/* ==========================================================================
   damonpadron.com — 2026 redesign
   Ported from the Claude Design project (index.dc.html and siblings).
   The design source used per-element inline styles; the same values live here
   as tokens plus a small set of reusable blocks.
   ========================================================================== */

@font-face {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-sans-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400 700;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA,
    U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193,
    U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-400-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-500-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono";
  src: url("/assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-600-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  --bg: #0c0e0d;
  --bg-deep: rgba(9, 11, 10, 0.8);
  --bg-header: rgba(12, 14, 13, 0.9);
  --panel: rgba(18, 21, 19, 0.72);
  --panel-solid: #0f1210;
  --placeholder: #101312;

  --ink: #e9e7e2;
  --soft: #c9c6bf;
  --muted: #a8a59d;
  --dim: #8f8d86;
  --dimmer: #7c7a74;
  --faint: #5f5d57;

  --line: #232725;
  --line-strong: #33372f;
  --line-soft: #1c1f1d;
  --accent: #d8e84a;
  --accent-wash: rgba(216, 232, 74, 0.06);

  --sans: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;

  --shell: 1180px;
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --section-gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
  display: block;
}

a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--bg);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  left: 0;
  color: var(--bg);
}

/* The 64px blueprint grid the whole design sits on. */
.page {
  min-height: 100%;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
}

.shell {
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

section.shell {
  padding-top: var(--section-gap);
}

section.shell:last-of-type {
  padding-bottom: var(--section-gap);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- typography */

.mono-label {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.mono-label--accent {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.page-title {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 24ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.03;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.page-lede {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  max-width: 62ch;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.section-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.section-head--stacked {
  display: block;
}

.section-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

:where(.section-head) p {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 62ch;
}

.section-link {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ buttons */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.8rem 1.3rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--bg);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: #e6f56a;
  color: var(--bg);
}

.btn-ghost {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.btn-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- header */

.topbar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--bg-header);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.topbar-inner {
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0.9rem var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
}

.brand-name {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.brand-suffix {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: #9a978f;
}

.nav-links a:hover,
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-links .nav-cta {
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--bg);
}

.nav-links .nav-cta:hover,
.nav-links .nav-cta[aria-current="page"] {
  background: #e6f56a;
  color: var(--bg);
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------- hero */

.hero {
  padding-top: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
}

.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 26ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.75rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.hero h1 em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.hero-lede {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  max-width: 58ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.12rem);
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- metric grid */

.metric-grid {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.metric {
  padding: 1.3rem 1.35rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* The outer border already draws the top and left edges. */
.metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(-n + 4) {
  border-top: 0;
}

.metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(4n + 1) {
  border-left: 0;
}

.metric-value {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.metric-note {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.metric--accent .mono-label,
.metric--accent .metric-value {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- logo marquee */

.logo-strip {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 1.5rem 0;
}

.logo-marquee {
  --logo-gap: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.25rem);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  outline: none;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
}

.logo-marquee:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.logo-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
  will-change: transform;
}

.logo-list {
  display: flex;
  flex: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--logo-gap);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 calc(var(--logo-gap) / 2);
  list-style: none;
}

.logo-list li {
  display: flex;
  height: 6.75rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* The source logos are black-on-transparent, so they are knocked out to white
   to survive the dark background — one treatment that works for all of them. */
.logo-list img {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  max-width: clamp(15.75rem, 24.75vw, 20.25rem);
  max-height: 5.85rem;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
  opacity: 0.62;
  transition: opacity 180ms ease;
}

.logo-list li:hover img {
  opacity: 0.9;
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .logo-marquee {
    --logo-gap: 1.6rem;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
  }

  .logo-list li {
    height: 5.85rem;
  }

  .logo-list img {
    max-width: 14.6rem;
    max-height: 4.95rem;
  }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- panels */

.panel {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
}

.panel--featured {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(216, 232, 74, 0.05) 0%, rgba(18, 21, 19, 0.78) 45%);
}

.panel--plain {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--panel);
}

.panel-pad {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------- AI search block */

.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.split h2 {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.06;
  max-width: 24ch;
}

:where(.split) p {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 56ch;
}

:where(.split) p + p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

.split .split-opinion {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  max-width: 52ch;
}

.split .btn {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.2rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.stat-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  align-content: start;
}

.stat-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: rgba(12, 14, 13, 0.6);
  padding: 1.15rem 1.2rem;
}

.stat-card .mono-label {
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.stat-value {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.stat-value--accent {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.stat-text {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- case grid */

.card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
}

.card-grid--three {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.case-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.case-card:hover {
  border-color: #4a5240;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.case-card-body {
  padding: 1.3rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
}

.case-card h3 {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

:where(.case-card) p {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.case-card .case-tag {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.case-card .case-result {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.case-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.case-media {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--placeholder);
}

/* Hatched stand-in for screenshots that haven't been supplied yet. */
.media-placeholder {
  background: var(--placeholder);
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(233, 231, 226, 0.055) 0 1px,
    transparent 1px 11px
  );
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.media-placeholder span {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dimmer);
  border: 1px solid #2b2f2c;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Featured case row on /work */
.case-feature {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(216, 232, 74, 0.05) 0%, rgba(18, 21, 19, 0.78) 45%);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
}

.case-feature-media {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-banner img,
.case-feature-media img,
.case-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.case-feature-body {
  padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem 0.4rem 0;
}

.case-feature-body h2 {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  max-width: 26ch;
}

:where(.case-feature-body) > p {
  margin: 0.8rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 52ch;
}

.mini-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
  max-width: 34rem;
}

.mini-stat {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
}

.mini-stat:first-child {
  border-left-color: var(--accent);
}

.mini-stat p:first-child {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.mini-stat p:last-child {
  margin: 0.15rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.read-on {
  margin: 1.35rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- process / step */

.step-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.step-grid--three {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.step {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding-top: 1rem;
}

.step:first-child {
  border-top-color: var(--accent);
}

.step-index {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.step h3 {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

:where(.step) p {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- stack lists */

.stack-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
}

.stack-grid .mono-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.plain-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- looking-for  */

.closer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 0.8fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.closer h2 {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  max-width: 26ch;
}

:where(.closer) > div > p {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 54ch;
}

.arrow-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.arrow-list li {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-items: baseline;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.arrow-list li::before {
  content: "\2192";
  color: var(--accent);
}

.closer--centered {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
}

.closer--centered h2 {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 26ch;
}

.closer--centered .btn-row {
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.closer--split {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
}

.closer--split h2 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

:where(.closer--split) p {
  margin: 0.6rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- about page  */

.about-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 0.75fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.prose {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  max-width: 62ch;
}

:where(.prose) p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.prose p:first-child {
  color: var(--soft);
}

.portrait {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #141715;
}

.portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 24%;
  opacity: 0.94;
}

.facts {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.facts li {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.facts li span:last-child {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: right;
}

.role {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.32fr) minmax(0, 0.68fr);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
}

.role--current {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
}

.role-dates {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.role--current .role-dates {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.role h3 {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.role-org {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.bullets {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.bullets li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.bullets li::before {
  content: "\00b7";
  color: var(--accent);
}

.skill-card {
  padding: 1.35rem;
}

.skill-card .mono-label {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.skill-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.skill-list li {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.65rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

.skill-list li:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.depth {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.depth--working {
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- services page  */

.service-card {
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.85rem);
}

.service-card .mono-label {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.service-card h2 {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

:where(.service-card) > p {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.tick-list {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--soft);
}

.tick-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.tick-list li::before {
  content: "\2192";
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ contact page  */

.contact-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.contact-layout h1 {
  max-width: 18ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem);
}

.contact-layout .page-lede {
  max-width: 46ch;
}

.contact-cards {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.contact-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.contact-card--primary {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
}

.contact-card .mono-label {
  font-size: 0.63rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  display: block;
}

.contact-card-value {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.contact-card-arrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-form {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
}

.field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

.field-pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
}

.contact-form label {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.contact-form .field--lead label {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form select,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--panel-solid);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.contact-form select {
  appearance: none;
}

.contact-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 9rem;
}

.contact-form input::placeholder,
.contact-form textarea::placeholder {
  color: #6e6c66;
}

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form select:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(216, 232, 74, 0.5);
  outline-offset: 1px;
}

.form-foot {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.form-notice {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.form-notice[data-state="error"] {
  color: #f0a3a3;
}

.form-notice[data-state="success"] {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-form-success {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.contact-form-success-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-form-success-body {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* Honeypot — kept in the DOM, out of sight and out of the tab order. */
.form-honeypot {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------- case study layout */

.case-back {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.case-hero-tag {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.case-article h1 {
  margin: 0.7rem 0 0;
}

.case-article .page-lede {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.case-meta {
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.case-meta > div {
  padding: 1.15rem 1.25rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-meta > div:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.case-meta .mono-label {
  font-size: 0.63rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.case-meta p:last-child {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.case-banner {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 7;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, 0.65fr);
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  margin-top: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 3.25rem);
}

.case-sections {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.case-sections h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

:where(.case-sections) p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--soft);
}

:where(.case-sections) p + p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

.numbered {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  counter-reset: step;
}

.numbered li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  counter-increment: step;
}

.numbered li::before {
  content: "0" counter(step);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.numbered strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.case-aside {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  align-content: start;
}

.case-stat {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 1.2rem;
}

.case-stat--lead {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--accent-wash);
}

.case-stat .mono-label {
  font-size: 0.63rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.case-stat-value {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.case-stat--lead .case-stat-value {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.case-stat-note {
  margin: 0.3rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.case-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-nav a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.case-nav a:last-child {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-align: right;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------- footer */

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--bg-deep);
  margin-top: var(--section-gap);
}

.site-footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem) var(--gutter);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
}

.footer-brand {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-blurb {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--dim);
  max-width: 36ch;
}

.site-footer .mono-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.footer-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

.footer-list a {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.footer-legal {
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter) 1.5rem;
}

.footer-legal p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.footer-legal a {
  color: var(--faint);
}

/* Compact footer used on case studies */
.case-footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem) var(--gutter);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: end;
}

.case-footer-inner p:first-child {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.case-footer-inner p + p {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ simple pages  */

.simple {
  max-width: 72ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem) var(--gutter) var(--section-gap);
}

.simple h1 {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.simple h2 {
  margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.simple p,
.simple li {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.simple a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- responsive  */

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .stack-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .step-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .card-grid--three {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .split,
  .about-layout,
  .contact-layout,
  .closer,
  .case-body,
  .case-feature {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .case-feature-body {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .case-feature-media {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }

  .role {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .case-meta {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .case-meta > div:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .case-meta > div:nth-child(n + 3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .topbar-inner {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .topbar-nav {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }

  .nav-links[data-open="true"] {
    display: flex;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .metric-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(-n + 4) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(-n + 2) {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(4n + 1) {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .metric-grid > .metric:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .site-footer-inner {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .site-footer-inner > div:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  /* Stop the heading and its meta text fighting for one line. */
  .section-head {
    display: block;
  }

  .section-head .section-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .card-grid,
  .card-grid--three,
  .step-grid,
  .step-grid--three,
  .field-pair,
  .mini-stats {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .stack-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .case-meta {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .case-meta > div {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .case-meta > div:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .mini-stat {
    border-left-width: 2px;
  }

  .case-nav {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .case-nav a:last-child {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .site-footer-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
}