diff --git a/components/layout/dock-app-icon.tsx b/components/layout/dock-app-icon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568558d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/layout/dock-app-icon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useId } from "react";
+
+export type DockSymbol = "home" | "about" | "portfolio" | "products" | "contact";
+
+/**
+ * macOS Big Sur–style squircle app icon, drawn entirely in SVG so it stays
+ * crisp at every magnification step. Inactive icons use a neutral graphite
+ * gradient; the active icon lights up in the brand coral.
+ */
+export function DockAppIcon({
+  symbol,
+  active = false,
+  disabled = false,
+}: {
+  symbol: DockSymbol;
+  active?: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const uid = useId().replace(/[:]/g, "");
+  const bg = `bg-${uid}`;
+  const gloss = `gloss-${uid}`;
+
+  return (
+    <svg
+      viewBox="0 0 100 100"
+      className="h-full w-full"
+      role="presentation"
+      style={disabled ? { opacity: 0.55 } : undefined}
+    >
+      <defs>
+        <linearGradient id={bg} x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+          {active ? (
+            <>
+              <stop offset="0" stopColor="#ff8a5f" />
+              <stop offset="1" stopColor="#e5431f" />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              <stop offset="0" stopColor="#454b57" />
+              <stop offset="1" stopColor="#1c2027" />
+            </>
+          )}
+        </linearGradient>
+        <linearGradient id={gloss} x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+          <stop offset="0" stopColor="#ffffff" stopOpacity="0.28" />
+          <stop offset="0.5" stopColor="#ffffff" stopOpacity="0" />
+        </linearGradient>
+      </defs>
+
+      {/* tile */}
+      <rect x="4" y="4" width="92" height="92" rx="26" fill={`url(#${bg})`} />
+      <rect x="4" y="4" width="92" height="92" rx="26" fill={`url(#${gloss})`} />
+      <rect
+        x="4.75"
+        y="4.75"
+        width="90.5"
+        height="90.5"
+        rx="25.25"
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="#ffffff"
+        strokeOpacity="0.14"
+        strokeWidth="1.5"
+      />
+
+      {/* symbol */}
+      <g
+        fill="none"
+        stroke="#ffffff"
+        strokeWidth="6"
+        strokeLinecap="round"
+        strokeLinejoin="round"
+      >
+        {symbol === "home" && (
+          <>
+            <path d="M29 49 L50 30 L71 49" />
+            <path d="M34 46 V70 H66 V46" />
+          </>
+        )}
+        {symbol === "about" && (
+          <>
+            <circle cx="50" cy="41" r="11" />
+            <path d="M30 72 C30 57, 70 57, 70 72" />
+          </>
+        )}
+        {symbol === "contact" && (
+          <>
+            <rect x="27" y="35" width="46" height="30" rx="6" />
+            <path d="M30 40 L50 54 L70 40" />
+          </>
+        )}
+      </g>
+
+      {/* filled symbols */}
+      {symbol === "portfolio" && (
+        <g fill="#ffffff">
+          <rect x="32" y="32" width="15" height="15" rx="4" />
+          <rect x="53" y="32" width="15" height="15" rx="4" />
+          <rect x="32" y="53" width="15" height="15" rx="4" />
+          <rect x="53" y="53" width="15" height="15" rx="4" />
+        </g>
+      )}
+      {symbol === "products" && (
+        <g
+          fill="none"
+          stroke="#ffffff"
+          strokeWidth="6"
+          strokeLinecap="round"
+          strokeLinejoin="round"
+        >
+          <path d="M50 28 L71 40 L71 60 L50 72 L29 60 L29 40 Z" />
+          <path d="M29 40 L50 52 L71 40" />
+          <path d="M50 52 L50 72" />
+        </g>
+      )}
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/layout/site-dock.tsx b/components/layout/site-dock.tsx
index b9f3fc6..5b0be07 100644
--- a/components/layout/site-dock.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/site-dock.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { FolderKanban, Home, Mail, Package, ShieldCheck, User } from "lucide-react";
+import { ShieldCheck } from "lucide-react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
 import { useLocale, useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useEffect, useState, type ComponentType } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
+import { DockAppIcon, type DockSymbol } from "@/components/layout/dock-app-icon";
 import { LocaleToggle } from "@/components/layout/locale-toggle";
 import { SoundToggle } from "@/components/sound-toggle";
 import { ThemeToggle } from "@/components/theme-toggle";
@@ -30,18 +31,17 @@ type SiteDockProps = {
 };
 
 type NavItem = {
-  key: "home" | "about" | "portfolio" | "products" | "contact";
+  key: DockSymbol;
   path: string;
-  Icon: ComponentType<{ className?: string }>;
   disabled?: boolean;
 };
 
 const navItems: NavItem[] = [
-  { key: "home", path: "", Icon: Home },
-  { key: "about", path: "/about", Icon: User },
-  { key: "portfolio", path: "/portfolio", Icon: FolderKanban },
-  { key: "products", path: "/products", Icon: Package, disabled: true },
-  { key: "contact", path: "/contact", Icon: Mail },
+  { key: "home", path: "" },
+  { key: "about", path: "/about" },
+  { key: "portfolio", path: "/portfolio" },
+  { key: "products", path: "/products", disabled: true },
+  { key: "contact", path: "/contact" },
 ];
 
 function isNavItemActive(currentPath: string, itemPath: string) {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function SiteDock({
           className="pointer-events-auto h-[68px] gap-2.5 border-border/60 bg-background/70 shadow-panel"
         >
           {/* Logo — first icon in the dock */}
-          <DockIcon className="group relative overflow-visible rounded-[28%] border border-border/60 bg-white shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.5)]">
+          <DockIcon className="group relative overflow-visible rounded-[26%] bg-white shadow-[0_6px_14px_-6px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] ring-1 ring-black/10">
             <Link
               href={homeHref}
               aria-label="mohfarawati — Home"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export function SiteDock({
                 sizes="96px"
                 priority
                 className={cn(
-                  "h-full w-full rounded-full object-contain transition-opacity duration-300",
+                  "h-full w-full rounded-[inherit] object-contain transition-opacity duration-300",
                   mounted ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0",
                 )}
               />
@@ -216,38 +216,29 @@ export function SiteDock({
 
           <div className="mx-0.5 h-9 w-px self-center bg-border/70" aria-hidden />
 
-          {navItems.map(({ key, path, Icon, disabled }) => {
+          {navItems.map(({ key, path, disabled }) => {
             const itemPath = path || "/";
             const isActive = isNavItemActive(currentPath, itemPath);
             const label = t(key);
 
-            const inner = (
-              <span className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center rounded-[inherit]">
-                <Icon className="h-[72%] w-[72%]" strokeWidth={1.9} />
-              </span>
-            );
+            const icon = <DockAppIcon symbol={key} active={isActive} disabled={disabled} />;
 
             return (
               <DockIcon
                 key={key}
                 className={cn(
-                  "group relative overflow-visible rounded-[28%] border transition-all duration-200",
-                  "shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.12)]",
+                  "group relative overflow-visible rounded-[26%] transition-shadow duration-200",
                   isActive
-                    ? "border-primary/50 bg-primary/15 text-primary shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.15),0_0_0_1px_hsl(var(--primary)/0.35),0_10px_24px_-8px_hsl(var(--primary)/0.6)]"
-                    : disabled
-                      ? "border-border/50 bg-foreground/[0.03] text-foreground/35"
-                      : "border-border/60 bg-foreground/[0.05] text-foreground/75 hover:border-border hover:bg-foreground/[0.09] hover:text-foreground",
+                    ? "shadow-[0_12px_26px_-8px_hsl(var(--primary)/0.65)]"
+                    : "shadow-[0_6px_14px_-6px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] hover:shadow-[0_10px_22px_-8px_rgba(0,0,0,0.6)]",
                 )}
               >
-                {/* top gloss */}
-                <span
-                  aria-hidden
-                  className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 rounded-[inherit] bg-gradient-to-b from-white/10 to-transparent"
-                />
                 {disabled ? (
-                  <span aria-disabled="true" className="flex h-full w-full cursor-not-allowed items-center justify-center">
-                    {inner}
+                  <span
+                    aria-disabled="true"
+                    className="flex h-full w-full cursor-not-allowed items-center justify-center rounded-[inherit]"
+                  >
+                    {icon}
                   </span>
                 ) : (
                   <Link
@@ -256,7 +247,7 @@ export function SiteDock({
                     aria-current={isActive ? "page" : undefined}
                     className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center rounded-[inherit]"
                   >
-                    {inner}
+                    {icon}
                   </Link>
                 )}
 
diff --git a/components/ui/dock.tsx b/components/ui/dock.tsx
index 4457be2..0b5d53d 100644
--- a/components/ui/dock.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/dock.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const DockIcon = ({
   ...props
 }: DockIconProps) => {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const padding = Math.max(4, size * 0.12);
+  const padding = Math.max(2, size * 0.05);
   const defaultMouseX = useMotionValue(Infinity);
 
   const distanceCalc = useTransform(mouseX ?? defaultMouseX, (val: number) => {