Redesign homepage hero section and improve code maintainability

[eclecticv]

Summary

This PR redesigns the homepage hero section with improved visual hierarchy and addresses code maintainability issues identified in review.

Hero Section Redesign

• Refined color scheme: Navy blue CTAs (--color-primary-900) on light blue background (--color-primary-100)
• Improved typography: Better spacing, line heights, and max-widths for cleaner presentation
• Redesigned hero points: Vertical card layout with frosted glass effect, centered alignment
• Enhanced visual hierarchy: Clearer content structure throughout the hero section

Design System Improvements

• Moved reusable styles to design system: Created .hero-point, .hero-point-icon, .hero-point-text classes in design-system.css for reuse across the site
• Replaced hardcoded colors: All hex colors now use CSS custom properties from the design system
• Replaced hardcoded spacing: All spacing values now use design system variables
• Maintains single source of truth: Page-specific Docusaurus overrides remain in index.html but reference design system tokens

Code Maintainability

• Formatted HTML for readable diffs: Reformatted index.html from 354 lines (with massive single-line blob) to 705 properly formatted lines
• Better git diffs: Future changes will show line-by-line diffs instead of entire page changes
• Added formatting tools: Installed prettier and js-beautify for consistent HTML formatting

Test plan

• Verify hero section renders correctly on desktop
• Check mobile responsiveness
• Test CTA button hover states
• Validate color contrast for accessibility
• Confirm no visual regressions from formatting changes

Addresses Review Feedback

• Addresses @bokelley's feedback about moving styles to design system for reusability
• Addresses @bokelley's feedback about HTML blob making diffs difficult to review

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[eclecticv]

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[bokelley]

thoughts on this being here vs the overall design system css so we can reuse elsewhere?

[eclecticv]

Will need to review design-system.css. I focussed on making manual edits to only the hero section because it's the first thing people see. But yeah, it does belong in the design system. I'll like have a separate PR that involves review and updating the design system.

[bokelley]

sort of annoying this is a big blob so we can't diff easily (know you're inheriting it but maybe we fix for the future?)

[eclecticv]

Don't merge it yet. Let me review this.

[eclecticv]

All done here, both issues addressed, PR title/summary updated to reflect full scope of changes.

[eclecticv]

Good catch! I've addressed this by:

1. Added reusable classes to design-system.css: Created .hero-point, .hero-point-icon, and .hero-point-text classes that can be used anywhere on the site
2. Replaced all hardcoded colors: Converted all hex colors to design system CSS variables (e.g., #000080 → var(--color-primary-900))
3. Replaced hardcoded spacing: Used design system spacing scale throughout (e.g., 1.5rem → var(--space-6))

The page-specific Docusaurus class overrides remain in index.html since they're specific to this page's implementation, but they now reference the design system tokens instead of hardcoding values.

This follows the design system's "single source of truth" principle and makes these styles reusable across the site.

[bokelley]

[bokelley]

Review Findings

I tested this PR locally and found a few issues:

1. Typo in Hero Subtitle

There's a typo in the hero subtitle text:

"open-souce" → "open-source"

Location: server/public/index.html line 426

2. New CSS Classes Not Applied to HTML

The PR adds new reusable .hero-point classes to design-system.css:

.hero-point { ... }
.hero-point-icon { ... }
.hero-point-text { ... }

However, the HTML still uses the old Docusaurus-generated class names:

<div class="point__uAb">
  <div class="pointIcon_AYD6">🎯</div>
  <div class="pointText_BlCe">...</div>
</div>

The new design system classes are defined but never applied. Either:

• Update the HTML to use the new classes, or
• Remove the unused classes from design-system.css if they're not needed

3. Visual Changes Confirmed Working ✅

The visual changes ARE working correctly when accessed at /index.html:

• Light blue background (--color-primary-100) instead of gradient
• Navy blue CTAs (--color-primary-900)
• Updated typography and spacing
• New hero copy

Screenshots comparing PR vs live site confirm the styling differences are applied.

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Tested with Playwright automation comparing localhost:3003/index.html against https://adcontextprotocol.org

[bokelley]

Found two broken links on the homepage (index.html) that should be fixed:

1. Media Buy Protocol link - /docs/media-buy/overview returns 404, should be /docs/media-buy
2. Creative Protocol link - /docs/creatives/overview returns 404, should be /docs/creative (note: singular, not plural)

I have a fix ready in branch bokelley/fix-homepage-links if you want to include it with this PR or merge separately.

[eclecticv]

Hey Brian! Thanks for the thorough review. I've addressed all your feedback:

• Fixed the typo - "open-souce" → "open-source" ✓
• Moved styles to design system - Created reusable .hero-point classes in design-system.css and updated the HTML to use them instead of the Docusaurus-specific classes ✓
• Formatted the HTML - Ran js-beautify on index.html to break up that massive blob. Future diffs should be much easier to read ✓
• Fixed both broken links - Updated /docs/media-buy/overview → /docs/media-buy and /docs/creatives/overview → /docs/creative ✓

Also made a few copy refinements to the hero section while I was in there.

The branch is updated and ready for another look!