:text-lg md:text-xl lg:text-2xl font-light text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 max-w-md leading-relaxed">
-                {t("description")}
+              <p className="text-base sm:text-lg md:text-xl lg:text-2xl font-light text-stone-500 max-w-md leading-relaxed">
+                The content you are looking for has been moved, deleted, or never existed.
               </p>
             </div>
 
             <div className="mt-8 sm:mt-10 md:mt-12 flex flex-wrap gap-3 sm:gap-4">
               <Link
-                href={`/${locale}`}
+                href="/en"
                 className="group relative px-6 sm:px-10 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-stone-900 dark:bg-stone-50 text-white dark:text-stone-900 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] shadow-xl hover:scale-105 transition-all"
               >
-                {t("returnHome")}
+                Return Home
               </Link>
               <button
                 onClick={() => router.back()}
                 className="px-6 sm:px-10 py-3 sm:py-4 bg-white dark:bg-stone-800 text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-100 border border-stone-200 dark:border-stone-700 rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl font-black text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] hover:bg-stone-50 dark:hover:bg-stone-700 transition-all"
               >
-                {t("goBack")}
+                Go Back
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -60,14 +55,14 @@ export default function NotFound() {
           <div className="md:col-span-12 bg-stone-900 rounded-2xl sm:rounded-[2.5rem] p-6 sm:p-8 md:p-10 border border-stone-800 shadow-2xl text-white relative overflow-hidden group flex flex-col justify-between min-h-[200px]">
             <div className="relative z-10">
               <Search className="text-liquid-mint mb-4 sm:mb-6" size={28} />
-              <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black uppercase tracking-tighter mb-1 sm:mb-2">{t("exploreWork")}</h3>
-              <p className="text-stone-400 text-sm font-medium">{t("exploreWorkDesc")}</p>
+              <h3 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-black uppercase tracking-tighter mb-1 sm:mb-2">Explore Work</h3>
+              <p className="text-stone-400 text-sm font-medium">Maybe what you need is in my project archive?</p>
             </div>
             <Link
-              href={`/${locale}/projects`}
+              href="/en/projects"
               className="mt-5 sm:mt-8 inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest text-liquid-mint group-hover:gap-4 transition-all"
             >
-              {t("viewProjects")} <ArrowLeft className="rotate-180" size={14} />
+              View Projects <ArrowLeft className="rotate-180" size={14} />
             </Link>
             <div className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-32 h-32 bg-liquid-mint/5 blur-3xl rounded-full -mr-16 -mt-16" />
           </div>

app/privacy-policy/page.tsx

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPolicy() {
   }, [locale]);
 
   return (
-    <>
-    <div className="min-h-screen bg-stone-50 dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
+    <div className="min-h-screen bg-[#fdfcf8] dark:bg-stone-950 transition-colors duration-500">
       <Header />
       <main className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 pt-40 pb-20">
 
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPolicy() {
                   <p className="text-xl font-light leading-relaxed text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-400">
                     Diese Datenschutzerklärung wird regelmäßig aktualisiert, um den gesetzlichen Anforderungen zu entsprechen. Die jeweils aktuelle Version finden Sie auf dieser Seite.
                   </p>
-                  <p className="text-sm text-stone-500 dark:text-stone-400 mt-6">Letzte Aktualisierung: Mai 2025</p>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-stone-400 dark:text-stone-500 mt-6">Letzte Aktualisierung: April 2025</p>
                 </section>
               </div>
             )}
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPolicy() {
               <p className="text-stone-900 dark:text-stone-50 font-bold mb-4">Your connection is private and secure.</p>
               <button
                 onClick={() => {
-                  document.cookie = 'dk0_consent_v1=; path=/; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT'; localStorage.removeItem('cookie-consent');
+                  localStorage.removeItem('cookie-consent');
                   window.location.reload();
                 }}
                 className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase tracking-widest border-b border-stone-300 dark:border-stone-700 pb-1 hover:text-liquid-mint transition-colors"
@@ -209,8 +208,7 @@ export default function PrivacyPolicy() {
           </div>
         </div>
       </main>
-      </div>
       <Footer />
-    </>
+    </div>
   );
 }

components/BackgroundBlobs.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const BackgroundBlobs = () => {
+  const [mounted, setMounted] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setMounted(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!mounted) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 overflow-hidden pointer-events-none z-0">
+      {/* Mint blob - top left */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="absolute top-[-10%] left-[-10%] w-[40vw] h-[40vw] bg-liquid-mint/40 rounded-full blur-[60px] opacity-70"
+        animate={{ scale: [1, 1.15, 1] }}
+        transition={{ duration: 40, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut", repeatType: "reverse" }}
+      />
+
+      {/* Lavender blob - top right */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="absolute top-[10%] right-[-5%] w-[35vw] h-[35vw] bg-liquid-lavender/35 rounded-full blur-[60px] opacity-70"
+        animate={{ scale: [1, 1.1, 1] }}
+        transition={{ duration: 45, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut", repeatType: "reverse" }}
+      />
+
+      {/* Rose blob - bottom left */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="absolute bottom-[-5%] left-[15%] w-[45vw] h-[45vw] bg-liquid-rose/35 rounded-full blur-[60px] opacity-70"
+        animate={{ scale: [1, 1.2, 1] }}
+        transition={{ duration: 50, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut", repeatType: "reverse" }}
+      />
+
+      {/* Peach blob - middle right */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="absolute top-[40%] right-[10%] w-[30vw] h-[30vw] bg-orange-200/30 rounded-full blur-[60px] opacity-70"
+        animate={{ scale: [1, 1.25, 1] }}
+        transition={{ duration: 55, repeat: Infinity, ease: "easeInOut", repeatType: "reverse" }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default BackgroundBlobs;

lib/translations-loader.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { getLocalizedMessage } from '@/lib/i18n-loader';
 import type {
   NavTranslations,
   FooterTranslations,
+  HeroTranslations,
   AboutTranslations,
   ProjectsTranslations,
   ContactTranslations,
@@ -54,6 +55,30 @@ export async function getFooterTranslations(locale: string): Promise<FooterTrans
   };
 }
 
+export async function getHeroTranslations(locale: string): Promise<HeroTranslations> {
+  const keys = [
+    'home.hero.description',
+    'home.hero.ctaWork',
+    'home.hero.ctaContact',
+    'home.hero.features.f1',
+    'home.hero.features.f2',
+    'home.hero.features.f3',
+  ];
+
+  const values = await Promise.all(keys.map(key => getLocalizedMessage(key, locale)));
+
+  return {
+    description: values[0],
+    ctaWork: values[1],
+    ctaContact: values[2],
+    features: {
+      f1: values[3],
+      f2: values[4],
+      f3: values[5],
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 export async function getAboutTranslations(locale: string): Promise<AboutTranslations> {
   const keys = [
     'home.about.title',

messages/de.json

@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@
   },
   "home": {
     "hero": {
-      "kicker": "Dennis Konkol — Osnabrück",
-      "claim": "Ich hoste mein halbes Leben selbst. Den Rest programmiere ich.",
-      "intro": "IT-Admin in Osnabrück und Masterstudent. Ab Februar 2027 kümmere ich mich hauptberuflich um Microsoft 365, bis dahin um meine Masterarbeit.",
-      "countdown": "{days, plural, one {Noch # Tag.} other {Noch # Tage.}}",
-      "ctaWork": "Projekte ansehen",
-      "ctaContact": "Schreib mir"
+      "badge": "Student & Self-Hoster",
+      "line1": "Building",
+      "line2": "Stuff.",
+      "features": {
+        "f1": "Next.js & Flutter",
+        "f2": "Docker Swarm & CI/CD",
+        "f3": "Self-Hosted Infrastruktur"
+      },
+      "description": "Ich bin Dennis Konkol, Informatik-Student und Webentwickler aus Osnabrück. Ich entwickle Fullstack-Apps mit Next.js und Flutter und betreibe meine eigene Infrastruktur mit Docker und CI/CD.",
+      "ctaWork": "Meine Projekte",
+      "ctaContact": "Kontakt"
     },
     "about": {
       "title": "Hinter den Kulissen",
@@ -156,40 +161,6 @@
     "privacySettings": "Datenschutz-Einstellungen",
     "privacySettingsTitle": "Datenschutz-Banner wieder anzeigen",
     "builtWith": "Built with",
-    "aiDisclaimer": "Einige Inhalte dieser Seite können KI-generiert sein.",
-    "backToTop": "Nach oben",
-    "systemsOnline": "Systeme online"
-  },
-  "notFound": {
-    "title": "Seite nicht gefunden",
-    "description": "Der gesuchte Inhalt wurde verschoben, gelöscht oder hat nie existiert.",
-    "returnHome": "Zurück zur Startseite",
-    "goBack": "Zurück",
-    "exploreWork": "Arbeiten entdecken",
-    "exploreWorkDesc": "Vielleicht findest du, was du suchst, in meinem Projektarchiv?",
-    "viewProjects": "Projekte ansehen",
-    "errorReport": "Fehlerbericht"
-  },
-  "books": {
-    "title": "Bibliothek",
-    "subtitle": "Bücher, die meine Denkweise verändert und mein Wissen erweitert haben.",
-    "backHome": "Zurück",
-    "empty": "Noch keine Bücher."
-  },
-  "about": {
-    "status": "Status",
-    "aiAssistant": "KI-Assistent",
-    "library": "Bibliothek",
-    "viewAll": "Alle ansehen",
-    "myGear": "Mein Gear",
-    "gearMain": "Main",
-    "gearPC": "PC",
-    "gearServer": "Server",
-    "gearOS": "OS",
-    "curiosity": "Neugier über die Softwareentwicklung hinaus.",
-    "connect": "Verbinden",
-    "email": "E-Mail",
-    "code": "Code",
-    "professional": "Beruflich"
+    "aiDisclaimer": "Einige Inhalte dieser Seite können KI-generiert sein."
   }
 }

messages/en.json

@@ -23,15 +23,21 @@
     "acceptSelected": "Accept selected",
     "rejectAll": "Reject all",
     "hide": "Hide"
-  },
+  }
+  ,
   "home": {
     "hero": {
-      "kicker": "Dennis Konkol — Osnabrück, Germany",
-      "claim": "I self-host half my life. The rest I code.",
-      "intro": "IT admin in Osnabrück and master's student. From February 2027 I look after Microsoft 365 full-time, until then my master's thesis.",
-      "countdown": "{days, plural, one {# day to go.} other {# days to go.}}",
-      "ctaWork": "See projects",
-      "ctaContact": "Write me"
+      "badge": "Student & Self-Hoster",
+      "line1": "Building",
+      "line2": "Stuff.",
+      "features": {
+        "f1": "Next.js & Flutter",
+        "f2": "Docker Swarm & CI/CD",
+        "f3": "Self-Hosted Infrastructure"
+      },
+      "description": "I'm Dennis Konkol, a computer science student and web developer from Osnabrück, Germany. I build fullstack apps with Next.js and Flutter and love running my own infrastructure with Docker and CI/CD.",
+      "ctaWork": "View Projects",
+      "ctaContact": "Get in touch"
     },
     "about": {
       "title": "Behind the Code",
@@ -127,7 +133,8 @@
         "characters": "{count} characters"
       }
     }
-  },
+  }
+  ,
   "projects": {
     "shared": {
       "featured": "Featured"
@@ -147,7 +154,8 @@
       "viewSource": "View Source",
       "techStack": "Tech Stack"
     }
-  },
+  }
+  ,
   "footer": {
     "role": "Software Engineer",
     "madeIn": "Made in Germany",
@@ -156,40 +164,7 @@
     "privacySettings": "Privacy settings",
     "privacySettingsTitle": "Show privacy settings banner again",
     "builtWith": "Built with",
-    "aiDisclaimer": "Some content on this site may be AI-assisted.",
-    "backToTop": "Back to top",
-    "systemsOnline": "Systems Online"
-  },
-  "notFound": {
-    "title": "Page not Found",
-    "description": "The content you are looking for has been moved, deleted, or never existed.",
-    "returnHome": "Return Home",
-    "goBack": "Go Back",
-    "exploreWork": "Explore Work",
-    "exploreWorkDesc": "Maybe what you need is in my project archive?",
-    "viewProjects": "View Projects",
-    "errorReport": "Error Report"
-  },
-  "books": {
-    "title": "Library",
-    "subtitle": "Books that shaped my mindset and expanded my horizons.",
-    "backHome": "Back Home",
-    "empty": "No books yet."
-  },
-  "about": {
-    "status": "Status",
-    "aiAssistant": "AI Assistant",
-    "library": "Library",
-    "viewAll": "View All",
-    "myGear": "My Gear",
-    "gearMain": "Main",
-    "gearPC": "PC",
-    "gearServer": "Server",
-    "gearOS": "OS",
-    "curiosity": "Curiosity beyond software engineering.",
-    "connect": "Connect",
-    "email": "Email",
-    "code": "Code",
-    "professional": "Professional"
+    "aiDisclaimer": "Some content on this site may be AI-assisted."
   }
 }
+

tailwind.config.ts

@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ import type { Config } from "tailwindcss";
 // tailwind.config.js
 export default {
   darkMode: "class", // Enables class-based dark mode
-  // Touch devices fire :hover on tap and keep it stuck; only apply hover styles
-  // where a real pointer exists.
-  future: {
-    hoverOnlyWhenSupported: true,
-  },
   content: [
     "./app/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
     "./app/components/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
@@ -16,43 +11,19 @@ export default {
   ],
   theme: {
     extend: {
-      // Stronger curves than the CSS defaults. Overriding `out` and `in-out`
-      // upgrades every existing `ease-out` / `ease-in-out` utility at once.
-      transitionTimingFunction: {
-        out: "cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1)",
-        "in-out": "cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)",
-        drawer: "cubic-bezier(0.32, 0.72, 0, 1)",
-      },
       keyframes: {
         fadeIn: {
-          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "translateY(8px)" },
+          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "translateY(10px)" },
           "100%": { opacity: "1", transform: "translateY(0)" },
         },
         slideDown: {
-          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "translateY(-12px)" },
+          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "translateY(-20px)" },
           "100%": { opacity: "1", transform: "translateY(0)" },
         },
-        wordmarkUp: {
-          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "translateY(40%)" },
-          "100%": { opacity: "1", transform: "translateY(0)" },
-        },
-        marquee: {
-          "0%": { transform: "translateX(0)" },
-          "100%": { transform: "translateX(-50%)" },
-        },
-        scrollHint: {
-          "0%": { opacity: "0", transform: "scaleY(0.4)" },
-          "40%": { opacity: "1", transform: "scaleY(1)" },
-          "100%": { opacity: "0", transform: "scaleY(1)" },
-        },
       },
       animation: {
-        "fade-in": "fadeIn 600ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1) both",
-        "slide-down": "slideDown 500ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1) both",
-        "scroll-hint": "scrollHint 2.4s cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1) infinite",
-        "spin-slow": "spin 4s linear infinite",
-        "wordmark-up": "wordmarkUp 900ms cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1) both",
-        marquee: "marquee 32s linear infinite",
+        "fade-in": "fadeIn 0.5s ease-out",
+        "slide-down": "slideDown 0.4s ease-out",
       },
       colors: {
         background: "var(--background)",
@@ -88,14 +59,6 @@ export default {
         border: "var(--border)",
         input: "var(--input)",
         ring: "var(--ring)",
-        // Plakat-Design: Rot, Tinte, Papier. Tinte und Papier tauschen im Dark Mode die Rollen.
-        signal: "rgb(var(--plakat-red) / <alpha-value>)",
-        ink: "rgb(var(--plakat-ink) / <alpha-value>)",
-        paper: {
-          DEFAULT: "rgb(var(--plakat-paper) / <alpha-value>)",
-          2: "rgb(var(--plakat-paper-2) / <alpha-value>)",
-        },
-        ok: "rgb(var(--plakat-ok) / <alpha-value>)",
         // Warm brown palette
         cream: "#FAF8F3",
         sand: "#EFEBE9",
@@ -140,10 +103,9 @@ export default {
         },
       },
       fontFamily: {
-        sans: ["var(--font-geist)", "Helvetica Neue", "Arial", "sans-serif"],
-        display: ["var(--font-bricolage)", "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", "sans-serif"],
-        serif: ["var(--font-bricolage)", "Avenir Next", "Segoe UI", "sans-serif"],
-        mono: ["var(--font-geist-mono)", "SF Mono", "Menlo", "monospace"],
+        sans: ["var(--font-inter)", "sans-serif"],
+        serif: ["var(--font-playfair)", "Georgia", "serif"],
+        mono: ["var(--font-roboto-mono)", "Monaco", "Courier New", "monospace"],
       },
     },
   },

types/translations.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ export interface FooterTranslations {
   builtWith: string;
 }
 
+export interface HeroTranslations {
+  description: string;
+  ctaWork: string;
+  ctaContact: string;
+  features: {
+    f1: string;
+    f2: string;
+    f3: string;
+  };
+}
+
 export interface AboutTranslations {
   title: string;
   p1: string;