feat(app): visual improvements

[arvsrn]

Issue for this PR

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Type of change

• Bug fix
• New feature
• Refactor / code improvement
• Documentation

What does this PR do?

• Adds focus state to the home page search menu
• Switch to eased gradients in the model picker fades

How did you verify your code works?

• Ran the app locally and verified the updated UI manually
• Ran type checks locally (bun turbo typecheck)

Screenshots / recordings

N/A

Checklist

• I have tested my changes locally
• I have not included unrelated changes in this PR

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