diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7119e8a..bb4aa48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { TopBar } from './components/layout/TopBar'
import { ScanProgress } from './components/ScanProgress'
import { ToastContainer } from './components/ToastContainer'
import { KeyboardHints } from './components/KeyboardHints'
-import { AppFooter } from './components/AppFooter'
import { PreviewView } from './components/preview/PreviewView'
import { FilterBar } from './components/filter/FilterBar'
import { DiscardActionBar } from './components/discard/DiscardActionBar'
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ function App() {
* glassy. Mounted here so it's centered against the timeline,
* not the viewport (which would be offset by the sidebars). */}
-
{/* Right Sidebar */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/card.png b/frontend/src/assets/card.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a50555
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/desert.png b/frontend/src/assets/desert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..274f3bd
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/mule-sprites.png b/frontend/src/assets/mule-sprites.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f203a
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a13204a..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppFooter.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Tiny corner footer pinned to the bottom-right of the main column.
- * Renders "Built with hubris • ", refreshed
- * once per page load.
- */
-
-const ROMAN_PAIRS: [number, string][] = [
- [1000, 'M'],
- [900, 'CM'],
- [500, 'D'],
- [400, 'CD'],
- [100, 'C'],
- [90, 'XC'],
- [50, 'L'],
- [40, 'XL'],
- [10, 'X'],
- [9, 'IX'],
- [5, 'V'],
- [4, 'IV'],
- [1, 'I'],
-]
-
-function toRoman(n: number): string {
- let result = ''
- for (const [value, symbol] of ROMAN_PAIRS) {
- while (n >= value) {
- result += symbol
- n -= value
- }
- }
- return result
-}
-
-export function AppFooter() {
- const year = new Date().getFullYear()
- return (
-
-
- Built with hubris • {toRoman(year)}
-
-
- )
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/heaps/ActiveHeapCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/heaps/ActiveHeapCard.tsx
index d47d2f8..23d2cb0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/heaps/ActiveHeapCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/heaps/ActiveHeapCard.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ShoppingBasket } from 'lucide-react'
import { useActiveHeapMembers } from '../../hooks/useActiveHeapMembersQuery'
import { useFilterStore } from '../../store/filterStore'
import { photos as photosApi, heaps as heapsApi } from '../../services/api'
+import cardBg from '../../assets/card.png'
/** How many thumbnails fan out across the stack at once. The newest is
* drawn last (top), older ones fan back-left and back-right. */
@@ -75,10 +76,19 @@ export function ActiveHeapCard() {
{/* Stack row. Re-keyed on activeHeap.id so switching heaps tears
* the animation context down cleanly instead of trying to
- * crossfade unrelated photos. */}
+ * crossfade unrelated photos. The desert scene sits behind the
+ * fanned thumbnails — `cover` + `bottom` keeps the dunes anchored
+ * so the cacti frame the photos rather than the (transparent) sky. */}
{visible.length === 0 ? (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
index 1647e88..cfd64fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/TopBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
import { PanelLeftOpen, PanelRightOpen } from 'lucide-react'
-import muliLogo from '../../assets/muli-logo.png'
+import desertBg from '../../assets/desert.png'
+import muleSprites from '../../assets/mule-sprites.png'
interface TopBarProps {
leftSidebarOpen: boolean
@@ -8,10 +9,34 @@ interface TopBarProps {
onExpandRight: () => void
}
+// Block-character ASCII rendering of "Mulimago" — sits on a black plate
+// in place of the old text title.
+const MULIMAGO_ASCII = `▖ ▖ ▜ ▘
+▛▖▞▌▌▌▐ ▌▛▛▌▀▌▛▌█▌
+▌▝ ▌▙▌▐▖▌▌▌▌█▌▙▌▙▖`
+
+const ROMAN_PAIRS: [number, string][] = [
+ [1000, 'M'], [900, 'CM'], [500, 'D'], [400, 'CD'],
+ [100, 'C'], [90, 'XC'], [50, 'L'], [40, 'XL'],
+ [10, 'X'], [9, 'IX'], [5, 'V'], [4, 'IV'], [1, 'I'],
+]
+
+function toRoman(n: number): string {
+ let result = ''
+ for (const [value, symbol] of ROMAN_PAIRS) {
+ while (n >= value) {
+ result += symbol
+ n -= value
+ }
+ }
+ return result
+}
+
/**
- * Slim top bar — logo on the left, settings gear on the right. The
- * active heap badge moved into the Heaps panel in the left sidebar
- * (where it actually relates to the heap rows the user navigates to).
+ * Slim top bar — animated walking mule on the left over a tiled desert
+ * backdrop, settings gear on the right. The active heap badge moved into
+ * the Heaps panel in the left sidebar (where it actually relates to the
+ * heap rows the user navigates to).
*
* Also hosts the "expand sidebar" affordances: when a side panel is
* collapsed, a small panel-open icon appears on the corresponding edge
@@ -26,32 +51,68 @@ export function TopBar({
onExpandRight,
}: TopBarProps) {
return (
-
-
+
+
{!leftSidebarOpen && (
)}
-
-
Mulimago
+
+
+ {MULIMAGO_ASCII}
+
-
+
{!rightSidebarOpen && (
)}
+
+ Built with hubris • {toRoman(new Date().getFullYear())}
+
)
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index 5ec91c1..7e4df1e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
@layer base {
:root {
- --color-bg: #111110;
- --color-surface: #161615;
- --color-surface-2: #1c1c1a;
- --color-surface-offset: #222220;
- --color-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
- --color-text: #e8e6e0;
- --color-text-muted: #878580;
- --color-text-faint: #4a4845;
- --color-primary: #3b82f6;
- --color-pick: #4f9e5c;
- --color-reject: #c25a5a;
- --color-star: #d4a340;
+ --color-bg: #1a1424;
+ --color-surface: #221c2f;
+ --color-surface-2: #2a2339;
+ --color-surface-offset: #352c46;
+ --color-border: rgba(240, 193, 136, 0.10);
+ --color-text: #f0e6d2;
+ --color-text-muted: #a8997d;
+ --color-text-faint: #5e5448;
+ --color-primary: #e8965a;
+ --color-pick: #8aaa5a;
+ --color-reject: #d06464;
+ --color-star: #f0c188;
}
body {
@@ -40,4 +40,25 @@
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
@apply bg-text-faint;
+}
+
+/* Mule walk cycle — 3x2 sprite sheet (6 frames). Each keyframe holds
+ for one step thanks to `steps(1)` so the background snaps frame-to-frame
+ instead of interpolating. */
+@keyframes mule-walk {
+ 0% { background-position: 0% 0%; }
+ 16.66% { background-position: 50% 0%; }
+ 33.33% { background-position: 100% 0%; }
+ 50% { background-position: 0% 100%; }
+ 66.66% { background-position: 50% 100%; }
+ 83.33% { background-position: 100% 100%; }
+ 100% { background-position: 0% 0%; }
+}
+
+/* Parallax desert scroll — moves the desert layer right→left by exactly
+ one tile width so the loop is seamless. The tile width is fixed in
+ CSS (see TopBar.tsx) so the keyframe end value matches. */
+@keyframes desert-scroll {
+ from { background-position-x: 0px, 0px; }
+ to { background-position-x: -200px, 0px; }
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/tailwind.config.js b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
index 19571cc..b54878c 100644
--- a/frontend/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/frontend/tailwind.config.js
@@ -8,19 +8,22 @@ export default {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
- // Dark-first color scheme for photo apps
- bg: '#111110',
- surface: '#161615',
- 'surface-2': '#1c1c1a',
- 'surface-offset': '#222220',
- border: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
- text: '#e8e6e0',
- 'text-muted': '#878580',
- 'text-faint': '#4a4845',
- primary: '#3b82f6', // saturated blue (Tailwind blue-500) — high contrast on dark bg AND on photo content
- pick: '#4f9e5c', // green for picked
- reject: '#c25a5a', // red for rejected
- star: '#d4a340', // amber for stars
+ // Desert dusk palette — warm, slightly indigo darks pulled from
+ // the TopBar sunset gradient. Dark enough that photo content
+ // stays the visual focus, but no longer the cool neutral greys
+ // we started with.
+ bg: '#1a1424', // deep dusk indigo (was near-black)
+ surface: '#221c2f', // panel base
+ 'surface-2': '#2a2339', // raised panels / hover
+ 'surface-offset': '#352c46', // chips, inputs
+ border: 'rgba(240, 193, 136, 0.10)', // warm sand tint, low alpha
+ text: '#f0e6d2', // warm cream
+ 'text-muted': '#a8997d', // sandy beige
+ 'text-faint': '#5e5448', // dark sand
+ primary: '#e8965a', // sunset orange — pulled from horizon
+ pick: '#8aaa5a', // sage / cactus green
+ reject: '#d06464', // warmer red
+ star: '#f0c188', // pale amber matching horizon
},
fontFamily: {
sans: ['Geist', 'system-ui', 'sans-serif'],