diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 08fe102..f311531 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const eslintConfig = [
     rules: {
       "indent": ["error", 2],
       "eol-last": ["error", "always"],
-      "no-unused-vars": ["error", {
+      "no-unused-vars": "off",
+      "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["error", {
         "argsIgnorePattern": "^_",
       }],
       "no-trailing-spaces": "error",
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ const eslintConfig = [
       "object-curly-spacing": ["error", "always"],
       "array-bracket-spacing": ["error", "never"],
       "quotes": ["error", "double"],
-      "jsx-quotes": ["error", "prefer-double"]
+      "jsx-quotes": ["error", "prefer-double"],
+      "@typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type": "off"
     },
     ignores: [
       "src/app/(payload)/**",
diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/projects/page.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/projects/page.tsx
index 361a632..8f9af90 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/projects/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/projects/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import Navbar from "@/components/Navbar";
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
 import { cmsClient } from "@/services/cms-client";
-import ProjectCard from "@/components/ProjectCard";
+import React from "react";
+import ProjectCards from "@/components/ProjectCards";
 
 const Projects = async () => {
   const posts = await cmsClient.find({
@@ -29,24 +30,7 @@ const Projects = async () => {
           <p>
             Stuff I&apos;ve built, including this website!
           </p>
-          <div className="projects-container">
-            {posts.docs.length > 0
-              ? posts.docs.map((post) => (
-                <ProjectCard
-                  key={post.id}
-                  title={post.content.title}
-                  description={post.content.description}
-                  repoLink={post.content.repoLink}
-                  demoLink={post.content.demoLink}
-                  videoLink={post.content.videoLink}
-                  designLink={post.content.designLink}
-                  paperLink={post.content.paperLink}
-                  techStack={post.metadata.tags}
-                />
-              ))
-              : <p>no projects found...</p>
-            }
-          </div>
+          <ProjectCards projects={posts}/>
         </section>
       </main>
 
diff --git a/src/components/MouseTooltip.tsx b/src/components/MouseTooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61e5c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MouseTooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { IBaseChildrenProps } from "@/models";
+
+interface IMouseTooltipProps extends IBaseChildrenProps {
+  show?: boolean
+}
+
+const MouseTooltip  = ({ children, show }: IMouseTooltipProps) => {
+  const [mousePos, setMousePos] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  const [scrollPos, setScrollPos] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
+  const tooltipPos = { x: mousePos.x + scrollPos.x, y: mousePos.y + scrollPos.y };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleMouseMove = (event: MouseEvent) => setMousePos({ x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY });
+    const handleScrollMove = () => setScrollPos({ x: window.scrollX, y: window.scrollY });
+
+    window.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", handleScrollMove);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove);
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleScrollMove);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`mouse-tooltip ${show ? "hide-on-mobile" : "hidden"}`}
+      style={{ left: `${tooltipPos.x}px`, top: `${tooltipPos.y}px` }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default MouseTooltip;
diff --git a/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/src/components/Navbar.tsx
index b7780dc..d4611c5 100644
--- a/src/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ const NavbarLink = ({ children, className = "", link = "", newTab } : {children?
 const Navbar = () => {
   const [isBurgerOpened, setIsBurgerOpened] = useState(false);
 
-  const handleBurgerClick = () => {
-    setIsBurgerOpened(!isBurgerOpened);
-  };
+  const handleBurgerClick = () => setIsBurgerOpened(!isBurgerOpened);
 
   return (
     <nav className="navbar">
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ const Navbar = () => {
         <li><NavbarLink className="projects-nav-link" link="/projects">projects</NavbarLink></li>
         {/*<li><NavbarButton link="/blogs">blogs</NavbarButton></li>*/}
         <li><NavbarLink link="/contact">contact</NavbarLink></li>
-        {/* <li><NavbarLink newTab link="/silvia-resume.pdf">resume</NavbarLink></li> */}
       </ul>
     </nav>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx b/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
index 5aa40e1..195c00b 100644
--- a/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProjectCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,31 @@
 import { IconBrandYoutube, IconBrush, IconCode, IconExternalLink, IconFile, IconPlayerPlay } from "@tabler/icons-react";
-import { ReactNode } from "react";
+import React, { ReactNode } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { IBaseChildrenProps, IMouseTooltipHandler, NullableString } from "@/models";
 
-const ProjectTag = ({ children }:{children?: ReactNode}) => {
+interface IProjectTagProps extends IBaseChildrenProps {}
+
+interface IProjectLinkProps {
+  link: string,
+  linkText: string,
+  icon?: ReactNode,
+  newTab?: true,
+  tooltipHandler?: IMouseTooltipHandler,
+}
+
+interface IProjectCardProps {
+  title: string,
+  description?: NullableString,
+  repoLink?: NullableString,
+  demoLink?: NullableString,
+  videoLink?: NullableString,
+  designLink?: NullableString,
+  paperLink?: NullableString,
+  techStack?: { id?: NullableString, tag?: NullableString }[] | null,
+  tooltipHandler?: IMouseTooltipHandler
+}
+
+const ProjectTag = ({ children }: IProjectTagProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="project-card-tag">
       {children}
@@ -10,25 +33,62 @@ const ProjectTag = ({ children }:{children?: ReactNode}) => {
   );
 };
 
-const ProjectLink = ({ children, link, newTab } : {children?: ReactNode, link: string, newTab?: true}) => {
-  const LinkContent = ({ children }:{children?: ReactNode}) => {
+const ProjectLink = ({ link, linkText, icon, newTab, tooltipHandler }: IProjectLinkProps) => {
+  const handleShowTooltip = () => {
+    tooltipHandler?.updateVisibility(true);
+    tooltipHandler?.updateText(`${linkText}` || "view");
+  };
+
+  const handleHideTooltip = () => {
+    tooltipHandler?.updateVisibility(false);
+  };
+
+  const LinkContent = () => {
     return (
       <div className="project-card-link-content">
-        {children}
+        {icon}
+        <span className="hide-on-desktop">{linkText}</span>
       </div>
     );
   };
 
   return (
-    <Link href={link} target={newTab ? "_blank" : "_self"} className="project-card-link">
+    <Link href={link} target={newTab ? "_blank" : "_self"} className="project-card-link"
+      onMouseEnter={handleShowTooltip} onMouseLeave={handleHideTooltip}
+    >
       <div className="project-card-link-content-container">
-        <LinkContent>{children}</LinkContent> {newTab && <IconExternalLink className="w-4 h-4 hide-on-mobile" />}
+        <LinkContent /> {newTab && <IconExternalLink className="w-4 h-4 hide-on-mobile" />}
       </div>
     </Link>
   );
 };
 
-const ProjectCard = ({ title, description, repoLink, demoLink, videoLink, designLink, paperLink, techStack }: {title: string, description?: string | null, repoLink?: string | null, demoLink?: string | null, videoLink?: string | null, designLink?: string | null, paperLink?: string | null, techStack?: { id?: string | null, tag?: string | null }[] | null }) => {
+
+const ProjectCard = ({ title, description, repoLink, demoLink, videoLink, designLink, paperLink, techStack, tooltipHandler }: IProjectCardProps) => {
+  enum LinkType {
+    Video = "video",
+    Demo = "demo",
+    Repo = "repo",
+    Design = "design",
+    Paper = "paper"
+  }
+
+  interface IProjectCardLink {
+    type: LinkType,
+    icon: ReactNode
+    newTab?: true,
+    name?: string,
+    url?: NullableString,
+  }
+
+  const projectCardLinks: IProjectCardLink[] = [
+    { type: LinkType.Video, url: videoLink, icon: <IconBrandYoutube />, newTab: true },
+    { type: LinkType.Demo, url: demoLink, icon: <IconPlayerPlay />, newTab: true },
+    { type: LinkType.Repo, url: repoLink, name: "code", icon: <IconCode />, newTab: true },
+    { type: LinkType.Design, url: designLink, icon: <IconBrush />, newTab: true },
+    { type: LinkType.Paper, url: paperLink, icon: <IconFile />, newTab: true },
+  ];
+
   return (
     <div className="project-card">
       <div className="project-card-content">
@@ -42,36 +102,17 @@ const ProjectCard = ({ title, description, repoLink, demoLink, videoLink, design
         )}
         <p>{description}</p>
         <div className="project-card-links">
-          {videoLink &&
-            <ProjectLink link={videoLink} newTab>
-              <IconBrandYoutube />
-              <span className="hide-on-desktop">video</span>
-            </ProjectLink>
-          }
-          {demoLink &&
-            <ProjectLink link={demoLink} newTab>
-              <IconPlayerPlay />
-              <span className="hide-on-desktop">demo</span>
-            </ProjectLink>
-          }
-          {repoLink &&
-            <ProjectLink link={repoLink} newTab>
-              <IconCode />
-              <span className="hide-on-desktop">code</span>
-            </ProjectLink>
-          }
-          {designLink &&
-            <ProjectLink link={designLink} newTab>
-              <IconBrush />
-              <span className="hide-on-desktop">design</span>
-            </ProjectLink>
-          }
-          {paperLink &&
-            <ProjectLink link={paperLink} newTab>
-              <IconFile />
-              <span className="hide-on-desktop">paper</span>
-            </ProjectLink>
-          }
+          {projectCardLinks.map(link =>
+            link.url &&
+            <ProjectLink
+              key={link.url}
+              link={link.url}
+              linkText={link.name || link.type}
+              icon={link.icon}
+              tooltipHandler={tooltipHandler}
+              newTab={link.newTab}
+            />
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/ProjectCards.tsx b/src/components/ProjectCards.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a84669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ProjectCards.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"use client";
+
+import MouseTooltip from "@/components/MouseTooltip";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+import ProjectCard from "@/components/ProjectCard";
+import { PaginatedDocs } from "payload";
+import { IMouseTooltipHandler } from "@/models";
+
+
+const ProjectCards = ({ projects }: { projects: PaginatedDocs }) => {
+  const [tooltipText, setTooltipText] = useState("i like kway teow");
+  const [isTooltipShow, setTooltipShow] = useState(false);
+
+  const tooltipHandler: IMouseTooltipHandler = {
+    updateText: (text: string) => setTooltipText(text),
+    updateVisibility: (show: boolean) => setTooltipShow(show),
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div className="projects-container">
+        {projects.docs.length > 0
+          ? projects.docs.map((project) => (
+            <ProjectCard
+              key={project.id}
+              title={project.content.title}
+              description={project.content.description}
+              repoLink={project.content.repoLink}
+              demoLink={project.content.demoLink}
+              videoLink={project.content.videoLink}
+              designLink={project.content.designLink}
+              paperLink={project.content.paperLink}
+              techStack={project.metadata.tags}
+              tooltipHandler={tooltipHandler}
+            />
+          ))
+          : <p>no projects found...</p>
+        }
+      </div>
+      <MouseTooltip show={isTooltipShow}>{tooltipText}</MouseTooltip>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ProjectCards;
diff --git a/src/models/common.types.d.ts b/src/models/common.types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccf16f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/common.types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { ReactElement, ReactNode } from "react";
+
+export interface IBaseChildrenProps {
+  children?: ReactNode | ReactElement | string,
+}
+
+export type NullableString = string | null;
diff --git a/src/models/index.ts b/src/models/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90195af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from "./common.types";
+export * from "./mouse-tooltip.types";
diff --git a/src/models/mouse-tooltip.types.d.ts b/src/models/mouse-tooltip.types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c23b4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/mouse-tooltip.types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export interface IMouseTooltipHandler {
+  updateText: (_text: string) => void,
+  updateVisibility: (_visibility: boolean) => void,
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/components/mouse-tooltip.css b/src/styles/components/mouse-tooltip.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b167aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/styles/components/mouse-tooltip.css
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.mouse-tooltip {
+  @apply absolute z-50 -ml-6 mt-10
+  drop-shadow-[0px_0px_4px_rgba(124,45,18,0.5)]
+  bg-orange-100 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg
+  dark:bg-orange-900 dark:drop-shadow-[0px_0px_4px_rgba(0,0,0,0.8)];
+}
+
+.mouse-tooltip:before {
+  content: "";
+  @apply absolute border-solid border-[12px]
+  border-b-orange-100 dark:border-b-orange-900
+  border-r-transparent
+  border-l-transparent
+  border-t-transparent
+  top-[-22px];
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/components/navbar.css b/src/styles/components/navbar.css
index fc08e37..0f11a0b 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/navbar.css
+++ b/src/styles/components/navbar.css
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 }
 
 .navbar .logo .burger-menu {
-  @apply font-semibold md:hidden;
+  @apply font-semibold md:hidden
+  transition-colors ease-in-out duration-200;
 
-  &:hover,
+  /*&:hover,*/
   &.opened {
     @apply text-red-600 dark:text-red-300;
   }
@@ -28,18 +29,21 @@
   transition-[max-height,margin-top] duration-300;
 
   &:not(&.opened) {
-    @apply h-0 max-h-0 md:h-full md:max-h-full;
+    @apply h-0 md:h-full
+    max-h-0 md:max-h-full
+    transition-[max-height,margin-top] duration-300;
   }
 
   &.opened {
-    @apply max-h-60 mt-4
+    @apply h-full
+    max-h-60 mt-4
     md:max-h-full md:mt-0
     transition-[max-height,margin-top] duration-300;
   }
 
   a.menu-link {
     @apply flex gap-1 py-2 px-4 rounded-full
-    transition ease-in-out duration-200 font-semibold;
+    transition-colors ease-in-out duration-200 font-semibold;
 
     &.active,
     &:hover {
diff --git a/src/styles/components/project-card.css b/src/styles/components/project-card.css
index 71bec46..d1e266f 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/project-card.css
+++ b/src/styles/components/project-card.css
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   @apply py-6 px-8 rounded-2xl mb-4 bg-orange-300 bg-opacity-30 transition-all
   shadow-[inset_0_0_0_0_#9a3412,0_2px_4px_0_#9a3412]
   hover:shadow-[inset_0_2px_4px_1px_#9a3412,0_0_0_0_#9a3412]
-  hover:bg-opacity-45;
+  hover:bg-opacity-45
+  ;
 
   .project-card-title {
     @apply text-orange-800 dark:text-orange-300;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     @apply transition-shadow
     shadow-[inset_0_0_0_0_black,0_2px_4px_0_black]
     hover:shadow-[inset_0_2px_4px_1px_black,0_0_0_0_black]
-    hover:bg-opacity-15;
+    hover:bg-opacity-15
+    ;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/index.css b/src/styles/index.css
index 7950503..815d5c9 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/src/styles/index.css
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 @import "components/footer.css";
 @import "components/contact-links.css";
 @import "components/project-card.css";
+@import "components/mouse-tooltip.css";