/*
Theme Name: CartScholar
Theme URI: https://cartscholar.com
Author: CartScholar
Description: Custom WordPress theme for CartScholar — Shopify, WordPress & WooCommerce development. Built on ACF Pro (Flexible Content homepage, Work custom post type, native posts for the blog).
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 8.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: cartscholar
Tags: custom-theme, acf, block-editor
*/

/* ==========================================================================
   1. Tokens
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --ink: #14213D;
  --ink-2: #1F2D46;
  --paper: #EFEDE4;
  --paper-2: #E4E0D2;
  --red: #B23A2E;
  --green: #2F6B4F;
  --slate: #3B4048;
  --line: #C9C2B2;
  --line-dark: #3A4560;
  --muted: #5b5f66;
  --muted-2: #8a8371;
  --muted-3: #a49c86;
  --max: 1160px;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   2. Base
   ========================================================================== */

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--slate);
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

a { color: inherit; }

img,
svg { max-width: 100%; }

img { display: block; height: auto; }

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  position: fixed;
  top: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  z-index: 999;
  clip: auto;
  clip-path: none;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 10px 16px;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 22px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--red);
  display: inline-block;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   3. Logo
   ========================================================================== */

.logo {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.logo-word > span { color: var(--red); }

.logo-mark {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 600;
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--red);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.logo-mark .mark-c,
.logo-mark .mark-s { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.logo-mark .mark-c { color: var(--paper); justify-self: end; }
.logo-mark .mark-s { color: #E8A79C; justify-self: start; }

.logo-img { max-height: 40px; width: auto; }

/* ==========================================================================
   4. Site header (shared across every template)
   ========================================================================== */

header.nav {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(239, 237, 228, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.nav-inner {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 16px 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  position: relative;
}

nav.links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: center;
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

nav.links a {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-weight: 500;
}

nav.links a:hover,
nav.links li.current-menu-item > a,
nav.links a.active { color: var(--red); }

nav.links ul {
  display: flex;
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 9px 16px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--red); color: #fff; }

.menu-btn {
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 6px;
}

.menu-btn span {
  display: block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ink);
  margin: 5px 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   5. Buttons
   ========================================================================== */

.btn-primary {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 13px 22px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  border: 1px solid var(--red);
}

.btn-primary:hover { background: #9a2f25; }

.btn-ghost {
  display: inline-block;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 13px 22px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
}

.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

.section-link-row { margin-top: 28px; }

.section-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 11px 15px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font: 500 12px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.section-link:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

/* ==========================================================================
   6. Site footer (contact block + bottom bar — shared across every template)
   ========================================================================== */

footer.site-footer {
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: 80px 0 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  padding-bottom: 52px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-grid h2 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 30px);
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
}

.contact-grid p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 400px;
}

.contact-steps {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 26px 0 0;
  max-width: 420px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-steps li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.contact-steps b {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--red);
  font-weight: 500;
}

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

.contact-form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.field-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
}

.contact-form label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  display: block;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form select,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 12px 13px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.contact-form textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 90px; }

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form select:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ink);
  outline-offset: 1px;
}

.contact-form input.wpcf7-submit {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: none;
  padding: 14px 22px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  cursor: pointer;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.contact-form input.wpcf7-submit:hover { background: var(--red); }
.contact-form p {margin:0; padding:0;max-width: none;}
.form-hp {
  position: absolute !important;
  left: -9999px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.form-note {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  padding: 11px 13px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--green);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

.form-note.is-error { border-left-color: var(--red); }

.foot-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 28px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}

.foot-links { display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.foot-links a { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.foot-links a:hover { color: var(--red); }

.foot-note {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--muted-2);
}

.footer-logo { font-size: 17px; }

/* ==========================================================================
   7. Homepage
   ========================================================================== */

.page-home section.cs-section {
  padding: 88px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.page-home .band {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.page-home .watermark {
  position: absolute;
  top: -38px;
  right: 28px;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 230px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  opacity: 0.045;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.page-home .section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 52px;
  align-items: end;
  position: relative;
}

.page-home .section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 14px 0 0px;
}

.page-home .section-head .desc {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 460px;
}

/* --- Hero --- */

.page-home .hero {
  padding: 76px 0 84px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--red);
}

.page-home .hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.7fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}

.page-home .hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 50px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
  color: var(--paper);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.page-home .hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red); font-weight: 500; }

.page-home .hero p.lead {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: #C9CEDC;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.page-home .cta-row { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.page-home .hero .btn-ghost {
  color: var(--paper);
  border-color: rgba(239, 237, 228, .65);
}

.page-home .hero .btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }

.hero-note {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  color: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 237, 228, .24);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 22px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  margin-top: 52px;
}

.hero-note .hn-tag {
  color: #E8A79C;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  display: block;
}

.hero-note p {
  color: #C9CEDC;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.hero-stamp {
  position: absolute;
  top: -18px;
  right: -18px;
  width: 92px;
  height: 92px;
  transform: rotate(-9deg);
  color: var(--red);
  opacity: 0.92;
  z-index: 2;
}

.audit-result {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 167, 156, .5);
  color: #F2C6BD;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.audit-result::before {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #7FC49D;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(127, 196, 157, .15);
}

/* --- Services --- */

.platform-group {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 230px 1fr 250px;
  gap: 28px;
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.platform-group:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.platform-icon {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 3px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--paper);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  color: var(--red);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.platform-icon svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.platform-icon img { width: 24px; height: 24px; object-fit: contain; }

.platform-name { font-family: 'Fraunces', serif; font-size: 22px; color: var(--ink); }
.platform-desc { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 8px; }

.platform-items { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }

.platform-item {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: baseline;
}

.platform-item .mark { color: var(--green); }

.platform-note {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--red);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  align-self: start;
}

.platform-note .pn-label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--red);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.platform-note p {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* --- Selected work (homepage exhibits) --- */

.exhibit-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.exhibit { background: var(--paper); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

.exhibit-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, var(--paper-2) 0px, var(--paper-2) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 14px),
    var(--paper);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 16px;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.exhibit-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.exhibit-frame span {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  color: var(--muted-3);
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  padding: 7px 10px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.corner { position: absolute; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-color: var(--muted-3); opacity: 0.6; }
.corner.tl { top: 10px; left: 10px; border-top: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; }
.corner.tr { top: 10px; right: 10px; border-top: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid; }
.corner.bl { bottom: 10px; left: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-left: 1px solid; }
.corner.br { bottom: 10px; right: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid; }

.exhibit-icon { color: var(--muted-3); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.exhibit-icon svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; }

.exhibit-label { padding: 20px 22px 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; }

.exhibit-tag {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  color: var(--red);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.exhibit-label h3 { font-size: 16.5px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.exhibit-label p { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.case-proof {
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-top: 13px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  align-items: center;
}

.case-proof span {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: #6d6759;
}

.case-proof strong {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--green);
  text-align: right;
}

.case-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 15px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--red);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.case-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* --- Capabilities --- */

.cap-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }

.cap-tag {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 9px 14px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.cap-tag .mark { color: var(--red); margin-right: 6px; }

/* --- About --- */

.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns:0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: start;
}

.about-stat { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 26px; }

.about-stat .num {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 38px;
  color: var(--red);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.about-stat .label {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.about-copy p { font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--slate); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.about-heading { font-size: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 34px);
    line-height: 1.2; margin: 14px 0 18px; }

.about-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 22px 0 28px; }

.about-list li {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  padding: 9px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
}

.about-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-list li .mark { color: var(--green); }

.signoff { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 28px; }
.signoff svg { width: 120px; height: 44px; color: var(--ink); }

.signoff-text {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* --- Insights --- */

.insight-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

.insight-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr 110px;
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.insight-list a:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.insight-row:hover { opacity: 0.72; }

.insight-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.insight-date { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted-3); text-transform: uppercase; }
.insight-tag { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--green); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }

.insight-body h3 { font-size: 17.5px; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3; }
.insight-body p { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; max-width: 520px; }

.insight-arrow {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--red);
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* --- FAQ --- */

.faq-list { max-width: 760px; }
.faq-item { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-list details:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.faq-item summary {
  padding: 20px 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }

.faq-item summary .plus {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--red);
  font-size: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: transform .15s;
}

.faq-item[open] summary .plus { transform: rotate(45deg); }

.faq-answer { padding: 0 4px 22px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--muted); max-width: 620px; }
.faq-answer p { margin: 0 0 12px; }
.faq-answer p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ==========================================================================
   8. Work archive / single
   ========================================================================== */

.page-work .hero { padding: 74px 0 68px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.page-work .hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr .72fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: end;
}

.page-work .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(39px, 5.6vw, 64px); line-height: 1.05; margin: 16px 0 18px; }
.page-work .hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red); }
.page-work .hero p { max-width: 570px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 17px; margin: 0; }

.proof { border-left: 3px solid var(--red); background: var(--paper-2); padding: 20px 22px; }
.proof small { font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--red); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.proof p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 10px 0 0; color: var(--ink-2); }

.page-work .work-body { padding: 66px 0 88px; }

.page-work .bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.page-work .bar h2 { font-size: 29px; }
.page-work .bar p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin: 6px 0 0; }

.filters { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.filters a {
  font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  padding: 7px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink-2);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.filters a:hover,
.filters a.is-active { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

.page-work .grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.case {
  min-height: 470px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.case:hover .case-art { background-color: #ddd7c5; }

.case-art {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 255px;
  padding: 24px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, var(--paper-2) 0, var(--paper-2) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  transition: background-color .16s;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.case-art img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.case-art > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.case-code {
  font: 500 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.case-icon {
  width: 55px;
  height: 55px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
  font: 500 22px 'Fraunces', serif;
  color: var(--red);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.case-copy { padding: 24px 26px 27px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; }

.tag {
  font: 500 10.5px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--green);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
}

.date { font: 500 10.5px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--muted-2); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .07em; }

.case h2 { font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.18; margin: 14px 0 10px; }
.case p { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.case-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 23px;
  font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}

.outcome { color: var(--ink-2); }
.view { color: var(--red); }

.cs-cta {
  margin-top: 66px;
  padding: 37px 38px;
  background: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 26px;
}

.cs-cta h2 { font-size: 30px; color: var(--paper); }
.cs-cta p { font-size: 14px; color: #C9CEDC; margin: 7px 0 0; }

.button {
  display: inline-block;
  flex: none;
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--red);
  padding: 12px 17px;
  font: 500 12px 'Inter', sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.button:hover { background: #9a2f25; border-color: #9a2f25; }

/* ==========================================================================
   9. Blog archive
   ========================================================================== */

.page-blog .hero { padding: 76px 0 64px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.page-blog .hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr;
  gap: 50px;
  align-items: end;
}

.page-blog .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 62px); line-height: 1.04; margin: 15px 0 18px; }
.page-blog .hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red); }
.page-blog .hero p { max-width: 530px; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 17px; }

.issue-note {
  padding: 24px 26px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font: 13px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  position: relative;
}

.issue-note::after {
  content: attr(data-number);
  position: absolute;
  right: 20px;
  bottom: -17px;
  font: 600 70px 'Fraunces', serif;
  color: var(--red);
  opacity: .85;
}

.issue-note small {
  display: block;
  color: #E8A79C;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.issue-note p { font: 14px/1.55 'Inter', sans-serif; color: #C9CEDC; }
.issue-note b { color: #fff; }

.page-blog .blog-body { padding: 68px 0 88px; }

.page-blog .bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.page-blog .bar h2 { font-size: 27px; }

.featured {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: 54px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.featured:hover .featured-arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.featured-art {
  min-height: 300px;
  padding: 30px;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, var(--paper-2) 0, var(--paper-2) 1px, transparent 1px, transparent 14px);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-art img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

.featured-art .featured-kicker {
  position: absolute;
  top: 25px;
  left: 27px;
  font: 500 10px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  z-index: 1;
}

.metric {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font: 600 clamp(64px, 10vw, 112px)/.8 'Fraunces', serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -.08em;
}

.metric span { color: var(--red); }

.featured-copy { padding: 32px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
.featured-copy h2 { font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.17; margin: 16px 0 12px; }
.featured-copy p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 20px; }

.featured-arrow {
  font: 12px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--red);
  margin-top: auto;
  transition: transform .15s;
}

.page-blog .grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.post-card {
  padding: 26px 25px 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-decoration: none;
  min-height: 270px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.post-card:hover { background: var(--paper-2); }
.post-card h3 { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.24; margin: 15px 0 10px; }
.post-card p { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.post-foot { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; }
.read { font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--red); }

.newsletter {
  margin-top: 68px;
  padding: 32px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
}

.newsletter h2 { font-size: 25px; }
.newsletter p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin: 6px 0 0; }

.email { display: flex; gap: 8px; min-width: min(100%, 360px); }

.email input {
  min-width: 0;
  flex: 1;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #fff;
  padding: 11px 12px;
  font: 13px 'Inter', sans-serif;
}

.email .button { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); padding: 11px 15px; }
.email .button:hover { background: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }

.pagination {
  margin-top: 40px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font: 12px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}

.pagination .page-numbers {
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

.pagination .page-numbers.current,
.pagination .page-numbers:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }

/* ==========================================================================
   10. Article (single post / page)
   ========================================================================== */

.page-article { line-height: 1.7; }

.article-head { padding: 58px 0 44px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

.back { font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--red); text-decoration: none; }
.back:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.article-head .meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 32px 0 16px;
  font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
}

.article-head h1 { max-width: 820px; font-size: clamp(38px, 5.5vw, 64px); line-height: 1.05; }

.intro { max-width: 680px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 23px 0 0; }
.reading { margin-top: 28px; font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: var(--muted-2); }

.article-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 680px);
  gap: 70px;
  padding: 60px 28px 90px;
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 1000px;
}

.article-layout.no-side { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 760px); justify-content: center; }

.side { font: 11px/1.55 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; color: #6d6759; }
.side-inner { position: sticky; top: 90px; }
.side b { display: block; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
.side a { display: block; margin: 8px 0; text-decoration: none; }
.side a:hover { color: var(--red); }

.article p { margin: 0 0 23px; }
.article h2 { font-size: 31px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 52px 0 16px; }
.article h3 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 34px 0 12px; }
.article strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.article ul, .article ol { margin: 0 0 23px; padding-left: 20px; }
.article li { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.article img { margin: 28px 0; }
.article a { color: var(--red); }

.article blockquote,
.callout {
  margin: 34px 0;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
  background: var(--paper-2);
}

.callout small {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: var(--red);
  font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
}

.callout p, .article blockquote p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); }

.article pre,
.code {
  margin: 28px 0;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #D8DDE8;
  overflow: auto;
  font: 13px/1.65 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
}

.code .comment { color: #8FA1BF; }
.code .accent { color: #E8A79C; }

.rule { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 40px 0; }

.checklist { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 25px 0 34px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.checklist li { padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.checklist span { color: var(--green); font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; }

.author {
  margin-top: 54px;
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
}

.avatar {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  flex: none;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font: 600 20px 'Fraunces', serif;
  overflow: hidden;
}

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

.author h3 { font-size: 18px; margin: 0 0 2px; }
.author p { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

.next { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 47px 0 54px; }

.next-label {
  font: 11px 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  color: var(--red);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.next a { display: block; max-width: 700px; text-decoration: none; }
.next h2 { font-size: 31px; line-height: 1.18; margin-top: 12px; }
.next a:hover h2 { color: var(--red); }

/* ==========================================================================
   11. 404 / empty states
   ========================================================================== */

.state { padding: 110px 0 120px; text-align: center; }
.state h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 56px); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.state p { color: var(--muted); max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto 28px; }

/* ==========================================================================
   12. Responsive
   ========================================================================== */

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .page-work .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .page-blog .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0; }
  .side { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  nav.links {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    transform: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 20px 28px;
    gap: 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  nav.links.is-open { display: flex; }
  nav.links ul { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; }

  .menu-btn { display: block; }

  .page-home .hero-grid,
  .page-home .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .hero-stamp { width: 66px; height: 66px; top: -14px; right: -10px; }

  .platform-group { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .exhibit-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .insight-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .insight-arrow { text-align: left; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .page-home .watermark { font-size: 120px; top: -18px; right: 8px; opacity: 0.04; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .page-work .hero,
  .page-blog .hero { padding: 52px 0; }

  .page-work .hero-grid,
  .page-blog .hero-grid,
  .page-work .grid,
  .page-blog .grid,
  .featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .proof, .issue-note { margin-top: 6px; }

  .page-work .bar,
  .page-blog .bar,
  .newsletter,
  .cs-cta { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }

  .case { min-height: 420px; }
  .cs-cta { padding: 29px 25px; }
  .featured-art { min-height: 220px; }
  .email { width: 100%; }
  .newsletter { padding: 26px 0; }
  .page-blog .hero h1 { font-size: 43px; }

  .article-head { padding: 42px 0 36px; }
  .article-layout { padding: 40px 28px 68px; }
  .article h2 { font-size: 28px; }
  .intro { font-size: 17px; }
  .author { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}