diff --git a/src/app/[lang]/cases/loading.tsx b/src/app/[lang]/cases/loading.tsx
index 8a256fe..125f5c7 100644
--- a/src/app/[lang]/cases/loading.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[lang]/cases/loading.tsx
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ export default function CasesLoading() {
         ))}
       </section>
 
-      <section className="grid border-l border-t border-[var(--hair)] md:grid-cols-2 2xl:grid-cols-3">
+      <section className="grid border-l border-t border-[var(--hair)] md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
         {SKELETON_KEYS.map((key) => (
           <article
             key={key}
             className="flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden border border-[var(--hair)] bg-white"
           >
-            <div className="aspect-[4/3] animate-pulse border-b border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--concrete)]" />
+            <div className="aspect-[16/10] animate-pulse border-b border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--concrete)]" />
             <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 p-5 sm:p-6">
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <div className="h-6 w-16 animate-pulse bg-black/10" />
diff --git a/src/app/[lang]/cases/page.tsx b/src/app/[lang]/cases/page.tsx
index 224b2a6..49c3fe6 100644
--- a/src/app/[lang]/cases/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[lang]/cases/page.tsx
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ export default async function CasesPage({
           </div>
         </section>
       ) : (
-      <section className="grid gap-0 border-l border-t border-[var(--hair)] md:grid-cols-2 2xl:grid-cols-3">
+      <section className="grid gap-0 border-l border-t border-[var(--hair)] md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3">
         {caseItems.map((item) => (
           <CaseCard
             key={item.slug}
+            variant="gallery"
             item={{
               ...item,
               skills: getCaseSkillLinks(skillCatalog, item.slug),
diff --git a/src/components/case-card-prompt.tsx b/src/components/case-card-prompt.tsx
index c973588..cf1b4ce 100644
--- a/src/components/case-card-prompt.tsx
+++ b/src/components/case-card-prompt.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ export function CaseCardPrompt({
   contentLocale = "en",
   promptTranslationZh,
   promptTranslationEn,
+  compact = false,
 }: {
   promptPreview?: string | null;
   contentLocale?: "zh-CN" | "en";
   promptTranslationZh?: string | null;
   promptTranslationEn?: string | null;
+  compact?: boolean;
 }) {
   const locale = useLocale();
   const messages = useMessages();
@@ -58,7 +60,11 @@ export function CaseCardPrompt({
 
   if (prompt.resourceUrl) {
     return (
-      <div className="mt-5 border-t border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-4 py-3">
+      <div
+        className={`border-t border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-4 py-3 ${
+          compact ? "mt-4" : "mt-5"
+        }`}
+      >
         <p className="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-[var(--orange)]">
           {messages.card.method} / {messages.card.code}
         </p>
@@ -75,12 +81,16 @@ export function CaseCardPrompt({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="mt-5 border-t border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-4 py-3">
+    <div
+      className={`border-t border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-4 py-3 ${
+        compact ? "mt-4" : "mt-5"
+      }`}
+    >
       <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
         <p className="font-mono text-[9px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-[var(--orange)]">
           {messages.card.prompt}
         </p>
-        {availableLanguages.length > 1 ? (
+        {!compact && availableLanguages.length > 1 ? (
           <div className="flex border border-[var(--hair)] bg-white">
             {availableLanguages.map((value) => (
               <button
@@ -104,7 +114,11 @@ export function CaseCardPrompt({
           </div>
         ) : null}
       </div>
-      <p className="mt-2 line-clamp-3 font-mono text-[11px] leading-5 text-[var(--ink)]">
+      <p
+        className={`mt-2 font-mono text-[11px] leading-5 text-[var(--ink)] ${
+          compact ? "line-clamp-2" : "line-clamp-3"
+        }`}
+      >
         {prompt.text}
       </p>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/case-card.tsx b/src/components/case-card.tsx
index 24537f1..e7a755a 100644
--- a/src/components/case-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/case-card.tsx
@@ -32,31 +32,62 @@ export type CaseCardItem = {
 export function CaseCard({
   item,
   actions,
+  variant = "default",
 }: {
   item: CaseCardItem;
   actions?: ReactNode;
+  variant?: "default" | "gallery";
 }) {
   const messages = useMessages();
+  const isGallery = variant === "gallery";
   const label =
     messages.category[item.category as keyof typeof messages.category] ||
     item.category;
   const summary = getCaseCardSummary(item.summary);
   const creatorSlug = item.creator ? slugifyCreatorName(item.creator) : "";
+  const galleryBackdropUrl = isGallery
+    ? item.mediaType === "image"
+      ? item.mediaUrl
+      : item.posterUrl
+    : null;
 
   return (
     <article className="gc-card group flex h-full flex-col overflow-hidden">
       <Link
         href={`/cases/${item.slug}`}
-        className="relative block aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden border-b border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--ink)]"
+        className={`relative block overflow-hidden border-b border-[var(--hair)] bg-[var(--ink)] ${
+          isGallery ? "aspect-[16/10]" : "aspect-[4/3]"
+        }`}
       >
+        {galleryBackdropUrl ? (
+          <>
+            <Image
+              src={galleryBackdropUrl}
+              alt=""
+              aria-hidden="true"
+              fill
+              sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 31vw, (min-width: 768px) 48vw, 100vw"
+              className="pointer-events-none z-0 scale-125 object-cover opacity-70 blur-2xl saturate-125"
+            />
+            <span
+              aria-hidden="true"
+              className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-10 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_center,rgba(255,255,255,0.10)_0%,transparent_55%),linear-gradient(to_top,rgba(0,0,0,0.38)_0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.03)_35%,rgba(0,0,0,0.16)_100%)]"
+            />
+          </>
+        ) : null}
+
         {item.mediaUrl ? (
           item.mediaType === "image" ? (
             <Image
               src={item.mediaUrl}
               alt={item.title}
               fill
-              sizes="(min-width: 1536px) 31vw, (min-width: 768px) 48vw, 100vw"
-              className="object-cover grayscale transition duration-300 group-hover:grayscale-0"
+              sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 31vw, (min-width: 768px) 48vw, 100vw"
+              className={`transition duration-300 ${
+                isGallery
+                  ? "z-20 object-contain group-hover:scale-[1.015]"
+                  : "object-cover grayscale group-hover:grayscale-0"
+              }`}
             />
           ) : (
             <video
@@ -64,7 +95,11 @@ export function CaseCard({
               playsInline
               preload="none"
               poster={item.posterUrl || undefined}
-              className="h-full w-full object-cover grayscale transition duration-300 group-hover:grayscale-0"
+              className={`h-full w-full transition duration-300 ${
+                isGallery
+                  ? "relative z-20 object-contain group-hover:scale-[1.015]"
+                  : "object-cover grayscale group-hover:grayscale-0"
+              }`}
             >
               <source src={item.mediaUrl} type="video/mp4" />
             </video>
@@ -72,44 +107,81 @@ export function CaseCard({
         ) : null}
       </Link>
 
-      <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col p-5">
+      <div
+        className={`flex flex-1 flex-col ${isGallery ? "p-4 sm:p-5" : "p-5"}`}
+      >
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
           <span className="gc-chip gc-chip-accent">{label}</span>
           <span className="gc-chip">{item.source}</span>
-          {item.creator && creatorSlug ? (
+          {!isGallery && item.creator && creatorSlug ? (
             <Link
               href={`/creators/${creatorSlug}`}
               className="gc-chip transition hover:border-[var(--ink)] hover:text-[var(--ink)]"
             >
               {item.creator} →
             </Link>
-          ) : item.creator ? (
+          ) : !isGallery && item.creator ? (
             <span className="gc-chip">{item.creator}</span>
           ) : null}
         </div>
 
-        <Link href={`/cases/${item.slug}`} className="mt-5 block">
-          <h2 className="text-2xl font-semibold leading-[1.02] tracking-[-0.035em] text-[var(--ink)] sm:text-3xl">
+        <Link
+          href={`/cases/${item.slug}`}
+          className={isGallery ? "mt-4 block" : "mt-5 block"}
+        >
+          <h2
+            className={`font-semibold tracking-[-0.035em] text-[var(--ink)] ${
+              isGallery
+                ? "line-clamp-2 min-h-[2.35em] text-xl leading-[1.16] sm:text-2xl"
+                : "text-2xl leading-[1.02] sm:text-3xl"
+            }`}
+          >
             {item.title}
           </h2>
         </Link>
+
+        {isGallery && item.creator ? (
+          <p className="mt-3 truncate font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.08em] text-[var(--muted)]">
+            {messages.common.creator}{" "}
+            {creatorSlug ? (
+              <Link
+                href={`/creators/${creatorSlug}`}
+                className="font-semibold text-[var(--ink)] hover:text-[var(--orange)]"
+              >
+                {item.creator} →
+              </Link>
+            ) : (
+              <span className="font-semibold text-[var(--ink)]">{item.creator}</span>
+            )}
+          </p>
+        ) : null}
+
         {summary ? (
-          <p className="mt-3 line-clamp-3 text-sm leading-7 text-[var(--muted)]">
+          <p
+            className={`mt-3 text-sm text-[var(--muted)] ${
+              isGallery ? "line-clamp-2 leading-6" : "line-clamp-3 leading-7"
+            }`}
+          >
             {summary}
           </p>
         ) : null}
 
         {item.skills?.length ? (
           <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-            {item.skills.map((skill) => (
-              <Link
-                key={skill.slug}
-                href={`/skills/${skill.slug}`}
-                className="gc-chip transition hover:border-[var(--orange)] hover:text-[var(--orange)]"
-              >
-                Skill · {skill.title}
-              </Link>
-            ))}
+            {item.skills
+              .slice(0, isGallery ? 1 : item.skills.length)
+              .map((skill) => (
+                <Link
+                  key={skill.slug}
+                  href={`/skills/${skill.slug}`}
+                  className="gc-chip transition hover:border-[var(--orange)] hover:text-[var(--orange)]"
+                >
+                  Skill · {skill.title}
+                </Link>
+              ))}
+            {isGallery && item.skills.length > 1 ? (
+              <span className="gc-chip">+{item.skills.length - 1}</span>
+            ) : null}
           </div>
         ) : null}
 
@@ -118,16 +190,41 @@ export function CaseCard({
           contentLocale={item.contentLocale}
           promptTranslationZh={item.promptTranslationZh}
           promptTranslationEn={item.promptTranslationEn}
+          compact={isGallery}
         />
 
-        <div className="mt-5 grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
-          <div className="gc-stat">
+        <div
+          className={`grid grid-cols-2 ${
+            isGallery
+              ? "mt-4 gap-px border border-[var(--concrete)] bg-[var(--concrete)]"
+              : "mt-5 gap-2"
+          }`}
+        >
+          <div
+            className={
+              isGallery ? "bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-3 py-2" : "gc-stat"
+            }
+          >
             <div className="gc-stat-label">{messages.card.sourceHeat}</div>
-            <div className="gc-stat-value">{item.sourceHeatScore ?? "—"}</div>
+            <div
+              className={
+                isGallery ? "mt-1 text-sm font-semibold" : "gc-stat-value"
+              }
+            >
+              {item.sourceHeatScore ?? "—"}
+            </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="gc-stat">
+          <div
+            className={
+              isGallery ? "bg-[var(--paper-2)] px-3 py-2" : "gc-stat"
+            }
+          >
             <div className="gc-stat-label">{messages.card.stability}</div>
-            <div className="gc-stat-value">
+            <div
+              className={
+                isGallery ? "mt-1 text-sm font-semibold" : "gc-stat-value"
+              }
+            >
               {formatStabilityScore(item.stabilityScore)}
             </div>
           </div>