feat: finalize UI/UX

apps/accounts/admin.py

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ from .models import ClientProfile
 
 @admin.register(ClientProfile)
 class ClientProfileAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("user", "company", "phone", "timezone", "updated_at")
-    search_fields = ("user__username", "user__email", "user__first_name", "user__last_name", "company")
-    list_filter = ("timezone",)
+    list_display = ("user", "company", "job_title", "phone", "updated_at")
+    search_fields = (
+        "user__username",
+        "user__email",
+        "user__first_name",
+        "user__last_name",
+        "company",
+        "job_title",
+    )

apps/accounts/forms.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class SignUpForm(UserCreationForm):
     email = forms.EmailField(required=True)
     company = forms.CharField(max_length=200, required=False)
     phone = forms.CharField(max_length=50, required=False)
-    timezone = forms.ChoiceField(choices=ClientProfile.TIMEZONE_CHOICES, required=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class SignUpForm(UserCreationForm):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        for field_name in ("username", "first_name", "last_name", "email", "company", "phone", "timezone"):
+        for field_name in ("username", "first_name", "last_name", "email", "company", "phone"):
             if field_name in self.fields:
                 self.fields[field_name].widget.attrs.setdefault("class", "form-control")
         for field_name in ("password1", "password2"):
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ class SignUpForm(UserCreationForm):
                 user=user,
                 company=self.cleaned_data.get("company", ""),
                 phone=self.cleaned_data.get("phone", ""),
-                timezone=self.cleaned_data.get("timezone", "UTC"),
             )
         return user
 
@@ -65,11 +63,17 @@ class ClientProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = ClientProfile
-        fields = ("company", "phone", "timezone")
+        fields = ("avatar", "company", "job_title", "phone", "bio")
         widgets = {
+            "avatar": forms.ClearableFileInput(
+                attrs={"class": "profile-avatar-input", "accept": "image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp"}
+            ),
             "company": forms.TextInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"}),
+            "job_title": forms.TextInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"}),
             "phone": forms.TextInput(attrs={"class": "form-control"}),
-            "timezone": forms.Select(attrs={"class": "form-control"}),
+            "bio": forms.Textarea(
+                attrs={"class": "form-control", "rows": 4, "placeholder": "A short introduction to your work and research interests"}
+            ),
         }
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):

apps/accounts/migrations/0002_remove_clientprofile_timezone_clientprofile_avatar_and_more.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.15 on 2026-08-01 12:31
+
+import apps.accounts.models
+import django.core.validators
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='clientprofile',
+            name='timezone',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='clientprofile',
+            name='avatar',
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, upload_to=apps.accounts.models.profile_avatar_upload_to, validators=[django.core.validators.FileExtensionValidator(['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png', 'webp']), apps.accounts.models.validate_avatar_size]),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='clientprofile',
+            name='bio',
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, max_length=600),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='clientprofile',
+            name='job_title',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=150),
+        ),
+    ]

apps/accounts/models.py

@@ -1,33 +1,39 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from uuid import uuid4
+
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.validators import FileExtensionValidator
 from django.db import models
 
 
-class ClientProfile(models.Model):
-    TIMEZONE_CHOICES = [
-        ("UTC", "UTC"),
-        ("America/New_York", "America/New York"),
-        ("America/Chicago", "America/Chicago"),
-        ("America/Denver", "America/Denver"),
-        ("America/Los_Angeles", "America/Los Angeles"),
-        ("Europe/London", "Europe/London"),
-        ("Europe/Berlin", "Europe/Berlin"),
-        ("Asia/Dubai", "Asia/Dubai"),
-        ("Asia/Tehran", "Asia/Tehran"),
-        ("Asia/Tokyo", "Asia/Tokyo"),
-        ("Australia/Sydney", "Australia/Sydney"),
-    ]
+def profile_avatar_upload_to(instance, filename):
+    suffix = Path(filename).suffix.lower()
+    return f"accounts/avatars/{instance.user_id}/{uuid4().hex}{suffix}"
 
+
+def validate_avatar_size(image):
+    if image.size > 5 * 1024 * 1024:
+        raise ValidationError("Profile pictures must be 5 MB or smaller.")
+
+
+class ClientProfile(models.Model):
     user = models.OneToOneField(
         settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
         related_name="client_profile",
     )
     company = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True)
+    job_title = models.CharField(max_length=150, blank=True)
     phone = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True)
-    timezone = models.CharField(
-        max_length=64,
-        choices=TIMEZONE_CHOICES,
-        default="UTC",
+    bio = models.TextField(max_length=600, blank=True)
+    avatar = models.ImageField(
+        upload_to=profile_avatar_upload_to,
+        blank=True,
+        validators=[
+            FileExtensionValidator(["jpg", "jpeg", "png", "webp"]),
+            validate_avatar_size,
+        ],
     )
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)

apps/accounts/tests/test_accounts.py

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class SignUpFormTest(TestCase):
                 "email": "ada@example.com",
                 "company": "Analytical Engines",
                 "phone": "+1 555 0100",
-                "timezone": "UTC",
                 "password1": "Str0ngPass!word",
                 "password2": "Str0ngPass!word",
             }
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class SignUpFormTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(user.email, "ada@example.com")
         profile = ClientProfile.objects.get(user=user)
         self.assertEqual(profile.company, "Analytical Engines")
-        self.assertEqual(profile.timezone, "UTC")
 
 
 class AccountViewsTest(TestCase):
@@ -34,6 +32,15 @@ class AccountViewsTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse("accounts:signup"))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
+    def test_logged_out_nav_exposes_login_and_registration(self):
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("pages:home"))
+        navbar = response.content.decode().split("</nav>", 1)[0]
+
+        self.assertIn("Login", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("Start a Project", navbar)
+        self.assertIn(reverse("accounts:login"), navbar)
+        self.assertIn(reverse("accounts:signup"), navbar)
+
     def test_signup_creates_account_and_logs_in(self):
         response = self.client.post(
             reverse("accounts:signup"),
@@ -44,7 +51,6 @@ class AccountViewsTest(TestCase):
                 "email": "grace@example.com",
                 "company": "",
                 "phone": "",
-                "timezone": "UTC",
                 "password1": "Str0ngPass!word",
                 "password2": "Str0ngPass!word",
             },
@@ -58,6 +64,47 @@ class AccountViewsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
         self.assertIn(reverse("accounts:login"), response.url)
 
+    def test_authenticated_nav_uses_sidebar_for_account_actions(self):
+        user = User.objects.create_user(
+            username="workspace-user",
+            email="workspace@example.com",
+            password="Str0ngPass!word",
+        )
+        self.client.force_login(user)
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("projects:dashboard"))
+
+        self.assertContains(response, "Profile &amp; account")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Project briefs")
+        navbar = response.content.decode().split("</nav>", 1)[0]
+        self.assertNotIn("My Projects", navbar)
+        self.assertNotIn("Logout", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("navbar-account", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("navbar-account-dropdown", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("Your profile", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("New project brief", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("Contact support", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("Sign out", navbar)
+        self.assertIn("default-avatar.png", navbar)
+
+    def test_profile_exposes_professional_fields_and_avatar_upload(self):
+        user = User.objects.create_user(
+            username="researcher",
+            first_name="Marie",
+            last_name="Curie",
+            email="marie@example.com",
+            password="Str0ngPass!word",
+        )
+        self.client.force_login(user)
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("accounts:profile"))
+
+        self.assertContains(response, 'enctype="multipart/form-data"')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'name="avatar"')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'name="job_title"')
+        self.assertContains(response, 'name="bio"')
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'name="timezone"')
+
     def test_logout_requires_post_and_clears_session(self):
         self.client.login(username="newclient", password="Str0ngPass!word")
         response = self.client.get(reverse("accounts:logout"))

apps/pages/tests/test_views.py

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HomeViewTest(TestCase):
         from apps.projects.models import ProjectBrief
 
         user = User.objects.create_user(username="client", email="c@example.com", password="x")
-        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=user, timezone="UTC")
+        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=user)
         HomepageSection.objects.create(
             section_type=HomepageSection.TYPE_PROJECTS,
             title="Showcase",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class HomeViewTest(TestCase):
         from apps.projects.models import ProjectBrief
 
         user = User.objects.create_user(username="c2", email="c2@example.com", password="x")
-        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=user, timezone="UTC")
+        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=user)
         HomepageSection.objects.create(
             section_type=HomepageSection.TYPE_PROJECTS,
             title="Showcase",

apps/projects/management/commands/seed_portal_data.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ CLIENTS = [
         "password": "ClientDemo2026!",
         "company": "Northside Imaging Lab",
         "phone": "+1 604 555 0101",
-        "timezone": "America/Vancouver",
     },
     {
         "username": "sarah.research",
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ CLIENTS = [
         "password": "ClientDemo2026!",
         "company": "Pacific Oncology Research",
         "phone": "+1 604 555 0102",
-        "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
     },
     {
         "username": "devteam",
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ CLIENTS = [
         "password": "ClientDemo2026!",
         "company": "BioFlow Analytics",
         "phone": "+44 20 7946 0103",
-        "timezone": "Europe/London",
     },
 ]
 
@@ -192,7 +189,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 defaults={
                     "company": client["company"],
                     "phone": client["phone"],
-                    "timezone": client["timezone"],
                 },
             )
             action = "Created" if created else "Updated"

apps/projects/tests/test_views.py

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class ProjectPortalTest(TestCase):
             first_name="Client",
             last_name="User",
         )
-        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=self.user, timezone="UTC")
+        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=self.user)
         self.other = User.objects.create_user(
             username="other",
             email="other@example.com",
             password="Str0ngPass!word",
         )
-        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=self.other, timezone="UTC")
+        ClientProfile.objects.create(user=self.other)
 
     def _brief_payload(self):
         return {