diff --git a/app/views/main/components/_recently_edited_pages.html.erb b/app/views/main/components/_recently_edited_pages.html.erb
index 7c0b019c..02d41836 100644
--- a/app/views/main/components/_recently_edited_pages.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/main/components/_recently_edited_pages.html.erb
@@ -1,34 +1,169 @@
-<ul role="list" class="space-y-2 flex">
+<div class="space-y-4">
   <% @recently_edited_pages.first(9).each do |page| %>
     <%# Timelines and Documents use edit_polymorphic_path, while ContentPages uses edit_path -- gross %>
-    <%= link_to page.try(:view_path) || edit_polymorphic_path(page), class: 'w-full' do %>
-      <li class="flex items-center bg-white rounded-md shadow hover:shadow-md h-32 divide-x-2">
-        <div class="h-32">
-          <%= image_tag page.random_image_including_private, class: 'w-full h-full bg-notebook-blue rounded-l-md flex-shrink-0' %>
-        </div>
-        <div class="flex-1 h-full flex flex-col divide-y">
-          <div class="flex flex-col flex-1 items-start mb-2 p-3">
-            <h3 class="text-gray-900 text-sm font-medium line-clamp-1 <%= page.text_color %>">
-              <%= page.name %>
-            </h3>
-            <p class="line-clamp-2 text-sm">
-              <%= strip_tags page.description %>
-            </p>
+    <%= link_to page.try(:view_path) || edit_polymorphic_path(page), class: 'block w-full group' do %>
+      <div class="fancy-card relative overflow-hidden rounded-xl shadow-lg hover:shadow-xl border border-gray-200/50 transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-1">
+        <!-- Image container with fixed height -->
+        <div class="relative h-32 overflow-hidden rounded-t-xl">
+          <%= image_tag page.random_image_including_private, class: 'absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-110' %>
+          
+          <!-- Gradient overlay for title readability -->
+          <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/70 via-transparent to-transparent"></div>
+          
+          <!-- Content type badge -->
+          <div class="absolute top-3 right-3 z-20">
+            <div class="inline-flex items-center px-3 py-1 rounded-full text-xs font-medium <%= page.color %> backdrop-blur-sm text-white">
+              <i class="material-icons text-sm mr-1"><%= page.icon %></i>
+              <%= page.page_type %>
+            </div>
           </div>
 
-          <ul class="text-gray-500 text-xs truncate flex flex-row space-x-2 divide-x">
-            <li class="p-2 pr-0 flex-1 text-right">
-              <% if page.cached_word_count.present? %>
-                <%= number_with_delimiter page.cached_word_count %>
-                <%= 'word'.pluralize(page.cached_word_count) %>
-              <% end %>
-            </li>
-            <li class="p-2">
-              edited <%= time_ago_in_words page.updated_at %> ago
-            </li>
-          </ul>
+          <!-- Title overlay at bottom of image -->
+          <div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-4 z-10">
+            <h3 class="text-lg font-bold text-white line-clamp-2 group-hover:text-blue-300 transition-colors duration-200">
+              <%= page.name %>
+            </h3>
+          </div>
         </div>
-      </li>
+
+        <!-- Footer below image -->
+        <div class="bg-white rounded-b-xl">
+          <!-- Stats and metadata -->
+          <div class="flex items-center justify-between border-t border-gray-200 px-4 py-3">
+            <div class="flex items-center space-x-3 text-xs text-gray-500">
+              <% if page.cached_word_count.present? %>
+                <div class="flex items-center space-x-1">
+                  <i class="material-icons text-sm text-blue-500">description</i>
+                  <span class="font-medium text-gray-700">
+                    <%= number_with_delimiter page.cached_word_count %>
+                    <%= 'word'.pluralize(page.cached_word_count) %>
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              <% end %>
+            </div>
+            <div class="flex items-center space-x-1 text-xs text-gray-500">
+              <i class="material-icons text-sm text-green-500">schedule</i>
+              <span>edited <%= time_ago_in_words page.updated_at %> ago</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
-</ul>
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+</div>
+
+<style>
+.fancy-card {
+  position: relative;
+  transform-style: preserve-3d;
+}
+
+.fancy-card:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.02);
+  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), 0 0 0 1px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2);
+  border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.3);
+}
+
+.fancy-card:active {
+  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(0.98);
+  transition-duration: 0.1s;
+}
+
+/* Enhanced text effects */
+.fancy-card h3 {
+  text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+.fancy-card:hover h3 {
+  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+}
+
+/* Shimmer effect on hover */
+.fancy-card::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: -100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), transparent);
+  transition: left 0.5s ease;
+  border-radius: 0.75rem;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 5;
+}
+
+.fancy-card:hover::after {
+  left: 100%;
+}
+
+/* Ripple effect for cards */
+.card-ripple {
+  position: absolute;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4);
+  transform: scale(0);
+  animation: cardRippleEffect 0.6s linear;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 15;
+}
+
+@keyframes cardRippleEffect {
+  to {
+    transform: scale(4);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Line clamp utilities */
+.line-clamp-1 {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.line-clamp-2 {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+</style>
+
+<script>
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+  const fancyCards = document.querySelectorAll('.fancy-card');
+  
+  fancyCards.forEach(card => {
+    card.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+      // Create ripple effect
+      const ripple = document.createElement('span');
+      const rect = this.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const size = Math.max(rect.width, rect.height);
+      const x = e.clientX - rect.left - size / 2;
+      const y = e.clientY - rect.top - size / 2;
+      
+      ripple.style.width = ripple.style.height = size + 'px';
+      ripple.style.left = x + 'px';
+      ripple.style.top = y + 'px';
+      ripple.classList.add('card-ripple');
+      
+      this.appendChild(ripple);
+      
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        ripple.remove();
+      }, 600);
+    });
+    
+    // Add subtle floating animation
+    card.addEventListener('mouseenter', function() {
+      this.style.transform = 'translateY(-6px) scale(1.03)';
+    });
+    
+    card.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() {
+      this.style.transform = '';
+    });
+  });
+});
+</script>
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