diff --git a/scripts/assemble_stage2.py b/scripts/assemble_stage2.py
index 452efa6..e4c501c 100644
--- a/scripts/assemble_stage2.py
+++ b/scripts/assemble_stage2.py
@@ -726,38 +726,56 @@ def _assemble_type_b(run: Path, ctx: dict):
         if current_section[0] or current_section[1]:
             sections.append(current_section)
 
-        # 카드형 HTML 생성
+        # X'-2: 카드형 HTML — 소제목별 들여쓰기 계층
+        # X'-5: 카드 디자인 — 다크 그라데이션 배경, 밝은 텍스트
+        _card_colors = [
+            ("linear-gradient(135deg, #1a365d, #2d3748)", "#e2e8f0"),
+            ("linear-gradient(135deg, #1e3a2f, #2d4a3e)", "#e2e8f0"),
+            ("linear-gradient(135deg, #3b1f2b, #4a2d3b)", "#e2e8f0"),
+            ("linear-gradient(135deg, #2d2b55, #3d3b65)", "#e2e8f0"),
+        ]
+        card_pad = int(font_size * 0.6)
+        card_gap = max(3, int(font_size * 0.4))
+        indent_body = int(font_size * 1.2)  # 본문 들여쓰기
+
         bullets = ""
         if len(sections) > 1 and sections[0][0]:
-            # 소제목이 있는 경우 → 카드형
-            card_gap = max(3, int(font_size * 0.4))
-            for sec_title, sec_items in sections:
+            for ci, (sec_title, sec_items) in enumerate(sections):
+                bg, text_color = _card_colors[ci % len(_card_colors)]
                 items_html = "".join(
-                    f'<div class="bl" style="font-size:{font_size}px;"><span class="bl-m">•</span><span class="bl-t">{item}</span></div>'
+                    f'<div style="padding-left:{indent_body}px;margin-bottom:1px;">'
+                    f'<span style="color:{text_color};font-size:{font_size-1}px;line-height:1.5;">• {item}</span></div>'
                     for item in sec_items
                 )
                 if sec_title:
                     bullets += (
-                        f'<div style="background:#1e293b;color:#fff;border-radius:4px;'
-                        f'padding:{int(font_size*0.4)}px {int(font_size*0.6)}px;margin-bottom:{card_gap}px;">'
-                        f'<div style="font-size:{font_size}px;font-weight:700;color:#fbbf24;margin-bottom:2px;">{bold(sec_title, rn)}</div>'
-                        f'<div style="font-size:{font_size-1}px;line-height:1.5;">{items_html}</div></div>\n'
+                        f'<div style="background:{bg};border-radius:{int(font_size*0.4)}px;'
+                        f'padding:{card_pad}px {int(card_pad*1.5)}px;margin-bottom:{card_gap}px;">'
+                        f'<div style="font-size:{font_size}px;font-weight:700;color:#fbbf24;'
+                        f'margin-bottom:{int(font_size*0.3)}px;">{bold(sec_title, rn)}</div>'
+                        f'{items_html}</div>\n'
                     )
                 else:
                     bullets += items_html
         else:
-            # 소제목 없는 경우 → 일반 불릿
             for sec_title, sec_items in sections:
                 for item in sec_items:
-                    bullets += f'<div class="bl" style="font-size:{font_size}px;"><span class="bl-m">•</span><span class="bl-t">{item}</span></div>\n'
+                    bullets += (
+                        f'<div style="padding-left:{indent_body}px;margin-bottom:1px;">'
+                        f'<span style="font-size:{font_size}px;">• {item}</span></div>\n'
+                    )
 
-        # 이미지 캡션: 출처 → [이미지:] 마커 → 없으면 빈 문자열
+        # X'-3: 이미지 캡션 — normalized.images alt → 출처 → [이미지:] 마커 순
         img_caption = ""
-        for line in all_text.split("\n"):
-            stripped = line.strip().lstrip("• ")
-            if stripped.startswith("출처:"):
-                img_caption = re.sub(r'^출처:\s*', '', stripped)
-                break
+        norm_images = ctx.get("normalized", {}).get("images", [])
+        if norm_images:
+            img_caption = norm_images[0].get("alt", "")
+        if not img_caption:
+            for line in all_text.split("\n"):
+                stripped = line.strip().lstrip("• ")
+                if stripped.startswith("출처:"):
+                    img_caption = re.sub(r'^출처:\s*', '', stripped)
+                    break
         if not img_caption:
             img_marker = re.search(r'\[이미지:\s*([^\]]+)\]', all_text)
             if img_marker:
@@ -778,11 +796,13 @@ def _assemble_type_b(run: Path, ctx: dict):
         primary_topic = topic_map.get(tids[0], {}) if tids else {}
         topic_title = bold(primary_topic.get("title", ""), rn)
 
+        # X'-4: 상단 컨테이너 — 내용을 전체 높이에 균등 배분
         top_html = (
-            f'<div style="position:relative;height:100%;padding:{gap_small}px;box-sizing:border-box;">'
+            f'<div style="position:relative;height:100%;padding:{gap_small}px;box-sizing:border-box;'
+            f'display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;">'
             f'{popup_html}'
             f'<div style="font-weight:700;font-size:{font_size+1}px;color:#1a365d;margin-bottom:4px;">{topic_title}</div>'
-            f'<div style="display:flex;gap:{max(6, int(font_size*0.8))}px;align-items:flex-start;">'
+            f'<div style="display:flex;gap:{max(6, int(font_size*0.8))}px;align-items:flex-start;flex:1;">'
             f'<div style="flex:1;font-size:{font_size}px;line-height:1.55;color:#333;">{bullets}</div>'
             f'{img_block}</div></div>'
         )
@@ -798,19 +818,26 @@ def _assemble_type_b(run: Path, ctx: dict):
         primary_topic = topic_map.get(tids[0], {}) if tids else {}
         topic_title = bold(primary_topic.get("title", ""), rn)
 
+        # X'-2: 들여쓰기 계층 (소제목+불릿)
+        bl_indent = int(font_size * 1.2)
         bullets = ""
         for line in all_text.split("\n"):
             stripped = line.strip()
             if not stripped or re.search(r'\[팝업:|\[이미지:', stripped):
                 continue
-            clean = stripped.lstrip("• ")
-            clean = bold(clean, rn)
-            bullets += f'<div class="bl" style="font-size:{font_size}px;"><span class="bl-m">•</span><span class="bl-t">{clean}</span></div>\n'
+            if stripped.startswith("### "):
+                # 소제목
+                sub_title = stripped.lstrip("# ").strip()
+                bullets += f'<div style="font-weight:700;font-size:{font_size}px;color:#1e40af;margin-top:{int(font_size*0.4)}px;">{bold(sub_title, rn)}</div>\n'
+            else:
+                clean = stripped.lstrip("• ")
+                clean = bold(clean, rn)
+                bullets += f'<div style="padding-left:{bl_indent}px;font-size:{font_size}px;margin-bottom:1px;">• {clean}</div>\n'
 
         bl_html = (
             f'<div style="height:100%;padding:{gap_small}px;box-sizing:border-box;">'
             f'<div style="font-weight:700;font-size:{font_size+1}px;color:#1a365d;margin-bottom:4px;">{topic_title}</div>'
-            f'<div style="font-size:{font_size}px;line-height:1.55;color:#333;">{bullets}</div></div>'
+            f'<div style="line-height:1.55;color:#333;">{bullets}</div></div>'
         )
 
     # 하단 우측
diff --git a/src/pipeline.py b/src/pipeline.py
index 5071b57..8480c35 100644
--- a/src/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/pipeline.py
@@ -172,9 +172,11 @@ async def generate_slide(
             page_struct_raw = analysis_raw.get("page_structure", {})
             page_structure = PageStructure(roles=page_struct_raw)
 
+            # X'-1: 제목은 원본 MDX frontmatter에서 가져옴 (Kei가 바꾸지 않음)
+            original_title = context.normalized.title or analysis_raw.get("title", "")
             analysis = Analysis(
                 core_message=analysis_raw.get("core_message", ""),
-                title=analysis_raw.get("title", ""),
+                title=original_title,
                 total_pages=analysis_raw.get("total_pages", 1),
                 layout_template=analysis_raw.get("layout_template", "A"),
             )