diff --git a/src/components/FeaturedSponsors.astro b/src/components/FeaturedSponsors.astro
index 157f2037..4daca6e3 100644
--- a/src/components/FeaturedSponsors.astro
+++ b/src/components/FeaturedSponsors.astro
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import featuredSponsors from "../featured-sponsors.json"
  * you need to add one.
  */
 const nudges = {
-  "Platform.sh": "mt-12 h-11",
-  Tag1: "h-9",
+  Tag1: "h-9 self-center", // Added self-center to align it vertically
   "Oliver Wand": "h-12 w-12",
   DrupalEasy: "h-10",
   "Redfin Solutions": "h-16 w-16",
@@ -19,41 +18,69 @@ const nudges = {
   "1xINTERNET": "h-11",
 }
 
+// Separate lead sponsors from regular sponsors
+const leadSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading === true)
+const regularSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading !== true)
+
 // Add class property to relevant sponsor objects
-featuredSponsors.map((sponsor) => {
+regularSponsors.map((sponsor) => {
   if (sponsor.name in nudges) {
     sponsor.class = nudges[sponsor.name]
   }
 })
 ---
 
-<div class="relative">
+<div class="relative flex flex-col items-center space-y-12">
+  {/* Lead Sponsors Section */}
+  {leadSponsors.length > 0 && (
+      <div class="w-full flex justify-center pb-8 border-b border-gray-200 dark:border-white">
+        {leadSponsors.map((sponsor) => (
+            <a
+                class="block relative overflow-hidden cursor-pointer h-16 mx-6"
+                title={sponsor.name}
+                href={sponsor.url}
+                target="_blank"
+            >
+              <picture>
+                <source
+                    srcset={sponsor.darklogo}
+                    media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
+                <img
+                    src={sponsor.logo}
+                    class="block w-auto h-full"
+                    alt={`${sponsor.name} logo`}
+                />
+              </picture>
+            </a>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+  )}
+
+  {/* Regular Sponsors Section */}
   <div
-    class={`flex flex-wrap space-y-12 -mt-12 justify-center items-center content-center`}
+      class="flex flex-wrap gap-y-12 justify-center items-center"
   >
-    {
-      featuredSponsors.map((sponsor) => (
+    {regularSponsors.map((sponsor) => (
         <a
-          class={
-            `block relative overflow-hidden cursor-pointer h-12 mx-6` +
-            (sponsor.hasOwnProperty("class") ? ` ` + sponsor.class : ``)
-          }
-          title={sponsor.name}
-          href={sponsor.url}
-          target="_blank"
+            class={
+                `block relative overflow-hidden cursor-pointer h-12 mx-6` +
+                (sponsor.hasOwnProperty("class") ? ` ` + sponsor.class : ``)
+            }
+            title={sponsor.name}
+            href={sponsor.url}
+            target="_blank"
         >
-        <picture>
-          <source 
-            srcset={sponsor.darklogo} 
-            media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
-          <img
-              src={sponsor.logo}
-              class="block w-auto h-full"
-              alt={`${sponsor.name} logo`}
-          />
-        </picture>
+          <picture>
+            <source
+                srcset={sponsor.darklogo}
+                media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
+            <img
+                src={sponsor.logo}
+                class="block w-auto h-full"
+                alt={`${sponsor.name} logo`}
+            />
+          </picture>
         </a>
-      ))
-    }
+    ))}
   </div>
-</div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/src/featured-sponsors.json b/src/featured-sponsors.json
index 7d2589d3..f4f6c2ac 100644
--- a/src/featured-sponsors.json
+++ b/src/featured-sponsors.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "logo": "/logos/platform.sh.svg",
     "darklogo": "/logos/platform.sh-darkmode.svg",
     "squareLogo": "/logos/platform.sh-square.svg",
-    "url": "https://platform.sh"
+    "url": "https://platform.sh",
+    "isLeading": true
   },
   {
     "name": "Tag1",
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@
     "logo": "/logos/tag1.svg",
     "darklogo": "/logos/dark-tag1.svg",
     "squareLogo": "/logos/tag1-square.svg",
-    "url": "https://tag1.com"
+    "url": "https://tag1.com",
+    "isLeading": false
   },
   {
     "name": "i-gelb",
@@ -22,7 +24,8 @@
     "darklogo": "/logos/dark-i-gelb.svg",
     "squareLogo": "/logos/i-gelb-square.svg",
     "url": "https://i-gelb.net",
-    "github": "i-gelb"
+    "github": "i-gelb",
+    "isLeading": false
   },
   {
     "name": "Open Strategy Partners",
diff --git a/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors-darkmode.svg.js b/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors-darkmode.svg.js
index c6a90170..67bfc425 100644
--- a/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors-darkmode.svg.js
+++ b/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors-darkmode.svg.js
@@ -7,54 +7,128 @@ const baseUrl = import.meta.env.SITE
 
 // Width of the composed SVG
 const overallWidth = 814
-// Maximum height a darklogo may have
+// Maximum height a logo may have
 const maxHeight = 50
-// Maximum width a darklogo may have
+// Lead sponsor height (doubled from regular sponsors)
+const leadSponsorHeight = maxHeight * 2
+// Maximum width a logo may have
 const maxWidth = 200
-// Horizontal padding between darklogos
+// Lead sponsor maximum width (doubled from regular sponsors)
+const leadSponsorMaxWidth = maxWidth * 2
+// Horizontal padding between logos
 const xPadding = 40
-// Vertical padding between rows of darklogos
+// Vertical padding between rows of logos
 const yPadding = 20
+// Additional padding below lead sponsors
+const leadSponsorBottomPadding = 80
 
-/**
- * Build an SVG response body with rows of evenly-spaced sponsor darklogos wrapped in anchors.
- * @returns string
- */
 const buildResponse = () => {
   let images = []
-  let totalHeight = 0
-  let currentX = 0
-  let currentY = 0
-  let rowCount = 1
-
-  featuredSponsors.map((sponsor, index) => {
-    const dimensions = sizeOf("./public/" + sponsor.darklogo)
+  let currentY = 30
+
+  // First process lead sponsors
+  const leadSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading === true)
+  const regularSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading !== true)
+
+  console.log("Processing lead sponsors")
+
+  // Handle lead sponsors (centered, own row)
+  if (leadSponsors.length > 0) {
+    // Get dimensions for lead sponsors
+    const leadSponsorInfo = leadSponsors.map(sponsor => {
+      // Ensure we have a valid logo path
+      const logoPath = sponsor.darklogo ? `./public${sponsor.darklogo}` : null
+      if (!logoPath) {
+        console.error(`Missing logo path for sponsor: ${sponsor.name}`)
+        return null
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const dimensions = sizeOf(logoPath)
+        const [width, height] = getScaledImageDimensions(
+            dimensions.width,
+            dimensions.height,
+            true
+        )
+        return { sponsor, width, height, logoPath }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error processing logo for ${sponsor.name}:`, error)
+        return null
+      }
+    }).filter(Boolean) // Remove any null entries
+
+    // Calculate total width including padding between lead sponsors
+    const totalLeadWidth = leadSponsorInfo.reduce((sum, info, index) => {
+      return sum + info.width + (index < leadSponsors.length - 1 ? xPadding : 0)
+    }, 0)
+
+    // Center the lead sponsors
+    let startX = (overallWidth - totalLeadWidth) / 2
+
+    // Place lead sponsors
+    leadSponsorInfo.forEach(({ sponsor, width, height, logoPath }) => {
+      images.push({
+        href: baseUrl + sponsor.darklogo,
+        path: logoPath,
+        x: startX,
+        y: currentY + (leadSponsorHeight - height) / 2,
+        height,
+        width,
+        url: sponsor.url,
+        isLead: true
+      })
+
+      startX += width + xPadding
+    })
 
-    let [w, h] = getScaledImageDimensions(dimensions.width, dimensions.height)
+    currentY += leadSponsorHeight + leadSponsorBottomPadding
+  }
 
-    if (currentX + w + xPadding > overallWidth) {
-      currentX = 0
-      currentY += maxHeight + yPadding
-      rowCount += 1
+  // Now process regular sponsors
+  let currentX = 0
+  regularSponsors.forEach((sponsor) => {
+    // Ensure we have a valid logo path
+    const logoPath = sponsor.darklogo ? `./public${sponsor.darklogo}` : null
+    if (!logoPath) {
+      console.error(`Missing logo path for sponsor: ${sponsor.name}`)
+      return
     }
 
-    let yOffset = (maxHeight - h) / 2
-
-    images.push({
-      href: baseUrl + sponsor.darklogo,
-      path: `./public/${sponsor.darklogo}`,
-      x: currentX,
-      y: currentY + yOffset,
-      height: h,
-      width: w,
-      url: sponsor.url,
-    })
-
-    currentX += w + xPadding
+    try {
+      const dimensions = sizeOf(logoPath)
+      let [width, height] = getScaledImageDimensions(
+          dimensions.width,
+          dimensions.height,
+          false
+      )
+
+      // Start new row if needed
+      if (currentX + width > overallWidth) {
+        currentX = 0
+        currentY += maxHeight + yPadding
+      }
+
+      images.push({
+        href: baseUrl + sponsor.darklogo,
+        path: logoPath,
+        x: currentX,
+        y: currentY + (maxHeight - height) / 2,
+        height,
+        width,
+        url: sponsor.url,
+        isLead: false
+      })
+
+      currentX += width + xPadding
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error processing logo for ${sponsor.name}:`, error)
+    }
   })
 
-  totalHeight = (maxHeight + yPadding) * rowCount
+  // Calculate total height needed
+  const totalHeight = currentY + maxHeight + yPadding
 
+  // Generate SVG
   let response = `
     <svg
       width="${overallWidth}"
@@ -65,69 +139,48 @@ const buildResponse = () => {
     >
   `
 
-  images.map((image) => {
+  images.forEach((image) => {
     response += `
       <a xlink:href="${image.url}" target="_blank">
-        <image href="${imgToBase64(image.path)}" x="${image.x}" y="${image.y}" height="${image.height}" width="${image.width}" />
+        <image 
+          href="${imgToBase64(image.path)}" 
+          x="${image.x}" 
+          y="${image.y}" 
+          height="${image.height}" 
+          width="${image.width}"
+        />
       </a>
     `
   })
 
   response += `</svg>`
-
-  return response;
+  return response
 }
 
 function imgToBase64(filePath) {
-  let extname = path.extname(filePath).slice(1) || 'png';
-
+  let extname = path.extname(filePath).slice(1) || 'png'
   if (extname === 'svg') {
     extname = "svg+xml"
   }
-
-  return 'data:image/' + extname + ';base64,' + fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString('base64');
+  return 'data:image/' + extname + ';base64,' + fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString('base64')
 }
 
-/**
- * Take the original width and height of an image and proportionally scale it
- * for optical balance in this layout.
- * @param {*} width
- * @param {*} height
- * @returns [w, h]
- */
-const getScaledImageDimensions = (width, height) => {
-  let h = height
-  let w = width
-  const ratio = w / h
-
-  if (ratio < 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = (maxHeight / height) * width
-  }
+const getScaledImageDimensions = (width, height, isLeadSponsor = false) => {
+  const ratio = width / height
+  const maxH = isLeadSponsor ? leadSponsorHeight : maxHeight
+  const maxW = isLeadSponsor ? leadSponsorMaxWidth : maxWidth
 
-  if (ratio === 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = maxHeight
-  }
+  let h = maxH
+  let w = (maxH / height) * width
 
-  if (ratio > 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = (maxHeight / height) * width
+  if (w > maxW) {
+    w = maxW
+    h = (maxW / width) * height
   }
 
-  if (ratio > 2) {
-    h = maxHeight * 0.75
-    w = ((maxHeight * 0.75) / height) * width
-  }
-
-  if (ratio > 3) {
-    w = maxWidth
-    h = (maxWidth / width) * height
-  }
-
-  return [w, h];
+  return [w, h]
 }
 
 export async function GET({ params, request }) {
   return new Response(buildResponse())
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors.svg.js b/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors.svg.js
index 5c64c248..c1ea6e0c 100644
--- a/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors.svg.js
+++ b/src/pages/resources/featured-sponsors.svg.js
@@ -9,52 +9,126 @@ const baseUrl = import.meta.env.SITE
 const overallWidth = 814
 // Maximum height a logo may have
 const maxHeight = 50
+// Lead sponsor height (doubled from regular sponsors)
+const leadSponsorHeight = maxHeight * 2
 // Maximum width a logo may have
 const maxWidth = 200
+// Lead sponsor maximum width (doubled from regular sponsors)
+const leadSponsorMaxWidth = maxWidth * 2
 // Horizontal padding between logos
 const xPadding = 40
 // Vertical padding between rows of logos
 const yPadding = 20
+// Additional padding below lead sponsors
+const leadSponsorBottomPadding = 80
 
-/**
- * Build an SVG response body with rows of evenly-spaced sponsor logos wrapped in anchors.
- * @returns string
- */
 const buildResponse = () => {
   let images = []
-  let totalHeight = 0
-  let currentX = 0
-  let currentY = 0
-  let rowCount = 1
-
-  featuredSponsors.map((sponsor, index) => {
-    const dimensions = sizeOf("./public/" + sponsor.logo)
+  let currentY = 30
+
+  // First process lead sponsors
+  const leadSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading === true)
+  const regularSponsors = featuredSponsors.filter(sponsor => sponsor.isLeading !== true)
+
+  console.log("Processing lead sponsors")
+
+  // Handle lead sponsors (centered, own row)
+  if (leadSponsors.length > 0) {
+    // Get dimensions for lead sponsors
+    const leadSponsorInfo = leadSponsors.map(sponsor => {
+      // Ensure we have a valid logo path
+      const logoPath = sponsor.logo ? `./public${sponsor.logo}` : null
+      if (!logoPath) {
+        console.error(`Missing logo path for sponsor: ${sponsor.name}`)
+        return null
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const dimensions = sizeOf(logoPath)
+        const [width, height] = getScaledImageDimensions(
+            dimensions.width,
+            dimensions.height,
+            true
+        )
+        return { sponsor, width, height, logoPath }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`Error processing logo for ${sponsor.name}:`, error)
+        return null
+      }
+    }).filter(Boolean) // Remove any null entries
+
+    // Calculate total width including padding between lead sponsors
+    const totalLeadWidth = leadSponsorInfo.reduce((sum, info, index) => {
+      return sum + info.width + (index < leadSponsors.length - 1 ? xPadding : 0)
+    }, 0)
+
+    // Center the lead sponsors
+    let startX = (overallWidth - totalLeadWidth) / 2
+
+    // Place lead sponsors
+    leadSponsorInfo.forEach(({ sponsor, width, height, logoPath }) => {
+      images.push({
+        href: baseUrl + sponsor.logo,
+        path: logoPath,
+        x: startX,
+        y: currentY + (leadSponsorHeight - height) / 2,
+        height,
+        width,
+        url: sponsor.url,
+        isLead: true
+      })
+
+      startX += width + xPadding
+    })
 
-    let [w, h] = getScaledImageDimensions(dimensions.width, dimensions.height)
+    currentY += leadSponsorHeight + leadSponsorBottomPadding
+  }
 
-    if (currentX + w + xPadding > overallWidth) {
-      currentX = 0
-      currentY += maxHeight + yPadding
-      rowCount += 1
+  // Now process regular sponsors
+  let currentX = 0
+  regularSponsors.forEach((sponsor) => {
+    // Ensure we have a valid logo path
+    const logoPath = sponsor.logo ? `./public${sponsor.logo}` : null
+    if (!logoPath) {
+      console.error(`Missing logo path for sponsor: ${sponsor.name}`)
+      return
     }
 
-    let yOffset = (maxHeight - h) / 2
-
-    images.push({
-      href: baseUrl + sponsor.logo,
-      path: `./public/${sponsor.logo}`,
-      x: currentX,
-      y: currentY + yOffset,
-      height: h,
-      width: w,
-      url: sponsor.url,
-    })
-
-    currentX += w + xPadding
+    try {
+      const dimensions = sizeOf(logoPath)
+      let [width, height] = getScaledImageDimensions(
+          dimensions.width,
+          dimensions.height,
+          false
+      )
+
+      // Start new row if needed
+      if (currentX + width > overallWidth) {
+        currentX = 0
+        currentY += maxHeight + yPadding
+      }
+
+      images.push({
+        href: baseUrl + sponsor.logo,
+        path: logoPath,
+        x: currentX,
+        y: currentY + (maxHeight - height) / 2,
+        height,
+        width,
+        url: sponsor.url,
+        isLead: false
+      })
+
+      currentX += width + xPadding
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error processing logo for ${sponsor.name}:`, error)
+    }
   })
 
-  totalHeight = (maxHeight + yPadding) * rowCount
+  // Calculate total height needed
+  const totalHeight = currentY + maxHeight + yPadding
 
+  // Generate SVG
   let response = `
     <svg
       width="${overallWidth}"
@@ -65,69 +139,48 @@ const buildResponse = () => {
     >
   `
 
-  images.map((image) => {
+  images.forEach((image) => {
     response += `
       <a xlink:href="${image.url}" target="_blank">
-        <image href="${imgToBase64(image.path)}" x="${image.x}" y="${image.y}" height="${image.height}" width="${image.width}" />
+        <image 
+          href="${imgToBase64(image.path)}" 
+          x="${image.x}" 
+          y="${image.y}" 
+          height="${image.height}" 
+          width="${image.width}"
+        />
       </a>
     `
   })
 
   response += `</svg>`
-
-  return response;
+  return response
 }
 
 function imgToBase64(filePath) {
-  let extname = path.extname(filePath).slice(1) || 'png';
-
+  let extname = path.extname(filePath).slice(1) || 'png'
   if (extname === 'svg') {
     extname = "svg+xml"
   }
-
-  return 'data:image/' + extname + ';base64,' + fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString('base64');
+  return 'data:image/' + extname + ';base64,' + fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString('base64')
 }
 
-/**
- * Take the original width and height of an image and proportionally scale it
- * for optical balance in this layout.
- * @param {*} width
- * @param {*} height
- * @returns [w, h]
- */
-const getScaledImageDimensions = (width, height) => {
-  let h = height
-  let w = width
-  const ratio = w / h
-
-  if (ratio < 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = (maxHeight / height) * width
-  }
+const getScaledImageDimensions = (width, height, isLeadSponsor = false) => {
+  const ratio = width / height
+  const maxH = isLeadSponsor ? leadSponsorHeight : maxHeight
+  const maxW = isLeadSponsor ? leadSponsorMaxWidth : maxWidth
 
-  if (ratio === 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = maxHeight
-  }
+  let h = maxH
+  let w = (maxH / height) * width
 
-  if (ratio > 1) {
-    h = maxHeight
-    w = (maxHeight / height) * width
+  if (w > maxW) {
+    w = maxW
+    h = (maxW / width) * height
   }
 
-  if (ratio > 2) {
-    h = maxHeight * 0.75
-    w = ((maxHeight * 0.75) / height) * width
-  }
-
-  if (ratio > 3) {
-    w = maxWidth
-    h = (maxWidth / width) * height
-  }
-
-  return [w, h];
+  return [w, h]
 }
 
 export async function GET({ params, request }) {
   return new Response(buildResponse())
-}
+}
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