diff --git a/common/common.scss b/common/common.scss
index d3c631e..5e2d800 100644
--- a/common/common.scss
+++ b/common/common.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-@import "variables";
-@import "header";
-@import "sidebar";
-@import "main";
-@import "topic-cards";
-@import "search-banner";
-@import "nav-pills";
 @import "buttons";
-@import "chat";
+@import "header";
 @import "hiddenstuff";
+@import "main";
+@import "nav-pills";
+@import "search-banner";
+@import "sidebar";
+@import "topic";
+@import "topic-cards";
+@import "variables";
+@import "box-view";
+@import "chat";
+@import "misc";
diff --git a/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.gjs b/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.gjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ba541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.gjs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/api";
+
+export default apiInitializer("1.8.0", (api) => {
+  api.renderInOutlet(
+    "above-main-container",
+    class ExperimentalScreen extends Component {
+      <template>
+        <ul class="experimental-screen">
+          <li class="experimental-screen__top-left"></li>
+          <li class="experimental-screen__top-right"></li>
+          <li class="experimental-screen__bottom-left"></li>
+          <li class="experimental-screen__bottom-right"></li>
+          <li class="experimental-screen__bottom-bar"></li>
+        </ul>
+      </template>
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.js b/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b78f8da..0000000
--- a/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/next-gen.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { apiInitializer } from "discourse/lib/api";
-
-export default apiInitializer("1.8.0", (/* api */) => {
-  // console.log("hello world from api initializer!");
-});
diff --git a/mobile/mobile.scss b/mobile/mobile.scss
index e69de29..29fa45a 100644
--- a/mobile/mobile.scss
+++ b/mobile/mobile.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#main-outlet-wrapper {
+  padding: 0;
+}
diff --git a/scss/box-view.scss b/scss/box-view.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789ba27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scss/box-view.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+@media screen and (min-width: 1300px) {
+  #main-outlet {
+    border-top-right-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    border-top-left-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+  }
+}
+.experimental-screen {
+  max-width: unset !important;
+  .has-full-page-chat & {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  @media screen and (max-width: 488px) {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  width: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  position: relative;
+  container: content-width / inline-size;
+  li {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+  &__top-left,
+  &__top-right,
+  &__bottom-left,
+  &__bottom-right {
+    position: fixed;
+    width: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    height: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    background-color: var(--secondary);
+    z-index: 9999;
+    -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(
+      circle at var(--d-border-radius-large) var(--d-border-radius-large),
+      transparent var(--d-border-radius-large),
+      transparent var(--d-border-radius-large),
+      black var(--d-border-radius-large)
+    );
+  }
+  &__top-left {
+    top: var(--header-offset);
+    left: calc(var(--main-grid-gap) + var(--d-sidebar-width));
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      left: var(--main-grid-gap);
+    }
+  }
+  &__top-right {
+    top: var(--header-offset);
+    transform: rotate(90deg);
+    @container content-width (width > 1px) {
+      left: calc(
+        var(--main-grid-gap) + var(--d-sidebar-width) + 100cqw -
+          var(--d-border-radius-large)
+      );
+      @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+        left: calc(
+          var(--main-grid-gap) + 100cqw - var(--d-border-radius-large)
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  &__bottom-left {
+    transform: rotate(-90deg);
+    bottom: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    left: calc(var(--main-grid-gap) + var(--d-sidebar-width));
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      left: var(--main-grid-gap);
+      bottom: calc(var(--d-border-radius-large) * 2);
+    }
+  }
+  &__bottom-right {
+    transform: rotate(180deg);
+    bottom: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    @container content-width (width > 1px) {
+      left: calc(
+        var(--main-grid-gap) + var(--d-sidebar-width) + 100cqw -
+          var(--d-border-radius-large)
+      );
+      @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+        left: calc(
+          var(--main-grid-gap) + 100cqw - var(--d-border-radius-large)
+        );
+        bottom: calc(var(--d-border-radius-large) * 2);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  &__bottom-bar {
+    position: fixed;
+    width: 100%;
+    z-index: 999;
+    background-color: var(--secondary);
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: calc(var(--main-grid-gap) + var(--d-sidebar-width));
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      left: var(--main-grid-gap);
+      height: calc(var(--d-border-radius-large) * 2);
+    }
+    height: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    @container content-width (width > 1px) {
+      width: 100cqw;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
+  .with-topic-progress {
+    bottom: calc(
+      env(safe-area-inset-bottom) + var(--composer-height, 0px) +
+        var(--d-border-radius-large)
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+  .with-topic-progress {
+    bottom: calc(
+      env(safe-area-inset-bottom) + var(--composer-height, 0px) +
+        calc(var(--d-border-radius-large) * 2)
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+@media screen and (max-width: 400px) {
+  .with-topic-progress {
+    bottom: calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom) + var(--composer-height, 0px));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scss/buttons.scss b/scss/buttons.scss
index 4c81aa9..ad05da7 100644
--- a/scss/buttons.scss
+++ b/scss/buttons.scss
@@ -2,18 +2,136 @@
   --d-button-border-radius: 6.25rem;
 }
 
-.btn {
-  padding: 0.5em 1rem;
+.discourse-no-touch .topic-body .actions .fade-out {
+  transition: none;
 }
 
-.btn-default {
-  border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
-  background: var(--secondary);
+.btn-default,
+.btn-primary,
+.btn-danger,
+.select-kit .select-kit-header {
+  padding: var(--spacing-block-s) var(--spacing-inline-m);
+  // font-size: var(--font-up-1-rem);
+  // border-radius: var(--d-button-border-radius);
+
+  &.no-text {
+    padding-inline: 0.665rem;
+  }
 }
+
+.sidebar-new-topic-button__wrapper .topic-drafts-menu-trigger.btn.no-text {
+  background: var(--accent-color);
+  &:hover {
+    background: radial-gradient(
+        90% 110% at 50% 50%,
+        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%,
+        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+      ),
+      var(--accent-color);
+  }
+  svg {
+    color: var(--secondary);
+  }
+}
+
+.btn-default,
+.select-kit .select-kit-header {
+  border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+  //id like to use rgba of the accent colour but how to derive that?
+  // box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px oklch(from (var(--accent-color)) calc(l * 2) calc(c * 0.125) h);
+  background: var(--secondary);
+
+  .d-icon {
+    color: var(--accent-color);
+  }
+  &:hover {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      border: 1px solid transparent;
+      box-shadow: 0px 0px 8px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+      background: var(--secondary);
+      color: var(--accent-color);
+      .d-icon {
+        color: var(--accent-color);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  &:focus-visible {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      background: var(--secondary);
+      color: var(--accent-color);
+      box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 2px var(--secondary),
+        0px 0px 0px 4px var(--accent-color);
+      .d-icon {
+        color: var(--accent-color);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+//not shared with select-kit
+.btn-default {
+  &:active {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      color: var(--secondary);
+      background: oklch(from var(--accent-color) 30% c h) !important;
+      .d-icon {
+        color: var(--secondary);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+.btn-primary,
 #create-topic.btn {
   background-color: var(--accent-color);
   color: var(--accent-text-color);
-  svg {
+  .d-icon {
     color: var(--accent-text-color);
   }
+  &:hover {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      background: radial-gradient(
+          90% 110% at 50% 50%,
+          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%,
+          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+        ),
+        var(--accent-color);
+      box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    }
+  }
+  &:focus-visible {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      background: radial-gradient(
+          90% 110% at 50% 50%,
+          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 0%,
+          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+        ),
+        var(--accent-color);
+      box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 2px var(--secondary),
+        0px 0px 0px 4px var(--accent-color);
+    }
+  }
+  &:active {
+    .discourse-no-touch & {
+      // background: radial-gradient(
+      //     65% 95% at 50% 50%,
+      //     rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 0%,
+      //     rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%
+      //   ),
+      //   var(--accent-color) !important;
+      background: oklch(from var(--accent-color) 30% c h) !important;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.post-controls {
+  svg.d-icon {
+    color: inherit !important; //something we should honestly implement in core imo, when do we ever NOT want the same colour for icon and text?
+  }
+}
+
+//undoing the outline for select-kit, since Im using a custom visual cue
+.select-kit.single-select.is-expanded .select-kit-header:not(.btn),
+.select-kit.single-select .select-kit-header:not(.btn):focus,
+.select-kit.single-select .select-kit-header:not(.btn):active {
+  outline: transparent;
+  border-color: var(--accent-color);
 }
diff --git a/scss/chat.scss b/scss/chat.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a7b3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scss/chat.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.full-page-chat.full-page-chat-sidebar-enabled {
+  border-top-left-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 2px #e2e8f8, 0px 0px 24px 4px #e2e8f8;
+  z-index: 9999;
+  border: none;
+}
+
+.c-navbar-container {
+  border-top-left-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+  padding: 0 1.5rem;
+}
diff --git a/scss/header.scss b/scss/header.scss
index 1d70591..04d1461 100644
--- a/scss/header.scss
+++ b/scss/header.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 .d-header {
   box-shadow: none;
 }
-.desktop-view .d-header {
-  background: transparent;
-}
diff --git a/scss/hiddenstuff.scss b/scss/hiddenstuff.scss
index 1964c13..5e0f7a4 100644
--- a/scss/hiddenstuff.scss
+++ b/scss/hiddenstuff.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 .sidebar__panel-switch-button,
 .sidebar-section[data-section-name="messages"],
-.list-controls #create-topic {
+.list-controls #create-topic,
+.notifications-button-footer .reason .text,
+.pinned-button .reason .text,
+.more-topics__browse-more {
   display: none;
 }
diff --git a/scss/main.scss b/scss/main.scss
index 5bb42fa..aca8a5c 100644
--- a/scss/main.scss
+++ b/scss/main.scss
@@ -2,68 +2,67 @@ html:not(:has(.has-full-page-chat)) {
   background-color: #f5f8ff;
 }
 
+:root {
+  --main-grid-gap: 2em;
+}
+
 body:not(.has-full-page-chat) {
   background-color: #f5f8ff;
   #main-outlet-wrapper {
-    margin-top: 1.5rem;
-    gap: 2em !important;
-    height: calc(100vh - var(--header-offset) - 4rem);
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    > * {
-      height: inherit;
-      box-sizing: border-box;
+    // margin-top: 1.5rem;
+    @media screen and (max-width: 485px) {
+      --main-grid-gap: 0;
     }
+    gap: var(--main-grid-gap);
+    // height: calc(100vh - var(--header-offset) - 4rem);
+    // box-sizing: border-box;
+    // > * {
+    // height: inherit;
+    // box-sizing: border-box;
+    // }
     #main-outlet {
       width: 100%;
-      height: inherit;
-      overflow: scroll;
-      &:has(.list-controls) {
-        padding-top: 0;
-      }
-      &:has(#topic-title) {
-        padding-top: 0;
-      }
+      // height: inherit;
+      // overflow: scroll;
+      // &:has(.list-controls) {
+      // padding-top: 0;
+      // }
+      // &:has(#topic-title) {
+      // padding-top: 0;
+      // }
       > *:not(.full-page-chat) {
         max-width: 1000px;
         margin-inline: auto;
         padding-inline: 1.5em;
+        @media screen and (max-width: 425px) {
+          padding-inline: 0.5em;
+        }
       }
-      border-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
-      border-radius: 1.25rem;
-      .navigation-topics & {
-        background: radial-gradient(
-            100.59% 70.87% at 41.19% 73.28%,
-            rgba(188, 241, 238, 0.2) 0%,
-            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
-          ),
-          radial-gradient(
-            67.07% 61.36% at 66.47% 64.15%,
-            rgba(162, 164, 225, 0.2) 0%,
-            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
-          ),
-          #fff;
-      }
-      box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 2px #e2e8f8, 0px 0px 24px 4px #e2e8f8;
-      background-color: light-dark(#ffffff, #000000);
+      // border-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+      // border-radius: 1.25rem;
+      // .navigation-topics & {
+      //   background: radial-gradient(
+      //       100.59% 70.87% at 41.19% 73.28%,
+      //       rgba(188, 241, 238, 0.2) 0%,
+      //       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+      //     ),
+      //     radial-gradient(
+      //       67.07% 61.36% at 66.47% 64.15%,
+      //       rgba(162, 164, 225, 0.2) 0%,
+      //       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
+      //     ),
+      //     #fff;
+      // }
+      // box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 2px #e2e8f8, 0px 0px 24px 4px #e2e8f8;
+      background-color: var(--d-content-background);
     }
   }
 
-  #topic-title {
-    z-index: 999;
-    margin-bottom: 1em;
-    padding: 1.5rem 2rem 0.5em;
-    position: sticky;
-    top: 0;
-    background: var(--secondary);
-  }
-
-  .container.posts,
-  .more-topics__container,
-  #topic-footer-buttons {
-    padding: 0 24px;
-  }
-
-  .container.posts .topic-navigation {
-    top: calc(var(--header-offset, 60px) + 4em);
+  .global-notice {
+    margin-top: var(--spacing-block-m);
   }
 }
+
+aside.onebox {
+  background-color: var(--d-content-background);
+}
diff --git a/scss/misc.scss b/scss/misc.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b31f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scss/misc.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.user-main .about.collapsed-info .details {
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
+}
+
+.user-menu .quick-access-panel .read,
+.user-notifications-list .read {
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
+}
+
+.powered-by-discourse {
+  z-index: 9999;
+}
diff --git a/scss/nav-pills.scss b/scss/nav-pills.scss
index b067742..59a3a80 100644
--- a/scss/nav-pills.scss
+++ b/scss/nav-pills.scss
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 .list-controls {
   position: sticky;
-  top: 0;
-  background: var(--secondary);
+  top: var(--header-offset);
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
   z-index: 100;
   padding: 1.5rem 0 1rem 0;
   max-width: unset;
 
   .navigation-container {
+    gap: 1rem;
     .category-breadcrumb {
       order: 1;
     }
@@ -14,8 +15,15 @@
   .combo-box .combo-box-header,
   .select-kit.is-expanded .select-kit-body,
   .discourse-post-event .discourse-post-event-widget {
+    // needs more specificy than just in the button file
     background-color: var(--secondary);
-    border-radius: 6.25rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+    border-radius: var(--d-border-radius-large);
+    // font-size: var(--font-up-1-rem);
+  }
+  .select-kit.combo-box.category-drop.has-selection
+    .category-drop-header:hover {
+    border-color: transparent;
   }
 }
 .nav-pills > li > a:hover,
diff --git a/scss/search-banner.scss b/scss/search-banner.scss
index 0008d46..d60a886 100644
--- a/scss/search-banner.scss
+++ b/scss/search-banner.scss
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 .custom-search-banner-wrap {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-rows: 0.33fr 0.33fr 0.33fr;
-  grid-template-columns: 0.5fr 0.5fr;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
   grid-column-gap: 1em;
   grid-row-gap: 0.5em;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--primary-300);
   padding: 2.5em 0 2.5em;
   margin-bottom: 2.5em;
   --search-color: #595bca;
+  @media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+  }
   h1 {
     grid-column: 1/2;
     grid-row: 1/-1;
@@ -17,18 +20,49 @@
     margin: 0;
     font-weight: 400;
     color: #350c73;
+    @media screen and (max-width: 1028px) {
+      font-size: var(--font-up-4);
+      grid-column: 1/-1;
+      grid-row: 1;
+      text-align: center;
+      margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    }
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      text-align: left;
+      grid-column: 1/2;
+      grid-row: 1/-1;
+      font-size: var(--font-up-3);
+    }
+    @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
+      grid-column: 1/-1;
+      grid-row: 1;
+      text-align: center;
+      margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    }
   }
   .search-menu {
     grid-column: 2/3;
     grid-row: 1/-1;
     width: 100%;
     align-self: center;
+    @media screen and (max-width: 1028px) {
+      grid-row: 2/-1;
+      grid-column: 1/-1;
+    }
+    @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
+      grid-column: 2/-1;
+      grid-row: 1/-1;
+    }
+    @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
+      grid-row: 2/-1;
+      grid-column: 1/-1;
+    }
   }
   p {
     display: none;
   }
   .search-input {
-    background: light-dark(#ffffff, #1f1f1f);
+    background: var(--d-content-background);
     border: 1px solid oklch(from var(--search-color) 80% calc(c * 2.5) h);
     box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(52, 6, 121, 15%);
   }
@@ -42,6 +76,6 @@
     color: var(--search-color);
   }
   .results {
-    background: light-dark(#ffffff, #1f1f1f);
+    background: var(--d-content-background);
   }
 }
diff --git a/scss/sidebar.scss b/scss/sidebar.scss
index b525f5e..419bd40 100644
--- a/scss/sidebar.scss
+++ b/scss/sidebar.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 .sidebar-wrapper {
-  background: #f5f8ff;
-
   .has-full-page-chat & {
     background: transparent;
   }
@@ -11,4 +9,43 @@
   .sidebar-sections {
     padding: 0;
   }
+  .sidebar-section-link {
+    // font-size: var(--font-up-1); // dont want to change fonts here just yet as font-size can be changed as a user pref.
+    // font-family: "inter";
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+    border-radius: 10px; //visually somewhat consistent with border on main outlet (?)
+    transition: none;
+  }
+}
+.sidebar-section-wrapper {
+  padding-block: 0.45em;
+  .sidebar-section-header {
+    // font-size: var(--font-down-1);
+  }
+  .sidebar-section-content {
+    margin: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: var(--spacing-block-xs);
+  }
+}
+
+.sidebar-section-link-wrapper .sidebar-section-link:focus,
+.sidebar-section-link-wrapper .sidebar-section-link:hover {
+  .d-icon {
+    color: var(--primary);
+  }
+}
+
+.sidebar-new-topic-button__wrapper {
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
+  @media screen and (max-width: 1000px) {
+    .sidebar-new-topic-button .d-icon {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.sidebar-wrapper .sidebar-sections {
+  padding: 0 1rem;
 }
diff --git a/scss/topic-cards.scss b/scss/topic-cards.scss
index c1a0ce5..e89d80e 100644
--- a/scss/topic-cards.scss
+++ b/scss/topic-cards.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .topic-list-item {
-  background: light-dark(#ffffff, #1f1f1f);
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
   &:hover {
-    background: light-dark(#fcfcfc, #161616);
+    background: oklch(from var(--d-content-background) 97% c h);
   }
   border: 1px solid #cedde3;
 }
diff --git a/scss/topic.scss b/scss/topic.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..550239e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scss/topic.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+.post-stream {
+  .contents p {
+    // font-size: var(--font-up-1);
+    line-height: 1.75;
+  }
+}
+
+.container.posts .topic-navigation {
+  top: calc(var(--header-offset, 60px) + 6em);
+}
+
+.timeline-container .topic-timeline {
+  min-width: unset; //why we have this?
+  .timeline-scrollarea {
+    border-left: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+  }
+  .timeline-scroller {
+    padding: 0.25em;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-color);
+    border-radius: 0.75em;
+    padding-left: 0.5em;
+    margin-left: calc(-0.5em - 2.5px);
+    background: var(--secondary);
+    height: 40px !important; //height is coming from element style have no other choice
+  }
+  .timelime-scroller-content {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.25em;
+  }
+  .timeline-replies,
+  .timeline-ago {
+    line-height: 1;
+  }
+  .timeline-ago {
+    // font-size: var(--font-down-1);
+  }
+  .timeline-handle {
+    background-color: var(--accent-color);
+    width: 3px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    height: calc(100% - 6px);
+  }
+}
+
+#topic-title {
+  z-index: 999;
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+  padding: 1.5rem 2rem 0.5em;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: var(--header-offset);
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
+}
+
+.container.posts,
+.more-topics__container,
+#topic-footer-buttons {
+  padding: 0 24px;
+}
+
+.more-topics__container
+  .more-topics__list
+  .topic-list-body
+  .topic-list-item:last-of-type {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #cedde3;
+}
+
+.discourse-post-event .discourse-post-event-widget {
+  background: var(--d-content-background);
+}
diff --git a/scss/variables.scss b/scss/variables.scss
index 60c7af1..9f5bf39 100644
--- a/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/scss/variables.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 :root {
   --d-border-radius-large: 20px;
-  --d-border-radius: 6px;
+  --d-border-radius: 8px;
   --d-input-border-radius: 6px;
-  --accent-color: #595bca;
+  --accent-color: #3c41c3;
   --accent-text-color: #ffffff;
+  --d-content-background: #fff;
   --d-nav-color--active: var(--accent-color);
-  --primary: #0c0d27;
+  --primary: #14171f;
+  --header-background: #f5f8ff;
+  --d-post-control-background--hover: #ebecf9;
+  --d-post-control-text-color--hover: #242775;
+  --d-sidebar-link-color: var(--primary);
+  --d-sidebar-highlight-color: var(--primary);
+  --d-sidebar-link-icon-color: #8591ad;
+  --d-sidebar-section-link-icon-size: 1em;
+  --d-sidebar-highlight-background: #ebecf9;
+  --d-sidebar-active-background: #d8d9f3;
+  // --d-sidebar-row-height: 2.8em;
+  //the idea is: block spacing can grow with font-size, but inline spacing should not to maintain horizontal (text) alignment
+  --spacing-block-xs: 0.25em;
+  --spacing-block-s: 0.5em;
+  --spacing-block-sm: 0.75em;
+  --spacing-block-m: 1em;
+  --spacing-block-l: 1.5em;
+  --spacing-block-xl: 2em;
+  --spacing-block-xxl: 4em;
+  --spacing-inline-xs: 0.25em;
+  --spacing-inline-s: 0.5rem;
+  --spacing-inline-sm: 0.75rem;
+  --spacing-inline-m: 1rem;
+  --spacing-inline-l: 1.5rem;
+  --spacing-inline-xl: 2rem;
+  --spacing-inline-xxl: 4rem;
 }