diff --git a/fusion_clock/static/src/js/fusion_clock_nfc_kiosk.js b/fusion_clock/static/src/js/fusion_clock_nfc_kiosk.js
index 46ce7965..b9e45934 100644
--- a/fusion_clock/static/src/js/fusion_clock_nfc_kiosk.js
+++ b/fusion_clock/static/src/js/fusion_clock_nfc_kiosk.js
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@
         stateContainer.innerHTML = `
             <div class="nfc-kiosk__idle">
                 <svg class="nfc-kiosk__icon-svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-3" cx="100" cy="100" r="92"
+                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-3" cx="100" cy="100" r="98"
                             stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4" fill="none"/>
-                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-2" cx="100" cy="100" r="70"
+                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-2" cx="100" cy="100" r="78"
                             stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4" fill="none"/>
-                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-1" cx="100" cy="100" r="48"
+                    <circle class="nfc-wave nfc-wave-1" cx="100" cy="100" r="58"
                             stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4" fill="none"/>
-                    <rect class="nfc-chip" x="80" y="80" width="40" height="40"
-                          rx="8" fill="currentColor"/>
+                    <rect class="nfc-chip" x="68" y="68" width="64" height="64"
+                          rx="11" fill="currentColor"/>
                 </svg>
                 <div class="nfc-kiosk__prompt">Tap your card to clock in or out</div>
             </div>
diff --git a/fusion_clock/static/src/scss/nfc_kiosk.scss b/fusion_clock/static/src/scss/nfc_kiosk.scss
index 183313b3..9bd5928e 100644
--- a/fusion_clock/static/src/scss/nfc_kiosk.scss
+++ b/fusion_clock/static/src/scss/nfc_kiosk.scss
@@ -99,35 +99,43 @@ html:has(#nfc_kiosk_root) {
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Header chrome — logo, time, date, location, settings
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Logo on a near-white glass pill so dark logos read against the dark page.
+// Positioned top-left so it doesn't collide with the time in the top-right.
 .nfc-kiosk__logo {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 1.5rem;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    max-height: 64px;
-    max-width: 240px;
+    top: 1.25rem;
+    left: 1.5rem;
+    max-height: 56px;
+    max-width: 220px;
     object-fit: contain;
-    filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.4));
-    opacity: 0.95;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
+    border-radius: 0.85rem;
+    box-shadow:
+        0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
+        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
+    box-sizing: content-box;
     animation: nfc-logo-in 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
 }
 
 @keyframes nfc-logo-in {
-    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-12px) scale(0.94); }
-    to   { opacity: 0.95; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0) scale(1); }
+    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-12px) scale(0.94); }
+    to   { opacity: 1;  transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
 }
 
 .nfc-kiosk__company {
     position: absolute;
-    top: 5.5rem;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    font-size: 0.95rem;
+    top: 5.75rem;
+    left: 1.5rem;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: var(--nfc-text-muted);
     letter-spacing: 0.05em;
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
+// When a logo is present, the company-name text is redundant — hide it.
+.nfc-kiosk__logo ~ .nfc-kiosk__company { display: none; }
+
 .nfc-kiosk__time {
     position: absolute;
     top: 1.75rem;
@@ -227,8 +235,9 @@ html:has(#nfc_kiosk_root) {
 }
 
 .nfc-kiosk__icon-svg {
-    width: 13rem;
-    height: 13rem;
+    width: 14rem;
+    height: 14rem;
+    overflow: visible;                  // let waves expand past viewBox without clipping
     color: hsl(var(--nfc-h), 80%, 65%);
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 30px hsla(var(--nfc-h), 80%, 55%, 0.6));
 
@@ -239,6 +248,7 @@ html:has(#nfc_kiosk_root) {
 
     .nfc-wave {
         transform-origin: center;
+        transform-box: fill-box;        // scale around the wave's own center, not viewBox origin
         opacity: 0;
         animation: nfc-wave-emit 2.5s ease-out infinite;
     }
@@ -249,13 +259,14 @@ html:has(#nfc_kiosk_root) {
 
 @keyframes nfc-chip-pulse {
     0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
-    50%      { transform: scale(1.06); }
+    50%      { transform: scale(1.05); }
 }
 
 @keyframes nfc-wave-emit {
-    0%   { transform: scale(0.5); opacity: 0; }
-    20%  { opacity: 0.8; }
-    100% { transform: scale(1.4); opacity: 0; }
+    0%   { transform: scale(0.6); opacity: 0; }
+    25%  { opacity: 0.85; }
+    80%  { opacity: 0.25; }
+    100% { transform: scale(1.35); opacity: 0; }
 }
 
 .nfc-kiosk__prompt {