:root {
      --ink: #0c1220;
      --ink-deep: #060912;
      --ink-soft: #141b2e;
      --brass: #b8924d;
      --brass-light: #d4a96a;
      --brass-bright: #e8b96b;
      --lantern: #f4c97b;
      --lantern-warm: #f6d99a;
      --parchment: #f1e6cd;
      --parchment-dim: #c9bea4;
      --parchment-faded: #8a8170;
      --rule: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.32);
      --rule-soft: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.16);

      --display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Apple Garamond", Georgia, serif;
      --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;

      --max: 1180px;
    }

    * { box-sizing: border-box; }

    html, body {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      background: var(--ink);
      color: var(--parchment);
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.55;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    }

    body {
      min-height: 100vh;
      background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 72% 38%, rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.10), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 30% 88%, rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.06), transparent 70%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink-deep) 100%);
      background-attachment: fixed;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* film grain */
    .grain {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 100;
      opacity: 0.10;
      mix-blend-mode: overlay;
      background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='220' height='220'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.92' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.94  0 0 0 0 0.87  0 0 0 0 0.72  0 0 0 0.7 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
    }

    /* vignette */
    .vignette {
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 90;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 40%, rgba(6, 9, 18, 0.55) 100%);
    }

    a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
    ::selection { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink); }

    .container {
      max-width: var(--max);
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 32px;
    }

    /* ===== Top bar ===== */
    .topbar {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 10;
      padding-top: 28px;
    }
    .topbar-inner {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 24px;
    }
    .wordmark-small {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.32em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--brass-light);
    }
    .wordmark-small span { color: var(--parchment-faded); }
    .reg-meta {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 10.5px;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--parchment-faded);
    }

    /* ===== Hero ===== */
    .hero {
      position: relative;
      min-height: 92vh;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
      gap: 32px;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 96px 0 80px;
    }

    .eyebrow {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.34em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--brass-light);
      margin-bottom: 32px;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: rise 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 0.1s forwards;
    }
    .eyebrow::before {
      content: "";
      width: 36px;
      height: 1px;
      background: var(--brass);
    }

    .masthead {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: clamp(56px, 9.2vw, 132px);
      line-height: 0.92;
      letter-spacing: -0.012em;
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--parchment);
    }
    .masthead-line {
      display: block;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(28px);
      animation: rise 1.4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) forwards;
    }
    .masthead-line.l1 { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
    .masthead-line.l2 { animation-delay: 0.42s; }

    .tagline {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: clamp(22px, 2.3vw, 30px);
      line-height: 1.4;
      color: var(--parchment-dim);
      margin: 36px 0 0;
      max-width: 28ch;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: rise 1.4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 0.66s forwards;
    }
    .tagline em {
      font-style: italic;
      color: var(--lantern);
    }

    .hero-cta {
      margin-top: 44px;
      display: flex;
      gap: 28px;
      align-items: center;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: rise 1.4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 0.82s forwards;
    }
    .hero-cta a {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 12px;
      letter-spacing: 0.24em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--parchment);
      padding-bottom: 4px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      transition: color .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
    }
    .hero-cta a:hover {
      color: var(--lantern);
      border-bottom-color: var(--lantern);
    }
    .hero-cta a.secondary { color: var(--parchment-faded); border-bottom-color: transparent; }
    .hero-cta a.secondary:hover { color: var(--parchment); }

    /* ===== Lantern ===== */
    .lantern-stage {
      position: relative;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      min-height: 480px;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: lanternIn 2.4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) 0.3s forwards;
    }
    .lantern-glow {
      position: absolute;
      width: 130%;
      aspect-ratio: 1;
      background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
        rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.55) 0%,
        rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.28) 18%,
        rgba(232, 169, 85, 0.10) 45%,
        transparent 70%);
      filter: blur(8px);
      animation: flicker 4.2s ease-in-out infinite;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
    .lantern {
      position: relative;
      width: clamp(220px, 32vw, 360px);
      height: auto;
      filter: drop-shadow(0 28px 60px rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.18));
    }
    /* light rays */
    .ray {
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform-origin: 0 0;
      width: 600px;
      height: 1px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg,
        rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.35) 0%,
        rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.10) 35%,
        transparent 80%);
      pointer-events: none;
      opacity: 0;
      animation: rayIn 2s ease-out 1.3s forwards;
    }
    .ray.r1 { transform: rotate(-22deg); }
    .ray.r2 { transform: rotate(-9deg); }
    .ray.r3 { transform: rotate(5deg); }
    .ray.r4 { transform: rotate(18deg); }

    @keyframes rise {
      to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }
    @keyframes lanternIn {
      to { opacity: 1; }
    }
    @keyframes rayIn {
      to { opacity: 1; }
    }
    @keyframes flicker {
      0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
      48%      { opacity: 0.93; transform: scale(0.985); }
      52%      { opacity: 0.97; transform: scale(0.995); }
      70%      { opacity: 1.02; transform: scale(1.008); }
    }

    /* ===== Section header ===== */
    section.works, section.contact { position: relative; padding: 80px 0; }

    .section-head {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 72px;
    }
    .section-head .ornament {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 20px;
      color: var(--brass);
      margin-bottom: 26px;
    }
    .section-head .ornament .line {
      height: 1px;
      width: 80px;
      background: var(--rule);
    }
    .section-head .ornament svg { color: var(--brass); }
    .section-head h2 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 60px);
      line-height: 1;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
      margin: 0;
      color: var(--parchment);
    }
    .section-head p.kicker {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 13px;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
      color: var(--parchment-dim);
      margin: 22px auto 0;
      max-width: 50ch;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    /* ===== Works ===== */
    .works-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 28px;
    }

    .work-card {
      position: relative;
      padding: 44px 40px 40px;
      background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.03) 0%, rgba(244, 201, 123, 0) 100%),
        var(--ink-soft);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
      border-radius: 2px;
      transition: border-color .35s ease, transform .4s ease;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .work-card::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      pointer-events: none;
      background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 0%, rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.10), transparent 50%);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: opacity .5s ease;
    }
    .work-card:hover { border-color: var(--rule); transform: translateY(-3px); }
    .work-card:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

    .work-card-corner {
      position: absolute;
      top: 14px;
      right: 14px;
      width: 30px;
      height: 30px;
      color: var(--brass);
      opacity: 0.55;
    }
    .work-card-corner svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

    .work-illustration {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }
    .work-icon {
      width: 104px;
      height: 104px;
      border-radius: 24px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow:
        0 16px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
        0 0 0 1px rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.18),
        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
      position: relative;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .work-icon img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      display: block;
      object-fit: cover;
    }
    .work-icon::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% -20%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18), transparent 60%);
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .work-meta {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-size: 10.5px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--brass-light);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }
    .work-meta .dot {
      width: 4px;
      height: 4px;
      background: var(--brass);
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: inline-block;
    }
    .work-meta .status { color: var(--parchment-faded); }

    .work-card h3 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 40px;
      line-height: 1;
      margin: 0 0 18px;
      color: var(--parchment);
      letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    }

    .work-card p {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.62;
      color: var(--parchment-dim);
      margin: 0 0 28px;
      max-width: 38ch;
    }
    .work-card p.work-sub {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 17px;
      color: var(--brass-light);
      margin: -8px 0 16px;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    }
    .work-card p.work-sub em {
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .work-card .work-tags {
      display: flex;
      gap: 10px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .work-link {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      margin-top: 26px;
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 12px;
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--parchment);
      padding-bottom: 4px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      transition: color .3s ease, border-color .3s ease, gap .3s ease;
    }
    .work-link:hover {
      color: var(--lantern);
      border-bottom-color: var(--lantern);
      gap: 12px;
    }
    .work-link .arrow { font-family: var(--display); font-style: normal; }
    .work-tag {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      padding: 4px 10px;
      color: var(--parchment-dim);
      border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
      border-radius: 999px;
    }

    /* ===== Contact ===== */
    .contact {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 100px 0 80px;
    }
    .contact h2 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px);
      margin: 0 0 22px;
      color: var(--parchment);
    }
    .contact p.lede {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-size: 19px;
      color: var(--parchment-dim);
      max-width: 44ch;
      margin: 0 auto 40px;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }
    .contact-link {
      display: inline-block;
      max-width: 100%;
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 500;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: clamp(20px, 3.2vw, 32px);
      color: var(--lantern);
      padding: 6px 2px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
      transition: color .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, letter-spacing .35s ease;
      word-break: break-word;
      overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    }
    .contact-link:hover {
      color: var(--lantern-warm);
      border-bottom-color: var(--lantern);
      letter-spacing: 0.005em;
    }

    /* ===== Footer ===== */
    footer {
      position: relative;
      margin-top: 60px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
      padding: 56px 0 64px;
    }
    .footer-inner {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
      gap: 48px;
      align-items: start;
    }
    .footer-brand .footer-name {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 22px;
      color: var(--parchment);
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }
    .footer-brand .footer-tag {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 11px;
      letter-spacing: 0.32em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--brass-light);
    }
    .footer-legal {
      font-family: var(--sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 12px;
      line-height: 1.85;
      color: var(--parchment-faded);
    }
    .footer-legal p { margin: 0 0 4px; }
    .footer-legal strong { color: var(--parchment-dim); font-weight: 500; }

    /* ===== Responsive ===== */
    @media (max-width: 920px) {
      .hero {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        min-height: auto;
        padding: 40px 0 24px;
        gap: 4px;
      }
      .lantern-stage {
        order: -1;
        min-height: 240px;
      }
      .lantern { width: 170px; }
      .lantern-glow { width: 110%; }
      .ray { width: 320px; }
      section.works, section.contact { padding: 64px 0; }
      .section-head { margin-bottom: 48px; }
      .works-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
      .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
      .masthead-line.l2 { padding-left: 0; }
      .container { padding: 0 22px; }
      .tagline { margin-top: 24px; }
      .hero-cta { margin-top: 32px; }
      .work-card { padding: 36px 30px 34px; }
      .work-icon { width: 88px; height: 88px; border-radius: 20px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 520px) {
      body { font-size: 17px; }
      .topbar { padding-top: 22px; }
      .topbar-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 8px; }
      .reg-meta { font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
      .wordmark-small { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.28em; }
      .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: 10px; }
      .eyebrow::before { width: 24px; }
      .hero { padding: 28px 0 16px; }
      .lantern-stage { min-height: 200px; }
      .lantern { width: 150px; }
      .masthead { font-size: clamp(48px, 14vw, 84px); }
      .tagline { font-size: 18px; max-width: 32ch; }
      .hero-cta { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; margin-top: 28px; }
      section.works, section.contact { padding: 52px 0; }
      .section-head { margin-bottom: 36px; }
      .section-head .ornament .line { width: 48px; }
      .section-head h2 { font-size: 36px; }
      .section-head p.kicker { font-size: 12.5px; margin-top: 18px; }
      .work-card { padding: 30px 24px 28px; }
      .work-card h3 { font-size: 30px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
      .work-card p { font-size: 16.5px; }
      .work-card p.work-sub { font-size: 15.5px; margin: -6px 0 12px; }
      .work-illustration { margin-bottom: 24px; }
      .work-icon { width: 76px; height: 76px; border-radius: 18px; }
      .work-meta { font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
      .contact { padding: 64px 0 48px; }
      .contact p.lede { font-size: 16.5px; }
      .footer-brand .footer-name { font-size: 20px; }
      .footer-legal { font-size: 11.5px; }
      footer { padding: 44px 0 52px; }
    }

    @media (max-width: 360px) {
      .container { padding: 0 18px; }
      .masthead { font-size: clamp(42px, 13.5vw, 64px); }
      .lantern { width: 130px; }
      .lantern-stage { min-height: 180px; }
      .work-card h3 { font-size: 28px; }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
      }
      .masthead-line, .eyebrow, .tagline, .hero-cta, .lantern-stage, .ray { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
    }

/* ============================================================
   Multi-page site additions (2026-09-17)
   Uses the existing tokens only. No new colour values.
   ============================================================ */

.skip {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink-deep);
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.skip:focus { left: 0; }

/* ---- masthead bar ---- */
.masthead-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.masthead-bar .wordmark {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--parchment);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.masthead-bar .wordmark:hover { color: var(--lantern); }
.masthead-bar nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.35rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.masthead-bar nav a {
  color: var(--parchment-dim);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.25rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.masthead-bar nav a:hover { color: var(--lantern); border-bottom-color: var(--rule); }
.masthead-bar nav a.nav-cta {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
  color: var(--lantern);
}
.masthead-bar nav a.nav-cta:hover { background: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.12); }
/* Desktop: the menu button is not needed. */
.nav-button { display: none; }

/* ---- generic page prose ---- */
main { display: block; }
.prose {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 4rem;
}
.prose h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.prose h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 1.85rem);
  margin: 2.75rem 0 0.85rem;
  color: var(--lantern-warm);
}
.prose h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.1rem; color: var(--parchment-dim); }
.prose .lede { font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--parchment); }
.prose a { color: var(--lantern); text-decoration-color: var(--rule); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.prose a:hover { color: var(--lantern-warm); }
.prose ul { margin: 0 0 1.4rem; padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--parchment-dim); }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment-faded);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

.ticks { list-style: none; padding-left: 0; }
.ticks li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.5rem; }
.ticks li::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.62em;
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.tags { list-style: none; padding-left: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; }
.tags li {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment-faded);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding: 0.3rem 0.65rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.button {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--lantern);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.button:hover { background: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.12); color: var(--lantern-warm); }
.cta { margin-top: 2.25rem; }

/* ---- home ---- */
.home-hero { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 4rem 1.5rem 2rem; }
.home-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.home-hero .lede { font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--parchment); margin: 0 0 1.1rem; max-width: 36rem; }
.home-hero .intro { color: var(--parchment-dim); max-width: 40rem; margin: 0 0 1.9rem; }

.cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
}
.card {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding: 1.5rem;
  background: var(--ink-soft);
}
.card h2, .card h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 500; margin: 0 0 0.6rem; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.card h2 a, .card h3 a { color: var(--lantern); text-decoration: none; }
.card h2 a:hover, .card h3 a:hover { color: var(--lantern-warm); }
.card p { margin: 0; color: var(--parchment-dim); font-size: 0.97rem; }
.card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }

.home-section { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
.home-section > h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--lantern-warm);
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}

.area-grid {
  list-style: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
}
.area-grid li { margin: 0; }
.area-grid a { color: var(--parchment-dim); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.area-grid a:hover { color: var(--lantern); border-bottom-color: var(--rule); }

.closing { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
.closing p { color: var(--parchment-dim); max-width: 40rem; }

/* ---- contact form ---- */
.enquiry { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; margin-top: 1.75rem; max-width: 34rem; }
.enquiry label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--parchment-faded);
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}
.enquiry input, .enquiry textarea {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
  background: var(--ink-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  color: var(--parchment);
  padding: 0.7rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  width: 100%;
}
.enquiry input:focus, .enquiry textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--rule); }
.enquiry button {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--lantern);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.enquiry button:hover { background: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.12); }
.enquiry button[disabled] { opacity: 0.55; cursor: default; }
.form-status { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--lantern-warm); margin-top: 0.9rem; min-height: 1.2em; }
.contact-direct { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.97rem; line-height: 1.9; }

/* ---- footer ---- */
footer {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 3.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.footer-brand { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--parchment); margin: 0 0 0.25rem; }
.footer-tagline { font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; color: var(--parchment-faded); margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.footer-contact { font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--parchment-dim); }
.footer-contact a { color: var(--lantern); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-contact a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.footer-legal { font-size: 0.76rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--parchment-faded); margin: 0; max-width: 42rem; }

/* ---- journal post ---- */
.post h2 { margin-top: 2.5rem; }
.post p { font-size: 1.02rem; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .masthead-bar { padding: 0.9rem 1rem; }
  .prose { padding: 2.5rem 1rem 3rem; }
  .home-hero, .home-section, .closing { padding-left: 1rem; padding-right: 1rem; }
  footer { padding: 2rem 1rem 3rem; }
}

html, body { max-width: 100%; overflow-x: hidden; }
img, svg, video { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* The fixed-attachment gradient repaints on every scroll frame on iOS and
   causes visible jank. Decorative only, so pin it to the viewport instead. */
@media (max-width: 900px), (hover: none) {
  body {
    background-attachment: scroll;
    background-size: 100% 100vh;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
  }
}

/* Footer navigation. Local pages sit here as plain navigation rather than as
   a statement of the areas the studio is willing to work in. */
.footer-nav, .footer-local {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.footer-nav { font-size: 0.85rem; }
.footer-nav a { color: var(--parchment-dim); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--lantern); }
.footer-local { font-size: 0.76rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.footer-local a { color: var(--parchment-faded); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-local a:hover { color: var(--lantern); }

/* ============================================================
   Project imagery (2026-09-17)
   Every screenshot is real software. The screens are bright and the
   site is dark, so each sits in a lit recess — the lantern idea,
   applied literally rather than as decoration.
   ============================================================ */

.label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--parchment-faded);
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}

.shot { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* The recess: a brass hairline, an inner shadow, and a faint glow above. */
.plinth-screen, .plinth-device {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 1.5rem 3rem rgba(6, 9, 18, 0.55);
}
.plinth-screen::after, .plinth-device::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(244, 201, 123, 0.10), transparent 38%);
}
.plinth-device { max-width: 20rem; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ---- work index: alternating rows ---- */
.work-intro { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 0; }
.work-intro h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.2rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.work-intro .lede { color: var(--parchment); font-size: 1.1rem; margin: 0; }

.work-rows { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem 4rem; }
.work-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 3rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
}
.work-row:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 1rem; }
.work-row-flip .work-row-media { order: 2; }
.work-row-media { text-decoration: none; }
.work-row-text h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 2.1rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
}
.work-row-text h2 a { color: var(--lantern); text-decoration: none; }
.work-row-text h2 a:hover { color: var(--lantern-warm); }
.work-row-text p { color: var(--parchment-dim); margin: 0 0 1rem; }

/* ---- outbound links ---- */
.visit {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
}
.visit li { margin: 0; }
.visit a {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--lantern);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
}
.visit a:hover { border-color: var(--rule); background: rgba(184, 146, 77, 0.10); }

/* ---- case study ---- */
.case-hero {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem 1rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.case-hero-text h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
}
.case-hero-text .lede { color: var(--parchment); font-size: 1.1rem; margin: 0 0 1.4rem; }
.case-hero-media { margin: 0; }
.case-figure { margin: 2.5rem 0; }
.case-figure figcaption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--parchment-faded);
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
}
.case-hero + .prose { padding-top: 1.5rem; }

/* ---- home: recent work strip ---- */
.work-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem; }
.strip-item { display: block; text-decoration: none; }
.strip-item .shot { transition: opacity 0.25s ease; }
.strip-item:hover .shot { opacity: 0.86; }
.strip-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--lantern);
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}
.strip-meta { display: block; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--parchment-faded); }
.strip-more { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.9rem; margin: 1.6rem 0 0; }
.strip-more a { color: var(--lantern); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .strip-item .shot { transition: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .work-row, .case-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.75rem; }
  .work-row-flip .work-row-media { order: 0; }
  .work-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.25rem; }
  .work-intro { padding: 2.5rem 1rem 0; }
  .work-rows { padding: 1.5rem 1rem 3rem; }
  .case-hero { padding: 2.5rem 1rem 0.5rem; }
}

/* Fix the media box geometry so rows keep a steady rhythm regardless of how
   tall the original screenshot was. */
.plinth-screen { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.plinth-device { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; max-width: 21rem; }
.plinth-screen .shot, .plinth-device .shot {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: top center;
}
.work-row { padding: 2.25rem 0; gap: 3.5rem; }
.work-row:first-child { padding-top: 0.5rem; }
.work-row-text { align-self: center; }

/* App icons act as each project's identity mark next to its name. The
   screenshot beside them is what proves the work. */
.appicon { display: block; width: 3.5rem; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.appicon .shot { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 22%; border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.appicon-lg { width: 4.5rem; }
.appicon-sm { width: 2.5rem; }

.titled { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.titled h1, .titled h2 { margin: 0 0 0.15rem; }
.titled .label { margin: 0; }

.strip-title { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 0.9rem; }
.strip-name { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--lantern); margin: 0; }

/* The plinth clips its contents, so on the home strip it must wrap the image
   alone and never the caption beneath it. */
.strip-media { display: block; }
.strip-item { display: block; }

/* ---- mobile navigation ----
   The six links wrapped to three rows and took 184px off the top of every
   page on a phone. Collapse them behind a menu button instead. Without
   JavaScript the nav stays visible, so nothing is unreachable. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .masthead-bar {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
  .masthead-bar .wordmark { font-size: 1.15rem; }

  .nav-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;
    margin-left: auto;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 0.45rem 0.7rem;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
    border-radius: 2px;
    color: var(--parchment-dim);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .nav-bars { display: inline-block; width: 1rem; }
  .nav-bars span {
    display: block;
    height: 1px;
    background: currentColor;
    margin: 3px 0;
  }
  .nav-button[aria-expanded='true'] { color: var(--lantern); border-color: var(--rule); }

  /* Only collapse when the script is there to open it again. */
  .has-js .masthead-bar nav { display: none; }
  .has-js .masthead-bar nav.open { display: flex; }

  .masthead-bar nav {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%;
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 0.4rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .masthead-bar nav a {
    padding: 0.9rem 0.25rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  }
  .masthead-bar nav a:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .masthead-bar nav a.nav-cta {
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  }
}

    .testimonial {
      margin: 2.5rem 0;
      padding: 0 0 0 1.25rem;
      border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
      max-width: 44rem;
    }
    .testimonial p:not(.testimonial-by) {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
      font-style: italic;
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
    }
    .testimonial .testimonial-by {
      margin: 0;
      font-style: normal;
      color: var(--brass-light);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    }