Enhance theme selection UI with mood descriptors and improved styling

web/frontend/app/features/home/components/ThemeTryOut.tsx

@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@ const ThemeTryOut = () => (
                 </p>
             </div>
 
-            <div className="rounded-box bg-base-100 p-3 text-base-content">
-                <ThemeSegmentedControl
-                    labels="short"
-                    className="join join-vertical w-full sm:join-horizontal"
-                />
+            <div className="rounded-box border border-neutral-content/15 bg-base-100 p-4 text-base-content shadow-xl sm:p-5">
+                <div className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+                    <div>
+                        <p className="m-0 text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] opacity-60">
+                            Set the mood
+                        </p>
+                        <p className="m-0 mt-1 text-sm opacity-75">Your theme follows your pour.</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <span className="badge badge-outline shrink-0">4 pours</span>
+                </div>
+                <ThemeSegmentedControl labels="short" />
             </div>
         </div>
     </section>

web/frontend/app/features/theme/components/ThemeSegmentedControl.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface ThemeSegmentedControlProps {
 
 const ThemeSegmentedControl = ({
     labels = 'full',
-    className = 'join join-vertical sm:join-horizontal',
+    className = 'grid grid-cols-2 gap-2',
     onChange,
 }: ThemeSegmentedControlProps) => {
     const rootTheme = useRouteLoaderData<typeof rootLoader>('root')?.theme ?? defaultThemeName;
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ const ThemeSegmentedControl = ({
                 return (
                     <label
                         key={theme.value}
-                        className={`btn join-item ${checked ? 'btn-primary' : 'btn-outline'}`}
+                        className={`group flex min-h-20 cursor-pointer items-center gap-3 rounded-box border p-3 text-left transition-all duration-200 ${
+                            checked
+                                ? 'border-primary bg-primary text-primary-content shadow-md'
+                                : 'border-base-content/15 bg-base-200/45 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-primary/50 hover:bg-base-200'
+                        }`}
                     >
                         <input
                             type="radio"
@@ -47,7 +51,34 @@ const ThemeSegmentedControl = ({
                                 onChange?.(theme.value);
                             }}
                         />
-                        {labels === 'short' ? theme.shortLabel : theme.label}
+                        <span
+                            aria-hidden="true"
+                            className={`size-9 shrink-0 rounded-full border-4 shadow-inner transition-transform duration-200 group-hover:scale-105 ${
+                                checked ? 'border-primary-content/70' : 'border-base-100'
+                            }`}
+                            style={{
+                                background:
+                                    theme.value === 'biergarten-lager'
+                                        ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, #f5c451 0%, #a96728 100%)'
+                                        : theme.value === 'biergarten-stout'
+                                          ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, #d69b45 0%, #382116 100%)'
+                                          : theme.value === 'biergarten-cassis'
+                                            ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, #c777b9 0%, #4c214e 100%)'
+                                            : 'linear-gradient(135deg, #f7e6a5 0%, #82a85d 100%)',
+                            }}
+                        />
+                        <span className="min-w-0">
+                            <span className="block truncate text-sm font-bold">
+                                {labels === 'short' ? theme.shortLabel : theme.label}
+                            </span>
+                            <span
+                                className={`mt-0.5 block truncate text-xs ${
+                                    checked ? 'text-primary-content/75' : 'text-base-content/60'
+                                }`}
+                            >
+                                {theme.shortVibe}
+                            </span>
+                        </span>
                     </label>
                 );
             })}

web/frontend/app/features/theme/themes.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export interface ThemeOption {
     label: string;
     /** Used where the segmented control is narrow, such as the landing page. */
     shortLabel: string;
+    /** A compact mood descriptor for theme pickers. */
+    shortVibe: string;
     vibe: string;
 }
 
@@ -17,24 +19,28 @@ export const biergartenThemes: ThemeOption[] = [
         value: 'biergarten-lager',
         label: 'Biergarten Lager',
         shortLabel: 'Lager',
+        shortVibe: 'Muted parchment',
         vibe: 'Muted parchment, mellow amber, daytime beer garden',
     },
     {
         value: 'biergarten-stout',
         label: 'Biergarten Stout',
         shortLabel: 'Stout',
+        shortVibe: 'Charred barrel',
         vibe: 'Charred barrel, deep roast, cozy evening cellar',
     },
     {
         value: 'biergarten-cassis',
         label: 'Biergarten Cassis',
         shortLabel: 'Cassis',
+        shortVibe: 'Blackberry barrel',
         vibe: 'Blackberry barrel, sour berry dark, vivid night market',
     },
     {
         value: 'biergarten-weizen',
         label: 'Biergarten Weizen',
         shortLabel: 'Weizen',
+        shortVibe: 'Bright spring',
         vibe: 'Ultra-light young barley, green undertone, bright spring afternoon',
     },
 ];