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diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
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--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import Hero from "../components/Hero";
+
 export default function Home() {
   return (
-    <main className="flex min-h-screen flex-col items-center justify-center bg-slate-900 text-white p-6">
-      <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto flex justify-between items-center"></div>
+    <main className="min-h-screen bg-slate-950 text-slate-100 selection:bg-blue-500/30 selection:text-blue-200">
+      <Hero />
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Hero.tsx b/src/components/Hero.tsx
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+++ b/src/components/Hero.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+export default function Hero() {
+  return (
+    <section className="relative flex items-start pt-32 pb-12 px-6 md:px-12 max-w-5xl mx-auto overflow-hidden">
+      {/* Blue background glow */}
+      <div className="absolute top-2/4 left-1/6 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 w-72 h-72 bg-blue-500/10 rounded-full blur-3xl pointer-events-none" />
+      <div className="absolute bottom-2/4 right-2/4 translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 w-96 h-96 bg-blue-600/5 rounded-full blur-3xl pointer-events-none" />
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-12 gap-12 items-center z-10 w-full">
+        {/* Left column */}
+        <div className="md:col-span-7 space-y-6 text-left">
+          <span className="text-blue-500 font-mono text-sm tracking-wider uppercase">
+            // Hi, my name is
+          </span>
+
+          <h1 className="text-4xl sm:text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-extrabold tracking-tight text-white leading-none">
+            André Kempf<span className="text-blue-500">.</span>
+          </h1>
+
+          <h2 className="text-3xl sm:text-5xl font-semibold text-slate-400">
+            Full-Stack Developer
+          </h2>
+
+          <p className="text-base sm:text-lg text-slate-200 leading-relaxed max-w-xl">
+            I conceptualize and develop modern web applications. With a sharp
+            eye for detail and a focus on clean code, I bring digital ideas to
+            life.
+            {/* 
+            German:
+            Ich konzipiere und entwickle moderne Web-Anwendungen. Mit einem klaren
+            Auge fürs Detail und einem Fokus auf sauberen Code erwecke ich
+            digitale Ideen zum Leben.
+             */}
+          </p>
+
+          {/* Buttons */}
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-4 pt-4">
+            <Link
+              href="#contactme"
+              className="px-6 py-3 border border-blue-700/30 hover:bg-blue-500 active:bg-blue-700 text-white font-medium rounded-lg shadow-lg shadow-blue-500/40 transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 duration-200"
+            >
+              Contact me
+            </Link>
+            <Link
+              href="https://andre-kempf.com/assets/downloads/Andre_Kempf_Lebenslauf_2025.pdf"
+              className="px-6 py-3 bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 hover:border-slate-700 hover:bg-slate-850 text-slate-200 font-medium rounded-lg transition-all hover:-translate-y-0.5 duration-200"
+            >
+              Download CV
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Right column */}
+        <div className="md:col-span-5 flex justify-center">
+          <div className="relative group w-64 md:w-74 aspect-5/6">
+            <div className="relative w-full h-full rounded-2xl border-5 border-slate-800 bg-slate-900 overflow-hidden flex items-center justify-center group-hover:border-blue-500/50 transition-colors duration-300">
+              <img
+                src="/me.png"
+                alt="André Kempf"
+                className="w-full h-full object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}