diff --git a/web/app/globals.css b/web/app/globals.css
index 8727292..3d2de0b 100644
--- a/web/app/globals.css
+++ b/web/app/globals.css
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 @import "tailwindcss";
 
-/* Warm paper-and-ink palette: off-white stock, near-black ink, serif display,
-   monospace for labels and figures. Method colors are muted to match. */
+/* Braun / Dieter Rams system: neutral gray panels, hairline rules, one functional
+   orange accent, a single neutral grotesk, numerals in tabular figures. */
 :root {
-  --bg: #f1eee5;
-  --panel: #faf8f2;
-  --panel-2: #f4f1e8;
-  --cell: #e3dfd2;
-  --line: rgba(22, 21, 18, 0.14);
-  --text: #16150f;
-  --muted: #6d6758;
-  --faint: #9b9484;
-  --embeddings: #3a6ea5;
-  --sonnet: #c2613a;
-  --jev: #2f7f6b;
-  --jev-ink: #235f50;
-  --accent: #9c2f26; /* oxblood: brand marks and "the memory that matters" */
+  --bg: #e6e6e3;
+  --panel: #f5f5f3;
+  --panel-2: #eeeeec;
+  --cell: #dcdcd8;
+  --cell-hover: #c9c9c4;
+  --line: #d0d0cb;
+  --line-strong: #b4b4ae;
+  --text: #1c1c1a;
+  --muted: #6f6f6a;
+  --faint: #9a9a94;
+  --embeddings: #64798a; /* baseline: cool blue-gray */
+  --sonnet: #33383b; /* graphite */
+  --jev: #e2571e; /* Braun orange */
+  --jev-ink: #b8430f;
+  --accent: #e2571e;
 }
 
 @theme inline {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
   --color-panel-2: var(--panel-2);
   --color-cell: var(--cell);
   --color-line: var(--line);
+  --color-line-strong: var(--line-strong);
   --color-text: var(--text);
   --color-muted: var(--muted);
   --color-faint: var(--faint);
@@ -32,9 +35,8 @@
   --color-jev: var(--jev);
   --color-jev-ink: var(--jev-ink);
   --color-accent: var(--accent);
-  --font-sans: var(--font-serif);
-  --font-serif: var(--font-serif);
-  --font-mono: var(--font-mono);
+  --font-sans: var(--font-sans);
+  --font-mono: var(--font-sans);
 }
 
 html,
@@ -42,22 +44,23 @@ body {
   height: 100%;
   background: var(--bg);
   color: var(--text);
-  font-family: var(--font-serif), Georgia, serif;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans), "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
+  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1, "cv05" 1;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-/* Small uppercase monospace labels, as on the reference spec sheet. */
+/* Equipment labels: small, uppercase, letter-spaced, like panel silkscreen. */
 .label {
-  font-family: var(--font-mono), ui-monospace, monospace;
-  font-size: 11px;
-  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  font-size: 10.5px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   color: var(--muted);
 }
 
 .tabular {
-  font-family: var(--font-mono), ui-monospace, monospace;
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1;
 }
 
 @keyframes caret {
@@ -83,12 +86,12 @@ body {
   animation: shimmer 1.2s linear infinite;
 }
 
-/* Entrance animations run as CSS, not JS: they keep playing even when the
-   rAF-driven animation loop is throttled (long screen recordings, background tabs). */
+/* Entrance animations run as CSS so they keep playing when the JS animation
+   loop is throttled (long screen recordings, background tabs). */
 @keyframes fade-up {
   from {
     opacity: 0;
-    transform: translateY(8px);
+    transform: translateY(6px);
   }
   to {
     opacity: 1;
@@ -96,12 +99,12 @@ body {
   }
 }
 .fade-up {
-  animation: fade-up 0.42s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.3, 1) both;
+  animation: fade-up 0.36s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.3, 1) both;
 }
 
 @keyframes pulse-dot {
   50% {
-    opacity: 0.2;
+    opacity: 0.25;
   }
 }
 .pulse-dot {
diff --git a/web/app/layout.tsx b/web/app/layout.tsx
index 64c6933..a71e9b1 100644
--- a/web/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/web/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
-import { IBM_Plex_Mono, Newsreader } from "next/font/google";
+import { Inter } from "next/font/google";
 import "./globals.css";
 
-const serif = Newsreader({ variable: "--font-serif", subsets: ["latin"], style: ["normal", "italic"] });
-const mono = IBM_Plex_Mono({ variable: "--font-mono", subsets: ["latin"], weight: ["400", "500"] });
+const sans = Inter({ variable: "--font-sans", subsets: ["latin"] });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: "Jev Recall · Catches the memories semantic search misses",
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: LayoutProps<"/">) {
   return (
-    <html lang="en" className={`${serif.variable} ${mono.variable} antialiased`}>
+    <html lang="en" className={`${sans.variable} antialiased`}>
       <body>{children}</body>
     </html>
   );
diff --git a/web/components/Demo.tsx b/web/components/Demo.tsx
index 37609da..cac85f7 100644
--- a/web/components/Demo.tsx
+++ b/web/components/Demo.tsx
@@ -205,21 +205,20 @@ export function Demo({
 
   return (
     <Stage>
-      <div className="flex h-full flex-col px-10 pb-7 pt-8">
+      <div className="flex h-full flex-col px-10 pb-6 pt-6">
         {/* Headline + mode controls */}
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-8">
           <div>
-            <div className="mb-3 flex gap-[3px]">
-              <span className="h-[5px] w-[22px] rounded-full bg-embeddings" />
-              <span className="h-[5px] w-[22px] rounded-full bg-sonnet" />
-              <span className="h-[5px] w-[22px] rounded-full bg-jev" />
-              <span className="h-[5px] w-[9px] rounded-full bg-accent" />
+            <div className="mb-3 flex gap-1.5">
+              <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 bg-embeddings" />
+              <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 bg-sonnet" />
+              <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 bg-jev" />
             </div>
-            <h1 className="text-[40px] font-medium leading-[1.08] tracking-[-0.01em] text-text">
+            <h1 className="text-[34px] font-medium leading-[1.12] tracking-[-0.02em] text-text">
               <span className="font-bold">Jev Recall</span> catches the memories semantic search{" "}
-              <em className="underline decoration-accent decoration-[3px] underline-offset-[6px]">misses.</em>
+              <span className="border-b-2 border-accent pb-0.5">misses</span>.
             </h1>
-            <p className="mt-2 text-[19px] leading-snug text-muted">
+            <p className="mt-2 text-[16px] leading-snug text-muted">
               Same answers as Claude Sonnet 5, at a fraction of the time and cost.
             </p>
           </div>
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ export function Demo({
             <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-3 pt-2">
               <button
                 onClick={() => setShowKeys(true)}
-                className="label rounded-full border border-line bg-panel px-3.5 py-1.5 !text-text hover:bg-panel-2"
+                className="label rounded-[2px] border border-line-strong bg-panel px-3.5 py-2 !text-text hover:bg-panel-2"
               >
                 {live ? "Keys" : "Run live with your keys"}
               </button>
@@ -237,18 +236,18 @@ export function Demo({
 
         {/* Preset nav */}
         {!present && (
-          <div className="mt-6 border-b border-line pb-2.5">
-            <div className="flex items-baseline gap-7">
+          <div className="mt-5 border-b border-line pb-2">
+            <div className="flex items-baseline gap-8">
               {presets.map((p) => {
                 const active = p.id === preset.id && isPreset;
                 return (
                   <button
                     key={p.id}
                     onClick={() => choose(p, false)}
-                    className={`relative pb-2.5 text-[16px] transition ${active ? "text-text" : "text-muted hover:text-text"}`}
+                    className={`relative pb-2 text-[14px] tracking-[-0.01em] transition ${active ? "text-text" : "text-muted hover:text-text"}`}
                   >
                     {p.label}
-                    {active && <span className="absolute inset-x-0 -bottom-[1px] h-[2px] rounded-full bg-accent" />}
+                    {active && <span className="absolute inset-x-0 -bottom-[9px] h-[2px] bg-accent" />}
                   </button>
                 );
               })}
@@ -257,14 +256,10 @@ export function Demo({
         )}
 
         {/* Request */}
-        <div className="mt-5 flex items-center gap-4">
-          <div className="flex h-[62px] w-[62px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel text-accent">
-            <svg width="26" height="26" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-label="Your request" role="img">
-              <circle cx="12" cy="8" r="3.6" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" />
-              <path d="M4.8 20c.6-3.8 3.6-6 7.2-6s6.6 2.2 7.2 6" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" />
-            </svg>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex h-[62px] flex-1 items-center rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel px-6">
+        <div className="mt-4 flex items-end gap-3">
+          <div className="flex-1">
+            <div className="label mb-1.5">Request</div>
+            <div className="flex h-[52px] items-center rounded-[2px] border border-line-strong bg-panel px-4">
             {editable ? (
               <input
                 value={request}
@@ -276,28 +271,27 @@ export function Demo({
                   setPhase("ready");
                 }}
                 onKeyDown={(ev) => ev.key === "Enter" && run(preset, request, { type: false })}
-                className="w-full bg-transparent text-[20px] text-text outline-none"
+                className="w-full bg-transparent text-[18px] text-text outline-none"
               />
             ) : (
-              <div className="text-[20px] text-text">
+              <div className="text-[18px] text-text">
                 {request.slice(0, typed)}
-                {phase === "typing" && <span className="caret ml-0.5 text-jev">▍</span>}
+                {phase === "typing" && <span className="caret ml-0.5 text-accent">▍</span>}
               </div>
             )}
+            </div>
           </div>
           <button
             onClick={() => run(preset, request, { type: false })}
             disabled={phase === "running" || phase === "typing" || !request.trim()}
-            className="flex h-[62px] shrink-0 items-center gap-3 rounded-xl bg-text px-8 text-[19px] font-medium text-[#faf8f2] transition hover:opacity-90 disabled:opacity-40"
+            className="flex h-[52px] shrink-0 items-center gap-3 rounded-[2px] bg-text px-7 text-[15px] font-medium tracking-[0.01em] text-panel transition hover:bg-[#333330] disabled:opacity-40"
           >
-            <svg width="14" height="16" viewBox="0 0 14 16" aria-hidden>
-              <path d="M1 1.5v13l12-6.5z" fill="currentColor" />
-            </svg>
+            <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 bg-accent" />
             Run comparison
           </button>
         </div>
         {/* Scan field + results */}
-        <div className="mt-4 grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_600px] gap-5">
+        <div className="mt-4 grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_600px] gap-4">
           <ScanField
             memories={memories}
             scans={scans}
@@ -308,7 +302,7 @@ export function Demo({
             running={phase === "running"}
             highlightId={hoveredMemory}
           />
-          <div className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col gap-3">
+          <div className="flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col gap-2.5">
             {SYSTEMS.map((s) => (
               <ResultCard
                 key={s.id}
@@ -326,30 +320,30 @@ export function Demo({
         </div>
 
         {/* Results strip: this run once it finishes, the full benchmark before that */}
-        <div className="mt-4 flex h-[60px] items-center rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel px-8 text-[19px]">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pr-8">
-            <svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden className="text-accent">
-              <path d="M7 4h10v5a5 5 0 0 1-10 0V4Z M7 6H4a3 3 0 0 0 3 4 M17 6h3a3 3 0 0 1-3 4 M12 14v4 M8 20h8" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.8" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-            </svg>
+        <div className="mt-3 flex h-[56px] items-center rounded-[2px] border border-line bg-panel px-8">
+          <div className="flex items-baseline gap-3 pr-8">
             <span className="label !text-text">{runStats ? "This request" : "Benchmark"}</span>
-            <span className="text-[15px] text-muted">
+            <span className="text-[14px] text-muted">
               {runStats ? runStats.caption : `${BENCHMARK.requests} requests, ${memories.length} memories`}
             </span>
           </div>
           <div className="flex flex-1 items-center gap-10 border-l border-line pl-10">
             {SYSTEMS.map(({ id }) => (
-              <span key={id} className="text-muted">
-                {id === "sonnet" ? "Sonnet" : id === "embeddings" ? "Embeddings" : "Jev"}{" "}
-                <span className="tabular ml-2 text-[21px]" style={{ color: METHOD_COLOR[id] }}>
+              <span key={id} className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+                <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5" style={{ background: METHOD_COLOR[id] }} />
+                <span className="text-[14px] text-muted">
+                  {id === "sonnet" ? "Sonnet" : id === "embeddings" ? "Embeddings" : "Jev"}
+                </span>
+                <span className="tabular text-[19px] font-medium text-text">
                   {runStats ? runStats.found[id] : BENCHMARK[id]}
                 </span>
               </span>
             ))}
           </div>
-          <div className="tabular border-l border-line px-10 text-[17px] text-text">
+          <div className="tabular border-l border-line px-10 text-[16px] font-medium text-text">
             {runStats ? runStats.faster : BENCHMARK.faster}
           </div>
-          <div className="tabular border-l border-line pl-10 text-[17px] text-text">
+          <div className="tabular border-l border-line pl-10 text-[16px] font-medium text-text">
             {runStats ? runStats.cost : BENCHMARK.cost}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/web/components/ResultCard.tsx b/web/components/ResultCard.tsx
index aea22f7..4182b4c 100644
--- a/web/components/ResultCard.tsx
+++ b/web/components/ResultCard.tsx
@@ -11,20 +11,17 @@ export type CardState = {
 
 const ROWS = 2;
 
-function DocIcon() {
-  return (
-    <svg width="18" height="22" viewBox="0 0 22 26" fill="none" aria-hidden className="shrink-0 text-faint">
-      <path d="M3 1.5h10.5L19.5 7.5V24a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5H3a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5Z" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.6" />
-      <path d="M13 1.5V8h6.5M6.5 12.5h9M6.5 16.5h9M6.5 20.5h6" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.6" strokeLinecap="round" />
-    </svg>
-  );
+/** Found: a filled indicator square in the method's colour. */
+function FoundMark({ color, dim }: { color: string; dim?: boolean }) {
+  return <span className="mt-[3px] h-2.5 w-2.5 shrink-0" style={{ background: color, opacity: dim ? 0.45 : 1 }} />;
 }
 
-function MissIcon() {
+/** Missed: an empty square struck through. */
+function MissMark() {
   return (
-    <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden className="shrink-0 text-faint">
-      <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9.5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.6" />
-      <path d="M5.5 18.5 18.5 5.5" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.6" strokeLinecap="round" />
+    <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10" className="mt-[3px] shrink-0 text-faint" aria-hidden>
+      <rect x="0.5" y="0.5" width="9" height="9" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" />
+      <path d="M0.5 9.5 9.5 0.5" stroke="currentColor" />
     </svg>
   );
 }
@@ -63,41 +60,41 @@ export function ResultCard({
   ].slice(0, ROWS);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-0 w-full min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel px-5 py-3.5">
+    <div className="flex min-h-0 w-full min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-[3px] border border-line bg-panel px-5 py-3">
       <div className="flex items-start">
         <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <span className="h-[18px] w-[18px] rounded-full" style={{ background: color }} />
-            <span className="text-[20px] font-semibold text-text">{name}</span>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+            <span className="h-3 w-3" style={{ background: color }} />
+            <span className="text-[17px] font-semibold tracking-[-0.01em] text-text">{name}</span>
           </div>
-          <div className="ml-[30px] mt-0.5 text-[14px] text-muted">
+          <div className="ml-[22px] text-[13px] text-muted">
             {method}
             {r && (
-              <span className="ml-2 text-text">
-                · {r.ids.length} {r.ids.length === 1 ? "result" : "results"}
+              <span className="ml-2 tabular text-text">
+                {r.ids.length} {r.ids.length === 1 ? "result" : "results"}
               </span>
             )}
-            {state.status === "running" && <span className="ml-2">· searching…</span>}
-            {state.status === "error" && <span className="ml-2 text-[#dc2626]">· {state.error}</span>}
+            {state.status === "running" && <span className="ml-2">searching…</span>}
+            {state.status === "error" && <span className="ml-2 text-accent">{state.error}</span>}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="flex">
-          <div className="w-[86px] border-l border-line pl-4">
+          <div className="w-[84px] border-l border-line pl-4">
             <div className="label">Time</div>
-            <div className="tabular mt-0.5 text-[18px] text-text">
+            <div className="tabular mt-0.5 text-[17px] font-medium text-text">
               {state.status === "idle" ? "–" : `${(state.elapsedMs / 1000).toFixed(2)}s`}
             </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="w-[118px] border-l border-line pl-4">
+          <div className="w-[116px] border-l border-line pl-4">
             <div className="label">Cost</div>
-            <div className="tabular mt-0.5 text-[18px] text-text">{r ? formatCost(r.costUsd) : "–"}</div>
+            <div className="tabular mt-0.5 text-[17px] font-medium text-text">{r ? formatCost(r.costUsd) : "–"}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="mt-2.5 flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-1.5">
+      <div className="mt-1.5 flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center gap-1.5">
         {state.status === "running" &&
-          [0, 1].map((i) => <div key={i} className="skeleton h-[42px] shrink-0 rounded-xl" />)}
+          [0, 1].map((i) => <div key={i} className="skeleton h-[44px] shrink-0 rounded-[2px]" />)}
         {rows.map((row, i) => {
             const score = row.kind !== "miss" ? r?.scores?.[row.id] : undefined;
             const tinted = row.kind === "hit";
@@ -107,36 +104,32 @@ export function ResultCard({
                 key={`${id}-${row.id}`}
                 onMouseEnter={() => onHoverMemory(hoverId)}
                 onMouseLeave={() => onHoverMemory(null)}
-                className="fade-up flex h-[42px] shrink-0 cursor-default items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border px-3 transition-colors"
+                className="fade-up group flex min-h-[44px] shrink-0 cursor-default items-start gap-3 rounded-[2px] border px-3 py-2 transition-colors hover:bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--text)_5%,transparent)]"
                 style={{
                   animationDelay: `${80 + i * 120}ms`,
-                  borderColor: tinted ? `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 30%, transparent)` : "var(--line)",
-                  background: tinted
-                    ? `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 12%, var(--panel))`
-                    : row.kind === "miss"
-                      ? "var(--panel-2)"
-                      : "var(--panel)",
+                  borderColor: tinted ? `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 45%, var(--line))` : "var(--line)",
+                  background: tinted ? `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 8%, var(--panel))` : "var(--panel)",
                 }}
               >
-                {row.kind === "miss" ? <MissIcon /> : <DocIcon />}
+                {row.kind === "miss" ? <MissMark /> : <FoundMark color={color} dim={!tinted} />}
                 <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                   {row.kind === "miss" ? (
                     <>
-                      <div className="truncate text-[15px] text-muted">
+                      <div className="text-[14px] leading-[17px] text-muted">
                         {keyLabel.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + keyLabel.slice(1)}
-                        <span className="ml-2 text-[14px] text-faint">Doesn&apos;t find this detail.</span>
+                        <span className="ml-2 text-faint">not found</span>
                       </div>
                     </>
                   ) : (
-                    <div className="truncate text-[15px] text-text">{memoryById[row.id]?.text}</div>
+                    <div className="line-clamp-2 text-[14px] leading-[16px] text-text">{memoryById[row.id]?.text}</div>
                   )}
                 </div>
                 {score !== undefined && tinted && (
                   <span
-                    className="fade-up tabular shrink-0 text-[13px] text-jev-ink"
+                    className="fade-up tabular label mt-[2px] shrink-0 !text-jev-ink"
                     style={{ animationDelay: `${500 + i * 120}ms` }}
                   >
-                    Relevance {score.toFixed(2)}
+                    {score.toFixed(2)}
                   </span>
                 )}
               </div>
diff --git a/web/components/ScanField.tsx b/web/components/ScanField.tsx
index e1f248c..d63ea4f 100644
--- a/web/components/ScanField.tsx
+++ b/web/components/ScanField.tsx
@@ -61,17 +61,20 @@ export function ScanField({
   const hoverPos = shownIndex !== undefined && shownIndex !== null ? cellXY(shownIndex) : null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex h-full flex-col rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel px-8 pb-7 pt-6">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
-          <span className="text-[22px] text-text">{headline}</span>
-          <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-faint" />
-          <span className="tabular text-[23px] text-text">{(elapsedMs / 1000).toFixed(2)}s</span>
-          {running && <span className="pulse-dot h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-jev" />}
+    <div className="flex h-full flex-col rounded-[3px] border border-line bg-panel px-8 pb-7 pt-5">
+      <div className="flex items-end justify-between border-b border-line pb-3">
+        <div>
+          <div className="label">Memory field</div>
+          <div className="mt-1 text-[17px] text-text">{headline}</div>
         </div>
-        <div className="label flex items-center gap-2">
-          <span className="h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-[3px] bg-cell" />
-          Each square is a memory
+        <div className="flex items-end gap-3">
+          {running && <span className="pulse-dot mb-[9px] h-2 w-2 bg-jev" />}
+          <div className="text-right">
+            <div className="label">Elapsed</div>
+            <div className="tabular mt-0.5 text-[26px] font-medium leading-none text-text">
+              {(elapsedMs / 1000).toFixed(2)}s
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -85,18 +88,14 @@ export function ScanField({
               <div
                 key={m.id}
                 onMouseEnter={() => setHover(i)}
-                className="absolute rounded-[6px] transition-colors duration-300 hover:brightness-95"
+                className="absolute rounded-[1px] transition-colors duration-200"
                 style={{
                   left: x,
                   top: y,
                   width: CELL,
                   height: CELL,
-                  background: isKey ? "var(--panel)" : "var(--cell)",
-                  boxShadow: isKey
-                    ? "0 0 0 2px var(--accent), 0 0 12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent)"
-                    : shownIndex === i
-                      ? "0 0 0 2px var(--text)"
-                      : undefined,
+                  background: isKey ? "var(--panel)" : shownIndex === i ? "var(--cell-hover)" : "var(--cell)",
+                  boxShadow: isKey ? "0 0 0 1.5px var(--accent)" : shownIndex === i ? "0 0 0 1.5px var(--text)" : undefined,
                 }}
               >
                 {pickedBy[m.id] && (
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ export function ScanField({
                       return (
                         <span
                           key={slot}
-                          className="h-[5px] w-[5px] rounded-full"
+                          className="h-[4px] w-[4px]"
                           style={{ background: sys ? METHOD_COLOR[sys] : "transparent" }}
                         />
                       );
@@ -141,26 +140,25 @@ export function ScanField({
               <div key={id}>
                 {sweeping && (
                   <div
-                    className="pointer-events-none absolute rounded-[6px]"
+                    className="pointer-events-none absolute rounded-[1px]"
                     style={{
                       top: pos.y,
                       left: Math.max(0, col - TRAIL) * PITCH,
                       width: Math.min(col, TRAIL) * PITCH + CELL,
                       height: CELL,
-                      background: `linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 30%, transparent))`,
+                      background: `linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 22%, transparent))`,
                     }}
                   />
                 )}
                 <div
-                  className="pointer-events-none absolute left-0 top-0 rounded-[8px] border-[3px]"
+                  className="pointer-events-none absolute left-0 top-0 rounded-[2px] border-2"
                   style={{
                     transform: `translate3d(${pos.x - 4 + inset}px, ${pos.y - 4 + inset}px, 0)`,
                     transition: sweeping ? "none" : "transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)",
                     width: CELL + 8 - inset * 2,
                     height: CELL + 8 - inset * 2,
                     borderColor: color,
-                    background: inset ? "transparent" : `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 20%, transparent)`,
-                    boxShadow: `0 0 14px color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 40%, transparent)`,
+                    background: inset ? "transparent" : `color-mix(in srgb, ${color} 16%, transparent)`,
                     zIndex: id === "jev" ? 3 : 2,
                   }}
                 />
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ export function ScanField({
           {/* hover readout */}
           {hovered && hoverPos && (
             <div
-              className="pointer-events-none absolute z-20 max-w-[420px] rounded-lg border border-line bg-panel px-3 py-2 text-[14px] leading-snug text-text shadow-[0_8px_24px_rgba(22,21,15,0.14)]"
+              className="pointer-events-none absolute z-20 max-w-[420px] rounded-[2px] border border-line-strong bg-panel/95 px-3 py-2 text-[13.5px] leading-snug text-text backdrop-blur-[2px]"
               style={{
                 left: Math.min(Math.max(hoverPos.x + CELL / 2, 210), width - 210),
                 top: hoverPos.y > 70 ? hoverPos.y - 12 : hoverPos.y + CELL + 12,
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ export function ScanField({
               const above = y > 60;
               return (
                 <div
-                  className="fade-up absolute z-10 whitespace-nowrap rounded-lg border border-accent/30 bg-accent/12 px-3 py-1.5 text-[15px] text-accent shadow-[0_6px_18px_rgba(22,21,15,0.10)]"
+                  className="fade-up label absolute z-10 whitespace-nowrap rounded-[2px] border border-accent/40 bg-accent/10 px-2.5 py-1.5 !text-accent"
                   style={{
                     animationDelay: "450ms",
                     left: Math.min(Math.max(x + CELL / 2, 120), width - 120),