/* Light Ray Capital — site stylesheet. Built from the brand kit's starter site (07_Digital/Website, edition 1.3).
   Six colours only, Playfair Display for headings, Montserrat for text. Logo at the top centre, placed by its two words. */
@font-face { font-family: "Playfair Display"; src: url("../fonts/PlayfairDisplay-Regular.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Playfair Display"; src: url("../fonts/PlayfairDisplay-Italic.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Playfair Display"; src: url("../fonts/PlayfairDisplay-SemiBold.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Montserrat"; src: url("../fonts/Montserrat-Regular.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Montserrat"; src: url("../fonts/Montserrat-Italic.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Montserrat"; src: url("../fonts/Montserrat-Medium.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Montserrat"; src: url("../fonts/Montserrat-SemiBold.woff") format("woff"); font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }

:root {
  --terracotta: #8B3F2E; --rust: #B55A3C; --sand: #D7C4B5; --taupe: #9C7F6A; --deep-brown: #3E2A22; --ivory: #F8F3EC;
  /* light ground */
  --page: var(--ivory); --text: var(--deep-brown); --quiet: var(--deep-brown); --accent: var(--terracotta);
  --panel: var(--sand); --panel-text: var(--deep-brown); --rule: var(--taupe); --field: var(--ivory);
  --outer: clamp(20px, 6.2vw, 108px);
  color-scheme: light;
}
/* dark ground: deep brown page, ivory type, sand accents (terracotta text is too faint on deep brown) */
:root[data-theme="dark"] {
  --page: var(--deep-brown); --text: var(--ivory); --quiet: var(--sand); --accent: var(--sand);
  --panel: var(--terracotta); --panel-text: var(--ivory); --rule: var(--taupe); --field: var(--deep-brown);
  color-scheme: dark;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
    --page: var(--deep-brown); --text: var(--ivory); --quiet: var(--sand); --accent: var(--sand);
    --panel: var(--terracotta); --panel-text: var(--ivory); --rule: var(--taupe); --field: var(--deep-brown);
    color-scheme: dark;
  }
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 24px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; color: var(--text); background: var(--page); font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; overflow-x: hidden; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-underline-offset: 5px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px); letter-spacing: -.025em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 54px); letter-spacing: -.018em; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 30px); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.page-width { width: calc(100% - (var(--outer) * 2)); max-width: 1320px; margin-inline: auto; }
.narrow { max-width: 760px; }
.section-space { padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 128px); }
.eyebrow { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 22px; color: var(--accent); }
.lede { font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 22px); line-height: 1.6; max-width: 40ch; }
.skip-link { position: absolute; z-index: 20; top: 12px; left: 20px; transform: translateY(-200%); padding: 12px 20px; color: var(--deep-brown); background: var(--ivory); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid currentColor; outline-offset: 4px; }

/* header: logo top centre by its two words; navigation centred beneath (kit edition 1.3) */
.site-header { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 2px; padding-block: 18px 4px; }
.brand-link { display: block; }
.brand-logo { width: 240px; transform: translateX(3.92%); } /* words' centre sits at 46.08% of the logo's width */
.logo-for-dark { display: none; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .logo-for-light { display: none; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .logo-for-dark { display: block; }
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .logo-for-light { display: none; }
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .logo-for-dark { display: block; }
}
.hero .logo-for-light { display: none !important; }
.hero .logo-for-dark { display: block !important; }
.site-nav { display: flex; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; column-gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 44px); }
.site-nav a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 44px; align-items: center; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { text-decoration: underline; }
.site-nav .login { font-weight: 600; }
.inner-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }

/* home hero: the clean terracotta plate + one logo (no loose ray) */
.hero { position: relative; isolation: isolate; color: var(--ivory); background-color: var(--deep-brown);
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(62,42,34,.52) 0%, rgba(62,42,34,.30) 38%, rgba(62,42,34,0) 70%), image-set(url("../img/terracotta-landscape-1600.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../img/terracotta-landscape-1600.jpg") type("image/jpeg"));
  background-position: center; background-size: cover; display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-height: min(900px, 100svh); }
@media (min-width: 1700px) { .hero { background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(62,42,34,.52) 0%, rgba(62,42,34,.30) 38%, rgba(62,42,34,0) 70%), url("../img/terracotta-landscape-2560.webp"); } }
.hero .eyebrow { color: var(--ivory); }
.hero-content { padding-top: clamp(56px, 9vh, 120px); padding-bottom: 48px; }
.hero-content h1 { max-width: 11ch; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.hero-intro { font-size: clamp(16px, 1.4vw, 19px); line-height: 1.65; max-width: 34ch; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.hero-caption { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-top: auto; padding-block: 20px 26px; }
.hero-caption p { margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.hero-caption a { min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; }

/* page title band on inner pages */
.page-title { padding-block: clamp(48px, 7vw, 104px) clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px); }
.page-title h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 72px); max-width: 16ch; margin-bottom: 22px; }

.text-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .06em; min-height: 44px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; padding-bottom: 2px; }
.text-link:hover { gap: 24px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 48px; padding: 12px 26px; border: 1px solid currentColor; background: transparent; color: inherit; font: 600 12px/1.2 "Montserrat", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
.button.solid { background: var(--terracotta); border-color: var(--terracotta); color: var(--ivory); }
.button[aria-disabled="true"], .button:disabled { opacity: .55; cursor: not-allowed; }
.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 28px; align-items: center; }

.two-col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(32px, 7vw, 120px); }
.band { background: var(--panel); color: var(--panel-text); }
.band .eyebrow { color: var(--panel-text); }
.grid-3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px); }
.grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px); }
.item { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 22px; }
.item p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.num { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.band .num { color: var(--panel-text); }
.icon { width: 44px; height: 44px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: var(--text); }
.band .icon { color: var(--panel-text); }

.landscape { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr; min-height: 460px; background: var(--page); }
.landscape picture, .landscape img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; min-height: 460px; }
.landscape-copy { align-self: center; padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 96px); }

/* prose pages */
.prose { max-width: 70ch; }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 38px); margin-top: 56px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.prose h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.2em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* team */
.people { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px); }
.person { display: block; }
.person h2 { font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 32px); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.role { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 14px; }

/* steps */
.steps { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; counter-reset: step; }
.steps li { counter-increment: step; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr; gap: 20px; padding-block: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.steps li::before { content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero); font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.1; color: var(--accent); }
.steps h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.steps p { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* research library */
.filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.filters button { min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 18px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: transparent; color: var(--text); font: 500 12px/1 "Montserrat", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .04em; cursor: pointer; }
.filters button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--text); color: var(--page); border-color: var(--text); }
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.card { border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; min-height: 230px; }
.card .kind { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); }
.card h3 { font-size: 22px; margin: 0; }
.card p { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; }
.card .when { margin-top: auto; font-size: 12px; }
.card[hidden] { display: none; }

/* forms */
.signup { display: grid; gap: 16px; max-width: 560px; }
.signup label { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.signup input[type="text"], .signup input[type="email"] { width: 100%; min-height: 48px; padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: var(--field); color: var(--text); font: 16px "Montserrat", sans-serif; }
.consent { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 24px 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: start; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; font-weight: 400 !important; letter-spacing: 0 !important; }
.consent input { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin: 2px 0 0; accent-color: var(--terracotta); }
.notice { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; border-left: 2px solid var(--rule); padding-left: 16px; }

/* callouts */
.callout { border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 22px 26px; margin-block: 28px; }
.callout p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.link-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.link-list li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.link-list a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; min-height: 64px; text-decoration: none; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 26px); }
.link-list a:hover span:first-child { text-decoration: underline; }

/* footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--deep-brown); color: var(--ivory); padding-top: clamp(56px, 6vw, 96px); }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--taupe); }
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--taupe); } }
main:not(:has(.invite)):not(:empty) { min-height: 55vh; }   /* home with Research archived: main is empty, footer sits under the hero */
.footer-main { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
.footer-main h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 2.6vw, 40px); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.footer-main p, .footer-main li { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
.footer-main ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.footer-main li a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 36px; align-items: center; text-decoration: none; }
.footer-main li a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.footer-label { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 14px; color: var(--sand); }
.fraud { border-top: 1px solid var(--taupe); padding-block: 22px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.fraud strong { font-weight: 600; }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px 24px; padding-block: 22px 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--taupe); font-size: 11px; }
.footer-bottom p { margin: 0; }
.theme-toggle { min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--taupe); background: transparent; color: var(--ivory); font: 500 11px/1 "Montserrat", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .06em; cursor: pointer; }

/* placeholders and counsel marks — visible in the draft so nobody mistakes them for final text */
.ph { border-bottom: 1px dashed currentColor; padding-bottom: 1px; font-style: italic; }
.draft .counsel { background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 62%, rgba(181,90,60,.28) 62%); }
.draft .counsel::after { content: "counsel"; font: 600 9px/1 "Montserrat", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ivory); background: var(--rust); padding: 2px 5px 1px; margin-left: 6px; vertical-align: 2px; white-space: nowrap; }
.draft-ribbon { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 30; background: var(--rust); color: var(--ivory); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .05em; text-align: center; padding: 6px 12px; }

/* first-visit notice */
.entry-notice { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 40; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 20px; background: rgba(62,42,34,.72); }
.entry-notice[hidden] { display: none; }
.entry-box { background: var(--page); color: var(--text); max-width: 620px; width: 100%; max-height: calc(100svh - 40px); overflow: auto; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 44px); border-top: 4px solid var(--terracotta); }
.entry-box h2 { font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.entry-box p { font-size: 14px; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .people { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body { font-size: 15px; }
  .brand-logo { width: 220px; }
  .site-nav { column-gap: 16px; row-gap: 0; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: 11px; min-height: 40px; }
  .hero { min-height: 760px; background-position: 64% center; background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(62,42,34,.55), rgba(62,42,34,.34)), image-set(url("../img/terracotta-landscape-960.webp") type("image/webp"), url("../img/terracotta-landscape-1600.jpg") type("image/jpeg")); }
  .hero-content { padding-top: 48px; }
  .two-col, .grid-3, .grid-2, .cards, .landscape, .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .landscape picture, .landscape img { min-height: 260px; height: 300px; }
  .landscape-copy { padding: 56px var(--outer); }
  .steps li { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .steps li::before { font-size: 24px; }
  .footer-main { gap: 36px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } * { transition: none !important; } }
@media print {
  .site-nav, .theme-toggle, .entry-notice, .draft-ribbon, .hero-caption a { display: none !important; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; }
}

/* ===================================================================================================
   30 September 2026 — the quiet edition (NP: "homepage is too much clutter; do good front end").
   One idea per screen, big type, a lot of room, one slow entrance. Overrides the rules above.
   =================================================================================================== */
:root { --measure: 34ch; --ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1); }

/* hero: the plate, the logo, one line, one sentence, one link */
.hero { min-height: 100svh; }
.hero-content { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 9vh, 110px); }
.hero-content h1 { font-size: clamp(46px, 7.4vw, 118px); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.03em; max-width: none; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.hero-content h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--sand); }
.hero-intro { font-size: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 19px); max-width: 40ch; margin-bottom: 34px; opacity: .92; }
.hero-caption { margin-top: 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(248,243,236,.22); padding-block: 18px 24px; }
.hero-caption p { letter-spacing: .28em; }
.hero .text-link { border-bottom-color: rgba(248,243,236,.5); }

/* one slow entrance on the first screen; nothing moves for those who ask for less motion */
@keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.rise { animation: rise 1.1s var(--ease) both; animation-delay: var(--d, 0s); }
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity 1s var(--ease), transform 1s var(--ease); }
.js .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .rise { animation: none; } .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } }

/* statement */
.statement { padding-block: clamp(96px, 16vw, 220px) clamp(80px, 12vw, 170px); }
.statement-text { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 52px); line-height: 1.22; letter-spacing: -.015em;
  max-width: 24ch; margin: 0 0 clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px); }
.triad { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px); padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.triad li { padding: 22px 24px 0 0; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: clamp(20px, 1.9vw, 28px); line-height: 1.25; }
.triad li span { display: block; font: 600 11px/1 "Montserrat", sans-serif; letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.statement-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 40px; margin: 0; }

/* the one invitation */
.invite { background: var(--panel); color: var(--panel-text); }
.invite-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 28px;
  padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 112px); }
.invite h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px); max-width: 22ch; margin: 0; }

/* research: honest when empty */
.library { padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px); }
.empty { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.4; max-width: 34ch;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 28px; margin: 0; }
.piece { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-block: 26px; max-width: 760px; }
.piece h3 { margin: 6px 0 8px; } .piece h3 a { text-decoration: none; } .piece h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.piece .kind { font: 600 10px Montserrat; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin: 0; }
.piece .meta { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; }
.subscribe { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); }
.subscribe h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 40px); }

/* footer: two quiet lines */
.site-footer { padding-top: clamp(48px, 5vw, 72px); }
.foot-top { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px 40px; padding-bottom: 26px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--taupe); }
.foot-mark { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 24px; margin: 0; }
.foot-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 24px; }
.foot-nav a { display: inline-flex; min-height: 40px; align-items: center; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.foot-nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.foot-legal, .foot-fraud { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 18px 0 0; max-width: 110ch; color: var(--sand); }
.foot-fraud { margin-top: 8px; }
.footer-bottom { border-top: 0; padding-block: 22px 26px; }

/* draft marks: present, but no longer shouting */
.draft-ribbon { position: static; font-size: 10px; padding: 4px 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.draft .counsel { background: none; text-decoration: underline dotted var(--rust); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.draft .counsel::after { font-size: 8px; padding: 1px 4px; margin-left: 4px; background: transparent; color: var(--rust); border: 1px solid var(--rust); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero { min-height: 100svh; }
  .hero-content h1 { font-size: clamp(44px, 12.5vw, 64px); }
  .triad { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-top: 0; }
  .triad li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 18px 0 20px; }
  .triad li span { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .foot-top { flex-direction: column; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) { .site-nav { column-gap: 13px; } .site-nav a { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .01em; } }
@media (max-width: 360px) { .site-nav { column-gap: 10px; } .site-nav a { font-size: 10.5px; } }

/* ---- UX pass (ui-ux-pro-max checklist), 30 September 2026 ---- */
a, button, .button { touch-action: manipulation; }
/* motion: shorter, one rhythm everywhere */
:root { --t-fast: 200ms; --t-enter: 800ms; }
.rise { animation-duration: var(--t-enter); }
.js .reveal { transition-duration: 700ms; }
/* hover: move the arrow, never the layout */
.text-link { transition: color var(--t-fast) ease, border-color var(--t-fast) ease; }
.text-link:hover { gap: 18px; }
.text-link span { display: inline-block; transition: transform var(--t-fast) var(--ease); }
.text-link:hover span { transform: translateX(5px); }
.site-nav a, .foot-nav a { transition: opacity var(--t-fast) ease; }
/* buttons: clear hover and press states within the palette */
.button { transition: background-color var(--t-fast) ease, color var(--t-fast) ease, transform 120ms ease; }
.button.solid:hover { background: var(--deep-brown); border-color: var(--deep-brown); }
.button:active { transform: scale(.98); }
/* the one invitation stays visible on both grounds */
.invite .button.solid { background: var(--deep-brown); border-color: var(--deep-brown); color: var(--ivory); }
.invite .button.solid:hover { background: var(--ivory); border-color: var(--ivory); color: var(--deep-brown); }
/* readable small print */
.foot-legal, .foot-fraud { font-size: 12px; }
/* touch targets: 44 px */
.foot-nav a { min-height: 44px; }
.req { font-weight: 400; opacity: .8; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body { font-size: 16px; }
  .site-nav a { min-height: 44px; }
}
.consent { min-height: 44px; padding-block: 6px; align-items: center; cursor: pointer; } .consent input { width: 22px; height: 22px; margin: 0; }

/* ---- dawn light (NP, 30 Sep): one warm light crosses the plate as the page opens, then breathes very slowly.
   It is light on the landscape, not a ray — the only ray on the page is the logo's. CSS only; still for reduced motion. ---- */
.hero > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero-light { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; mix-blend-mode: screen; opacity: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 60% at 78% 18%, rgba(248,243,236,.42) 0%, rgba(215,196,181,.20) 32%, rgba(181,90,60,.08) 55%, transparent 72%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 58%, rgba(248,243,236,.10) 74%, transparent 88%);
  animation: dawn-in 3.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) .2s forwards, dawn-breathe 16s ease-in-out 3.4s infinite alternate; }
@keyframes dawn-in { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-14%) scale(1.06); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes dawn-breathe { from { opacity: 1; transform: none; } to { opacity: .82; transform: translateX(2%) scale(1.03); } }
.hero-content h1 em { text-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(248,243,236,.18); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .hero-light { animation: none; opacity: .9; } }

/* v2, 3 Nov 2026: footer logo, social icons, forms, contact */
.foot-top { align-items: flex-start; }
.foot-brand { display: block; width: 240px; max-width: 70vw; margin-left: -6px; }
.foot-brand img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.foot-right { display: grid; gap: 14px; justify-items: end; }
.social { list-style: none; display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.social a { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 44px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 50%; opacity: .85; transition: opacity .2s, background-color .2s, color .2s; }
.social a:hover, .social a:focus-visible { opacity: 1; background: var(--rust); border-color: var(--rust); color: var(--ivory); }
.social svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; display: block; }
.foot-fraud strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ivory); }
.signup select, .signup textarea, .signup input[type="tel"] { width: 100%; min-height: 48px; padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: transparent; color: inherit; font: inherit; }
.substack-form { display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 560px; height: 160px; margin: 28px 0 12px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: #fff; }
.contact-big { font-size: 20px; }
.officers { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 20px; }
.officers th, .officers td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 10px 12px 10px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); font-weight: 400; }
.officers th { font-weight: 600; width: 40%; }
.person h3 { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 32px); margin: 0 0 6px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .foot-right { justify-items: start; } }
.contact-side address { font-style: normal; line-height: 1.6; }
.entry-box { position: relative; }
.entry-close { position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 12px; width: 44px; height: 44px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1; background: none; border: 0; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
/* NP, 3 Nov: the investor alert must stand clearly apart from the page */
.entry-notice { background: rgba(26, 16, 12, .78); backdrop-filter: blur(3px); }
.entry-box { background: var(--deep-brown); color: var(--ivory); border-top: 5px solid var(--rust); box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55); }
.entry-box .eyebrow { color: var(--sand); }
.entry-box h2, .entry-box p { color: var(--ivory); }
.entry-box a { color: var(--ivory); }
.entry-box .button.solid { background: var(--ivory); color: var(--deep-brown); border-color: var(--ivory); }
.entry-close { color: var(--ivory); }
/* QA pass, 3 Nov: readable small text, contrast, focus on every control */
.contact-side .footer-label { color: var(--accent); font-size: 12px; }
.eyebrow { font-size: 12px; }
.footer-label { font-size: 12px; }
.foot-nav a { font-size: 13px; }
.foot-legal, .foot-fraud { font-size: 12px; }
.footer-bottom p { font-size: 12px; }
.site-nav { column-gap: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 56px); }
.site-nav a { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .03em; }   /* NP, 8 Nov: menu was too small beside the page headlines */
@media (max-width: 760px) { .site-nav { column-gap: 24px; } .site-nav a { font-size: 13px; } }
select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible, input:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--rust); outline-offset: 2px; }
.contact-note { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13px; opacity: .8; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }   /* trap field for robots */
.subscribe { margin-top: 28px; }
.form-status { margin-left: 12px; }
.hero h1.hero-long { font-size: clamp(38px, 5.6vw, 76px); line-height: 1.08; max-width: none; }
.hero-long em { display: block; }
.hero-note { font-size: 13px; opacity: .8; margin: 14px 0 28px; }
/* Philosophy (NP, 8 Nov 2026): two-column opening, an aims band, the four tests beside a sticky heading, an aligned-capital quote */
.ph-open { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.7fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 110px); align-items: end;
  padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 112px) clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
h1.vision { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.6vw, 68px); line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: 0; max-width: 20ch; }
h1.vision strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent); }
.ph-open-side { margin: 0 0 10px; padding-left: 24px; border-left: 2px solid var(--accent); font-size: clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 21px); line-height: 1.6; max-width: 30ch; }
.ph-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.45fr); gap: clamp(36px, 7vw, 120px); }
.ph-kicker { font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--quiet); margin: 18px 0 0; }
.ph-aims { background: var(--panel); color: var(--panel-text); padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 120px); }
.ph-aims h2, .ph-seek h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px); max-width: 14ch; margin: 0; }
.ph-aims .ph-kicker { color: inherit; opacity: .85; }
.ph-aims-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.ph-aims-list li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr; align-items: baseline; padding-block: 26px; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; border-color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); }
.ph-aims-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); }
.ph-aims-list span:last-child { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 36px); line-height: 1.2; }
.ph-num { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 38px); opacity: .7; }
.ph-aims .small-note { margin: 18px 0 0; }
.small-note { font-size: 13px; opacity: .8; }
.ph-sticky { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 32px; }
.ph-tests { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(36px, 4vw, 64px) clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 56px); }
.ph-test { border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 22px; }
.ph-test h3 { font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 32px); margin: 0 0 14px; }
.ph-test ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.ph-test li { position: relative; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; }
.ph-test li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .78em; width: 9px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.ph-aligned { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 140px); text-align: center; }
.ph-quote { font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 50px); line-height: 1.25; max-width: 24ch; margin: 0 auto 22px; }
.ph-quote-sub { font-size: clamp(17px, 1.4vw, 20px); color: var(--quiet); margin: 0; }
.ph-note { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--quiet); opacity: .75; margin: clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px) 0 0; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ph-open, .ph-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ph-open-side { margin: 0; }
  .ph-sticky { position: static; }
  .ph-aims h2, .ph-seek h2 { max-width: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .ph-tests { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ph-aims-list li { grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr; padding-block: 20px; }
}

/* About us and Contact, matched to Philosophy (NP, 8 Nov 2026) */
.foot-legal.foot-small { font-size: 11px; opacity: .85; }
.ab-side { max-width: none; }
.ab-side p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.ab-people { display: grid; }
.ab-person { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px); padding-block: 30px; border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); }
.ab-person:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); }
.ab-person h3 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.5vw, 36px); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.ab-person .role { color: inherit; opacity: .8; margin: 0; }
.ab-person > p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.65; }
.ct-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(36px, 6vw, 100px); align-items: start; padding-block: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); }
#callback { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); max-width: none; gap: 20px; }
#callback > div:nth-of-type(n+5), #callback > .consent { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
#callback label { font-size: 13px; }
#callback .consent { font-size: 13px; }
.ct-side { background: var(--panel); color: var(--panel-text); padding: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 48px); }
.ct-side .officers { margin-top: 0; font-size: 15px; }
.ct-side .officers tr:first-child th, .ct-side .officers tr:first-child td { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.ct-side .officers th, .ct-side .officers td { padding-block: 14px; border-color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 35%, transparent); }
.ct-side .footer-label { color: inherit; opacity: .85; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .ct-grid, .ab-person { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } .ab-person { gap: 12px; } }
@media (max-width: 640px) { #callback { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } #callback > div { grid-column: 1 / -1; } }
/* scale check, 8 Nov 2026: stacked headline a size up on tablets; officer rows stack on the smallest phones */
@media (max-width: 900px) { h1.vision { font-size: clamp(36px, 6.4vw, 56px); max-width: none; } }
@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .ct-side .officers, .ct-side .officers tbody, .ct-side .officers tr, .ct-side .officers th, .ct-side .officers td { display: block; width: auto; }
  .ct-side .officers th { padding-bottom: 2px; }
  .ct-side .officers td { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
}