feat: improve light theme contrast and visual fidelity

.gitignore

@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ node_modules
 
 # Ignore manual test scripts
 manual_tests/
+
+# Design working files (local only — back up to opentdf/brand-assets)
+design/
+
+# Claude instructions (local only)
+CLAUDE.md

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-# Contributing
+# Contributing to opentdf/docs
 
-The information below is meant for documentation contributors.
+Thank you for contributing to OpenTDF documentation! For general contribution
+guidelines, community feedback channels, and branch/commit conventions, see
+[platform/CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+The information below is specific to documentation contributions.
 
 
 ## Prerequisites

docs/introduction.mdx

@@ -70,5 +70,11 @@ Find all the information you need to get started with OpenTDF.
         "Learn about the OpenTDF CLI tool (otdfctl) and how it can be used to manage the OpenTDF platform.",
       url: "/components/cli",
     },
+    {
+      name: "Contributing",
+      description:
+        "Report bugs, request features, ask questions, or contribute code and docs. All community activity is welcome.",
+      url: "https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md",
+    },
   ]}
 />

docusaurus.config.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const config: Config = {
         "@type": "Organization",
         name: "OpenTDF",
         url: "https://opentdf.io",
-        logo: "https://docs.opentdf.io/img/opentdf-social.png",
+        logo: "https://opentdf.io/img/opentdf-icon.svg",
       }),
     },
   ],
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const config: Config = {
         },
         blog: false,
         theme: {
-          customCss: "./src/css/custom.css",
+          customCss: ["./src/css/custom.css", "./src/css/landing.css"],
         },
       },
     ],
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ const config: Config = {
       logo: {
         alt: "OpenTDF - Protect the Data, Build the Future",
         src: "img/OpenTDF-Logo.png",
+        srcDark: "img/OpenTDF-Logo-White.png",
         width: 32,
         height: 32,
       },
@@ -122,84 +123,79 @@ const config: Config = {
           label: "Docs",
         },
         {
-          href: "https://github.com/opentdf",
-          label: "GitHub",
-          position: "right",
+          to: "/quickstart",
+          position: "left",
+          label: "Quickstart",
         },
         {
-          type: "search",
+          to: "/sdks",
+          position: "left",
+          label: "SDKs",
+        },
+        {
+          to: "/spec",
+          position: "left",
+          label: "Specification",
+        },
+        {
+          href: "https://github.com/orgs/opentdf/discussions",
+          position: "left",
+          label: "Community",
+        },
+        {
+          href: "https://github.com/opentdf",
+          label: "GitHub",
           position: "right",
         },
       ],
     },
     footer: {
       style: "dark",
-      logo: {
-        alt: "OpenTDF Logo",
-        src: "img/opentdf-logo-horizontal.png",
-        href: "https://opentdf.io",
-      },
       links: [
         {
-          title: "Sponsors",
+          title: "Project",
           items: [
-            {
-              label: "Virtru",
-              href: "https://virtru.com",
-            },
+            { label: "About", to: "/introduction" },
+            { label: "Architecture", to: "/architecture" },
+            { label: "Specification", to: "/spec" },
+            { label: "License", href: "https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/LICENSE" },
           ],
         },
         {
-          title: "Support",
+          title: "Developers",
           items: [
-            {
-              label: "Getting Started",
-              to: "/getting-started/configuration",
-            },
-            {
-              label: "Documentation",
-              to: "/introduction",
-            },
-            {
-              label: "GitHub Discussions",
-              href: "https://github.com/orgs/opentdf/discussions",
-            },
+            { label: "Quickstart", to: "/quickstart" },
+            { label: "SDKs", to: "/sdks" },
+            { label: "Platform", href: "https://github.com/opentdf/platform" },
+            { label: "CLI Reference", href: "https://github.com/opentdf/otdfctl" },
           ],
         },
         {
-          title: "More",
+          title: "Community",
           items: [
-            {
-              label: "Showcase",
-              href: "https://github.com/orgs/opentdf/discussions/categories/show-and-tell",
-            },
-            {
-              label: "Roadmap",
-              href: "https://opentdf.io/appendix/matrix",
-            },
+            { label: "GitHub", href: "https://github.com/opentdf" },
+            { label: "Discussions", href: "https://github.com/orgs/opentdf/discussions" },
+            { label: "Contributing", href: "https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md" },
+            { label: "Code of Conduct", href: "https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md" },
           ],
         },
         {
-          title: "Legal",
+          title: "Sponsor",
           items: [
             {
-              label: "Privacy Policy",
-              to: "/privacy-policy",
-            },
-            {
-              label: "Cookie Policy",
-              to: "/cookie-policy",
-            },
-            {
-              label: "Terms of Service",
-              to: "/terms-of-service",
+              html: `<p class="footer__sponsor-text">OpenTDF is sponsored and maintained by <a href="https://www.virtru.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Virtru</a>, building data-centric security solutions since 2012.</p>`,
             },
           ],
         },
       ],
       copyright: `
-          <span>Copyright © ${new Date().getFullYear()} OpenTDF</span>
-          <iconify-icon data-icon="mdi:shield-check" style="color: #00FF00;"></iconify-icon>
+          <div>
+            <span>Copyright © ${new Date().getFullYear()} OpenTDF</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="footer__license-info">
+            Documentation licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY 4.0</a> •
+            Code licensed under <a href="https://github.com/opentdf/platform/blob/main/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BSD 3-Clause</a>
+          </div>
         `,
     },
     prism: {