diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 9852c15..ea48498 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import { Geist, Geist_Mono } from "next/font/google";
 import "./globals.css";
+import Navbar from "@/components/Navbar";
 
 const geistSans = Geist({
   variable: "--font-geist-sans",
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ const geistMono = Geist_Mono({
 });
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  title: "Create Next App",
-  description: "Generated by create next app",
+  title: "Marca | Personal Portfolio",
+  description: "Informatics Student & Developer Portfolio",
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: LayoutProps<"/">) {
@@ -23,7 +24,18 @@ export default function RootLayout({ children }: LayoutProps<"/">) {
       lang="en"
       className={`${geistSans.variable} ${geistMono.variable} h-full antialiased`}
     >
-      <body className="min-h-full flex flex-col">{children}</body>
+      <body className="min-h-full flex flex-col bg-zinc-950 text-zinc-100">
+        <Navbar />
+        <main className="flex-1 max-w-3xl w-full mx-auto px-6 py-10">
+          {children}
+        </main>
+        <footer className="border-t border-zinc-800 py-6 text-center text-sm text-zinc-500">
+          © 2026 Yohannes Marcel Lalopua —{" "}
+          <a href="https://github.com/" target="_blank" className="text-zinc-300 hover:underline">
+            GitHub
+          </a>
+        </footer>
+      </body>
     </html>
   );
-}
+}
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diff --git a/components/Navbar.tsx b/components/Navbar.tsx
index e69de29..30cf02b 100644
--- a/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+export default function Navbar() {
+  return (
+    <nav className="border-b border-zinc-800 py-4 px-6">
+      <div className="max-w-3xl mx-auto flex justify-between items-center">
+        <Link href="/" className="font-bold text-lg tracking-tight">Marca.</Link>
+        <div className="flex gap-6 text-sm text-zinc-400">
+          <Link href="/" className="hover:text-white transition">Home</Link>
+          <Link href="/projects" className="hover:text-white transition">Projects</Link>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  );
+}
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