diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Landing.jsx
index e0a9d3a..8aad100 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Landing.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing.jsx
@@ -1,37 +1,155 @@
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useAuth } from '../hooks/useFreighter';
 
-const styles = {
-  page: { maxWidth: 700, margin: '4rem auto', padding: '0 1rem', textAlign: 'center' },
-  title: { fontSize: '3rem', fontWeight: 700, color: 'var(--accent)', marginBottom: '1rem' },
-  sub: { color: 'var(--text-muted)', fontSize: '1.1rem', marginBottom: '2rem' },
-  btn: { padding: '0.75rem 2rem', background: 'var(--btn-primary)', color: '#fff', border: 'none', borderRadius: 8, fontSize: '1rem' },
-  info: { marginTop: '1rem', color: 'var(--text-muted)', fontSize: '0.9rem' },
+const s = {
+  hero: {
+    minHeight: '100vh',
+    display: 'flex',
+    flexDirection: 'column',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    textAlign: 'center',
+    padding: '2rem 1.5rem',
+    background: 'linear-gradient(160deg, var(--color-primary-900) 0%, var(--color-secondary-900) 100%)',
+    color: '#fff',
+  },
+  badge: {
+    display: 'inline-flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: '0.4rem',
+    background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.12)',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2)',
+    borderRadius: 'var(--radius-full)',
+    padding: '0.3rem 0.9rem',
+    fontSize: '0.8rem',
+    fontWeight: 500,
+    marginBottom: '1.5rem',
+    letterSpacing: '0.03em',
+  },
+  headline: {
+    fontSize: 'clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.5rem)',
+    fontWeight: 800,
+    lineHeight: 1.15,
+    marginBottom: '1rem',
+    maxWidth: 700,
+  },
+  accent: { color: 'var(--color-primary-300)' },
+  sub: {
+    fontSize: 'clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.2rem)',
+    color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.75)',
+    maxWidth: 560,
+    lineHeight: 1.6,
+    marginBottom: '2.5rem',
+  },
+  ctaRow: { display: 'flex', gap: '1rem', flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'center', marginBottom: '3rem' },
+  btnPrimary: {
+    padding: '0.85rem 2rem',
+    background: 'var(--color-primary-400)',
+    color: '#fff',
+    border: 'none',
+    borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
+    fontSize: '1rem',
+    fontWeight: 600,
+    boxShadow: '0 4px 14px rgba(56,189,248,0.4)',
+    transition: 'transform 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s',
+  },
+  btnSecondary: {
+    padding: '0.85rem 2rem',
+    background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)',
+    color: '#fff',
+    border: '1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.25)',
+    borderRadius: 'var(--radius-lg)',
+    fontSize: '1rem',
+    fontWeight: 600,
+  },
+  connectedInfo: {
+    color: 'var(--color-primary-300)',
+    marginBottom: '1rem',
+    fontSize: '0.95rem',
+  },
+  features: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    gap: '1.5rem',
+    flexWrap: 'wrap',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    maxWidth: 680,
+  },
+  feature: {
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: '0.5rem',
+    color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.7)',
+    fontSize: '0.9rem',
+  },
+  featureIcon: { fontSize: '1.1rem' },
 };
 
+const FEATURES = [
+  { icon: '🔗', label: 'Stellar Blockchain' },
+  { icon: '🛡️', label: 'Soulbound NFTs' },
+  { icon: '✅', label: 'Instant Verification' },
+  { icon: '🏥', label: 'Issuer-Gated Minting' },
+];
+
 export default function Landing() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { publicKey, connect, disconnect } = useAuth();
 
   return (
-    <div style={styles.page}>
-      <h1 style={styles.title}>💉 VacciChain</h1>
-      <p style={styles.sub}>{t('landing.subtitle')}</p>
-      {publicKey ? (
-        <>
-          <p style={{ color: 'var(--color-success)', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
-            {t('landing.connected', { address: `${publicKey.slice(0, 8)}…${publicKey.slice(-4)}` })}
-          </p>
-          <button style={{ ...styles.btn, background: 'var(--surface-2)', color: 'var(--text)' }} onClick={disconnect} aria-label="Disconnect Freighter wallet">
-            Disconnect
-          </button>
-        </>
-      ) : (
-        <button style={styles.btn} onClick={connect} aria-label="Connect Freighter wallet">
-          Connect Freighter Wallet
-        </button>
-      )}
-      <p style={styles.info}>{t('landing.requiresFreighter')}</p>
-    </div>
+    <section style={s.hero} aria-label="Hero">
+      <div style={s.badge}>
+        <span>🌐</span> Stellar Testnet
+      </div>
+
+      <h1 style={s.headline}>
+        Tamper-Proof Vaccination Records{' '}
+        <span style={s.accent}>on the Blockchain</span>
+      </h1>
+
+      <p style={s.sub}>{t('landing.subtitle')}</p>
+
+      <div style={s.ctaRow}>
+        {publicKey ? (
+          <>
+            <p style={s.connectedInfo}>
+              {t('landing.connected', { address: `${publicKey.slice(0, 8)}…${publicKey.slice(-4)}` })}
+            </p>
+            <button
+              style={{ ...s.btnPrimary, background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.15)' }}
+              onClick={disconnect}
+              aria-label="Disconnect Freighter wallet"
+            >
+              {t('landing.disconnect')}
+            </button>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <button
+              style={s.btnPrimary}
+              onClick={connect}
+              aria-label="Connect Freighter wallet to get started"
+            >
+              🔑 {t('landing.connect')}
+            </button>
+            <a href="/verify" style={s.btnSecondary} role="button" aria-label="Verify a vaccination record">
+              🔍 Verify a Record
+            </a>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div style={s.features} role="list" aria-label="Key features">
+        {FEATURES.map(({ icon, label }) => (
+          <div key={label} style={s.feature} role="listitem">
+            <span style={s.featureIcon} aria-hidden="true">{icon}</span>
+            {label}
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <p style={{ marginTop: '2rem', color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.4)', fontSize: '0.8rem' }}>
+        {t('landing.requiresFreighter')}
+      </p>
+    </section>
   );
 }