:root {
  --font-sans: "Manrope", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --font-serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --ivory: #fbf7f3;
  --champagne: #ede9e3;
  --sand: #c2b1a8;
  /* Darker label colour for small uppercase UI text (WCAG AA on ivory) */
  --sand-text: #534840;
  --rich-black: #050805;
  --signal-red: #c8001a;
  --link-hover: var(--sand-text);
  --text-soft: #2f2b28;
  --line: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.12);
  --nav-h: 4.5rem;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --radius: 1.25rem;
  --focus-ring: #050805;
  /* Type scale — one step per role; use these instead of raw sizes */
  --fs-label: 0.75rem;      /* 12px uppercase eyebrows, meta, numbering */
  --fs-xs: 0.8125rem;       /* 13px tags, legal, attribution */
  --fs-button: 0.8125rem;   /* 13px uppercase buttons & nav */
  --fs-caption: 0.875rem;   /* 14px secondary lines, captions */
  --fs-sm: 1rem;            /* 16px card body */
  --fs-body: 1.0625rem;     /* 17px running text */
  --fs-lede: clamp(1.125rem, 1.3vw, 1.25rem);   /* 18–20px intros */
  --fs-quote: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  --fs-h5: 1.375rem;
  --fs-h4: clamp(1.5rem, 2.1vw, 1.75rem);
  --fs-h3: clamp(1.875rem, 3vw, 2.375rem);
  --fs-h2: clamp(2.375rem, 4.4vw, 3.5rem);
  --fs-h1: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 3.75rem);
  /* Text colours — strong / body / muted (all AA on ivory) */
  --text-strong: #050805;
  --text-muted: #5b5048;
  /* Spacing scale (4px base) */
  --space-1: 0.25rem;
  --space-2: 0.5rem;
  --space-3: 0.75rem;
  --space-4: 1rem;
  --space-5: 1.5rem;
  --space-6: 2rem;
  --space-7: 3rem;
  --space-8: 4rem;
  --section-y: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);
  --section-x: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  --container: 72rem;
}

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

button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font: inherit;
}

svg text {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
}

b,
strong {
  font-weight: 600;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  background-color: var(--ivory);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 50% at 50% -10%, rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    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='0.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.035'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* Keyboard focus – visible on all interactive controls */
:focus {
  outline: none;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.75rem;
  left: 0.75rem;
  z-index: 200;
  padding: 0.65rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--rich-black);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.skip-link:focus,
.skip-link:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(0);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border: 0;
  /* Sharper downscales on retina; avoid muddy browser defaults */
  image-rendering: auto;
  -webkit-user-drag: none;
}

/* Media frames: reserve space, never let broken images collapse layout */
.hero__media,
.work-card__visual,
.featured__media,
.case-hero__media {
  background: var(--champagne);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero__media img,
.work-card__img,
.featured__media img,
.case-hero__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* Prefer crisp UI/diagram edges over soft photo bloom */
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* -- Nav -- */
.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.nav.is-scrolled {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
}

.nav__brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  line-height: 0;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.nav__brand:hover,
.nav__brand:focus-visible {
  opacity: 0.72;
}

.nav__brand:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.nav__brand .site-logo,
.site-logo {
  display: block;
  height: 1.8rem;
  width: auto;
}

.nav__links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nav__links a {
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav__links a:hover {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

.nav__links a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.nav__links a.nav__utility {
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  padding-bottom: 0.1rem;
}

.nav__links a.nav__utility:hover {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-color: var(--link-hover);
}

.nav__links a.nav__utility:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-color: var(--link-hover);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.nav__toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0.4rem;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.nav__toggle:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.nav__toggle span {
  display: block;
  width: 1.35rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  background: var(--rich-black);
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.nav.is-open .nav__toggle span:first-child {
  transform: translateY(4px) rotate(45deg);
}

.nav.is-open .nav__toggle span:last-child {
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-45deg);
}

.resource-page__back:focus-visible,
.intro-page__back:focus-visible,
.cv-page__back:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* -- Shared -- */
.section {
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 11vw, 8rem) clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.section__inner {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.section__header {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.section__header--center {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.section__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.section__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.section__lede {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}

/* -- Hero -- */
.hero {
  --pointer-x: 70%;
  --pointer-y: 30%;
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem) clamp(4rem, 10vw, 6rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(
    520px circle at var(--pointer-x) var(--pointer-y),
    rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.22),
    transparent 55%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  max-width: 72rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.hero__grid {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__media {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 100%;
  max-height: none;
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  align-self: stretch;
  background: transparent;
}

.hero__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  /* High-angle sofa hero: keep face (upper third) in crop; floor is disposable */
  object-position: center 22%;
  filter: contrast(1.02) saturate(0.98);
  will-change: transform;
  transform: none;
}


.hero__copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}

.hero__role {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.hero__availability {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.hero__name {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-h1);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.hero__tagline {
  margin: 1.35rem 0 0;
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
}

.hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem 1.15rem;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.hero__cv-link {
  margin-inline-start: 0.15rem;
}

/* -- Buttons -- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.btn--primary {
  background: var(--rich-black);
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.btn--primary:hover,
.btn--primary:focus-visible {
  background: #1a1c1a;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn--primary:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--rich-black);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--ivory), 0 0 0 5px var(--rich-black);
}

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--line);
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.btn--ghost:hover,
.btn--ghost:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--sand);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.btn--ghost:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--rich-black);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.btn--full {
  width: 100%;
}

.btn:disabled {
  opacity: 0.55;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

/* -- Utility links (secondary text actions) -- */
.utility-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.25rem 1.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
}

.utility-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.utility-link:hover {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-color: var(--link-hover);
}

.utility-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-color: var(--link-hover);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* -- Story -- */
.section__frame {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.story__intro {
  display: block;
}

.story__center {
  max-width: 40rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.story__center p {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
}

.story__center p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-lead {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.about-lead p {
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}

.about-lead p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.levels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.level-card {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.level-card__num {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.level-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.level-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
}

.leadership {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.55), transparent);
}

/* -- Design Ops -- */
.design-ops {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 45% at 100% 0%, rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.16), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.4), transparent 40%);
}

.design-ops__header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 0.75fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.design-ops__lede {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 28rem;
  justify-self: end;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.design-ops__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
}

.design-ops__item {
  padding: 1.35rem 1.2rem 1.5rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.design-ops__num {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.design-ops__item-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.design-ops__item-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.design-ops__cta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) auto;
  gap: 1.5rem 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2rem) 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.design-ops__cta-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.design-ops__cta-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.design-ops__cta-text {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
}

.leadership-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.leadership-card {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.leadership-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.leadership-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
}

/* -- Impact -- */
.impact {
  padding-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
}

.impact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

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

.impact-grid--five {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .impact-grid--five {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

.impact-card {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.impact-card__value {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.4vw, 2.85rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums lining-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "tnum" 1, "lnum" 1;
}

.impact-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.impact-card__label {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.impact-note {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .impact-grid,
  .impact-grid--six,
  .impact-grid--five {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .levels,
  .leadership-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .impact-grid,
  .impact-grid--six,
  .impact-grid--five {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* -- Roadmap -- */
.roadmap {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.45), transparent 40%);
}

.roadmap-dash {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 0% 0%, rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.roadmap-dash__hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 0.85fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  align-items: end;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
}

.roadmap-dash__kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.roadmap-dash__giant {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.roadmap-dash__giant-label {
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0;
  max-width: 16rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.roadmap-dash__side {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.roadmap-dash__side li {
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.roadmap-dash__side strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.roadmap-dash__side span {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.roadmap-dash__quarters {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.rq {
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.85rem);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.rq:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.rq__head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

.rq__label {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.rq__pct {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.rq__num {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.rq__bar {
  height: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  background: var(--champagne);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.rq__bar i {
  display: block;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--rich-black);
  transition: width 1.1s var(--ease);
}

.rq__bar--accent i {
  background: var(--sand);
}

.roadmap-dash.is-visible .rq__bar i,
.roadmap-dash.is-visible .mix-list__track i {
  width: var(--w);
}

.rq__meta {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.roadmap-dash__mix {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
}

.roadmap-dash__mix-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.roadmap-dash__mix-copy p:last-child {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 26rem;
}

.mix-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.mix-list__top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.mix-list__name {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.mix-list__val {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.mix-list__track {
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--champagne);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mix-list__track i {
  display: block;
  width: 0;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--rich-black), var(--sand));
  transition: width 1.15s var(--ease);
}

.mix-list__item:nth-child(1) .mix-list__track i { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.mix-list__item:nth-child(2) .mix-list__track i { transition-delay: 0.12s; }
.mix-list__item:nth-child(3) .mix-list__track i { transition-delay: 0.19s; }
.mix-list__item:nth-child(4) .mix-list__track i { transition-delay: 0.26s; }

.roadmap-themes {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.roadmap-card {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.roadmap-card__meta {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.roadmap-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.roadmap-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.roadmap-products {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.65rem 1.25rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.roadmap-products li {
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .roadmap-themes,
  .roadmap-dash__hero,
  .roadmap-dash__mix,
  .roadmap-dash__quarters {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .rq {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .rq:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .roadmap-themes {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .roadmap-dash .rq__bar i,
  .roadmap-dash .mix-list__track i {
    width: var(--w) !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

/* -- Work / Portfolio -- */
.work {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.55), transparent 28%);
}

.work__header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 0.8fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
}

.work__lede {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 26rem;
  justify-self: end;
}

.work-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.35rem;
}

.work-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition:
    transform 0.35s var(--ease),
    border-color 0.35s ease,
    background 0.35s ease;
}

.work-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: var(--sand);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}

.work-card__visual {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.work-card__img {
  object-position: center center;
  /* Diagram cards: keep text readable; no greyscale */
  filter: none;
  transform: scale(1);
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease);
}

.work-card:hover .work-card__img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.work-card__index {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0.85rem;
  left: auto;
  top: 0.85rem;
  bottom: auto;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: none;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem 0.15rem;
  background: rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  line-height: 1;
}

.work-card__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.work-card__meta {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.work-card__for {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  text-transform: none;
}

.work-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.work-card__subtitle {
  margin: -0.35rem 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.work-card__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.case-card__cta {
  display: inline-block;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.15rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1.5;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

a.work-card:hover .case-card__cta,
a.work-card:focus-visible .case-card__cta {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

/* -- Featured -- */
.featured {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.featured__grid {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.featured__grid > * {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.featured__media {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  /* Grow to column height; width follows image ratio – no crop */
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 768 / 1024;
  justify-self: start;
  align-self: stretch;
  background: transparent;
}

.featured__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
  filter: none;
  transform: none;
  will-change: auto;
  background: transparent;
}

.featured__copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.featured__copy .section__title {
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  hyphens: auto;
}

.featured__copy p {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}

.featured__quote {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.featured__quote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-quote);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.featured__copy .hero__actions {
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

/* -- Colleagues / social proof -- */
.colleagues {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 65% 40% at 0% 0%, rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.14), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.45), transparent 42%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.colleagues .section__header {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
}

.colleagues__carousel {
  margin: 0;
}

.colleagues__toolbar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.colleagues__controls {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem 0.65rem;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  min-width: 0;
}

.colleagues__counter {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.12em;
  margin: 0 0.15rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  user-select: none;
}

.colleagues__counter-current {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.colleagues__counter-total {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.colleagues__nav {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 2.75rem;
  height: 2.75rem;
  min-width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.colleagues__nav:hover {
  border-color: var(--sand);
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.colleagues__nav:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.colleagues__nav:disabled {
  opacity: 0.35;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

.colleagues__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.35rem 0 1.1rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  scroll-padding-inline: 0;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.22) transparent;
}

.colleagues__track:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.colleagues__track::-webkit-scrollbar {
  height: 4px;
}

.colleagues__track::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  background: transparent;
}

.colleagues__track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.2);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.colleague-quote {
  flex: 0 0 min(100%, 34rem);
  width: min(100%, 34rem);
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.35rem 0 0.35rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  scroll-snap-stop: always;
}

.colleague-quote p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.colleague-quote footer {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.colleague-quote cite {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.colleague-quote__meta {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  opacity: 0.68;
}

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

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .colleagues__toolbar {
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .colleagues__controls {
    gap: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
  }

  .colleagues__counter {
    margin-right: 0.05rem;
  }

  .colleagues__counter-current {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
  }

  .colleagues__counter-total {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .colleagues__track {
    padding-top: 0.25rem;
  }

  .colleague-quote {
    flex-basis: min(100%, 20.5rem);
    width: min(100%, 20.5rem);
    max-width: min(100%, 20.5rem);
    padding-top: 1.1rem;
  }

  .colleague-quote p {
    max-width: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .colleagues__toolbar {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .colleague-quote {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* -- Experience -- */
.timeline {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.35rem;
  top: 0.4rem;
  bottom: 0.4rem;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}

.timeline__item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 clamp(1.85rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 2.1rem;
}

.timeline__item:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.timeline__marker {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.55rem;
  width: 0.75rem;
  height: 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ivory);
  border: 1px solid var(--rich-black);
}

.timeline__meta {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.timeline__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.timeline__domain {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  max-width: 40rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.timeline__text {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 40rem;
}

/* -- Education -- */
.edu-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.15rem;
}

.edu-card {
  padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.edu-card__num {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: none;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.edu-card__place {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.edu-card__school {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.edu-card__degree {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
}

.edu-card__degree--secondary {
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
}

.edu-card__years {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
}

/* -- Mentoring (homepage) -- */
.mentoring-home {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-home__inner {
  max-width: 52rem;
}

.mentoring-home__layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(12rem, 0.85fr);
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: end;
}

.mentoring-home__copy .section__title {
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.mentoring-home__lede {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.mentoring-home__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
}

.mentoring-home__actions .btn {
  width: auto;
  min-width: 14rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .mentoring-home__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .mentoring-home__copy .section__title {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .mentoring-home__actions .btn {
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 2.75rem;
  }
}

/* -- Contact -- */
.contact {
  background: var(--champagne);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact__inner {
  max-width: 52rem;
}

.contact__layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(12rem, 0.85fr);
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: end;
}

.contact__copy .section__title {
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.contact__lead {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  max-width: 32rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.contact__fractional {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  max-width: 28rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.contact__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
  text-align: left;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.contact__actions .btn {
  width: auto;
  min-width: 14rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

.contact__email-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  align-self: flex-start;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.contact__email-link:hover {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

.contact__email-link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .contact__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .contact__copy .section__title {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .contact__actions {
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    align-items: flex-start;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .contact__actions .btn {
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 2.75rem;
    align-self: flex-start;
  }

  .contact__email-link {
    font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  }

  .contact__fractional {
    font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  }
}

/* -- Footer -- */
.footer {
  padding: 2.25rem clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem) 2.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.footer__inner {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.35rem;
}

.footer__inner--simple {
  justify-content: center;
}

.footer__legal {
  max-width: 42rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.footer__legal .footer__copy,
.footer__legal .footer__notice {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.footer__legal .footer__notice {
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
}

.footer__links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.35rem;
}

.footer__links a {
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 24px;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.15rem;
}

.footer__links a:hover {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

.footer__links a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.footer__copy {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
}

/* -- Back to top -- */
.back-to-top {
  position: fixed;
  right: max(1rem, env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
  bottom: max(1rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
  z-index: 90;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 2rem;
  height: 2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  background: rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.92);
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity 0.25s var(--ease), transform 0.25s var(--ease), visibility 0.25s, border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.back-to-top.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.back-to-top:hover,
.back-to-top:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--sand);
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.back-to-top:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .back-to-top {
    transition: none;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* -- Reveal -- */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease), transform 0.8s var(--ease);
}

.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Nested reveals inherit visibility once an ancestor has faded in —
   avoids blank aspect-ratio stretches (hero media inside .case-hero__inner). */
.reveal.is-visible .reveal {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* No-JS / print: keep content visible (JS may also fail to load) */
@media (scripting: none) {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

/* Phone widths: no fade-in reservation — content must paint immediately */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

@media print {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

/* -- Responsive -- */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  /* Keep principle section horizontal on tablet – portrait stack is too tall */
  .featured__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .featured__media {
    height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 768 / 1024;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .featured__media img {
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
  }

  .featured__copy {
    padding: clamp(1.35rem, 3.5vw, 2.25rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .work__header,
  .hero__grid,
  .edu-grid,
  .leadership-grid,
  .levels,
  .design-ops__header,
  .design-ops__grid,
  .design-ops__cta {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .work__lede,
  .design-ops__lede {
    justify-self: start;
  }

  .design-ops__cta .hero__actions {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .hero__media {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: min(42vh, 22rem);
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero__media img {
    transform: none;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 18%;
  }

  /* Kill parallax transforms that can bleed across columns */
  .parallax img,
  .parallax [data-parallax-inner] {
    transform: none !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .nav__toggle {
    display: flex;
  }

  .nav__links {
    position: absolute;
    top: var(--nav-h);
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 0.35rem 0 1rem;
    background: rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.98);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .nav.is-open .nav__links {
    display: flex;
  }

  .nav__links li a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 2.75rem;
    padding: 0.85rem clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    font-size: var(--fs-button);
  }

  .hero__media {
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
    max-height: min(38vh, 18rem);
  }

  .work-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .footer__inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .featured__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .featured__media {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: min(28rem, 55vh);
    aspect-ratio: 768 / 1024;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .featured__copy,
  .hero__copy {
    padding: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 2rem);
  }

  .hero__actions {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .hero__actions .btn {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    min-width: min(100%, 12rem);
    text-align: center;
  }

  .section__title {
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }

  /* Raise tiny uppercase labels toward ~12px on small screens */
  .section__eyebrow,
  .work-card__meta,
  .level-card__num,
  .design-ops__num,
  .design-ops__cta-eyebrow,
  .edu-card__place,
  .timeline__meta,
  .hero__role {
    font-size: var(--fs-label);
  }
}

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

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }

  .work-card,
  .work-card__img,
  .btn,
  .hero__media img,
  .featured__media img {
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }

  .hero::before {
    display: none;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

/* -- Work cards as links -- */
a.work-card {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

a.work-card .work-card__title {
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

a.work-card:hover .work-card__title,
a.work-card:focus-visible .work-card__title {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

a.work-card:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* -- Case study pages -- */
.case {
  --case-width: 72rem;
  --case-pad-x: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.case-hero {
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) var(--case-pad-x) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-hero__inner {
  max-width: var(--case-width);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.case-hero__nav {
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

/* Supporting pages: back + optional next link on one row */
.case-hero__nav:not(.case-hero__nav--inline):not(.case-hero__nav--bottom) {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem 1.25rem;
}

.case-hero__nav--inline {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.case-hero__nav--inline > .case-hero__nav-home {
  margin-right: auto;
}

.case-hero__nav-trio {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 3rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.case-hero__back,
.case-hero__next {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.case-hero__next {
  margin-left: auto;
  flex: 0 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: right;
  max-width: min(28rem, 58%);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.case-hero__back:hover,
.case-hero__back:focus-visible,
.case-hero__next:hover,
.case-hero__next:focus-visible {
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.case-hero__back:focus-visible,
.case-hero__next:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* Flagship case study series navigation (01–05) */
.case-hero__nav-home {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 0.22s ease;
}

.case-hero__nav-prev,
.case-hero__nav-next {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.35rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  text-transform: none;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 0.22s ease;
}

.case-hero__nav-home:hover,
.case-hero__nav-home:focus-visible {
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.case-hero__nav-prev:hover,
.case-hero__nav-prev:focus-visible,
.case-hero__nav-next:hover,
.case-hero__nav-next:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

.case-hero__nav-home:focus-visible,
.case-hero__nav-prev:focus-visible,
.case-hero__nav-next:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.case-hero__nav-pos {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.case-hero__nav-pos-current {
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1;
}

.case-hero__nav-pos-sep,
.case-hero__nav-pos-total {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-hero__nav-slot {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 44px;
  min-height: 44px;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.case-hero__bottom {
  padding-inline: var(--case-pad-x);
}

.case-hero__nav--bottom {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 4.5rem);
}

/* Bottom nav mirrors top: Home left, trio right with same spacing */

.case-hero__nav-home--spacer {
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}


.case-hero__meta {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-hero__title {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: min(18ch, 100%);
  font-size: var(--fs-h1);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.04;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.case-hero__summary {
  max-width: min(52rem, 100%);
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
}

.case-hero__facts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 2.25rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.35rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  list-style: none;
}

.case-hero__facts li {
  margin: 0;
}

.case-hero__facts span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-hero__facts strong {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.case-hero__demo {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
}

.case-hero__demo a {
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rich-black);
}

.case-hero__demo a:hover,
.case-hero__demo a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-bottom-color: var(--link-hover);
}

.case-hero__media {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--case-width);
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 0;
  aspect-ratio: var(--case-hero-aspect, 16 / 9);
  overflow: hidden;
  min-width: 0;
}

/* Inside the content column — align edges with metadata / facts row */
.case-hero__inner > .case-hero__media {
  max-width: none;
  margin-inline: 0;
}

/* Optional taller heroes when needed */
.case-hero__media--tall {
  --case-hero-aspect: 3 / 2;
}

.case-hero__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
  background: var(--ivory);
  filter: none;
}

/* Portrait / photo heroes — crop to frame, native aspect via modifier */
.case-hero__media--photo img {
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Diagram heroes — full content-column width, native aspect ratios */
.case-hero__media--diagram {
  --case-hero-aspect: 2400 / 1355;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.case-hero__media--diagram-2255 {
  --case-hero-aspect: 2255 / 1354;
}

.case-hero__media--diagram-2277 {
  --case-hero-aspect: 2277 / 1354;
}

.case-hero__media--diagram-2400-1350 {
  --case-hero-aspect: 2400 / 1350;
}

.case-hero__media--diagram-3840-2072 {
  --case-hero-aspect: 3840 / 2072;
}

.case-hero__media--diagram img {
  max-width: none;
}

/* Hero caption sits below the aspect-locked image without clipping */
.case-hero__media:has(> figcaption),
.case-hero__media:has(> .case-viz-caption) {
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  overflow: visible;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-hero__media:has(> figcaption) > picture,
.case-hero__media:has(> .case-viz-caption) > picture {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: var(--case-hero-aspect, 16 / 9);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

.case-hero__media > figcaption,
.case-hero__media > .case-viz-caption {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

/* Portrait photo heroes */
.case-hero__media--photo {
  --case-hero-aspect: 4 / 5;
  background: var(--champagne);
}

.case-hero__media--photo-783 {
  --case-hero-aspect: 783 / 1400;
}

.case-body {
  /* Match hero image column width – was too tight at 42rem */
  max-width: var(--case-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem) var(--case-pad-x);
}

.case-body h2 {
  margin: 2.75rem 0 1rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.case-body h2:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.case-body h3 {
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.case-body p,
.case-body li {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.case-body a {
  color: var(--rich-black);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--sand-text);
  text-underline-offset: 0.18em;
  transition: text-decoration-color 0.2s ease;
}

.case-body a:hover,
.case-body a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  text-decoration-color: var(--link-hover);
}

.case-body ul,
.case-body ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  padding-left: 1.15rem;
}

.case-body li {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

/* Inline case diagrams — content-column width, native aspect (match hero diagrams) */
.case-body .case-figure {
  margin: 2rem 0 2.35rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--ivory);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-body .case-figure picture {
  display: block;
}

.case-body .case-figure img,
.case-body .case-figure video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: var(--ivory);
}

/* Inline case video — content-column width, 16:9, custom play cover */
.case-body .case-figure--video {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-body .case-figure--video .case-video {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: min(100%, calc(70vh * 16 / 9));
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-inline: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: var(--rich-black);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-body .case-figure--video video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: var(--rich-black);
}

.case-video__play {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.18);
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--ivory);
  transition: background 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.case-video__play:hover,
.case-video__play:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.28);
}

.case-video__play:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: -4px;
}

.case-video__play-icon {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 4.25rem;
  height: 4.25rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.55);
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.78);
  color: var(--ivory);
  box-shadow: 0 0.35rem 1.25rem rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.28);
  transition:
    background 0.25s var(--ease),
    border-color 0.25s var(--ease),
    transform 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.case-video__play-icon svg {
  display: block;
  margin-left: 0.15rem;
}

.case-video__play:hover .case-video__play-icon,
.case-video__play:focus-visible .case-video__play-icon {
  background: var(--rich-black);
  border-color: var(--sand);
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.case-video.is-playing .case-video__play {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .case-video__play-icon {
    width: 3.5rem;
    height: 3.5rem;
  }

  .case-video__play-icon svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
  }
}

.case-body .case-figure figcaption,
.case-body .case-figure .case-viz-caption {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

/* GDS · merchant migration dot grid (decision 06) */
.case-figure--merchant {
  background: #f6f3ee;
}

.gds-merchant {
  padding: 1.35rem 1.25rem 1.15rem;
}

.gds-merchant__label {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: max(0.75rem, 12px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.gds-merchant__dots {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(17, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  max-width: 28rem;
}

.gds-merchant__dot {
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--rich-black);
  background: transparent;
}

.gds-merchant__dot--filled {
  background: var(--rich-black);
}

.gds-merchant__dot--half {
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--rich-black) 0 50%,
    transparent 50% 100%
  );
}

.gds-merchant__dot--outline {
  background: transparent;
}

.gds-merchant__legend {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.35rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.gds-merchant__legend li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.gds-merchant__legend strong {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: inherit;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.gds-merchant__swatch {
  width: 0.85rem;
  height: 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--rich-black);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.gds-merchant__swatch--filled {
  background: var(--rich-black);
}

.gds-merchant__swatch--half {
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    var(--rich-black) 0 50%,
    transparent 50% 100%
  );
}

.gds-merchant__swatch--outline {
  background: transparent;
}

.gds-merchant__note {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .gds-merchant__dots {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(10, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: none;
  }
}

/* Opt-in click-to-enlarge for dense case diagrams (not heroes / phone mockups) */
.case-body .case-figure--zoomable {
  position: relative;
}

.case-lightbox__trigger {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: zoom-in;
  text-align: left;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
}

.case-lightbox__trigger:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: -2px;
}

.case-lightbox__hint {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.65rem;
  right: 0.65rem;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.72);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .case-lightbox__hint {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    max-width: calc(100% - 1.3rem);
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

.case-lightbox {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 10000;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.94);
  cursor: zoom-out;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.case-lightbox[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.case-lightbox__stage {
  max-width: 100%;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 3.5rem);
  overflow: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  cursor: zoom-out;
}

.case-lightbox__img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  /* Prefer native width for dense flows; scroll when wider than the stage */
  max-width: none;
  min-width: min(100%, 1024px);
  max-height: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  cursor: default;
  touch-action: pan-x pan-y;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .case-lightbox__img {
    min-width: 0;
    max-width: 200vw;
  }
}

.case-lightbox__close {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.65rem;
  right: 0.65rem;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.35);
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.55);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Sports process: expandable journey / flow / identity artifacts */
/* Beat .case-body ul { padding-left } — same class of override as case-viz list resets */
.case-body ul.case-artifact-expand,
.case-artifact-expand {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}

.case-artifact-expand__item {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
}

.case-artifact-expand__trigger {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  cursor: zoom-in;
  text-align: left;
  font: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.case-artifact-expand__trigger:hover,
.case-artifact-expand__trigger:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--sand);
}

.case-artifact-expand__trigger:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.case-artifact-expand__media {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--rich-black);
}

.case-artifact-expand__media picture,
.case-artifact-expand__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}

.case-artifact-expand__hint {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.55rem;
  right: 0.55rem;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.72);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .case-artifact-expand__hint {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    max-width: calc(100% - 1.1rem);
    white-space: normal;
  }
}

.case-artifact-expand__body {
  /* Must be block: label is display:block; inline parent padding collapses around it */
  display: block;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.9rem 1rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.case-artifact-expand__label {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-artifact-expand__text {
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .case-artifact-expand {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.85rem;
  }

  .case-artifact-expand__media picture,
  .case-artifact-expand__media img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  }
}

.case-lightbox__close:hover {
  background: rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.8);
  border-color: rgba(251, 247, 243, 0.55);
}

.case-lightbox__close:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ivory);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.case-lightbox-open,
.case-lightbox-open body {
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .case-lightbox,
  .case-lightbox__img,
  .case-lightbox__close,
  .case-lightbox__hint {
    transition: none;
  }
}

.case-callout {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--sand);
  background: rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.55);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.case-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.case-stats li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.15rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.case-stats strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.85rem;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
  font-feature-settings: "lnum" 1, "tnum" 1;
}

.case-stats span {
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.case-stats li:last-child:nth-child(3n + 1):not(:only-child) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.case-stats--2x2 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.case-stats--2x2 li:last-child:nth-child(3n + 1):not(:only-child) {
  grid-column: auto;
}

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

.case-result-heading {
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-nav:has(+ .case-hero__bottom) {
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
}

.case-nav {
  max-width: var(--case-width, 72rem);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--case-pad-x, clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem)) clamp(3rem, 7vw, 4.5rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.case-nav a {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.case-nav a:hover,
.case-nav a:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--sand);
}

.case-nav a:hover strong,
.case-nav a:focus-visible strong {
  color: var(--link-hover);
}

.case-nav a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.case-nav span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-nav strong {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

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

.case-nav a:nth-child(3):last-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  text-align: left;
}

/* Case study: outcome-first + decision density */
.case-outcome {
  margin: 0 0 2.25rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 70% at 0% 0%, rgba(194, 177, 168, 0.2), transparent 55%),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.case-outcome__label {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-outcome__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.decision-log {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.decision-log li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.25rem 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.25rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.85rem;
}

.decision-log > li > div {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}

.decision-log li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.decision-log__num {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.decision-log strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.decision-log p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
}

.decision-log p + p {
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
}

.decision-log .case-figure {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0.25rem;
}

.decision-log__item--checklist > .decision-log__num {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.decision-log__item--checklist > .decision-log__content {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.decision-log__item--checklist > .case-checklist {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  grid-row: 2;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.85rem;
  padding-left: calc(2.25rem + 0.85rem);
  padding-right: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.decision-log__item--checklist > .decision-log__follow {
  grid-column: 2;
  margin: 0;
}

.case-checklist--span-odd li:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  border-right: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}

.case-constraints {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.case-constraints li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.45);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.case-constraints strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-checklist {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(14rem, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0.85rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.case-body .case-checklist {
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0.85rem;
}

.case-body .decision-log__item--checklist > .case-checklist {
  padding-left: calc(2.25rem + 0.85rem);
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.85rem;
}

.case-body .case-checklist li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem 0.55rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  hyphens: none;
}

.case-checklist li:nth-child(odd) {
  padding-right: 0.85rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-checklist li:nth-child(even) {
  padding-left: 0.85rem;
}

.case-checklist--icons {
  overflow-x: visible;
}

.case-checklist--icons li,
.case-body .case-checklist--icons li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  white-space: normal;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  word-break: normal;
  min-width: 0;
}

.case-checklist--icons li svg {
  width: 1.2rem;
  height: 1.2rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  align-self: center;
}

.case-flow-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(12rem, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0.65rem;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.case-flow-list li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem 0.45rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  hyphens: none;
}

/* Severity / assessment matrices — keep row labels on one line */
.case-figure--matrix {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-matrix-hint {
  display: none;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) and (min-width: 641px) {
  .case-matrix-hint {
    display: block;
  }
}

.case-matrix-scroll {
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55), rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.2)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.04) 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.04) 48px
    ),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.04) 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.04) 48px
    );
}

.case-matrix {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 44rem;
  border-collapse: separate;
  border-spacing: 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  table-layout: fixed;
}

.case-matrix--equal {
  min-width: 48rem;
}

.case-matrix--equal .case-matrix__dim-h,
.case-matrix--equal tbody th[scope="row"] {
  width: 22%;
}

.case-matrix--equal thead th.case-matrix__sev,
.case-matrix--equal tbody td {
  width: 19.5%;
}

.case-matrix caption {
  text-align: left;
}

.case-matrix th,
.case-matrix td {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.55rem;
  background: #fff;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.case-matrix thead th {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #fff;
  border-color: transparent;
}

.case-matrix__count {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 0.35rem;
  padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.case-matrix__dim-h {
  background: transparent !important;
  border-color: transparent !important;
  color: var(--sand-text) !important;
  text-align: left !important;
  font-size: 0.75rem !important;
  font-weight: 500 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding-left: 0.25rem !important;
}

.case-matrix__sev--critical {
  background: #9c3630 !important;
}

.case-matrix__sev--high {
  background: #b06e30 !important;
}

.case-matrix__sev--medium {
  background: #8c8464 !important;
}

.case-matrix__sev--low {
  background: #5a785a !important;
}

.case-matrix tbody th {
  width: 1%;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  hyphens: none;
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 600;
  background: #fff;
}

.case-matrix tbody td {
  min-width: 7.5rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.case-matrix__ex {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 0.4rem;
  border: 2px solid;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: normal;
}

.case-matrix__ex--critical {
  border-color: #9c3630;
  color: #9c3630;
}

.case-matrix__ex--high {
  border-color: #b06e30;
  color: #b06e30;
}

.case-matrix__ex--medium {
  border-color: #8c8464;
  color: #6e6648;
}

.case-matrix__ex--low {
  border-color: #5a785a;
  color: #3f563f;
}

.case-severity-cards {
  display: none;
}

/* Registration funnel — HTML/CSS, sharp at phone widths */
.case-figure--funnel {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-funnel {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.75rem;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7), rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.35)),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      0deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.035) 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.035) 48px
    ),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.035) 47px,
      rgba(5, 8, 5, 0.035) 48px
    );
}

.case-funnel__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.case-funnel__note {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  max-width: 40rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.case-funnel__bars {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.case-body .case-funnel__bars,
.case-body .case-funnel__bars li {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.case-funnel__step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.case-funnel__track {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 2.55rem;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  background: rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.85);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-funnel__fill {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: var(--pct, 100%);
  min-width: 7.5rem;
  min-height: 2.55rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #fff;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.case-funnel__step--early .case-funnel__fill {
  background: #9c3630;
}

.case-funnel__step--mid .case-funnel__fill {
  background: #4a5c72;
}

.case-funnel__step--done .case-funnel__fill {
  background: #3c644c;
}

.case-funnel__tag {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #9c3630;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.case-funnel__tag--done {
  color: #3c644c;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .case-funnel {
    padding: 1rem 0.85rem 1.1rem;
  }

  .case-funnel__step {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.25rem;
  }

  .case-funnel__tag {
    padding-left: 0.15rem;
  }

  .case-funnel__fill {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    min-height: 2.35rem;
  }

  .case-matrix-scroll {
    display: none;
  }

  .case-severity-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0.65rem;
    padding: 0.85rem 0.75rem 1rem;
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55), rgba(247, 245, 240, 0.2));
  }

  .case-severity-card {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 0.55rem;
    background: #fff;
    border-left-width: 4px;
  }

  .case-severity-card--critical {
    border-left-color: #9c3630;
  }

  .case-severity-card--high {
    border-left-color: #b06e30;
  }

  .case-severity-card--medium {
    border-left-color: #8c8464;
  }

  .case-severity-card--low {
    border-left-color: #5a785a;
  }

  .case-severity-card h4 {
    margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
    font-family: var(--font-sans);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    color: var(--rich-black);
  }

  .case-severity-card h4 span {
    margin-left: 0.35rem;
    color: var(--sand-text);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .case-severity-card ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .case-body .case-severity-card ul,
  .case-body .case-severity-card li {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .case-severity-card li {
    margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--rich-black);
  }

  .case-severity-card li:last-child {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .case-matrix {
    min-width: 38rem;
    font-size: 0.84rem;
    border-spacing: 0.4rem;
  }

  .case-matrix th,
  .case-matrix td {
    padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem;
  }

  .case-matrix-scroll {
    padding: 0.85rem 0.75rem 1rem;
  }
}

.case-flow-list li:nth-child(odd) {
  padding-right: 0.75rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case-flow-list li:nth-child(even) {
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
}

.case-flow-list li:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  border-right: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}

.case-role {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--rich-black);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.case-role p {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
}

.case-role p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.case-links {
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
}

.case-links a {
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.case-links a:hover,
.case-links a:focus-visible {
  color: var(--link-hover);
  border-bottom-color: var(--link-hover);
}

.case-links a:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.work-card--featured {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.work-card--featured .work-card__visual {
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  min-height: 0;
}

.work-card--featured .work-card__img {
  /* Featured leadership diagram: prefer full composition */
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center center;
}

.work-card--featured .work-card__body {
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}

.work-card--featured .case-card__cta {
  margin-top: 1.15rem;
  padding-top: 0;
}

.work-card--featured .work-card__title {
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.arc-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.arc-strip__item {
  padding: 1.25rem 1.2rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.arc-strip__years {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.arc-strip__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.arc-strip__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .case-hero__facts,
  .case-stats,
  .case-stats--2x2,
  .case-constraints,
  .case-constraints--2,
  .arc-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .work-card--featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .work-card--featured .work-card__visual {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    min-height: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .case-hero__nav--inline:not(.case-hero__nav--bottom) {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    row-gap: 0.425rem;
  }

  .case-hero__nav--inline:not(.case-hero__nav--bottom) > .case-hero__nav-home {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }

  .case-hero__nav-trio {
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .case-hero__nav-trio {
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    row-gap: 0.35rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .case-hero__facts,
  .case-stats,
  .case-stats--2x2,
  .case-constraints,
  .case-constraints--2,
  .case-nav,
  .arc-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

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

  .decision-log li {
    grid-template-columns: 1.75rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .decision-log__item--checklist > .case-checklist,
  .case-body .decision-log__item--checklist > .case-checklist {
    padding-left: calc(1.75rem + 0.85rem);
  }

  .case-checklist {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .case-body .case-checklist li {
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .case-checklist li:nth-child(odd) {
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .case-checklist li:nth-child(even) {
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .case-flow-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .case-flow-list li:nth-child(odd) {
    border-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .case-flow-list li:nth-child(even) {
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .case-flow-list li:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}


/* -- Mentoring page -- */
.mentoring-page {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 2.25rem) clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem)
    clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 5.5rem);
}

.mentoring-page__back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand);
}

.mentoring-page__back:hover,
.mentoring-page__back:focus-visible {
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.mentoring-hero {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 3.75rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-hero__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-hero__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-hero__intro {
  margin: 0 0 1.75rem;
  max-width: 38rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.mentoring-meta {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.mentoring-meta__item {
  margin: 0;
  padding-top: 0.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-meta dt {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.mentoring-meta dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-section {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
}

.mentoring-section__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}

.mentoring-section p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.mentoring-section p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.mentoring-why {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.mentoring-why__media {
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--champagne);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  aspect-ratio: 768 / 1024;
  max-width: 18rem;
}

.mentoring-why__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}

.mentoring-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.15rem 1.2rem 1.25rem;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--sand);
  background: rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.55);
}

.mentoring-quote__label {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-quote__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-quote);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.mentoring-quote__text em {
  font-style: italic;
}

.mentoring-quote__attribution {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-top: 0.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-quote cite {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
}

.mentoring-quote__meta {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  opacity: 0.68;
}

.mentoring-audience,
.mentoring-topics,
.mentoring-steps,
.mentoring-options {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mentoring-audience {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.mentoring-audience li {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.2rem;
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-audience strong {
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.mentoring-topics li,
.mentoring-steps li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.7rem 1.15rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-topics li:last-child,
.mentoring-steps li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mentoring-topics li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 1.15rem;
  width: 0.35rem;
  height: 0.35rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--sand);
}

.mentoring-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: start;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 0 0.85rem;
}

.mentoring-steps__num {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-steps__text {
  min-width: 0;
}

.mentoring-options {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
}

.mentoring-options__audience {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.mentoring-option {
  padding: 1.15rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}

.mentoring-option--featured {
  border-color: var(--sand);
  background: rgba(237, 233, 227, 0.55);
}

.mentoring-option__top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.mentoring-option__heading {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
}

.mentoring-option__name {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-option__badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--sand);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.mentoring-option__price {
  margin: 0;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--rich-black);
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums;
}

.mentoring-option__desc {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.mentoring-option__savings {
  margin: 0.65rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  color: var(--sand-text);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}

.mentoring-options__also {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}

.mentoring-founding {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  background: var(--rich-black);
  color: var(--ivory);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--sand);
  font-variant-numeric: lining-nums;
}

.mentoring-founding__label {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sand);
}

.mentoring-founding__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.mentoring-founding__text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--champagne);
}

.mentoring-founding__link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-button);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 0.3em;
}

.mentoring-founding__link:hover,
.mentoring-founding__link:focus-visible {
  color: var(--sand);
}

.mentoring-founding__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ivory);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.mentoring-options__note {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  color: var(--sand-text);
}

.mentoring-free .btn,
.mentoring-cta__actions {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.mentoring-cta__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.mentoring-cta {
  padding-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .mentoring-meta {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .mentoring-page {
    max-width: 52rem;
  }

  .mentoring-why {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 0.7fr);
    align-items: start;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .mentoring-why__media {
    max-width: none;
    justify-self: stretch;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .mentoring-why__media {
    order: -1;
    max-width: 14rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .mentoring-option__top {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.35rem;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   UI refinement layer (Oct 2026)
   One type scale, three text colours, 4px spacing rhythm, one container.
   Tokens live in :root. Keep new rules here until they are folded upstream.
   ========================================================================== */

/* -- Rhythm & container -- */
.section {
  padding: var(--section-y) var(--section-x);
}

.section__inner,
.footer__inner {
  max-width: var(--container);
}

.section__header {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.section__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.section__title {
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.section__lede,
.work__lede,
.design-ops__lede {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.work__lede,
.design-ops__lede {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  text-wrap: balance;
}

p {
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* -- Hero -- */
.hero__role {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-5);
}

.hero__tagline {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.hero__actions {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
}

.hero__availability {
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* -- Buttons: one height, one tracking -- */
.btn {
  min-height: 3rem;
  padding-inline: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.utility-link,
.case-card__cta {
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

/* -- Cards: one border, one surface, one padding scale -- */
.impact-card,
.level-card,
.edu-card,
.design-ops__item {
  padding: var(--space-6) var(--space-5);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.design-ops__item {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rich-black);
}

.level-card__num,
.design-ops__num {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
}

.level-card__title,
.design-ops__item-title {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
}

.level-card__text,
.design-ops__item-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

/* Impact: number → label → sentence, with clear steps between them */
.impact-card__value {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  line-height: 1;
}

.impact-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.impact-card__label {
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* -- Work cards -- */
.work-card__body {
  padding: var(--space-6) var(--space-5) var(--space-5);
}

.work-card--featured .work-card__body {
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.work-card__top {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-4);
}

.work-card__meta {
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.work-card__for {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.work-card__title {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
}

.work-card__subtitle {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
  padding-bottom: var(--space-4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--text-strong);
}

.work-card__text {
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.case-card__cta {
  padding-top: var(--space-5);
}

.work-card--featured .case-card__cta {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
}

/* -- Testimonials -- */
.colleague-quote footer {
  gap: var(--space-1);
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.colleague-quote cite {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--text-strong);
}

.colleague-quote__meta {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  color: var(--text-muted);
  opacity: 1;
}

/* -- Experience & Education: sticky heading left, content right -- */
.timeline__meta {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.timeline__title {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
}

.timeline__domain {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.timeline__item {
  padding-bottom: var(--space-7);
}

.timeline__marker {
  top: 0.2rem;
}

.edu-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.edu-card__num {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-4);
}

.edu-card__place {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-2);
}

.edu-card__school {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
}

.edu-card__degree {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  color: var(--text-strong);
}

.edu-card__degree--secondary {
  margin-top: var(--space-1);
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.edu-card__years {
  margin: var(--space-4) 0 0;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

@media (min-width: 64rem) {
  .experience .section__inner,
  .education .section__inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 8fr);
    gap: 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .experience .section__header,
  .education .section__header {
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 2rem);
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .experience .section__lede {
    font-size: var(--fs-body);
  }

  .experience + .education {
    padding-top: 0;
  }
}

/* -- Mentoring & contact: align to the same container as every other section -- */
.mentoring-home__inner,
.contact__inner {
  max-width: var(--container);
}

.mentoring-home__layout,
.contact__layout {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
  gap: var(--space-6) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}

.mentoring-home__copy .section__title,
.contact__copy .section__title {
  max-width: 20ch;
}

.mentoring-home__lede,
.contact__lead {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
  max-width: 36rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.contact__fractional {
  margin-top: var(--space-4);
  max-width: 36rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

.contact__email-link {
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--sand);
  text-underline-offset: 0.3em;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
}

.contact__email-link:hover {
  text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

@media (max-width: 52rem) {
  .mentoring-home__layout,
  .contact__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* -- Footer -- */
.footer__legal .footer__copy,
.footer__legal .footer__notice {
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}

/* Featured card: show the whole diagram instead of cropping its edges */
@media (min-width: 52rem) {
  .work-card--featured {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  }

  .work-card--featured .work-card__visual {
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f6f6, #eaeaea);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .work-card--featured .work-card__visual picture {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .work-card--featured .work-card__img {
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    object-fit: contain;
  }
}

/* Leadership principle: centre the copy against the portrait */
.featured__copy {
  align-self: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

.featured__quote {
  margin-top: var(--space-5);
}

.featured__copy .hero__actions {
  margin-top: var(--space-6);
}

/* -- Case study pages -- */
/* Comfortable reading measure (~70 characters) for running text */
.case-body > p,
.case-body > h2,
.case-body > h3,
.case-body > ul:not([class]),
.case-body > ol:not([class]),
.case-body section > p,
.case-body section > h2,
.case-body section > h3 {
  max-width: 44rem;
}

.case-body h2 {
  margin: var(--space-8) 0 var(--space-4);
}

.case-body h3 {
  margin: var(--space-6) 0 var(--space-3);
}

/* Outcome statement: a pull-quote, not a wall of display type */
.case-body .case-outcome {
  padding: var(--space-6);
}

.case-body .case-outcome__label {
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3);
}

.case-body .case-outcome__text {
  max-width: 48rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Constraint cards sit on the text column edge */
.case-body ul.case-constraints {
  padding-left: 0;
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.case-body .case-constraints li {
  padding: var(--space-5);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.case-body .case-constraints strong {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
}

/* Zoom trigger inside hero media fills the frame */
.case-hero__media > .case-lightbox__trigger,
.case-hero__media > .case-lightbox__trigger picture {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}


/* ── Ways to work together (homepage) ───────────────── */
.engage-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-5);
}
.engage-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}
.engage-card__eyebrow {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.engage-card__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--text-strong);
}
.engage-card__text,
.engage-card__list {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-sm);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}
.engage-card__list {
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.engage-card__list li + li {
  margin-top: var(--space-2);
}
.engage-card .btn {
  margin-top: auto;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .engage-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}
.engage-card__list span {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Keep before/after labels readable on small screens */
.case-viz-ba__kicker {
  font-size: max(0.75rem, 12px);
}