New Homepage Revamp

.gitignore

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 # build output
 dist/
+.wrangler/
 
 # generated types
 .astro/

DESIGN.md

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+---
+name: Tech for Palestine
+description: A community of professionals incubating tech and advocacy projects for Palestinian liberation.
+colors:
+  page: "#FFFBF5"
+  cream: "#FBF2ED"
+  butter: "#F7EAD4"
+  sand: "#F7F2E8"
+  ink: "#2A2428"
+  ink-secondary: "#73656E"
+  ink-muted: "#B5B5B5"
+  ink-divider: "#D6D6D6"
+  brand: "#AB4956"
+  brand-hover: "#D35464"
+typography:
+  display:
+    fontFamily: "Fraunces, serif"
+    fontSize: "clamp(42px, 5vw, 60px)"
+    fontWeight: 400
+    lineHeight: 1.22
+    letterSpacing: "normal"
+  headline:
+    fontFamily: "Fraunces, serif"
+    fontSize: "clamp(36px, 4vw, 48px)"
+    fontWeight: 400
+    lineHeight: 1.18
+    letterSpacing: "-0.01em"
+  title:
+    fontFamily: "Fraunces, serif"
+    fontSize: "clamp(32px, 3vw, 38px)"
+    fontWeight: 400
+    lineHeight: 1.22
+  body:
+    fontFamily: "Outfit, system-ui, sans-serif"
+    fontSize: "clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 20px)"
+    fontWeight: 400
+    lineHeight: 1.48
+  label:
+    fontFamily: "Outfit, system-ui, sans-serif"
+    fontSize: "12px"
+    fontWeight: 500
+    lineHeight: 1
+    letterSpacing: "0.12em"
+rounded:
+  sm: "8px"
+  md: "16px"
+  lg: "24px"
+  pill: "999px"
+spacing:
+  section-y: "96px"
+  section-y-lg: "128px"
+  container-x: "24px"
+  container-x-md: "40px"
+  card: "24px"
+  card-md: "40px"
+  card-lg: "56px"
+components:
+  button-primary:
+    backgroundColor: "{colors.brand}"
+    textColor: "#FFFFFF"
+    rounded: "{rounded.pill}"
+    padding: "14px 20px"
+    typography: "{typography.label}"
+  button-primary-hover:
+    backgroundColor: "{colors.brand-hover}"
+  button-ghost:
+    backgroundColor: "transparent"
+    textColor: "{colors.ink}"
+    rounded: "{rounded.pill}"
+    padding: "14px 20px"
+    typography: "{typography.label}"
+  button-text:
+    backgroundColor: "transparent"
+    textColor: "{colors.brand}"
+    rounded: "0"
+    padding: "0"
+    typography: "{typography.label}"
+  portfolio-card:
+    backgroundColor: "{colors.sand}"
+    rounded: "20px"
+    padding: "{spacing.card}"
+  stats-cell:
+    backgroundColor: "{colors.sand}"
+    textColor: "{colors.ink}"
+---
+
+# Design System: Tech for Palestine
+
+## 1. Overview
+
+**Creative North Star: "The Steadfast Press"**
+
+This system is built like a publication produced by people who care deeply: warm paper stock, purposeful type, nothing decorative that doesn't earn its place. The Fraunces serif carries editorial authority; Outfit brings it back down to earth. The palette reads like late-afternoon light on linen, not a tech product, not a protest poster.
+
+The design is warm without being sentimental, serious without being cold, and direct without being aggressive. It reflects a community of skilled professionals who know what they're doing and aren't apologetic about why. Complexity is prohibited not because the cause is simple, but because clarity is respect for the visitor's time and attention.
+
+This system explicitly rejects: SaaS gradient aesthetics, corporate nonprofit polish, excessive motion or interactivity, vague social-good language, and anything that hedges on what T4P stands for.
+
+**Key Characteristics:**
+- Editorial serif (Fraunces) paired with a clean humanist sans (Outfit)
+- Warm parchment neutrals with a single pomegranate accent, used sparingly
+- Flat-by-default surfaces with tonal depth through background steps (page → cream → sand → butter)
+- Motion is restrained: entrances only, no looping decorative animation, always `prefers-reduced-motion` safe
+- CTAs appear where they are contextually earned, not mandated at the end of every section
+
+## 2. Colors: The Parchment and Pomegranate Palette
+
+A warm neutral stack grounded in off-white parchment, with a single saturated accent used only where it signals action or emphasis. The palette reads as editorial, human, and grounded — not tech-blue, not activist-red, not nonprofit-green.
+
+### Primary
+- **Pomegranate** (`#AB4956`): The sole accent. Used on CTAs, active states, brand emphasis, and the `text-brand` utility class. Forbidden as a background for large surface areas. Its rarity is its power.
+- **Pomegranate Light** (`#D35464`): Hover state only. Never appears at rest. Lighter than base for a lift feel.
+
+### Neutral
+- **Warm Parchment** (`#FFFBF5`): The page background. The surface everything rests on. Never pure white.
+- **Cream** (`#FBF2ED`): Slightly elevated surface — light card backgrounds, hover fills.
+- **Butter** (`#F7EAD4`): Card borders, warm dividers, the rotated accent behind logo frames.
+- **Sand** (`#F7F2E8`): Recessed surfaces — stats grids, input backgrounds.
+- **Ink** (`#2A2428`): All primary text. Warm near-black, never pure black.
+- **Ink Secondary** (`#73656E`): Body copy, descriptions, supporting text.
+- **Ink Muted** (`#B5B5B5`): Placeholders, disabled states, metadata.
+- **Ink Divider** (`#D6D6D6`): Horizontal rules, section separators.
+
+### Named Rules
+**The One Accent Rule.** Pomegranate appears on less than 10% of any screen. It marks action and emphasis only. A second accent would dilute it to decoration.
+
+**The Tonal Depth Rule.** Depth is created by stepping through the neutral stack (Parchment → Cream → Sand → Butter), not by drop shadows on every surface. Shadows are reserved for interactive elements that need structural lift.
+
+**The No Pure Values Rule.** Never use `#000000` or `#ffffff`. Every neutral carries a warm tint toward the brand hue. Pure values feel clinical; tinted neutrals feel inhabited.
+
+## 3. Typography
+
+**Display Font:** Fraunces (with Fraunces Placeholder, serif fallback)
+**Body Font:** Outfit (with system-ui, sans-serif fallback)
+
+**Character:** Fraunces carries optical weight and editorial warmth — it reads like a serious publication, not a startup homepage. Outfit is clean and humanist, grounding the editorial tone in clarity. Neither font performs. Together they communicate: "people who know what they're doing built this."
+
+### Hierarchy
+
+- **Display** (400, clamp 42–60px, line-height 1.22): Hero headlines. Used once per page. The largest typographic statement.
+- **Headline / Editorial** (400, clamp 36–48px, line-height 1.18, tracking –0.01em): Section-opening statements. The manifesto headline, portfolio section header. Slightly tighter tracking for editorial character.
+- **Heading** (400, clamp 32–38px, line-height 1.22): Project names in portfolio cards. Sub-section headings. Maps to `.ts-heading`.
+- **Body Large** (Outfit, 400, clamp 18–20px, line-height 1.48): Primary body copy. Section descriptions, project descriptions. Line length capped at 65–75ch.
+- **Body** (Outfit, 400, clamp 16–18px, line-height 1.22): Secondary body copy, card support text. Use sparingly — prefer Body Large where possible.
+- **Label / Eyebrow** (Outfit, 500, 12px, tracking 0.12em, uppercase): Section labels, button text, `— Our portfolio` style annotations. All uppercase, generous tracking. Never Fraunces.
+
+### Named Rules
+**The Fraunces Hierarchy Rule.** Fraunces is exclusively for display, headline, and title roles. It is never used for body, label, or interface copy. Mixing the serif into UI text breaks the editorial/UI distinction the system depends on.
+
+**The Line Length Rule.** Body copy never exceeds 75 characters per line. On wide viewports, constrain with `max-w-[75ch]` or equivalent, not just container padding.
+
+## 4. Elevation
+
+This system is flat by default. Surfaces rest without shadow; the tonal neutral stack (parchment → cream → sand → butter) creates perceived depth through background steps, not drop shadows.
+
+Shadows appear in two specific contexts only: (1) interactive elements that need structural lift to signal they are "above" the page (logo frames in portfolio cards), and (2) the hero glass card overlay, which uses a semi-transparent white backdrop rather than a traditional shadow.
+
+### Shadow Vocabulary
+- **Logo Frame Ambient** (`0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.06)`): The rotated Butter accent behind logo frames. Provides depth without weight. Never used on text containers.
+- **Logo Frame Lift** (`0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05)`): The logo card itself. Layered shadow creates subtle three-dimensional presence.
+
+### Named Rules
+**The Flat-By-Default Rule.** A surface that doesn't move does not get a shadow. If adding a shadow is the first instinct, ask whether a background step (parchment → sand) solves the same problem without visual noise.
+
+## 5. Components
+
+### Buttons
+
+Clean pill form. The shape is soft but the intent is direct. Two meaningful variants; a third for inline text links.
+
+- **Shape:** Fully rounded pill (999px radius). Softness signals approachability, not weakness.
+- **Primary:** Pomegranate background (`#AB4956`), White text (`#FFFFFF` — max contrast on brand surface), Outfit 500 label weight, 14px 20px padding. Hover lightens to Pomegranate Light (`#D35464`). Active state compresses to 98% scale.
+- **Ghost:** Transparent background, Ink border and text, same pill shape and padding as Primary. Hover fills with `ink/5` (5% ink tint). Used for secondary actions alongside a Primary CTA.
+- **Text:** No border, no background. Pomegranate text, no radius. Underlines on hover. Used inline in body copy or as a tertiary option.
+- **Focus:** `outline-2 outline-offset-2 outline-brand` for all variants. Keyboard navigation must be visually unambiguous.
+
+### Cards / Containers
+
+The portfolio card is the signature container of this system. It is not a standard card grid — each card is a full-width editorial strip with intentional layout.
+
+- **Portfolio Card:** Sand background, Butter border (1px), 20px radius, internal padding steps (24px mobile / 40px tablet / 56px desktop). Two-column grid on desktop (text left, logo right). Cards stack with a scroll-scale depth effect on desktop.
+- **Stats Cell:** Sand background, no border, no shadow. Stats live on the tonal surface without additional framing.
+- **Logo Frame:** Butter rotated accent (–3deg) behind a white foreground frame. The rotation is the design element. Ambient shadow only.
+
+**The No Nested Card Rule.** Never place a card inside a card. The logo frame within a portfolio card is a logo display element, not a card — it has no interactive behavior and no content hierarchy of its own.
+
+### Navigation
+
+The `HomeLayout.astro` renders the page without a navigation bar. Future navigation should follow: Outfit label weight, Ink text, horizontal link list, no active-state underline, Pomegranate for a single CTA button (same primary button spec).
+
+### Signature Components
+
+**Portfolio Stack:** Six portfolio cards rendered as a sticky-scroll stack. On desktop, each card stacks behind the one above it using `position: sticky` with staggered `top` offsets (40px, 64px, 88px...) and a scroll-driven scale reduction (minimum 0.88). Cards enter with a `translateY(32px) → 0` fade. This is the design centerpiece of the homepage — do not simplify it to a carousel or grid.
+
+**Collage Cluster:** Four photos in a tight cluster with rotations (–8deg, +6deg, –5deg, +7deg), absolutely positioned to overlap a recessed stats grid. The collage is decorative evidence of community and events. Motion: ken-burns scale pulse (1→1.08→1, 14s, ease-in-out). Always `motion-reduce:animate-none`.
+
+**Motif Row:** Overlapping T4P logos with staggered fade-left entrance. Negative margin creates the overlap (`-space-x-[18px→22px→30px]`). Purely decorative; `aria-hidden`.
+
+## 6. Do's and Don'ts
+
+### Do:
+- **Do** use Pomegranate (`#AB4956`) only on CTAs, brand emphasis, and active states. Its scarcity is its meaning.
+- **Do** step through the neutral stack (Parchment → Cream → Sand → Butter) to create depth rather than adding shadows.
+- **Do** use Fraunces exclusively for display, headline, and title roles. Outfit owns all body, label, and interface text.
+- **Do** cap body text at 65–75ch line length on all viewport widths.
+- **Do** guard every animation with `prefers-reduced-motion`. The CSS blanket `* { animation: none !important }` must be replaced with per-element guards.
+- **Do** place CTAs where they are contextually earned — after evidence, after a clear invitation, not mechanically at the end of every section.
+- **Do** use real faces, real event photos, and real project logos. Stock photography is prohibited.
+- **Do** state T4P's mission explicitly and early. The cause is not implied; it is named.
+- **Do** use the portfolio stack component (sticky scroll with depth) for featured projects. It is the homepage's signature interaction.
+
+### Don't:
+- **Don't** use excessive interactivity or motion. Clarity of communication takes priority over visual spectacle. If an animation doesn't aid comprehension, remove it.
+- **Don't** hedge or use vague "social good" language. T4P is explicitly pro-Palestine. Every headline must say so.
+- **Don't** use cold or corporate visual language: blues, grays, geometric icons, or corporate-sans typography. This is a community, not a product.
+- **Don't** use gradient text (`background-clip: text`). Use a single solid Pomegranate. Emphasis through weight or scale.
+- **Don't** use side-stripe borders (`border-left > 1px` as a colored accent). Use full borders, background tints, or nothing.
+- **Don't** repeat the hero metric pattern (big number, small label, supporting stats, gradient accent). The stats exist as proof points, not as a SaaS feature grid.
+- **Don't** use glassmorphism as a decorative default. The hero glass card is purposeful (it must be legible over a full-bleed image). Everywhere else: solid tonal surfaces only.
+- **Don't** use `#000000` or `#ffffff`. Every neutral is warm-tinted.
+- **Don't** add a shadow to a surface that does not move or need structural lift. Flat surfaces stay flat.
+- **Don't** use generic nonprofit design: blue-and-white palettes, stock photo heroes, "we believe in a better world" copy.

PRODUCT.md

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+# Product
+
+## Register
+
+brand
+
+## Users
+
+White-collar professionals, with an emphasis on tech workers (engineers, designers, founders, investors, lawyers). They already want to support Palestine but haven't found an outlet that matches their skillset. They arrive knowing they have a problem; T4P's job is to offer the clearest, most credible answer to "how do I help in a meaningful way?"
+
+## Product Purpose
+
+Tech for Palestine is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that incubates and scales tech and advocacy projects for Palestinian liberation. The homepage is the front door to the movement. The primary conversion is **membership** (recurring donation + access to working committees). Secondary: tools downloads, incubator applications, volunteer sign-ups.
+
+Mission: "To harness technology and human innovation for a free and truly sovereign Palestine."
+
+Success in 3 months: measurable increase in membership sign-ups and tools downloads.
+
+## Brand Personality
+
+Warm, grounded, purposeful. T4P is honest and direct about its mission — there is no hedging, no ambiguity about what it stands for. It is human and community-forward, explicitly rejecting the norms of the tech establishment. It takes itself seriously without being heavy or institutional.
+
+Brand is often misunderstood because of a lack of cohesion so far — the design system launch is meant to fix this.
+
+## Anti-references
+
+- **Excessive complexity**: No over-engineered interactions, no motion for its own sake. "Less is more" is a core constraint. Accessibility and clarity of communication over visual spectacle.
+- **Superficiality or hesitation**: T4P is explicitly pro-Palestine. That must be self-evident, not buried. No vague "social good" language.
+- **Cold or corporate**: This is a community and a movement, not a startup or NGO. Nothing should feel like a pitch deck or a press release.
+- Generic nonprofit sites: stock photo heroes, blue-and-white palettes, "we believe in a better world" copy.
+- SaaS-style tech branding: metric dashboards, gradient blobs, glassmorphism cards.
+- Advocacy sites that lead with despair: heavy, dark, guilt-driven.
+
+## Design Principles
+
+1. **Clarity first, craft second** — every design choice serves comprehension. If a visitor has to think about the layout, the layout has failed.
+2. **Show the work, not the cause** — the 80+ real projects and their measurable impact carry the emotional argument. Stats and logos beat slogans.
+3. **Human and warm** — use real faces, real community, real events. The palette (warm cream, pomegranate accent) should feel like a gathering space, not a product site.
+4. **Earn each scroll** — every section must offer something new, not a re-skin of the pitch above it. Hierarchy: problem → evidence → invitation → action.
+5. **Direct and unhesitating** — copy is mission-driven, specific, and never apologetic about what T4P stands for.
+
+## Accessibility & Inclusion
+
+Aim for WCAG AA in practice: color contrast, keyboard navigability, screen reader support. Scroll animations must respect `prefers-reduced-motion`. Complexity in interactions should be minimal by default (per brand anti-reference above). No formal certification target yet.
+
+## Key Stats (current, from brief)
+
+- 80+ supported projects
+- 10,000+ Discord community of advocates
+- 200+ pro-innovation builders (entrepreneurs)
+
+## Competitor References
+
+- Apricot International — faces, key stats, "how it works" clarity
+- YCombinator — easy to read, range of projects
+- 500.co — visual appeal, easy-to-read stats, project variety
+- impacttoolbox.org — video with faces, project highlights

package.json

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     "axios": "^1.15.0",
     "install": "^0.13.0",
     "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
+    "lenis": "^1.3.23",
     "marked": "^15.0.12",
     "moderndash": "^3.12.0",
     "react": "^19.2.0",
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     "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "prettier-plugin-astro": "^0.14.1",
-    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1"
+    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.7.1",
+    "wrangler": "^4.85.0"
   }
 }