From 5e33395a9b16572dd73fad27c1bdc3c6a7b8156e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MOH <info@mohfarawati.de>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 08:03:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Refine localized header branding

---
 components/layout/site-header.tsx | 136 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/components/layout/site-header.tsx b/components/layout/site-header.tsx
index 2077456..96f7354 100644
--- a/components/layout/site-header.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/site-header.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
+import { AnimatePresence, motion, useReducedMotion } from "framer-motion";
 import { LayoutDashboard, Menu, X } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import { Container } from "@/components/layout/container";
 import { LocaleToggle } from "@/components/layout/locale-toggle";
@@ -127,10 +127,15 @@ export function SiteHeader({
   darkLogoUrl,
 }: SiteHeaderProps) {
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [isScrolled, setIsScrolled] = useState(false);
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const locale = useLocale();
   const t = useTranslations("navigation");
+  const reducedMotion = useReducedMotion();
   const isArabic = locale === "ar";
+  const brandSubtitle = isArabic
+    ? "مــــــطـــــــــــــور ويــــــــــب | فــــــــــــريــــــلانــــــســــــر"
+    : "Webdesigner Bremen | Freelancer";
   const desktopControlRailClassName =
     "inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-pill border border-border/70 bg-background/80 p-1 shadow-panel backdrop-blur-chrome";
   const desktopControlButtonClassName =
@@ -138,19 +143,40 @@ export function SiteHeader({
   const mobileControlButtonClassName =
     "h-10 w-10 rounded-pill border border-border/70 bg-background text-foreground/80 shadow-xs hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground";
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleScroll = () => {
+      setIsScrolled(window.scrollY > 24);
+    };
+
+    handleScroll();
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScroll, { passive: true });
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScroll);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <header className="fixed inset-x-0 top-3 z-40 bg-transparent">
       <Container className="max-w-[88rem]">
         <div className="relative grid min-h-[4.5rem] grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] items-center gap-3 lg:min-h-[5rem]">
-          <div className="col-start-1 flex items-center justify-self-start">
+          <motion.div
+            initial={false}
+            animate={isScrolled ? { opacity: 0, x: -28 } : { opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
+            transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.3, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
+            className={cn(
+              "col-start-1 flex items-center justify-self-start",
+              isScrolled ? "lg:pointer-events-none lg:invisible" : "",
+            )}
+          >
             <Link
               href={getLocalizedPath(locale)}
               className="inline-flex items-center gap-2.5 rounded-pill px-1 py-1 sm:gap-3 lg:py-2"
             >
               <motion.span
-                initial={{ opacity: 0, x: -18, scale: 0.82, rotate: -14, filter: "blur(10px)" }}
+                initial={reducedMotion ? false : isArabic ? { opacity: 0, x: 18, scale: 0.82, rotate: 14, filter: "blur(10px)" } : { opacity: 0, x: -18, scale: 0.82, rotate: -14, filter: "blur(10px)" }}
                 animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0, scale: 1, rotate: 0, filter: "blur(0px)" }}
-                transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 240, damping: 20, mass: 0.9 }}
+                transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.32, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
                 className="relative inline-flex items-center justify-center [transform-style:preserve-3d]"
               >
                 <SiteLogo
@@ -162,45 +188,68 @@ export function SiteHeader({
                 />
               </motion.span>
               <motion.span
-                initial="hidden"
+                initial={isArabic ? false : "hidden"}
                 animate="visible"
-                variants={brandShellVariants}
+                variants={reducedMotion || isArabic ? undefined : brandShellVariants}
                 className="flex flex-col justify-center"
               >
-                <span className="flex flex-wrap items-center text-[1.28rem] font-black leading-[1.2]">
-                  {brandTitleCharacters.map(({ character, tone }, index) => (
-                    <motion.span
-                      key={`${character}-${index}`}
-                      variants={brandCharacterVariants}
-                      className={cn(
-                        character === " " ? "mr-[0.11em] w-[0.11em]" : "mr-[0.005em] inline-block",
-                        tone === "base" ? "text-[hsl(var(--hero-ink))] dark:text-foreground" : "",
-                        tone === "accent" ? "text-primary" : "",
-                      )}
-                    >
-                      {character === " " ? "\u00A0" : character}
-                    </motion.span>
-                  ))}
-                </span>
+                {isArabic ? (
+                  <motion.span
+                    initial={reducedMotion ? false : { opacity: 0, x: 16, filter: "blur(8px)" }}
+                    animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0, filter: "blur(0px)" }}
+                    transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.42, delay: 0.12, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
+                    className="flex flex-col text-[1.28rem] font-black leading-[1.2]"
+                    dir="rtl"
+                  >
+                    <span className="text-[hsl(var(--hero-ink))] dark:text-foreground">مــــحـــمــد</span>
+                    <span className="text-primary">فــــرواتـــي</span>
+                  </motion.span>
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="flex flex-wrap items-center text-[1.28rem] font-black leading-[1.2]">
+                    {brandTitleCharacters.map(({ character, tone }, index) => (
+                      <motion.span
+                        key={`${character}-${index}`}
+                        variants={reducedMotion ? undefined : brandCharacterVariants}
+                        className={cn(
+                          character === " " ? "mr-[0.11em] w-[0.11em]" : "mr-[0.005em] inline-block",
+                          tone === "base" ? "text-[hsl(var(--hero-ink))] dark:text-foreground" : "",
+                          tone === "accent" ? "text-primary" : "",
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        {character === " " ? "\u00A0" : character}
+                      </motion.span>
+                    ))}
+                  </span>
+                )}
                 <motion.span
-                  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20, clipPath: "inset(0 0 100% 0)", filter: "blur(10px)" }}
-                  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0, clipPath: "inset(0 0 0% 0)", filter: "blur(0px)" }}
-                  transition={{ duration: 0.7, delay: 0.34, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
-                  className="-mt-0.5 text-[0.65rem] font-light leading-[1.2] tracking-[0.008em] text-foreground/78"
+                  initial={
+                    reducedMotion
+                      ? false
+                      : isArabic
+                        ? { opacity: 0, x: -16, clipPath: "inset(0 0 0 100%)", filter: "blur(10px)" }
+                        : { opacity: 0, x: 16, clipPath: "inset(0 100% 0 0)", filter: "blur(10px)" }
+                  }
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0, y: 0, clipPath: "inset(0 0 0% 0)", filter: "blur(0px)" }}
+                  transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.7, delay: 0.34, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
+                  className={cn(
+                    "-mt-0.5 text-[0.65rem] font-light leading-[1.2] tracking-[0.008em] text-foreground/78",
+                    isArabic ? "text-right" : "",
+                  )}
+                  dir={isArabic ? "rtl" : undefined}
                 >
-                  Webdesigner Bremen | Freelancer
+                  {brandSubtitle}
                 </motion.span>
               </motion.span>
             </Link>
-          </div>
+          </motion.div>
 
-          <div className="pointer-events-none absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 hidden -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 lg:flex">
+          <div className="col-start-2 hidden justify-center lg:flex">
             <motion.nav
-              initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -8 }}
-              animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.28, ease: "easeOut" }}
+              initial={false}
+              animate={isScrolled ? { y: -1, scale: 0.985 } : { y: 0, scale: 1 }}
+              transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.3, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
               className={cn(
-                "pointer-events-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-pill border border-border/70 bg-background/80 p-1.5 shadow-panel backdrop-blur-chrome",
+                "inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-pill border border-border/70 bg-background/80 p-1.5 shadow-panel backdrop-blur-chrome",
                 isArabic ? "w-auto max-w-none" : "min-w-[27rem] max-w-[42rem]",
               )}
             >
@@ -208,13 +257,16 @@ export function SiteHeader({
             </motion.nav>
           </div>
 
-          <div className="hidden items-center justify-end lg:flex">
-            <motion.div
-              initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -8 }}
-              animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.28, ease: "easeOut", delay: 0.03 }}
-              className={desktopControlRailClassName}
-            >
+          <motion.div
+            initial={false}
+            animate={isScrolled ? { opacity: 0, x: 28 } : { opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
+            transition={reducedMotion ? { duration: 0 } : { duration: 0.3, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1] }}
+            className={cn(
+              "col-start-3 hidden items-center justify-end lg:flex",
+              isScrolled ? "pointer-events-none invisible" : "",
+            )}
+          >
+            <div className={desktopControlRailClassName}>
               <LocaleToggle
                 locale={locale}
                 className={desktopControlButtonClassName}
@@ -237,8 +289,8 @@ export function SiteHeader({
                   </Link>
                 </Button>
               ) : null}
-            </motion.div>
-          </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
 
           <Button
             type="button"