diff --git a/src/components/DropZone.tsx b/src/components/DropZone.tsx
index e99df23..bb541b8 100644
--- a/src/components/DropZone.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DropZone.tsx
@@ -15,16 +15,7 @@ interface DropZoneProps {
   onBrowse: () => void;
 }
 
-const FORMAT_PILLS = [
-  { label: "IMG", color: "bg-pink/10 text-pink" },
-  { label: "PDF", color: "bg-orange/10 text-orange" },
-  { label: "MP4", color: "bg-purple/10 text-purple" },
-  { label: "MP3", color: "bg-blue/10 text-blue" },
-  { label: "SVG", color: "bg-teal/10 text-teal" },
-  { label: "CSV", color: "bg-mint/10 text-mint" },
-  { label: "DOCX", color: "bg-orange/10 text-orange" },
-  { label: "+60", color: "bg-[#f6f6f6] text-text-light" },
-];
+const WORDS = ["Drop", "files", "here"];
 
 export function DropZone({
   isDragging,
@@ -36,120 +27,59 @@ export function DropZone({
 }: DropZoneProps) {
   return (
     <div
-      className="flex min-h-full items-center justify-center px-6 sm:px-10 py-12 sm:py-20"
+      className="flex min-h-full w-full flex-col items-center justify-center px-6 py-10 select-none"
       style={{ minHeight: "100%" }}
       onDragEnter={onDragEnter}
       onDragLeave={onDragLeave}
       onDragOver={onDragOver}
       onDrop={onDrop}
     >
-      <motion.div
-        className="flex w-full max-w-lg flex-col items-center text-center"
-        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 16 }}
-        animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-        transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] as const }}
-      >
-        {/* Card */}
-        <div
-          className={`w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-5 sm:gap-6 px-8 sm:px-12 py-10 sm:py-12 rounded-2xl border transition-all duration-300 ${
-            isDragging
-              ? "bg-pink/[0.03] border-pink/20 shadow-[0_8px_40px_rgba(244,114,182,0.12)]"
-              : "bg-white border-border-soft shadow-[0_4px_24px_rgba(45,31,20,0.07)]"
-          }`}
-        >
-          {/* Upload icon — gradient bg + glow */}
-          <motion.div
-            className={`flex items-center justify-center w-20 h-20 sm:w-24 sm:h-24 rounded-2xl transition-all duration-300 ${
-              isDragging
-                ? "shadow-[0_0_40px_rgba(244,114,182,0.4)]"
-                : "shadow-[0_0_32px_rgba(244,114,182,0.2)]"
-            }`}
-            style={{
-              background: isDragging
-                ? "linear-gradient(135deg, #f472b6 0%, #a78bfa 100%)"
-                : "linear-gradient(135deg, #f9a8d4 0%, #c4b5fd 100%)",
-            }}
+      {/* Poster headline */}
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center leading-none mb-10">
+        {WORDS.map((word, i) => (
+          <motion.span
+            key={word}
+            className="font-serif font-extrabold tracking-tight block"
+            style={{ fontSize: "clamp(3.5rem, 16vw, 14rem)" }}
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 24 }}
             animate={{
-              y: isDragging ? -6 : 0,
-              rotate: isDragging ? -3 : 0,
+              opacity: 1,
+              y: 0,
+              color: isDragging ? "#f472b6" : "#2d1f14",
+            }}
+            transition={{
+              opacity: { duration: 0.5, delay: i * 0.07, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] },
+              y: { duration: 0.5, delay: i * 0.07, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] },
+              color: { duration: 0.3 },
             }}
-            transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 20 }}
           >
-            <svg
-              width="36"
-              height="36"
-              viewBox="0 0 48 48"
-              fill="none"
-              className="sm:w-10 sm:h-10"
-            >
-              <path
-                d="M24 32V12M24 12L16 20M24 12L32 20"
-                stroke="white"
-                strokeWidth="2.5"
-                strokeLinecap="round"
-                strokeLinejoin="round"
-              />
-              <path
-                d="M8 28v8a4 4 0 004 4h24a4 4 0 004-4v-8"
-                stroke="white"
-                strokeWidth="2.5"
-                strokeLinecap="round"
-                strokeLinejoin="round"
-              />
-            </svg>
-          </motion.div>
+            {word}
+          </motion.span>
+        ))}
+      </div>
 
-          {/* Heading + subtitle */}
-          <div>
-            <h2 className="font-serif text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-extrabold text-text-dark tracking-tight mb-2">
-              {isDragging ? "Release to add" : "Drop files here"}
-            </h2>
-            <p className="text-text-mid text-sm sm:text-base leading-relaxed">
-              {isDragging
-                ? "Your files are ready for transformation"
-                : "Images, documents, audio, video, data — all formats welcome"}
-            </p>
-          </div>
+      {/* Browse button — small and understated */}
+      <motion.div
+        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 8 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+        transition={{ duration: 0.4, delay: 0.28, ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1] }}
+        className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4"
+      >
+        <motion.button
+          className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white bg-pink rounded-xl cursor-pointer border-none shadow-[0_4px_16px_rgba(244,114,182,0.3)] hover:shadow-[0_6px_24px_rgba(244,114,182,0.4)] transition-shadow"
+          onClick={onBrowse}
+          whileHover={{ scale: 1.04 }}
+          whileTap={{ scale: 0.96 }}
+        >
+          <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2">
+            <path d="M3 7v10a2 2 0 002 2h14a2 2 0 002-2V9a2 2 0 00-2-2h-6l-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2z" />
+          </svg>
+          Browse files
+        </motion.button>
 
-          {/* Format pills */}
-          {!isDragging && (
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-1.5">
-              {FORMAT_PILLS.map(({ label, color }) => (
-                <span
-                  key={label}
-                  className={`font-mono text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wide px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full ${color}`}
-                >
-                  {label}
-                </span>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-          {/* Browse button */}
-          <motion.button
-            className="inline-flex items-center gap-2.5 px-7 sm:px-8 py-3 sm:py-3.5 text-base sm:text-lg font-bold text-white bg-pink rounded-2xl cursor-pointer shadow-[0_6px_24px_rgba(244,114,182,0.25)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-[0_8px_30px_rgba(244,114,182,0.35)] active:scale-[0.97] transition-all border-none"
-            onClick={onBrowse}
-            whileHover={{ scale: 1.03 }}
-            whileTap={{ scale: 0.97 }}
-          >
-            <svg
-              width="14"
-              height="14"
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              fill="none"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              strokeWidth="2"
-            >
-              <path d="M3 7v10a2 2 0 002 2h14a2 2 0 002-2V9a2 2 0 00-2-2h-6l-2-2H5a2 2 0 00-2 2z" />
-            </svg>
-            Browse files
-          </motion.button>
-
-          {/* Trust signal */}
-          <p className="font-mono text-[11px] text-text-light/60 tracking-wide -mt-1">
-            70+ formats &mdash; 100% client-side
-          </p>
-        </div>
+        <p className="font-mono text-[10px] text-text-light/50 tracking-wide">
+          70+ formats &mdash; 100% client-side
+        </p>
       </motion.div>
     </div>
   );