diff --git a/lib/documents.js b/lib/documents.js
index 3843d14..1bb4375 100644
--- a/lib/documents.js
+++ b/lib/documents.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Document generation.
 //
-// Architecture: the *design* lives here as a fixed, high-quality two-column
-// template (dark sidebar + white main column). The LLM only supplies the TEXT
+// Architecture: the *design* lives here as a fixed, high-quality template
+// (clean monochrome single-column layout for both cover letter and résumé,
+// reverse-chronological, DIN-ish margins). The LLM only supplies the TEXT
 // content (tailored to the job) as structured data — it never touches layout.
 // The text stays grounded in the user's own base documents; nothing is invented.
 
@@ -477,10 +478,10 @@ function rule(doc, S, dry, y, x1, x2, color, weight) {
 }
 
 // ===========================================================================
-//  Resume (Lebenslauf) — clean single-column layout
+//  Resume (Lebenslauf) — monochrome single column, reverse-chronological
 // ===========================================================================
 
-const RV = { mx: 20, top: 16, bottom: 14 };
+const RV = { mx: 20, top: 18, bottom: 14 };
 const RV_W = PAGE.w - RV.mx * 2;          // 170  content width
 const RV_R = PAGE.w - RV.mx;             // 190  right edge (right-aligned dates)
 const RV_DATE_W = 34;                    // reserved right zone for the date column
@@ -493,28 +494,31 @@ const RC = {
 
 // Section heading: bold uppercase tracked label with a thin hairline beneath.
 function cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, title) {
-  const pt = 11.5;
-  cur.y += 2.5 * S;
+  const pt = 11;
+  cur.y += 3 * S;
   doc.setFont('helvetica', 'bold');
   doc.setFontSize(pt * S);
   if (!dry) {
-    doc.setCharSpace(0.4 * S);
+    doc.setCharSpace(0.6 * S);
     doc.setTextColor(RC.ink[0], RC.ink[1], RC.ink[2]);
     doc.text(String(title).toUpperCase(), RV.mx, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.76);
     doc.setCharSpace(0);
     doc.setDrawColor(RC.hair[0], RC.hair[1], RC.hair[2]);
     doc.setLineWidth(0.3 * S);
-    doc.line(RV.mx, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.98, RV_R, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 0.98);
+    doc.line(RV.mx, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 1.0, RV_R, cur.y + pt * S * PT * 1.0);
   }
-  cur.y += pt * S * PT + 3.2 * S;
+  cur.y += pt * S * PT + 3.4 * S;
 }
 
-// One row: bold title (left) + muted date (right-aligned) on a single baseline.
-function cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, leftText, rightText, leftPt) {
+// One row: title (left) + muted date (right-aligned) on a single baseline.
+// `leftStyle` controls the title weight ('bold' for experience/education,
+// 'normal' for the language list).
+function cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, leftText, rightText, leftPt, leftStyle) {
   leftPt = leftPt || 11;
+  leftStyle = leftStyle || 'bold';
   const rightPt = 9.5;
   const leftW = RV_W - RV_DATE_W;
-  doc.setFont('helvetica', 'bold');
+  doc.setFont('helvetica', leftStyle);
   doc.setFontSize(leftPt * S);
   const lines = doc.splitTextToSize(String(leftText || ''), leftW);
   const lineH = leftPt * S * PT * 1.18;
@@ -546,36 +550,51 @@ function cvBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, items, x, w, pt = 9.3) {
       }
       cur.y += pt * S * PT * 1.3;
     });
-    cur.y += 0.8 * S;
+    cur.y += 0.9 * S;
   }
 }
 
+// Two-column bullet grid — used for the skills list so a dozen short items
+// stay compact and scannable instead of one long vertical column.
+function cvTwoColBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, items, x, w, pt = 9.3) {
+  const gap = 8 * S;
+  const colW = (w - gap) / 2;
+  const half = Math.ceil(items.length / 2);
+  const lc = { y: cur.y }, rc = { y: cur.y };
+  cvBullets(doc, S, dry, lc, items.slice(0, half), x, colW, pt);
+  cvBullets(doc, S, dry, rc, items.slice(half), x + colW + gap, colW, pt);
+  cur.y = Math.max(lc.y, rc.y);
+}
+
 function cvExperience(doc, S, dry, cur, e) {
-  cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, e.titel, e.zeitraum, 11);
+  cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, e.titel, e.zeitraum, 11, 'bold');
   if (e.firma) write(doc, S, dry, cur, e.firma, { pt: 9.7, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.18 });
-  if (e.punkte && e.punkte.length) { cur.y += 0.8 * S; cvBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, e.punkte, RV.mx, RV_W); }
-  cur.y += 2.6 * S;
+  if (e.punkte && e.punkte.length) { cur.y += 1 * S; cvBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, e.punkte, RV.mx, RV_W); }
+  cur.y += 3 * S;
 }
 
 function cvEducation(doc, S, dry, cur, e) {
-  cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, e.abschluss, e.zeitraum, 11);
+  cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, e.abschluss, e.zeitraum, 11, 'bold');
   if (e.institution) write(doc, S, dry, cur, e.institution, { pt: 9.7, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.18 });
   if (e.zusatz) write(doc, S, dry, cur, e.zusatz, { pt: 9.5, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.2 });
-  cur.y += 2.4 * S;
+  cur.y += 2.6 * S;
 }
 
-// Header: name, position subtitle, single muted contact line, thin rule.
+// Header: name + position (top-left) and a right-aligned contact block
+// (top-right), separated by a confident rule — the canonical modern CV head.
 function composeCvHeader(doc, S, dry, cur, header, titel) {
-  write(doc, S, dry, cur, header.name, { pt: 20, style: 'bold', color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.1 });
-  if (titel) write(doc, S, dry, cur, titel, { pt: 11, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.2 });
-  const contact = [header.email, header.telefon, cityName(header) || header.ort, header.webseite]
-    .filter(Boolean).join('   ·   ');
-  if (contact) {
-    cur.y += 1.4 * S;
-    write(doc, S, dry, cur, contact, { pt: 9, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.2 });
-  }
-  cur.y += 3 * S;
-  rule(doc, S, dry, cur.y, RV.mx, RV_R, RC.ink, 0.5);
+  const top = cur.y;
+  const leftW = RV_W * 0.62;
+  write(doc, S, dry, cur, header.name, { pt: 22, style: 'bold', color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: leftW, factor: 1.05 });
+  if (titel) write(doc, S, dry, cur, titel, { pt: 12, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: leftW, factor: 1.15 });
+  const leftBottom = cur.y;
+
+  const contactLines = [header.email, header.telefon, cityName(header) || header.ort, header.webseite].filter(Boolean);
+  const rc = { y: top };
+  contactLines.forEach((line) => write(doc, S, dry, rc, line, { pt: 9, color: RC.sub, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, align: 'right', right: RV_R, factor: 1.34 }));
+
+  cur.y = Math.max(leftBottom, rc.y) + 3.2 * S;
+  rule(doc, S, dry, cur.y, RV.mx, RV_R, RC.ink, 0.6);
   cur.y += 5 * S;
 }
 
@@ -583,7 +602,7 @@ function composeCV(doc, S, dry, cur, { cv, header, titel }) {
   composeCvHeader(doc, S, dry, cur, header, titel);
   if (cv.profil) {
     cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, 'Profil');
-    write(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.profil, { pt: 9.7, color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.42 });
+    write(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.profil, { pt: 10, color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.45 });
   }
   if (cv.berufserfahrung.length) {
     cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, 'Berufserfahrung');
@@ -596,18 +615,15 @@ function composeCV(doc, S, dry, cur, { cv, header, titel }) {
   });
   if (cv.kenntnisse.length) {
     cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, 'Fähigkeiten');
-    cvBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.kenntnisse, RV.mx, RV_W);
+    cvTwoColBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.kenntnisse, RV.mx, RV_W);
   }
   if (cv.sprachen.length) {
     cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, 'Sprachen');
-    cv.sprachen.forEach((s) => {
-      const t = s.niveau ? `${s.sprache} – ${s.niveau}` : s.sprache;
-      write(doc, S, dry, cur, t, { pt: 9.3, color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.3 });
-    });
+    cv.sprachen.forEach((s) => cvRow(doc, S, dry, cur, s.sprache, s.niveau, 9.7, 'normal'));
   }
   if (cv.hobbys.length) {
     cvHeading(doc, S, dry, cur, 'Interessen');
-    cvBullets(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.hobbys, RV.mx, RV_W);
+    write(doc, S, dry, cur, cv.hobbys.join(', '), { pt: 9.7, color: RC.ink, x: RV.mx, width: RV_W, factor: 1.3 });
   }
 }