diff --git a/src/src/components/presentation/Presentation.astro b/src/src/components/presentation/Presentation.astro
deleted file mode 100644
index 62bc0c5..0000000
--- a/src/src/components/presentation/Presentation.astro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,373 +0,0 @@
----
-// src/components/presentation/Presentation.astro
-export interface Props {
-  autoStart?: boolean;
-  title?: string;
-}
-
-const { autoStart = false, title = "Start Presentation" } = Astro.props;
----
-
-<button id="presentation-button" class="presentation-hidden mb-6 px-4 py-2 bg-blue-bright text-background rounded-lg hover:bg-blue transition-colors font-medium" type="button">
-  {title}
-</button>
-
-<div class="presentation-progress"></div>
-
-<script define:vars={{ autoStart }}>
-  const button = document.getElementById("presentation-button");
-
-  let slides = [];
-  let slide = 0;
-  let presenting = false;
-
-  // Function to initialize slides
-  const initSlides = () => {
-    const slideElements = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.presentation-slide'));
-    console.log('Found slides:', slideElements.length); // Debug log
-    slides = slideElements.map((el) => el.outerHTML);
-    
-    // Show button if we have slides and not auto-starting
-    if (slides.length && !autoStart) {
-      button.classList.remove("presentation-hidden");
-    }
-    
-    // Auto-start if enabled and we have slides
-    if (autoStart && slides.length) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        startPresentation();
-      }, 100);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const nextSlide = () => {
-    if (slide === slides.length - 1) {
-      return slide;
-    }
-    return slide + 1;
-  };
-
-  const prevSlide = () => {
-    if (slide === 0) {
-      return slide;
-    }
-    return slide - 1;
-  };
-
-  const keyHandlers = {
-    ArrowRight: nextSlide,
-    ArrowLeft: prevSlide,
-  };
-
-  const setProgress = () => {
-    const progress = ((slide + 1) / slides.length) * 100;
-    document.body.style.setProperty('--presentation-progress', `${progress}%`);
-  };
-
-  const startPresentation = () => {
-    if (!slides.length) return;
-    
-    button.innerHTML = "Resume presentation";
-    document.body.classList.add("presentation-overflow-hidden");
-    presenting = true;
-    
-    // Create presentation container and content area
-    const container = document.createElement('div');
-    container.id = 'presentation-container';
-    container.className = 'presentation-container';
-    
-    const content = document.createElement('main');
-    content.id = 'presentation-content';
-    
-    // Initialize with first slide
-    const slideWrapper = document.createElement('div');
-    slideWrapper.innerHTML = slides[slide];
-    const slideElement = slideWrapper.querySelector('.presentation-slide');
-    if (slideElement) {
-      content.appendChild(slideElement);
-    } else {
-      content.innerHTML = slides[slide];
-    }
-    
-    // Add slide counter
-    const counter = document.createElement('div');
-    counter.id = 'slide-counter';
-    counter.className = 'fixed bottom-8 right-8 bg-gray-800 bg-opacity-80 text-foreground px-4 py-2 rounded-lg font-mono z-20';
-    counter.textContent = `${slide + 1} / ${slides.length}`;
-    
-    container.appendChild(content);
-    container.appendChild(counter);
-    document.body.appendChild(container);
-    
-    setProgress();
-    initListeners();
-    
-    console.log(`Presentation started with ${slides.length} slides`); // Debug log
-  };
-
-  const endPresentation = () => {
-    document.body.classList.remove("presentation-overflow-hidden");
-    presenting = false;
-    
-    const container = document.getElementById('presentation-container');
-    if (container) {
-      container.remove();
-    }
-  };
-
-  const transition = (nextSlideIndex) => {
-    if (!presenting || nextSlideIndex === slide || !slides[nextSlideIndex]) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    slide = nextSlideIndex;
-    
-    const content = document.getElementById('presentation-content');
-    const counter = document.getElementById('slide-counter');
-    
-    if (content) {
-      // Clear current content
-      content.innerHTML = '';
-      
-      // Create a wrapper div and set the slide content
-      const slideWrapper = document.createElement('div');
-      slideWrapper.innerHTML = slides[slide];
-      
-      // Ensure the slide has proper presentation styling
-      const slideElement = slideWrapper.querySelector('.presentation-slide');
-      if (slideElement) {
-        content.appendChild(slideElement);
-      } else {
-        // Fallback: just add the content directly
-        content.innerHTML = slides[slide];
-      }
-    }
-    
-    if (counter) {
-      counter.textContent = `${slide + 1} / ${slides.length}`;
-    }
-    
-    setProgress();
-    
-    console.log(`Transitioned to slide ${slide + 1}/${slides.length}`); // Debug log
-  };
-
-  let listenersInitialized = false;
-  const initListeners = () => {
-    if (listenersInitialized) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    listenersInitialized = true;
-    
-    window.addEventListener("keyup", (ev) => {
-      console.log(`Key pressed: ${ev.key}`); // Debug log
-      ev.preventDefault();
-      const isEscape = ev.key === "Escape";
-      if (isEscape) {
-        endPresentation();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const getSlide = keyHandlers[ev.key];
-      if (!getSlide) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const nextSlideIndex = getSlide();
-      console.log(`Current slide: ${slide}, Next slide: ${nextSlideIndex}`); // Debug log
-      transition(nextSlideIndex);
-    });
-
-    let touchstartX = 0;
-    let touchendX = 0;
-    
-    const handleGesture = () => {
-      const magnitude = Math.abs(touchstartX - touchendX);
-
-      if (magnitude < 40) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (touchendX < touchstartX) {
-        transition(nextSlide());
-      }
-      if (touchendX > touchstartX) {
-        transition(prevSlide());
-      }
-    };
-
-    document.addEventListener("touchstart", (ev) => {
-      touchstartX = ev.changedTouches[0].screenX;
-    }, false);
-
-    document.addEventListener("touchend", (event) => {
-      touchendX = event.changedTouches[0].screenX;
-      handleGesture();
-    }, false);
-  };
-
-  // Initialize when DOM is ready
-  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initSlides);
-  } else {
-    // DOM is already loaded
-    initSlides();
-  }
-
-  // Also try again after a short delay to catch any dynamically loaded content
-  setTimeout(initSlides, 500);
-
-  // Initialize button click handler
-  if (button) {
-    button.addEventListener("click", startPresentation);
-  }
-</script>
-
-<style is:global>
-  .presentation-progress {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-overflow-hidden {
-    overflow: hidden;
-
-    .presentation-hidden {
-      display: none;
-    }
-
-    .presentation-progress {
-      transition: width 1000ms;
-      display: block;
-      position: fixed;
-      z-index: 21;
-      top: 0px;
-      left: 0px;
-      width: var(--presentation-progress);
-      height: 0.25rem;
-      background: #fabd2f;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .presentation-container {
-    z-index: 10;
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    overflow: auto;
-    background-color: #000000;
-  }
-
-  #presentation-content {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    background-color: #000000;
-    color: #ebdbb2;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    min-height: 100vh;
-    width: 100%;
-    padding: 4rem;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide {
-    width: 100%;
-    max-width: 100%;
-    min-height: 100%;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    position: relative;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide.centered {
-    align-items: center;
-    justify-content: center;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide.highlight {
-    background-color: #fabd2f;
-    color: #000000;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide.large {
-    font-size: x-large;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide h1 {
-    font-size: 3rem;
-    line-height: 1.2;
-    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-    color: #fabd2f;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide h2 {
-    font-size: 2.5rem;
-    line-height: 1.3;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
-    color: #83a598;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide h3 {
-    font-size: 2rem;
-    line-height: 1.4;
-    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
-    color: #b8bb26;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide p {
-    font-size: 1.5rem;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide ul, .presentation-slide ol {
-    font-size: 1.25rem;
-    line-height: 1.8;
-    margin-left: 2rem;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide li {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide code {
-    background: #282828;
-    padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
-    border-radius: 0.25rem;
-    font-family: 'Comic Code', monospace;
-    color: #d3869b;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide pre {
-    background: #282828;
-    padding: 1.5rem;
-    border-radius: 0.5rem;
-    overflow-x: auto;
-    margin: 1rem 0;
-    font-size: 1.1rem;
-  }
-
-  .presentation-slide pre code {
-    background: none;
-    padding: 0;
-    color: #ebdbb2;
-  }
-
-  @media (max-width: 768px) {
-    #presentation-content {
-      padding: 2rem;
-    }
-    
-    .presentation-slide h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
-    .presentation-slide h2 { font-size: 1.75rem; }
-    .presentation-slide h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
-    .presentation-slide p { font-size: 1.25rem; }
-    .presentation-slide ul, .presentation-slide ol { font-size: 1.1rem; }
-  }
-
-  .presentation-hidden {
-    display: none;
-  }
-</style>
diff --git a/src/src/components/resources/presentation.astro b/src/src/components/resources/presentation.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..302b9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/src/components/resources/presentation.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+<button id="presentation-button" class="presentation-hidden" type="button"
+  >Start Presentation</button
+>
+
+<div class="presentation-progress"></div>
+
+<script>
+  const button = document.getElementById(
+    "presentation-button"
+  ) as HTMLButtonElement;
+
+  let slides = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".presentation-slide"));
+
+  let slide = 0;
+  let presenter = false;
+
+  const presentationId = window.location.href;
+
+  const nextSlide = () => {
+    if (slide === slides.length - 1) {
+      return slide;
+    }
+
+    return slide + 1;
+  };
+
+  const prevSlide = () => {
+    if (slide === 0) {
+      return slide;
+    }
+
+    return slide - 1;
+  };
+
+  const nextClass = "presentation-next";
+  const currClass = "presentation-current";
+  const prevClass = "presentation-prev";
+
+  const transitionClasses = [nextClass, currClass, prevClass];
+
+  const keyHandlers: Record<string, () => number> = {
+    ArrowRight: nextSlide,
+    ArrowLeft: prevSlide,
+  };
+
+  const displaySlides = () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < slides.length; i++) {
+      slides[i].classList.remove("active", "inactive", ...transitionClasses);
+
+      if (i === slide) {
+        slides[i].classList.add("active", currClass);
+      } else {
+        slides[i].classList.add("inactive");
+
+        if (i > slide) {
+          slides[i].classList.add(nextClass);
+        } else {
+          slides[i].classList.add(prevClass);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  let presenting = false
+  const startPresentation = () => {
+    button.innerHTML = "Resume presentation";
+    document.body.classList.add("presentation-overflow-hidden");
+
+    presenting = true
+    displaySlides();
+    setProgress();
+    initListeners()
+  };
+
+  const endPresentation = () => {
+    document.body.classList.remove("presentation-overflow-hidden");
+
+    presenting = false
+    slides.map((s) =>
+      s.classList.remove("active", "inactive", ...transitionClasses)
+    );
+  };
+
+  const setPresenter = () => {
+    presenter = true;
+    document.body.classList.add("presentation-presenter")
+  };
+
+  const setProgress = () => {
+    const progress = ((slide+1)/slides.length)*100;
+    document.body.style.setProperty('--presentation-progress', `${progress}%`)
+  }
+
+  const transition = (nextSlide: number) => {
+    if (!presenting) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (slide === nextSlide) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    slides.forEach((s) => s.classList.remove(...transitionClasses));
+
+
+    slide = nextSlide;
+
+    displaySlides();
+    setProgress();
+  };
+
+
+  let listenersInitialized = false
+  const initListeners = () => {
+     if (listenersInitialized) {
+      return
+     }
+
+     listenersInitialized= true
+    window.addEventListener("keyup", (ev) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      const isEscape = ev.key === "Escape";
+      if (isEscape) {
+        endPresentation();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const isSpace = ev.key === " ";
+      if (isSpace) {
+        setPresenter();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const getSlide = keyHandlers[ev.key];
+
+      if (!getSlide) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const nextSlide = getSlide();
+      transition(nextSlide);
+    });
+
+    let touchstartX = 0;
+    let touchendX = 0;
+    const handleGesure = () => {
+      const magnitude = Math.abs(touchstartX - touchendX);
+
+      if (magnitude < 40) {
+        // Ignore since this could be a scroll up/down
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (touchendX < touchstartX) {
+        transition(nextSlide());
+      }
+      if (touchendX > touchstartX) {
+        transition(prevSlide());
+      }
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener(
+      "touchstart",
+      (ev) => {
+        touchstartX = ev.changedTouches[0].screenX;
+      },
+      false
+    );
+
+    document.addEventListener(
+      "touchend",
+      (event) => {
+        touchendX = event.changedTouches[0].screenX;
+        handleGesure();
+      },
+      false
+    );
+  }
+
+  // If there is no presentation on the page then we don't initialize
+  if (slides.length) {
+    button.classList.remove("presentation-hidden");
+    button.addEventListener("click", startPresentation);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<style is:global>
+  .presentation-progress {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .presentation-overflow-hidden {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    visibility: hidden;
+
+    .presentation-hidden {
+      display: none;
+    }
+
+    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
+      font-size: xx-large;
+    }
+
+    .presentation-slide.large {
+        font-size: x-large;
+    }
+
+    .presentation-progress {
+      transition: width 1000ms;
+      display: block;
+      visibility: visible;
+      position: absolute;
+      z-index: 20;
+      top:0px;
+      left: 0px;
+      width: var(--presentation-progress);
+      height: .25rem;
+      background: var(--color-brand-muted);
+    }
+
+    .presentation-slide {
+      position: fixed;
+      top: 0;
+      right: 0;
+      bottom: 0;
+      left: 0;
+
+      visibility: visible;
+
+      transition: transform 300ms ease-in-out;
+
+      display: flex;
+      flex-direction: column;
+
+      background-color: var(--color-base);
+      color: var(--color-on-base);
+
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 2rem 4rem;
+
+      z-index: 10;
+      overflow: auto;
+
+      &.centered {
+        flex: 1;
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+      }
+
+      &.highlight{
+        background-color: var(--color-brand);
+        color: var(--color-on-brand)
+      }
+
+      .presentation-slide-only {
+        display: block;
+      }
+
+      .astro-code {
+        filter: none;
+      }
+
+      img {
+        max-height: 80vh;
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    &.presentation-presenter {
+      .presentation-slide {
+        border: none;
+        border-bottom: solid 8px var(--color-brand);
+      }
+
+      .presentation-note {
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 24px;
+        opacity: .8;
+        right: 24px;
+        left: 25%;
+        z-index: 999;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .presentation-slide-only {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .presentation-next {
+    transform: translateX(100%);
+  }
+
+  .presentation-current {
+    transform: translateX(0%);
+  }
+
+  .presentation-prev {
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+
+  .presentation-note {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .presentation-presenter {
+    .presentation-slide {
+      border: dotted 8px var(--color-brand);
+    }
+
+    /* ensure that notes are visible if presentation mode is active, even if
+    not presenting */
+    .presentation-note {
+      display: block;
+      /* intentionally obnoxios color to draw attention */
+      background-color: crimson;
+      padding: 24px;
+      color: white;
+      font-size: xx-large;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/src/components/presentation/Slide.astro b/src/src/components/resources/slide.astro
similarity index 77%
rename from src/src/components/presentation/Slide.astro
rename to src/src/components/resources/slide.astro
index 5e3a1c6..53c07d5 100644
--- a/src/src/components/presentation/Slide.astro
+++ b/src/src/components/resources/slide.astro
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ export interface Props {
   highlight?: boolean
   large?: boolean
 }
-
-const { centered, highlight, large} = Astro.props
+const { centered = true, highlight, large } = Astro.props
 ---
 
 <section class="presentation-slide" class:list={{ centered, highlight, large }}>
diff --git a/src/src/content/resources/curriculum/python/intro-to-python.mdx b/src/src/content/resources/curriculum/python/intro-to-python.mdx
index 73a35c7..1ef4695 100644
--- a/src/src/content/resources/curriculum/python/intro-to-python.mdx
+++ b/src/src/content/resources/curriculum/python/intro-to-python.mdx
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ duration: "2 hours"
 tags: ["python", "programming", "beginner", "fundamentals"]
 ---
 
-import Slide from "@/components/presentation/Slide.astro";
+import Slide from "@/components/resources/slide.astro";
+import Presentation from "@/components/resources/presentation.astro";
 
-<Slide centered>
+<Presentation />
+
+<Slide large>
 # Welcome to Python! 🐍
 
 **A beginner-friendly programming language**
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ print(calculator())
 ```
 </Slide>
 
-<Slide centered>
+<Slide >
 ## 🎉 Congratulations!
 
 You've learned the basics of Python programming!
diff --git a/src/src/layouts/presentation.astro b/src/src/layouts/resource.astro
similarity index 54%
rename from src/src/layouts/presentation.astro
rename to src/src/layouts/resource.astro
index dceccfe..adfcda3 100644
--- a/src/src/layouts/presentation.astro
+++ b/src/src/layouts/resource.astro
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ---
-// src/layouts/presentation.astro
 import "@/style/globals.css";
 import { ClientRouter } from "astro:transitions";
 
+import Header from "@/components/header";
+import Footer from "@/components/footer";
+import Background from "@/components/background";
+
 export interface Props {
   title: string;
   description: string;
@@ -34,10 +37,34 @@ const ogImage = "https://timmypidashev.dev/og-image.jpg";
       defaultTransition={false}
       handleFocus={false}
     />
+    <style>
+      ::view-transition-new(:root) {
+        animation: none;
+      }
+      
+      ::view-transition-old(:root) {
+        animation: 90ms ease-out both fade-out;
+      }
+      @keyframes fade-out {
+        from { opacity: 1; }
+        to { opacity: 0; }
+      }
+    </style>
   </head>
-  <body class="bg-background text-foreground min-h-screen">
-    <main class="w-full h-screen">
-      <slot />
+  <body class="bg-background text-foreground min-h-screen flex flex-col">
+    <main class="flex-1 flex flex-col">
+      <div class="max-w-5xl mx-auto pt-12 px-4 py-8 flex-1">
+        <Background layout="content" position="right" client:only="react" transition:persist />
+        <div>
+          <slot />
+        </div>
+        <Background layout="content" position="left" client:only="react" transition:persist />
+      </div>
     </main>
+    <script>
+      document.addEventListener("astro:after-navigation", () => {
+        window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+      });
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/src/pages/projects/[...slug].astro b/src/src/pages/projects/[...slug].astro
index 61c46c0..dab9d6a 100644
--- a/src/src/pages/projects/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/src/pages/projects/[...slug].astro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export const prerender = true;
 
 import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
+
 import ContentLayout from "@/layouts/content.astro";
 import { Comments } from "@/components/blog/comments";
 
diff --git a/src/src/pages/resources/[...slug].astro b/src/src/pages/resources/[...slug].astro
index d04b40b..5f02c29 100644
--- a/src/src/pages/resources/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/src/pages/resources/[...slug].astro
@@ -1,41 +1,31 @@
 ---
+export const prerender = true;
+
 import { getCollection } from "astro:content";
-import ContentLayout from "@/layouts/content.astro";
-import PresentationLayout from "@/layouts/presentation.astro";
-import Presentation from "@/components/presentation/Presentation.astro";
 
-const { slug } = Astro.params;
+import ResourceLayout from "@/layouts/resource.astro";
 
-const resources = await getCollection("resources");
-const resource = resources.find(item => item.slug === slug);
-
-if (!resource) {
-  return new Response(null, {
-    status: 404,
-    statusText: 'Not found'
-  });
+export async function getStaticPaths() {
+  const resources = await getCollection("resources");
+  return resources.map(resource => ({
+    params: { slug: resource.slug },
+    props: { resource },
+  }));
 }
 
+const { resource } = Astro.props;
 const { Content } = await resource.render();
-
-const formattedDate = new Date(resource.data.date).toLocaleDateString("en-US", {
-  year: "numeric",
-  month: "long",
-  day: "numeric"
-});
-
-// Check if this is a curriculum resource to auto-start presentation
-const isCurriculum = resource.slug.includes('curriculum');
-const LayoutComponent = isCurriculum ? PresentationLayout : ContentLayout;
 ---
 
-<LayoutComponent
-  title={`${resource.data.title} | Timothy Pidashev`}
-  description={resource.data.description}
->
-  <Presentation autoStart={isCurriculum} title="Start Presentation" />
-  
-  <div class="relative max-w-8xl mx-auto">
+<ResourceLayout title={`${resource.data.title} | Timothy Pidashev`}>
+  <article class="w-full mx-auto px-4 pt-6 sm:pt-12">
+  <header class="mb-8">
+    <h1 class="text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-bold text-yellow-bright mb-4">
+      {resource.data.title}
+    </h1>
+  </header>
+  <div class="prose prose-invert prose-lg max-w-none">
     <Content />
   </div>
-</LayoutComponent>
+  </article>
+</ResourceLayout>