diff --git a/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx b/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
index 2cb685b..c6bbc46 100644
--- a/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board/BoardView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
 import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
+import { motion } from "framer-motion";
+import { staggerContainer } from "@/lib/motion";
 import {
   DndContext,
   DragOverlay,
@@ -320,7 +322,13 @@ export function BoardView() {
         items={columnIds}
         strategy={horizontalListSortingStrategy}
       >
-        <div className="flex h-full overflow-x-auto" style={{ gap: `calc(1.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, padding: `calc(1.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, ...getBoardBackground(board) }}>
+        <motion.div
+          className="flex h-full overflow-x-auto"
+          style={{ gap: `calc(1.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, padding: `calc(1.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, ...getBoardBackground(board) }}
+          variants={staggerContainer(0.06)}
+          initial="hidden"
+          animate="visible"
+        >
           {board.columns.map((column) => (
             <KanbanColumn
               key={column.id}
@@ -375,7 +383,7 @@ export function BoardView() {
               </Button>
             )}
           </div>
-        </div>
+        </motion.div>
       </SortableContext>
 
       {/* Drag overlay - renders a styled copy of the dragged item */}
diff --git a/src/components/board/CardThumbnail.tsx b/src/components/board/CardThumbnail.tsx
index 734f4d8..941a1f8 100644
--- a/src/components/board/CardThumbnail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board/CardThumbnail.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { format, isPast, isToday } from "date-fns";
 import { motion, useReducedMotion } from "framer-motion";
+import { fadeSlideUp, springs } from "@/lib/motion";
 import { useSortable } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
 import type { Card, Label } from "@/types/board";
@@ -50,10 +51,14 @@ export function CardThumbnail({ card, boardLabels, columnId, onCardClick }: Card
       ref={setNodeRef}
       style={style}
       onClick={handleClick}
-      className="w-full rounded-lg bg-pylon-surface shadow-sm text-left transition-all duration-200 hover:-translate-y-px hover:shadow-md"
-      initial={prefersReducedMotion ? false : { opacity: 0, y: -8 }}
-      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
-      transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 25 }}
+      className="w-full rounded-lg bg-pylon-surface shadow-sm text-left"
+      variants={fadeSlideUp}
+      initial={prefersReducedMotion ? false : "hidden"}
+      animate="visible"
+      whileHover={{ scale: 1.02, y: -2, boxShadow: "0 4px 12px oklch(0% 0 0 / 10%)" }}
+      whileTap={{ scale: 0.98 }}
+      transition={springs.bouncy}
+      layout
       {...attributes}
       {...listeners}
       role="article"
diff --git a/src/components/board/KanbanColumn.tsx b/src/components/board/KanbanColumn.tsx
index b38677e..eb8787e 100644
--- a/src/components/board/KanbanColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board/KanbanColumn.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
 import { motion, useReducedMotion } from "framer-motion";
+import { fadeSlideUp, springs, staggerContainer } from "@/lib/motion";
 import { useDroppable } from "@dnd-kit/core";
 import {
   SortableContext,
@@ -68,9 +69,11 @@ export function KanbanColumn({ column, onCardClick }: KanbanColumnProps) {
       style={style}
       className="group/column flex shrink-0 flex-col rounded-lg bg-pylon-column"
       aria-label={`${column.title} column, ${cardCount} card${cardCount !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`}
-      initial={prefersReducedMotion ? false : { opacity: 0, x: 20 }}
-      animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
-      transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 25 }}
+      variants={fadeSlideUp}
+      initial={prefersReducedMotion ? false : "hidden"}
+      animate="visible"
+      transition={springs.bouncy}
+      layout
       {...attributes}
     >
       {/* The column header is the drag handle for column reordering */}
@@ -84,7 +87,14 @@ export function KanbanColumn({ column, onCardClick }: KanbanColumnProps) {
         strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
       >
         <ScrollArea className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-          <ul ref={setDroppableNodeRef} className="flex min-h-[40px] list-none flex-col" style={{ gap: `calc(0.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, padding: `calc(0.5rem * var(--density-factor))` }}>
+          <motion.ul
+            ref={setDroppableNodeRef}
+            className="flex min-h-[40px] list-none flex-col"
+            style={{ gap: `calc(0.5rem * var(--density-factor))`, padding: `calc(0.5rem * var(--density-factor))` }}
+            variants={staggerContainer(0.03)}
+            initial="hidden"
+            animate="visible"
+          >
             {column.cardIds.map((cardId) => {
               const card = board?.cards[cardId];
               if (!card) return null;
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ export function KanbanColumn({ column, onCardClick }: KanbanColumnProps) {
                 Drop or add a card
               </li>
             )}
-          </ul>
+          </motion.ul>
         </ScrollArea>
       </SortableContext>