diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.astro b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
index 7d7a602..e073901 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.astro
@@ -46,306 +46,426 @@ const year = new Date().getFullYear();
 
   <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
   <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
-  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=VT323&family=Press+Start+2P&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
+  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,400;9..144,500;9..144,600;9..144,700;9..144,800&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
 
   <style is:global>
+    :root {
+      --bg: #fbfaf6;
+      --bg-card: #ffffff;
+      --bg-soft: #f4f1ea;
+      --ink: #16161a;
+      --ink-soft: #4b4b52;
+      --ink-muted: #84848d;
+      --line: #e7e3d6;
+      --accent: #e85d3c;
+      --accent-soft: #fbe4dc;
+      --link: #1f4ddb;
+      --link-hover: #102a8c;
+    }
+
     * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
-    html { background: #000; }
+
+    html {
+      background: var(--bg);
+      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+    }
+
     body {
-      font-family: 'VT323', 'Courier New', monospace;
-      font-size: 22px;
-      line-height: 1.4;
-      color: #00ff66;
-      background:
-        repeating-linear-gradient(
-          180deg,
-          transparent 0,
-          transparent 2px,
-          rgba(0,255,102,0.05) 2px,
-          rgba(0,255,102,0.05) 3px
-        ),
-        radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #061a0d 0%, #000 100%);
+      font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, system-ui, sans-serif;
+      font-size: 17px;
+      line-height: 1.65;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      background: var(--bg);
       min-height: 100vh;
-      padding: 16px;
     }
-    body::before {
-      content: "";
-      position: fixed; inset: 0;
-      background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0), rgba(0,255,102,0.03) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0));
-      pointer-events: none;
-      animation: scan 6s linear infinite;
-    }
-    @keyframes scan {
-      0%   { transform: translateY(-100%); }
-      100% { transform: translateY(100%); }
-    }
-    @keyframes blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
-    @keyframes glitch { 2%, 64% { transform: translate(1px, 0) skew(0deg); } 4%, 60% { transform: translate(-1px, 0) skew(0deg); } 62% { transform: translate(0, 0) skew(3deg); } }
 
     .container {
-      max-width: 880px;
+      max-width: 1100px;
       margin: 0 auto;
-      background: rgba(0, 20, 10, 0.75);
-      border: 2px solid #00ff66;
-      padding: 0;
-      box-shadow:
-        0 0 0 1px #003311 inset,
-        0 0 24px rgba(0,255,102,0.18);
+      padding: 0 28px;
     }
 
-    .terminal-bar {
-      background: #001a0c;
-      border-bottom: 2px solid #00ff66;
-      padding: 6px 12px;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      color: #aaffaa;
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: space-between;
-    }
-    .terminal-bar .dots::before { content: "● ● ●"; color: #ff00aa; letter-spacing: 2px; }
-
-    .marquee {
-      background: #ff00aa;
-      color: #000;
-      padding: 4px 0;
-      overflow: hidden;
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
-      font-size: 10px;
-      border-bottom: 2px solid #00ff66;
-    }
-    .marquee span {
-      display: inline-block;
-      padding-left: 100%;
-      animation: marquee 28s linear infinite;
-    }
-    @keyframes marquee { 0% { transform: translateX(0); } 100% { transform: translateX(-100%); } }
-
+    /* ========== Site header ========== */
     header.hero {
-      padding: 24px 20px 16px;
-      border-bottom: 1px dashed #00ff66;
+      padding: 36px 0 28px;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+      margin-bottom: 48px;
     }
+    .hero-row {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      gap: 24px;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
+    }
+    .brand-link { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; display: inline-block; }
     .ascii-brand {
-      color: #00ff66;
-      font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
-      font-size: 28px;
-      letter-spacing: 2px;
-      text-shadow:
-        2px 0 #ff00aa,
-        -2px 0 #00ffff,
-        0 0 8px rgba(0,255,102,0.8);
-      animation: glitch 4s infinite;
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', 'Times New Roman', serif;
+      font-weight: 800;
+      font-size: 38px;
+      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      line-height: 1;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 144;
     }
     .ascii-brand .cursor {
-      color: #00ff66;
-      animation: blink 1s step-end infinite;
+      color: var(--accent);
+      font-weight: 800;
     }
     .tagline {
-      color: #aaffaa;
-      font-size: 18px;
-      margin-top: 10px;
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-style: italic;
+      font-size: 16px;
+      margin-top: 6px;
+      max-width: 520px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 14;
     }
-    .tagline::before { content: "> "; color: #ff00aa; }
     nav.nav {
-      margin-top: 14px;
-      font-size: 18px;
+      display: flex;
+      gap: 24px;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: 500;
     }
     nav.nav a {
-      color: #00ffff;
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
       text-decoration: none;
-      margin-right: 18px;
+      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+      transition: color 0.15s;
     }
-    nav.nav a::before { content: "["; color: #ff00aa; }
-    nav.nav a::after { content: "]"; color: #ff00aa; }
-    nav.nav a:hover { color: #ffff00; background: #003311; }
+    nav.nav a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
 
-    main { padding: 20px; }
+    main { padding: 0 0 64px; }
 
+    /* ========== Index post cards ========== */
     .post {
-      background: #001a0c;
-      border: 1px solid #00aa44;
-      padding: 14px 16px;
-      margin-bottom: 14px;
-      position: relative;
+      background: var(--bg-card);
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 12px;
+      padding: 28px 32px;
+      margin-bottom: 18px;
+      transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
     }
-    .post::before {
-      content: "[LOG]";
-      position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 8px;
-      background: #000;
-      color: #ff00aa;
-      padding: 0 6px;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      letter-spacing: 2px;
+    .post:hover {
+      transform: translateY(-2px);
+      box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -16px rgba(20, 20, 30, 0.18);
+      border-color: #d8d2c0;
     }
-    .post-title { font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 4px; }
-    .post-title a {
-      color: #ffff00;
-      text-decoration: none;
-      text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255,255,0,0.5);
-    }
-    .post-title a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }
-    .post-meta {
-      color: #77cc88;
-      font-size: 16px;
+    .post-title {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 26px;
+      line-height: 1.2;
+      letter-spacing: -0.015em;
       margin-bottom: 8px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 80;
+    }
+    .post-title a {
+      color: var(--ink);
+      text-decoration: none;
+    }
+    .post-title a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
+    .post-meta {
+      color: var(--ink-muted);
+      font-size: 13px;
+      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+      margin-bottom: 12px;
+      display: flex;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 8px;
+    }
+    .post-excerpt {
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      font-size: 16px;
+      line-height: 1.6;
     }
-    .post-meta::before { content: "timestamp: "; color: #ff00aa; }
-    .post-excerpt { color: #bfffcf; font-size: 18px; }
 
+    /* ========== Tags ========== */
     .tag {
       display: inline-block;
-      background: #003311;
-      color: #00ffff;
-      padding: 0 6px;
-      margin-right: 4px;
-      border: 1px dashed #00aa44;
-      font-size: 14px;
+      background: var(--bg-soft);
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      padding: 2px 10px;
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      font-size: 12px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+      transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s;
     }
     .tag a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
-    .tag::before { content: "#"; }
+    .tag:hover { background: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--accent); }
 
+    /* ========== Article (post detail) ========== */
     .post-content {
-      background: #000;
-      border: 1px solid #00aa44;
-      padding: 24px;
-      line-height: 1.6;
-      font-size: 19px;
-      color: #bfffcf;
+      max-width: 720px;
+      margin: 0 auto;
+      padding: 0;
+      background: transparent;
+      border: none;
+      font-size: 18px;
+      line-height: 1.75;
+      color: var(--ink);
     }
     .post-content h1 {
-      color: #00ff66;
-      font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
-      font-size: 20px;
-      text-shadow: 2px 0 #ff00aa, -2px 0 #00ffff;
-      margin-bottom: 12px;
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 48px);
+      line-height: 1.1;
+      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      margin-bottom: 18px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 144;
     }
-    .post-content h2 { font-size: 26px; color: #ffff00; margin-top: 20px; }
-    .post-content h3 { font-size: 22px; color: #00ffff; margin-top: 16px; }
-    .post-content p { margin-bottom: 14px; }
-    .post-content a { color: #00ffff; text-decoration: underline; }
-    .post-content a:visited { color: #ff00aa; }
+    .post-content h2 {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 28px;
+      line-height: 1.25;
+      letter-spacing: -0.015em;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      margin: 44px 0 14px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 80;
+    }
+    .post-content h3 {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 22px;
+      line-height: 1.3;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      margin: 32px 0 10px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 36;
+    }
+    .post-content p {
+      margin-bottom: 22px;
+      color: var(--ink);
+    }
+    .post-content > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 700;
+      font-size: 64px;
+      float: left;
+      line-height: 0.92;
+      padding: 6px 10px 0 0;
+      color: var(--accent);
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 144;
+    }
+    .post-content a {
+      color: var(--link);
+      text-decoration: underline;
+      text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+      text-underline-offset: 3px;
+      transition: color 0.15s;
+    }
+    .post-content a:hover { color: var(--link-hover); }
     .post-content img {
       max-width: 100%;
       height: auto;
-      border: 2px solid #00aa44;
-      filter: saturate(0.85) contrast(1.05);
+      border-radius: 10px;
+      margin: 28px 0;
+      box-shadow: 0 12px 36px -18px rgba(20, 20, 30, 0.25);
     }
     .post-content blockquote {
-      border-left: 3px solid #ff00aa;
-      margin: 14px 0;
-      padding: 4px 14px;
-      color: #aaffaa;
-      background: #001a0c;
+      border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
+      margin: 28px 0;
+      padding: 4px 0 4px 24px;
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-style: italic;
+      font-size: 21px;
+      line-height: 1.5;
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 36;
     }
     .post-content code {
-      background: #002a14;
-      color: #ffff00;
-      padding: 1px 5px;
-      font-family: 'VT323', monospace;
+      background: var(--bg-soft);
+      color: var(--accent);
+      padding: 1px 7px;
+      border-radius: 4px;
+      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', monospace;
+      font-size: 0.88em;
     }
     .post-content pre {
-      background: #001a0c;
-      color: #00ff66;
-      padding: 12px;
-      border: 1px solid #00aa44;
+      background: #1a1a1f;
+      color: #e8e6df;
+      padding: 18px 20px;
+      border-radius: 10px;
       overflow-x: auto;
+      margin: 24px 0;
+      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', monospace;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      line-height: 1.65;
+    }
+    .post-content pre code {
+      background: transparent;
+      color: inherit;
+      padding: 0;
+    }
+    .post-content ul, .post-content ol {
+      margin: 18px 0 22px 28px;
+    }
+    .post-content li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
+    .post-content hr {
+      border: none;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+      margin: 40px 0;
     }
 
     .back-link {
       display: inline-block;
-      color: #00ffff;
+      color: var(--ink-muted);
       text-decoration: none;
-      margin-bottom: 16px;
-      font-size: 18px;
+      margin-bottom: 24px;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+      transition: color 0.15s;
     }
-    .back-link::before { content: "<-- "; color: #ff00aa; }
-    .back-link:hover { background: #003311; color: #ffff00; }
+    .back-link:hover { color: var(--accent); }
 
+    /* ========== Pagination ========== */
     .pagination {
-      margin-top: 24px;
-      padding-top: 12px;
-      border-top: 1px dashed #00aa44;
+      max-width: 720px;
+      margin: 48px auto 0;
+      padding-top: 24px;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
       display: flex;
       justify-content: space-between;
       align-items: center;
+      gap: 16px;
     }
     .pagination-link {
       display: inline-block;
-      padding: 4px 12px;
-      background: #001a0c;
-      border: 1px solid #00ff66;
-      color: #ffff00;
+      padding: 8px 18px;
+      background: var(--bg-card);
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 999px;
+      color: var(--ink);
       text-decoration: none;
+      font-size: 14px;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+    }
+    .pagination-link:hover {
+      background: var(--accent);
+      border-color: var(--accent);
+      color: #fff;
+    }
+    .pagination-info {
+      color: var(--ink-muted);
+      font-size: 13px;
     }
-    .pagination-link:hover { background: #00ff66; color: #000; }
-    .pagination-info { color: #aaffaa; font-size: 16px; }
 
+    /* ========== Related posts ========== */
     .related-posts {
-      margin-top: 32px;
-      padding-top: 16px;
-      border-top: 1px dashed #ff00aa;
+      max-width: 1100px;
+      margin: 64px auto 0;
+      padding-top: 36px;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
     }
     .related-posts h3 {
-      font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
-      font-size: 14px;
-      color: #ff00aa;
-      margin-bottom: 14px;
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 22px;
+      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      margin-bottom: 22px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 36;
     }
-    .related-posts h3::before { content: "// "; color: #00ffff; }
     .related-posts-grid {
       display: grid;
-      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr));
-      gap: 10px;
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr));
+      gap: 16px;
     }
     .related-post-card {
-      background: #001a0c;
-      border: 1px solid #00aa44;
-      padding: 10px 12px;
+      background: var(--bg-card);
+      border: 1px solid var(--line);
+      border-radius: 10px;
+      padding: 20px;
+      transition: transform 0.18s, box-shadow 0.18s, border-color 0.18s;
+    }
+    .related-post-card:hover {
+      transform: translateY(-2px);
+      box-shadow: 0 10px 28px -16px rgba(20, 20, 30, 0.18);
+      border-color: #d8d2c0;
+    }
+    .related-post-link { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; display: block; }
+    .related-post-link h4 {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      font-size: 18px;
+      line-height: 1.25;
+      color: var(--ink);
+      margin-bottom: 8px;
+      font-variation-settings: 'opsz' 36;
+    }
+    .related-post-excerpt {
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      font-size: 14px;
+      line-height: 1.55;
+      margin-bottom: 10px;
+    }
+    .related-post-date {
+      color: var(--ink-muted);
+      font-size: 12px;
+      letter-spacing: 0.02em;
     }
-    .related-post-link { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
-    .related-post-link h4 { font-size: 20px; color: #ffff00; margin-bottom: 6px; }
-    .related-post-excerpt { color: #bfffcf; font-size: 16px; }
-    .related-post-date { color: #77cc88; font-size: 14px; }
 
+    /* ========== Footer ========== */
     footer {
-      margin-top: 0;
-      padding: 12px 16px;
-      background: #001a0c;
-      border-top: 2px solid #00ff66;
-      color: #77cc88;
-      font-size: 16px;
-      text-align: center;
+      max-width: 1100px;
+      margin: 80px auto 0;
+      padding: 28px 28px 36px;
+      border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+      color: var(--ink-muted);
+      font-size: 13px;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 16px;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
     }
-    footer::before { content: "[EOF] "; color: #ff00aa; }
+    footer .footer-brand {
+      font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      color: var(--ink-soft);
+      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+    }
+    footer .footer-brand .accent { color: var(--accent); }
 
-    @media (max-width: 600px) {
-      body { font-size: 18px; padding: 8px; }
-      .ascii-brand { font-size: 18px; }
+    /* ========== Mobile ========== */
+    @media (max-width: 700px) {
+      .container { padding: 0 18px; }
+      header.hero { padding: 24px 0 20px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
+      .ascii-brand { font-size: 30px; }
+      .tagline { font-size: 14px; }
+      .post { padding: 22px 22px; }
+      .post-title { font-size: 22px; }
+      .post-excerpt { font-size: 15px; }
+      .post-content { font-size: 17px; }
+      .post-content > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 52px; }
       .related-posts-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
     }
   </style>
 </head>
 <body>
   <div class="container">
-    <div class="terminal-bar">
-      <span class="dots"></span>
-      <span>hype404://terminal — ai.sys</span>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="marquee">
-      <span>&gt;&gt;&gt; HYPE404 :: AI NEWS DROP :: NEURAL NETWORKS :: PROMPT WARS :: LLM GOSSIP :: ROBOT UPRISING :: DEEPFAKE DRAMA :: AGI IS TOMORROW :: CTRL+C TO STOP :: &nbsp;</span>
-    </div>
-
     <header class="hero">
-      <a href="/" style="text-decoration: none;">
-        <span class="ascii-brand">HYPE404<span class="cursor">_</span></span>
-      </a>
-      <div class="tagline">{site.description}</div>
-      <nav class="nav">
-        <a href="/">home</a>
-        <a href="/about/">about</a>
-        <a href="/rss.xml">rss</a>
-      </nav>
+      <div class="hero-row">
+        <div>
+          <a href="/" class="brand-link">
+            <span class="ascii-brand">hype<span class="cursor">404</span></span>
+          </a>
+          <div class="tagline">{site.description}</div>
+        </div>
+        <nav class="nav">
+          <a href="/">Home</a>
+          <a href="/about/">About</a>
+          <a href="/rss.xml">RSS</a>
+        </nav>
+      </div>
     </header>
 
     <main>
@@ -353,7 +473,8 @@ const year = new Date().getFullYear();
     </main>
 
     <footer>
-      (c) {year} {site.name} &nbsp;::&nbsp; powered by caffeine and a bad gpu
+      <div class="footer-brand">hype<span class="accent">404</span></div>
+      <div>© {year} {site.name}</div>
     </footer>
   </div>
 </body>