diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/logged-in-items.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/logged-in-items.tsx
index f3d442bb3c..378c44d6b7 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/logged-in-items.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/logged-in-items.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { NavbarSessionUser } from '@/shared/components/types/navbar'
 import NavLinkItem from '@/shared/components/navbar/nav-link-item'
 import { AccountMenuItems } from './account-menu-items'
 import { useSendProjectListMB } from '@/features/project-list/components/project-list-events'
+import { User } from '@phosphor-icons/react'
 
 export default function LoggedInItems({
   sessionUser,
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export default function LoggedInItems({
         {t('projects')}
       </NavLinkItem>
       <NavDropdownMenu
-        title={t('Account')}
+        title={<><User size={20} className="me-1" />{t('Account')}</>}
         className="nav-item-account"
         onToggle={nextShow => {
           if (nextShow) {
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-menu.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-menu.tsx
index 9b962238c1..9c213aed6a 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-menu.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/components/navbar/nav-dropdown-menu.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default function NavDropdownMenu({
   children,
   onToggle,
 }: {
-  title: string
+  title: ReactNode
   className?: string
   children: ReactNode
   onToggle?: (nextShow: boolean) => void
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/editor/ide-lumiere.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/editor/ide-lumiere.scss
index 7448fa2b61..837f7a82c9 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/editor/ide-lumiere.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/editor/ide-lumiere.scss
@@ -106,6 +106,32 @@ $lum-noise: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' wi
   border-bottom: 1px solid rgba($lum-teal, 0.15);
 }
 
+// ── CodeMirror toolbar buttons — rounded square style ─────────────────────
+
+[data-lumiere='true'] .ol-cm-toolbar {
+  // Source editor formatting buttons (Bold, Italic, Link, etc.)
+  .ol-cm-toolbar-button {
+    border-radius: 7px !important;
+    transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
+
+    &:hover:not(:disabled) {
+      background-color: rgba(42, 157, 143, 0.10) !important;
+      color: $lum-teal !important;
+    }
+
+    &.active,
+    &[aria-pressed='true'] {
+      background-color: rgba(42, 157, 143, 0.18) !important;
+      color: $lum-teal !important;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Toolbar group dividers
+  .ol-cm-toolbar-button-group {
+    gap: 2px;
+  }
+}
+
 // ── Compile button — teal gradient ────────────────────────────────────────
 // .compile-button-group wraps the Recompile button in the toolbar actions
 
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-ds-nav.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-ds-nav.scss
index e9eb4f4368..6f3b9a4315 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-ds-nav.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-ds-nav.scss
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ body {
     }
 
     @include media-breakpoint-up(lg) {
-      .nav-item-account,
       .nav-item-help {
         display: none;
       }
@@ -250,11 +249,10 @@ body {
       .ds-nav-verso-logo {
         margin-left: calc(-1 * var(--spacing-05));
         margin-right: calc(-1 * var(--spacing-08));
-        transition: transform 0.2s ease, filter 0.2s ease;
+        transition: filter 0.2s ease;
 
         &:hover {
-          transform: scale(1.04);
-          filter: brightness(1.1);
+          filter: brightness(1.15);
         }
 
         img {
diff --git a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
index 833eea15cc..9caed04f3f 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
+++ b/services/web/frontend/stylesheets/pages/project-list-lumiere.scss
@@ -200,14 +200,13 @@ $lum-noise: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' wi
   }
 
   .ds-nav-verso-logo {
-    border-top: 1px solid $lum-border;
+    // No border-top here — .ds-nav-sidebar-lower already has one
     padding-top: 0.6rem;
     margin-top: 0.25rem;
-    transition: transform 0.2s ease, filter 0.2s ease;
+    transition: filter 0.2s ease;
 
     &:hover {
-      transform: scale(1.04);
-      filter: brightness(1.08) drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba($lum-teal, 0.25));
+      filter: brightness(1.1) drop-shadow(0 1px 4px rgba($lum-teal, 0.2));
     }
   }
 
@@ -234,27 +233,22 @@ $lum-noise: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' wi
   // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
   .project-ds-nav-content {
+    // Grainy gradient: noise tile on top, two strong radial orbs below.
+    // Using scroll (not fixed) so the gradient renders correctly inside the
+    // overflow:auto scroll container.
     background-image:
       #{$lum-noise},
-      radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 95% -5%,  rgba($lum-teal, 0.45) 0%, transparent 55%),
-      radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at -5% 105%, rgba($lum-blue, 0.32) 0%, transparent 55%),
-      radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50%  50%, rgba($lum-teal, 0.06) 0%, transparent 70%);
+      radial-gradient(circle 700px at 110% -80px,  rgba($lum-teal, 0.60) 0%, transparent 100%),
+      radial-gradient(circle 600px at -120px 110%, rgba($lum-blue, 0.45) 0%, transparent 100%);
     background-size:
       200px 200px,
       cover,
-      cover,
       cover;
     background-repeat:
       repeat,
       no-repeat,
-      no-repeat,
       no-repeat;
-    background-attachment:
-      scroll,
-      fixed,
-      fixed,
-      fixed;
-    background-color: #f0f7f5;
+    background-color: #e8f5f2;
   }
 
   // ── Page header ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────