diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index c4a5b64..f66bae8 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}">
-    <title>@yield('title', 'Automobile Academic')</title>
+    <title>@yield('title', 'Home') | AutoEdu - Automobile Engineering Academy</title>
+
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 64 64'%3E%3Crect width='64' height='64' rx='14' fill='%232D355B'/%3E%3Cpath d='M18 28 L24 16 L40 16 L46 28 Z' fill='%23FFEA85'/%3E%3Crect x='8' y='28' width='48' height='14' rx='6' fill='%23FFEA85'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='20' cy='44' r='6' fill='%231F2541' stroke='%23FFEA85' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='44' cy='44' r='6' fill='%231F2541' stroke='%23FFEA85' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3C/svg%3E">
 
     <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.6.0/css/all.min.css">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+    <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&family=Poppins:wght@600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
 
     <style>
         body {
-            font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
+            font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
             background: #F6F6F6;
             padding-top: 83px;
         }
 
+        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
+        .navbar-brand, .site-footer h4 {
+            font-family: 'Poppins', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
+        }
+
         .navbar {
             background:#2D355B;
             /* background:  #3E51B8; */
diff --git a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php b/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
index fe80750..2f9e3f3 100644
--- a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 /* ===== Global Improvements ===== */
 body {
-    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
+    font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
     color: #1E293B;
     background-color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ body {
 .section {
     padding: 53px 0;
 }
- 
+
 
 .section-title, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
-    font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
+    font-family: 'Poppins', 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
     font-weight: 700;
+    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
     color: var(--primary);
 }
 
@@ -110,16 +111,76 @@ body {
     overflow: hidden;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    background: linear-gradient(rgba(207, 226, 255, 0.88), rgba(0, 9, 15, 0.75)), url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517524206127-48bbd363f3d7?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80');
+    box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
+}
+
+.hero-slideshow {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 0;
+}
+
+.hero-slide {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
     background-position: center;
     background-size: cover;
-    box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(1);
+    transition: opacity 2s ease-in-out, transform 7s ease-out;
+}
+
+.hero-slide.active {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1.09);
+}
+
+.hero-dots {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 26px;
+    z-index: 3;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.hero-dot {
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 10px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
+    padding: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.hero-dot:hover {
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+}
+
+.hero-dot.active {
+    background: #f2e862;
+    border-color: #f2e862;
+    width: 26px;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+}
+
+.hero-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 1;
+    background: linear-gradient(rgba(207, 226, 255, 0.88), rgba(0, 9, 15, 0.75));
+    pointer-events: none;
 }
 
 .hero::before {
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
+    z-index: 2;
     background: radial-gradient(circle at top right, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), transparent 28%),
                 radial-gradient(circle at bottom left, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), transparent 30%);
     pointer-events: none;
@@ -127,7 +188,7 @@ body {
 
 .hero-content {
     position: relative;
-    z-index: 1;
+    z-index: 3;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 980px;
     margin: 0 auto;
@@ -225,6 +286,7 @@ body {
     font-size: 17px;
     font-weight: 800;
     line-height: 1;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
 
 .hero-stat-pill span {
@@ -254,17 +316,33 @@ body {
 }
 
 .course-card {
+    position: relative;
     border: 1px solid var(--card-border);
     border-radius: 18px;
     overflow: hidden;
     background: #fff;
-    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
+    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), border-color 0.4s ease;
     box-shadow: 0 5px 15px var(--shadow-color);
 }
 
+.course-card::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 3;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 50%, transparent 60%);
+    transform: translateX(-120%);
+    transition: transform 0.9s ease;
+}
+
+.course-card:hover::after {
+    transform: translateX(120%);
+}
+
 .course-card:hover {
-    transform: translateY(-6px);
-    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(15, 44, 89, 0.14);
+    transform: translateY(-8px);
+    box-shadow: 0 24px 45px rgba(15, 44, 89, 0.16);
     border-color: rgba(48, 133, 195, 0.25);
 }
 
@@ -278,17 +356,24 @@ body {
     height: 100%;
     width: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
-    transition: transform 0.6s ease;
+    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
 }
 
 .course-card:hover img {
-    transform: scale(1.06);
+    transform: scale(1.12);
+}
+
+.courses-section .row.g-4 > div {
+    perspective: 1200px;
 }
 
 .badge-floating {
     position: absolute;
     top: 15px;
     left: 15px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 5px;
     background: #BC1A1A;
     color: #fff;
     font-weight: 700;
@@ -298,7 +383,14 @@ body {
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
     z-index: 2;
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 0 0 rgba(188, 26, 26, 0.45);
+    animation: badgePulse 2.4s ease-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes badgePulse {
+    0% { box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 0 0 rgba(188, 26, 26, 0.45); }
+    70% { box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 0 8px rgba(188, 26, 26, 0); }
+    100% { box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15), 0 0 0 0 rgba(188, 26, 26, 0); }
 }
 
 .course-card .card-body {
@@ -355,6 +447,12 @@ body {
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 6px;
+    transition: transform 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.course-card:hover .feature-pill {
+    background: rgba(48, 133, 195, 0.15);
+    transform: translateY(-2px);
 }
 
 .course-footer {
@@ -371,9 +469,12 @@ body {
 }
 
 .rating-star {
-    color: #f39c12; 
+    color: #f39c12;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 14px;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
 }
 
 .rating-count {
@@ -381,23 +482,60 @@ body {
     font-weight: 500;
 }
 
+.star-rating {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 1;
+    letter-spacing: 2px;
+}
+
+.star-rating-bg {
+    color: #dde3ea;
+}
+
+.star-rating-fill {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    width: 0;
+    color: #f39c12;
+    transition: width 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
+}
+
+.star-rating.filled .star-rating-fill {
+    width: calc(var(--rating) / 5 * 100%);
+}
+
 .read-btn {
     background:#822424;
     color: white;
     padding: 10px 20px;
     font-weight: 700;
-    border-radius: 6px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
     font-size: 14px;
     transition: all 0.3s ease;
     text-decoration: none;
-    display: block;
-    text-align: center;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.read-btn .read-btn-arrow {
+    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
 }
 
 .course-card:hover .read-btn {
-    background: #822424;
-    border-color: #e3eb73;
+    background: #6a1c1c;
     color: #fff;
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(130, 36, 36, 0.3);
+}
+
+.course-card:hover .read-btn .read-btn-arrow {
+    transform: translateX(4px);
 }
 
 /* ===== Why Choose Us ===== */
@@ -461,10 +599,10 @@ body {
 /* ===== Animations ===== */
 .animate-on-scroll {
     opacity: 0;
-    transition: all 0.8s ease-out;
+    transition: opacity 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
 }
 
-.fade-up-init { transform: translateY(30px); }
+.fade-up-init { transform: translateY(34px) scale(0.98); }
 .zoom-in-init { transform: scale(0.95); }
 .animate-on-scroll.animated {
     opacity: 1;
@@ -547,7 +685,30 @@ body {
 </style>
 
 {{-- ===================== HERO ===================== --}}
+@php
+    $heroSlides = [
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1517524206127-48bbd363f3d7?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553440569-bcc63803a83d?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1486262715619-67b85e0b08d3?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1503376780353-7e6692767b70?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1493238792000-8113da705763?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1502877338535-766e1452684a?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1581093803931-46e730e7622e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+        'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1487754180451-c456f719a1fc?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80',
+    ];
+@endphp
 <section class="hero" role="banner" aria-label="Automobile Engineering Academy Introduction">
+    <div class="hero-slideshow" aria-hidden="true">
+        @foreach($heroSlides as $index => $slideImage)
+            <div class="hero-slide {{ $index === 0 ? 'active' : '' }}" style="background-image: url('{{ $slideImage }}');"></div>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
+    <div class="hero-overlay" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+    <div class="hero-dots" aria-hidden="true">
+        @foreach($heroSlides as $index => $slideImage)
+            <button type="button" class="hero-dot {{ $index === 0 ? 'active' : '' }}" data-slide-index="{{ $index }}" aria-label="Show slide {{ $index + 1 }}"></button>
+        @endforeach
+    </div>
     <div class="container h-100">
         <div class="hero-content text-center animate-on-scroll animated fade-up-init">
             <span class="hero-badge"><i class="fa-solid fa-award"></i> Accredited Automotive Engineering Institute</span>
@@ -569,19 +730,19 @@ body {
             <div class="hero-stats">
                 <div class="hero-stat-pill">
                     <i class="fa-solid fa-user-graduate"></i>
-                    <div><strong>2.5k+</strong><span>Graduates</span></div>
+                    <div><strong class="count-up" data-count-target="2.5" data-count-decimals="1" data-count-suffix="k+">0k+</strong><span>Graduates</span></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="hero-stat-pill">
                     <i class="fa-solid fa-chalkboard-user"></i>
-                    <div><strong>12+</strong><span>Expert Lecturers</span></div>
+                    <div><strong class="count-up" data-count-target="12" data-count-suffix="+">0+</strong><span>Expert Lecturers</span></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="hero-stat-pill">
                     <i class="fa-solid fa-briefcase"></i>
-                    <div><strong>95%</strong><span>Placement Rate</span></div>
+                    <div><strong class="count-up" data-count-target="95" data-count-suffix="%">0%</strong><span>Placement Rate</span></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="hero-stat-pill">
                     <i class="fa-solid fa-award"></i>
-                    <div><strong>15+</strong><span>Yrs Excellence</span></div>
+                    <div><strong class="count-up" data-count-target="15" data-count-suffix="+">0+</strong><span>Yrs Excellence</span></div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -644,7 +805,7 @@ body {
                     <div class="card course-card w-100 d-flex flex-column">
                         <a href="/courses" style="text-decoration:none;">
                             <div class="course-image-wrapper">
-                                <span class="badge-floating">{{ $course['badge'] }}</span>
+                                <span class="badge-floating"><i class="fa-solid fa-bolt"></i> {{ $course['badge'] }}</span>
                                 <img src="{{ $course['image'] }}" alt="{{ $course['title'] }}" loading="lazy">
                             </div>
                         
@@ -663,12 +824,16 @@ body {
                                 <div class="course-footer">
                                     <div class="course-meta-row">
                                         <span class="rating-star">
-                                            <i class="fas fa-star me-1"></i>{{ $course['rating'] }}
+                                            <span class="star-rating" style="--rating: {{ $course['rating'] }};">
+                                                <span class="star-rating-bg">★★★★★</span>
+                                                <span class="star-rating-fill">★★★★★</span>
+                                            </span>
+                                            {{ $course['rating'] }}
                                             <span class="rating-count">({{ $course['students'] }})</span>
                                         </span>
                                         <span class="small fw-bold" style="color: #2ecc71;"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-check me-1"></i>Active</span>
                                     </div>
-                                    <a href="/courses" class="read-btn">View Details</a>
+                                    <a href="/courses" class="read-btn">View Details <i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-right read-btn-arrow"></i></a>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </a>
@@ -868,6 +1033,123 @@ body {
 
 <script>
     document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+        // 0. Hero Background Slideshow
+        const heroSlides = document.querySelectorAll('.hero-slide');
+        const heroDots = document.querySelectorAll('.hero-dot');
+        if (heroSlides.length > 1) {
+            let activeSlide = 0;
+            let slideTimer;
+
+            const goToSlide = (index) => {
+                heroSlides[activeSlide].classList.remove('active');
+                heroDots[activeSlide]?.classList.remove('active');
+                activeSlide = index;
+                heroSlides[activeSlide].classList.add('active');
+                heroDots[activeSlide]?.classList.add('active');
+            };
+
+            const startSlideTimer = () => {
+                clearInterval(slideTimer);
+                slideTimer = setInterval(() => {
+                    goToSlide((activeSlide + 1) % heroSlides.length);
+                }, 5500);
+            };
+
+            heroDots.forEach(dot => {
+                dot.addEventListener('click', () => {
+                    goToSlide(parseInt(dot.dataset.slideIndex, 10));
+                    startSlideTimer();
+                });
+            });
+
+            startSlideTimer();
+        }
+
+        // 0b. Stat Counters (count up when scrolled into view)
+        const counters = document.querySelectorAll('.count-up');
+        if (counters.length) {
+            const animateCounter = (el) => {
+                const target = parseFloat(el.dataset.countTarget);
+                const decimals = parseInt(el.dataset.countDecimals || '0', 10);
+                const suffix = el.dataset.countSuffix || '';
+                const duration = 1600;
+                const startTime = performance.now();
+
+                const tick = (now) => {
+                    const progress = Math.min((now - startTime) / duration, 1);
+                    const eased = 1 - Math.pow(1 - progress, 3);
+                    const value = target * eased;
+                    el.textContent = value.toFixed(decimals) + suffix;
+                    if (progress < 1) {
+                        requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+                    } else {
+                        el.textContent = target.toFixed(decimals) + suffix;
+                    }
+                };
+                requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+            };
+
+            const counterObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+                entries.forEach(entry => {
+                    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                        animateCounter(entry.target);
+                        counterObserver.unobserve(entry.target);
+                    }
+                });
+            }, { threshold: 0.4 });
+
+            counters.forEach(el => counterObserver.observe(el));
+        }
+
+        // 0c. Course Card 3D Tilt + Image Parallax
+        const canHover = window.matchMedia('(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)').matches;
+        if (canHover) {
+            document.querySelectorAll('.course-card').forEach(card => {
+                const img = card.querySelector('.course-image-wrapper img');
+
+                card.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => {
+                    card.style.transition = 'box-shadow 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease';
+                    if (img) img.style.transition = 'none';
+                });
+
+                card.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
+                    const rect = card.getBoundingClientRect();
+                    const relX = (e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width;
+                    const relY = (e.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height;
+                    const rotateY = (relX - 0.5) * 12;
+                    const rotateX = (0.5 - relY) * 12;
+
+                    card.style.transform = `translateY(-8px) scale(1.015) rotateX(${rotateX}deg) rotateY(${rotateY}deg)`;
+                    if (img) {
+                        img.style.transform = `scale(1.14) translate(${(relX - 0.5) * -14}px, ${(relY - 0.5) * -14}px)`;
+                    }
+                });
+
+                card.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => {
+                    card.style.transition = 'transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.4s ease, border-color 0.4s ease';
+                    card.style.transform = '';
+                    if (img) {
+                        img.style.transition = 'transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1)';
+                        img.style.transform = '';
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        }
+
+        // 0d. Animated Star Rating Fill
+        const starRatings = document.querySelectorAll('.star-rating');
+        if (starRatings.length) {
+            const starObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+                entries.forEach(entry => {
+                    if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+                        entry.target.classList.add('filled');
+                        starObserver.unobserve(entry.target);
+                    }
+                });
+            }, { threshold: 0.4 });
+            starRatings.forEach(el => starObserver.observe(el));
+        }
+
         // 1. Scroll Animations
         const animatedElements = document.querySelectorAll('.animate-on-scroll');
         const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {