diff --git a/app/[[...slug]]/page.tsx b/app/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
index 8bb725a..8c54b61 100644
--- a/app/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { notFound } from 'next/navigation';
 import type { SectionRecord } from '$entities/Section';
 import { getCollection } from '$shared/api';
+import { SectionAccordion } from '$widgets/SectionAccordion';
 import { SectionFactory } from '$widgets/SectionFactory';
-import { SectionsAccordion } from '$widgets/SectionsAccordion';
 
 /**
  * Optional catchall: `/` → first section, `/:slug` → that section.
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ export default async function SectionPage({ params }: Props) {
 
   return (
     <main className="px-4 py-6 sm:px-8 sm:py-12 lg:py-16 lg:px-16">
-      <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug={activeSlug}>
+      <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug={activeSlug}>
         {sections.map((s) => (
           <SectionFactory key={s.slug} slug={s.slug} />
         ))}
-      </SectionsAccordion>
+      </SectionAccordion>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/index.ts b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 25000d2..0000000
--- a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from './SectionAccordion';
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.stories.tsx b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.stories.tsx
similarity index 75%
rename from src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.stories.tsx
rename to src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.stories.tsx
index 3523df2..70b2185 100644
--- a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.stories.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/nextjs-vite';
-import { SectionAccordion } from './SectionAccordion';
+import { SectionPanel } from './SectionPanel';
 
-const meta: Meta<typeof SectionAccordion> = {
-  title: 'Shared/SectionAccordion',
-  component: SectionAccordion,
+const meta: Meta<typeof SectionPanel> = {
+  title: 'Shared/SectionPanel',
+  component: SectionPanel,
   decorators: [
     (Story) => (
       <div className="p-8 bg-ochre-clay">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof SectionAccordion> = {
 
 export default meta;
 
-type Story = StoryObj<typeof SectionAccordion>;
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof SectionPanel>;
 
 export const Active: Story = {
   args: {
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.test.tsx
similarity index 73%
rename from src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx
rename to src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.test.tsx
index 6c5d182..2de2a63 100644
--- a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { SectionAccordion } from './SectionAccordion';
+import { SectionPanel } from './SectionPanel';
 
 const defaultProps = {
   number: '01',
@@ -10,30 +10,30 @@ const defaultProps = {
   children: <p>Content here</p>,
 };
 
-describe('SectionAccordion', () => {
+describe('SectionPanel', () => {
   describe('collapsed state (isActive=false)', () => {
     it('renders a section element with the given id', () => {
-      const { container } = render(<SectionAccordion {...defaultProps} />);
+      const { container } = render(<SectionPanel {...defaultProps} />);
       expect(container.querySelector('section#about')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('renders a link with number and title', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...defaultProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...defaultProps} />);
       expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /01.*About/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('link points to the correct href', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...defaultProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...defaultProps} />);
       expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /01.*About/i })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/about');
     });
 
     it('does not render children', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...defaultProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...defaultProps} />);
       expect(screen.queryByText('Content here')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('does not render a button', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...defaultProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...defaultProps} />);
       expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ describe('SectionAccordion', () => {
     const activeProps = { ...defaultProps, isActive: true };
 
     it('renders an h1 with number and title', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...activeProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...activeProps} />);
       expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /01.*About/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('renders children', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...activeProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...activeProps} />);
       expect(screen.getByText('Content here')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('does not render a link', () => {
-      render(<SectionAccordion {...activeProps} />);
+      render(<SectionPanel {...activeProps} />);
       expect(screen.queryByRole('link')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.tsx
similarity index 72%
rename from src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx
rename to src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.tsx
index c6bd2dd..31c6495 100644
--- a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/SectionPanel.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Link from 'next/link';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { ViewTransitionWrapper } from '$shared/ui';
 
-interface SectionAccordionProps {
+interface SectionPanelProps {
   /**
    * Display number prefix (e.g. "01")
    */
@@ -32,16 +32,18 @@ interface SectionAccordionProps {
 /**
  * Accordion-style section that collapses to a navigation link when inactive.
  */
-export function SectionAccordion({ number, title, id, isActive, href, children }: SectionAccordionProps) {
+export function SectionPanel({ number, title, id, isActive, href, children }: SectionPanelProps) {
   const heading = `${number}. ${title}`;
 
   return (
     <section id={id} className="scroll-mt-8">
       {isActive ? (
-        <div className="mb-6 sm:mb-12">
+        <div className="mb-section-gap">
           <ViewTransitionWrapper name="section-title">
-            <div className="mb-6 sm:mb-12">
-              <h1 className="font-heading font-black text-xl sm:text-section-title leading-[1.2] mb-0">{heading}</h1>
+            <div className="mb-section-gap">
+              <h1 className="font-heading font-black text-xl sm:text-section-title leading-[1.2] mb-0 py-0.5">
+                {heading}
+              </h1>
             </div>
           </ViewTransitionWrapper>
           <ViewTransitionWrapper name="section-body">
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ export function SectionAccordion({ number, title, id, isActive, href, children }
         <Link
           href={href}
           aria-label={heading}
-          className="block w-full text-left mb-1 py-1 sm:mb-3 sm:py-3 group border-b-0 hover:border-b-0"
+          className="block w-full text-left text-xl sm:text-nav-title py-0.5 group border-b-0 hover:border-b-0"
         >
-          <span className="block font-heading font-wonk font-black text-xl sm:text-3xl opacity-30 group-hover:opacity-60 transition-opacity duration-200">
+          <span className="block font-heading font-wonk font-black opacity-30 group-hover:opacity-60 transition-opacity duration-200">
             {heading}
           </span>
         </Link>
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/index.ts b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6281730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entities/Section/ui/SectionPanel/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './SectionPanel';
diff --git a/src/entities/Section/ui/index.ts b/src/entities/Section/ui/index.ts
index 25000d2..6281730 100644
--- a/src/entities/Section/ui/index.ts
+++ b/src/entities/Section/ui/index.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export * from './SectionAccordion';
+export * from './SectionPanel';
diff --git a/src/entities/experience/ui/ExperienceCard/ExperienceCard.test.tsx b/src/entities/experience/ui/ExperienceCard/ExperienceCard.test.tsx
index 8b5158d..9bdad95 100644
--- a/src/entities/experience/ui/ExperienceCard/ExperienceCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/experience/ui/ExperienceCard/ExperienceCard.test.tsx
@@ -36,25 +36,25 @@ describe('ExperienceCard', () => {
     it('period badge is inside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ExperienceCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const badge = screen.getByText('2021 – 2024');
-      expect(badge.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(badge.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('company name is inside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ExperienceCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const company = screen.getByText('Acme Corp');
-      expect(company.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(company.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('title is outside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ExperienceCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const title = screen.getByText('Senior Developer');
-      expect(title.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeNull();
+      expect(title.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeNull();
     });
 
     it('description is outside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ExperienceCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const desc = screen.getByText('Built scalable frontend systems.');
-      expect(desc.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeNull();
+      expect(desc.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeNull();
     });
   });
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ describe('ExperienceCard', () => {
       render(<ExperienceCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} stack={['React', 'TypeScript']} />);
       const react = screen.getByText('React');
       const ts = screen.getByText('TypeScript');
-      expect(react.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(ts.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(react.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(ts.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(react).toHaveClass('brutal-border', 'bg-transparent', 'px-2');
     });
 
diff --git a/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.test.tsx b/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.test.tsx
index 9d3db95..d9aff04 100644
--- a/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.test.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.test.tsx
@@ -51,29 +51,29 @@ describe('ProjectCard', () => {
   describe('layout', () => {
     it('year is inside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ProjectCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
-      expect(screen.getByText('2024').closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('2024').closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('tags are inside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ProjectCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
-      expect(screen.getByText('React').closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText('Node').closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('React').closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Node').closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('View Project button is inside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ProjectCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const btn = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /view project/i });
-      expect(btn.closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(btn.closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('title is outside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ProjectCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
-      expect(screen.getByText('My Project').closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.getByText('My Project').closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeNull();
     });
 
     it('description is outside the sidebar column', () => {
       render(<ProjectCard {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
-      expect(screen.getByText('A cool project description').closest('.brutal-border-sidebar')).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.getByText('A cool project description').closest('[data-slot="card-sidebar"]')).toBeNull();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx b/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
index efc5e99..748dfac 100644
--- a/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/project/ui/ProjectCard/ProjectCard.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function ProjectCard({ title, year, description, tags, url, imageUrl, pri
                 ))}
               </div>
             )}
-            <Button href={url} variant="primary" size="sm" className="self-start lg:w-full lg:self-auto text-center">
+            <Button href={url} variant="solid" size="sm" className="self-start lg:w-full lg:self-auto text-center">
               View Project
             </Button>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/shared/assets/icons/FileDownIcon.tsx b/src/shared/assets/icons/FileDownIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5319dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/assets/icons/FileDownIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export interface Props {
+  /**
+   * CSS classes on the svg element
+   */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * File with downward arrow — download icon (Lucide file-down).
+ */
+export function FileDownIcon({ className }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <svg
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+      width="24"
+      height="24"
+      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+      fill="none"
+      stroke="currentColor"
+      strokeWidth="2"
+      strokeLinecap="round"
+      strokeLinejoin="round"
+      aria-hidden={true}
+      className={className}
+    >
+      <path d="M6 22a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h8a2.4 2.4 0 0 1 1.704.706l3.588 3.588A2.4 2.4 0 0 1 20 8v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2z" />
+      <path d="M14 2v5a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h5" />
+      <path d="M12 18v-6" />
+      <path d="m9 15 3 3 3-3" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/assets/icons/index.ts b/src/shared/assets/icons/index.ts
index 21698bf..a720a05 100644
--- a/src/shared/assets/icons/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/assets/icons/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { CloseIcon } from './CloseIcon';
+export { FileDownIcon } from './FileDownIcon';
 export { MagnifyIcon } from './MagnifyIcon';
diff --git a/src/shared/styles/theme.css b/src/shared/styles/theme.css
index f9fed13..215b4b2 100644
--- a/src/shared/styles/theme.css
+++ b/src/shared/styles/theme.css
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
   --font-weight-body: 600;
   --font-weight-normal: 400;
 
-  /* Fluid section title: scales from 2rem at ~267px to 8rem at ~1707px */
   --text-section-title: clamp(2rem, 7.5vw, 8rem);
+  /* Half of the active title so the active/inactive size ratio holds at every width */
+  --text-nav-title: clamp(1.25rem, 3.75vw, 4rem);
 
   /* === LINE HEIGHT === */
   --line-height-tight: 1.2;
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@
   --border-width: 1.5px;
   --radius: 5px;
 
-  /* Muted offset shadow — quieter than the old hard-blue brutalist stamp.
-   * Softer alpha + tighter offsets keep the offset-shadow feel, just lighter. */
+  /* Low-alpha blue so the offset shadow reads as a muted stamp, not a hard block. */
   --shadow-color: rgba(4, 28, 243, 0.25);
 
   /* === OFFSET SHADOWS === */
@@ -127,9 +127,13 @@
   --radius-md: var(--radius);
   --radius-lg: var(--radius);
   --container-section: var(--section-content-width);
-  --spacing-footer: 5rem;
+  /* Mobile shows compact 2rem icons, so it sits shorter than the desktop label row */
+  --spacing-footer: 3.5rem;
   --spacing-footer-wide: 4rem;
+  /* Active-section vertical rhythm — fluid so it tracks the clamp() title instead of jumping at sm */
+  --spacing-section-gap: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
   --text-section-title: var(--text-section-title);
+  --text-nav-title: var(--text-nav-title);
 
   --shadow-brutal-xs: var(--shadow-brutal-xs);
   --shadow-brutal-sm: var(--shadow-brutal-sm);
@@ -166,6 +170,9 @@
     /* Reserve scrollbar gutter so locking body scroll (e.g. when a modal
      * opens) doesn't widen the viewport and shift fixed elements. */
     scrollbar-gutter: stable;
+    /* Clip at the root, not body: a scroll-container body makes Firefox clip
+     * descendant composited transforms that briefly overshoot the viewport. */
+    overflow-x: hidden;
   }
 
   body {
@@ -173,7 +180,6 @@
     font-family: var(--font-body);
     font-weight: var(--font-weight-body);
     line-height: var(--line-height-tight);
-    overflow-x: hidden;
   }
 
   /* Page-wide blue dot grain. z-index -1 drops it behind body's content so
@@ -211,7 +217,10 @@
     font-size: var(--text-3xl);
   }
   h3 {
-    font-size: var(--text-2xl);
+    /* 5vw is tuned to stay under the nav h1 across the whole range: it only
+     * reaches the nav's 32px exactly at the 640px breakpoint where the nav
+     * itself steps up, so h3 never overtakes it. */
+    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, var(--text-2xl));
   }
   h4 {
     font-size: var(--text-xl);
@@ -241,46 +250,28 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* Button elevation transition — transform + shadow animate together over 130ms
- * on the micro easing curve; the spring feel comes from the curve, no keyframes. */
+/* Spring feel comes from the easing curve, not keyframes. */
 @utility btn-transition {
   transition: transform 130ms var(--ease-micro);
 }
 
-/* Offset "shadow" as a static pseudo-block instead of box-shadow. box-shadow
- * swims because it repaints on the main thread while the button's translate
- * runs on the compositor — the two desync per frame. Here both the button and
- * its ::before are transforms, so they stay frame-synced. The ::before counter-
- * translates to hold a fixed 3px world offset while the button lifts/presses,
- * so the shadow appears frozen and only the button moves. */
+/* Hard offset block via box-shadow, so it sits outside the border box and never
+ * tints a light fill. Shadow rides the element's own transform, so it can't
+ * desync from the button's translate the way a separate pseudo-element could.
+ * Offsets are net of the translate: shadow lands at translate + shadow-offset. */
 .btn-shadow {
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 0;
-  transition: transform 130ms var(--ease-micro);
-}
-.btn-shadow::before {
-  content: "";
-  position: absolute;
-  /* ponytail: inset:0 tracks the padding box, ~1.5px shy of the border box;
-   * imperceptible on a hard offset block. Widen with negative inset if it shows. */
-  inset: 0;
-  z-index: -1;
-  border-radius: inherit;
-  background: var(--shadow-color);
-  transform: translate(3px, 3px);
-  transition: transform 130ms var(--ease-micro);
+  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--shadow-color);
+  transition:
+    transform 130ms var(--ease-micro),
+    box-shadow 130ms var(--ease-micro);
 }
 .btn-shadow:hover {
   transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
-}
-.btn-shadow:hover::before {
-  transform: translate(5px, 5px);
+  box-shadow: 7px 7px 0 var(--shadow-color);
 }
 .btn-shadow:active {
   transform: translate(2px, 2px);
-}
-.btn-shadow:active::before {
-  transform: translate(1px, 1px);
+  box-shadow: -1px -1px 0 var(--shadow-color);
 }
 
 /* Brutalist utility classes */
@@ -323,30 +314,16 @@
   outline: var(--border-width) solid var(--blue);
   border-radius: var(--radius);
 }
-/* Tiled blue dot pattern — applied to body::before (page-wide) and reusable
- * on any surface that should share the same paper-grain texture. The SVG
- * tile is rasterized once and composited cheaply via repeating background. */
+/* Shared paper-grain texture: a tiled blue dot for any surface that needs it. */
 @utility grain-pattern {
   background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='4' height='4'%3E%3Ccircle cx='1' cy='1' r='1' fill='%23041cf3' opacity='0.10'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
 }
-/* Apply Fraunces variable axes to non-heading elements using the heading font */
 .font-wonk {
   font-variation-settings:
     "WONK" var(--fraunces-wonk),
     "SOFT" var(--fraunces-soft);
 }
 
-/* Sidebar divider: bottom border on mobile, right border on desktop */
-.brutal-border-sidebar {
-  border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--blue);
-}
-@media (min-width: 1024px) {
-  .brutal-border-sidebar {
-    border-bottom: none;
-    border-right: var(--border-width) solid var(--blue);
-  }
-}
-
 /* Editorial rich-text typography */
 .rich-text {
   max-width: 65ch;
@@ -395,9 +372,8 @@
 .rich-text ul li::before {
   content: "";
   display: inline-block;
-  /* 0.5em glyph + 1em gap = 1.5em advance, filling the hanging indent */
-  width: 0.5em;
-  height: 0.5em;
+  width: 0.4em;
+  height: 0.4em;
   margin-right: 1em;
   /* reset inherited text-indent so the box isn't shifted */
   text-indent: 0;
@@ -406,7 +382,10 @@
   border-radius: 30%;
   /* biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnknownProperty: corner-shape is valid CSS, newer than Biome's property list */
   corner-shape: squircle;
+  /* Nudge up off the x-height midpoint so the bullet sits on the text's
+   * optical centre; em-relative so it scales with the text. */
   vertical-align: middle;
+  transform: translateY(-0.1em);
 }
 
 /* Cross-section view transition (navigation between sections) */
@@ -507,14 +486,20 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* Page-load entry animation for the footer. Previously also carried
- * `view-transition-name: site-footer` to layer above section-body's slide
- * group, but the section-body group now has `animation: none` (purely
- * horizontal slide of OLD/NEW snapshots), so the footer can live in the root
- * snapshot during transitions — which also lets the lightbox dialog group
- * stack cleanly above it. */
+/* Page-load entry animation for the footer. */
 .footer-vt {
   animation: footer-enter var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-spring) both;
+  /* Own view-transition group so the footer is snapshotted separately instead
+   * of folding into the root group. Without it, every `section-body` transition
+   * paints the section (a named group) above the root — and thus above the
+   * footer — until the transition ends, flashing the cards over the footer. */
+  view-transition-name: site-footer;
+}
+
+/* Keep the footer group above section-body during transitions, below the
+ * lightbox groups (z=20/30) so the lightbox still opens over it. */
+::view-transition-group(site-footer) {
+  z-index: 10;
 }
 
 @keyframes footer-enter {
@@ -555,12 +540,9 @@ dialog.lightbox {
   z-index: 30;
 }
 
-/* Lightbox image sizing — leaves vertical headroom for the fixed close button
- * (sits at top-3, ~2.5rem tall). 8rem total = ~4rem top/bottom after centering,
- * so the button never overlaps the image.
- * box-sizing: content-box so max-w/max-h apply to the image pixels and the
- * 3px brutal-border sits outside them — avoids subpixel clipping of the
- * border by the dialog's overflow:hidden when both have border-box. */
+/* Lightbox image sizing — max-height leaves vertical headroom so the fixed
+ * close button never overlaps the image. content-box keeps the border outside
+ * the image pixels, avoiding subpixel clipping by the dialog's overflow:hidden. */
 @utility lightbox-image {
   box-sizing: content-box;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 2rem);
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.stories.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.stories.tsx
index 26225f2..5ed6393 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.stories.tsx
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ type Story = StoryObj<typeof Button>;
 export const AllVariants: Story = {
   render: () => (
     <div className="flex gap-4 flex-wrap p-8 bg-ochre-clay">
-      <Button variant="primary" size="md">
-        Primary
-      </Button>
-      <Button variant="secondary" size="md">
-        Secondary
+      <Button variant="solid" size="md">
+        Solid
       </Button>
       <Button variant="outline" size="md">
         Outline
@@ -32,13 +29,13 @@ export const AllVariants: Story = {
 export const Sizes: Story = {
   render: () => (
     <div className="flex gap-4 items-center flex-wrap p-8 bg-ochre-clay">
-      <Button variant="primary" size="sm">
+      <Button variant="solid" size="sm">
         Small
       </Button>
-      <Button variant="primary" size="md">
+      <Button variant="solid" size="md">
         Medium
       </Button>
-      <Button variant="primary" size="lg">
+      <Button variant="solid" size="lg">
         Large
       </Button>
     </div>
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ export const Sizes: Story = {
 
 export const Disabled: Story = {
   args: {
-    variant: 'primary',
+    variant: 'solid',
     disabled: true,
     children: 'Disabled',
   },
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.test.tsx
index 78ee56b..26e99f7 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.test.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@ describe('Button', () => {
     });
   });
   describe('variants', () => {
-    it('applies primary variant by default', () => {
+    it('applies solid variant by default', () => {
       render(<Button>Go</Button>);
       expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveClass('bg-blue');
     });
-    it('applies secondary variant', () => {
-      render(<Button variant="secondary">Go</Button>);
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveClass('bg-blue');
-    });
     it('applies outline variant', () => {
       render(<Button variant="outline">Go</Button>);
       expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveClass('bg-cream');
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ describe('Button', () => {
     });
     it('applies the same variant and size classes as button', () => {
       render(
-        <Button href="/test" variant="primary" size="sm">
+        <Button href="/test" variant="solid" size="sm">
           Go
         </Button>,
       );
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.tsx
index d5a71ee..d2eaad0 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Button/ui/Button.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import type { AnchorHTMLAttributes, ButtonHTMLAttributes, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { cn } from '$shared/lib';
 
-export type ButtonVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'outline' | 'ghost';
+export type ButtonVariant = 'solid' | 'outline' | 'ghost';
 export type ButtonSize = 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   /**
    * Visual variant
-   * @default 'primary'
+   * @default 'solid'
    */
   variant?: ButtonVariant;
   /**
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ function isAnchorProps(props: RestButton | RestAnchor): props is RestAnchor {
 }
 
 const VARIANTS = {
-  primary: 'brutal-border bg-blue text-cream btn-shadow',
-  secondary: 'brutal-border bg-blue text-cream btn-shadow',
-  outline:
-    'brutal-border border-blue/35 bg-cream text-blue hover:border-blue hover:bg-blue/10 active:bg-blue active:text-cream',
+  solid: 'brutal-border bg-blue text-cream btn-shadow',
+  // Reversed solid: same border + offset-block animation, cream fill instead of blue
+  outline: 'brutal-border bg-cream text-blue btn-shadow',
   ghost:
     'brutal-border bg-transparent text-blue btn-transition hover:-translate-x-0.5 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-x-0.5 active:translate-y-0.5',
 } as const satisfies Record<ButtonVariant, string>;
@@ -55,15 +54,15 @@ const SIZES = {
   lg: 'px-8 py-4 text-lg',
 } as const satisfies Record<ButtonSize, string>;
 
-/* Elevation lives per-variant: primary/secondary use btn-shadow (static offset
- * block, button moves), ghost uses btn-transition + translate. */
+/* Elevation lives per-variant: solid uses btn-shadow (static offset block,
+ * button moves), ghost uses btn-transition + translate. */
 const BASE = 'cursor-pointer uppercase tracking-wider';
 
 /**
  * Brutalist button with variants and sizes.
  * Renders as <a> when href is provided, <button> otherwise.
  */
-export function Button({ variant = 'primary', size = 'md', className, children, ...props }: Props) {
+export function Button({ variant = 'solid', size = 'md', className, children, ...props }: Props) {
   const cls = cn(BASE, VARIANTS[variant], SIZES[size], className);
 
   if (isAnchorProps(props)) {
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.test.tsx
index 4f48ced..4c4bbed 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.test.tsx
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ describe('CardSidebar', () => {
       expect(container.firstChild).toHaveClass('flex');
     });
 
-    it('sidebar column has brutal-border-sidebar class', () => {
+    it('marks the sidebar column with a data-slot hook', () => {
       render(<CardSidebar sidebar={<span>Sidebar</span>}>Main</CardSidebar>);
       const sidebar = screen.getByText('Sidebar').parentElement;
-      expect(sidebar).toHaveClass('brutal-border-sidebar');
+      expect(sidebar).toHaveAttribute('data-slot', 'card-sidebar');
     });
 
     it('sidebar column has fixed width on lg', () => {
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.tsx b/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.tsx
index 8e73a82..2a2a3a2 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/Card/ui/Card.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ interface CardSidebarProps {
 export function CardSidebar({ sidebar, children, className }: CardSidebarProps) {
   return (
     <div className={cn('flex flex-col lg:flex-row', className)}>
-      <div className="shrink-0 lg:w-64 brutal-border-sidebar pb-6 lg:pb-0 lg:pr-8 mb-6 lg:mb-0">{sidebar}</div>
+      <div
+        data-slot="card-sidebar"
+        className="shrink-0 lg:w-64 brutal-border-bottom lg:border-b-0 lg:brutal-border-right pb-6 lg:pb-0 lg:pr-8 mb-6 lg:mb-0"
+      >
+        {sidebar}
+      </div>
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 lg:pl-8">{children}</div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.test.tsx b/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.test.tsx
index 2bf7a99..75de5b0 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.test.tsx
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ describe('ImageLightbox', () => {
       expect(document.body.style.overflow).toBe('');
     });
 
-    it('close button is positioned fixed', () => {
+    it('close button is pinned via a fixed wrapper', () => {
       render(<ImageLightbox {...DEFAULT_PROPS} />);
       const closeBtn = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /close/i, hidden: true });
-      expect(closeBtn).toHaveClass('fixed');
+      expect(closeBtn.parentElement).toHaveClass('fixed');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.tsx b/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.tsx
index 02d9a38..aaff66e 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/ui/ImageLightbox/ui/ImageLightbox.tsx
@@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ export function ImageLightbox({
             className="lightbox-image block w-auto h-auto"
           />
         </div>
-        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={close} aria-label="Close image" className="fixed top-3 right-3">
-          <CloseIcon />
-        </Button>
+        <div className="fixed top-3 right-3">
+          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={close} aria-label="Close image">
+            <CloseIcon />
+          </Button>
+        </div>
       </Modal>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.test.tsx b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
index 0ea17cb..256ab25 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.test.tsx
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ describe('Footer', () => {
       expect(link).toHaveClass('brutal-border', 'uppercase');
     });
 
+    it('CV link carries the download icon for the narrow-viewport fallback', async () => {
+      render(await Footer());
+      const link = screen.getByRole('link', { name: /download cv/i });
+      expect(link.querySelector('svg')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     it('does not render CV link when no cv field', async () => {
       vi.mocked(getFirstRecord).mockResolvedValue({ ...mockSettings, cv: '' });
       render(await Footer());
diff --git a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
index c32b790..dde883f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/Footer/ui/Footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { SiteSettingsRecord } from '$shared/api';
 import { getFirstRecord } from '$shared/api';
+import { FileDownIcon } from '$shared/assets/icons';
 import { buildFileUrl } from '$shared/lib';
 import { Button, InlineSvg, Link } from '$shared/ui';
 
@@ -42,8 +43,16 @@ export async function Footer() {
           ))}
         </div>
         {cvUrl && (
-          <Button href={cvUrl} download size="sm" className="self-start sm:self-auto">
-            Download CV
+          <Button
+            href={cvUrl}
+            download
+            size="sm"
+            aria-label="Download CV"
+            className="inline-flex items-center self-start sm:self-auto"
+          >
+            {/* Icon-only below sm, matching the contact row's icon/label switch */}
+            <FileDownIcon className="w-5 h-5 sm:hidden" />
+            <span className="hidden sm:inline">Download CV</span>
           </Button>
         )}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/index.ts b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e999d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SectionAccordion } from './ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion';
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.test.tsx b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx
similarity index 77%
rename from src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.test.tsx
rename to src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx
index 918c46b..0a52144 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.test.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import type { SectionRecord } from '$entities/Section';
-import { SectionsAccordion } from './SectionsAccordion';
+import { SectionAccordion } from './SectionAccordion';
 
 const baseRecord = { collectionId: 'c1', collectionName: 'sections', created: '', updated: '' };
 
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ const sections: SectionRecord[] = [
   { ...baseRecord, id: '3', slug: 'skills', title: 'Skills', order: 3 },
 ];
 
-describe('SectionsAccordion', () => {
+describe('SectionAccordion', () => {
   describe('active section rendering', () => {
     it('renders the active section as an h1', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveTextContent('01. Intro');
     });
 
     it('renders inactive sections as links', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       const links = screen.getAllByRole('link');
       expect(links).toHaveLength(2);
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ describe('SectionsAccordion', () => {
 
     it('inactive section links point to correct hrefs', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /02.*Bio/i })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/bio');
       expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /03.*Skills/i })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/skills');
@@ -49,22 +49,22 @@ describe('SectionsAccordion', () => {
 
     it('renders the correct active section for a given activeSlug', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="bio">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="bio">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveTextContent('02. Bio');
     });
 
     it('only one section is active at a time', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="skills">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="skills">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.getAllByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveLength(1);
     });
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ describe('SectionsAccordion', () => {
   describe('content slots', () => {
     it('shows active section content', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.getByText('Intro content')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it('does not show inactive section content', () => {
       render(
-        <SectionsAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
+        <SectionAccordion sections={sections} activeSlug="intro">
           <div>Intro content</div>
           <div>Bio content</div>
           <div>Skills content</div>
-        </SectionsAccordion>,
+        </SectionAccordion>,
       );
       expect(screen.queryByText('Bio content')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByText('Skills content')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.tsx b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx
similarity index 82%
rename from src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.tsx
rename to src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx
index 106523a..56df0eb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/SectionAccordion/ui/SectionAccordion/SectionAccordion.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { Children } from 'react';
 import type { SectionRecord } from '$entities/Section';
-import { SectionAccordion } from '$entities/Section';
+import { SectionPanel } from '$entities/Section';
 
 export interface Props {
   /**
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ export interface Props {
  * Active section is determined by the URL (activeSlug prop); inactive sections
  * render as navigation links so the browser handles routing.
  */
-export function SectionsAccordion({ sections, activeSlug, children }: Props) {
+export function SectionAccordion({ sections, activeSlug, children }: Props) {
   const slots = Children.toArray(children);
 
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-0 sm:space-y-2">
+    <div>
       {sections.map((section, i) => (
-        <SectionAccordion
+        <SectionPanel
           key={section.slug}
           id={section.slug}
           number={String(section.order).padStart(2, '0')}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function SectionsAccordion({ sections, activeSlug, children }: Props) {
           href={`/${section.slug}`}
         >
           {slots[i]}
-        </SectionAccordion>
+        </SectionPanel>
       ))}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/index.ts b/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a468c4..0000000
--- a/src/widgets/SectionsAccordion/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { SectionsAccordion } from './ui/SectionsAccordion/SectionsAccordion';