diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 590ef98..56e2767 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -631,38 +631,29 @@ footer nav a.label:hover svg {
   transform-origin: 50% 50%;
 }
 
-/* Rotation — use standalone `rotate` so `scale` can animate independently */
-.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static) .logo-r1 {
-  animation: logo-cw 30s linear infinite, logo-bloom-r1 6s ease-in-out 2s infinite;
+/* Inner two rings spin + breathe; outer ring blooms */
+.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static) .logo-r3 {
+  animation: logo-cw 12s linear infinite, logo-breath-r3 5s ease-in-out 1.2s infinite;
 }
 .logo-bloom:not(.logo-static) .logo-r2 {
-  animation: logo-ccw 20s linear infinite, logo-bloom-r2 6s ease-in-out 1s infinite;
+  animation: logo-ccw 20s linear infinite, logo-breath-r2 5s ease-in-out 0.6s infinite;
 }
-.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static) .logo-r3 {
-  animation: logo-cw 12s linear infinite, logo-bloom-r3 6s ease-in-out 0s infinite;
+.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static) .logo-r1 {
+  animation: logo-cw 40s linear infinite, logo-bloom-r1 5s cubic-bezier(0.45, 0, 0.55, 1) 0s infinite;
 }
 
-/* Speed up rotation on hover */
-.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static):hover .logo-r1 { animation-duration: 3s, 6s; }
-.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static):hover .logo-r2 { animation-duration: 2s, 6s; }
-.logo-bloom:not(.logo-static):hover .logo-r3 { animation-duration: 1.2s, 6s; }
-
-@keyframes logo-cw  { to { rotate: 360deg;  } }
+@keyframes logo-cw  { to { rotate:  360deg; } }
 @keyframes logo-ccw { to { rotate: -360deg; } }
 
-/* Bloom pulse — inner first, ripples outward */
-@keyframes logo-bloom-r3 {
-  0%, 100% { scale: 1;    }
-  40%       { scale: 1.06; }
-  60%       { scale: 1.06; }
+@keyframes logo-breath-r3 {
+  0%, 100% { scale: 1;     }
+  50%       { scale: 0.97; }
 }
-@keyframes logo-bloom-r2 {
-  0%, 100% { scale: 1;    }
-  40%       { scale: 1.05; }
-  60%       { scale: 1.05; }
+@keyframes logo-breath-r2 {
+  0%, 100% { scale: 1;     }
+  50%       { scale: 0.92; }
 }
 @keyframes logo-bloom-r1 {
-  0%, 100% { scale: 1;    }
-  40%       { scale: 1.04; }
-  60%       { scale: 1.04; }
+  0%, 100% { scale: 1;     }
+  50%       { scale: 0.85; }
 }
diff --git a/layouts/partials/nav.html b/layouts/partials/nav.html
index dcb4e7c..7fa7041 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/nav.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/nav.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   >
     <!-- Logotype -->
     <a href="/" class="flex items-center gap-3 hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity" aria-label="{{ .Site.Params.logoText }} Home">
-      {{- partial "logo.html" (dict "id" "nav" "class" "h-10 w-auto flex-shrink-0") -}}
+      {{- partial "logo.html" (dict "id" "nav" "class" "h-12 w-auto flex-shrink-0") -}}
       <span class="logo-glitch font-display text-2xl md:text-3xl leading-none tracking-wide">
         {{- .Site.Params.logoText -}}
       </span>