diff --git a/app/components/About.tsx b/app/components/About.tsx
index 0576f22..a2c1ca6 100644
--- a/app/components/About.tsx
+++ b/app/components/About.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 export function About() {
   return (
-    <section id="ueber-bjoern" className="bg-[#111] flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-stretch w-full">
+    <section id="ueber-bjoern" className="bg-[#111] flex items-stretch w-full">
 
-      {/* Left: text content */}
-      <div className="flex-[1_0_0] flex flex-col gap-4 justify-center px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] py-10 lg:py-8 min-w-0">
+      {/* Left: text content — flex-[1_0_0] = flex: 1 0 0, no shrink, exactly 50% */}
+      <div className="flex-[1_0_0] flex flex-col gap-4 justify-center px-[5rem] py-8 min-w-0">
 
-        {/* Large serif statement */}
+        {/* Large serif statement — width-constrained as per design */}
         <p
-          className="font-semibold text-white leading-normal"
-          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontSize: "clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem)", maxWidth: "17.625rem" }}
+          className="font-semibold text-white text-[1.75rem] leading-normal w-[17.625rem]"
+          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
         >
           Ich glaube nicht, dass Menschen mehr Disziplin brauchen.
         </p>
 
         {/* Quote row: script quote + golden divider + author bio */}
-        <div className="flex items-start justify-between w-full gap-4">
+        <div className="flex items-start justify-between w-full">
 
-          {/* Caveat script text with signature */}
+          {/* Caveat script text with signature positioned below */}
           <div className="relative flex-1" style={{ minHeight: "8rem" }}>
             <div
-              className="font-normal text-[#f6a701]"
-              style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-caveat)", fontSize: "clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem)", lineHeight: "2rem" }}
+              className="font-normal text-[#f6a701] text-[2.25rem]"
+              style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-caveat)", lineHeight: "2rem" }}
             >
               <p>Ich glaube,</p>
               <p>sie brauchen&nbsp;</p>
               <p>weniger Reibung.</p>
             </div>
+            {/* Signature — absolute, sits just below the three Caveat lines (3 × 32px = 96px) */}
             <div
               className="absolute overflow-hidden pointer-events-none"
               style={{ top: "6.44rem", left: "1.5rem", width: "9.375rem", height: "1.375rem" }}
@@ -39,12 +40,12 @@ export function About() {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Golden divider + author */}
-          <div className="flex gap-4 lg:gap-6 items-start shrink-0">
+          {/* Golden vertical divider + author lines */}
+          <div className="flex gap-6 items-start shrink-0">
             <div className="bg-[#f6a701] w-[2px] h-24 shrink-0" />
             <div
               className="text-white font-normal whitespace-nowrap"
-              style={{ fontSize: "clamp(0.875rem, 1.5vw, 1rem)", lineHeight: "1.5rem" }}
+              style={{ fontSize: "1rem", lineHeight: "1.5rem" }}
             >
               <p>Björn.</p>
               <p>Führungskraft.</p>
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ export function About() {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Right: author photo */}
-      <div className="flex-[1_0_0] relative overflow-hidden" style={{ minHeight: "18rem" }}>
+      {/* Right: author photo — flex-[1_0_0] keeps it at exactly 50% */}
+      <div className="flex-[1_0_0] relative overflow-hidden" style={{ minHeight: "14rem" }}>
         <img
           alt="Björn"
           src="/about-author.jpg"
diff --git a/app/components/Blog.tsx b/app/components/Blog.tsx
index c8b3262..cd1f9e3 100644
--- a/app/components/Blog.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Blog.tsx
@@ -33,44 +33,44 @@ const secondary = [
 
 export function Blog() {
   return (
-    <div id="blog" className="flex flex-col gap-8 lg:gap-[3rem] items-start pb-10 lg:pb-[4rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
+    <div id="blog" className="flex flex-col gap-[3rem] items-start pb-[4rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
 
       {/* Section header */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 items-start px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] w-full">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-[0.5rem] items-start px-[5rem] w-full">
         <p className="font-bold text-[#f6a701] text-[1.25rem]">
           Neue Impulse
         </p>
         <p
-          className="font-semibold text-[#222221] leading-normal"
-          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontSize: "clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem)" }}
+          className="font-semibold text-[#222221] text-[1.75rem] leading-normal"
+          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
         >
           Gedanken, Methoden &amp; Impulse
         </p>
       </div>
 
       {/* Posts grid */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 lg:gap-[2.5rem] items-start px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] w-full">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-[2.5rem] items-start px-[5rem] w-full">
 
-        {/* Featured post: stacked on mobile, side-by-side on lg+ */}
-        <div className="w-full border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:gap-3">
-          <div className="relative h-[200px] md:h-[240px] lg:h-[220px] w-full lg:w-[60%] lg:shrink-0">
+        {/* Featured post — thumbnail flush left, card clips with overflow-hidden */}
+        <div className="w-full border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex gap-3">
+          <div className="relative h-[220px] shrink-0 w-[60%]">
             <img
               alt=""
               src={featured.thumbnail}
               className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover pointer-events-none"
             />
           </div>
-          <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col justify-between p-4 lg:py-4 lg:pr-4 lg:pl-0 min-w-0">
+          <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col justify-between py-4 pr-4 min-w-0">
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-              <div className="flex gap-2 items-center font-semibold text-[#777] text-[0.875rem] uppercase whitespace-nowrap">
+              <div className="flex gap-2 items-center font-semibold text-[#777] text-[1rem] uppercase whitespace-nowrap">
                 <span>{featured.category}</span>
                 <span>•</span>
                 <span>{featured.readTime}</span>
               </div>
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 text-[#222221]">
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 text-[#222221]">
                 <p
-                  className="font-semibold leading-normal"
-                  style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontSize: "clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.75rem)" }}
+                  className="font-semibold text-[1.75rem] leading-normal"
+                  style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
                 >
                   {featured.title}
                 </p>
@@ -81,21 +81,22 @@ export function Blog() {
             </div>
             <Link
               href={featured.href}
-              className="font-bold text-[1rem] text-[#222221] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors mt-4 lg:mt-0"
+              className="font-bold text-[1rem] text-[#222221] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
             >
               → Zum Beitrag
             </Link>
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Secondary posts: 1-col mobile → 2-col md+ */}
-        <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-4 lg:gap-3 w-full">
+        {/* Secondary posts — thumbnail with own rounded-xl, card py-2 only */}
+        <div className="flex gap-3 w-full">
           {secondary.map((post) => (
             <div
               key={post.title}
-              className="flex-1 border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-xl flex gap-3 items-center py-2"
+              className="flex-1 border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-xl flex gap-3 h-[230px] items-center py-2"
             >
-              <div className="rounded-xl overflow-hidden shrink-0 h-[120px] w-[9rem] md:h-[160px] md:w-[12rem] lg:h-[calc(230px-1rem)] lg:w-[14.7rem]">
+              {/* Thumbnail: own border-radius so it sits neatly inside the padded card */}
+              <div className="rounded-xl overflow-hidden shrink-0 h-full w-[14.7rem]">
                 <img
                   alt=""
                   src={post.thumbnail}
@@ -103,27 +104,27 @@ export function Blog() {
                 />
               </div>
               <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col justify-between h-full min-w-0 py-2 pr-2 text-[#222221]">
-                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-3">
-                  <div className="flex gap-2 items-center font-semibold text-[#777] text-[0.8rem] lg:text-[1rem] uppercase whitespace-nowrap">
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+                  <div className="flex gap-2 items-center font-semibold text-[#777] text-[1rem] uppercase whitespace-nowrap">
                     <span>{post.category}</span>
                     <span>•</span>
                     <span>{post.readTime}</span>
                   </div>
-                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 lg:gap-4">
+                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
                     <p
-                      className="font-semibold leading-normal text-[1.1rem] lg:text-[1.25rem]"
+                      className="font-semibold text-[1.25rem] leading-normal"
                       style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
                     >
                       {post.title}
                     </p>
-                    <p className="font-normal text-[0.9rem] lg:text-[1rem] leading-6 hidden md:block">
+                    <p className="font-normal text-[1rem] leading-6">
                       {post.excerpt}
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <Link
                   href={post.href}
-                  className="font-bold text-[0.9rem] lg:text-[1rem] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors mt-2"
+                  className="font-bold text-[1rem] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
                 >
                   → Zum Beitrag
                 </Link>
diff --git a/app/components/Divider.tsx b/app/components/Divider.tsx
index 249cb5a..2f7db5e 100644
--- a/app/components/Divider.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Divider.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export function Divider() {
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center justify-center pb-[1.25rem] pt-8 lg:pt-[3rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-x-[2rem] gap-y-3 items-center justify-center px-4">
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-center pb-[1.25rem] pt-[3rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
+      <div className="flex gap-[2rem] items-center overflow-clip shrink-0">
 
         <p
           className="font-bold leading-normal text-[#222221] text-[2rem] whitespace-nowrap"
diff --git a/app/components/Footer.tsx b/app/components/Footer.tsx
index 21d1ba2..e9bf72f 100644
--- a/app/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -9,16 +9,18 @@ const links = [
 
 export function Footer() {
   return (
-    <footer className="bg-[#111] flex flex-col items-center w-full mt-auto">
+    <footer className="bg-[#111] flex flex-col items-center justify-end w-full mt-auto">
 
-      {/* 3px top divider */}
+      {/* 3px top divider — #30302c, not a border */}
       <div className="bg-[#30302c] h-[3px] w-full shrink-0" />
 
-      {/* Footer inner */}
+      {/* Footer inner — max-width 1280px, centered */}
       <div className="flex flex-col items-start w-full max-w-[1280px] py-4">
-        <div className="flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-start lg:items-center justify-between gap-5 lg:gap-0 px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-16 w-full">
 
-          {/* Logo */}
+        {/* Three columns: logo | @handle | links */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-16 w-full">
+
+          {/* Logo: "einfach produktiv" white + "." gold */}
           <div className="flex items-center p-2 shrink-0">
             <span
               className="font-semibold text-white text-[1.25rem] leading-normal whitespace-nowrap"
@@ -29,16 +31,16 @@ export function Footer() {
             </span>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Social handle */}
+          {/* Social handle — Lora Regular (weight 400), 24px */}
           <p
-            className="font-normal text-white text-[1.25rem] lg:text-[1.5rem] lg:text-center leading-[1.2] whitespace-nowrap shrink-0"
+            className="font-normal text-white text-[1.5rem] text-center leading-[1.2] whitespace-nowrap shrink-0"
             style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontWeight: 400 }}
           >
             @einfach.produktiv
           </p>
 
-          {/* Legal links */}
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start gap-x-6 gap-y-2 shrink-0">
+          {/* Legal links — Inter Regular 14px, gap 24px */}
+          <div className="flex items-start gap-6 shrink-0">
             {links.map((link) => (
               <Link
                 key={link.label}
diff --git a/app/components/Hero.tsx b/app/components/Hero.tsx
index c7f86bb..c94a6b5 100644
--- a/app/components/Hero.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Hero.tsx
@@ -3,64 +3,75 @@ import Image from "next/image";
 
 export function Hero() {
   return (
-    <section className="bg-[#f5f0e8] flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center justify-between w-full overflow-hidden">
+    <section className="bg-[#f5f0e8] flex items-center justify-between relative w-full overflow-hidden">
 
       {/* Left: text content */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-6 lg:gap-[1.75rem] items-start w-full lg:flex-[1_0_0] lg:min-w-px px-4 md:px-8 lg:pl-[5rem] lg:pr-[2.5rem] pt-10 pb-8 lg:py-0">
+      <div className="flex flex-[1_0_0] flex-col gap-[1.75rem] items-start min-w-px overflow-clip pl-[5rem] pr-[2.5rem] relative">
 
-        {/* Heading — fluid size: 2rem mobile → 4rem desktop */}
+        {/* Heading — w-[min-content] forces wrap at widest word ("Produktivität") */}
         <p
-          className="font-semibold leading-[1.1] text-black w-full [word-break:break-word]"
-          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-playfair)", fontSize: "clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem)" }}
+          className="font-semibold leading-[0] min-w-full shrink-0 text-[0px] text-black w-[min-content] [word-break:break-word]"
+          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-playfair)" }}
         >
-          <span>Produktivität darf sich leicht anfühlen</span>
-          <span style={{ color: "#fdb705" }}>.</span>
+          <span className="leading-[4.5rem] text-[4rem]">Produktivität darf sich leicht anfühlen</span>
+          <span className="leading-[4.5rem] text-[4rem] text-[#fdb705]">.</span>
         </p>
 
-        {/* Subheading — fluid: 1.125rem → 1.5rem */}
-        <p
-          className="font-semibold text-[#222221] w-full [word-break:break-word]"
-          style={{ fontSize: "clamp(1.125rem, 2vw, 1.5rem)", lineHeight: "1.4" }}
-        >
+        {/* Subheading */}
+        <p className="font-semibold leading-[2.375rem] min-w-full shrink-0 text-[#222221] text-[1.5rem] w-[min-content] [word-break:break-word] not-italic">
           Für Menschen mit Familie, Verantwortung und zu wenig Zeit
         </p>
 
         {/* CTA */}
         <Link
           href="/challenge"
-          className="flex gap-4 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden px-6 py-3 rounded-lg shrink-0 bg-[#f6a701] hover:brightness-95 transition-all"
+          className="flex gap-[1rem] items-center justify-center overflow-clip px-[1.5rem] py-[0.75rem] rounded-[0.5rem] shrink-0 bg-[#f6a701] hover:brightness-95 transition-all"
         >
-          <span className="font-semibold text-[#222221] text-[1.125rem] lg:text-[1.375rem] whitespace-nowrap">
+          <span className="font-semibold leading-[2.375rem] text-[#222221] text-[1.375rem] whitespace-nowrap not-italic">
             Starte mit der 7-Tage-Challenge
           </span>
           <div className="relative h-[1.1875rem] w-[1.5625rem] shrink-0">
-            <img alt="" src="/icon-check.svg" className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full" />
+            <img
+              alt=""
+              src="/icon-check.svg"
+              className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+            />
           </div>
         </Link>
 
         {/* Social proof */}
-        <div className="flex gap-3 items-center shrink-0 w-full">
-          <div className="flex gap-0.5 items-center shrink-0">
+        <div className="flex gap-[0.75rem] items-start overflow-clip shrink-0 w-full">
+          {/* Avatars — gap 2px, not overlapping */}
+          <div className="flex gap-[0.125rem] items-center shrink-0">
             {["/avatar-1.jpg", "/avatar-2.jpg", "/avatar-3.jpg"].map((src, i) => (
-              <div key={i} className="relative w-10 h-10 lg:w-[2.8125rem] lg:h-[2.8125rem] rounded-full overflow-hidden shrink-0">
+              <div
+                key={i}
+                className="relative w-[2.8125rem] h-[2.8125rem] rounded-full overflow-hidden shrink-0"
+              >
                 <Image src={src} alt="" fill className="object-cover" />
               </div>
             ))}
           </div>
-          <p className="font-normal leading-6 text-[#222221] text-[0.9rem] lg:text-[1rem] [word-break:break-word]">
+          <p className="flex-[1_0_0] font-normal leading-[1.5rem] text-[#222221] text-[1rem] [word-break:break-word]">
             10.000+ Menschen vertrauen einfach-produktiv
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Right: hero image — full width on mobile, fixed column on desktop */}
+      {/* Right: hero image — gradient mask fades left + top edges into the cream background */}
       <div
-        className="hero-mask w-full h-[260px] md:h-[340px] lg:h-[36.4375rem] lg:shrink-0 lg:w-[55.4375rem]"
+        className="h-[36.4375rem] shrink-0 w-[55.4375rem]"
         style={{
           backgroundImage: "url('/hero.png')",
           backgroundSize: "cover",
           backgroundPosition: "center",
           backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
+          WebkitMaskImage:
+            "linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 14%), linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%)",
+          WebkitMaskComposite: "destination-in",
+          maskImage:
+            "linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 14%), linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%)",
+          maskComposite: "intersect",
         }}
         aria-hidden="true"
       />
diff --git a/app/components/Navbar.tsx b/app/components/Navbar.tsx
index cb54c24..4236403 100644
--- a/app/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import Image from "next/image";
 
-const SCROLL_DURATION = 800;
+const NAVBAR_HEIGHT = 100; // px — matches h-[6.25rem]
+const SCROLL_DURATION = 800; // ms
 
 function smoothScrollTo(targetY: number) {
   const startY = window.scrollY;
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@ function smoothScrollTo(targetY: number) {
   function step(now: number) {
     const elapsed = now - startTime;
     const progress = Math.min(elapsed / SCROLL_DURATION, 1);
-    const ease =
-      progress < 0.5
-        ? 4 * progress ** 3
-        : 1 - (-2 * progress + 2) ** 3 / 2;
+    // ease-in-out cubic
+    const ease = progress < 0.5
+      ? 4 * progress ** 3
+      : 1 - (-2 * progress + 2) ** 3 / 2;
     window.scrollTo(0, startY + distance * ease);
     if (progress < 1) requestAnimationFrame(step);
   }
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ const navLinks = [
 
 export function Navbar() {
   const [scrolled, setScrolled] = useState(false);
-  const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const onScroll = () => setScrolled(window.scrollY > 8);
@@ -42,34 +42,17 @@ export function Navbar() {
     return () => window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll);
   }, []);
 
-  // Close mobile menu on resize to desktop
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const onResize = () => { if (window.innerWidth >= 1024) setMenuOpen(false); };
-    window.addEventListener("resize", onResize);
-    return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", onResize);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleAnchorClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>, href: string) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    setMenuOpen(false);
-    const navH = window.innerWidth >= 1024 ? 100 : 80; // desktop / mobile navbar px
-    const el = document.getElementById(href.slice(1));
-    if (el) smoothScrollTo(el.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY - navH);
-    history.replaceState(null, "", href);
-  };
-
-  const blurred = scrolled || menuOpen;
-
   return (
     <header
-      className={`sticky top-0 z-50 w-full flex flex-col transition-[background-color,backdrop-filter] duration-300 ${
-        blurred ? "bg-[#f5f0e8]/90 backdrop-blur-md" : "bg-[#f5f0e8]"
+      className={`sticky top-0 z-50 w-full h-[6.25rem] flex items-center px-[2rem] transition-[background-color,backdrop-filter] duration-300 ${
+        scrolled
+          ? "bg-[#f5f0e8]/80 backdrop-blur-md"
+          : "bg-[#f5f0e8]"
       }`}
     >
-      {/* Main bar */}
-      <div className="h-20 lg:h-[6.25rem] flex items-center justify-between px-4 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="w-full flex items-center justify-between">
 
-        {/* Logo */}
+        {/* Logo — exported directly from Figma */}
         <Link href="/" className="shrink-0">
           <Image
             src="/logo.png"
@@ -77,18 +60,25 @@ export function Navbar() {
             width={181}
             height={61}
             priority
-            className="w-[130px] lg:w-[181px] h-auto"
           />
         </Link>
 
-        {/* Desktop nav */}
-        <nav className="hidden lg:flex items-center gap-[3rem]">
+        {/* Nav links */}
+        <nav className="flex items-center gap-[3rem]">
           {navLinks.map((link) =>
             link.href.startsWith("#") ? (
               <a
                 key={link.href}
                 href={link.href}
-                onClick={(e) => handleAnchorClick(e, link.href)}
+                onClick={(e) => {
+                  e.preventDefault();
+                  const el = document.getElementById(link.href.slice(1));
+                  if (el) {
+                    const top = el.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.scrollY - NAVBAR_HEIGHT;
+                    smoothScrollTo(top);
+                  }
+                  history.replaceState(null, "", link.href);
+                }}
                 className="text-[1.125rem] font-semibold text-[#222221] tracking-[0.01125rem] hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors cursor-pointer"
               >
                 {link.label}
@@ -105,78 +95,22 @@ export function Navbar() {
           )}
         </nav>
 
-        {/* Desktop CTAs */}
-        <div className="hidden lg:flex items-center gap-3 p-2">
+        {/* CTA buttons */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-[0.75rem] p-[0.5rem]">
           <Link
             href="/newsletter"
-            className="px-6 py-4 rounded-lg border border-[#868686] text-[1.125rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:bg-[#222221] hover:text-white transition-colors"
+            className="px-[1.5rem] py-[1rem] rounded-[0.5rem] border border-[#868686] text-[1.125rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:bg-[#222221] hover:text-white transition-colors"
           >
             Newsletter
           </Link>
           <Link
             href="/challenge"
-            className="px-6 py-4 rounded-lg bg-[#f6a701] text-[1.125rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:brightness-95 transition-all"
+            className="px-[1.5rem] py-[1rem] rounded-[0.5rem] bg-[#f6a701] text-[1.125rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:brightness-95 transition-all"
           >
             7-Tage-Challenge
           </Link>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Mobile hamburger — animated to ✕ */}
-        <button
-          className="lg:hidden flex flex-col justify-center gap-[5px] p-2 -mr-2"
-          onClick={() => setMenuOpen((o) => !o)}
-          aria-label="Menü öffnen"
-        >
-          <span className={`block w-6 h-[2px] bg-[#222221] transition-all duration-300 origin-center ${menuOpen ? "rotate-45 translate-y-[7px]" : ""}`} />
-          <span className={`block w-6 h-[2px] bg-[#222221] transition-all duration-300 ${menuOpen ? "opacity-0" : ""}`} />
-          <span className={`block w-6 h-[2px] bg-[#222221] transition-all duration-300 origin-center ${menuOpen ? "-rotate-45 -translate-y-[7px]" : ""}`} />
-        </button>
-
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Mobile dropdown — max-h animation */}
-      <div
-        className={`lg:hidden overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out ${
-          menuOpen ? "max-h-[32rem] pb-6" : "max-h-0"
-        }`}
-      >
-        <nav className="flex flex-col gap-1 px-4">
-          {navLinks.map((link) =>
-            link.href.startsWith("#") ? (
-              <a
-                key={link.href}
-                href={link.href}
-                onClick={(e) => handleAnchorClick(e, link.href)}
-                className="text-[1.125rem] font-semibold text-[#222221] hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors py-3 border-b border-[#e8e3db] last:border-0"
-              >
-                {link.label}
-              </a>
-            ) : (
-              <Link
-                key={link.href}
-                href={link.href}
-                onClick={() => setMenuOpen(false)}
-                className="text-[1.125rem] font-semibold text-[#222221] hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors py-3 border-b border-[#e8e3db] last:border-0"
-              >
-                {link.label}
-              </Link>
-            )
-          )}
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 pt-4">
-            <Link
-              href="/newsletter"
-              className="text-center px-6 py-3 rounded-lg border border-[#868686] text-[1rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:bg-[#222221] hover:text-white transition-colors"
-            >
-              Newsletter
-            </Link>
-            <Link
-              href="/challenge"
-              className="text-center px-6 py-3 rounded-lg bg-[#f6a701] text-[1rem] font-bold text-[#222221] hover:brightness-95 transition-all"
-            >
-              7-Tage-Challenge
-            </Link>
-          </div>
-        </nav>
       </div>
     </header>
   );
diff --git a/app/components/Newsletter.tsx b/app/components/Newsletter.tsx
index 61886f9..c0ae7d5 100644
--- a/app/components/Newsletter.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Newsletter.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 export function Newsletter() {
   return (
-    <section className="py-10 lg:py-16 w-full">
-      <div className="px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] w-full">
+    <section className="py-16 w-full">
 
-        {/* Card: stacked on mobile, side-by-side on lg+ */}
-        <div className="bg-[#f8f3ec] flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-8 lg:gap-[3.5rem] items-start lg:items-center px-6 lg:px-8 py-8 lg:py-0 rounded-xl w-full">
+      {/* Outer section padding — same 80px horizontal as all other sections */}
+      <div className="px-[5rem] w-full">
 
-          {/* Left: copy — full width mobile, fixed 612px desktop */}
-          <div className="flex gap-6 lg:gap-8 items-start w-full lg:w-[38.25rem] lg:shrink-0 lg:py-4">
-            <div className="flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 w-[3.5rem] h-[3.5rem] lg:w-[4.23rem] lg:h-[3.71rem]">
+        {/* Rounded card: cream bg, 32px inner padding, 56px gap between copy and form */}
+        <div className="bg-[#f8f3ec] flex gap-[3.5rem] items-center px-8 rounded-xl w-full">
+
+          {/* Left: copy — fixed width 612px so form always gets the remaining flex-1 */}
+          <div className="flex gap-8 items-start py-4 shrink-0 w-[38.25rem]">
+
+            {/* Decorative envelope icon, tilted -4° as per design */}
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 w-[4.23rem] h-[3.71rem]">
               <div className="-rotate-4 -scale-y-100">
-                <img alt="" src="/newsletter-icon.svg" className="w-12 lg:w-16 h-auto block" />
+                <img
+                  alt=""
+                  src="/newsletter-icon.svg"
+                  className="w-16 h-[3.438rem] block"
+                />
               </div>
             </div>
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 lg:gap-4 flex-1 min-w-0 text-[#222221]">
+
+            {/* Heading + body */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 flex-1 min-w-0 text-[#222221]">
               <p
-                className="font-semibold leading-normal"
-                style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontSize: "clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem)" }}
+                className="font-semibold text-[1.75rem] leading-normal"
+                style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
               >
                 Starte mit einer Woche voller Klarheit
               </p>
@@ -27,14 +37,16 @@ export function Newsletter() {
             </div>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Right: form — full width on mobile */}
-          <div className="flex flex-1 items-center lg:self-stretch w-full min-w-0">
-            <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 min-w-0 w-full">
-              <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-3 items-stretch w-full">
+          {/* Right: form — takes remaining space, centered vertically */}
+          <div className="flex flex-1 items-center self-stretch min-w-0">
+            <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 min-w-0">
+
+              {/* Input + submit button side by side */}
+              <div className="flex gap-4 items-stretch w-full">
                 <input
                   type="email"
                   placeholder="Deine E-Mail-Adresse"
-                  className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-white border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-lg px-5 py-3 text-[1rem] text-[#868686] font-normal outline-none focus:border-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
+                  className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-white border border-[#d9d9d9] rounded-lg px-6 py-3 text-[1rem] text-[#868686] font-normal outline-none focus:border-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
                 />
                 <button
                   type="submit"
@@ -43,9 +55,12 @@ export function Newsletter() {
                   Jetzt anmelden
                 </button>
               </div>
+
+              {/* Privacy note */}
               <p className="text-[0.75rem] text-[#222221] font-normal leading-normal">
                 Ich achte auf deine Daten. Kein Spam, jederzeit abbestellbar.
               </p>
+
             </div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/app/components/Tools.tsx b/app/components/Tools.tsx
index b5fec77..5abc20b 100644
--- a/app/components/Tools.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Tools.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 const tools = [
   {
     icon: { src: "/icon-rocket.svg", w: "3.375rem", h: "4.122rem", transform: "-scale-y-100" },
+    pr: "3.375rem",
     title: "Mini-Challenge",
     description: "In 7 Tagen zu mehr Klarheit. Kleine Gewohnheiten, die Großes bewirken.",
     cta: { label: "Starten", href: "/challenge" },
   },
   {
     icon: { src: "/icon-todo.svg", w: "3rem", h: "3.879rem", transform: "-scale-y-100" },
+    pr: "2rem",
     title: "ToDo-Karten",
-    description: "Das Werkzeug für Fokus im Alltag. Bringe Struktur in deine Aufgaben und gewinne Zeit zurück.",
+    description: "Das Werkzeug für Fokus im Alltag. bringe Struktur in deine Aufgaben und gewinne Zeit zurück.",
     cta: { label: "Entdecken", href: "/werkzeuge" },
   },
   {
     icon: { src: "/icon-newsletter.svg", w: "3rem", h: "2.579rem", transform: "-rotate-4 -scale-y-100" },
+    pr: "2rem",
     title: "Impulse & Tipps",
     description: "Wöchentliche Impulse mit konkreten Ideen und erprobten Tipps für weniger Reibung und mehr Leichtigkeit.",
     cta: { label: "Anmelden", href: "/newsletter" },
@@ -23,56 +26,64 @@ const tools = [
 
 export function Tools() {
   return (
-    <div id="werkzeuge" className="flex flex-col gap-8 lg:gap-[3rem] items-start pb-10 lg:pb-[4rem] pt-8 lg:pt-[2rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
+    <div id="werkzeuge" className="flex flex-col gap-[3rem] items-start pb-[4rem] pt-[2rem] w-full bg-[#f5f0e8]">
 
       {/* Section header */}
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 items-start px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] w-full">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-[0.5rem] items-start px-[5rem] w-full whitespace-nowrap overflow-clip">
         <p className="font-bold text-[#f6a701] text-[1.25rem]">
           Meine Werkzeuge
         </p>
         <p
-          className="font-semibold text-[#222221]"
-          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)", fontSize: "clamp(1.375rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem)" }}
+          className="font-semibold text-[#222221] text-[1.75rem]"
+          style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
         >
           Werkzeuge für einen leichteren Alltag.
         </p>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Tools grid: 1-col mobile → 2-col md → 3-col lg */}
-      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-8 lg:gap-[2.5rem] px-4 md:px-8 lg:px-[5rem] w-full">
+      {/* Tools grid */}
+      <div className="flex gap-[2.5rem] h-[12.5rem] items-center overflow-clip px-[5rem] w-full">
         {tools.map((tool) => (
-          <div key={tool.title} className="flex gap-6 items-start">
-
+          <div
+            key={tool.title}
+            className="flex flex-[1_0_0] gap-[2rem] h-full items-start min-w-px overflow-clip relative"
+            style={{ paddingRight: tool.pr }}
+          >
             {/* Icon */}
             <div className="flex items-center justify-center shrink-0">
               <div className={tool.icon.transform}>
                 <div className="relative" style={{ width: tool.icon.w, height: tool.icon.h }}>
-                  <img alt="" src={tool.icon.src} className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full" />
+                  <img
+                    alt=""
+                    src={tool.icon.src}
+                    className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+                  />
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
 
             {/* Card content */}
-            <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 items-start min-w-0 text-[#222221] [word-break:break-word]">
-              <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 w-full">
+            <div
+              className="flex flex-[1_0_0] flex-col h-full items-start justify-between min-w-px overflow-clip p-[0.5rem] text-[#222221] [word-break:break-word]"
+            >
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-[1rem] items-start w-full">
                 <p
-                  className="font-semibold leading-normal text-[1.5rem] lg:text-[1.75rem] w-full"
+                  className="font-semibold leading-normal text-[1.75rem] w-full"
                   style={{ fontFamily: "var(--font-lora)" }}
                 >
                   {tool.title}
                 </p>
-                <p className="font-normal leading-6 text-[1rem] w-full">
+                <p className="font-normal leading-[1.5rem] text-[1rem] w-full">
                   {tool.description}
                 </p>
               </div>
               <Link
                 href={tool.cta.href}
-                className="font-bold text-[1rem] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
+                className="font-bold leading-normal text-[1rem] whitespace-nowrap hover:text-[#f6a701] transition-colors"
               >
                 → {tool.cta.label}
               </Link>
             </div>
-
           </div>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index cd20799..171d1a8 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -13,32 +13,7 @@
 }
 
 html {
-  scroll-padding-top: 5rem; /* mobile navbar height */
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 1024px) {
-  html {
-    scroll-padding-top: 6.25rem; /* desktop navbar height */
-  }
-}
-
-/* Hero image: gradient mask only on desktop where image is right-column */
-.hero-mask {
-  -webkit-mask-image: none;
-  mask-image: none;
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 1024px) {
-  .hero-mask {
-    -webkit-mask-image:
-      linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 14%),
-      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%);
-    -webkit-mask-composite: destination-in;
-    mask-image:
-      linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, black 14%),
-      linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, black 10%);
-    mask-composite: intersect;
-  }
+  scroll-padding-top: 6.25rem; /* navbar height */
 }
 
 body {