AI pass on redesign

src/app.css

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 @config "../tailwind.config.js";
 
+@theme {
+  --font-sans: "Lato", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
+  --font-display: "Baloo 2", "Lato", ui-rounded, system-ui, sans-serif;
+}
+
 /* root */
 
 :root {
-  font-family: Lato;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
   --sait: var(--safe-area-inset-top, env(safe-area-inset-top));
   --saib: var(--safe-area-inset-bottom, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
   --sail: var(--safe-area-inset-left, env(safe-area-inset-left));
@@ -153,15 +158,15 @@
 }
 
 @utility heading {
-  @apply text-center text-2xl;
+  @apply font-display text-center text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight;
 }
 
-@utility subheading {
-  @apply text-center text-xl;
+@utility brand {
+  @apply font-display text-primary font-bold tracking-tight;
 }
 
-@utility superheading {
-  @apply text-center text-4xl;
+@utility label {
+  @apply font-display text-sm font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase opacity-70;
 }
 
 @utility link {
@@ -215,8 +220,19 @@
 
   @font-face {
     font-family: "Lato";
-    font-style: bold;
-    font-weight: 600;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    src:
+      local(""),
+      url("/fonts/Lato-Light.ttf") format("truetype");
+  }
+
+  /* Lato ships Regular + Bold only; map 600 (semibold) and 700 (bold) to the
+     Bold file so the browser never synthesizes a faux-bold. */
+  @font-face {
+    font-family: "Lato";
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 600 700;
     src:
       local(""),
       url("/fonts/Lato-Bold.ttf") format("truetype");
@@ -228,13 +244,38 @@
     font-weight: 400;
     src:
       local(""),
-      url("/fonts/Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
+      url("/fonts/Lato-Italic.ttf") format("truetype");
+  }
+
+  /* Baloo 2 — rounded, friendly display face (self-hosted, Latin subset). */
+  @font-face {
+    font-family: "Baloo 2";
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    font-display: swap;
+    src: url("/fonts/Baloo2-Medium.woff2") format("woff2");
+  }
+
+  @font-face {
+    font-family: "Baloo 2";
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-display: swap;
+    src: url("/fonts/Baloo2-SemiBold.woff2") format("woff2");
+  }
+
+  @font-face {
+    font-family: "Baloo 2";
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-display: swap;
+    src: url("/fonts/Baloo2-Bold.woff2") format("woff2");
   }
 
   /* root */
 
   :root {
-    font-family: Lato;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
     text-size-adjust: 100%;
     --sait: var(--safe-area-inset-top, env(safe-area-inset-top));
     --saib: var(--safe-area-inset-bottom, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
@@ -284,7 +325,7 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
-/* tiptap */
+/* editors */
 
 .input-editor,
 .chat-editor,
@@ -323,7 +364,11 @@
 }
 
 .chat-editor .tiptap {
-  @apply rounded-box bg-base-300 pr-12;
+  @apply bg-base-300 rounded-[1.5rem] pr-12 transition-shadow;
+}
+
+.chat-editor:focus-within .tiptap {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary), transparent 55%);
 }
 
 .note-editor .tiptap {
@@ -448,3 +493,149 @@ body.keyboard-open .chat__compose {
 .chat__scroll-down {
   @apply pb-sai z-feature fixed right-4 bottom-28 md:bottom-16;
 }
+
+/* shape, depth & motion */
+
+/* Accessibility: neutralize all motion when the user asks for it. Decorative
+   motion is otherwise opt-in via `motion-safe:` and the guards below. */
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  *,
+  *::before,
+  *::after {
+    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
+    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
+    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Soft, diffuse elevation — replaces ad-hoc hard `shadow-md` uses. */
+@utility shadow-soft {
+  box-shadow:
+    0 4px 16px -4px oklch(0% 0 0 / 0.18),
+    0 1px 3px oklch(0% 0 0 / 0.08);
+}
+
+/* Organic "hand-drawn" avatar masks. The image (or gradient fallback) fills
+   the blob; three variants are chosen deterministically by pubkey hash so a
+   person's shape stays stable across the app. */
+@utility avatar-blob {
+  border-radius: 42% 58% 54% 46% / 58% 46% 54% 42%;
+}
+@utility avatar-blob-2 {
+  border-radius: 60% 40% 46% 54% / 43% 57% 43% 57%;
+}
+@utility avatar-blob-3 {
+  border-radius: 47% 53% 62% 38% / 50% 62% 38% 50%;
+}
+
+/* Friendly rounded-square for space / relay / room tiles. */
+@utility squircle {
+  border-radius: 30%;
+}
+
+/* Every DaisyUI button speaks in the rounded display voice and presses in. */
+.btn {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+}
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+  .btn {
+    transition:
+      transform 150ms ease,
+      box-shadow 150ms ease,
+      background-color 150ms ease,
+      border-color 150ms ease;
+  }
+  .btn:active {
+    transform: scale(0.96);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ---- Motion vocabulary ---- */
+@keyframes nav-button-pop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0.9);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+@keyframes button-pop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0.97);
+  }
+  40% {
+    transform: scale(1.02);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes pop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0);
+  }
+  70% {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes reaction-pop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0.6);
+  }
+  60% {
+    transform: scale(1.15);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes float {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translateY(-6px);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes wiggle {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  25% {
+    transform: rotate(-4deg);
+  }
+  75% {
+    transform: rotate(4deg);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes shimmer {
+  0% {
+    background-position: -200% 0;
+  }
+  100% {
+    background-position: 200% 0;
+  }
+}
+
+@utility animate-pop {
+  animation: pop 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
+}
+@utility animate-reaction-pop {
+  animation: reaction-pop 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
+}
+@utility animate-float {
+  animation: float 6s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@utility animate-wiggle {
+  animation: wiggle 0.4s ease-in-out;
+}

src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   </div>
   <Button
     data-tip="{window.navigator.platform.includes('Mac') ? 'cmd' : 'ctrl'}+enter to send"
-    class="center tooltip tooltip-left absolute right-4 h-10 w-10 min-w-10 rounded-full"
+    class="center tooltip tooltip-left bg-primary text-primary-content absolute top-[7px] right-[7px] h-11 w-11 min-w-11 scale-90 rounded-full transition-transform motion-safe:hover:scale-100"
     disabled={$uploading || disabled}
     onclick={submit}>
     <Icon icon={Plane} />

src/app/components/ChatMessage.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {type Instance} from "tippy.js"
-  import {hash, formatTimestampAsTime} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import {formatTimestampAsTime} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {thunks, mergeThunks, pubkey, deriveProfileDisplay, sendWrapped} from "@welshman/app"
   import {isMobile} from "@lib/html"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   import ProfileDetail from "@app/components/ProfileDetail.svelte"
   import ChatMessageMenu from "@app/components/ChatMessageMenu.svelte"
   import ChatMessageMenuMobile from "@app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte"
-  import {colors} from "@app/theme"
+  import {getColor} from "@app/theme"
   import {makeDelete} from "@app/deletes"
   import {makeReaction} from "@app/reactions"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   const isOwn = event.pubkey === $pubkey
   const profileDisplay = deriveProfileDisplay(event.pubkey)
   const thunk = mergeThunks($thunks.filter(t => t.event.id === event.id))
-  const [_, colorValue] = colors[hash(event.pubkey) % colors.length]
+  const colorValue = getColor(event.pubkey)
 
   const reply = () => replyTo(event)
   const edit = canEdit?.(event) ? () => onEdit?.(event) : undefined
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@
   {/if}
   <div class="flex min-w-0 flex-col" class:items-end={isOwn}>
     <TapTarget
-      class="bg-alt chat-bubble mx-1 mb-2 flex cursor-auto flex-col gap-1 text-left lg:max-w-2xl min-w-[100px]"
+      class="chat-bubble shadow-soft mx-1 mb-2 flex cursor-auto flex-col gap-1 text-left lg:max-w-2xl min-w-[100px] {isOwn
+        ? 'bg-primary text-primary-content'
+        : 'bg-base-100'}"
       onTap={showMobileMenu}>
       {#if showPubkey}
         <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@
             <Button onclick={openProfile} class="flex items-center gap-1">
               <ProfileCircle
                 pubkey={event.pubkey}
-                class="border border-solid border-base-content"
+                style="box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5px {colorValue}"
                 size={4} />
               <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <Button onclick={openProfile} class="text-sm font-bold" style="color: {colorValue}">

src/app/components/EmptyState.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
+  import {fly} from "@lib/transition"
+  import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
+
+  type Props = {
+    icon?: string
+    title: string
+    children?: Snippet
+    action?: Snippet
+  }
+
+  const {icon, title, children, action}: Props = $props()
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="m-auto flex max-w-sm flex-col items-center gap-3 px-4 py-12 text-center"
+  in:fly={{y: 16}}>
+  {#if icon}
+    <div class="bg-primary/10 text-primary center size-16 rounded-full motion-safe:animate-float">
+      <Icon {icon} size={8} />
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+  <h3 class="font-display text-xl font-bold tracking-tight">{title}</h3>
+  {#if children}
+    <p class="text-sm opacity-70">{@render children?.()}</p>
+  {/if}
+  {#if action}
+    <div class="mt-1">{@render action?.()}</div>
+  {/if}
+</div>

src/app/components/InputProfilePicture.svelte

@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
     for={id}
     aria-label="Drag and drop files here."
     style="background-image: url({url});"
-    class="relative flex h-24 w-24 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border-2 border-solid border-base-content bg-base-300 bg-cover bg-center transition-all"
+    class="avatar-blob relative flex h-24 w-24 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center border-2 border-dashed border-primary/40 bg-base-300 bg-cover bg-center transition-all motion-safe:hover:rotate-1 motion-safe:hover:scale-[1.02]"
     class:transparent={!url}
+    class:border-solid={url || active}
     class:border-primary={active}
     ondragenter={stopPropagation(preventDefault(onDragEnter))}
     ondragover={stopPropagation(preventDefault(onDragOver))}

src/app/components/Landing.svelte

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   import CardButton from "@lib/components/CardButton.svelte"
   import LogIn from "@app/components/LogIn.svelte"
   import SignUp from "@app/components/SignUp.svelte"
-  import {PLATFORM_TERMS, PLATFORM_PRIVACY, PLATFORM_NAME} from "@app/env"
+  import {PLATFORM_TERMS, PLATFORM_PRIVACY, PLATFORM_NAME, PLATFORM_LOGO} from "@app/env"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
 
   const logIn = () => pushModal(LogIn)
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@
 
 <Modal>
   <ModalBody>
-    <div class="py-2">
-      <h1 class="heading">Welcome to {PLATFORM_NAME}!</h1>
-      <p class="text-center">The chat app built for self-hosted communities.</p>
+    <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 py-2">
+      <img
+        src={PLATFORM_LOGO}
+        alt={PLATFORM_NAME}
+        class="shadow-soft ring-primary/20 size-16 rounded-2xl object-cover ring-4 motion-safe:animate-float" />
+      <h1 class="heading">Welcome to <span class="brand">{PLATFORM_NAME}</span>!</h1>
+      <p class="max-w-sm text-center opacity-80">
+        A cozy home for your community — chat, connect, and own your little corner of the internet.
+      </p>
     </div>
     <Button onclick={logIn}>
       <CardButton class="btn-primary">

src/app/components/ProfileCircle.svelte

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cx from "classnames"
   import {removeUndefined} from "@welshman/lib"
-  import {deriveProfile} from "@welshman/app"
-  import UserRounded from "@assets/icons/user-rounded.svg?dataurl"
+  import {deriveProfile, deriveProfileDisplay} from "@welshman/app"
+  import {getColor, getBlobVariant} from "@app/theme"
   import ImageIcon from "@lib/components/ImageIcon.svelte"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -10,15 +10,39 @@
     class?: string
     size?: number
     url?: string
+    shape?: "blob" | "circle"
+    style?: string
   }
 
-  const {pubkey, url, size = 7, ...props}: Props = $props()
+  const {pubkey, url, size = 7, shape = "blob", style = "", ...props}: Props = $props()
 
   const profile = deriveProfile(pubkey, removeUndefined([url]))
+  const display = deriveProfileDisplay(pubkey)
+
+  // Organic, hand-drawn-feeling mask. The variant is stable per pubkey so a
+  // person's silhouette never changes; `shape="circle"` opts back into a disc.
+  const shapeClass =
+    shape === "circle"
+      ? "rounded-full"
+      : ["avatar-blob", "avatar-blob-2", "avatar-blob-3"][getBlobVariant(pubkey) - 1]
+
+  const color = getColor(pubkey)
+  const px = $derived(size * 4)
+  const initial = $derived([...($display || "")].find(c => c.trim()) || "?")
 </script>
 
-<ImageIcon
-  {size}
-  alt=""
-  class={cx(props.class, "rounded-full")}
-  src={$profile?.picture || UserRounded} />
+{#if $profile?.picture}
+  <ImageIcon {size} alt="" {style} class={cx(props.class, shapeClass)} src={$profile.picture} />
+{:else}
+  <!-- Fallback: a subtle gradient derived from the pubkey + the person's initial. -->
+  <div
+    class={cx(
+      props.class,
+      shapeClass,
+      "font-display flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center font-bold text-white uppercase select-none",
+    )}
+    style="width:{px}px;height:{px}px;font-size:{px *
+      0.45}px;background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,{color},color-mix(in oklab,{color},#000 28%));{style}">
+    {initial}
+  </div>
+{/if}

src/app/components/ProfileCircles.svelte

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
   const {pubkeys, size = 7, limit, class: className}: Props = $props()
   const effectiveLimit = $derived(limit ?? (isMobile ? 7 : 10))
 
+  // circle is one step smaller than box so the bg-base-100 wrapper reads as a
+  // thin separating ring between overlapping avatars (Discord-style stack).
   const dimensions = $derived(
     size <= 5
-      ? {box: "h-5 w-5", overlap: "-mr-2", overflow: "text-[9px]"}
+      ? {box: "h-5 w-5", circle: 4, overlap: "-mr-2", overflow: "text-[9px]"}
       : size <= 6
-        ? {box: "h-6 w-6", overlap: "-mr-2.5", overflow: "text-[10px]"}
-        : {box: "h-8 w-8", overlap: "-mr-3", overflow: "text-xs"},
+        ? {box: "h-6 w-6", circle: 5, overlap: "-mr-2.5", overflow: "text-[10px]"}
+        : {box: "h-8 w-8", circle: 7, overlap: "-mr-3", overflow: "text-xs"},
   )
 
   for (const pubkey of pubkeys) {
@@ -37,20 +39,21 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class={cx("flex", size <= 5 ? "pr-2" : "pr-3", className)}>
-  {#each displayPubkeys as pubkey (pubkey)}
+  {#each displayPubkeys as pubkey, i (pubkey)}
     <div
       class={cx(
-        "z-feature inline-block flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-base-100",
+        "z-feature inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-base-100 transition-transform",
         dimensions.box,
         dimensions.overlap,
+        i % 2 === 0 ? "rotate-2" : "-rotate-2",
       )}>
-      <ProfileCircle class={cx(dimensions.box, "bg-base-300")} {pubkey} {size} />
+      <ProfileCircle class="bg-base-300" shape="circle" {pubkey} size={dimensions.circle} />
     </div>
   {/each}
   {#if overflowCount > 0}
     <div
       class={cx(
-        "z-feature inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-neutral font-medium text-neutral-content",
+        "z-feature bg-primary text-primary-content shadow-soft font-display inline-flex rotate-2 items-center justify-center rounded-full font-bold",
         dimensions.box,
         dimensions.overlap,
         dimensions.overflow,

src/app/components/ProgressBar.svelte

@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
   const {current, total}: {current: number; total: number} = $props()
 </script>
 
-<div class="flex w-full">
+<div class="flex w-full gap-1.5">
   {#each Array(total) as _, i}
-    <div class="h-1 flex-1 transition-colors {i < current ? 'bg-primary' : 'bg-base-300'}"></div>
+    <div
+      class="h-2 flex-1 rounded-full transition-colors duration-300 {i < current
+        ? 'bg-primary'
+        : i === current
+          ? 'bg-primary/40 motion-safe:animate-pulse'
+          : 'bg-base-300'}">
+    </div>
   {/each}
 </div>

src/app/components/ReactionSummary.svelte

@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@
         data-tip={tooltip}
         class={cx(
           reactionClass,
-          "flex-inline btn btn-outline btn-neutral btn-xs flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full text-xs font-normal bg-alt",
+          "flex-inline btn btn-xs flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full border text-xs font-normal transition-transform motion-safe:hover:scale-110 motion-safe:active:scale-95",
           {
             tooltip: !noTooltip && !isMobile,
-            "border-neutral-content/20": !isOwn,
-            "btn-primary": isOwn,
+            "bg-alt border-base-content/15": !isOwn,
+            "border-primary/50 bg-primary/15 text-primary": isOwn,
           },
         )}>
         <Reaction event={zaps[0].request} />
-        <span>{amount}</span>
+        <span class="font-semibold">{amount}</span>
       </button>
     {/each}
     {#each groupedReactions.entries() as [key, events]}
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@
         data-tip={tooltip}
         class={cx(
           reactionClass,
-          "flex-inline btn btn-outline btn-neutral btn-xs gap-1 rounded-full font-normal bg-alt",
+          "flex-inline btn btn-xs gap-1 rounded-full border font-normal transition-transform motion-safe:hover:scale-110 motion-safe:active:scale-95",
           {
             tooltip: !noTooltip && !isMobile,
-            "border-neutral-content/20": !isOwn,
-            "btn-primary": isOwn,
+            "bg-alt border-base-content/15": !isOwn,
+            "border-primary/50 bg-primary/15 text-primary": isOwn,
           },
         )}
         onclick={stopPropagation(preventDefault(onClick))}>
         <Reaction event={events[0]} />
         {#if events.length > 1}
-          <span>{events.length}</span>
+          <span class="font-semibold">{events.length}</span>
         {/if}
       </button>
     {/each}

src/app/components/RecentConversation.svelte

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   import NoteContentMinimal from "@app/components/NoteContentMinimal.svelte"
   import ProfileCircle from "@app/components/ProfileCircle.svelte"
   import RoomNameWithImage from "@app/components/RoomNameWithImage.svelte"
+  import {getColor} from "@app/theme"
   import {makeRoomPath, makeSpaceChatPath} from "@app/routes"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@
   const onClick = () => goto(h ? makeRoomPath(url, h) : makeSpaceChatPath(url))
 </script>
 
-<Button class="cv card2 bg-alt shadow-md" onclick={onClick}>
+<Button
+  class="cv card2 bg-alt shadow-soft block w-full transition-all motion-safe:hover:-translate-y-0.5"
+  onclick={onClick}>
   <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
     <div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
       {#if h}
@@ -39,7 +42,10 @@
       </span>
     </div>
     <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
-      <ProfileCircle pubkey={event.pubkey} size={10} />
+      <ProfileCircle
+        pubkey={event.pubkey}
+        size={10}
+        style="box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px {getColor(event.pubkey)}" />
       <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <NoteContentMinimal {event} />
       </div>

src/app/components/RelayIcon.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import cx from "classnames"
   import {deriveRelay} from "@welshman/app"
-  import RemoteControllerMinimalistic from "@assets/icons/remote-controller-minimalistic.svg?dataurl"
+  import {getColor} from "@app/theme"
   import ImageIcon from "@lib/components/ImageIcon.svelte"
 
   type Props = {
@@ -12,10 +13,22 @@
   const {url, size = 7, ...props}: Props = $props()
 
   const relay = deriveRelay(url)
+  const px = size * 4
+  const color = getColor(url)
+  const letter = (url.replace(/^wss?:\/\//, "").replace(/^www\./, "")[0] || "?").toUpperCase()
 </script>
 
 {#if $relay?.icon}
-  <ImageIcon {size} alt="" src={$relay?.icon} class={props.class} />
+  <ImageIcon {size} alt="" src={$relay.icon} class={cx(props.class, "squircle")} />
 {:else}
-  <ImageIcon size={size - 2} alt="" src={RemoteControllerMinimalistic} class={props.class} />
+  <!-- Lettered workspace tile (Slack/Discord-style) colored by the relay url. -->
+  <div
+    class={cx(
+      props.class,
+      "squircle font-display flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center font-bold text-white uppercase",
+    )}
+    style="width:{px}px;height:{px}px;font-size:{px *
+      0.42}px;background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,{color},color-mix(in oklab,{color},#000 28%))">
+    {letter}
+  </div>
 {/if}

src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   </div>
   <Button
     data-tip="{window.navigator.platform.includes('Mac') ? 'cmd' : 'ctrl'}+enter to send"
-    class="center tooltip tooltip-left absolute right-4 h-10 w-10 min-w-10 rounded-full"
+    class="center tooltip tooltip-left bg-primary text-primary-content absolute top-[7px] right-[7px] h-11 w-11 min-w-11 scale-90 rounded-full transition-transform motion-safe:hover:scale-100"
     disabled={$uploading}
     onclick={submit}>
     <Icon icon={Plane} />

src/app/components/RoomImage.svelte

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   import Volume from "@assets/icons/volume.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import ImageIcon from "@lib/components/ImageIcon.svelte"
+  import {getColor} from "@app/theme"
   import {deriveRoom} from "@app/groups"
 
   interface Props {
@@ -16,18 +17,26 @@
 
   const room = deriveRoom(url, h)
   const isVoiceRoom = $derived($room.livekit)
+  const px = size * 4
+  // Voice rooms read warm/orange; text rooms get a per-room identity color.
+  const color = $derived(isVoiceRoom ? "var(--color-secondary)" : getColor(h))
 </script>
 
 {#if isVoiceRoom}
   <div class="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5">
-    <Icon size={size + 1} icon={Volume} />
+    <Icon size={size + 1} icon={Volume} class="text-secondary" />
     {#if $room.picture}
       <span class="text-base">/</span>
-      <ImageIcon src={$room.picture} {size} alt="" class="rounded-lg" />
+      <ImageIcon src={$room.picture} {size} alt="" class="squircle shadow-sm" />
     {/if}
   </div>
 {:else if $room.picture}
-  <ImageIcon src={$room.picture} {size} alt="" class="rounded-lg" />
+  <ImageIcon src={$room.picture} {size} alt="" class="squircle shadow-sm" />
 {:else}
-  <Icon icon={fallbackIcon} {size} />
+  <!-- Colored room tile with the type glyph in white. -->
+  <div
+    class="squircle flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center text-white"
+    style="width:{px}px;height:{px}px;background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,{color},color-mix(in oklab,{color},#000 28%))">
+    <Icon icon={fallbackIcon} size={Math.max(3, size - 1)} />
+  </div>
 {/if}

src/app/components/RoomItem.svelte

@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cx from "classnames"
   import {readable} from "svelte/store"
-  import {
-    hash,
-    gte,
-    now,
-    displayList,
-    formatTimestampAsTime,
-    formatTimestampAsDate,
-  } from "@welshman/lib"
+  import {gte, now, displayList, formatTimestampAsTime, formatTimestampAsDate} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {MESSAGE, COMMENT, getTag} from "@welshman/util"
   import {
@@ -35,7 +28,7 @@
   import RoomItemMenuButton from "@app/components/RoomItemMenuButton.svelte"
   import RoomItemMenuMobile from "@app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte"
   import RoomItemContent from "@app/components/RoomItemContent.svelte"
-  import {colors} from "@app/theme"
+  import {getColor} from "@app/theme"
   import {ENABLE_ZAPS} from "@app/env"
   import {deriveEventsForUrl, deriveEvent} from "@app/repository"
   import {publishDelete} from "@app/deletes"
@@ -60,7 +53,7 @@
   const today = formatTimestampAsDate(now())
   const profileDisplay = deriveProfileDisplay(event.pubkey, [url])
   const thunk = mergeThunks($thunks.filter(t => t.event.id === event.id))
-  const [_, colorValue] = colors[hash(event.pubkey) % colors.length]
+  const colorValue = getColor(event.pubkey)
 
   const qTag = getTag("q", event.tags)
   const isQuoteOnly = Boolean(
@@ -95,10 +88,7 @@
   <div class="flex w-full gap-3 overflow-auto">
     {#if showPubkey}
       <Button onclick={openProfile} class="flex items-start pt-1.5 justify-center w-8 shrink-0">
-        <ProfileCircle
-          pubkey={event.pubkey}
-          class="border border-solid border-base-content"
-          size={8} />
+        <ProfileCircle pubkey={event.pubkey} style="box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px {colorValue}" size={8} />
       </Button>
     {:else}
       <div class="w-8 shrink-0"></div>
@@ -155,8 +145,9 @@
   </div>
   {#if !isMobile}
     <button
-      class="join absolute right-2 top-0.5 border border-solid border-neutral text-xs opacity-0 transition-all pr-2"
-      class:group-hover:opacity-100={!isMobile}>
+      class="join bg-base-100 shadow-soft absolute right-2 top-0.5 translate-y-1 rounded-full p-0.5 text-xs opacity-0 transition-all"
+      class:group-hover:opacity-100={!isMobile}
+      class:group-hover:translate-y-0={!isMobile}>
       {#if ENABLE_ZAPS}
         <RoomItemZapButton {url} {event} />
       {/if}

src/app/components/SignUp.svelte

@@ -95,17 +95,19 @@
 
 <Modal>
   <ModalBody>
-    <h1 class="heading">Join {PLATFORM_NAME}</h1>
+    <h1 class="heading">Join <span class="brand">{PLATFORM_NAME}</span></h1>
     <p class="m-auto max-w-sm text-center">
       Censorship resistant digital spaces for communities. Meet new people, own your identity.
     </p>
     {#if hasPomade}
-      <Button onclick={flows.email.start} class="btn btn-primary">
+      <Button onclick={flows.email.start} class="btn btn-primary rounded-full">
         <Icon icon={Letter} />
         Sign up with email
       </Button>
     {/if}
-    <Button onclick={flows.nostr.start} class="btn {hasPomade ? 'btn-neutral' : 'btn-primary'}">
+    <Button
+      onclick={flows.nostr.start}
+      class="btn rounded-full {hasPomade ? 'btn-neutral' : 'btn-primary'}">
       <Icon icon={Key} />
       Generate a key
     </Button>

src/app/components/SignUpComplete.svelte

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
   import {preventDefault} from "@lib/html"
   import AltArrowLeft from "@assets/icons/alt-arrow-left.svg?dataurl"
   import HomeSmile from "@assets/icons/home-smile.svg?dataurl"
+  import CheckCircle from "@assets/icons/check-circle.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Modal from "@lib/components/Modal.svelte"
   import ModalBody from "@lib/components/ModalBody.svelte"
-  import ModalHeader from "@lib/components/ModalHeader.svelte"
-  import ModalTitle from "@lib/components/ModalTitle.svelte"
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import ProgressBar from "@app/components/ProgressBar.svelte"
 
@@ -24,9 +23,12 @@
 
 <Modal tag="form" onsubmit={preventDefault(next)}>
   <ModalBody>
-    <ModalHeader>
-      <ModalTitle>You're all set!</ModalTitle>
-    </ModalHeader>
+    <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
+      <div class="center bg-primary/15 text-primary size-16 rounded-full motion-safe:animate-pop">
+        <Icon icon={CheckCircle} size={9} />
+      </div>
+      <h1 class="heading">You're all set!</h1>
+    </div>
     <p>
       You've created your profile, saved your keys, and now you're ready to start chatting — all
       without asking permission!

src/app/components/SpaceMenu.svelte

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         class="relative flex w-full flex-col rounded-xl p-3 transition-all hover:bg-base-100"
         onclick={openMenu}>
         <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
-          <strong class="flex items-center gap-1 relative">
+          <strong class="font-display relative flex items-center gap-1">
             <RelayName {url} class="ellipsize" />
             <div
               class="absolute -right-3 top-0 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-primary transition-all opacity-0"
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
   <div
     class="flex shrink-0 flex-col gap-2 p-2 pt-0 -mt-4 pb-[calc(var(--saib)+0.25rem)] md:pb-2 z-nav">
     <VoiceWidget />
-    <Button class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm h-10" onclick={showDetail}>
+    <Button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm bg-base-100 h-10 rounded-full" onclick={showDetail}>
       <SocketStatusIndicator {url} />
     </Button>
   </div>

src/app/components/ThunkToast.svelte

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   import type {AbstractThunk} from "@welshman/app"
   import {thunkHasStatus, thunkIsComplete} from "@welshman/app"
   import {PublishStatus} from "@welshman/net"
+  import CheckCircle from "@assets/icons/check-circle.svg?dataurl"
+  import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import ThunkPending from "@app/components/ThunkPending.svelte"
   import type {Toast} from "@app/toast"
   import {popToast} from "@app/toast"
@@ -35,5 +37,8 @@
 {#if !isComplete}
   <ThunkPending {thunk} />
 {:else if !isFailure}
-  <p class="text-xs opacity-75">Message sent!</p>
+  <p class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs opacity-80">
+    <Icon icon={CheckCircle} size={4} class="text-success motion-safe:animate-pop" />
+    Message sent!
+  </p>
 {/if}

src/app/theme.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,40 @@
 import twColors from "tailwindcss/colors"
+import {hash} from "@welshman/lib"
 import {kv} from "@app/storage"
 import {synced} from "@welshman/store"
 
+// Per-identity color palette, biased toward warm, saturated, brand-adjacent
+// hues so each person/space is recognizable at a glance. Deduped (was two
+// `sky` entries) and trimmed of low-distinctness gray (`zinc`). The 600 weight
+// reads clearly on both the warm-paper light base and the warm-charcoal dark
+// base. Each entry is [name, hex].
 export const colors = [
-  ["amber", twColors.amber[600]],
-  ["blue", twColors.blue[600]],
-  ["cyan", twColors.cyan[600]],
-  ["emerald", twColors.emerald[600]],
-  ["fuchsia", twColors.fuchsia[600]],
-  ["green", twColors.green[600]],
-  ["indigo", twColors.indigo[600]],
-  ["sky", twColors.sky[600]],
-  ["lime", twColors.lime[600]],
-  ["orange", twColors.orange[600]],
-  ["pink", twColors.pink[600]],
   ["purple", twColors.purple[600]],
-  ["red", twColors.red[600]],
-  ["rose", twColors.rose[600]],
-  ["sky", twColors.sky[600]],
-  ["teal", twColors.teal[600]],
   ["violet", twColors.violet[600]],
+  ["indigo", twColors.indigo[600]],
+  ["fuchsia", twColors.fuchsia[600]],
+  ["pink", twColors.pink[600]],
+  ["rose", twColors.rose[600]],
+  ["red", twColors.red[600]],
+  ["orange", twColors.orange[600]],
+  ["amber", twColors.amber[600]],
   ["yellow", twColors.yellow[600]],
-  ["zinc", twColors.zinc[600]],
+  ["lime", twColors.lime[600]],
+  ["green", twColors.green[600]],
+  ["emerald", twColors.emerald[600]],
+  ["teal", twColors.teal[600]],
+  ["cyan", twColors.cyan[600]],
+  ["sky", twColors.sky[600]],
+  ["blue", twColors.blue[600]],
 ]
 
+// Single source of truth for per-pubkey identity color — reused by username
+// text, avatar gradient fallbacks, and avatar rings. Deterministic per pubkey.
+export const getColor = (pubkey = "") => colors[hash(pubkey) % colors.length][1]
+
+// Which blob variant (1-3) a pubkey gets, so an avatar's organic shape is stable.
+export const getBlobVariant = (pubkey = "") => (hash(pubkey) % 3) + 1
+
 export const theme = synced({
   key: "theme",
   defaultValue: window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches ? "dark" : "light",

src/lib/components/Button.svelte

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
     "aria-pressed"?: boolean
   } = $props()
 
-  const className = $derived(`text-left cursor-pointer ${restProps.class}`)
+  const className = $derived(
+    `text-left cursor-pointer motion-safe:transition-transform motion-safe:duration-150 motion-safe:active:scale-[0.97] ${restProps.class}`,
+  )
 
   const onClick = (e: Event) => {
     e.preventDefault()

src/lib/components/CardButton.svelte

@@ -11,21 +11,25 @@
   const {...props}: Props = $props()
 </script>
 
-<div class="btn flex h-[unset] w-full flex-nowrap py-4 text-left {props.class}">
-  <div class="flex grow flex-row items-start gap-4">
-    <div class="flex h-14 w-12 shrink-0 items-center justify-center">
+<div
+  class="group btn rounded-box shadow-soft flex h-[unset] w-full flex-nowrap py-4 text-left transition-all motion-safe:hover:-translate-y-0.5 {props.class}">
+  <div class="flex grow flex-row items-center gap-4">
+    <div class="bg-base-content/5 flex size-12 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl">
       {@render props.icon?.()}
     </div>
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-      <p class="text-bold text-lg">
+      <p class="text-lg font-bold">
         {@render props.title?.()}
       </p>
-      <p class="text-sm">
+      <p class="text-sm font-normal opacity-70">
         {@render props.info?.()}
       </p>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="hidden h-14 w-14 items-center justify-end sm:flex">
-    <Icon size={7} icon={AltArrowRight} />
+    <Icon
+      size={7}
+      icon={AltArrowRight}
+      class="transition-transform motion-safe:group-hover:translate-x-1" />
   </div>
 </div>

src/lib/components/Dialog.svelte

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 
   const innerClass = $derived(
     cx(
-      "relative text-base-content text-base-content grow pointer-events-auto",
-      "rounded-t-box sm:rounded-box",
+      "relative text-base-content grow pointer-events-auto",
+      "rounded-t-box sm:rounded-box sm:rounded-[2rem] ring-1 ring-base-content/5",
       {
-        "bg-alt shadow-m max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col max-w-full pb-sai sm:pb-0": !fullscreen,
+        "bg-alt shadow-2xl max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col max-w-full pb-sai sm:pb-0": !fullscreen,
       },
     ),
   )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <button
     type="button"
     aria-label="Close dialog"
-    class="absolute inset-0 cursor-pointer bg-black opacity-50 dark:opacity-75"
+    class="absolute inset-0 cursor-pointer bg-[oklch(12%_0.03_285)] opacity-50 backdrop-blur-sm dark:opacity-70"
     transition:fade={{duration: 200}}
     onclick={onClose}>
   </button>

src/lib/components/Divider.svelte

@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@
   const {children, ...props}: Props = $props()
 </script>
 
-<div class="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 text-xs uppercase opacity-50">
-  <div class="h-px grow bg-base-content opacity-25"></div>
+<div class="flex items-center gap-3 p-2 text-xs">
   {#if children}
-    <p>{@render children?.()}</p>
-    <div class="h-px grow bg-base-content opacity-25"></div>
+    <div class="via-base-content/20 h-px grow bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-transparent">
+    </div>
+    <p
+      class="font-display bg-base-100 shadow-soft rounded-full px-3 py-1 font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase opacity-80">
+      {@render children?.()}
+    </p>
+    <div class="via-base-content/20 h-px grow bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-transparent">
+    </div>
+  {:else}
+    <div class="via-base-content/20 h-px grow bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-transparent">
+    </div>
   {/if}
 </div>

src/lib/components/FAB.svelte

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 <div class={cx("fixed bottom-20 mb-sai right-4 z-nav hide-on-keyboard md:hidden", className)}>
   <Button
-    class="btn btn-primary border-none shadow-xl hover:opacity-90 transition-all size-[50px] rounded-xl p-0"
+    class="btn btn-primary size-14 rounded-full border-none p-0 shadow-[0_8px_24px_-6px_var(--color-primary)] transition-transform motion-safe:hover:scale-110 motion-safe:active:scale-95"
     {onclick}>
     <div class="flex items-center justify-center">
       {@render children?.()}

src/lib/components/ImageIcon.svelte

@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
     alt: string
     size?: number
     class?: string
+    style?: string
   }
 
-  const {src, alt, size = 5, ...props}: Props = $props()
+  const {src, alt, size = 5, style = "", ...props}: Props = $props()
+
+  // Tailwind can't compile interpolated `h-{size}` classes, so size the box
+  // with an inline style (size * 4 == the Tailwind `h-{size}` rem scale).
+  const px = size * 4
+
+  let loaded = $state(false)
 </script>
 
 {#if src.includes("image/svg") || src.endsWith(".svg")}
@@ -17,5 +24,10 @@
   <img
     {src}
     {alt}
-    class="h-{size} w-{size} min-w-{size} min-h-{size} aspect-square object-cover {props.class}" />
+    style="width:{px}px;height:{px}px;min-width:{px}px;min-height:{px}px;{style}"
+    class="aspect-square object-cover motion-safe:transition-opacity motion-safe:duration-300 {loaded
+      ? 'opacity-100'
+      : 'opacity-0'} {props.class}"
+    onload={() => (loaded = true)}
+    onerror={() => (loaded = true)} />
 {/if}

src/lib/components/Page.svelte

@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 <div
   data-component="Page"
-  class="relative grow flex flex-col min-w-0 ml-sai mb-sai mt-sai mr-sai bg-base-200 md:ml-0 md:mb-0 {props.class}">
+  class="relative grow flex flex-col min-w-0 ml-sai mb-sai mt-sai mr-sai bg-base-200 md:ml-0 md:mb-0 md:rounded-tl-2xl {props.class}">
   {@render props.children?.()}
 </div>

src/lib/components/PageHeader.svelte

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="column gap-4 py-12">
-  <h1 class="superheading">{@render title?.()}</h1>
+  <h1 class="font-display text-center text-4xl leading-tight font-bold tracking-tight">
+    {@render title?.()}
+  </h1>
   <p class="text-center">{@render info?.()}</p>
 </div>

src/lib/components/PrimaryNavItem.svelte

@@ -16,33 +16,46 @@
   const active = $derived($page.url?.pathname?.startsWith(prefix || href || "bogus"))
 
   const wrapperClass = $derived(
-    cx("relative h-14 w-14 p-1", {
+    cx("group relative h-14 w-14 p-1", {
       "tooltip tooltip-right": title,
     }),
   )
 
   const innerClass = $derived(
     cx(
-      "flex h-full w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full transition-colors hover:bg-base-300",
+      "relative flex h-full w-full cursor-pointer items-center justify-center transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-base-300 motion-safe:hover:scale-105 motion-safe:hover:-rotate-3",
       restProps.class,
-      {"bg-base-300 border border-solid border-base-content/20": active},
+      active
+        ? "rounded-[42%] bg-base-300 ring-2 ring-primary/60 shadow-[0_0_14px_-3px_var(--color-primary)]"
+        : "rounded-2xl",
     ),
   )
 </script>
 
 <div class={wrapperClass} data-tip={title}>
+  <!-- Discord-style accent pill: tall when active, a nub on hover -->
+  <div
+    class={cx(
+      "pointer-events-none absolute top-1/2 left-0 w-1 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-r-full bg-primary transition-all duration-200",
+      active ? "h-8 opacity-100" : "h-2 opacity-0 group-hover:h-4 group-hover:opacity-60",
+    )}>
+  </div>
   {#if onclick}
     <Button {onclick} class={innerClass}>
       {@render children?.()}
       {#if !active && notification}
-        <div class="absolute right-1 top-1 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-primary"></div>
+        <div
+          class="bg-secondary ring-base-200 absolute top-1 right-1 h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full ring-2 motion-safe:animate-pulse">
+        </div>
       {/if}
     </Button>
   {:else}
     <a {href} class={innerClass}>
       {@render children?.()}
       {#if !active && notification}
-        <div class="absolute right-1 top-1 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-primary"></div>
+        <div
+          class="bg-secondary ring-base-200 absolute top-1 right-1 h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full ring-2 motion-safe:animate-pulse">
+        </div>
       {/if}
     </a>
   {/if}

src/lib/components/SecondaryNav.svelte

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 <div
   class={cx(
-    "mt-sai mb-sai max-h-screen w-60 min-h-0 shrink-0 flex-col gap-1 bg-base-300 z-nav",
+    "mt-sai mb-sai max-h-screen w-60 min-h-0 shrink-0 flex-col gap-1 bg-base-300 z-nav md:shadow-[6px_0_24px_-12px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)]",
     visible ? "flex" : "hidden md:flex",
     props.class,
   )}>

src/lib/components/SecondaryNavHeader.svelte

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
   const {children}: Props = $props()
 </script>
 
-<div class="flex items-center justify-between px-1 py-2 text-sm font-bold uppercase">
+<div class="label flex items-center justify-between px-1 py-2">
   {@render children?.()}
 </div>

src/lib/components/SecondaryNavItem.svelte

@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@
 
   const active = $derived($page.url.pathname === href)
   const wrapperClass = $derived(
-    cx(restProps.class, "relative flex shrink-0 items-center gap-3 text-left transition-all", {
-      "hover:bg-base-100 hover:text-base-content": true,
-      "text-base-content bg-base-100": active,
-      "tooltip tooltip-right": title,
-    }),
+    cx(
+      restProps.class,
+      "group relative flex shrink-0 items-center gap-3 rounded-xl text-left transition-all",
+      {
+        "hover:bg-base-100": true,
+        "bg-primary/15 text-primary font-semibold": active,
+        "tooltip tooltip-right": title,
+      },
+    ),
   )
 </script>
 
@@ -51,16 +55,19 @@
     data-tip={title}
     data-sveltekit-replacestate={replaceState}
     class={wrapperClass}>
+    {#if active}
+      <div class="bg-primary absolute top-1/2 left-0 h-5 w-1 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-r-full"></div>
+    {/if}
     {@render children?.()}
     {#if notification}
-      <div class="absolute right-[1.15rem] top-5 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-primary" transition:fade>
+      <div class="bg-secondary absolute top-5 right-[1.15rem] h-2 w-2 rounded-full" transition:fade>
       </div>
     {/if}
   </a>
 {:else}
   <button {...restProps} data-tip={title} class={wrapperClass}>
     {#if notification}
-      <div class="absolute right-[1.15rem] top-5 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-primary" transition:fade>
+      <div class="bg-secondary absolute top-5 right-[1.15rem] h-2 w-2 rounded-full" transition:fade>
       </div>
     {/if}
     {@render children?.()}

src/lib/components/Spinner.svelte

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 <span class="flex min-h-10 items-center">
   {#if loading}
     <span class="pr-3" transition:slide|local={{axis: "x"}}>
-      <span class="loading loading-spinner" transition:fade|local={{duration: 100}}></span>
+      <span class="loading loading-dots text-primary" transition:fade|local={{duration: 100}}
+      ></span>
     </span>
   {/if}
   {@render children?.()}

src/lib/transition.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 // @ts-nocheck
-import {cubicOut} from "svelte/easing"
+import {cubicOut, backOut} from "svelte/easing"
 import type {FlyParams} from "svelte/transition"
 import {fly as baseFly} from "svelte/transition"
 
-export {fade, slide} from "svelte/transition"
+export {fade, slide, scale} from "svelte/transition"
 
+// A short, gently-springy fly is the app's default element entrance.
 export const fly = (node: Element, params?: FlyParams | undefined) =>
-  baseFly(node, {y: 20, ...params})
+  baseFly(node, {y: 12, duration: 250, easing: backOut, ...params})
+
+// Staggered variant for list items — pass {i} (the index) to cascade the
+// entrance. Delay is capped so long/virtualized lists never feel sluggish.
+export const flyStagger = (node: Element, {i = 0, ...params}: any = {}) =>
+  baseFly(node, {y: 12, duration: 250, easing: backOut, delay: Math.min(i * 40, 240), ...params})
 
 export type TranslateParams = {
   delay?: number

src/routes/home/+page.svelte

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import CardButton from "@lib/components/CardButton.svelte"
   import {goToSpace} from "@app/routes"
-  import {PLATFORM_NAME, PLATFORM_RELAYS} from "@app/env"
+  import {PLATFORM_NAME, PLATFORM_RELAYS, PLATFORM_LOGO} from "@app/env"
 
   const openChat = () => goto("/chat")
 
@@ -19,16 +19,28 @@
   })
 </script>
 
-<div class="hero min-h-screen overflow-auto pb-8">
-  <div class="hero-content">
+<div class="hero relative min-h-screen overflow-auto pb-8">
+  <!-- Soft brand-color blobs for a warm, playful backdrop -->
+  <div class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden">
+    <div class="bg-primary/10 absolute top-10 -left-20 size-72 rounded-full blur-3xl"></div>
+    <div class="bg-secondary/10 absolute right-[-4rem] bottom-10 size-72 rounded-full blur-3xl">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="hero-content relative">
     <div class="column content gap-4">
-      <h1 class="text-center text-5xl">Welcome to</h1>
-      <h1 class="mb-4 text-center text-5xl font-bold uppercase">{PLATFORM_NAME}</h1>
+      <div class="mb-2 flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
+        <img
+          src={PLATFORM_LOGO}
+          alt={PLATFORM_NAME}
+          class="shadow-soft ring-primary/20 size-20 rounded-3xl object-cover ring-4 motion-safe:animate-float" />
+        <h1 class="font-display text-2xl font-semibold opacity-60">Welcome to</h1>
+        <h1 class="brand text-6xl">{PLATFORM_NAME}</h1>
+      </div>
       <div class="col-3">
         <Link href="/spaces">
           <CardButton class="btn-neutral">
             {#snippet icon()}
-              <Icon icon={AddCircle} size={7} />
+              <Icon icon={AddCircle} size={7} class="text-primary" />
             {/snippet}
             {#snippet title()}
               <div>Add a space</div>
@@ -41,7 +53,7 @@
         <Button onclick={openChat}>
           <CardButton class="btn-neutral">
             {#snippet icon()}
-              <Icon icon={ChatRound} size={7} />
+              <Icon icon={ChatRound} size={7} class="text-secondary" />
             {/snippet}
             {#snippet title()}
               <div>Start a conversation</div>

src/routes/spaces/+page.svelte

@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@
               </div>
             {/each}
           {:else if !term}
-            <p class="py-12 text-center">You haven't joined any spaces yet.</p>
+            <p class="py-10 text-center opacity-70">
+              You haven't joined any spaces yet — pick one below to dive in!
+            </p>
           {/if}
           <Divider>{filteredUserUrls.length > 0 ? "More Spaces" : "Browse Spaces"}</Divider>
           {#each otherSpaces.slice(0, limit) as relay (relay.url)}

src/routes/spaces/[relay]/calendar/+page.svelte

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   import SpaceBar from "@app/components/SpaceBar.svelte"
   import CalendarEventItem from "@app/components/CalendarEventItem.svelte"
   import CalendarEventCreate from "@app/components/CalendarEventCreate.svelte"
+  import EmptyState from "@app/components/EmptyState.svelte"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/modal"
   import {decodeRelay} from "@app/relays"
   import {makeCommentFilter} from "@app/content"
@@ -147,7 +148,9 @@
       <Spinner {loading}>Looking for events...</Spinner>
     </p>
   {:else if items.length === 0}
-    <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20" transition:fly>No events found.</p>
+    <EmptyState icon={CalendarMinimalistic} title="No events yet">
+      Planning a meetup or call? Add an event so everyone knows when to show up.
+    </EmptyState>
   {:else}
     <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20" transition:fly>That's all!</p>
   {/if}

src/routes/spaces/[relay]/goals/+page.svelte

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import SpaceBar from "@app/components/SpaceBar.svelte"
   import GoalItem from "@app/components/GoalItem.svelte"
   import GoalCreate from "@app/components/GoalCreate.svelte"
+  import EmptyState from "@app/components/EmptyState.svelte"
   import {decodeRelay} from "@app/relays"
   import {makeCommentFilter} from "@app/content"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/feeds"
@@ -83,15 +84,15 @@
       <GoalItem {url} event={$state.snapshot(event)} />
     </div>
   {/each}
-  <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
-    <Spinner {loading}>
-      {#if loading}
-        Looking for goals...
-      {:else if items.length === 0}
-        No goals found.
-      {:else}
-        That's all!
-      {/if}
-    </Spinner>
-  </p>
+  {#if loading}
+    <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
+      <Spinner loading>Looking for goals...</Spinner>
+    </p>
+  {:else if items.length === 0}
+    <EmptyState icon={StarFallMinimalistic} title="No goals yet">
+      Rallying the community around something? Set a goal and watch the support roll in.
+    </EmptyState>
+  {:else}
+    <p class="flex items-center justify-center py-10 text-sm opacity-50">That's all!</p>
+  {/if}
 </PageContent>

src/routes/spaces/[relay]/polls/+page.svelte

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import SpaceBar from "@app/components/SpaceBar.svelte"
   import PollItem from "@app/components/PollItem.svelte"
   import PollCreate from "@app/components/PollCreate.svelte"
+  import EmptyState from "@app/components/EmptyState.svelte"
   import {decodeRelay} from "@app/relays"
   import {makeCommentFilter} from "@app/content"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/feeds"
@@ -83,15 +84,15 @@
       <PollItem {url} event={$state.snapshot(event)} />
     </div>
   {/each}
-  <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
-    <Spinner {loading}>
-      {#if loading}
-        Looking for polls...
-      {:else if items.length === 0}
-        No polls found.
-      {:else}
-        That's all!
-      {/if}
-    </Spinner>
-  </p>
+  {#if loading}
+    <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
+      <Spinner loading>Looking for polls...</Spinner>
+    </p>
+  {:else if items.length === 0}
+    <EmptyState icon={PollIcon} title="No polls yet">
+      Want to take the room's temperature? Create the first poll and let people weigh in.
+    </EmptyState>
+  {:else}
+    <p class="flex items-center justify-center py-10 text-sm opacity-50">That's all!</p>
+  {/if}
 </PageContent>

src/routes/spaces/[relay]/threads/+page.svelte

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   import SpaceBar from "@app/components/SpaceBar.svelte"
   import ThreadItem from "@app/components/ThreadItem.svelte"
   import ThreadCreate from "@app/components/ThreadCreate.svelte"
+  import EmptyState from "@app/components/EmptyState.svelte"
   import {decodeRelay} from "@app/relays"
   import {makeCommentFilter} from "@app/content"
   import {makeFeed} from "@app/feeds"
@@ -83,15 +84,15 @@
       <ThreadItem {url} event={$state.snapshot(event)} />
     </div>
   {/each}
-  <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
-    <Spinner {loading}>
-      {#if loading}
-        Looking for threads...
-      {:else if items.length === 0}
-        No threads found.
-      {:else}
-        That's all!
-      {/if}
-    </Spinner>
-  </p>
+  {#if loading}
+    <p class="flex h-10 items-center justify-center py-20">
+      <Spinner loading>Looking for threads...</Spinner>
+    </p>
+  {:else if items.length === 0}
+    <EmptyState icon={NotesMinimalistic} title="No threads yet">
+      Threads keep longer conversations tidy and easy to follow. Be the first to start one!
+    </EmptyState>
+  {:else}
+    <p class="flex items-center justify-center py-10 text-sm opacity-50">That's all!</p>
+  {/if}
 </PageContent>

tailwind.config.js

@@ -33,22 +33,52 @@ export default {
     daisyTheme({
       name: "dark",
       ...themes["night"],
-      "--color-base-content": "oklch(75% 0.029 256.847)",
+      // Warm charcoal ramp with a wide (~8.5%) lightness spread so stacked
+      // surfaces (rail / panel / page / card / bubble) read as layered paper
+      // instead of one flat slab. Hue nudged from cold 265 toward brand 280.
+      "--color-base-100": "oklch(24% 0.025 280)",
+      "--color-base-200": "oklch(20% 0.024 280)",
+      "--color-base-300": "oklch(15.5% 0.022 280)",
+      "--color-base-content": "oklch(89% 0.02 280)",
       "--color-primary": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_ACCENT,
       "--color-primary-content": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_ACCENT_CONTENT || "#EAE7FF",
       "--color-secondary": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_SECONDARY,
       "--color-secondary-content": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_SECONDARY_CONTENT || "#EAE7FF",
+      // Amber completes the purple -> orange -> amber brand triad (was off-brand pink).
+      "--color-accent": "#FDB833",
+      "--color-accent-content": "oklch(22% 0.04 70)",
+      // Shape + depth: rounder geometry, friendlier borders, and DaisyUI's built-in
+      // soft top-highlight/bottom-shadow on btn/card/input/badge.
+      "--depth": "1",
+      "--radius-box": "1.25rem",
+      "--radius-field": "0.75rem",
+      "--radius-selector": "1rem",
+      "--border": "1.5px",
     }),
     daisyTheme({
       name: "light",
       ...themes["winter"],
-      "--color-neutral": "#F2F7FF",
+      // Warm paper ramp (hue ~70) replaces winter's clinical blue-white, with a
+      // gentle layering step and a warm near-ink text color carrying a faint
+      // purple undertone so type feels tied to the brand.
+      "--color-base-100": "oklch(99.5% 0.006 70)",
+      "--color-base-200": "oklch(97% 0.012 70)",
+      "--color-base-300": "oklch(93.5% 0.016 75)",
+      "--color-base-content": "oklch(32% 0.03 285)",
+      "--color-neutral": "oklch(96% 0.01 70)",
       "--color-neutral-content": "var(--color-base-content)",
       "--color-warning": "#FD8D0B",
       "--color-primary": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_ACCENT,
       "--color-primary-content": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_ACCENT_CONTENT || "#EAE7FF",
       "--color-secondary": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_SECONDARY,
       "--color-secondary-content": process.env.VITE_PLATFORM_SECONDARY_CONTENT || "#EAE7FF",
+      "--color-accent": "#FDB833",
+      "--color-accent-content": "oklch(30% 0.05 70)",
+      "--depth": "1",
+      "--radius-box": "1.25rem",
+      "--radius-field": "0.75rem",
+      "--radius-selector": "1rem",
+      "--border": "1.5px",
     }),
   ],
 }