diff --git a/.changeset/dashboard-piece-types-table.md b/.changeset/dashboard-piece-types-table.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef8259bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dashboard-piece-types-table.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@luzzle/web": patch
+---
+
+Show dashboard piece types in a compact table while retaining their names, counts, browse links and type-specific create actions.
diff --git a/.changeset/smaller-signin-heading.md b/.changeset/smaller-signin-heading.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1363356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smaller-signin-heading.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@luzzle/web": patch
+---
+
+Use compact sign-in typography, card sizing and form spacing while preserving themed colors and fonts, 16px credential inputs, 44px controls and existing authentication behavior. Leave public-site typography unchanged.
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/+page.svelte
index 44569824..7ca2ca07 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -120,24 +120,35 @@
 
 	{#if data.pieceStats.byType.length}
 		<section class="dashboard-section">
-			<h2 class="section-header">pieces by type</h2>
-			<div class="stats-row">
-				{#each data.pieceStats.byType as { type, count } (type)}
-					<div class="stat-card-wrapper">
-						<a class="stat-card" href={resolve(`pieces/${type}`)}>
-							<span class="stat-number">{count.toLocaleString()}</span>
-							<span class="stat-label">{type}</span>
-						</a>
-						<a
-							class="quick-add"
-							href={resolve(`admin/pieces/create?type=${type}`)}
-							aria-label="add {type}"
-							title="add {type}"
-						>
-							<PlusIcon style="width: 1em; height: 1em;" />
-						</a>
-					</div>
-				{/each}
+			<h2 id="piece-types-title" class="section-header">pieces by type</h2>
+			<div class="table-card">
+				<table class="type-table" aria-labelledby="piece-types-title">
+					<thead>
+						<tr>
+							<th scope="col">type</th>
+							<th scope="col" class="type-count">pieces</th>
+							<th scope="col" class="type-actions">action</th>
+						</tr>
+					</thead>
+					<tbody>
+						{#each data.pieceStats.byType as { type, count } (type)}
+							<tr>
+								<th scope="row"><a href={resolve(`pieces/${type}`)} title={type}>{type}</a></th>
+								<td class="type-count">{count.toLocaleString()}</td>
+								<td class="type-actions">
+									<a
+										class="type-add"
+										href={resolve(`admin/pieces/create?type=${type}`)}
+										aria-label="add {type}"
+										title="add {type}"
+									>
+										<PlusIcon aria-hidden="true" style="width: 1em; height: 1em;" />
+									</a>
+								</td>
+							</tr>
+						{/each}
+					</tbody>
+				</table>
 			</div>
 		</section>
 	{/if}
@@ -175,6 +186,11 @@
 
 <style>
 	section.dashboard {
+		--middle-column-width: 8rem;
+		--last-column-width: 9rem;
+		--column-gap: var(--space-3);
+		--row-block-padding: var(--space-3);
+		--row-inline-padding: var(--space-4);
 		margin: var(--space-4);
 		margin-bottom: var(--space-8);
 		margin-left: auto;
@@ -272,13 +288,92 @@
 		border-radius: var(--radius-small);
 	}
 
+	.type-table {
+		width: 100%;
+		table-layout: fixed;
+		border-collapse: separate;
+		border-spacing: 0;
+		font: inherit;
+		text-align: left;
+	}
+
+	.type-table th,
+	.type-table td {
+		padding: var(--row-block-padding) var(--row-inline-padding);
+		text-align: left;
+		vertical-align: middle;
+		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-outline-variant);
+	}
+
+	.type-table th {
+		font-weight: inherit;
+	}
+
+	.type-table thead {
+		background: var(--color-surface-container-high);
+		font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
+		font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
+		color: var(--color-on-surface-variant);
+	}
+
+	.type-table tbody tr:last-child > * {
+		border-bottom: none;
+	}
+
+	.type-table tbody tr:hover {
+		background: var(--color-surface-container-low);
+	}
+
+	.type-table a {
+		color: inherit;
+		text-decoration: none;
+	}
+
+	.type-table th a {
+		display: block;
+		overflow: hidden;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	}
+
+	.type-table a:hover {
+		color: var(--color-primary);
+		text-decoration: underline;
+	}
+
+	.type-table a:focus-visible {
+		outline: auto;
+		outline-offset: 2px;
+	}
+
+	/* Table cells include padding; the recent grid sizes its content tracks separately. */
+	.type-count {
+		width: calc(var(--middle-column-width) + var(--column-gap));
+		font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+	}
+
+	.type-actions {
+		width: calc(var(--last-column-width) + 2 * var(--row-inline-padding));
+	}
+
+	.type-add {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+		width: 1.5rem;
+		height: 1.5rem;
+		border-radius: var(--radius-small);
+	}
+
 	.recent-header,
 	.recent-row {
 		display: grid;
-		grid-template-columns: 1fr 8rem 9rem;
-		gap: var(--space-3);
+		grid-template-columns: 1fr var(--middle-column-width) var(--last-column-width);
+		gap: var(--column-gap);
 		align-items: center;
-		padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
+		padding: var(--row-block-padding) var(--row-inline-padding);
 	}
 
 	.recent-header {
@@ -337,6 +432,13 @@
 	}
 
 	@media screen and (max-width: 640px) {
+		.type-table {
+			--middle-column-width: 5rem;
+			--last-column-width: 3rem;
+			--column-gap: var(--space-2);
+			--row-inline-padding: var(--space-2);
+		}
+
 		.recent-header {
 			display: none;
 		}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/page.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/page.test.ts
index 6da45f93..83c91829 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/page.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(auth)/admin/page.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ComponentProps } from 'svelte'
 import type { WebPieces } from '@luzzle/web.db'
 import { resolve } from '$app/paths'
 import { makePublicConfig } from '#lib/server/config.fixture.js'
+import type { PieceStats } from '#lib/server/dashboardStats.js'
 import Page from './+page.svelte'
 
 vi.mock('$app/paths', () => ({
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 })
 afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers())
 
-function html(pieces = [piece]) {
+function html(pieces = [piece], pieceStats: PieceStats = { total: pieces.length, byType: [] }) {
 	const config = makePublicConfig({
 		url: { app: 'http://localhost', app_assets: '', luzzle_assets: '' }
 	})
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ function html(pieces = [piece]) {
 				pieceTypes: ['books'],
 				config,
 				meta: { title: 'Dashboard' },
-				pieceStats: { total: pieces.length, byType: [] },
-				fileCount: pieces.length,
+				pieceStats,
+				fileCount: pieceStats.total,
 				recentlyEditedPieces: pieces,
 				lastPublish: null,
 				setup: {
@@ -60,6 +61,29 @@ function html(pieces = [piece]) {
 	}).body.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g, '')
 }
 
+test('type rows retain their name, count, browse link and type-specific create link', () => {
+	const stats = {
+		total: 15,
+		byType: [
+			{ type: 'books', count: 12 },
+			{ type: 'films', count: 3 }
+		]
+	}
+	const output = html([], stats)
+	const body = output.match(/<tbody\b[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/tbody>/)?.[1] ?? ''
+	const rows = [...body.matchAll(/<tr\b[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/tr>/g)].map((match) => match[1])
+
+	expect(rows).toHaveLength(stats.byType.length)
+	for (const [index, { type, count }] of stats.byType.entries()) {
+		const row = rows[index]
+		expect(row).toContain(`href="/pieces/${type}"`)
+		expect(row).toContain(`>${type}</a>`)
+		expect(row).toMatch(new RegExp(`<td\\b[^>]*>\\s*${count.toLocaleString()}\\s*</td>`))
+		expect(row).toContain(`href="/admin/pieces/create?type=${type}"`)
+		expect(row).toContain(`aria-label="add ${type}"`)
+	}
+})
+
 test('each recent row is one native link containing title, type, and updated time', () => {
 	const output = html([piece, { ...piece, id: 'book-2', file_path: 'books/another.books.md' }])
 	const list = output.match(/<ul\b[^>]*class="recent-list[^"]*"[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/ul>/)?.[1]
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+layout.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+layout.svelte
index cb931876..6ab94f8b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+layout.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+layout.svelte
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
 		justify-content: space-between;
-		padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
+		padding: 8px 16px;
 		color: var(--color-on-surface-variant);
 	}
 
 	.signin-tools a {
 		display: inline-flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		gap: var(--space-2);
+		gap: 8px;
 		min-height: 44px;
 		color: inherit;
 		text-decoration: none;
-		font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+		font-size: 14px;
 	}
 
 	.signin-tools a:hover {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 		border-radius: var(--radius-small);
 		background: transparent;
 		color: inherit;
-		font-size: var(--font-size-large);
+		font-size: 20px;
 		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@
 		align-items: center;
 		justify-content: center;
 		min-width: 0;
-		padding: var(--space-6) var(--space-4) var(--space-8);
+		padding: 24px 16px 32px;
 	}
 
 	@media (max-width: 30rem) {
 		main {
 			align-items: flex-start;
-			padding-block-start: var(--space-5);
+			padding-block-start: 20px;
 		}
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+page.svelte
index 025ad47e..11ab205a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/signin/+page.svelte
@@ -153,11 +153,13 @@
 <style>
 	.signin-card {
 		width: 100%;
-		max-width: 25rem;
+		max-width: 400px;
 		min-width: 0;
 		display: grid;
-		gap: var(--space-6);
-		padding: var(--space-8);
+		gap: 20px;
+		padding: 32px;
+		font-size: 14px;
+		line-height: 1.5;
 		background: var(--color-surface-container-low);
 		border: 1px solid var(--color-outline-variant);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-large);
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@
 		display: flex;
 		flex-direction: column;
 		align-items: center;
-		gap: var(--space-3);
+		gap: 8px;
 		text-align: center;
 	}
 
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@
 
 	h1 {
 		margin: 0;
-		font-size: var(--font-size-xl);
+		font-size: 24px;
 		font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
 		line-height: 1.2;
 		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
@@ -189,32 +191,32 @@
 	.javascript-notice {
 		margin: 0;
 		color: var(--color-on-surface-variant);
-		font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+		font-size: 14px;
 		line-height: 1.5;
 		text-align: center;
 	}
 
 	.signin-form {
 		display: grid;
-		gap: var(--space-5);
+		gap: 16px;
 	}
 
 	.field {
 		display: grid;
-		gap: var(--space-2);
+		gap: 4px;
 		min-width: 0;
 	}
 
 	label {
-		font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+		font-size: 14px;
 		font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
 	}
 
 	input {
 		width: 100%;
 		min-width: 0;
-		min-height: 50px;
-		padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
+		min-height: 44px;
+		padding: 8px 12px;
 		border: 1px solid var(--color-outline);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-small);
 		background: var(--color-surface-container-highest);
@@ -239,25 +241,25 @@
 		justify-content: center;
 		width: 100%;
 		height: auto;
-		min-height: 50px;
-		padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
+		min-height: 44px;
+		padding: 10px 12px;
 		text-transform: none;
 		white-space: normal;
 		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
-		font-size: var(--font-size-normal);
+		font-size: 16px;
 		line-height: 1.4;
 	}
 
 	.error-banner {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: flex-start;
-		gap: var(--space-3);
-		padding: var(--space-4);
+		gap: 8px;
+		padding: 12px;
 		border: 1px solid var(--color-error);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-small);
 		background: var(--color-error-container);
 		color: var(--color-on-error-container);
-		font-size: var(--font-size-small);
+		font-size: 14px;
 		line-height: 1.5;
 		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 	}
@@ -274,7 +276,7 @@
 
 	@media (max-width: 30rem) {
 		.signin-card {
-			padding: var(--space-4);
+			padding: 20px;
 			border: none;
 			box-shadow: none;
 			background: transparent;