diff --git a/components/layout/header/alert-banner/alert-banner.tsx b/components/layout/header/alert-banner/alert-banner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..934739da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/layout/header/alert-banner/alert-banner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ExclamationTriangleIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
+
+import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@/components/ui/alert';
+
+export function AlertBanner() {
+  return (
+    <Alert variant="destructive">
+      <ExclamationTriangleIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+      <AlertTitle>Error</AlertTitle>
+      <AlertDescription>Your session has expired. Please log in again.</AlertDescription>
+    </Alert>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/layout/header/header.tsx b/components/layout/header/header.tsx
index 77f53fa18..de063e7fa 100644
--- a/components/layout/header/header.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/header/header.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default async function Header({ locale }: HeaderProps) {
   return (
     <HeaderRoot>
       <div className="relative flex flex-col border-b border-ui-border bg-app">
-        <div className="relative flex h-14 w-full items-center justify-between px-4 py-2 lg:h-16 lg:px-8 lg:py-3 2xl:px-16">
+        <div className="relative flex w-full items-center justify-between px-4 py-2 lg:px-8 2xl:px-16">
           <div className="-translate-x-2 transform md:hidden">
             <Suspense fallback={<OpenMobileMenu />}>
               <MobileMenuModal items={mainMenu} />
diff --git a/components/modules/hero/hero.tsx b/components/modules/hero/hero.tsx
index b23966356..31604204f 100644
--- a/components/modules/hero/hero.tsx
+++ b/components/modules/hero/hero.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ interface HeroProps {
   label?: string;
   title: string;
   image: object | any;
+  color?: string;
+  overlay?: boolean;
   link: {
     title: string;
     reference: {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ const heroSize = {
   halfScreen: 'aspect-square max-h-[50vh] lg:aspect-auto lg:min-h-[50vh]'
 };
 
-const Hero = ({ variant, title, text, label, image, link }: HeroProps) => {
+const Hero = ({ variant, title, text, label, image, link, color, overlay }: HeroProps) => {
   const heroClass = heroSize[variant as HeroSize] || heroSize.fullScreen;
 
   return (
@@ -43,7 +45,12 @@ const Hero = ({ variant, title, text, label, image, link }: HeroProps) => {
           fill
         />
       )}
-      <div className="absolute bottom-5 left-4 z-50 flex max-w-md flex-col items-start text-high-contrast lg:bottom-8 lg:left-8 lg:max-w-2xl 2xl:bottom-16 2xl:left-16">
+      {overlay && <div className="absolute inset-0 z-10 h-full w-full bg-black/70" />}
+      <div
+        className={`${
+          color === 'dark' ? 'text-high-contrast' : 'text-white'
+        } items-star absolute bottom-5 left-4 z-50 flex max-w-md flex-col lg:bottom-8 lg:left-8 lg:max-w-2xl 2xl:bottom-16 2xl:left-16`}
+      >
         {label && (
           <Text className="mb-1 lg:mb-2" variant="label">
             {label}
diff --git a/components/modules/usp-section/usp-section.tsx b/components/modules/usp-section/usp-section.tsx
index 28955c04a..ef741301a 100644
--- a/components/modules/usp-section/usp-section.tsx
+++ b/components/modules/usp-section/usp-section.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-'use client'
+'use client';
 
 import SanityImage from '../../ui/sanity-image';
 
 interface USPSectionProps {
-  usps: [] | any
+  usps: [] | any;
 }
 
 const USPSection = ({ usps }: USPSectionProps) => {
@@ -12,35 +12,33 @@ const USPSection = ({ usps }: USPSectionProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="px-4 lg:px-8 2xl:px-16">
       <div
-      className={`w-full grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-6 lg:gap-8 2xl:gap-x-16 ${desktopGridLayout}`}
+        className={`grid w-full grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-6 lg:gap-8 2xl:gap-x-16 ${desktopGridLayout}`}
       >
         {usps.map((usp: any, index: number) => (
-          <div
-            key={index}
-            className={`w-full flex flex-col items-center text-center`}
-          >
-            <div className="w-20 h-20 lg:w-24 lg:h-24">
-              <SanityImage
-                className="object-cover"
-                image={usp?.image}
-                alt={usp.name || 'USP image'}
-                width={96}
-                height={96}
-                sizes="96px"
-              />
-            </div>
-            <h2 className="text-xl mt-4 lg:mt-8 lg:text-2xl">{usp.title}</h2>
+          <div key={index} className={`flex w-full flex-col items-center text-center`}>
+            {usp?.image && (
+              <div className="h-20 w-20 lg:h-24 lg:w-24">
+                <SanityImage
+                  className="object-cover"
+                  image={usp?.image}
+                  alt={usp.name || 'USP image'}
+                  width={96}
+                  height={96}
+                  sizes="96px"
+                />
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <h2 className="mt-4 text-xl lg:mt-8 lg:text-2xl">{usp.title}</h2>
             {usp.text && (
-              <p className="text-sm mt-2 text-low-contrast max-w-xs lg:text-base lg:mt-4">
+              <p className="mt-2 max-w-xs text-sm text-low-contrast lg:mt-4 lg:text-base">
                 {usp.text}
               </p>
             )}
           </div>
         ))}
       </div>
-
     </div>
-  )
-}
+  );
+};
 
-export default USPSection
\ No newline at end of file
+export default USPSection;
diff --git a/components/ui/alert.tsx b/components/ui/alert.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..962f9dbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/ui/alert.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { cva, type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+const alertVariants = cva(
+  'relative w-full border px-4 py-2 [&>svg~*]:pl-7 [&>svg+div]:translate-y-[-3px] [&>svg]:absolute [&>svg]:left-4 [&>svg]:top-4 [&>svg]:text-foreground',
+  {
+    variants: {
+      variant: {
+        default: 'bg-background text-foreground',
+        destructive:
+          'border-destructive/50 text-destructive dark:border-destructive [&>svg]:text-destructive'
+      }
+    },
+    defaultVariants: {
+      variant: 'default'
+    }
+  }
+);
+
+const Alert = React.forwardRef<
+  HTMLDivElement,
+  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & VariantProps<typeof alertVariants>
+>(({ className, variant, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <div ref={ref} role="alert" className={cn(alertVariants({ variant }), className)} {...props} />
+));
+Alert.displayName = 'Alert';
+
+const AlertTitle = React.forwardRef<HTMLParagraphElement, React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLHeadingElement>>(
+  ({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+    <h5
+      ref={ref}
+      className={cn('mb-1 font-medium leading-none tracking-tight', className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+);
+AlertTitle.displayName = 'AlertTitle';
+
+const AlertDescription = React.forwardRef<
+  HTMLParagraphElement,
+  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLParagraphElement>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <div ref={ref} className={cn('text-sm [&_p]:leading-relaxed', className)} {...props} />
+));
+AlertDescription.displayName = 'AlertDescription';
+
+export { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle };
diff --git a/components/ui/text/text.tsx b/components/ui/text/text.tsx
index 9bc831e71..950f3bd3f 100644
--- a/components/ui/text/text.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/text/text.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const Text: FunctionComponent<TextProps> = ({
           ['max-w-prose font-display text-2xl font-extrabold leading-none md:text-3xl md:leading-none lg:text-4xl lg:leading-none']:
             variant === 'sectionHeading',
           ['text-sm leading-tight lg:text-base']: variant === 'listChildHeading',
-          ['max-w-prose text-lg text-high-contrast lg:text-xl']: variant === 'label',
+          ['max-w-prose text-lg  lg:text-xl']: variant === 'label',
           ['max-w-prose']: variant === 'paragraph'
         },
         className
diff --git a/lib/sanity/queries.tsx b/lib/sanity/queries.tsx
index fb8a0cd4c..358c364dc 100644
--- a/lib/sanity/queries.tsx
+++ b/lib/sanity/queries.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export const modules = `
     variant,
     headingLevel,
     text,
+    color,
+    overlay,
     link {
       title,
       reference->{title, slug, "locale": language}
diff --git a/lib/sanity/schemas/documents/usp.tsx b/lib/sanity/schemas/documents/usp.tsx
index b372884e9..e9dbfe709 100644
--- a/lib/sanity/schemas/documents/usp.tsx
+++ b/lib/sanity/schemas/documents/usp.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import {StarIcon} from '@sanity/icons'
-import {defineField} from 'sanity'
-import {languages} from '../../languages'
-import {validateImage} from '../../utils/validation'
+import { StarIcon } from '@sanity/icons';
+import { defineField } from 'sanity';
+import { languages } from '../../languages';
 
 export default defineField({
   name: 'usp',
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ export default defineField({
       name: 'language',
       type: 'string',
       readOnly: true,
-      description: 'Language of this document.',
+      description: 'Language of this document.'
       // hidden: true,
     }),
     // Title
@@ -22,15 +21,14 @@ export default defineField({
       title: 'Title',
       type: 'string',
       description: 'USP title',
-      validation: (Rule) => Rule.required(),
+      validation: (Rule) => Rule.required()
     }),
     // Image
     defineField({
       name: 'image',
       title: 'Image',
       type: 'mainImage',
-      description: 'USP icon',
-      validation: (Rule) => validateImage(Rule, true),
+      description: 'USP icon'
     }),
     // Text
     defineField({
@@ -38,25 +36,25 @@ export default defineField({
       title: 'Text',
       type: 'text',
       description: 'Small text displayed below title.',
-      rows: 5,
-    }),
+      rows: 5
+    })
   ],
   preview: {
     select: {
       title: 'title',
       image: 'image',
-      language: 'language',
+      language: 'language'
     },
     prepare(selection) {
-      const {image, title, language} = selection
+      const { image, title, language } = selection;
 
-      const currentLang = languages.find((lang) => lang.id === language)
+      const currentLang = languages.find((lang) => lang.id === language);
 
       return {
         media: image,
         title,
-        subtitle: `${currentLang ? currentLang.title : ''}`,
-      }
-    },
-  },
-})
+        subtitle: `${currentLang ? currentLang.title : ''}`
+      };
+    }
+  }
+});
diff --git a/lib/sanity/schemas/objects/hero.ts b/lib/sanity/schemas/objects/hero.ts
index c60d9c5b0..a8e59835d 100644
--- a/lib/sanity/schemas/objects/hero.ts
+++ b/lib/sanity/schemas/objects/hero.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {defineField} from 'sanity'
-import {StarIcon} from '@sanity/icons'
+import { StarIcon } from '@sanity/icons'
+import { defineField } from 'sanity'
 import { validateImage } from '../../utils/validation'
 
 export default defineField({
@@ -58,6 +58,30 @@ export default defineField({
         layout: 'radio',
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: 'color',
+      type: 'string',
+      title: 'Color',
+      initialValue: 'dark',
+      fieldset: 'settings',
+      description: 'Set appropriate color depending on image characteristics.',
+      options: {
+        list: [
+          {title: 'Dark', value: 'dark'},
+          {title: 'Light', value: 'light'},
+        ],
+        layout: 'radio',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'overlay',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      title: 'Overlay?',
+      fieldset: 'settings',
+      description: 'Adds a dark overlay to the image.',
+      initialValue: false,
+      validation: (Rule) => Rule.required(),
+    },
     {
       name: 'label',
       type: 'string',
@@ -101,7 +125,6 @@ export default defineField({
       title: 'Link',
       description: 'Link to internal page.',
       options: {
-        collapsed: true,
         collapsible: true,
       },
     },