diff --git a/content/articles/introduction/meta.json b/content/articles/introduction/meta.json
index b156b25..51959b3 100644
--- a/content/articles/introduction/meta.json
+++ b/content/articles/introduction/meta.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "title": "Introduction",
   "id": "introduction",
-  "authors": [],
+  "authors": ["111222333444555666"],
   "date": "2024-01-01",
-  "chapeau": { "fr": "", "en": "" },
+  "chapeau": { "fr": "Découvrez Moddy, le bot Discord tout-en-un.", "en": "Discover Moddy, the all-in-one Discord bot." },
   "banner": null,
   "seo_level": 1,
   "labels": ["about"],
diff --git a/content/articles/quick-start/meta.json b/content/articles/quick-start/meta.json
index 4429058..8523ba2 100644
--- a/content/articles/quick-start/meta.json
+++ b/content/articles/quick-start/meta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "title": "Quick Start",
   "id": "quick-start",
-  "authors": [],
+  "authors": ["777888999000111222"],
   "date": "2024-01-01",
   "chapeau": {
     "fr": "Tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour démarrer avec Moddy.",
diff --git a/content/authors/111222333444555666.json b/content/authors/111222333444555666.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d1865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/authors/111222333444555666.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "id": "111222333444555666",
+  "username": "Claire Dupont",
+  "avatar": null,
+  "avatar_decoration": null,
+  "post": "Designer",
+  "bio": "Designer UI/UX passionnée par les interfaces Discord et la documentation produit.",
+  "banner_color": "#e8a020",
+  "links": []
+}
diff --git a/content/authors/777888999000111222.json b/content/authors/777888999000111222.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7ec9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/authors/777888999000111222.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "id": "777888999000111222",
+  "username": "Marc Leclerc",
+  "avatar": null,
+  "avatar_decoration": null,
+  "post": "Développeur",
+  "bio": "Développeur backend chez Moddy, spécialisé dans les bots Discord et les APIs.",
+  "banner_color": "#2e7d32",
+  "links": []
+}
diff --git a/site/eleventy.config.cjs b/site/eleventy.config.cjs
index 83f341f..68e3417 100644
--- a/site/eleventy.config.cjs
+++ b/site/eleventy.config.cjs
@@ -99,6 +99,29 @@ module.exports = function (eleventyConfig) {
     return md.render(content);
   });
 
+  // Generate a unique CSS gradient from a string ID (article or author)
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter('articleGradient', (id) => {
+    let h = 0;
+    const str = String(id);
+    for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+      h = (((h << 5) - h) + str.charCodeAt(i)) | 0;
+    }
+    h = Math.abs(h);
+    const hue1 = h % 360;
+    const hue2 = (hue1 + 40 + ((h >> 8) % 80)) % 360;
+    const angle = 110 + (h % 80);
+    return `linear-gradient(${angle}deg, hsl(${hue1},65%,52%), hsl(${hue2},75%,40%))`;
+  });
+
+  // Format a date string for a given locale ('fr' or 'en')
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter('formatDate', (date, locale) => {
+    if (!date) return '';
+    const d = new Date(String(date) + 'T00:00:00');
+    return d.toLocaleDateString(locale === 'en' ? 'en-US' : 'fr-FR', {
+      year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric',
+    });
+  });
+
   // Add a TOC plugin (implementation is wip for now)
   eleventyConfig.addPlugin(pluginTOC, {
     tags: ['h2', 'h3', 'h4'],
diff --git a/site/site/articles/article.njk b/site/site/articles/article.njk
index 2dc4f81..33a870c 100644
--- a/site/site/articles/article.njk
+++ b/site/site/articles/article.njk
@@ -26,5 +26,56 @@ hasToc: true
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-{{ renderedContent | mdMarkdown | safe }}
+<article class="article-page">
+
+  {# ── Banner ── #}
+  <div class="article-banner"{% if not article.banner %} style="background: {{ article.id | articleGradient }}"{% endif %}>
+    {% if article.banner %}
+      <img class="article-banner-img" src="{{ article.banner }}" alt="" />
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="article-content-inner">
+
+    {# ── Title ── #}
+    <h1 class="article-title">{{ article.title }}</h1>
+
+    {# ── Date | Résumé rapide ── #}
+    <div class="article-dateline">
+      <span data-lang-content="fr">{{ article.date | formatDate('fr') }}{% if article.chapeau.fr %} <span class="article-dateline-sep">|</span> {{ article.chapeau.fr }}{% endif %}</span>
+      <span data-lang-content="en">{{ article.date | formatDate('en') }}{% if article.chapeau.en %} <span class="article-dateline-sep">|</span> {{ article.chapeau.en }}{% endif %}</span>
+    </div>
+
+    {# ── Authors ── #}
+    {% if article.authors and article.authors.length %}
+    <div class="article-authors">
+      {% for authorId in article.authors %}
+        {% for a in authors %}
+          {% if a.id == authorId %}
+          <a class="article-author-block" href="/authors/{{ a.id }}/">
+            <div class="article-author-avatar">
+              {% if a.avatar %}
+                <img src="{{ a.avatar }}" alt="{{ a.username }}" />
+              {% else %}
+                <div class="article-author-avatar--placeholder" style="background: {{ a.id | articleGradient }}">{{ a.username[0] | upper }}</div>
+              {% endif %}
+            </div>
+            <div class="article-author-info">
+              <span class="article-author-name">{{ a.username }}</span>
+              {% if a.post %}<span class="article-author-post">{{ a.post }}</span>{% endif %}
+            </div>
+          </a>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
+      {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {# ── Body ── #}
+    <div class="article-body">
+      {{ renderedContent | mdMarkdown | safe }}
+    </div>
+
+  </div>
+</article>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/site/site/css/article.css b/site/site/css/article.css
index 779c4ff..d750bc4 100644
--- a/site/site/css/article.css
+++ b/site/site/css/article.css
@@ -61,122 +61,151 @@ span[data-lang-content] {
 /* ─── Article page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .article-page {
-  max-width: 800px;
-  padding: 24px;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
+/* Banner — paysage large sur desktop, portrait sur mobile */
 .article-banner {
   width: 100%;
-  margin-bottom: 24px;
+  aspect-ratio: 1300 / 445;
   border-radius: 12px;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.article-banner img {
+.article-banner-img {
   width: 100%;
-  height: auto;
+  height: 100%;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  object-position: center;
   display: block;
 }
 
-.article-header {
-  margin-bottom: 32px;
+@media (max-width: 700px) {
+  .article-banner {
+    aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Inner content — marges latérales, espacement vertical entre blocs */
+.article-content-inner {
+  padding: 30px 24px 48px;
+  max-width: 1200px;
 }
 
 .article-title {
-  font-size: 2rem;
+  font-size: 2.2rem;
   font-weight: 700;
-  margin: 0 0 16px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  margin: 0 0 30px;
   color: var(--md-sys-color-on-surface, #1c1b1f);
 }
 
-.article-meta {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
-}
-
-.article-labels {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.article-label {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 2px 10px;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 15%, transparent);
-  color: var(--label-color, #4caf50);
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 40%, transparent);
-  transition: background 0.15s;
+/* Date | Résumé rapide */
+.article-dateline {
+  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  color: var(--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant, #49454f);
+  margin: 0 0 30px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
-.article-label:hover {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 25%, transparent);
+.article-dateline-sep {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  margin: 0 5px;
 }
 
-.article-byline {
+/* Authors */
+.article-authors {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  font-size: 0.875rem;
-  color: var(--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant, #49454f);
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 14px;
+  margin-bottom: 32px;
 }
 
-.article-author {
+.article-author-block {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+  gap: 18px;
   text-decoration: none;
   color: inherit;
-  font-weight: 500;
 }
 
-.article-author:hover {
+.article-author-block:hover .article-author-name {
   color: var(--md-sys-color-primary, #6750a4);
 }
 
-.author-avatar-small {
-  width: 24px;
-  height: 24px;
+.article-author-avatar {
+  width: 42px;
+  height: 42px;
   border-radius: 50%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.article-author-avatar img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
   object-fit: cover;
+  display: block;
 }
 
-.author-avatar-placeholder {
-  width: 24px;
-  height: 24px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: var(--md-sys-color-primary-container, #eaddff);
-  color: var(--md-sys-color-on-primary-container, #21005d);
+.article-author-avatar--placeholder {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
   font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  color: white;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.article-date {
-  color: var(--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant, #49454f);
+.article-author-info {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
 }
 
-.article-chapeau {
-  font-size: 1.1rem;
+.article-author-name {
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  transition: color 0.15s;
+}
+
+.article-author-post {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
   color: var(--md-sys-color-on-surface-variant, #49454f);
-  margin: 12px 0 0;
-  font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .article-body {
   line-height: 1.7;
 }
 
+/* Labels (conservés pour les autres pages) */
+.article-labels {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.article-label {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 15%, transparent);
+  color: var(--label-color, #4caf50);
+  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 40%, transparent);
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+}
+
+.article-label:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--label-color, #4caf50) 25%, transparent);
+}
+
 /* ─── Collection page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .collection-page,