Redesign the Council cards and popups

src/components/council/CouncilAvatar.svelte

@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@
 	}
 </script>
 
-<div class="relative size-24 overflow-hidden rounded-full shadow-md ring-2 ring-ecsess-500/20 transition group-hover:ring-ecsess-400/40 sm:size-28 md:size-32 lg:size-36">
+<div
+	class="bg-ecsess-600/50 relative aspect-square size-20 overflow-hidden rounded-full sm:size-24"
+>
 	{#if src && !imageError}
-		<img
-			{src}
-			alt={name}
-			class="h-full w-full rounded-full object-cover"
-			onerror={handleImageError}
-		/>
-	{:else if !src || imageError}
-		<div class="bg-ecsess-400 flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center rounded-full">
-			<span class="text-ecsess-black text-xl font-bold"> {getInitials(name)} </span>
+		<img {src} alt={name} class="h-full w-full object-cover" onerror={handleImageError} />
+	{:else}
+		<div
+			class="bg-ecsess-500 text-ecsess-950 flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center text-lg font-bold"
+		>
+			{getInitials(name)}
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 </div>

src/components/council/CouncilCard.svelte

@@ -1,20 +1,53 @@
-<script>
-	let { onViewProfile, name, position, image } = $props();
-	import Button from 'components/Button.svelte';
-	import CouncilAvatar from 'components/council/CouncilAvatar.svelte';
+<script lang="ts">
+	let { onViewProfile, name, position, image, featured = false, tag = null } = $props();
+	import { getInitials } from '$lib/format';
+
+	let imageError = $state(false);
+
+	function handleImageError() {
+		imageError = true;
+	}
 </script>
 
 <article
-	class="group flex w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-5 rounded-xl border border-ecsess-600/20 bg-ecsess-800/40 p-5 text-ecsess-100 shadow-lg transition hover:border-ecsess-500/30 hover:bg-ecsess-800/60 hover:shadow-xl focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-ecsess-400/50 sm:gap-6 sm:p-6 md:p-6 lg:gap-8 lg:p-8"
+	class="group grid h-full min-w-0 grid-rows-[auto_1fr] overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-ecsess-800 shadow-md ring-2 ring-ecsess-500/50 ring-offset-2 ring-offset-ecsess-900 transition-all duration-500 ease-out hover:ring-ecsess-300 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-ecsess-400/50 focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-ecsess-300 focus-within:ring-offset-2 focus-within:ring-offset-ecsess-900 {featured
+		? 'w-full max-w-[14rem] sm:max-w-[16rem]'
+		: 'w-full max-w-[14rem] sm:max-w-[16rem]'}"
 >
-	<div class="shrink-0">
-		<CouncilAvatar {name} src={image} />
-	</div>
-	<div class="min-w-0 flex-1 text-left">
-		<h3 class="text-lg font-bold leading-tight sm:text-xl md:text-2xl lg:text-3xl">{name}</h3>
-		<p class="text-ecsess-200 mt-1 text-sm italic sm:text-base lg:text-lg">{position}</p>
-		<div class="mt-4 lg:mt-5">
-			<Button onclick={onViewProfile}>View Profile</Button>
+	<div
+		class="relative flex aspect-square w-full min-h-0 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-ecsess-700"
+	>
+		{#if tag}
+			<span
+				class="absolute right-2 top-2 z-[1] rounded-md bg-ecsess-600 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-ecsess-50 shadow-md ring-1 ring-ecsess-400/60"
+			>
+				{tag}
+			</span>
+		{/if}
+		{#if image && !imageError}
+			<img
+				src={image}
+				alt={name}
+				class="h-full w-full object-cover object-center"
+				onerror={handleImageError}
+			/>
+		{:else}
+			<span class="text-4xl font-bold text-ecsess-150 sm:text-5xl" aria-hidden="true">
+				{getInitials(name)}
+			</span>
+		{/if}
 	</div>
+	<div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 p-3 text-center sm:p-4">
+		<h3 class="w-full text-base font-bold leading-tight text-ecsess-50 line-clamp-2 sm:text-lg">
+			{name}
+		</h3>
+		<p class="w-full text-xs italic text-ecsess-200 line-clamp-2 sm:text-sm">{position}</p>
+		<button
+			type="button"
+			onclick={onViewProfile}
+			class="mt-1 w-full rounded-lg bg-ecsess-500 px-3 py-2 text-xs font-semibold text-ecsess-950 shadow-md transition hover:bg-ecsess-400 hover:text-ecsess-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ecsess-300 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-ecsess-800 sm:text-sm"
+		>
+			View profile
+		</button>
 	</div>
 </article>

src/components/council/CouncilCardPopUp.svelte

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<script>
+<script lang="ts">
 	let {
 		name,
 		position,
@@ -9,64 +9,79 @@
 		onClose,
 		id = 'popup-title'
 	} = $props();
+	import { getInitials } from '$lib/format';
 	import { Mail, X } from '@lucide/svelte';
-	import placeholder from 'assets/placeholderAvatar.png';
-	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition';
+	import { scale } from 'svelte/transition';
+
+	let imageError = $state(false);
+
+	function handleImageError() {
+		imageError = true;
+	}
 </script>
 
 <div
-	class="relative flex max-h-[90vh] w-full max-w-3xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-ecsess-600/30 bg-gradient-to-br from-ecsess-50 to-ecsess-200/90 shadow-2xl shadow-black/30 text-ecsess-800"
-	transition:slide
+	class="relative flex w-full max-w-xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-ecsess-650/70 bg-ecsess-900 shadow-2xl text-ecsess-100 md:max-w-2xl md:flex-row"
+	transition:scale
 	role="article"
 >
-	<!-- Close button: visible and tappable on all screens -->
 	<button
 		type="button"
 		onclick={onClose}
-		class="absolute right-3 top-3 z-10 flex size-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-ecsess-800/90 text-ecsess-100 shadow-lg transition hover:bg-ecsess-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ecsess-400 focus:ring-offset-2"
-		aria-label="Close profile"
+		class="absolute right-3 top-3 z-10 flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-ecsess-650 text-ecsess-50 transition hover:bg-ecsess-550 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-ecsess-500 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-ecsess-900 md:size-9"
+		aria-label="Close"
 	>
-		<X class="size-5" />
+		<X class="size-4 md:size-5" />
 	</button>
 
-	<div class="flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto sm:flex-row">
-		<!-- Avatar block -->
+	<!-- Photo block: top on small, left on md+ -->
 	<div
-			class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-center gap-2 border-b border-ecsess-300/50 bg-ecsess-100/50 p-6 sm:border-b-0 sm:border-r sm:min-w-[180px]"
+		class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-center justify-center border-b border-ecsess-700/60 bg-ecsess-850 p-4 md:min-w-[11rem] md:border-b-0 md:border-r md:border-ecsess-700/60 md:p-6"
 	>
-			<div class="size-28 overflow-hidden rounded-xl shadow-md sm:size-32">
+		<div
+			class="flex w-24 aspect-[4/5] items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-lg bg-ecsess-750 shadow-inner ring-1 ring-ecsess-650/60 md:w-40 md:rounded-xl"
+		>
+			{#if image && !imageError}
 				<img
-					src={image || placeholder}
+					src={image}
 					alt={name}
-					class="h-full w-full object-cover"
+					class="h-full w-full object-cover object-center"
+					onerror={handleImageError}
 				/>
+			{:else}
+				<span class="text-xl font-bold text-ecsess-200 md:text-3xl" aria-hidden="true">
+					{getInitials(name)}
+				</span>
+			{/if}
 		</div>
-			<span class="text-center text-sm font-medium text-ecsess-700">{yearProgram}</span>
+		{#if yearProgram}
+			<p class="mt-2 text-center text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-ecsess-200">
+				{yearProgram}
+			</p>
+		{/if}
 	</div>
 
-		<!-- Content block: more space for long text -->
-		<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col p-6 pt-5 sm:p-8 sm:pt-6">
-			<div class="mb-4">
-				<h2 {id} class="text-xl font-bold leading-tight sm:text-2xl lg:text-3xl">{name}</h2>
-				<p class="mt-0.5 text-base italic text-ecsess-700 sm:text-lg">{position}</p>
-			</div>
+	<!-- Information: below photo on small, right on md+ -->
+	<div class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center p-4 md:p-6">
+		<h2 {id} class="text-lg font-bold leading-tight text-ecsess-50 md:text-2xl">{name}</h2>
+		<p class="-mt-0.5 text-sm italic text-ecsess-200 md:text-base">{position}</p>
 
-			<hr class="border-ecsess-400/60 my-3 border-t border-dashed" />
-
-			<div class="space-y-4 text-left">
 		{#if positionDescription}
-					<div class="max-w-prose">
-						<p class="text-sm leading-relaxed text-ecsess-800 sm:text-base">
+			<div class="mt-3 border-t border-ecsess-700/60 pt-3 md:mt-4 md:pt-4">
+				<p class="text-sm leading-relaxed text-ecsess-100 md:text-base">
 					{positionDescription}
 				</p>
 			</div>
 		{/if}
+
 		{#if email}
-					<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-						<Mail class="size-4 shrink-0 text-ecsess-600" aria-hidden="true" />
+			<div
+				class="mt-3 flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-2 border-t border-ecsess-700/60 pt-3 text-center md:mt-4 md:pt-4"
+			>
+				<Mail class="size-4 shrink-0 text-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true" />
 				<a
 					href="mailto:{email}"
-							class="break-all text-sm font-medium text-ecsess-700 underline decoration-ecsess-500 underline-offset-2 transition hover:text-ecsess-800 hover:decoration-ecsess-600 sm:text-base"
+					class="break-all text-sm font-medium text-ecsess-200 underline decoration-ecsess-500 underline-offset-2 hover:text-ecsess-50 hover:decoration-ecsess-400 md:text-base"
 				>
 					{email}
 				</a>
@@ -74,5 +89,3 @@
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 </div>
-	</div>
-</div>

src/components/layout/Section.svelte

@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@
 
 	const base =
 		'mx-auto flex min-h-[90vh] flex-col items-center gap-4 p-4 text-center text-ecsess-100';
-	const justifyClass = contentStart ? 'justify-start' : 'justify-center';
 
-	// Compute classes: prefer gradient when from/to provided; otherwise fallback to previous behavior
 	let tailwindClasses = $state(base);
 
 	$effect(() => {
+		const justifyClass = contentStart ? 'justify-start' : 'justify-center';
 		const withJustify = `${base} ${justifyClass}`;
 		if (from && to) {
 			tailwindClasses = `${withJustify} bg-gradient-${direction} ${from} ${to} ${via}`;

src/lib/format.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Get initials from a name (e.g. "Jane Doe" → "JD", "Mary Jane Watson" → "MJW").
+ * Uses first letter of up to 3 words. Safe for null/undefined/empty.
+ */
+export function getInitials(name: string | null | undefined): string {
+	if (name == null || typeof name !== 'string') return '';
+	const words = name.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+	if (words.length === 0) return '';
+	return words
+		.slice(0, 3)
+		.map((w) => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase())
+		.join('');
+}

src/routes/council/+page.server.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const councilQuery = `{
     email,
     position,
     positionDescription,
-    "image": image.asset->url+"?h=300&fm=webp",
+    "image": image.asset->url+"?h=360&fm=webp",
     yearProgram
   },
   "councilGoofyPic": *[_type == "homepage"]{
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const councilQuery = `{
   }[0]
 }`;
 
-export const load = async ({ url }) => {
+export const load = async ({ url }: { url: URL }) => {
 	const {
 		members,
 		councilGoofyPic

src/routes/council/+page.svelte

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	import CouncilCardPopUp from 'components/council/CouncilCardPopUp.svelte';
 	import Section from 'components/layout/Section.svelte';
 	import CardCouncil from 'components/council/CouncilCard.svelte';
+	import Link from 'components/Link.svelte';
 	import type { CouncilMember } from '$lib/schemas';
-	import { fly } from 'svelte/transition';
 	import SeoMetaTags from 'components/layout/SeoMetaTags.svelte';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { tick } from 'svelte';
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 	const years = ['U4', 'U3', 'U2', 'U1', 'U0'];
 
-	// Get members by 3 main categories (reactive from data)
 	let president = $derived(
 		data.members.filter((member: CouncilMember) => member.position.includes('President'))[0]
 	);
@@ -48,6 +47,11 @@
 		if (e.key === 'Escape') closeModal();
 	}
 
+	function getYearFromPosition(position: string): string | undefined {
+		const match = position.match(/\b(U[0-4])\b/);
+		return match?.[1];
+	}
+
 	onMount(() => {
 		function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
 			if (e.key === 'Escape') closeModal();
@@ -75,82 +79,126 @@
 	canonical={data.canonical}
 />
 
-<Section from="from-ecsess-black" to="to-ecsess-black" via="via-ecsess-800" direction="to-b" contentStart>
-	<div class="flex w-full max-w-4xl flex-col items-center gap-6 py-6 text-left lg:max-w-6xl">
-		<p class="page-title text-balance">Meet the council!</p>
+<Section
+	from="from-ecsess-black"
+	to="to-ecsess-black"
+	via="via-ecsess-800"
+	direction="to-b"
+	contentStart
+>
+	<div class="w-full max-w-[90rem] px-4">
+		<!-- Hero -->
+		<h1 class="page-title text-ecsess-50">Meet the ECSESS Council</h1>
+
+		<figure class="mb-20 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl shadow-2xl ring-2 ring-ecsess-400/50">
 			<img
 				src={data.councilGoofyPic.url}
-			alt="ECSESS Council, but we are goofy"
-			class="mb-8 rounded-xl shadow-2xl ring-2 ring-ecsess-400/50 shadow-black/40 transition-all hover:ring-ecsess-300/60 hover:shadow-ecsess-900/30 lg:w-[90%]"
-			transition:fly
+				alt="ECSESS Council having fun"
+				class="w-full object-cover"
 			/>
-	</div>
-
-	<h1 class="border-b-ecsess-300/80 w-full max-w-6xl border-b-2 pb-3 text-center font-semibold tracking-tight">
-		Our Student Council
-	</h1>
+		</figure>
 
+		<!-- President -->
 		{#if president}
-		<div class="w-full max-w-2xl lg:max-w-3xl">
+			<section class="mb-12 w-full">
+				<div class="flex w-full items-center gap-4">
+					<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+					<h2 class="shrink-0 text-xl font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-ecsess-100">
+						President
+					</h2>
+					<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+				</div>
+				<div class="mt-4 flex justify-center">
 					<CardCouncil
 						name={president.name}
 						position={president.position}
 						image={president.image}
 						onViewProfile={() => handleViewProfile(president)}
+						featured
 					/>
 				</div>
+			</section>
 		{/if}
 
-	<div class="grid w-full max-w-6xl place-items-center gap-6">
-		<h2
-			class="border-b-ecsess-300/70 w-full border-b-2 border-dashed pb-2 text-center text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight"
-		>
+		<!-- Vice Presidents -->
+		<section class="mb-20 w-full">
+			<div class="flex w-full items-center gap-4">
+				<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+				<h2 class="shrink-0 text-2xl font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-ecsess-100">
 					Vice Presidents
 				</h2>
-		<div
-			class="grid w-full grid-cols-1 gap-5 py-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-6 lg:gap-8 xl:gap-10"
-		>
+				<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4">
 				{#each vps as vp}
+					<div
+						class="flex min-w-full justify-center sm:min-w-[calc(50%-0.5rem)] lg:min-w-[calc(33.333%-0.67rem)] xl:min-w-[calc(25%-0.75rem)]"
+					>
 						<CardCouncil
 							name={vp.name}
 							position={vp.position}
 							image={vp.image}
 							onViewProfile={() => handleViewProfile(vp)}
 						/>
+					</div>
 				{/each}
 			</div>
-		<h2
-			class="border-b-ecsess-300/70 w-full border-b-2 border-dashed pb-2 text-center text-lg font-semibold tracking-tight"
-		>
+		</section>
+
+		<!-- Year Representatives -->
+		<section class="mb-20 w-full">
+			<div class="flex w-full items-center gap-4">
+				<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+				<h2 class="shrink-0 text-2xl font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-ecsess-100">
 					Year Representatives
 				</h2>
-		<div
-			class="grid w-full grid-cols-1 gap-5 py-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-6 lg:gap-8 xl:gap-10"
-		>
+				<div class="h-0.5 flex-1 bg-ecsess-300" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+			</div>
+			<div class="mt-8 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4">
 				{#each ureps as urep}
+					<div
+						class="flex min-w-full justify-center sm:min-w-[calc(50%-0.5rem)] lg:min-w-[calc(33.333%-0.67rem)] xl:min-w-[calc(25%-0.75rem)]"
+					>
 						<CardCouncil
 							name={urep.name}
 							position={urep.position}
 							image={urep.image}
 							onViewProfile={() => handleViewProfile(urep)}
+							tag={getYearFromPosition(urep.position)}
 						/>
+					</div>
 				{/each}
 			</div>
+		</section>
+
+		<!-- Join CTA at bottom -->
+		<section class="mt-4 mb-12 text-center">
+			<p class="text-lg text-ecsess-200 sm:text-xl">
+				Like what you see?
+				<Link
+					href="/join"
+					class="font-semibold text-ecsess-50 underline decoration-ecsess-300 underline-offset-4 transition hover:text-ecsess-100 hover:decoration-ecsess-200"
+				>
+					Join ECSESS and be part of the fun →
+				</Link>
+			</p>
+		</section>
 	</div>
 
 	{#if selectedMember}
-		<!-- Modal: backdrop with blur, click-outside and Escape to close -->
 		<div
 			bind:this={modalRef}
 			tabindex="-1"
-			class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 bg-black/60 backdrop-blur-sm outline-none overflow-y-auto"
+			class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center overflow-y-auto bg-black/70 p-4 backdrop-blur-sm outline-none"
 			role="dialog"
 			aria-modal="true"
 			aria-labelledby="popup-title"
 			onclick={(e) => e.target === e.currentTarget && closeModal()}
 			onkeydown={onBackdropKeydown}
 		>
-			<div class="relative flex max-h-[90vh] w-full max-w-4xl flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden">
+			<div
+				class="relative my-auto flex w-full max-w-2xl flex-col items-center px-2 md:max-w-3xl md:px-4"
+			>
 				<CouncilCardPopUp
 					id="popup-title"
 					name={selectedMember.name}