diff --git a/styles/components/_actions.scss b/styles/components/_actions.scss
index 720aa33..49fad32 100644
--- a/styles/components/_actions.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_actions.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     color: inherit;
     text-decoration: none;
     @include colors.card-shadow;
+    transition: motion.$subtle background-color, motion.$subtle transform;
 
     > h3 {
       margin: 0;
@@ -44,7 +45,12 @@
     }
 
     &:hover {
-      @extend %action-icon-hover;
+      background-color: colors.$gray-100;
+      transform: translateY(-0.5rem);
+
+      > .action-icon {
+        @extend %action-icon-hover;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -66,7 +72,8 @@
       margin: 0;
 
       &.first {
-        transform: translateY(#{-1 * layout.$huge-gap});
+        position: relative;
+        bottom: layout.$huge-gap;
       }
 
       &:not(.first) {
diff --git a/styles/components/_form-choices.scss b/styles/components/_form-choices.scss
index dc845db..605093a 100644
--- a/styles/components/_form-choices.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_form-choices.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @use '../lib/colors';
+@use '../lib/motion';
 @use '../lib/layout';
 
 .form-choices {
@@ -36,22 +37,47 @@
     }
 
     > a {
-      padding: layout.$small-gap layout.$normal-gap;
-      display: inline-block;
-      line-height: 2.5;
-      text-decoration: none;
-
-      &:hover {
-        background-color: colors.$yellow-600;
-        color: inherit;
-        @include colors.card-shadow;
-      }
-
-      > em {
-        padding-block: layout.$small-gap;
-        font-style: inherit;
-        background-color: colors.$yellow-600;
-      }
+      @extend %form-choice-link;
     }
   }
 }
+
+%form-choice-link {
+  padding: layout.$small-gap layout.$normal-gap;
+  display: inline-block;
+  line-height: 2.5;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: motion.$subtle background-color, motion.$subtle box-shadow;
+
+  @keyframes form-choice-hover {
+    0% { background-position: -100% 0; }
+    100% { background-position: 200% 0; }
+  }
+
+  &:hover {
+    background-color: colors.$yellow-600;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(
+        -45deg,
+        transparent 0%,
+        #{transparentize(colors.$yellow-500, 0.6)} 50%,
+        transparent 100%
+    );
+    background-size: 200% 100%;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    color: inherit;
+    @include colors.card-shadow(colors.$yellow-500);
+    animation:
+      motion.$prominent 0s 1 normal both running form-choice-hover;
+
+    > em {
+      background-color: transparent;
+    }
+  }
+
+  > em {
+    padding-block: layout.$small-gap;
+    font-style: inherit;
+    background-color: colors.$yellow-600;
+    transition: motion.$subtle background-color;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/styles/components/_form-elements.scss b/styles/components/_form-elements.scss
index 39c56f7..e8d36d7 100644
--- a/styles/components/_form-elements.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_form-elements.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @use '../lib/colors';
 @use '../lib/layout';
+@use '../lib/motion';
 @use '../lib/typography';
 
 %form-item {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
   @extend %base-form-input;
   padding: layout.$small-gap;
   font: inherit;
+  transition: motion.$subtle background-color;
 
   &:hover {
     background-color: colors.$gray-300;
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
   &:focus-visible,
   &:active {
     outline: none;
-    background-color: colors.$yellow-600;
+    background-color: colors.$yellow-500;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/styles/lib/_colors.scss b/styles/lib/_colors.scss
index 5e9eb5a..d19bdec 100644
--- a/styles/lib/_colors.scss
+++ b/styles/lib/_colors.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ $gray-900: #1d1d1d;
 $gray-800: #212121;
 $gray-600: #707070;
 $gray-300: #d6d6d6;
+$gray-100: #f9f9f9;
 $gray-50: #ffffff;
 
 $teal-500: #4edcca;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ $main-background: $gray-50;
   box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
 }
 
-@mixin card-shadow {
-  box-shadow: 0.4rem 0.5rem 1.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+@mixin card-shadow($base-color: $gray-900) {
+  box-shadow: 0.1rem 0.4rem 0.4rem #{transparentize($base-color, 0.9)},
+    0.25rem 1rem 1rem #{transparentize($base-color, 0.9)};
 }