/* ============================================================
   Karen Renete Childers — Site Styles
   Edition 01 · 2026
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --ink: #1C1A17;
  --ink-soft: #2B2722;
  --bone: #F5EFE6;
  --paper: #FAF7F1;
  --slate: #6B6661;
  --slate-light: #A8A29A;
  --sienna: #8B3A2F;
  --sienna-deep: #6B2A22;
  --rule: #D9D0C2;
  --rule-soft: #E8E1D4;
  --display: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
  --body: 'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
  --container: 1200px;
  --gutter: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 380;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0.4;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.15 0 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0.11 0 0 0 0.025 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

main { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* Typography */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 30;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(56px, 9vw, 124px); line-height: 0.92; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px); line-height: 1.02; font-weight: 350; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px); line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
h4 { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14; }

p { margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 62ch; }
em, i { font-style: italic; font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14; }
strong { font-weight: 600; }
a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s ease; }
a.link { color: var(--sienna); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sienna); padding-bottom: 1px; transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; }
a.link:hover { color: var(--sienna-deep); border-color: var(--sienna-deep); }

/* Layout */
.container { max-width: var(--container); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); position: relative; }
.container-narrow { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); position: relative; }
section { padding: clamp(80px, 12vw, 160px) 0; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.lead {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-weight: 350;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  max-width: 32ch;
}

.rule-top { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 28px; }

/* Header / Nav */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(250, 247, 241, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.site-header .container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
}
.logo {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 30;
}
.logo .accent { color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }

nav ul { display: flex; gap: 36px; list-style: none; align-items: center; }
nav a {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 450;
  position: relative;
  padding: 4px 0;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}
nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--sienna);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}
nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
nav a.current { color: var(--sienna); }
nav a.current::after { transform: scaleX(1); background: var(--sienna); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }

/* Hero */
.hero { padding: clamp(80px, 14vw, 180px) 0 clamp(60px, 10vw, 120px); position: relative; }
.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
}
.hero-eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--sienna); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.hero h1 em { color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; }
.hero-sub { margin-top: 40px; max-width: 42ch; }

.stagger > * {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  animation: rise 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) forwards;
}
.stagger > *:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.05s; }
.stagger > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.stagger > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.35s; }
.stagger > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
.stagger > *:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.65s; }
@keyframes rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 18px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.btn::after { content: "→"; font-size: 16px; transition: transform 0.3s ease; }
.btn:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone); }
.btn:hover::after { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn-accent { border-color: var(--sienna); color: var(--sienna); }
.btn-accent:hover { background: var(--sienna); color: var(--bone); border-color: var(--sienna); }

/* Pull quotes */
.pullquote {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 22ch;
  padding-left: 32px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--sienna);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

/* Principles */
.principles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 56px; }
.principle {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  padding: 40px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.principle:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.principle-num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 64px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 200;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.principle h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.principle p { color: var(--slate); margin: 0; max-width: 56ch; }

/* Essay cards */
.essay-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 48px 32px;
  margin-top: 64px;
}
.essay-card { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.essay-cover {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  background: var(--bone);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.essay-cover::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 40%, rgba(139, 58, 47, 0.06) 100%);
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}
.essay-card:hover .essay-cover::after { opacity: 0.6; }
.essay-cover-text {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 32px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 350;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
}
.essay-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.essay-meta .dot { color: var(--rule); }
.essay-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.essay-card:hover .essay-title { color: var(--sienna); }
.essay-excerpt { color: var(--slate); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; }

/* Trusted by */
.trusted { background: var(--bone); padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px) 0; }
.trusted-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  text-align: center;
}
.trusted-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));
  gap: 16px 40px;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.trusted-item {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--slate);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 18;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.trusted-item:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* Services */
.service-list { margin-top: 64px; }
.service-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 48px;
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: start;
}
.service-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.service-num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 500;
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.service-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 350;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.service-body { color: var(--slate); }
.service-body p { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.service-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.service-body strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* Case study */
.case-grid { margin-top: 64px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
.case {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 60px;
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: start;
}
.case:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.case-meta {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.case-client {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 350;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.case-tag {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--slate);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 6px 12px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.case-body p { color: var(--slate); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.case-body p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.case-quote {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-left: 24px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--sienna);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 24;
  max-width: none;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

/* Contact */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 80px; margin-top: 64px; }
.contact-info h3 { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.contact-info p { color: var(--slate); margin-bottom: 28px; }
.contact-info .detail { margin-bottom: 24px; padding-bottom: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.contact-info .detail:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.contact-info .detail-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.contact-info .detail-value {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.contact-form { display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.field label {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.field input, .field textarea, .field select {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 10px 0;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
  border-radius: 0;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 14px 16px; }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus, .field select:focus { border-color: var(--sienna); }
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--slate-light); }
.contact-form button { justify-self: start; margin-top: 12px; }

/* Footer */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  padding: 80px 0 40px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 60px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(245, 239, 230, 0.15);
}
.footer-brand h3 {
  color: var(--bone);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  max-width: 12ch;
}
.footer-brand h3 em { color: var(--sienna); }
.footer-brand p { color: var(--slate-light); max-width: 36ch; }
.footer-col h4 {
  color: var(--bone);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-family: var(--body);
}
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; }
.footer-col li { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.footer-col a { color: var(--bone); font-size: 15px; transition: color 0.3s ease; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--sienna); }
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 40px;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--slate-light);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.footer-bottom .copy { letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* CTA */
.cta { background: var(--bone); text-align: left; padding: clamp(80px, 12vw, 140px) 0; }
.cta h2 { max-width: 16ch; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.cta h2 em { color: var(--sienna); }
.cta .lead { margin-bottom: 40px; }

/* Article general */
.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.featured-essay {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.featured-cover {
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
  background: var(--bone);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.featured-cover-text {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 48px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
  font-weight: 350;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 50;
}
.featured-cover::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px;
  left: 24px;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.featured-tag {
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.featured-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  font-weight: 350;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

/* Reveal */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1), transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1); }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

/* ============================================================
   Article — Single post templates
   ============================================================ */

.reading-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--sienna);
  z-index: 200;
  transition: width 0.1s linear;
}

.article-header {
  padding: clamp(80px, 12vw, 160px) 0 clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.article-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.article-eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--sienna); }
.article-eyebrow .divider {
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  background: var(--sienna);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: inline-block;
}

.article-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(44px, 6.5vw, 92px);
  line-height: 0.96;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 30;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.article-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--sienna); font-weight: 300; }
.article-title .amp { font-style: italic; font-weight: 200; color: var(--slate); margin: 0 0.04em; }

.article-deck {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 350;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 36ch;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.article-meta-line {
  margin-top: 56px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 500;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.article-meta-line .by-author { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.article-meta-line .meta-rule { display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); }

.article-body {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 96px) 0;
}
.article-body p {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 64ch;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.article-body p.small { color: var(--slate); font-size: 16px; }
.article-body a.inline { color: var(--sienna); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sienna); padding-bottom: 1px; }
.article-body a.inline:hover { color: var(--sienna-deep); border-color: var(--sienna-deep); }

.article-body .lead-paragraph::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 84px;
  line-height: 0.85;
  font-weight: 300;
  float: left;
  margin: 8px 14px 0 -2px;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 30;
}

/* Principle hero */
.principle-hero {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 88px);
  padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  text-align: left;
  position: relative;
}
.principle-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 4px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); }
.principle-hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: 4px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); }
.principle-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.principle-text {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 24ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.principle-text .emphasis { color: var(--sienna); }

/* Section markers */
.article-section { margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px); }
.section-marker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  padding-top: 12px;
}
.section-marker .roman {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sienna);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 24;
}
.section-marker .section-title {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.article-h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  max-width: 28ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 48, "SOFT" 50;
}
.article-list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 32px; padding: 0; max-width: 60ch; }
.article-list li {
  padding: 14px 0 14px 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.article-list li::before { content: "—"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--sienna); font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; }
.article-list li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.list-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  display: block;
}

/* Stats */
.stats-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin: 32px 0 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.stat { padding: 36px 24px 32px; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); text-align: left; }
.stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
.stat-num {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 76px);
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 200;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 30;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.stat-num .unit { font-size: 0.55em; color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; margin-left: 2px; }
.stat-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.stat-detail {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.article-pullquote {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3.2vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 8px 0 8px 32px;
  margin: 40px 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--sienna);
  max-width: 24ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.article-pullquote em { color: var(--sienna); }

.article-cta {
  margin-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px);
  padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px);
  background: var(--bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.article-cta h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-weight: 350;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.article-cta h3 em { color: var(--sienna); }
.article-cta p { color: var(--slate); font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 32px; max-width: 50ch; }

.article-footer {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
}
.article-tags { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.article-tag {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.article-tag:hover { color: var(--sienna); border-color: var(--sienna); }
.article-share {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--slate);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.article-share a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color 0.3s ease; }
.article-share a:hover { border-color: var(--sienna); color: var(--sienna); }

.author-bio {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
  align-items: start;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.author-avatar {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  background: var(--bone);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.author-avatar .accent { color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; }
.author-bio h4 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 8px; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.author-bio p { color: var(--slate); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 0; max-width: 56ch; }
.author-bio .author-link {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--sienna);
  margin-top: 12px;
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sienna);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}

.continue-reading {
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 120px) 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.continue-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  display: block;
}
.continue-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 48px 32px;
  margin-top: 56px;
}

/* ============================================================
   Services page — Core Services & Engagements card grids
   ============================================================ */

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 64px;
}

.card-grid-4 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.card-grid-3 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

.service-card {
  background: var(--bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 40px 32px 44px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.service-card.emphasis {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  border-color: var(--ink);
}

.service-card-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--sienna);
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.service-card.emphasis .service-card-eyebrow {
  color: var(--sienna);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(245, 239, 230, 0.15);
}

.service-card-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 30;
  min-height: 3.6em;
}

.service-card.emphasis .service-card-title {
  color: var(--bone);
}

.service-card-field {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.service-card-field:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 28px;
}

.service-card-label {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: block;
}

.service-card.emphasis .service-card-label {
  color: var(--bone);
}

.service-card-body {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--slate);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
}

.service-card.emphasis .service-card-body {
  color: var(--slate-light);
}

.service-card-list {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--slate);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.service-card.emphasis .service-card-list {
  color: var(--slate-light);
}

.service-card-list li {
  padding: 0;
  border: none;
}

.service-card-list li::before {
  content: "";
}

.service-card-duration {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 18;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.section-intro {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 32px 0 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.1vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 350;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

/* ============================================================
   Template B — Letter / Manifesto
   ============================================================ */

.letter-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(60px, 9vw, 124px);
  line-height: 0.94;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 144, "SOFT" 30;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  display: block;
}
.letter-title .line-1 { display: block; font-style: normal; }
.letter-title .line-2 { display: block; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; padding-left: 0.4em; }
.letter-title .period { color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; }
.letter-divider { width: 56px; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); margin: 32px 0; }
.letter-deck {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 350;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 32ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0;
}
.lead-in {
  font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.aphorism {
  margin: clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px) 0;
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  text-align: center;
}
.aphorism p {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 350;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: none;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  padding: 8px 0;
}
.aphorism p:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--rule);
  margin: 14px auto -7px;
}
.aphorism .accent { color: var(--sienna); font-style: italic; }

.manifesto-break {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 4.2vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px) 0 32px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96, "SOFT" 50;
  max-width: 24ch;
}
.manifesto-break .em { color: var(--sienna); }

.manifesto-intro {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 48px 0 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36;
  max-width: 36ch;
}

.credo-list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 40px; padding: 0; max-width: 62ch; }
.credo-list li {
  padding: 18px 0 18px 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.credo-list li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.credo-list .num {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  width: 40px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sienna);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 18;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.credo-list em { color: var(--ink-soft); }

.essay-emphasis {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 350;
  margin: 32px 0;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  max-width: 56ch;
}
.essay-emphasis .em { color: var(--sienna); }

.pullquote-center {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.8vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: center;
  margin: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px) auto;
  max-width: 22ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 96, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  padding: 0 20px;
}
.pullquote-center .em { color: var(--sienna); }

.letter-closing { margin: clamp(64px, 8vw, 96px) 0 0; padding: 0 0 32px; }
.letter-closing-ornament {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--sienna);
  letter-spacing: 0.6em;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14;
}
.letter-closing p {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 350;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 36, "SOFT" 50;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  max-width: 50ch;
  font-style: italic;
}
.letter-closing .closing-emphatic { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; }
.letter-closing .closing-emphatic .em { color: var(--sienna); }
.letter-closing .signature {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--sienna);
  text-align: right;
  margin: 48px 0 0;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 60, "SOFT" 60;
  font-weight: 300;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  max-width: none;
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .featured-essay, .contact-grid, .case, .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .service-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .service-num { padding-top: 0; }
  .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .principle { grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .stats-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stat { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .stat:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .article-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .author-bio { grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .author-avatar { width: 60px; height: 60px; font-size: 22px; }
  .card-grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .card-grid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .service-card-title { min-height: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  nav ul {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 64px 0 auto 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 32px var(--gutter);
    gap: 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transform: translateY(-100%);
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  }
  nav ul.open { transform: translateY(0); }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 8px;
  }
  .hero { padding-top: clamp(48px, 10vw, 80px); }
  .pullquote { padding-left: 20px; }
  .article-body .lead-paragraph::first-letter { font-size: 64px; margin: 4px 10px 0 -2px; }
  .card-grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stagger > *, .reveal { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .reading-progress { transition: none !important; }
}