diff --git a/book/_config.yml b/book/_config.yml
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--- a/book/_config.yml
+++ b/book/_config.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ execute:
 
 sphinx:
   config:
+    html_static_path: ["images"]
     html_last_updated_fmt: "%b %d, %Y"
     suppress_warnings:
       - "mystnb.unknown_mime_type"
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ sphinx:
     - "sphinx.ext.autodoc"
     - "sphinx.ext.intersphinx"
     - "sphinx_codeautolink"
-    # - "sphinx_design"
 
 parse:
   myst_enable_extensions:
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--- a/book/intro.md
+++ b/book/intro.md
@@ -19,6 +19,117 @@ Welcome to the FESTIM tutorial! 🎉
 
 Here you can learn to run FESTIM simulations from complete application cases and from the fundamental building blocks of the code!
 
+```{code-cell} ipython3
+:tags: [remove-input]
+from IPython.display import HTML
+
+# Developers! Add new cards to this list.
+cards_data = [
+    {"title": "Microstructure", "text": "Learn about capturing microstructural effects.", "link": "content/applications/microstructure.html", "image": "_static/microstructure.png"},
+    {"title": "Plasma Facing Components", "text": "", "link": "#", "image": "_static/monoblock.png"},
+    {"title": "TDS analysis", "text": "Simulate thermo-desorption experiments.", "link": "content/applications/task02.html", "image": "_static/tds.png"},
+    {"title": "TDS fit", "text": "Automatically fit a TDS", "link": "content/applications/task10.html", "image": "_static/fitting_tds.png"},
+    {"title": "Machine Learning", "text": "Machine learning applications in FESTIM.", "link": "content/applications/ml.html", "image": "_static/ml.png"},
+]
+
+# Standard formatting for the carousel and cards
+cards_per_slide = 3
+
+html = '''
+<style>
+/* Fix to remove the white background from the docutils jupyter cell container in dark mode */
+.cell_output:has(.custom-carousel), .output.text_html:has(.custom-carousel) {
+    background-color: transparent !important;
+    border: none !important;
+    box-shadow: none !important;
+}
+
+.custom-carousel-card {
+    transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out;
+}
+.custom-carousel-card:hover {
+    transform: scale(1.05);
+    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+    z-index: 10;
+}
+.custom-carousel-img-container {
+    height: 200px; 
+    width: 100%; 
+    display: flex; 
+    align-items: center; 
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding: 0.5rem;
+    background-color: var(--pst-color-surface);
+}
+.custom-carousel-img-container img {
+    max-height: 100%;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    object-fit: contain;
+}
+</style>
+
+<script>
+// Fallback for older browsers to ensure cell background is transparent
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
+    let carousels = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-carousel');
+    carousels.forEach(c => {
+        let cellOutput = c.closest('.cell_output');
+        if (cellOutput) {
+            cellOutput.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
+            cellOutput.style.border = 'none';
+            cellOutput.style.boxShadow = 'none';
+        }
+        let textHtml = c.closest('.output.text_html');
+        if (textHtml) {
+            textHtml.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
+            textHtml.style.border = 'none';
+            textHtml.style.boxShadow = 'none';
+        }
+    });
+});
+</script>
+
+<div id="carouselExampleAutoplaying" class="carousel slide custom-carousel" data-bs-ride="carousel" style="background-color: var(--pst-color-background); border-radius: 0.5rem;">
+  <div class="carousel-inner" style="padding: 2rem 10%;">'''
+
+for i in range(0, len(cards_data), cards_per_slide):
+    active_class = " active" if i == 0 else ""
+    html += f'\n    <div class="carousel-item{active_class}">\n      <div class="row align-items-stretch" style="min-height: 280px;">'
+    
+    for j in range(cards_per_slide):
+        if i + j < len(cards_data):
+            card = cards_data[i + j]
+            html += f'''
+        <div class="col-md-4 mb-3 d-flex">
+          <div class="card text-center w-100 custom-carousel-card" style="background-color: var(--pst-color-surface); border-color: var(--pst-color-border);">
+            <div class="custom-carousel-img-container">
+              <img src="{card['image']}" class="card-img-top" alt="{card['title']}">
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body" style="padding: 0.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;">
+              <h5 class="card-title" style="color: var(--pst-color-text-base); font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 0.2rem;">{card['title']}</h5>
+              <p class="card-text" style="color: var(--pst-color-text-muted); font-size: 0.8rem; margin-bottom: 0;">{card['text']}</p>
+              <a href="{card['link']}" class="stretched-link"></a>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>'''
+            
+    html += '\n      </div>\n    </div>'
+
+html += '''
+  </div>
+  <button class="carousel-control-prev" type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleAutoplaying" data-bs-slide="prev" style="width: 10%;">
+    <span class="carousel-control-prev-icon" aria-hidden="true" style="filter: drop-shadow(0 0 1px var(--pst-color-text-base));"></span>
+    <span class="visually-hidden">Previous</span>
+  </button>
+  <button class="carousel-control-next" type="button" data-bs-target="#carouselExampleAutoplaying" data-bs-slide="next" style="width: 10%;">
+    <span class="carousel-control-next-icon" aria-hidden="true" style="filter: drop-shadow(0 0 1px var(--pst-color-text-base));"></span>
+    <span class="visually-hidden">Next</span>
+  </button>
+</div>'''
+
+HTML(html)
+```
+
 Comments and corrections to this webpage should be submitted to the issue tracker by going to the relevant page in the tutorial, then click the {fab}`github` repository symbol in the top right corner and either {fas}`lightbulb` “open issue” or {fas}`pencil` "suggest edit".
 
 ## Interactive tutorials