:root {
  --cream: #FDF9F0;
  --charcoal: #182326;
  --teal: #2D545E;
  --soft-teal: #558B8C;
  --gold: #E9CBA8;
  --line: rgba(24, 35, 38, 0.18);
  --shell: 1240px;
  --pad: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 3rem);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
a { color: inherit; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -4rem;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: .75rem 1rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

.shell { width: min(calc(100% - (var(--pad) * 2)), var(--shell)); margin-inline: auto; }
.narrow { max-width: 1030px; }
.section { padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 10rem) 0; }
.section-cream { background: var(--cream); }
.section-teal { background: var(--teal); color: var(--cream); }
.section-charcoal { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); }
.section-gold { background: var(--gold); }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--cream) 93%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color .2s ease;
}
.site-header.scrolled { border-color: var(--line); }
.nav-wrap { min-height: 78px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; }
.brand {
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.8vw, 2.4rem); }
.site-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  font-size: .74rem;
}
.site-nav a:hover { color: var(--soft-teal); }
.menu-toggle { display: none; border: 0; background: transparent; font: inherit; font-weight: 700; }

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--soft-teal);
}
.eyebrow-light { color: var(--gold); }

h1, h2, h3, blockquote {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  line-height: .98;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 8.5vw, 8.5rem); margin: 0; color: var(--teal); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6.4rem); margin: 0; }
h3 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.8rem); margin: 0; }
p { font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.22rem); }
.lede { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.45; }
.marker {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 0;
  display: inline;
}
.marker::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -.02em;
  right: -.02em;
  bottom: .07em;
  height: .2em;
  background: var(--gold);
  z-index: -1;
  transform: rotate(-.6deg);
}

.hero { min-height: calc(100vh - 78px); display: grid; align-items: center; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.55fr .65fr; gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem); align-items: end; }
.hero-copy { padding-bottom: .8rem; }
.hero-copy p { max-width: 38rem; margin: 0 0 2rem; }

.text-link, .story-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: .6rem;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
  padding-bottom: .2rem;
}
.text-link span, .story-link span { transition: transform .2s ease; }
.text-link:hover span, .story-link:hover span { transform: translateX(.25rem); }
.text-link-light { color: var(--cream); }

.possibility h2 { max-width: 1050px; }
.two-col-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; margin: 3rem 0; max-width: 950px; }
.two-col-copy p { margin: 0; }

.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: end; gap: 2rem; margin-bottom: 4rem; }
.editorial-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 4rem; }
.story { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.3rem; }
.story-featured { min-height: 560px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.story-featured h3 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.2vw, 5.4rem); }
.story p { max-width: 46rem; }
.story h3 a { text-decoration: none; }
.story h3 a:hover { color: var(--teal); }
.story .story-link { margin-top: auto; }
.story-stack { display: grid; gap: 3.5rem; }
.story-stack .story { min-height: 250px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.kicker { margin: 0 0 1rem; font-size: .72rem; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .13em; color: var(--soft-teal); }
.mobile-link { display: none; margin-top: 3rem; }

.experiment-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .95fr 1.05fr; gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem); align-items: center; }
.experiment h2 { color: var(--teal); }
.artifact-board {
  min-height: 520px;
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--line) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 34px 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(24,35,38,.25);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.note, .prompt-card { position: absolute; box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(24,35,38,.10); }
.note { width: 175px; min-height: 120px; padding: 1.25rem; background: var(--cream); font: 700 1rem/1.25 Arial, sans-serif; }
.note-a { top: 14%; left: 10%; transform: rotate(-5deg); }
.note-b { top: 55%; left: 18%; transform: rotate(3deg); background: var(--teal); color: var(--cream); }
.note-c { top: 20%; right: 8%; transform: rotate(4deg); }
.prompt-card { right: 12%; bottom: 10%; width: min(300px, 68%); padding: 1.5rem; background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); }
.prompt-card span { color: var(--gold); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; }
.prompt-card p { margin-bottom: 0; }

.inquiry-list { margin-top: 3rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(253,249,240,.2); }
.inquiry-list a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 1.7rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(253,249,240,.2);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s ease, padding .2s ease;
}
.inquiry-list a:hover { color: var(--gold); padding-left: .6rem; }
.inquiry-list span { font: 400 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4.2rem)/1 Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.inquiry-list small { font-size: .92rem; color: rgba(253,249,240,.72); }
.inquiry-list b { font-size: 1.5rem; }

.journey-intro { max-width: 980px; }
.timeline { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); margin: 5rem 0 3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.timeline div { position: relative; padding: 2rem .5rem 0 0; }
.timeline div::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: -5px; left: 0; width: 9px; height: 9px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; }
.timeline span { display: block; color: var(--soft-teal); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; margin-bottom: .35rem; }
.timeline strong { font: 400 clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.9rem)/1.1 Georgia, serif; }
.journey-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 3rem; align-items: end; max-width: 960px; }
.journey-copy p { margin: 0; }

.thought-strip { background: var(--soft-teal); color: var(--cream); }
.thought-strip .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }
blockquote { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 7rem); }
blockquote span { color: var(--gold); }

.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr; gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem); align-items: center; }
.portrait-placeholder { min-height: 660px; background: var(--teal); display: grid; place-items: end start; padding: 1.3rem; color: var(--cream); }
.portrait-placeholder span { font-size: .72rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .12em; font-weight: 800; }
.about h2 { color: var(--teal); }
.inline-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: 2.5rem; }

.closing { text-align: center; }
.closing h2 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 10rem); }
.closing p { max-width: 680px; margin: 2rem auto 3rem; }
.button-link { display: inline-flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; background: var(--gold); color: var(--charcoal); padding: 1rem 1.25rem; text-decoration: none; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.button-link:hover span { transform: translateX(.25rem); }
.button-link span { transition: transform .2s ease; }

.site-footer { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream); padding: 2rem 0; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto; gap: 2rem; align-items: center; }
.footer-grid strong { display: block; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; font-size: .78rem; }
.footer-grid span { font-size: .72rem; color: rgba(253,249,240,.62); }
.footer-grid div:nth-child(2) { display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; }
.footer-grid a { font-size: .76rem; text-decoration: none; }

.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
.reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  * { transition: none !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    top: 78px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: var(--cream);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 1.25rem var(--pad) 1.75rem;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    display: none;
  }
  .site-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .hero { min-height: auto; }
  .hero-grid, .two-col-copy, .editorial-grid, .experiment-grid, .about-grid, .journey-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 3rem; }
  .story-featured { min-height: 360px; }
  .desktop-link { display: none; }
  .mobile-link { display: inline-flex; }
  .artifact-board { min-height: 430px; }
  .timeline { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); row-gap: 2rem; }
  .journey-copy { align-items: start; }
  .inquiry-list a { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .inquiry-list small { grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: 2; }
  .portrait-placeholder { min-height: 430px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .section { padding: 4.5rem 0; }
  .nav-wrap { min-height: 68px; }
  .site-nav { top: 68px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 16vw, 5rem); }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 13vw, 4.5rem); }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
  .timeline { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .artifact-board { min-height: 370px; }
  .note { width: 145px; min-height: 100px; font-size: .86rem; }
}