diff --git a/app/assets/images/blob.svg b/app/assets/images/blob.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04cabc6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/images/blob.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg viewBox="0 0 934 680.42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m287.43 680.42c-38.8 0-76.44-7.6-111.88-22.59-34.23-14.48-64.97-35.2-91.36-61.6-26.4-26.4-47.12-57.14-61.6-91.36-14.99-35.43-22.59-73.08-22.59-111.88s7.6-76.44 22.59-111.88c14.48-34.23 35.2-64.97 61.6-91.36 26.4-26.4 57.14-47.12 91.36-61.6 35.44-14.99 73.08-22.59 111.88-22.59 9.9 0 19.91.51 29.76 1.53 2.38.24 4.76.37 7.12.37 17.44 0 34.35-6.56 47.27-18.53 25.98-24.07 55.59-43.8 88.02-58.66 43.86-20.09 90.74-30.27 139.35-30.27 45.23 0 89.11 8.86 130.42 26.33 39.9 16.87 75.73 41.03 106.5 71.8s54.93 66.6 71.8 106.5c17.47 41.31 26.33 85.19 26.33 130.42 0 53.79-13.05 107.27-37.75 154.65-23.55 45.18-57.75 85.07-98.9 115.37-1.15.84-2.27 1.73-3.36 2.64-48.15 40.24-109.26 62.39-172.09 62.39-2.88 0-5.82-.05-8.73-.14-.74-.02-1.48-.04-2.22-.04-.68 0-1.36 0-2.03.03-3.32.1-6.67.15-9.96.15-41.94 0-84.74-8.18-123.79-23.64-8.25-3.27-16.94-4.89-25.62-4.89-10.88 0-21.73 2.55-31.63 7.61-40.04 20.45-85.16 31.25-130.49 31.25z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
index d189e72b9..86f4747f2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/splats.css
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
   .windshield & {
     animation: float-up-left 400ms normal forwards ease-in-out;
-    color: var(--splat-color);
 
     &:nth-of-type(2n) {
       animation-delay: 50ms;
@@ -55,25 +54,24 @@
 }
 
 .splat__link {
-  color: var(--splat-color);
+  color: var(--color-ink-reversed);
 }
 
 .splat__svg {
   fill: var(--splat-color);
   position: absolute;
-  scale: 120%;
+  scale: 1;
   transform: rotate(var(--splat-rotate));
   z-index: -1;
 }
 
 .splat__bubble {
   aspect-ratio: 1 / 0.96;
-  background-color: var(--color-bg);
-  background-image: radial-gradient(90% 90% at 50% 50%, #FFFFFFFF 0%, #ffffff90 45%, var(--splat-color) 70%);
+  background-color: var(--splat-color);
   background-position: 0;
   background-size: 100%;
   block-size: 95%;
-  border: 1px solid var(--splat-color);
+  border: 4px solid var(--splat-color);
   border-radius: 50%;
   position: absolute;
   transform: rotate(var(--splat-rotate));
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@
   }
 
   &.splat__category {
-    aspect-ratio: unset;
     inset: auto auto 3cqi 3cqi;
 
     + & {
@@ -101,9 +98,9 @@
   }
 
   &.splat__meta {
-    color: var(--splat-color);
-    background-color: transparent;
+    background-color: var(--color-bg);
     block-size: auto;
+    color: var(--splat-color);
     display: flex;
     font-size: 5cqi;
     font-weight: 800;
diff --git a/app/views/splats/_splat.html.erb b/app/views/splats/_splat.html.erb
index 7ff9252c6..a71881729 100644
--- a/app/views/splats/_splat.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/splats/_splat.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-<div class="splat" style="view-transition-name: splat-<%= splat.id -%>; --splat-color: <%= splat.color %>; <%= splat_size(splat) %> <%= splat_rotation(splat) %>">
+<div class="splat" style="view-transition-name: splat-<%= splat.id -%>; --xxsplat-color: <%= splat.color %>; <%= splat_size(splat) %> <%= splat_rotation(splat) %>">
   <svg hidden class="splat__svg" viewBox="0 0 934 914" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="485.2" cy="467.2" r="286.5"/><path d="m197.7 219.1c-.2-7.1 5.8-11.7 12.7-13.2 34-7.1 53.5 29.2 81.4 40 39.5 6.4 25.9-54 30.8-77.7 17.2-65.3 78.4 67.2 108.2 55.7 26.8-17.3 25.9-58.8 38.7-86.1 9.6-41.5 30.4-2.6 48.6 10.1 14.2 11.2 31.9 17.9 45.1 29.9 13 11.2 20 29.1 35.8 36.8 20.2 9.1 44.8 2.3 65.2 11.8 18.3 7.2 33.8 22.6 52.5 30.4 23 8.6 42.4 1.8 37.8 35.1 2.7 36.8 38.3 71.9 40.1 108.6-.2 21.1-30.1 21.7-22.4 36.3 22.1 32.5-7.7 51.1 21 93.3 7 43.2-91.2-7.2-14.3 78.2 13.2 13.7 22.3 28.2 4.5 40.2-18.7 18.4-19.5 18.4-45 13.8-15.5-1.2 1.8 16.5-4.6 22.7-21.1 8-6.7 22-14.6 34.9-6 3.2-14.7-2.6-21.1-4-17.2-6.2-11.5 17.5-15.3 25.7-4 7.3-15.6 1.5-22.2-.2-26.7-10.8-55.1-3.1-82.4-.2-14.2 1.1-26 2.2-30.2 18.3-8 20.8-7.5 87.5-41.5 68.5-15.3-7.2-29.8-51.7-45.3-26.4-2.8 3.9-6.4 9.3-11.2 5.9-20.7-27.6-17-71-54.3-25.6-29.6 29.4-32.5 2.5-48.8-20.5-18.9-17.1-48.4-20.5-61.6-44.6-18.5-27.6-35.8-54.6-60.2-77.9-10.5-10.8-60.9-17.2-34.7-35.6 42.5-23.5-50.6-14-19.6-30.8 33.5-11.7 12.7-23.2-10.3-28.1-6.2-1.9-22-3.3-22.7-8.2 2.9-11.2 13.8-26.5 22.6-35.7 38.3-20.1-7-33.5-23.6-48.2-4-4.4 4.8-2.9 5.5-5.8-7.4-11.8-11.8-10-.4-21.8 3.2-7.8-4.9-17.6-3.8-25.5 8.1-21 57.9-6.5 64.2-36.2-3.5-26.1-16.4-50.3 3.5-75 5.9-8.8 22.4-16.8 19.3-28.7-5.7-14.7-26.4-23.7-27.6-40.2z"/><path d="m573 256.7s29.6-24.9 55-64.4 40.3-158 88.1-127.9c44.4 28-27.7 97.3-60.3 143.3-32.6 45.9-14.3 85.7-14.3 85.7l-68.5-36.6z"/><path d="m606.4 674.7s-11.3 37-11.2 84c0 47 51.9 154.6-4.6 155.3-52.5.6-29.6-96.8-27.1-153.1s-34.5-79.7-34.5-79.7z"/><path d="m325.5 622.7s-34 16.1-71.9 44c-37.8 27.9-104.9 118.2-126.8 89.7-20.3-26.5 66.8-72.5 113.1-104.6s51.2-64.9 51.2-64.9l34.4 35.9z"/><path d="m225.7 388.5s-30.8-35.1-75.8-72.7c-45.1-37.5-169.2-98.3-146.9-126.5 20.8-26.1 104.8 63 157.6 109.3 52.9 46.2 90.4 46.9 90.4 46.9l-25.4 43z"/><path d="m327.7 593.7s-47.6 1.4-103.9 17.7c-56.3 16.2-170.6 104.9-187.6 48.8-15.8-52.2 107.7-62.8 175.9-79.7s85.8-61.9 85.8-61.9l29.9 75.1z"/><path d="m443.5 344.2s0-46.7-8.9-104.6c-9-57.9-62-185.6-26.7-192 32.9-5.9 37 116.5 46.2 186.2 9.2 69.6 36.9 95 36.9 95l-47.5 15.5z"/><path d="m433.2 340.9s-6.8-37-19.5-82.8c-12.8-45.8-56.9-146.5-40.8-151.7 15-4.8 34.8 92 49.3 147s31.6 74.9 31.6 74.9l-20.6 12.5z"/><path d="m496.8 298.1s10.8-45.7 13.6-104.2c2.8-58.6-29.9-194.6 12.9-193.4 39.8 1.1 16.5 121.7 11.2 191.8-5.3 70 21.3 100.6 21.3 100.6l-59.1 5.2z"/><path d="m647.8 525s22.1 41.1 57.6 87.8c35.4 46.7 142.8 133.8 114.7 156.2-26.1 20.8-88-84.9-129.1-141.8-41.2-56.9-77.6-66-77.6-66z"/><path d="m658.4 523s23.5 29.3 56.5 63.5 119.7 101.9 108 114.1c-10.9 11.4-74.3-64.4-113.3-105.9s-63.4-50.9-63.4-50.9z"/><path d="m622.8 591s12.2 45.3 37.6 98.2 118.8 157 80.6 176.3c-35.6 17.9-72.4-99.3-101.1-163.4-28.6-64.1-66.6-78.4-66.6-78.4l49.5-32.6z"/><path d="m613.7 441.6s43.3 17.5 100.4 30.7c57.1 13.3 195.4 11.6 188.1 46.8-6.8 32.7-121.9-9.1-189.9-26.6s-101.9-1.2-101.9-1.2l3.3-49.8z"/><path d="m666.2 496.5s38.4 27.1 91.7 51.5 191.7 44.8 174.6 84.1c-15.9 36.5-119.1-30.1-182.2-61.1-63-31-101.3-17.7-101.3-17.7l17.2-56.7z"/><path d="m57.2 500.1c-7.1-1.3-14.4-2-21.5-.7-13.9 2.4-27.3 11.4-31.7 25.2-5 15.2 2.5 30.2 12.9 41.7 7.5 8.5 16.3 16.5 27.6 16.6 19.9-.7 36.3-19.9 37.6-39 1.6-18.3-8.2-36.2-27.2-40.2-3.5-.8-7.2-1.2-10.8-1.5"/><path d="m796.1 362.9c5.4 21.4 22.7 41 44.2 46.3 16.7 4.5 33.7-3 43.2-17.2 24.3-38.2-3-125.5-53.2-116.5-8 1.5-15.8 5.8-21.4 11.6-18.2 19.3-19.3 51.3-12.8 75.6z"/><path d="m255.1 782.9c5.4 21.4 22.7 41 44.2 46.3 16.7 4.5 33.7-3 43.2-17.2 24.3-38.2-3-125.5-53.2-116.5-8 1.5-15.8 5.8-21.4 11.6-18.2 19.3-19.3 51.3-12.8 75.6z"/><path d="m771 224.4c-3.4-.5-6.8-1-10.2-1.1-23.8-1.1-36.1 23.5-16.7 36.4 9.4 6.3 22.2 2.4 26.7-7.7 5.2-11.6-.7-20.3-10.6-26.9"/><path d="m402 812.4c-3.4-.5-6.8-1-10.2-1.1-23.8-1.1-36.1 23.5-16.7 36.4 9.4 6.3 22.2 2.4 26.7-7.7 5.2-11.6-.7-20.3-10.6-26.9"/></svg>
-  <span class="splat__bubble"></span>
+  <svg class="splat__svg" viewBox="0 0 900 900" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m309.48 857.08c-306.62-59.34-370.72-364.75-256.66-634.53 365.34-715.14 1552.31 658.37 256.66 634.53z"/></svg>
+  <span hidden class="splat__bubble"></span>
   <%= link_to splat, class: "splat__link" do %>
     <h1 class="splat__title"><%= splat.title %></h1>
   <% end %>