diff --git a/src/app/apply/staff/page.tsx b/src/app/apply/staff/page.tsx
index 91573bd5..f1efe8f6 100644
--- a/src/app/apply/staff/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/apply/staff/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { applyStaff } from "@/actions/applications";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
-import { applyStaff } from "@/actions/applications";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
@@ -48,39 +49,29 @@ export default async function ApplyStaffPage() {
   const appliedRankIds = new Set(myApps.map((a) => a.rankId));
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>Apply for {hotelName} staff</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          We open staff applications every now and then. If you come across a position you feel you
-          would fit perfectly into, do not hesitate to apply for it.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🛡️"
+        title={`Apply for ${hotelName} staff`}
+        subtitle="We open staff applications every now and then. If you come across a position you feel you would fit perfectly into, do not hesitate to apply for it."
+      />
 
       {positions.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>No positions open</h3>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+        <ContentCard icon="🛡️" title="No positions open">
+          <EmptyState icon="🛡️">
             There are currently no positions open. Please come back at a later time to check if we
             have any openings by then. Thank you for your interest.
-          </p>
-        </div>
+          </EmptyState>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
+        <div className="card-grid sm-2">
           {positions.map((position) => {
             const team = teamByRankId.get(position.permissionId);
             const rankName = team?.rankName ?? `Rank #${position.permissionId}`;
             const alreadyApplied = appliedRankIds.has(position.permissionId);
             return (
-              <article key={String(position.id)} className="card">
-                <div
-                  style={{
-                    display: "flex",
-                    gap: "0.75rem",
-                    alignItems: "center",
-                    marginBottom: "0.5rem",
-                  }}
-                >
+              <article key={String(position.id)} className="content-card">
+                <div className="content-card-head">
                   {team?.badge ? (
                     /* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */
                     <img
@@ -89,48 +80,59 @@ export default async function ApplyStaffPage() {
                       width={40}
                       height={40}
                     />
-                  ) : null}
-                  <div>
-                    <h3 style={{ margin: 0, color: team?.staffColor || undefined }}>{rankName}</h3>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="content-card-icon" aria-hidden>
+                      🛡️
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  <div className="content-card-head-text">
+                    <p className="content-card-title" style={{ color: team?.staffColor || undefined }}>
+                      {rankName}
+                    </p>
                     {team?.jobDescription ? (
-                      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                        {team.jobDescription}
-                      </p>
+                      <p className="content-card-subtitle">{team.jobDescription}</p>
                     ) : null}
                   </div>
                 </div>
 
-                <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>{position.description}</p>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
-                  Application deadline: {formatDeadline(position.applyTo)}
-                </p>
+                <div className="content-card-body">
+                  <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>{position.description}</p>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
+                    Application deadline: {formatDeadline(position.applyTo)}
+                  </p>
 
-                {alreadyApplied ? (
-                  <button type="button" className="btn btn-danger" disabled style={{ width: "100%" }}>
-                    You have already applied for {rankName}
-                  </button>
-                ) : (
-                  <form action={applyStaff}>
-                    {/* rank_id is the position's permission id; the applicant is
-                        re-read from the session inside the action. */}
-                    <input type="hidden" name="rankId" value={String(position.permissionId)} />
-                    <label htmlFor={`content-${position.id}`} className="muted">
-                      About you
-                    </label>
-                    <textarea
-                      id={`content-${position.id}`}
-                      name="content"
-                      required
-                      minLength={10}
-                      rows={5}
-                      placeholder={`Tell us why you'd be a great ${rankName}…`}
-                      style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-                    />
-                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-secondary" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
-                      Apply for {rankName}
+                  {alreadyApplied ? (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      className="btn btn-danger"
+                      disabled
+                      style={{ width: "100%" }}
+                    >
+                      You have already applied for {rankName}
                     </button>
-                  </form>
-                )}
+                  ) : (
+                    <form action={applyStaff}>
+                      {/* rank_id is the position's permission id; the applicant is
+                          re-read from the session inside the action. */}
+                      <input type="hidden" name="rankId" value={String(position.permissionId)} />
+                      <label htmlFor={`content-${position.id}`} className="muted">
+                        About you
+                      </label>
+                      <textarea
+                        id={`content-${position.id}`}
+                        name="content"
+                        required
+                        minLength={10}
+                        rows={5}
+                        placeholder={`Tell us why you'd be a great ${rankName}…`}
+                        style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+                      />
+                      <button type="submit" className="btn btn-secondary" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
+                        Apply for {rankName}
+                      </button>
+                    </form>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </article>
             );
           })}
diff --git a/src/app/apply/team/page.tsx b/src/app/apply/team/page.tsx
index d5ed1c69..b6250eca 100644
--- a/src/app/apply/team/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/apply/team/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { applyTeam } from "@/actions/applications";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
-import { applyTeam } from "@/actions/applications";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
@@ -35,38 +36,28 @@ export default async function ApplyTeamPage() {
   const appliedTeamIds = new Set(myApps.map((a) => a.rankId));
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>Apply for the {hotelName} team</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          We open team applications periodically. If you see a team you fit, do not hesitate to
-          apply!
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🤝"
+        title={`Apply for the ${hotelName} team`}
+        subtitle="We open team applications periodically. If you see a team you fit, do not hesitate to apply!"
+      />
 
       {teams.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>No team positions open</h3>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+        <ContentCard icon="🤝" title="No team positions open">
+          <EmptyState icon="🤝">
             There are currently no open team positions. Please come back later to check for new
             openings. Thank you!
-          </p>
-        </div>
+          </EmptyState>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
+        <div className="card-grid sm-2">
           {teams.map((team) => {
             const teamId = Number(team.id);
             const alreadyApplied = appliedTeamIds.has(teamId);
             return (
-              <article key={String(team.id)} className="card">
-                <div
-                  style={{
-                    display: "flex",
-                    gap: "0.75rem",
-                    alignItems: "center",
-                    marginBottom: "0.5rem",
-                  }}
-                >
+              <article key={String(team.id)} className="content-card">
+                <div className="content-card-head">
                   {team.badge ? (
                     /* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */
                     <img
@@ -75,45 +66,54 @@ export default async function ApplyTeamPage() {
                       width={40}
                       height={40}
                     />
-                  ) : null}
-                  <div>
-                    <h3 style={{ margin: 0, color: team.staffColor || undefined }}>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="content-card-icon" aria-hidden>
+                      🤝
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  <div className="content-card-head-text">
+                    <p className="content-card-title" style={{ color: team.staffColor || undefined }}>
                       {team.rankName}
-                    </h3>
+                    </p>
                     {team.jobDescription ? (
-                      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                        {team.jobDescription}
-                      </p>
+                      <p className="content-card-subtitle">{team.jobDescription}</p>
                     ) : null}
                   </div>
                 </div>
 
-                {alreadyApplied ? (
-                  <button type="button" className="btn btn-danger" disabled style={{ width: "100%" }}>
-                    Your application is pending
-                  </button>
-                ) : (
-                  <form action={applyTeam}>
-                    {/* The team id is the application's rank flag; the applicant
-                        is re-read from the session inside the action. */}
-                    <input type="hidden" name="teamId" value={String(team.id)} />
-                    <label htmlFor={`content-${team.id}`} className="muted">
-                      About you
-                    </label>
-                    <textarea
-                      id={`content-${team.id}`}
-                      name="content"
-                      required
-                      minLength={10}
-                      rows={5}
-                      placeholder={`Tell us why you'd be a great fit for ${team.rankName}…`}
-                      style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-                    />
-                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
-                      Apply for {team.rankName}
+                <div className="content-card-body">
+                  {alreadyApplied ? (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      className="btn btn-danger"
+                      disabled
+                      style={{ width: "100%" }}
+                    >
+                      Your application is pending
                     </button>
-                  </form>
-                )}
+                  ) : (
+                    <form action={applyTeam}>
+                      {/* The team id is the application's rank flag; the applicant
+                          is re-read from the session inside the action. */}
+                      <input type="hidden" name="teamId" value={String(team.id)} />
+                      <label htmlFor={`content-${team.id}`} className="muted">
+                        About you
+                      </label>
+                      <textarea
+                        id={`content-${team.id}`}
+                        name="content"
+                        required
+                        minLength={10}
+                        rows={5}
+                        placeholder={`Tell us why you'd be a great fit for ${team.rankName}…`}
+                        style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+                      />
+                      <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
+                        Apply for {team.rankName}
+                      </button>
+                    </form>
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </article>
             );
           })}
diff --git a/src/app/badges/page.tsx b/src/app/badges/page.tsx
index ae3959d9..1fa3dca8 100644
--- a/src/app/badges/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/badges/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -13,44 +14,45 @@ export default async function BadgesPage() {
     .catch(() => []);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>Badges</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          The badges you can earn and show off around the hotel.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🏅"
+        title="Badges"
+        subtitle="The badges you can earn and show off around the hotel"
+      />
 
-      {badges.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No badges available yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {badges.map((badge) => (
-            <div
-              key={String(badge.id)}
-              className="card hover"
-              style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.9rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}
-            >
-              {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-              <img
-                src={`${BADGE_IMG_BASE}/${badge.badgeKey}.gif`}
-                alt={badge.badgeName}
-                title={badge.badgeKey}
-                width={40}
-                height={40}
-                style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}
-              />
-              <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{badge.badgeName}</h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem", fontFamily: "monospace" }}>
-                  {badge.badgeKey}
-                </p>
-                <p style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "0.9rem" }}>{badge.badgeDescription}</p>
+      <ContentCard padded={badges.length === 0}>
+        {badges.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🏅">No badges available yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {badges.map((badge) => (
+              <div
+                key={String(badge.id)}
+                className="card hover"
+                style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.9rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}
+              >
+                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+                <img
+                  src={`${BADGE_IMG_BASE}/${badge.badgeKey}.gif`}
+                  alt={badge.badgeName}
+                  title={badge.badgeKey}
+                  width={40}
+                  height={40}
+                  style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}
+                />
+                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>{badge.badgeName}</h3>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem", fontFamily: "monospace" }}>
+                    {badge.badgeKey}
+                  </p>
+                  <p style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "0.9rem" }}>{badge.badgeDescription}</p>
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/banned/page.tsx b/src/app/banned/page.tsx
index e8bbb1c7..548adf1e 100644
--- a/src/app/banned/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/banned/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -34,18 +35,19 @@ export default async function BannedPage() {
         : `Expires ${new Date(expire * 1000).toISOString().slice(0, 16).replace("T", " ")}.`;
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 540, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem", textAlign: "center" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0, color: "var(--color-danger)" }}>You are banned</h1>
-        <p>Your account has been suspended from the hotel.</p>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 560, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard icon="🚫" title="You are banned" subtitle="Account suspended">
+        <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Your account has been suspended from the hotel.</p>
         {reason ? (
           <p>
             <strong>Reason:</strong> {reason}
           </p>
         ) : null}
         {expiryText ? <p className="muted">{expiryText}</p> : null}
-        <p className="muted">If you believe this is a mistake, contact the staff team.</p>
-      </div>
+        <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+          If you believe this is a mistake, contact the staff team.
+        </p>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/client/page.tsx b/src/app/client/page.tsx
index 6d7ccee3..045e5a6e 100644
--- a/src/app/client/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/client/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { headers } from "next/headers";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { issueSsoTicket } from "@/lib/auth/sso-ticket";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -30,19 +31,28 @@ export default async function ClientPage() {
     : "";
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Launching {hotelName ?? "Atom"}…</h1>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🏨"
+        title={`Launching ${hotelName ?? "Atom"}…`}
+        subtitle="Your single sign-on ticket is ready"
+      />
+
       {src ? (
-        <iframe
-          title="Hotel client"
-          src={src}
-          style={{ width: "100%", height: "80vh", border: 0, borderRadius: 10 }}
-        />
+        <ContentCard padded={false}>
+          <iframe
+            title="Hotel client"
+            src={src}
+            style={{ width: "100%", height: "80vh", border: 0, borderRadius: 10, display: "block" }}
+          />
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : (
-        <p className="muted">
-          No client URL configured (set <code>nitro_client_url</code> in settings). SSO ticket
-          issued for this session: <code>{ticket}</code>
-        </p>
+        <ContentCard icon="🔌" title="No client configured" subtitle="Set nitro_client_url in settings">
+          <EmptyState icon="🔌">
+            No client URL configured (set <code>nitro_client_url</code> in settings). SSO ticket
+            issued for this session: <code>{ticket}</code>
+          </EmptyState>
+        </ContentCard>
       )}
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/community/page.tsx b/src/app/community/page.tsx
index 44811177..e8251a70 100644
--- a/src/app/community/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/community/page.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,78 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 const LINKS = [
   {
     href: "/rankings",
+    icon: "🏆",
     title: "Rankings",
     text: "See the wealthiest players in the hotel, ranked by credits.",
   },
   {
     href: "/staff",
+    icon: "🛡️",
     title: "Staff",
     text: "Meet the team that keeps the hotel running every day.",
   },
   {
     href: "/news",
+    icon: "📰",
     title: "News",
     text: "The latest announcements, events and updates.",
   },
+  {
+    href: "/photos",
+    icon: "📸",
+    title: "Photos",
+    text: "Snapshots shared by the community from around the hotel.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/guilds",
+    icon: "🚪",
+    title: "Guilds",
+    text: "Browse the groups players have created and joined.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/leaderboard",
+    icon: "📊",
+    title: "Leaderboards",
+    text: "Who's on top this season across the hotel's stats.",
+  },
 ];
 
 export default function CommunityPage() {
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>Community</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          Everything happening around the hotel in one place.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🌍"
+        title="Community"
+        subtitle="Everything happening around the hotel in one place"
+      />
 
-      <div className="grid cols-3">
+      <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3">
         {LINKS.map((l) => (
-          <Link key={l.href} href={l.href} className="card hover" style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
-            <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>{l.title}</h3>
-            <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
-              {l.text}
-            </p>
-            <span className="btn btn-outline">Open →</span>
+          <Link
+            key={l.href}
+            href={l.href}
+            className="content-card hover-lift"
+            style={{ color: "inherit", textDecoration: "none" }}
+          >
+            <div className="content-card-head">
+              <span className="content-card-icon" aria-hidden>
+                {l.icon}
+              </span>
+              <div className="content-card-head-text">
+                <p className="content-card-title">{l.title}</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="content-card-body">
+              <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
+                {l.text}
+              </p>
+              <span className="btn btn-outline">Open →</span>
+            </div>
           </Link>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/forgot/page.tsx b/src/app/forgot/page.tsx
index 5fe7003e..09ccd44f 100644
--- a/src/app/forgot/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/forgot/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { requestReset } from "@/actions/password-reset";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 
 export default async function ForgotPage({
   searchParams,
@@ -9,15 +10,18 @@ export default async function ForgotPage({
   const { sent } = await searchParams;
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 400, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0, textAlign: "center" }}>Reset password</h1>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🔑"
+        title="Reset password"
+        subtitle="We'll email you a secure link to set a new password."
+      >
         {sent ? (
-          <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center" }}>
+          <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", margin: 0 }}>
             If that email is registered, a reset link has been sent. Check your inbox.
           </p>
         ) : (
-          <form action={requestReset} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem", marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+          <form action={requestReset} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem" }}>
             <input name="email" type="email" placeholder="Your email" autoComplete="email" required />
             <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
               Send reset link
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export default async function ForgotPage({
         <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "1rem" }}>
           <Link href="/login">Back to login</Link>
         </p>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/friends/page.tsx b/src/app/friends/page.tsx
index dffce591..286fbf89 100644
--- a/src/app/friends/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/friends/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, OnlineBadge } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -50,78 +51,67 @@ export default async function FriendsPage() {
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Friends</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: "-0.25rem" }}>
-        {friends.length === 0
-          ? "You have no friends added yet."
-          : `You have ${friends.length} friend${friends.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}.`}
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🤝"
+        title="Friends"
+        subtitle={
+          friends.length === 0
+            ? "You have no friends added yet"
+            : `You have ${friends.length} friend${friends.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
+        }
+      />
 
-      {friends.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+      <ContentCard padded={friends.length === 0}>
+        {friends.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🤝">
             Add friends in the hotel and they will show up here.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {friends.map((friend) => {
-            const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", friend.look, {
-              size: "s",
-              headOnly: true,
-            });
-            const isOnline = friend.online === "1";
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={friend.id}
-                className="card hover"
-                style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "center" }}
-              >
-                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-                <img
-                  className="avatar"
-                  src={avatar}
-                  alt={`${friend.username} avatar`}
-                  width={50}
-                  height={50}
-                />
-                <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
-                  <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.2rem", display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.4rem" }}>
-                    <span
-                      aria-hidden
-                      title={isOnline ? "Online" : "Offline"}
+          </EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {friends.map((friend) => {
+              const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", friend.look, {
+                size: "s",
+                headOnly: true,
+              });
+              const isOnline = friend.online === "1";
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={friend.id}
+                  className="card hover"
+                  style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "center" }}
+                >
+                  {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+                  <img
+                    className="avatar"
+                    src={avatar}
+                    alt={`${friend.username} avatar`}
+                    width={50}
+                    height={50}
+                  />
+                  <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
+                    <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.3rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                      <Link href={`/u/${friend.username}`}>{friend.username}</Link>
+                    </h3>
+                    <p
+                      className="muted"
                       style={{
-                        width: 9,
-                        height: 9,
-                        borderRadius: "999px",
-                        flexShrink: 0,
-                        background: isOnline
-                          ? "var(--color-accent)"
-                          : "var(--color-text-muted)",
+                        margin: "0 0 0.4rem",
+                        overflow: "hidden",
+                        textOverflow: "ellipsis",
+                        whiteSpace: "nowrap",
                       }}
-                    />
-                    <Link href={`/u/${friend.username}`}>
-                      <strong>{friend.username}</strong>
-                    </Link>
-                  </p>
-                  <p
-                    className="muted"
-                    style={{
-                      margin: 0,
-                      overflow: "hidden",
-                      textOverflow: "ellipsis",
-                      whiteSpace: "nowrap",
-                    }}
-                  >
-                    {friend.motto || "No motto"}
-                  </p>
+                    >
+                      {friend.motto || "No motto"}
+                    </p>
+                    <OnlineBadge online={isOnline} />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index a214fedc..86888ee7 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -679,3 +679,164 @@ td {
   margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
   font-size: 1.15rem;
 }
+
+/* ── Public design system (faithful to the atom theme) ──────────
+   content-card = surface card with a primary-tinted header (icon +
+   title + subtitle) and a padded body — the signature atom block. */
+.content-card {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 100%;
+  background: var(--color-surface);
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 15%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.content-card-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.7rem;
+  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 9%, var(--color-surface));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 10%, transparent);
+}
+.content-card-icon {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  font-size: 1.25rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 18%, var(--color-surface));
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 30%, transparent);
+}
+.content-card-head-text {
+  min-width: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+.content-card-title {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+.content-card-subtitle {
+  margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.content-card-action {
+  flex: none;
+}
+.content-card-body {
+  padding: 1rem;
+}
+
+/* Responsive card grids (atom: 1 / sm2 / md3 / lg4). */
+.card-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+}
+@media (min-width: 40rem) {
+  .card-grid.sm-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
+}
+@media (min-width: 48rem) {
+  .card-grid.md-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
+  .card-grid.md-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
+}
+@media (min-width: 64rem) {
+  .card-grid.lg-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
+  .card-grid.lg-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
+}
+
+/* Stat tiles (value in the primary colour + muted label). */
+.stat-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(130px, 1fr));
+  gap: 0.85rem;
+}
+.stat-block {
+  background: var(--color-background);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.stat-block-value {
+  font-size: 1.6rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  line-height: 1.1;
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.stat-block-label {
+  margin-top: 0.2rem;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+/* Empty states */
+.empty-state {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 2rem 1rem;
+}
+.empty-state-icon {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+/* Online / offline pill */
+.online-badge {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.55rem 0.1rem 0.45rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 14%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.online-badge.online {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #16a34a 16%, transparent);
+  color: #15803d;
+}
+.online-dot {
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: currentColor;
+}
+.online-badge.online .online-dot {
+  background: #16a34a;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px color-mix(in srgb, #16a34a 22%, transparent);
+}
+
+/* Leaderboard rank chip */
+.rank-badge {
+  display: inline-grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  min-width: 2.1rem;
+  height: 2.1rem;
+  padding: 0 0.35rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  font-size: 0.95rem;
+  background: var(--color-background);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 18%, transparent);
+}
+.rank-badge.rank-1 {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #eab308 20%, transparent);
+  border-color: #eab308;
+}
+.rank-badge.rank-2 {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #94a3b8 22%, transparent);
+  border-color: #94a3b8;
+}
+.rank-badge.rank-3 {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, #f97316 20%, transparent);
+  border-color: #f97316;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/new/page.tsx b/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/new/page.tsx
index 4f70d011..0dda9448 100644
--- a/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/new/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/new/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound, redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { postThread } from "@/actions/social";
@@ -33,54 +34,55 @@ export default async function NewThreadPage({
   if (!guild) notFound();
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}/forum`}>← Back to forum</Link>
       </p>
 
-      <h1 style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>New thread</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        in {guild.name || "Unnamed guild"} forum
-      </p>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="✍️"
+        title="New thread"
+        subtitle={`in ${guild.name || "Unnamed guild"} forum`}
+      >
+        <form action={postThread}>
+          {/* Guild target drives the write; the author is taken from the session
+              inside the action, never from this form. */}
+          <input type="hidden" name="guildId" value={String(guild.id)} />
 
-      <form action={postThread} className="card" style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-        {/* Guild target drives the write; the author is taken from the session
-            inside the action, never from this form. */}
-        <input type="hidden" name="guildId" value={String(guild.id)} />
+          <label htmlFor="thread-subject" className="muted">
+            Subject
+          </label>
+          <input
+            id="thread-subject"
+            name="subject"
+            required
+            maxLength={255}
+            placeholder="Thread subject"
+            style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.9rem" }}
+          />
 
-        <label htmlFor="thread-subject" className="muted">
-          Subject
-        </label>
-        <input
-          id="thread-subject"
-          name="subject"
-          required
-          maxLength={255}
-          placeholder="Thread subject"
-          style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.9rem" }}
-        />
+          <label htmlFor="thread-message" className="muted">
+            Message
+          </label>
+          <textarea
+            id="thread-message"
+            name="message"
+            required
+            rows={8}
+            placeholder="Write your opening post…"
+            style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 1rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+          />
 
-        <label htmlFor="thread-message" className="muted">
-          Message
-        </label>
-        <textarea
-          id="thread-message"
-          name="message"
-          required
-          rows={8}
-          placeholder="Write your opening post…"
-          style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 1rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-        />
-
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", alignItems: "center" }}>
-          <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
-            Post thread
-          </button>
-          <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}/forum`} className="btn btn-outline">
-            Cancel
-          </Link>
-        </div>
-      </form>
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", alignItems: "center" }}>
+            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
+              Post thread
+            </button>
+            <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}/forum`} className="btn btn-outline">
+              Cancel
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/page.tsx b/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/page.tsx
index f12ce3fa..fc83b4ec 100644
--- a/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/guilds/[id]/forum/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -89,22 +90,26 @@ export default async function GuildForumPage({
   const usernameById = new Map(users.map((u) => [u.id, u.username]));
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}`}>← Back to guild</Link>
       </p>
 
-      <h1 style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>
-        {guild.name || "Unnamed guild"} — Forum
-      </h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        {threads.length} {threads.length === 1 ? "thread" : "threads"}
-      </p>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🗣️"
+        title={`${guild.name || "Unnamed guild"} — Forum`}
+        subtitle={`${threads.length} ${threads.length === 1 ? "thread" : "threads"}`}
+        action={
+          <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}/forum/new`} className="btn btn-primary">
+            + New thread
+          </Link>
+        }
+      />
 
-      {threads.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No threads in this forum yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="card" style={{ padding: 0 }}>
+      <ContentCard padded={threads.length === 0}>
+        {threads.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🗣️">No threads in this forum yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
           <table>
             <thead>
               <tr>
@@ -125,13 +130,13 @@ export default async function GuildForumPage({
                         {t.subject?.trim() || "(no subject)"}
                       </span>
                       {t.pinned ? (
-                        <span className="muted" style={{ marginLeft: "0.5rem" }}>
-                          · Pinned
+                        <span className="online-badge online" style={{ marginLeft: "0.5rem" }}>
+                          📌 Pinned
                         </span>
                       ) : null}
                       {t.locked ? (
-                        <span className="muted" style={{ marginLeft: "0.5rem" }}>
-                          · Locked
+                        <span className="online-badge" style={{ marginLeft: "0.5rem" }}>
+                          🔒 Locked
                         </span>
                       ) : null}
                     </td>
@@ -155,8 +160,8 @@ export default async function GuildForumPage({
               })}
             </tbody>
           </table>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/guilds/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/guilds/[id]/page.tsx
index 70a144f2..044a7e7a 100644
--- a/src/app/guilds/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/guilds/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
@@ -118,74 +119,96 @@ export default async function GuildPage({
   const created = formatTimestamp(guild.dateCreated);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href="/guilds">← All guilds</Link>
       </p>
 
-      <div
-        className="card"
-        style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.25rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}
-      >
-        {guild.badge ? (
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-          <img
-            src={`https://habbo-stories-content.s3.amazonaws.com/badge-part-images/${guild.badge}.gif`}
-            alt={`${guild.name} badge`}
-            width={48}
-            height={48}
-            style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
-          />
-        ) : null}
-        <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-          <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{guild.name || "Unnamed guild"}</h1>
-          <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>
-            {guild.description || <span className="muted">No description</span>}
-          </p>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            {members.length} {members.length === 1 ? "member" : "members"}
-            {created ? ` · Founded ${created}` : ""}
-          </p>
+      <ContentCard>
+        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.25rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}>
+          {guild.badge ? (
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+            <img
+              src={`https://habbo-stories-content.s3.amazonaws.com/badge-part-images/${guild.badge}.gif`}
+              alt={`${guild.name} badge`}
+              width={48}
+              height={48}
+              style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
+            />
+          ) : null}
+          <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
+            <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>{guild.name || "Unnamed guild"}</h1>
+            <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+              {guild.description || <span className="muted">No description</span>}
+            </p>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
 
-      <h2 style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>Members</h2>
-      {members.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No members.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {members.map((m) => (
-            <div
-              key={m.userId}
-              className="card"
-              style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "center" }}
-            >
-              {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-              <img
-                className="avatar"
-                src={avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", m.look, { size: "l" })}
-                alt={`${m.username} avatar`}
-                width={50}
-                height={75}
-                style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
-              />
-              <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.15rem" }}>
-                  <Link href={`/u/${m.username}`}>{m.username}</Link>
-                </h3>
-                {m.isOwner ? (
-                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.15rem" }}>
-                    Owner
-                  </p>
-                ) : null}
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {m.motto || "No motto"}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ))}
+        <div className="stat-grid" style={{ marginTop: "1.1rem" }}>
+          <StatBlock
+            icon="👥"
+            value={members.length}
+            label={members.length === 1 ? "Member" : "Members"}
+          />
+          {created ? <StatBlock icon="📅" value={created} label="Founded" /> : null}
+          <StatBlock
+            icon="🚪"
+            value={
+              <Link href={`/guilds/${guild.id}/forum`} style={{ textDecoration: "none" }}>
+                Forum →
+              </Link>
+            }
+            label="Discussion"
+          />
         </div>
-      )}
+      </ContentCard>
+
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="👥"
+        title="Members"
+        subtitle={`${members.length} ${members.length === 1 ? "member" : "members"}`}
+        padded={members.length === 0}
+      >
+        {members.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="👥">No members.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {members.map((m) => (
+              <div
+                key={m.userId}
+                className="card hover"
+                style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "center" }}
+              >
+                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+                <img
+                  className="avatar"
+                  src={avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", m.look, { size: "l" })}
+                  alt={`${m.username} avatar`}
+                  width={50}
+                  height={75}
+                  style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
+                />
+                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.2rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                    <Link href={`/u/${m.username}`}>{m.username}</Link>
+                  </h3>
+                  {m.isOwner ? (
+                    <span
+                      className="online-badge online"
+                      style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}
+                    >
+                      👑 Owner
+                    </span>
+                  ) : null}
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: m.isOwner ? "0.25rem 0 0" : 0 }}>
+                    {m.motto || "No motto"}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/guilds/page.tsx b/src/app/guilds/page.tsx
index 54ed43b0..c9e8567a 100644
--- a/src/app/guilds/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/guilds/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { excerpt } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -28,45 +29,54 @@ export default async function GuildsPage() {
   const guilds = await getGuilds();
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Guilds</h1>
-      {guilds.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No guilds yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {guilds.map((g) => (
-            <Link
-              key={g.id}
-              href={`/guilds/${g.id}`}
-              className="card hover"
-              style={{
-                display: "flex",
-                gap: "0.85rem",
-                alignItems: "flex-start",
-                color: "inherit",
-                textDecoration: "none",
-              }}
-            >
-              {g.badge ? (
-                // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                <img
-                  src={`https://habbo-stories-content.s3.amazonaws.com/badge-part-images/${g.badge}.gif`}
-                  alt={`${g.name} badge`}
-                  width={40}
-                  height={40}
-                  style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
-                />
-              ) : null}
-              <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{g.name || "Unnamed guild"}</h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {g.description ? excerpt(g.description, 120) : "No description"}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </Link>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🚪"
+        title="Guilds"
+        subtitle="Browse the groups players have created and joined"
+      />
+
+      <ContentCard padded={guilds.length === 0}>
+        {guilds.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🚪">No guilds yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {guilds.map((g) => (
+              <Link
+                key={g.id}
+                href={`/guilds/${g.id}`}
+                className="card hover"
+                style={{
+                  display: "flex",
+                  gap: "0.85rem",
+                  alignItems: "flex-start",
+                  color: "inherit",
+                  textDecoration: "none",
+                }}
+              >
+                {g.badge ? (
+                  // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                  <img
+                    src={`https://habbo-stories-content.s3.amazonaws.com/badge-part-images/${g.badge}.gif`}
+                    alt={`${g.name} badge`}
+                    width={40}
+                    height={40}
+                    style={{ flex: "0 0 auto" }}
+                  />
+                ) : null}
+                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                    {g.name || "Unnamed guild"}
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                    {g.description ? excerpt(g.description, 120) : "No description"}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </Link>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/help/[category]/page.tsx b/src/app/help/[category]/page.tsx
index a15d01df..7a24d58d 100644
--- a/src/app/help/[category]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/help/[category]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
@@ -93,16 +94,12 @@ export default async function HelpCategoryPage({
   const hasButton = Boolean(cat.buttonText && cat.buttonText.trim() !== "");
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href="/help">← Help Center</Link>
       </p>
 
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{title}</h1>
-      </div>
-
-      <article className="card">
+      <ContentCard icon="❓" title={title} subtitle="Help Center topic">
         {imageSrc ? (
           // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
           <img
@@ -120,6 +117,7 @@ export default async function HelpCategoryPage({
         {/* content is author-supplied HTML in AtomCMS (rendered raw with {!! !!}). */}
         <div
           style={{ lineHeight: 1.7 }}
+          // biome-ignore lint/security/noDangerouslySetInnerHtml: author-supplied help content, matches AtomCMS Blade
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: content }}
         />
 
@@ -137,12 +135,15 @@ export default async function HelpCategoryPage({
             </a>
           </div>
         ) : null}
-      </article>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {siblings.length > 0 ? (
-        <section style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>
-          <h2>More help topics</h2>
-          <div className="grid cols-2">
+        <ContentCard
+          icon="🧭"
+          title="More help topics"
+          subtitle="Jump to another support topic"
+        >
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3">
             {siblings.map((s) => (
               <Link
                 key={String(s.id)}
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ export default async function HelpCategoryPage({
               </Link>
             ))}
           </div>
-        </section>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : null}
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/help/page.tsx b/src/app/help/page.tsx
index db191ebb..7cfcf660 100644
--- a/src/app/help/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/help/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -87,122 +88,138 @@ export default async function HelpCenterPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <section className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Help Center</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ fontSize: 16, margin: 0 }}>
-          Find guides, support topics, and the hotel rules — everything you need to get help.
-        </p>
-      </section>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="❓"
+        title="Help Center"
+        subtitle="Find guides, support topics, and the hotel rules — everything you need to get help."
+        action={
+          <Link className="btn btn-outline" href="/help/tickets">
+            My tickets →
+          </Link>
+        }
+      />
 
-      <h2>Support topics</h2>
-      {categories.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No help topics yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
-          {categories.map((c) => (
-            <article key={String(c.id)} className="card hover">
-              <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}>
-                {c.imageUrl ? (
-                  // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                  <img
-                    src={c.imageUrl}
-                    alt=""
-                    width={48}
-                    height={48}
-                    style={{ flexShrink: 0, objectFit: "contain" }}
-                  />
-                ) : null}
-                <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>{c.name}</h3>
-                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                    {c.content}
-                  </p>
-                  {c.buttonUrl && c.buttonText ? (
-                    <div style={{ marginTop: "0.85rem" }}>
-                      {isExternal(c.buttonUrl) ? (
-                        <a
-                          className="btn btn-outline"
-                          href={c.buttonUrl}
-                          target="_blank"
-                          rel="noreferrer"
-                          style={{
-                            background: c.buttonColor,
-                            borderColor: c.buttonBorderColor,
-                            color: "#3a2c05",
-                          }}
-                        >
-                          {c.buttonText}
-                        </a>
-                      ) : (
-                        <Link
-                          className="btn btn-outline"
-                          href={c.buttonUrl}
-                          style={{
-                            background: c.buttonColor,
-                            borderColor: c.buttonBorderColor,
-                            color: "#3a2c05",
-                          }}
-                        >
-                          {c.buttonText}
-                        </Link>
-                      )}
-                    </div>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🧭"
+        title="Support topics"
+        subtitle="Browse guides and answers to common questions"
+        padded={categories.length === 0}
+      >
+        {categories.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🧭">No help topics yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {categories.map((c) => (
+              <article key={String(c.id)} className="card hover">
+                <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.85rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}>
+                  {c.imageUrl ? (
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                    <img
+                      src={c.imageUrl}
+                      alt=""
+                      width={48}
+                      height={48}
+                      style={{ flexShrink: 0, objectFit: "contain" }}
+                    />
                   ) : null}
+                  <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                    <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>{c.name}</h3>
+                    <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                      {c.content}
+                    </p>
+                    {c.buttonUrl && c.buttonText ? (
+                      <div style={{ marginTop: "0.85rem" }}>
+                        {isExternal(c.buttonUrl) ? (
+                          <a
+                            className="btn btn-outline"
+                            href={c.buttonUrl}
+                            target="_blank"
+                            rel="noreferrer"
+                            style={{
+                              background: c.buttonColor,
+                              borderColor: c.buttonBorderColor,
+                              color: "#3a2c05",
+                            }}
+                          >
+                            {c.buttonText}
+                          </a>
+                        ) : (
+                          <Link
+                            className="btn btn-outline"
+                            href={c.buttonUrl}
+                            style={{
+                              background: c.buttonColor,
+                              borderColor: c.buttonBorderColor,
+                              color: "#3a2c05",
+                            }}
+                          >
+                            {c.buttonText}
+                          </Link>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    ) : null}
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-            </article>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
-
-      <h2 style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>Hotel rules</h2>
-      {ruleCategories.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No rules published yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid">
-          {ruleCategories.map((cat) => {
-            const catRules = rulesByCategory.get(String(cat.id)) ?? [];
-            return (
-              <article key={String(cat.id)} className="card">
-                <div
-                  style={{
-                    display: "flex",
-                    alignItems: "baseline",
-                    gap: "0.6rem",
-                    flexWrap: "wrap",
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{cat.name}</h3>
-                  {cat.badge ? <span className="muted">{cat.badge}</span> : null}
-                </div>
-                {cat.description ? (
-                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.35rem 0 0" }}>
-                    {cat.description}
-                  </p>
-                ) : null}
-
-                {catRules.length === 0 ? (
-                  <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-                    No rules in this category.
-                  </p>
-                ) : (
-                  <ul style={{ margin: "0.85rem 0 0", paddingLeft: "1.2rem" }}>
-                    {catRules.map((r) => (
-                      <li key={String(r.id)} style={{ marginBottom: "0.5rem" }}>
-                        {r.paragraph ? (
-                          <strong style={{ marginRight: "0.4rem" }}>{r.paragraph}</strong>
-                        ) : null}
-                        {r.rule}
-                      </li>
-                    ))}
-                  </ul>
-                )}
               </article>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
+
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📜"
+        title="Hotel rules"
+        subtitle="Please read these before hanging out in the hotel"
+        padded={ruleCategories.length === 0}
+      >
+        {ruleCategories.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="📜">No rules published yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1rem", padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {ruleCategories.map((cat) => {
+              const catRules = rulesByCategory.get(String(cat.id)) ?? [];
+              return (
+                <article key={String(cat.id)} className="card">
+                  <div
+                    style={{
+                      display: "flex",
+                      alignItems: "baseline",
+                      gap: "0.6rem",
+                      flexWrap: "wrap",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <h3 style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "1.05rem" }}>{cat.name}</h3>
+                    {cat.badge ? <span className="muted">{cat.badge}</span> : null}
+                  </div>
+                  {cat.description ? (
+                    <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.35rem 0 0" }}>
+                      {cat.description}
+                    </p>
+                  ) : null}
+
+                  {catRules.length === 0 ? (
+                    <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+                      No rules in this category.
+                    </p>
+                  ) : (
+                    <ul style={{ margin: "0.85rem 0 0", paddingLeft: "1.2rem" }}>
+                      {catRules.map((r) => (
+                        <li key={String(r.id)} style={{ marginBottom: "0.5rem" }}>
+                          {r.paragraph ? (
+                            <strong style={{ marginRight: "0.4rem" }}>{r.paragraph}</strong>
+                          ) : null}
+                          {r.rule}
+                        </li>
+                      ))}
+                    </ul>
+                  )}
+                </article>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/help/tickets/page.tsx b/src/app/help/tickets/page.tsx
index 6e4b9afc..3d739251 100644
--- a/src/app/help/tickets/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/help/tickets/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { createTicket } from "@/actions/help-tickets";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -26,51 +27,79 @@ export default async function HelpTicketsPage() {
     tickets = [];
   }
 
+  const openCount = tickets.filter((t) => t.open).length;
+  const closedCount = tickets.length - openCount;
+
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Help Tickets</h1>
-      <p className="muted">Submit a ticket to staff and track your open requests.</p>
-
-      <form action={createTicket} className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>New ticket</h3>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.6rem" }}>
-          <input name="title" placeholder="Subject" maxLength={255} required />
-          <textarea
-            name="content"
-            placeholder="Describe your issue…"
-            rows={5}
-            maxLength={5000}
-            required
-          />
-          <div>
-            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
-              Submit ticket
-            </button>
-          </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎫"
+        title="Help Tickets"
+        subtitle="Submit a ticket to staff and track your open requests."
+      >
+        <div className="stat-grid">
+          <StatBlock icon="🎫" value={tickets.length} label="Total tickets" />
+          <StatBlock icon="📬" value={openCount} label="Open" />
+          <StatBlock icon="✅" value={closedCount} label="Closed" />
         </div>
-      </form>
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <table>
-        <thead>
-          <tr>
-            <th>ID</th>
-            <th>Subject</th>
-            <th>Status</th>
-            <th>Created</th>
-          </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody>
-          {tickets.map((t) => (
-            <tr key={String(t.id)}>
-              <td>{String(t.id)}</td>
-              <td>{t.title}</td>
-              <td>{t.open ? "Open" : "Closed"}</td>
-              <td className="muted">{formatDate(t.createdAt)}</td>
-            </tr>
-          ))}
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
-      {tickets.length === 0 ? <p className="muted">You have no tickets yet.</p> : null}
+      <ContentCard icon="✏️" title="New ticket" subtitle="Describe your issue and staff will follow up">
+        <form action={createTicket}>
+          <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.6rem" }}>
+            <input name="title" placeholder="Subject" maxLength={255} required />
+            <textarea
+              name="content"
+              placeholder="Describe your issue…"
+              rows={5}
+              maxLength={5000}
+              required
+            />
+            <div>
+              <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
+                Submit ticket
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </ContentCard>
+
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📋"
+        title="Your tickets"
+        subtitle="Every request you have sent to staff"
+        padded={tickets.length === 0}
+      >
+        {tickets.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🎫">You have no tickets yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <table>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>ID</th>
+                <th>Subject</th>
+                <th>Status</th>
+                <th>Created</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {tickets.map((t) => (
+                <tr key={String(t.id)}>
+                  <td>{String(t.id)}</td>
+                  <td>{t.title}</td>
+                  <td>
+                    <span className={`online-badge${t.open ? " online" : ""}`}>
+                      <span className="online-dot" aria-hidden />
+                      {t.open ? "Open" : "Closed"}
+                    </span>
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="muted">{formatDate(t.createdAt)}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/leaderboard/page.tsx b/src/app/leaderboard/page.tsx
index 67121460..7d3ab5f4 100644
--- a/src/app/leaderboard/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/leaderboard/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, RankBadge } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
@@ -80,13 +81,14 @@ export default async function LeaderboardPage({
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Leaderboard</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        Top 20 players by {activeTab.label.toLowerCase()}.
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📊"
+        title="Leaderboard"
+        subtitle={`Top 20 players by ${activeTab.label.toLowerCase()}`}
+      />
 
-      <div className="nav" style={{ gap: "0.5rem", marginBottom: "1.25rem" }}>
+      <div className="nav" style={{ gap: "0.5rem" }}>
         {TABS.map((t) => (
           <Link
             key={t.key}
@@ -98,11 +100,9 @@ export default async function LeaderboardPage({
         ))}
       </div>
 
-      <div className="card">
+      <ContentCard padded={rows.length === 0}>
         {rows.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            No rankings to show yet.
-          </p>
+          <EmptyState icon="📊">No rankings to show yet.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
           <table>
             <thead>
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ export default async function LeaderboardPage({
                 });
                 return (
                   <tr key={`${row.username}-${i}`}>
-                    <td style={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>{i + 1}</td>
+                    <td>
+                      <RankBadge position={i + 1} />
+                    </td>
                     <td>
                       {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
                       <img
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ export default async function LeaderboardPage({
             </tbody>
           </table>
         )}
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/login/page.tsx b/src/app/login/page.tsx
index 55a24723..99cdb530 100644
--- a/src/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { signIn } from "next-auth/react";
 import { type FormEvent, useState } from "react";
 import { precheckLogin } from "@/actions/auth-precheck";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 
 export default function LoginPage() {
   const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
@@ -46,13 +47,17 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 400, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0, textAlign: "center" }}>Sign in</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginTop: 0 }}>
-          {needs2fa ? "Enter the 6-digit code from your authenticator." : "Welcome back — log in to enter the hotel."}
-        </p>
-        <form onSubmit={onSubmit} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem", marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon={needs2fa ? "🔒" : "🔑"}
+        title="Sign in"
+        subtitle={
+          needs2fa
+            ? "Enter the 6-digit code from your authenticator."
+            : "Welcome back — log in to enter the hotel."
+        }
+      >
+        <form onSubmit={onSubmit} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem" }}>
           <input
             value={username}
             onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)}
@@ -111,12 +116,15 @@ export default function LoginPage() {
         ) : null}
 
         {error ? (
-          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0 }}>{error}</p>
+          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0 }}>
+            {error}
+          </p>
         ) : null}
         <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          No account? <Link href="/register">Create one</Link> · <Link href="/forgot">Forgot password?</Link>
+          No account? <Link href="/register">Create one</Link> ·{" "}
+          <Link href="/forgot">Forgot password?</Link>
         </p>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/maintenance/page.tsx b/src/app/maintenance/page.tsx
index 1212f2cc..2adc1a87 100644
--- a/src/app/maintenance/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/maintenance/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -12,12 +13,17 @@ export default async function MaintenancePage() {
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 540, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem", textAlign: "center" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>{hotel} is under maintenance 🛠️</h1>
-        <p>{message}</p>
-        <p className="muted">Staff can still log in.</p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 560, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🛠️"
+        title={`${hotel} is under maintenance`}
+        subtitle="We'll be back shortly"
+      >
+        <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>{message}</p>
+        <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+          Staff can still log in.
+        </p>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/marketplace/page.tsx b/src/app/marketplace/page.tsx
index 4269a72a..31c309b5 100644
--- a/src/app/marketplace/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/marketplace/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -58,76 +59,62 @@ export default async function MarketplacePage() {
   const total = offers.reduce((sum, o) => sum + o.price, 0);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <section className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Marketplace</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-          Browse furniture and rares listed by players. Listings are placed in-game
-          and update live &mdash; head into the hotel to make an offer.
-        </p>
-      </section>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🛍️"
+        title="Marketplace"
+        subtitle="Browse furniture and rares listed by players. Listings are placed in-game and update live — head into the hotel to make an offer."
+      >
+        <div className="stat-grid">
+          <StatBlock value={offers.length.toLocaleString()} label="Active offers" icon="🏷️" />
+          <StatBlock
+            value={new Set(offers.map((o) => o.userId)).size.toLocaleString()}
+            label="Sellers"
+            icon="👥"
+          />
+          <StatBlock value={`${total.toLocaleString()} cr`} label="Total value" icon="🪙" />
+        </div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <div className="grid cols-3" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <div className="card">
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            Active offers
-          </p>
-          <p style={{ fontSize: "1.6rem", fontWeight: 800, margin: "0.15rem 0 0" }}>
-            {offers.length}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div className="card">
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            Sellers
-          </p>
-          <p style={{ fontSize: "1.6rem", fontWeight: 800, margin: "0.15rem 0 0" }}>
-            {new Set(offers.map((o) => o.userId)).size}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div className="card">
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            Total value
-          </p>
-          <p style={{ fontSize: "1.6rem", fontWeight: 800, margin: "0.15rem 0 0" }}>
-            {total.toLocaleString()} cr
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {offers.length === 0 ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📋"
+        title="Active listings"
+        subtitle={offers.length > 0 ? "Most recently listed first" : undefined}
+        padded={offers.length === 0}
+      >
+        {offers.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🛍️">
             There are no active marketplace offers right now. Check back later.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="card" style={{ padding: "0.5rem 1.25rem 0.75rem" }}>
-          <table>
-            <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th>Offer</th>
-                <th>Item</th>
-                <th>Seller</th>
-                <th>Price</th>
-                <th>Listed</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              {offers.map((o) => (
-                <tr key={o.id}>
-                  <td className="muted">#{o.id}</td>
-                  <td>Item #{o.itemId}</td>
-                  <td>{sellers.get(o.userId) ?? `User #${o.userId}`}</td>
-                  <td style={{ fontWeight: 700 }}>{o.price.toLocaleString()} cr</td>
-                  <td className="muted" title={listedAt(o.timestamp)}>
-                    {listedAgo(o.timestamp)}
-                  </td>
+          </EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div style={{ padding: "0.25rem 1rem 0.75rem", overflowX: "auto" }}>
+            <table>
+              <thead>
+                <tr>
+                  <th>Offer</th>
+                  <th>Item</th>
+                  <th>Seller</th>
+                  <th>Price</th>
+                  <th>Listed</th>
                 </tr>
-              ))}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        </div>
-      )}
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {offers.map((o) => (
+                  <tr key={o.id}>
+                    <td className="muted">#{o.id}</td>
+                    <td>Item #{o.itemId}</td>
+                    <td>{sellers.get(o.userId) ?? `User #${o.userId}`}</td>
+                    <td style={{ fontWeight: 700 }}>{o.price.toLocaleString()} cr</td>
+                    <td className="muted" title={listedAt(o.timestamp)}>
+                      {listedAgo(o.timestamp)}
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                ))}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/messages/page.tsx b/src/app/messages/page.tsx
index a892ceb5..4bb9c98b 100644
--- a/src/app/messages/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/messages/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -79,23 +80,28 @@ export default async function MessagesPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Messages</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: "-0.25rem" }}>
-        Friend requests and offline messages waiting for you.
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="✉️"
+        title="Messages"
+        subtitle="Friend requests and offline messages waiting for you"
+      />
 
       {/* ── Pending friend requests ───────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h2>Friend requests</h2>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🙋"
+        title="Friend requests"
+        subtitle={
+          requests.length === 0
+            ? "Nobody's asked to be your friend yet"
+            : `${requests.length} pending request${requests.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
+        }
+        padded={requests.length === 0}
+      >
         {requests.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="card">
-            <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-              No pending friend requests.
-            </p>
-          </div>
+          <EmptyState icon="🙋">No pending friend requests.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
-          <div className="grid">
+          <div className="grid" style={{ padding: "1rem", gap: "0.75rem" }}>
             {requests.map((req) => {
               const from = userById.get(req.userFromId);
               const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase, from?.look ?? "", {
@@ -141,19 +147,23 @@ export default async function MessagesPage() {
             })}
           </div>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Offline messages ──────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>
-        <h2>Offline messages</h2>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="💬"
+        title="Offline messages"
+        subtitle={
+          messages.length === 0
+            ? "Your inbox is empty"
+            : `${messages.length} message${messages.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} received`
+        }
+        padded={messages.length === 0}
+      >
         {messages.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="card">
-            <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-              You have no offline messages.
-            </p>
-          </div>
+          <EmptyState icon="💬">You have no offline messages.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
-          <div className="grid">
+          <div className="grid" style={{ padding: "1rem", gap: "0.75rem" }}>
             {messages.map((msg) => {
               const from = userById.get(msg.userFromId);
               const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase, from?.look ?? "", {
@@ -194,7 +204,7 @@ export default async function MessagesPage() {
             })}
           </div>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/news/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/news/[slug]/page.tsx
index 8a15c7c3..4e1a446c 100644
--- a/src/app/news/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/news/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { postComment } from "@/actions/article-comments";
@@ -86,28 +87,30 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p className="muted">
-        <Link href="/news">← News</Link>
-      </p>
-      <h1>{article.title}</h1>
-      {article.createdAt ? (
-        <p className="muted">{article.createdAt.toISOString().slice(0, 10)}</p>
-      ) : null}
-      {article.image ? (
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-        <img
-          src={article.image}
-          alt=""
-          style={{ width: "100%", borderRadius: 10, margin: "1rem 0" }}
-        />
-      ) : null}
-      <div style={{ whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>{article.fullStory}</div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📰"
+        title={article.title}
+        subtitle={article.createdAt ? article.createdAt.toISOString().slice(0, 10) : undefined}
+        action={
+          <Link className="btn btn-outline" href="/news">
+            ← News
+          </Link>
+        }
+      >
+        {article.image ? (
+          // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+          <img
+            src={article.image}
+            alt=""
+            style={{ width: "100%", borderRadius: 10, margin: "0 0 1rem" }}
+          />
+        ) : null}
+        <div style={{ whiteSpace: "pre-wrap" }}>{article.fullStory}</div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Reactions ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>
-        <h2>Reactions</h2>
-
+      <ContentCard icon="💬" title="Reactions" subtitle="Tell us what you think">
         {loggedIn ? (
           <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
             {REACTIONS.map((r) => {
@@ -136,9 +139,9 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({
             })}
           </div>
         ) : reactionCounts.size === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">
+          <EmptyState icon="💬">
             No reactions yet. <Link href="/login">Log in</Link> to react.
-          </p>
+          </EmptyState>
         ) : (
           <>
             <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
@@ -156,13 +159,16 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({
             </p>
           </>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Comments ──────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "2rem" }}>
-        <h2>Comments</h2>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🗨️"
+        title="Comments"
+        subtitle={comments.length > 0 ? `${comments.length} so far` : "Join the conversation"}
+      >
         {comments.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">No comments yet. Be the first to comment.</p>
+          <EmptyState icon="🗨️">No comments yet. Be the first to comment.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
           <div className="grid" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
             {comments.map((c) => {
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ export default async function ArticlePage({
             <Link href="/login">Log in</Link> to leave a comment.
           </p>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/news/page.tsx b/src/app/news/page.tsx
index 38cd3add..f3605e0e 100644
--- a/src/app/news/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/news/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { excerpt } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -21,25 +22,36 @@ export default async function NewsPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>News</h1>
-      {articles.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No articles yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid">
-          {articles.map((a) => (
-            <article key={a.slug} className="card">
-              <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
-                <Link href={`/news/${a.slug}`}>{a.title}</Link>
-              </h3>
-              <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-                {formatDate(a.createdAt)}
-              </p>
-              <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{excerpt(a.shortStory, 200)}</p>
-            </article>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📰"
+        title="News"
+        subtitle="The latest announcements, events and updates from the hotel"
+      />
+
+      <ContentCard padded={articles.length === 0}>
+        {articles.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="📰">No articles yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {articles.map((a) => (
+              <article
+                key={a.slug}
+                className="card hover"
+                style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}
+              >
+                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                  <Link href={`/news/${a.slug}`}>{a.title}</Link>
+                </h3>
+                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem", fontSize: "0.85rem" }}>
+                  {formatDate(a.createdAt)}
+                </p>
+                <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{excerpt(a.shortStory, 200)}</p>
+              </article>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 54a7b16d..c1445fd9 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { excerpt } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
@@ -20,13 +21,16 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <section className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ fontSize: 36, marginTop: 0 }}>Welcome to {hotelName}</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ fontSize: 16 }}>
-          Your retro hotel, now powered by Next.js. Hang out, collect furni, and meet friends.
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🏨"
+        title={`Welcome to ${hotelName}`}
+        subtitle="Your retro hotel, now powered by Next.js"
+      >
+        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.9rem" }}>
+          Hang out, collect furni, and meet friends.
         </p>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.6rem", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>
+        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.6rem", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
           <Link className="btn btn-primary" href="/client">
             Enter hotel
           </Link>
@@ -34,28 +38,47 @@ export default async function HomePage() {
             Latest news
           </Link>
         </div>
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <h2>Latest news</h2>
-      {articles.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No articles yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
-          {articles.map((a) => (
-            <article key={a.slug} className="card hover article">
-              {a.image ? <img className="article-img" src={a.image} alt="" /> : <div className="article-img" />}
-              <div className="body">
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.3rem" }}>
-                  <Link href={`/news/${a.slug}`}>{a.title}</Link>
-                </h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {excerpt(a.shortStory, 120)}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </article>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📰"
+        title="Latest news"
+        subtitle="Fresh from the hotel"
+        action={
+          <Link className="btn btn-outline" href="/news">
+            All news →
+          </Link>
+        }
+      >
+        {articles.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="📰">No articles yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-4">
+            {articles.map((a) => (
+              <article
+                key={a.slug}
+                className="card hover"
+                style={{ padding: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}
+              >
+                {a.image ? (
+                  // biome-ignore lint/performance/noImgElement: external article image
+                  <img className="article-img" src={a.image} alt="" />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="article-img" />
+                )}
+                <div style={{ padding: "0.85rem" }}>
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.3rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                    <Link href={`/news/${a.slug}`}>{a.title}</Link>
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                    {excerpt(a.shortStory, 110)}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </article>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/photos/page.tsx b/src/app/photos/page.tsx
index 06dba347..ef6157a1 100644
--- a/src/app/photos/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/photos/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -29,41 +30,43 @@ export default async function PhotosPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1>Photos</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-          The latest snapshots taken in the hotel.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📸"
+        title="Photos"
+        subtitle="The latest snapshots taken in the hotel"
+      />
 
-      {photos.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No photos yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {photos.map((p) => (
-            <article key={String(p.id)} className="card">
-              {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-              <img
-                src={p.url}
-                alt={`Photo by user #${p.userId}`}
-                style={{
-                  width: "100%",
-                  height: "auto",
-                  borderRadius: 4,
-                  display: "block",
-                }}
-              />
-              <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0 0" }}>
-                {formatDate(p.timestamp)}
-              </p>
-              <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                by user #{p.userId}
-              </p>
-            </article>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <ContentCard padded={photos.length === 0}>
+        {photos.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="📸">No photos yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 md-3 lg-4" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {photos.map((p) => (
+              <article key={String(p.id)} className="card hover" style={{ padding: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}>
+                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+                <img
+                  src={p.url}
+                  alt={`Photo by user #${p.userId}`}
+                  style={{
+                    width: "100%",
+                    height: "auto",
+                    display: "block",
+                  }}
+                />
+                <div style={{ padding: "0.7rem 0.85rem" }}>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "0.85rem" }}>
+                    {formatDate(p.timestamp)}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "0.85rem" }}>
+                    by user #{p.userId}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </article>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/apply/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/apply/page.tsx
index 382a0519..32a37a25 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/apply/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/apply/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { applyDj } from "@/actions/radio-apply";
@@ -26,18 +27,17 @@ export default async function RadioApplyPage() {
     : null;
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>Apply to be a Radio DJ</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          Tell us about yourself and why you&apos;d be a great fit for the airwaves.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎤"
+        title="Apply to be a Radio DJ"
+        subtitle="Tell us about yourself and why you'd be a great fit for the airwaves"
+      />
 
       {existing ? (
-        <div className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1.25rem" }}>
+        <ContentCard icon="📋" title="Your latest application">
           <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            <strong>Your latest application:</strong> {existing.status}
+            <strong>Status:</strong> {existing.status}
             {submittedDate ? (
               <span className="muted"> · submitted {submittedDate}</span>
             ) : null}
@@ -45,101 +45,103 @@ export default async function RadioApplyPage() {
           <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.4rem 0 0" }}>
             You can submit again below if your details have changed.
           </p>
-        </div>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : null}
 
-      <form action={applyDj} className="card">
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
-          <div>
-            <label htmlFor="realName" className="muted">
-              Real name
+      <ContentCard icon="📝" title="Application form" subtitle="All fields marked required must be filled in">
+        <form action={applyDj}>
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2">
+            <div>
+              <label htmlFor="realName" className="muted">
+                Real name
+              </label>
+              <input
+                id="realName"
+                name="realName"
+                type="text"
+                required
+                maxLength={255}
+                placeholder="Your full name"
+                style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem" }}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label htmlFor="age" className="muted">
+                Age
+              </label>
+              <input
+                id="age"
+                name="age"
+                type="number"
+                required
+                min={13}
+                max={120}
+                placeholder="18"
+                style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem" }}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+            <label htmlFor="availability" className="muted">
+              Availability
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              id="availability"
+              name="availability"
+              required
+              rows={3}
+              placeholder="Which days and times can you broadcast?"
+              style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+            <label htmlFor="musicStyle" className="muted">
+              Music style
             </label>
             <input
-              id="realName"
-              name="realName"
+              id="musicStyle"
+              name="musicStyle"
               type="text"
-              required
               maxLength={255}
-              placeholder="Your full name"
+              placeholder="e.g. House, Pop, Hip-Hop"
               style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem" }}
             />
           </div>
-          <div>
-            <label htmlFor="age" className="muted">
-              Age
+
+          <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+            <label htmlFor="experience" className="muted">
+              Experience <span className="muted">(optional)</span>
             </label>
-            <input
-              id="age"
-              name="age"
-              type="number"
-              required
-              min={13}
-              max={120}
-              placeholder="18"
-              style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem" }}
+            <textarea
+              id="experience"
+              name="experience"
+              rows={3}
+              placeholder="Any prior DJ or hosting experience?"
+              style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
             />
           </div>
-        </div>
 
-        <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          <label htmlFor="availability" className="muted">
-            Availability
-          </label>
-          <textarea
-            id="availability"
-            name="availability"
-            required
-            rows={3}
-            placeholder="Which days and times can you broadcast?"
-            style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-          />
-        </div>
+          <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+            <label htmlFor="motivation" className="muted">
+              Motivation
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              id="motivation"
+              name="motivation"
+              required
+              rows={4}
+              placeholder="Why do you want to join the radio team?"
+              style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+            />
+          </div>
 
-        <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          <label htmlFor="musicStyle" className="muted">
-            Music style
-          </label>
-          <input
-            id="musicStyle"
-            name="musicStyle"
-            type="text"
-            maxLength={255}
-            placeholder="e.g. House, Pop, Hip-Hop"
-            style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem" }}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          <label htmlFor="experience" className="muted">
-            Experience <span className="muted">(optional)</span>
-          </label>
-          <textarea
-            id="experience"
-            name="experience"
-            rows={3}
-            placeholder="Any prior DJ or hosting experience?"
-            style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          <label htmlFor="motivation" className="muted">
-            Motivation
-          </label>
-          <textarea
-            id="motivation"
-            name="motivation"
-            required
-            rows={4}
-            placeholder="Why do you want to join the radio team?"
-            style={{ width: "100%", marginTop: "0.3rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" style={{ marginTop: "1.25rem" }}>
-          Submit application
-        </button>
-      </form>
+          <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary" style={{ marginTop: "1.25rem" }}>
+            Submit application
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/contests/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/contests/page.tsx
index 83e1e43d..a2555f14 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/contests/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/contests/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -17,33 +18,39 @@ export default async function RadioContestsPage() {
     .catch(() => []);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>Radio Contests</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0 0" }}>
-          Tune in and take part in our latest on-air contests.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎉"
+        title="Radio Contests"
+        subtitle="Tune in and take part in our latest on-air contests"
+      />
 
-      {contests.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No contests yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
-          {contests.map((c) => {
-            const id = c.id.toString();
-            return (
-              <article key={id} className="card hover">
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
-                  <Link href={`/radio/contests/${id}`}>Contest #{id}</Link>
-                </h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {formatDate(c.createdAt) || "Date unknown"}
-                </p>
-              </article>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <ContentCard padded={contests.length === 0}>
+        {contests.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🎉">No contests yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {contests.map((c) => {
+              const id = c.id.toString();
+              return (
+                <Link
+                  key={id}
+                  href={`/radio/contests/${id}`}
+                  className="card hover"
+                  style={{ color: "inherit", textDecoration: "none", display: "grid", gap: "0.3rem" }}
+                >
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                    <span aria-hidden>🎉</span> Contest #{id}
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                    {formatDate(c.createdAt) || "Date unknown"}
+                  </p>
+                </Link>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/giveaways/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/giveaways/page.tsx
index b6d7ed81..ff1f3ae5 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/giveaways/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/giveaways/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -17,33 +18,39 @@ export default async function RadioGiveawaysPage() {
     .catch(() => []);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>Radio Giveaways</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: "0.5rem 0 0" }}>
-          Listen in for your chance to win in our radio giveaways.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎁"
+        title="Radio Giveaways"
+        subtitle="Listen in for your chance to win in our radio giveaways"
+      />
 
-      {giveaways.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No giveaways yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-2">
-          {giveaways.map((g) => {
-            const id = g.id.toString();
-            return (
-              <article key={id} className="card hover">
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
-                  <Link href={`/radio/giveaways/${id}`}>Giveaway #{id}</Link>
-                </h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {formatDate(g.createdAt) || "Date unknown"}
-                </p>
-              </article>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+      <ContentCard padded={giveaways.length === 0}>
+        {giveaways.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🎁">No giveaways yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {giveaways.map((g) => {
+              const id = g.id.toString();
+              return (
+                <Link
+                  key={id}
+                  href={`/radio/giveaways/${id}`}
+                  className="card hover"
+                  style={{ color: "inherit", textDecoration: "none", display: "grid", gap: "0.3rem" }}
+                >
+                  <h3 style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                    <span aria-hidden>🎁</span> Giveaway #{id}
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                    {formatDate(g.createdAt) || "Date unknown"}
+                  </p>
+                </Link>
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/leaderboard/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/leaderboard/page.tsx
index 7776b81e..a809174a 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/leaderboard/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/leaderboard/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, RankBadge } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
@@ -43,22 +44,21 @@ export default async function RadioLeaderboardPage() {
   ]);
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Radio Listener Leaderboard</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        Top 50 listeners by points earned tuning in to the radio.
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🏆"
+        title="Radio Listener Leaderboard"
+        subtitle="Top 50 listeners by points earned tuning in to the radio"
+      />
 
-      <div className="card">
+      <ContentCard padded={rows.length === 0}>
         {rows.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            No listener points to show yet.
-          </p>
+          <EmptyState icon="🏆">No listener points to show yet.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
           <table>
             <thead>
               <tr>
-                <th style={{ width: "3rem" }}>#</th>
+                <th style={{ width: "3.5rem" }}>Rank</th>
                 <th style={{ width: "3.5rem" }}>Avatar</th>
                 <th>Listener</th>
                 <th style={{ textAlign: "right" }}>Points</th>
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ export default async function RadioLeaderboardPage() {
                 });
                 return (
                   <tr key={`${row.username}-${i}`}>
-                    <td style={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>{i + 1}</td>
+                    <td>
+                      <RankBadge position={i + 1} />
+                    </td>
                     <td>
                       {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
                       <img
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ export default async function RadioLeaderboardPage() {
             </tbody>
           </table>
         )}
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/page.tsx
index 5cba9f31..89cebc69 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, OnlineBadge } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
@@ -6,12 +7,12 @@ import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 // Sub-pages linked from the radio home hub.
-const RADIO_LINKS: { label: string; href: string }[] = [
-  { label: "Schedule", href: "/radio/schedule" },
-  { label: "Shouts", href: "/radio/shouts" },
-  { label: "Requests", href: "/radio/requests" },
-  { label: "Apply as DJ", href: "/radio/apply" },
-  { label: "Leaderboard", href: "/radio/leaderboard" },
+const RADIO_LINKS: { label: string; href: string; icon: string; text: string }[] = [
+  { label: "Schedule", href: "/radio/schedule", icon: "🗓️", text: "Our weekly line-up of DJs and shows." },
+  { label: "Shouts", href: "/radio/shouts", icon: "📣", text: "Shout-outs and requests from the community." },
+  { label: "Requests", href: "/radio/requests", icon: "🎵", text: "Ask the DJ to spin your favourite track." },
+  { label: "Apply as DJ", href: "/radio/apply", icon: "🎤", text: "Join the team and take to the airwaves." },
+  { label: "Leaderboard", href: "/radio/leaderboard", icon: "🏆", text: "Top listeners ranked by points earned." },
 ];
 
 // Canonical weekday order so today's slots come out chronologically and we can
@@ -69,28 +70,30 @@ export default async function RadioPage() {
     : [];
   const djById = new Map(djs.map((d) => [d.id, d.username]));
 
-  return (
-    <main>
-      {/* ── Hero: live stream + now playing ─────────────────────── */}
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Radio</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-          Tune in to the hotel radio — live DJ sets, requests and shoutouts.
-        </p>
+  const isLive = Boolean(streamUrl);
 
-        <div className="grid cols-2" style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-          <div>
-            <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
-              <strong>Now playing</strong>
+  return (
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      {/* ── Header: live stream + now playing ─────────────────────── */}
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📻"
+        title="Radio"
+        subtitle="Tune in to the hotel radio — live DJ sets, requests and shoutouts."
+        action={<OnlineBadge online={isLive} />}
+      >
+        <div className="card-grid sm-2" style={{ alignItems: "stretch" }}>
+          <div className="card" style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.35rem", alignContent: "center" }}>
+            <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "0.8rem", textTransform: "uppercase", letterSpacing: "0.05em" }}>
+              Now playing
             </p>
-            <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem", fontSize: "1.1rem" }}>
-              {currentSong ? currentSong : <span className="muted">Nothing playing right now.</span>}
+            <p style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: "1.1rem", fontWeight: 700 }}>
+              {currentSong ? currentSong : <span className="muted" style={{ fontWeight: 400 }}>Nothing playing right now.</span>}
             </p>
             <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
               {currentDj ? `On air: ${currentDj}` : "No DJ on air."}
             </p>
           </div>
-          <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center" }}>
+          <div className="card" style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center" }}>
             {streamUrl ? (
               <audio
                 controls
@@ -107,60 +110,81 @@ export default async function RadioPage() {
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Sub-page links ──────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <div style={{ display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.6rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎚️"
+        title="Explore the radio"
+        subtitle="Schedule, shouts, requests and more"
+      >
+        <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3">
           {RADIO_LINKS.map((l) => (
-            <Link key={l.href} href={l.href} className="btn btn-outline">
-              {l.label}
+            <Link
+              key={l.href}
+              href={l.href}
+              className="card hover"
+              style={{ color: "inherit", textDecoration: "none", display: "grid", gap: "0.4rem" }}
+            >
+              <p style={{ margin: 0, fontWeight: 700 }}>
+                <span aria-hidden>{l.icon}</span> {l.label}
+              </p>
+              <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                {l.text}
+              </p>
             </Link>
           ))}
         </div>
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Today's schedule ────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section>
-        <h2>Today&rsquo;s schedule{today ? ` · ${today}` : ""}</h2>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🗓️"
+        title={`Today's schedule${today ? ` · ${today}` : ""}`}
+        subtitle="What's on the airwaves today"
+        action={
+          <Link className="btn btn-outline" href="/radio/schedule">
+            Full week →
+          </Link>
+        }
+        padded={todaysSlots.length === 0}
+      >
         {todaysSlots.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">No shows scheduled for today.</p>
+          <EmptyState icon="📻">No shows scheduled for today.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
-          <div className="card">
-            <table>
-              <thead>
-                <tr>
-                  <th>Time</th>
-                  <th>Show</th>
-                  <th>DJ</th>
-                </tr>
-              </thead>
-              <tbody>
-                {todaysSlots.map((s) => {
-                  const djName = djById.get(Number(s.userId));
-                  return (
-                    <tr key={String(s.id)}>
-                      <td>
-                        {formatTime(s.startTime)} &ndash; {formatTime(s.endTime)}
-                      </td>
-                      <td>
-                        {s.showName || <span className="muted">Untitled show</span>}
-                      </td>
-                      <td>
-                        {djName ? (
-                          <Link href={`/u/${djName}`}>{djName}</Link>
-                        ) : (
-                          <span className="muted">{`User #${s.userId}`}</span>
-                        )}
-                      </td>
-                    </tr>
-                  );
-                })}
-              </tbody>
-            </table>
-          </div>
+          <table>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Time</th>
+                <th>Show</th>
+                <th>DJ</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {todaysSlots.map((s) => {
+                const djName = djById.get(Number(s.userId));
+                return (
+                  <tr key={String(s.id)}>
+                    <td>
+                      {formatTime(s.startTime)} &ndash; {formatTime(s.endTime)}
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      {s.showName || <span className="muted">Untitled show</span>}
+                    </td>
+                    <td>
+                      {djName ? (
+                        <Link href={`/u/${djName}`}>{djName}</Link>
+                      ) : (
+                        <span className="muted">{`User #${s.userId}`}</span>
+                      )}
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                );
+              })}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/schedule/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/schedule/page.tsx
index ccd59940..21c3d224 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/schedule/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/schedule/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
@@ -72,16 +73,17 @@ export default async function RadioSchedulePage() {
   const hasAny = schedules.length > 0;
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Radio Schedule</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        Our weekly line-up of DJs and shows.
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🗓️"
+        title="Radio Schedule"
+        subtitle="Our weekly line-up of DJs and shows"
+      />
 
-      {!hasAny ? (
-        <p className="muted">No shows scheduled yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="card">
+      <ContentCard padded={!hasAny}>
+        {!hasAny ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🗓️">No shows scheduled yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
           <table>
             <thead>
               <tr>
@@ -125,8 +127,8 @@ export default async function RadioSchedulePage() {
               })}
             </tbody>
           </table>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/radio/shouts/page.tsx b/src/app/radio/shouts/page.tsx
index 67c46712..9d7ef138 100644
--- a/src/app/radio/shouts/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/radio/shouts/page.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -40,76 +41,88 @@ export default async function RadioShoutsPage() {
   const authorById = new Map(authors.map((a) => [a.id, a]));
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Radio Shouts</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        Shout-outs and requests from the community.
-      </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📣"
+        title="Radio Shouts"
+        subtitle="Shout-outs and requests from the community"
+      />
 
       {isLoggedIn ? (
-        <form action={postShout} className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
+        <ContentCard icon="✍️" title="Post a shout" subtitle="Send a message to the DJ on air">
           {/* The author is taken from the session inside the action, never from
               this form — no user id is submitted. */}
-          <label htmlFor="shout-message" className="muted">
-            Post a shout
-          </label>
-          <textarea
-            id="shout-message"
-            name="message"
-            required
-            maxLength={255}
-            rows={3}
-            placeholder="Send a shout to the DJ…"
-            style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
-          />
-          <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
-            Shout
-          </button>
-        </form>
+          <form action={postShout}>
+            <label htmlFor="shout-message" className="muted">
+              Your message
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              id="shout-message"
+              name="message"
+              required
+              maxLength={255}
+              rows={3}
+              placeholder="Send a shout to the DJ…"
+              style={{ width: "100%", margin: "0.4rem 0 0.75rem", resize: "vertical" }}
+            />
+            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
+              Shout
+            </button>
+          </form>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : (
-        <p className="muted">Log in to post a shout.</p>
+        <ContentCard padded>
+          <EmptyState icon="🔒">Log in to post a shout.</EmptyState>
+        </ContentCard>
       )}
 
-      {shouts.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No shouts yet. Be the first!</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid">
-          {shouts.map((s) => {
-            const author = authorById.get(Number(s.userId));
-            const authorAvatar = author
-              ? avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", author.look, {
-                  size: "s",
-                  headOnly: true,
-                })
-              : null;
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={String(s.id)}
-                className="card"
-                style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.75rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}
-              >
-                {authorAvatar ? (
-                  /* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */
-                  <img
-                    className="avatar"
-                    src={authorAvatar}
-                    alt={author?.username ?? "author"}
-                    width={40}
-                    height={40}
-                  />
-                ) : null}
-                <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                  <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
-                    <strong>{author?.username ?? `User #${s.userId}`}</strong>{" "}
-                    <span className="muted">{formatDate(s.createdAt)}</span>
-                  </p>
-                  <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{s.message}</p>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="💬"
+        title="Latest shouts"
+        subtitle="The most recent messages from listeners"
+        padded={shouts.length === 0}
+      >
+        {shouts.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="📣">No shouts yet. Be the first!</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid">
+            {shouts.map((s) => {
+              const author = authorById.get(Number(s.userId));
+              const authorAvatar = author
+                ? avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", author.look, {
+                    size: "s",
+                    headOnly: true,
+                  })
+                : null;
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={String(s.id)}
+                  className="card"
+                  style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.75rem", alignItems: "flex-start" }}
+                >
+                  {authorAvatar ? (
+                    /* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */
+                    <img
+                      className="avatar"
+                      src={authorAvatar}
+                      alt={author?.username ?? "author"}
+                      width={40}
+                      height={40}
+                    />
+                  ) : null}
+                  <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                    <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>
+                      <strong>{author?.username ?? `User #${s.userId}`}</strong>{" "}
+                      <span className="muted">{formatDate(s.createdAt)}</span>
+                    </p>
+                    <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>{s.message}</p>
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/rankings/page.tsx b/src/app/rankings/page.tsx
index f9069850..76444cd5 100644
--- a/src/app/rankings/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/rankings/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, OnlineBadge, RankBadge } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
@@ -10,13 +11,14 @@ type TopUser = {
   look: string;
   credits: number;
   rank: number;
+  online: string;
 };
 
 export default async function RankingsPage() {
   let users: TopUser[] = [];
   try {
     users = await prisma.user.findMany({
-      select: { username: true, look: true, credits: true, rank: true },
+      select: { username: true, look: true, credits: true, rank: true, online: true },
       orderBy: { credits: "desc" },
       take: 12,
     });
@@ -30,51 +32,47 @@ export default async function RankingsPage() {
   );
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>Rankings</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          The top 12 players ranked by credits.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard icon="🏆" title="Rankings" subtitle="The top 12 players ranked by credits" />
 
-      {users.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No players to rank yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {users.map((u, i) => {
-            const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", u.look, { size: "m" });
-            return (
-              <div
-                key={u.username}
-                className="card hover"
-                style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1rem", alignItems: "center" }}
-              >
-                <span style={{ fontSize: "1.5rem", fontWeight: 800, minWidth: "2rem" }}>
-                  #{i + 1}
-                </span>
-                {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-                <img
-                  className="avatar"
-                  src={avatar}
-                  alt={`${u.username} avatar`}
-                  width={64}
-                  height={110}
-                />
-                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                  <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.2rem" }}>
-                    <Link href={`/u/${u.username}`}>{u.username}</Link>
-                  </h3>
-                  <p className="currency" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                    <span className="coin credits">c</span>
-                    {u.credits.toLocaleString()}
-                  </p>
+      <ContentCard padded={users.length === 0}>
+        {users.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🏆">No players to rank yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {users.map((u, i) => {
+              const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase ?? "", u.look, { size: "m" });
+              return (
+                <div
+                  key={u.username}
+                  className="card hover"
+                  style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.9rem", alignItems: "center" }}
+                >
+                  <RankBadge position={i + 1} />
+                  {/* biome-ignore lint/performance/noImgElement: external avatar imager */}
+                  <img
+                    className="avatar"
+                    src={avatar}
+                    alt={`${u.username} avatar`}
+                    width={50}
+                    height={90}
+                  />
+                  <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
+                    <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", fontSize: "1rem" }}>
+                      <Link href={`/u/${u.username}`}>{u.username}</Link>
+                    </h3>
+                    <p className="currency" style={{ margin: "0 0 0.3rem" }}>
+                      <span className="coin credits">c</span>
+                      {u.credits.toLocaleString()}
+                    </p>
+                    <OnlineBadge online={u.online === "1"} />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
-      )}
+              );
+            })}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/rares/[category]/page.tsx b/src/app/rares/[category]/page.tsx
index 25d54a81..dc2a2e0d 100644
--- a/src/app/rares/[category]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/rares/[category]/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
@@ -85,87 +86,87 @@ export default async function RareCategoryPage({
   const badgeSrc = badgeBase && cat.badge ? `${badgeBase}/${cat.badge}.gif` : "";
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>
-        <Link href="/rares">← All rares</Link>
-      </p>
-
-      <div
-        className="hero"
-        style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "1rem" }}
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon={badgeSrc ? undefined : "💎"}
+        title={
+          <span style={{ display: "inline-flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.6rem" }}>
+            {badgeSrc ? (
+              // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+              <img src={badgeSrc} alt={`${cat.name} badge`} width={32} height={32} />
+            ) : null}
+            {cat.name}
+          </span>
+        }
+        subtitle={`${rares.length} ${rares.length === 1 ? "rare" : "rares"} in this category`}
+        action={
+          <Link className="btn btn-outline" href="/rares">
+            ← All rares
+          </Link>
+        }
+        padded={rares.length === 0}
       >
-        {badgeSrc ? (
-          // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-          <img src={badgeSrc} alt={`${cat.name} badge`} width={48} height={48} />
-        ) : null}
-        <div>
-          <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{cat.name}</h1>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-            {rares.length} {rares.length === 1 ? "rare" : "rares"} in this category
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {rares.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No rares listed in this category yet.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="card" style={{ padding: 0, overflowX: "auto" }}>
-          <table>
-            <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th style={{ width: 56 }}></th>
-                <th>Rare</th>
-                <th>Credits</th>
-                <th>Currency</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              {rares.map((r) => {
-                const iconSrc =
-                  iconBase && r.furnitureIcon ? `${iconBase}/${r.furnitureIcon}` : "";
-                return (
-                  <tr key={String(r.id)}>
-                    <td>
-                      {iconSrc ? (
-                        // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                        <img
-                          src={iconSrc}
-                          alt=""
-                          width={40}
-                          height={40}
-                          style={{ objectFit: "contain" }}
-                        />
-                      ) : (
-                        <span
-                          className="avatar"
-                          style={{ display: "inline-block", width: 40, height: 40 }}
-                        />
-                      )}
-                    </td>
-                    <td>
-                      <strong>{r.name}</strong>
-                    </td>
-                    <td>
-                      {r.creditValue && r.creditValue !== "" ? (
-                        `${r.creditValue} credits`
-                      ) : (
-                        <span className="muted">—</span>
-                      )}
-                    </td>
-                    <td>
-                      {r.currencyValue && r.currencyValue !== "" ? (
-                        `${r.currencyValue} ${prettyCurrency(r.currencyType)}`
-                      ) : (
-                        <span className="muted">—</span>
-                      )}
-                    </td>
-                  </tr>
-                );
-              })}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        {rares.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="💎">No rares listed in this category yet.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div style={{ padding: "0.25rem 1rem 0.75rem", overflowX: "auto" }}>
+            <table>
+              <thead>
+                <tr>
+                  <th style={{ width: 56 }}></th>
+                  <th>Rare</th>
+                  <th>Credits</th>
+                  <th>Currency</th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody>
+                {rares.map((r) => {
+                  const iconSrc =
+                    iconBase && r.furnitureIcon ? `${iconBase}/${r.furnitureIcon}` : "";
+                  return (
+                    <tr key={String(r.id)}>
+                      <td>
+                        {iconSrc ? (
+                          // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                          <img
+                            src={iconSrc}
+                            alt=""
+                            width={40}
+                            height={40}
+                            style={{ objectFit: "contain" }}
+                          />
+                        ) : (
+                          <span
+                            className="avatar"
+                            style={{ display: "inline-block", width: 40, height: 40 }}
+                          />
+                        )}
+                      </td>
+                      <td>
+                        <strong>{r.name}</strong>
+                      </td>
+                      <td>
+                        {r.creditValue && r.creditValue !== "" ? (
+                          `${r.creditValue} credits`
+                        ) : (
+                          <span className="muted">—</span>
+                        )}
+                      </td>
+                      <td>
+                        {r.currencyValue && r.currencyValue !== "" ? (
+                          `${r.currencyValue} ${prettyCurrency(r.currencyType)}`
+                        ) : (
+                          <span className="muted">—</span>
+                        )}
+                      </td>
+                    </tr>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/rares/page.tsx b/src/app/rares/page.tsx
index f52a7f2c..499e6b36 100644
--- a/src/app/rares/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/rares/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
@@ -39,18 +40,19 @@ export default async function RareValuesPage() {
   const badgesBase = (await siteSettings.get("badges_path", "")) ?? "";
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: 0 }}>Rare values</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-          Get an overview of all of the rares on the hotel, grouped by category.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="💎"
+        title="Rare values"
+        subtitle="Get an overview of all of the rares on the hotel, grouped by category."
+      />
 
       {categories.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">We currently have no rares listed here.</p>
+        <ContentCard padded={false}>
+          <EmptyState icon="💎">We currently have no rares listed here.</EmptyState>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
+        <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3">
           {categories.map((c) => {
             const id = String(c.id);
             const count = counts.get(id) ?? 0;
@@ -59,33 +61,34 @@ export default async function RareValuesPage() {
               <Link
                 key={id}
                 href={`/rares/${id}`}
-                className="card hover"
-                style={{
-                  display: "flex",
-                  alignItems: "center",
-                  gap: "0.85rem",
-                  textDecoration: "none",
-                  color: "inherit",
-                }}
+                className="content-card hover-lift"
+                style={{ color: "inherit", textDecoration: "none" }}
               >
-                {badgeSrc ? (
-                  // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                  <img
-                    src={badgeSrc}
-                    alt={`${c.name} badge`}
-                    width={40}
-                    height={40}
-                    style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}
-                  />
-                ) : (
-                  <span className="avatar" style={{ width: 40, height: 40, flexShrink: 0 }} />
-                )}
-                <span style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column" }}>
-                  <strong>{c.name}</strong>
-                  <span className="muted">
-                    {count} {count === 1 ? "rare" : "rares"}
-                  </span>
-                </span>
+                <div className="content-card-head">
+                  {badgeSrc ? (
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                    <img
+                      src={badgeSrc}
+                      alt={`${c.name} badge`}
+                      width={36}
+                      height={36}
+                      style={{ flexShrink: 0 }}
+                    />
+                  ) : (
+                    <span className="content-card-icon" aria-hidden>
+                      💎
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                  <div className="content-card-head-text">
+                    <p className="content-card-title">{c.name}</p>
+                    <p className="content-card-subtitle">
+                      {count} {count === 1 ? "rare" : "rares"}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="content-card-body">
+                  <span className="btn btn-outline">View rares →</span>
+                </div>
               </Link>
             );
           })}
diff --git a/src/app/redeem/page.tsx b/src/app/redeem/page.tsx
index 39b13aba..c378bd19 100644
--- a/src/app/redeem/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/redeem/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import RedeemForm from "./RedeemForm";
+import { ContentCard, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -25,36 +26,29 @@ export default async function RedeemPage() {
   if (!user) redirect("/login");
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>Redeem a voucher</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          Got a voucher code? Enter it below to add the reward to your account.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎟️"
+        title="Redeem a voucher"
+        subtitle="Got a voucher code? Enter it below to add the reward to your account."
+      />
 
-      <div className="grid cols-2">
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Enter your code</h3>
+      <div className="card-grid sm-2">
+        <ContentCard icon="🔑" title="Enter your code">
           <RedeemForm />
-          <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "0.85rem" }}>
             Each voucher can only be redeemed once per account.
           </p>
-        </div>
+        </ContentCard>
 
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Your balance</h3>
-          <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.6rem" }}>
-            Signed in as <strong>{user.username}</strong>.
-          </p>
-          <span className="currency">
-            <span className="coin credits">cr</span>
-            {user.credits.toLocaleString()}
-          </span>
+        <ContentCard icon="💰" title="Your balance" subtitle={`Signed in as ${user.username}`}>
+          <div className="stat-grid">
+            <StatBlock value={user.credits.toLocaleString()} label="Credits" icon="🪙" />
+          </div>
           <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "0.85rem" }}>
             Redeemed rewards are credited instantly and appear in-game the next time you log in.
           </p>
-        </div>
+        </ContentCard>
       </div>
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/register/page.tsx b/src/app/register/page.tsx
index cf147e2a..93414296 100644
--- a/src/app/register/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/register/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { register } from "@/actions/register";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 
 export default async function RegisterPage({
   searchParams,
@@ -9,13 +10,13 @@ export default async function RegisterPage({
   const { error } = await searchParams;
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 400, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0, textAlign: "center" }}>Create account</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginTop: 0 }}>
-          Join the hotel — it only takes a moment.
-        </p>
-        <form action={register} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem", marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🎉"
+        title="Create account"
+        subtitle="Join the hotel — it only takes a moment."
+      >
+        <form action={register} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem" }}>
           <input name="username" placeholder="Username" autoComplete="username" required />
           <input name="mail" type="email" placeholder="Email" autoComplete="email" required />
           <input
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export default async function RegisterPage({
         <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "1rem" }}>
           Already have an account? <Link href="/login">Sign in</Link>
         </p>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/reset/page.tsx b/src/app/reset/page.tsx
index f7e2a5b9..45a86639 100644
--- a/src/app/reset/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/reset/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { resetPassword } from "@/actions/password-reset";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 
 export default async function ResetPage({
   searchParams,
@@ -9,10 +10,13 @@ export default async function ResetPage({
   const { email = "", token = "", error } = await searchParams;
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 400, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
-      <div className="card" style={{ padding: "1.75rem" }}>
-        <h1 style={{ marginTop: 0, textAlign: "center" }}>Set a new password</h1>
-        <form action={resetPassword} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem", marginTop: "1rem" }}>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🔐"
+        title="Set a new password"
+        subtitle="Choose a strong password you don't use elsewhere."
+      >
+        <form action={resetPassword} style={{ display: "grid", gap: "0.7rem" }}>
           <input type="hidden" name="email" value={email} />
           <input type="hidden" name="token" value={token} />
           <input
@@ -27,12 +31,14 @@ export default async function ResetPage({
           </button>
         </form>
         {error ? (
-          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0 }}>{error}</p>
+          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0 }}>
+            {error}
+          </p>
         ) : null}
         <p className="muted" style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "1rem" }}>
           <Link href="/login">Back to login</Link>
         </p>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/settings/2fa/page.tsx b/src/app/settings/2fa/page.tsx
index 132b8e98..260469a0 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/2fa/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/2fa/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { beginTwoFactor, confirmTwoFactor, disableTwoFactor } from "@/actions/twofactor";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { LaravelEncrypter } from "@/lib/auth/laravel-encrypter";
 import { totpKeyUri } from "@/lib/auth/totp";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
@@ -47,67 +48,81 @@ export default async function TwoFactorPage({
   }
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 520 }}>
-      <p className="muted">
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem", maxWidth: 560, margin: "0 auto" }}>
+      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href="/settings">← Settings</Link>
       </p>
-      <h1>Two-factor authentication</h1>
 
-      {sp.enabled ? <p style={{ color: "var(--color-accent)" }}>2FA is now enabled. 🔒</p> : null}
-      {sp.disabled ? <p className="muted">2FA has been disabled.</p> : null}
-      {sp.error === "badcode" ? (
-        <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)" }}>That code wasn't valid — try again.</p>
-      ) : null}
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🔒"
+        title="Two-factor authentication"
+        subtitle="Add a second layer of security with an authenticator app"
+      >
+        {sp.enabled ? (
+          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-accent)", marginTop: 0 }}>2FA is now enabled. 🔒</p>
+        ) : null}
+        {sp.disabled ? (
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+            2FA has been disabled.
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+        {sp.error === "badcode" ? (
+          <p style={{ color: "var(--color-danger)", marginTop: 0 }}>
+            That code wasn't valid — try again.
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
 
-      {!hasAppKey ? (
-        <div className="card">
+        {!hasAppKey ? (
           <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>
             2FA is unavailable until <code>APP_KEY</code> is configured (the same Laravel
             <code> APP_KEY</code> as your AtomCMS install, so existing secrets stay readable).
           </p>
-        </div>
-      ) : enabled ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <p>
-            <strong>2FA is enabled</strong> on your account.
-          </p>
-          <form action={disableTwoFactor}>
-            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger">
-              Disable 2FA
-            </button>
-          </form>
-        </div>
-      ) : pending ? (
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Scan or enter this key</h3>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-            Add this to Google Authenticator / Authy, then enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
-          </p>
-          <p>
-            Manual key: <code style={{ userSelect: "all" }}>{secret}</code>
-          </p>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ wordBreak: "break-all", fontSize: "0.8rem" }}>
-            {uri}
-          </p>
-          <form action={confirmTwoFactor} style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}>
-            <input name="code" placeholder="6-digit code" inputMode="numeric" required />
-            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
-              Confirm
-            </button>
-          </form>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="card">
-          <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-            Add a second layer of security with an authenticator app.
-          </p>
-          <form action={beginTwoFactor}>
-            <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
-              Enable 2FA
-            </button>
-          </form>
-        </div>
-      )}
+        ) : enabled ? (
+          <>
+            <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+              <strong>2FA is enabled</strong> on your account.
+            </p>
+            <form action={disableTwoFactor}>
+              <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger">
+                Disable 2FA
+              </button>
+            </form>
+          </>
+        ) : pending ? (
+          <>
+            <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Scan or enter this key</h3>
+            <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+              Add this to Google Authenticator / Authy, then enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              Manual key: <code style={{ userSelect: "all" }}>{secret}</code>
+            </p>
+            <p className="muted" style={{ wordBreak: "break-all", fontSize: "0.8rem" }}>
+              {uri}
+            </p>
+            <form
+              action={confirmTwoFactor}
+              style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5rem", marginTop: "0.5rem" }}
+            >
+              <input name="code" placeholder="6-digit code" inputMode="numeric" required />
+              <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
+                Confirm
+              </button>
+            </form>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <p style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+              Add a second layer of security with an authenticator app.
+            </p>
+            <form action={beginTwoFactor}>
+              <button type="submit" className="btn btn-primary">
+                Enable 2FA
+              </button>
+            </form>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/settings/connections/page.tsx b/src/app/settings/connections/page.tsx
index b97404ca..38e23dc3 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/connections/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/connections/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { env } from "@/env";
@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   {
     key: "discord",
     label: "Discord",
+    icon: "🎮",
     available: Boolean(env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID && env.DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET),
   },
   {
     key: "google",
     label: "Google",
+    icon: "🔵",
     available: Boolean(env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID && env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET),
   },
 ] as const;
@@ -48,85 +51,82 @@ export default async function ConnectionsPage() {
   const callbackUrl = "/settings/connections";
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ maxWidth: 560 }}>
-      <p className="muted">
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem", maxWidth: 620, margin: "0 auto" }}>
+      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
         <Link href="/settings">← Settings</Link>
       </p>
-      <h1>Connected accounts</h1>
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-        Link a social account so you can sign in with one click. We match it to
-        your hotel account by e-mail, so use the address on file:{" "}
-        <strong>{session.user.name}</strong>.
-      </p>
 
-      {lookupFailed ? (
-        <div className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            We couldn't read your linked accounts right now. You can still connect
-            below — your status will show once it's available.
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🔗"
+        title="Connected accounts"
+        subtitle="Link a social account so you can sign in with one click"
+      >
+        <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+          We match it to your hotel account by e-mail, so use the address on file:{" "}
+          <strong>{session.user.name}</strong>.
+        </p>
+
+        {lookupFailed ? (
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
+            We couldn't read your linked accounts right now. You can still connect below — your
+            status will show once it's available.
           </p>
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
+        ) : null}
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <div className="grid" style={{ gap: "1rem" }}>
+      <div className="card-grid sm-2">
         {PROVIDERS.map((p) => {
           const isLinked = linked.has(p.key);
           return (
-            <div
+            <ContentCard
               key={p.key}
-              className="card"
-              style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "1rem" }}
+              icon={p.icon}
+              title={p.label}
+              subtitle={
+                !p.available
+                  ? "Not available on this hotel."
+                  : isLinked
+                    ? "Connected — sign in with this account."
+                    : "Not connected."
+              }
             >
-              <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{p.label}</h3>
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {!p.available
-                    ? "Not available on this hotel."
-                    : isLinked
-                      ? "Connected — you can sign in with this account."
-                      : "Not connected."}
-                </p>
-              </div>
-              <div>
-                {isLinked ? (
-                  <span
-                    className="btn btn-outline"
-                    style={{ cursor: "default", pointerEvents: "none" }}
-                    aria-disabled="true"
-                  >
-                    Connected
-                  </span>
-                ) : p.available ? (
-                  // Plain link into NextAuth's built-in sign-in handler. Re-using
-                  // the same OAuth flow as /login binds the provider to the
-                  // matching hotel account (see auth.ts signIn callback).
-                  <a
-                    className="btn btn-primary"
-                    href={`/api/auth/signin/${p.key}?callbackUrl=${encodeURIComponent(
-                      callbackUrl,
-                    )}`}
-                  >
-                    Connect {p.label}
-                  </a>
-                ) : (
-                  <span
-                    className="btn"
-                    style={{ cursor: "not-allowed", opacity: 0.55, pointerEvents: "none" }}
-                    aria-disabled="true"
-                  >
-                    Unavailable
-                  </span>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </div>
+              {isLinked ? (
+                <span
+                  className="btn btn-outline"
+                  style={{ cursor: "default", pointerEvents: "none" }}
+                  aria-disabled="true"
+                >
+                  Connected
+                </span>
+              ) : p.available ? (
+                // Plain link into NextAuth's built-in sign-in handler. Re-using
+                // the same OAuth flow as /login binds the provider to the
+                // matching hotel account (see auth.ts signIn callback).
+                <a
+                  className="btn btn-primary"
+                  href={`/api/auth/signin/${p.key}?callbackUrl=${encodeURIComponent(
+                    callbackUrl,
+                  )}`}
+                >
+                  Connect {p.label}
+                </a>
+              ) : (
+                <span
+                  className="btn"
+                  style={{ cursor: "not-allowed", opacity: 0.55, pointerEvents: "none" }}
+                  aria-disabled="true"
+                >
+                  Unavailable
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </ContentCard>
           );
         })}
       </div>
 
-      <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem", marginBottom: 0 }}>
-        Connecting takes you to the provider to authorise, then back here. If your
-        social account's e-mail doesn't match a hotel account, you'll be returned
-        to the login screen with a note.
+      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+        Connecting takes you to the provider to authorise, then back here. If your social account's
+        e-mail doesn't match a hotel account, you'll be returned to the login screen with a note.
       </p>
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/settings/page.tsx b/src/app/settings/page.tsx
index 8c1ca701..1c467519 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/settings/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import { updateMotto } from "@/actions/user-settings";
+import { ContentCard } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -42,29 +43,39 @@ export default async function SettingsPage() {
   const avatar = avatarImageUrl(imagerBase, user.look, { size: "l" });
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Account settings</h1>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="⚙️"
+        title="Account settings"
+        subtitle="Manage your profile, security and connected accounts"
+      />
 
-      <div
-        className="card"
-        style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.5rem", alignItems: "center", marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}
-      >
-        {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-        <img className="avatar" src={avatar} alt={`${user.username} avatar`} width={100} height={150} />
-        <div>
-          <h2 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{user.username}</h2>
-          <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>
-            {user.motto || <span className="muted">No motto</span>}
-          </p>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            {user.mail || "No e-mail on file"}
-          </p>
+      <ContentCard icon="🙂" title={user.username} subtitle="Your public profile">
+        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.5rem", alignItems: "center", flexWrap: "wrap" }}>
+          {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+          <img
+            className="avatar"
+            src={avatar}
+            alt={`${user.username} avatar`}
+            width={100}
+            height={150}
+          />
+          <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+            <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem", fontSize: "1.05rem" }}>
+              {user.motto || <span className="muted">No motto</span>}
+            </p>
+            <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+              {user.mail || "No e-mail on file"}
+            </p>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <div className="card" style={{ maxWidth: 520 }}>
-        <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Change motto</h3>
-        <form action={updateMotto} style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.75rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard icon="✏️" title="Change motto" subtitle="Updates instantly in-game if you are online">
+        <form
+          action={updateMotto}
+          style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.75rem", maxWidth: 520 }}
+        >
           <input
             name="motto"
             defaultValue={user.motto}
@@ -78,29 +89,26 @@ export default async function SettingsPage() {
             </button>
           </div>
         </form>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0 }}>
-          Updates instantly in-game if you are online.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
-      <div className="card" style={{ maxWidth: 520, marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Security</h3>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-          Protect your account with two-factor authentication.
-        </p>
-        <Link href="/settings/2fa" className="btn btn-outline">
-          Two-factor authentication
-        </Link>
-      </div>
+      <div className="card-grid sm-2">
+        <ContentCard icon="🔒" title="Security" subtitle="Two-factor authentication">
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+            Add a second layer of protection to your account.
+          </p>
+          <Link href="/settings/2fa" className="btn btn-outline">
+            Two-factor authentication
+          </Link>
+        </ContentCard>
 
-      <div className="card" style={{ maxWidth: 520, marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Connected accounts</h3>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
-          Link Discord or Google to sign in with one click.
-        </p>
-        <Link href="/settings/connections" className="btn btn-outline">
-          Manage connections
-        </Link>
+        <ContentCard icon="🔗" title="Connected accounts" subtitle="Sign in with one click">
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+            Link Discord or Google to your hotel account.
+          </p>
+          <Link href="/settings/connections" className="btn btn-outline">
+            Manage connections
+          </Link>
+        </ContentCard>
       </div>
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/shop/page.tsx b/src/app/shop/page.tsx
index 1a10aeae..ed067ccc 100644
--- a/src/app/shop/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/shop/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { excerpt } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
@@ -104,136 +105,144 @@ export default async function ShopPage({
     : undefined;
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>Shop</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          {activeCategory
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="🛒"
+        title="Shop"
+        subtitle={
+          activeCategory
             ? `Browsing the ${activeCategory.name} packages.`
-            : "Top up your account and grab exclusive packages, currency and badges."}
-        </p>
-      </div>
-
-      {categories.length > 0 ? (
-        <div
-          style={{
-            display: "flex",
-            flexWrap: "wrap",
-            gap: "0.5rem",
-            marginBottom: "1.5rem",
-          }}
-        >
-          <Link
-            href="/shop"
-            className={`btn ${categoryId ? "btn-outline" : "btn-primary"}`}
+            : "Top up your account and grab exclusive packages, currency and badges."
+        }
+      >
+        {categories.length > 0 ? (
+          <div
+            style={{
+              display: "flex",
+              flexWrap: "wrap",
+              gap: "0.5rem",
+            }}
           >
-            All
-          </Link>
-          {categories.map((c) => (
-            <Link
-              key={String(c.id)}
-              href={`/shop?category=${String(c.id)}`}
-              className={`btn ${categoryId === String(c.id) ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline"}`}
-            >
-              {c.name}
+            <Link href="/shop" className={`btn ${categoryId ? "btn-outline" : "btn-primary"}`}>
+              All
             </Link>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      ) : null}
-
-      {articles.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No packages available right now.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="grid cols-3">
-          {articles.map((a) => (
-            <article key={String(a.id)} className="card hover">
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  display: "flex",
-                  alignItems: "center",
-                  gap: "0.75rem",
-                  marginBottom: "0.6rem",
-                }}
+            {categories.map((c) => (
+              <Link
+                key={String(c.id)}
+                href={`/shop?category=${String(c.id)}`}
+                className={`btn ${categoryId === String(c.id) ? "btn-primary" : "btn-outline"}`}
               >
+                {c.name}
+              </Link>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+      </ContentCard>
+
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="📦"
+        title={activeCategory ? activeCategory.name : "All packages"}
+        subtitle={
+          articles.length > 0
+            ? `${articles.length} ${articles.length === 1 ? "package" : "packages"} available`
+            : undefined
+        }
+        padded={articles.length === 0}
+      >
+        {articles.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🛒">No packages available right now.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
+            {articles.map((a) => (
+              <article key={String(a.id)} className="card hover">
                 <div
                   style={{
-                    width: 56,
-                    height: 56,
-                    borderRadius: "var(--radius-sm)",
-                    display: "grid",
-                    placeItems: "center",
-                    background: "#f8fafc",
-                    border: `2px solid ${a.color || "var(--color-golden)"}`,
-                    flexShrink: 0,
-                    overflow: "hidden",
+                    display: "flex",
+                    alignItems: "center",
+                    gap: "0.75rem",
+                    marginBottom: "0.6rem",
                   }}
                 >
-                  {a.iconUrl ? (
-                    // Article icons are arbitrary external/Imgur URLs from the
-                    // emulator data, so a plain <img> is correct here.
-                    // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
-                    <img
-                      src={a.iconUrl}
-                      alt=""
-                      width={48}
-                      height={48}
-                      style={{ objectFit: "contain", display: "block" }}
-                    />
+                  <div
+                    style={{
+                      width: 56,
+                      height: 56,
+                      borderRadius: "var(--radius-sm)",
+                      display: "grid",
+                      placeItems: "center",
+                      background: "#f8fafc",
+                      border: `2px solid ${a.color || "var(--border-color)"}`,
+                      flexShrink: 0,
+                      overflow: "hidden",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    {a.iconUrl ? (
+                      // Article icons are arbitrary external/Imgur URLs from the
+                      // emulator data, so a plain <img> is correct here.
+                      // eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element
+                      <img
+                        src={a.iconUrl}
+                        alt=""
+                        width={48}
+                        height={48}
+                        style={{ objectFit: "contain", display: "block" }}
+                      />
+                    ) : null}
+                  </div>
+                  <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
+                    <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{a.name}</h3>
+                    <span className="muted">{priceLabel(a.costs)}</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>{excerpt(a.info, 160)}</p>
+
+                <div
+                  style={{
+                    display: "flex",
+                    flexWrap: "wrap",
+                    gap: "0.4rem",
+                    marginBottom: "0.85rem",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {a.credits ? (
+                    <span className="currency">
+                      <span className="coin credits">cr</span>
+                      {a.credits.toLocaleString()}
+                    </span>
+                  ) : null}
+                  {a.duckets ? (
+                    <span className="currency">
+                      <span className="coin duckets">du</span>
+                      {a.duckets.toLocaleString()}
+                    </span>
+                  ) : null}
+                  {a.diamonds ? (
+                    <span className="currency">
+                      <span className="coin diamonds">di</span>
+                      {a.diamonds.toLocaleString()}
+                    </span>
                   ) : null}
                 </div>
-                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                  <h3 style={{ margin: 0 }}>{a.name}</h3>
-                  <span className="muted">{priceLabel(a.costs)}</span>
+
+                <div
+                  style={{
+                    display: "flex",
+                    alignItems: "center",
+                    justifyContent: "space-between",
+                    gap: "0.5rem",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <span style={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>{priceLabel(a.costs)}</span>
+                  <span className="btn btn-primary" aria-disabled="true">
+                    Buy
+                  </span>
                 </div>
-              </div>
-
-              <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.75rem" }}>{excerpt(a.info, 160)}</p>
-
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  display: "flex",
-                  flexWrap: "wrap",
-                  gap: "0.4rem",
-                  marginBottom: "0.85rem",
-                }}
-              >
-                {a.credits ? (
-                  <span className="currency">
-                    <span className="coin credits">cr</span>
-                    {a.credits.toLocaleString()}
-                  </span>
-                ) : null}
-                {a.duckets ? (
-                  <span className="currency">
-                    <span className="coin duckets">du</span>
-                    {a.duckets.toLocaleString()}
-                  </span>
-                ) : null}
-                {a.diamonds ? (
-                  <span className="currency">
-                    <span className="coin diamonds">di</span>
-                    {a.diamonds.toLocaleString()}
-                  </span>
-                ) : null}
-              </div>
-
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  display: "flex",
-                  alignItems: "center",
-                  justifyContent: "space-between",
-                  gap: "0.5rem",
-                }}
-              >
-                <span style={{ fontWeight: 800 }}>{priceLabel(a.costs)}</span>
-                <span className="btn btn-primary" aria-disabled="true">
-                  Buy
-                </span>
-              </div>
-            </article>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
+              </article>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shop/topup/page.tsx b/src/app/shop/topup/page.tsx
index 6cfe6e4c..f8b8e462 100644
--- a/src/app/shop/topup/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/shop/topup/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import TopUpForm from "./TopUpForm";
+import { ContentCard, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { creditsPerUnit, isPayPalConfigured, PAYPAL_CURRENCY } from "@/lib/services/paypal";
@@ -33,23 +34,21 @@ export default async function TopUpPage({
   const rate = creditsPerUnit();
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ marginBottom: "0.25rem" }}>Top up with PayPal</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          Pay securely with PayPal and your credits are added the moment the payment clears.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="💳"
+        title="Top up with PayPal"
+        subtitle="Pay securely with PayPal and your credits are added the moment the payment clears."
+      />
 
       {sp.status === "cancel" ? (
-        <div className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem", borderColor: "var(--color-danger)" }}>
+        <div className="card" style={{ borderColor: "var(--color-danger)" }}>
           <p style={{ margin: 0 }}>Checkout was cancelled — no payment was taken.</p>
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      <div className="grid cols-2">
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Choose an amount</h3>
+      <div className="card-grid sm-2">
+        <ContentCard icon="🪙" title="Choose an amount">
           {configured ? (
             <TopUpForm currency={PAYPAL_CURRENCY} creditsPerUnit={rate} />
           ) : (
@@ -59,22 +58,18 @@ export default async function TopUpPage({
               <code>PAYPAL_API</code> for sandbox vs. live).
             </p>
           )}
-        </div>
+        </ContentCard>
 
-        <div className="card">
-          <h3 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Your balance</h3>
-          <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.6rem" }}>
-            Signed in as <strong>{user.username}</strong>.
-          </p>
-          <span className="currency">
-            <span className="coin credits">cr</span>
-            {user.credits.toLocaleString()}
-          </span>
+        <ContentCard icon="💰" title="Your balance" subtitle={`Signed in as ${user.username}`}>
+          <div className="stat-grid">
+            <StatBlock value={user.credits.toLocaleString()} label="Credits" icon="🪙" />
+            <StatBlock value={rate.toLocaleString()} label={`Credits per 1.00 ${PAYPAL_CURRENCY}`} />
+          </div>
           <p className="muted" style={{ marginBottom: 0, marginTop: "0.85rem" }}>
             You receive <strong>{rate.toLocaleString()}</strong> credits per 1.00 {PAYPAL_CURRENCY}.
             Credits appear in-game the next time you log in.
           </p>
-        </div>
+        </ContentCard>
       </div>
     </main>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/staff/page.tsx b/src/app/staff/page.tsx
index 5192381d..2267d767 100644
--- a/src/app/staff/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/staff/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { siteSettings } from "@/lib/services/site-settings";
 
@@ -53,53 +54,61 @@ export default async function StaffPage() {
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="hero">
-        <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.35rem" }}>Staff</h1>
-        <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-          The team behind the hotel.
-        </p>
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      <ContentCard icon="🛡️" title="Staff" subtitle="The team behind the hotel" />
 
       {teams.length > 0 ? (
-        <div className="grid cols-3" style={{ marginBottom: "1.5rem" }}>
-          {teams.map((t) => (
-            <div key={t.id} className="card">
-              <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", color: t.staffColor }}>{t.rankName}</h3>
-              {t.jobDescription ? (
-                <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-                  {t.jobDescription}
-                </p>
-              ) : null}
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
+        <ContentCard icon="⭐" title="Ranks" subtitle="What each part of the team takes care of">
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3">
+            {teams.map((t) => (
+              <div key={t.id} className="card">
+                <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem", color: t.staffColor }}>{t.rankName}</h3>
+                {t.jobDescription ? (
+                  <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+                    {t.jobDescription}
+                  </p>
+                ) : null}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </ContentCard>
       ) : null}
 
-      {staff.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="muted">No staff members to show.</p>
-      ) : (
-        <table>
-          <thead>
-            <tr>
-              <th>Username</th>
-              <th>Rank</th>
-              <th>Motto</th>
-            </tr>
-          </thead>
-          <tbody>
-            {staff.map((u) => (
-              <tr key={u.username}>
-                <td>
-                  <Link href={`/u/${u.username}`}>{u.username}</Link>
-                </td>
-                <td>{u.rank}</td>
-                <td className="muted">{u.motto || "—"}</td>
+      <ContentCard
+        icon="👥"
+        title="Team members"
+        subtitle={
+          staff.length === 0
+            ? "Nobody to show right now"
+            : `${staff.length} member${staff.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} keeping things running`
+        }
+        padded={staff.length === 0}
+      >
+        {staff.length === 0 ? (
+          <EmptyState icon="🛡️">No staff members to show.</EmptyState>
+        ) : (
+          <table>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Username</th>
+                <th>Rank</th>
+                <th>Motto</th>
               </tr>
-            ))}
-          </tbody>
-        </table>
-      )}
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {staff.map((u) => (
+                <tr key={u.username}>
+                  <td>
+                    <Link href={`/u/${u.username}`}>{u.username}</Link>
+                  </td>
+                  <td>{u.rank}</td>
+                  <td className="muted">{u.motto || "—"}</td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        )}
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/u/[username]/page.tsx b/src/app/u/[username]/page.tsx
index 201639c0..3c60e029 100644
--- a/src/app/u/[username]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/u/[username]/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState, OnlineBadge, StatBlock } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { avatarImageUrl } from "@/lib/format";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
@@ -88,31 +89,43 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({
   const authorById = new Map(authors.map((a) => [a.id, a]));
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <div className="card" style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.5rem", alignItems: "center" }}>
-        {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-        <img src={avatar} alt={`${user.username} avatar`} width={100} height={150} />
-        <div>
-          <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{user.username}</h1>
-          <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.5rem" }}>
-            {user.motto || <span className="muted">No motto</span>}
-          </p>
-          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
-            Rank {user.rank} · {user.credits} credits · {user.online === "1" ? "Online" : "Offline"} ·
-            Registered {registered}
-          </p>
+    <main style={{ display: "grid", gap: "1.5rem" }}>
+      {/* ── Profile header ───────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <ContentCard padded={false}>
+        <div
+          className="content-card-body"
+          style={{ display: "flex", gap: "1.5rem", alignItems: "center", flexWrap: "wrap" }}
+        >
+          {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+          <img src={avatar} alt={`${user.username} avatar`} width={100} height={150} />
+          <div style={{ minWidth: 0, flex: 1 }}>
+            <h1 style={{ margin: "0 0 0.25rem" }}>{user.username}</h1>
+            <p style={{ margin: "0 0 0.6rem" }}>
+              {user.motto || <span className="muted">No motto</span>}
+            </p>
+            <OnlineBadge online={user.online === "1"} />
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </div>
+        <div className="stat-grid" style={{ padding: "0 1.1rem 1.1rem" }}>
+          <StatBlock icon="🏅" value={user.rank} label="Rank" />
+          <StatBlock icon="💰" value={user.credits.toLocaleString()} label="Credits" />
+          <StatBlock icon="📅" value={registered} label="Registered" />
+        </div>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Badges ───────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h2>Badges</h2>
+      <ContentCard icon="🏅" title="Badges" padded={badges.length === 0}>
         {badges.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">No badges yet.</p>
+          <EmptyState icon="🏅">No badges yet.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
           <div
-            className="card"
-            style={{ display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.75rem", alignItems: "center" }}
+            style={{
+              display: "flex",
+              flexWrap: "wrap",
+              gap: "0.75rem",
+              alignItems: "center",
+              padding: "1rem",
+            }}
           >
             {badges.map((b) => (
               /* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */
@@ -127,15 +140,14 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Photos ───────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h2>Photos</h2>
+      <ContentCard icon="📸" title="Photos" padded={photos.length === 0}>
         {photos.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">No photos yet.</p>
+          <EmptyState icon="📸">No photos yet.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
-          <div className="grid cols-3">
+          <div className="card-grid sm-2 lg-3" style={{ padding: "1rem" }}>
             {photos.map((p) => (
               <div key={p.id} className="card" style={{ padding: "0.5rem" }}>
                 {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
@@ -151,12 +163,10 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
 
       {/* ── Guestbook ────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      <section style={{ marginTop: "1.5rem" }}>
-        <h2>Guestbook</h2>
-
+      <ContentCard icon="📝" title="Guestbook" subtitle={`Messages on ${user.username}'s wall`}>
         {isLoggedIn ? (
           <form action={postGuestbook} className="card" style={{ marginBottom: "1rem" }}>
             {/* Profile owner id drives the write target; the author is taken from
@@ -184,9 +194,9 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({
         )}
 
         {guestbook.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="muted">No guestbook entries yet.</p>
+          <EmptyState icon="📝">No guestbook entries yet.</EmptyState>
         ) : (
-          <div className="grid">
+          <div className="grid" style={{ gap: "0.75rem" }}>
             {guestbook.map((g) => {
               const author = authorById.get(g.userId);
               const authorAvatar = author
@@ -220,7 +230,7 @@ export default async function ProfilePage({
             })}
           </div>
         )}
-      </section>
+      </ContentCard>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/verify/page.tsx b/src/app/verify/page.tsx
index 6bad04f0..5e04f98d 100644
--- a/src/app/verify/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/verify/page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { isValidVerificationToken } from "@/actions/email-verify";
+import { ContentCard, EmptyState } from "@/components/public/ui";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 
 // Reads + writes the live users table — must never be statically rendered.
@@ -50,54 +51,44 @@ export default async function VerifyPage({
   }
 
   return (
-    <main>
-      <h1>Email verification</h1>
-      <div className="card" style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-        {status === "verified" ? (
-          <>
-            <h2 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>You're all set</h2>
-            <p className="muted">
-              Your email address has been verified. You can now log in and play.
-            </p>
-            <p style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-              <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-primary">
-                Go to login
-              </Link>
-            </p>
-          </>
-        ) : status === "already" ? (
-          <>
-            <h2 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Already verified</h2>
-            <p className="muted">This email address has already been confirmed.</p>
-            <p style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-              <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-primary">
-                Go to login
-              </Link>
-            </p>
-          </>
-        ) : status === "unavailable" ? (
-          <>
-            <h2 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Try again shortly</h2>
-            <p className="muted">
-              We couldn't reach the server to verify your email. Please retry the link in a
-              moment.
-            </p>
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            <h2 style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>Invalid or expired link</h2>
-            <p className="muted">
-              This verification link is not valid. Make sure you opened the full link from your
-              email, or request a new one.
-            </p>
-            <p style={{ marginTop: "1rem" }}>
-              <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-outline">
-                Back to login
-              </Link>
-            </p>
-          </>
-        )}
-      </div>
+    <main style={{ maxWidth: 480, margin: "2rem auto" }}>
+      {status === "verified" ? (
+        <ContentCard icon="✅" title="You're all set" subtitle="Email verified">
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+            Your email address has been verified. You can now log in and play.
+          </p>
+          <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-primary">
+            Go to login
+          </Link>
+        </ContentCard>
+      ) : status === "already" ? (
+        <ContentCard icon="✅" title="Already verified" subtitle="Nothing left to do">
+          <p className="muted" style={{ marginTop: 0 }}>
+            This email address has already been confirmed.
+          </p>
+          <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-primary">
+            Go to login
+          </Link>
+        </ContentCard>
+      ) : status === "unavailable" ? (
+        <ContentCard icon="⏳" title="Try again shortly" subtitle="Server unreachable">
+          <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+            We couldn't reach the server to verify your email. Please retry the link in a moment.
+          </p>
+        </ContentCard>
+      ) : (
+        <ContentCard icon="📧" title="Email verification" subtitle="Invalid or expired link">
+          <EmptyState icon="🔗">
+            This verification link is not valid. Make sure you opened the full link from your email,
+            or request a new one.
+          </EmptyState>
+          <div style={{ textAlign: "center" }}>
+            <Link href="/login" className="btn btn-outline">
+              Back to login
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </ContentCard>
+      )}
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/public/ui.tsx b/src/components/public/ui.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74f4b035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/public/ui.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * Public-site design system, faithful to AtomCMS's "atom" theme. The signature
+ * element is the content-card: a surface card with a primary-tinted header
+ * (icon circle + title + subtitle) and a padded body. These mirror the atom
+ * Blade components (content-card, stat blocks, empty states) so every public
+ * page shares one consistent, themeable look.
+ */
+
+export function ContentCard({
+  icon,
+  title,
+  subtitle,
+  action,
+  children,
+  className,
+  padded = true,
+}: {
+  icon?: string;
+  title?: ReactNode;
+  subtitle?: ReactNode;
+  action?: ReactNode;
+  children?: ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+  padded?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const hasHead = title != null || icon != null || subtitle != null || action != null;
+  return (
+    <div className={`content-card${className ? ` ${className}` : ""}`}>
+      {hasHead ? (
+        <div className="content-card-head">
+          {icon ? (
+            <span className="content-card-icon" aria-hidden>
+              {icon}
+            </span>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="content-card-head-text">
+            {title != null ? <p className="content-card-title">{title}</p> : null}
+            {subtitle != null ? <p className="content-card-subtitle">{subtitle}</p> : null}
+          </div>
+          {action ? <div className="content-card-action">{action}</div> : null}
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <div className={padded ? "content-card-body" : undefined}>{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** A value + label tile (profile stats, rare-value summaries, …). */
+export function StatBlock({
+  value,
+  label,
+  icon,
+}: {
+  value: ReactNode;
+  label: string;
+  icon?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="stat-block">
+      <div className="stat-block-value">
+        {icon ? <span aria-hidden>{icon} </span> : null}
+        {value}
+      </div>
+      <div className="stat-block-label">{label}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Friendly empty state with an icon and a muted line. */
+export function EmptyState({ icon = "📭", children }: { icon?: string; children: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="empty-state">
+      <div className="empty-state-icon" aria-hidden>
+        {icon}
+      </div>
+      <p className="muted" style={{ margin: 0 }}>
+        {children}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Online / offline pill with a status dot. */
+export function OnlineBadge({ online }: { online: boolean }) {
+  return (
+    <span className={`online-badge${online ? " online" : ""}`}>
+      <span className="online-dot" aria-hidden />
+      {online ? "Online" : "Offline"}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Leaderboard rank chip — medals for the top three, number otherwise. */
+export function RankBadge({ position }: { position: number }) {
+  const medal = position === 1 ? "🥇" : position === 2 ? "🥈" : position === 3 ? "🥉" : null;
+  return (
+    <span className={`rank-badge rank-${position <= 3 ? position : "n"}`}>
+      {medal ?? `#${position}`}
+    </span>
+  );
+}