diff --git a/src/app/layout.tsx b/src/app/layout.tsx
index 0d7bc8d..bc0bbd3 100644
--- a/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import { Inter } from "next/font/google";
 import "./globals.css";
 
+const inter = Inter({
+  variable: "--font-inter",  subsets: ["latin"],
+});
+
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "AI Chatbot Blog",  description: "Discover cutting-edge insights on conversational AI"};
+  title: "AI Chatbot Blog",  description: "Discover cutting-edge insights on conversational AI"
+};
 
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
@@ -11,7 +17,7 @@ export default function RootLayout({
 }) {
   return (
     <html lang="en">
-      <body>{children}
+      <body className={inter.variable}>{children}
         <script
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
             __html: `
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 8bdd4e4..9464df2 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
       borderRadius="soft"
       contentWidth="mediumLarge"
       sizing="large"
-      background="grid"
+      background="none"
       cardStyle="glass-elevated"
       primaryButtonStyle="flat"
       secondaryButtonStyle="radial-glow"
diff --git a/src/app/styles/base.css b/src/app/styles/base.css
index ce3eac0..34aea07 100644
--- a/src/app/styles/base.css
+++ b/src/app/styles/base.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ html {
 body {
   background-color: var(--background);
   color: var(--foreground);
-  font-family: var(--font-public-sans), sans-serif;
+  font-family: var(--font-inter), sans-serif;
   position: relative;
   min-height: 100vh;
   overscroll-behavior: none;
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ h3,
 h4,
 h5,
 h6 {
-  font-family: var(--font-public-sans), sans-serif;
+  font-family: var(--font-inter), sans-serif;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/styles/variables.css b/src/app/styles/variables.css
index 603a2df..1ea4ca3 100644
--- a/src/app/styles/variables.css
+++ b/src/app/styles/variables.css
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
   /* Base units */
   /* --vw is set by ThemeProvider */
 
-  /* --background: #f5f5f5;;
-  --card: #ffffff;;
-  --foreground: #1c1c1c;;
-  --primary-cta: #1c1c1c;;
-  --secondary-cta: #ffffff;;
-  --accent: #15479c;;
-  --background-accent: #a8cce8;; */
+  /* --background: #0a0a0a;;
+  --card: #1a1a1a;;
+  --foreground: #ffffffe6;;
+  --primary-cta: #e6e6e6;;
+  --secondary-cta: #1a1a1a;;
+  --accent: #737373;;
+  --background-accent: #737373;; */
 
-  --background: #f5f5f5;;
-  --card: #ffffff;;
-  --foreground: #1c1c1c;;
-  --primary-cta: #1c1c1c;;
+  --background: #0a0a0a;;
+  --card: #1a1a1a;;
+  --foreground: #ffffffe6;;
+  --primary-cta: #e6e6e6;;
   --primary-cta-text: #f5f5f5;;
-  --secondary-cta: #ffffff;;
+  --secondary-cta: #1a1a1a;;
   --secondary-cta-text: #1c1c1c;;
-  --accent: #15479c;;
-  --background-accent: #a8cce8;;
+  --accent: #737373;;
+  --background-accent: #737373;;
 
   /* text sizing - set by ThemeProvider */
   /* --text-2xs: clamp(0.465rem, 0.62vw, 0.62rem);
