diff --git a/content/work/forms.md b/content/work/forms.md
index 676f8ad..359be62 100644
--- a/content/work/forms.md
+++ b/content/work/forms.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ highlights:
   - WCAG 2.1 AA conformant
   - Multi-step with save and resume
   - Agency-agnostic, works with any back-end
+image: /assets/forms-phone.png
+imageAlt: A mobile phone displaying an accessible government form built with Flexion Forms
 related:
   - forms-lab
 ---
diff --git a/src/catalog/overlays.ts b/src/catalog/overlays.ts
index ecf6b55..e087229 100644
--- a/src/catalog/overlays.ts
+++ b/src/catalog/overlays.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export async function loadOverlay(path: string): Promise<Overlay | null> {
     summary: stringOrUndefined(frontMatter.summary),
     highlights: stringArrayOrUndefined(frontMatter.highlights),
     related: stringArrayOrUndefined(frontMatter.related),
+    image: stringOrUndefined(frontMatter.image),
+    imageAlt: stringOrUndefined(frontMatter.imageAlt),
     body: body ? (marked.parse(body, { async: false }) as string) : undefined,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/catalog/types.ts b/src/catalog/types.ts
index 9bfac90..cfe9fbe 100644
--- a/src/catalog/types.ts
+++ b/src/catalog/types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export type Overlay = {
   summary?: string
   highlights?: string[]
   related?: string[]
+  image?: string
+  imageAlt?: string
   body?: string
 }
 
diff --git a/src/design/assets/forms-phone.png b/src/design/assets/forms-phone.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d787c86
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/design/assets/forms-phone.png differ
diff --git a/src/design/components/featured-card/index.tsx b/src/design/components/featured-card/index.tsx
index de833b0..bb223ba 100644
--- a/src/design/components/featured-card/index.tsx
+++ b/src/design/components/featured-card/index.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,43 @@
 import type { CatalogEntry } from '../../../catalog/types'
 import { url } from '../../../build/config'
+import { raw } from 'hono/html'
+
+/** Extract first <p>…</p> from rendered HTML body */
+function firstParagraph(html: string): string | null {
+  const match = html.match(/<p>([\s\S]*?)<\/p>/)
+  return match ? match[1] : null
+}
 
 export function FeaturedCard({ entry, basePath }: { entry: CatalogEntry; basePath: string }) {
   const href = url(`/work/${entry.name}/`, basePath)
   const title = entry.overlay?.title ?? entry.name
   const summary = entry.overlay?.summary ?? entry.description ?? ''
   const highlights = entry.overlay?.highlights
+  const excerpt = entry.overlay?.body ? firstParagraph(entry.overlay.body) : null
+  const image = entry.overlay?.image
+    ? url(entry.overlay.image, basePath)
+    : null
+  const imageAlt = entry.overlay?.imageAlt ?? ''
 
   return (
     <article class="featured-card">
       <h3 class="featured-card__title">
         <a href={href}>{title}</a>
       </h3>
-      {summary ? <p class="featured-card__summary">{summary}</p> : null}
+      {image ? (
+        <a class="featured-card__image" href={href} tabindex={-1} aria-hidden="true">
+          <img src={image} alt={imageAlt} loading="lazy" />
+        </a>
+      ) : null}
+      <p class="featured-card__summary">{summary}</p>
+      {excerpt ? <p class="featured-card__excerpt">{raw(excerpt)}</p> : null}
       {highlights ? (
-        <ul class="featured-card__highlights">
+        <ul class="featured-card__tags">
           {highlights.map((h) => <li>{h}</li>)}
         </ul>
       ) : null}
       <p class="featured-card__cta">
-        <a href={href}>Learn more &rarr;</a>
+        <a href={href}>Explore {title} &rarr;</a>
       </p>
     </article>
   )
diff --git a/src/design/components/featured-card/styles.css b/src/design/components/featured-card/styles.css
index 5a40a39..90f37e5 100644
--- a/src/design/components/featured-card/styles.css
+++ b/src/design/components/featured-card/styles.css
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 .featured-card {
-  padding: var(--space-5);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-surface-alt);
-  border-block-start: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  padding: var(--space-6);
+  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   background: var(--color-surface);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
-  display: grid;
-  gap: var(--space-3);
-  align-content: start;
 }
 
 .featured-card__title {
-  font-size: var(--step-1);
+  font-size: var(--step-2);
   line-height: 1.2;
+  margin-block-end: var(--space-3);
 }
 
 .featured-card__title a {
@@ -24,28 +21,54 @@
   color: var(--color-link-hover);
 }
 
+.featured-card__image {
+  float: inline-end;
+  margin-inline-start: var(--space-5);
+  margin-block-end: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.featured-card__image img {
+  display: block;
+  max-block-size: 16rem;
+  inline-size: auto;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+}
+
 .featured-card__summary {
+  font-size: var(--step-0);
   color: var(--color-ink-subtle);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  max-inline-size: var(--measure-prose);
+  margin-block-end: var(--space-3);
+}
+
+.featured-card__excerpt {
   font-size: var(--step--1);
+  color: var(--color-ink-subtle);
+  line-height: 1.6;
+  max-inline-size: var(--measure-prose);
+  margin-block-end: var(--space-3);
 }
 
-.featured-card__highlights {
+.featured-card__tags {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
   list-style: none;
   padding: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: var(--space-1);
-  font-size: var(--step--1);
+  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
 }
 
-.featured-card__highlights li::before {
-  content: "\2713\0020";
-  color: var(--color-tier-active);
-  font-weight: 700;
+.featured-card__tags li {
+  font-size: var(--step--1);
+  color: var(--color-ink-subtle);
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3);
+  background: var(--color-surface-highlight);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .featured-card__cta {
-  margin-block-start: auto;
   font-size: var(--step--1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/design/layout.css b/src/design/layout.css
index e6e4105..362014f 100644
--- a/src/design/layout.css
+++ b/src/design/layout.css
@@ -66,7 +66,20 @@
     margin-inline: calc(-1 * var(--space-5));
     border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   }
-  .home-featured__grid,
+  .home-featured__header {
+    display: grid;
+    gap: var(--space-2);
+  }
+  .home-featured__intro {
+    font-size: var(--step-0);
+    color: var(--color-ink-subtle);
+  }
+  .home-featured__list {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: var(--space-5);
+    margin-block-start: var(--space-4);
+  }
   .home-stats__grid,
   .work-index__featured-grid {
     display: grid;
@@ -74,12 +87,11 @@
     container-type: inline-size;
   }
   @container (min-width: 48rem) {
-    .home-featured__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
     .home-stats__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
     .work-index__featured-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
   }
   @container (min-width: 72rem) {
-    .home-featured__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
+    .work-index__list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
   }
   .work-list {
     list-style: none;
diff --git a/src/pages/home.tsx b/src/pages/home.tsx
index 0ac3753..4d02b8a 100644
--- a/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ export function Home({
       </section>
 
       <section class="home-featured" aria-labelledby="featured-heading">
-        <h2 id="featured-heading">Featured labs</h2>
-        <div class="home-featured__grid">
+        <div class="home-featured__header">
+          <h2 id="featured-heading">Featured</h2>
+          <p class="home-featured__intro">
+            Products and tools we actively steward — built for government, shared with everyone.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="home-featured__list">
           {featured.map((entry) => (
             <FeaturedCard entry={entry} basePath={config.basePath} />
           ))}