/* ============================================================
   THE SITUATION BOARD — Layout Concept 4
   Scott Harriman · Portfolio 2026
   A dark storyboard / situation-room. Work is sequenced in
   hard-ruled comic panels, framed like instrument readouts.
   Council-synthesized: panel grammar (Frontend/Impeccable),
   broadcast signal (Hallmark), the-room metaphor (Design-Taste),
   trust throughline (Brand-Strategy), shippable a11y (Web Design).
   ============================================================ */

/* ---- tokens ------------------------------------------------ */
:root{
  /* board = the dark ground; panels = the bright cels that sit on it */
  --board:#0c0c0e;
  --board-2:#141418;          /* one step up — inset surfaces on the board */
  --panel:#f3efe6;            /* bone cel */
  --panel-2:#e8e3d6;          /* aged cel */
  --ink:#0c0c0e;              /* near-black ink (text on bone) */
  --ink-2:#56524b;            /* muted on bone */
  --bone:#f3efe6;             /* text on board */
  --bone-2:#9c968b;           /* muted on board */
  --signal:#ff431a;           /* hot signal red-orange — riso + broadcast */
  --signal-ink:#c9300a;       /* darker — small accent text on bone (AA) */
  --rule:#0c0c0e;             /* black panel rule */
  --rule-board:#2a2930;       /* subtle rule on the dark board */
  --rule-w:2.5px;

  --ff-disp:'Barlow Condensed', 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;
  --ff-body:'Space Grotesk', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --ff-mono:'Space Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;

  --ease:cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
  --pad:clamp(20px,4.5vw,64px);
  --maxw:1360px;
}

/* ---- reset ------------------------------------------------- */
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{
  background:var(--board);color:var(--bone);
  font-family:var(--ff-body);font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%}
::selection{background:var(--signal);color:#fff}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--signal);outline-offset:3px}

.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:200;background:var(--signal);
  color:#fff;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:13px;padding:12px 18px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.skip:focus{left:0}

/* halftone / ben-day dots utility (real texture, never gradient slabs) */
.dots{background-image:radial-gradient(var(--ink) 1.1px, transparent 1.2px);background-size:7px 7px}
.dots-board{background-image:radial-gradient(var(--rule-board) 1.1px, transparent 1.2px);background-size:8px 8px}

/* ---- shared layout ----------------------------------------- */
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}
.caption{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone);
  padding:6px 11px 5px;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;
}
.caption.sig{background:var(--signal);color:#fff}
.caption.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--bone-2);border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:5px 10px 4px}
.caption .dot{width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--signal);border-radius:50%;flex:0 0 auto}

/* ============================================================
   HEADER / NAV — a four-frame comic strip, not a menu bar
   ============================================================ */
.chrome{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;
  display:flex;align-items:stretch;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;
  background:var(--board);border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);
  padding:0 var(--pad);min-height:62px;
}
.mark{display:flex;align-items:center;font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;
  font-size:23px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone)}
.mark b{font-weight:800}
.mark .pd{color:var(--signal)}
.frames{display:flex;align-items:stretch}
.frames a{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:0 clamp(10px,1.6vw,20px);
  border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);transition:color .25s var(--ease),background .25s var(--ease);
}
.frames a .fn{color:var(--signal);font-size:11px}
.frames a:last-child{border-right:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.frames a:hover,.frames a[aria-current]{background:var(--signal);color:#fff}
.frames a:hover .fn,.frames a[aria-current] .fn{color:#fff}
.menu-btn{display:none}

/* ============================================================
   HERO SPLASH PANEL
   ============================================================ */
.hero{border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);position:relative}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;min-height:min(56vh,540px)}
.hero-left{padding:clamp(26px,4vw,58px) var(--pad);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:clamp(18px,2.5vw,30px)}
.hero-right{border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);position:relative;background:var(--board-2);overflow:hidden}

.eyebrow-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center}
.hero h1{
  font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;color:var(--bone);
  font-size:clamp(46px,8.2vw,124px);line-height:.9;letter-spacing:-.005em;
  text-transform:uppercase;max-width:14ch;
}
.hero h1 .hl{color:var(--signal);display:inline-block}
.hero .payload{
  font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:500;font-style:italic;
  font-size:clamp(19px,2.5vw,32px);line-height:1.05;color:var(--bone);
  max-width:24ch;border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);padding-left:16px;
}
.hero .payload b{font-weight:700}
.hero-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;
  color:var(--bone-2);border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);margin-top:4px}
.hero-meta span{padding:12px 18px 12px 0;display:flex;gap:8px}
.hero-meta span b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
.hero-meta .live{color:var(--signal)}
.hero-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0}
.btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:15px 22px;border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--bone);color:var(--board);background:var(--bone);
  transition:background .25s var(--ease),color .25s var(--ease),gap .25s var(--ease);
}
.btn .arw{transition:transform .25s var(--ease)}
.btn:hover{background:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal);color:#fff}
.btn:hover .arw{transform:translateX(5px)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--rule-board)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--bone);color:var(--board);border-color:var(--bone)}

/* hero art panel (inline SVG fills it) */
.hero-art{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.hero-tag{position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;z-index:3}

/* ============================================================
   SECTION SCAFFOLD
   ============================================================ */
.sec{border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
#services{border-bottom-width:calc(var(--rule-w)*3)} /* heavier break before the readouts row */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;
  padding:clamp(22px,3vw,40px) var(--pad) clamp(14px,1.6vw,20px);flex-wrap:wrap}
.sec-head h2{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,52px);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone)}
.sec-head h2 .n{color:var(--rule-board);margin-right:.3em}
.sec-head .note{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--bone-2);max-width:34ch;text-align:right}

/* ============================================================
   THE INDEX — case studies as situation-board rows
   ============================================================ */
.index{border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.case-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;align-items:center;gap:clamp(16px,3vw,44px);
  padding:clamp(20px,2.6vw,34px) var(--pad);
  border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);position:relative;
  transition:background .3s var(--ease);
}
.case-row:hover{background:var(--board-2)}
.case-row .rn{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,72px);
  line-height:.8;color:var(--rule-board);transition:color .3s var(--ease)}
.case-row:hover .rn{color:var(--signal)}
.case-main{min-width:0}
.case-main .org{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:6px;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.badge{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;padding:3px 7px 2px;
  border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);color:var(--bone-2)}
.badge.live{color:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal)}
.badge.marq{background:var(--signal);color:#fff;border-color:var(--signal)}
.case-main h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(28px,4.4vw,60px);line-height:.92;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone)}
.case-main h3 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--bone)}
.case-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin-top:11px}
.case-tags span{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--bone-2);
  border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:4px 8px 3px}
/* caption-box reveal — the hardest-problem beat, comic caption convention */
.case-cap{
  font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink);background:var(--signal);
  color:#fff;padding:10px 14px;margin-top:13px;max-width:60ch;
  clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0);transition:clip-path .4s var(--ease);
}
.case-row:hover .case-cap,.case-row:focus-within .case-cap{clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0)}
.case-cap b{font-weight:700}
.case-open{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone-2);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .3s var(--ease),gap .3s var(--ease)}
.case-row:hover .case-open{color:var(--signal);gap:14px}
.case-row.marquee{background:var(--board-2)}
.case-row.marquee .case-main h3{font-size:clamp(34px,6vw,84px)}

/* full-row link overlay for accessibility */
.row-link{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1}
.case-row > *:not(.row-link){position:relative;z-index:2;pointer-events:none}
.case-row .case-cap{pointer-events:none}

/* ============================================================
   INSTRUMENT READOUTS — proof points as console data
   ============================================================ */
.readouts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.readout{padding:clamp(22px,2.8vw,38px) var(--pad);border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.readout:first-child{border-left:none}
.readout .lab{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}
.readout .lab::before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--signal)}
.readout .val{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,76px);line-height:.85;color:var(--bone)}
.readout .val small{font-size:.42em;color:var(--bone-2);font-weight:500}
.readout .sub{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:9px;line-height:1.45}

/* ============================================================
   TRUST LAYER — the brand throughline band (on bone)
   ============================================================ */
.trust{background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.trust .dots-fill{position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.14;color:var(--ink)}
.trust-inner{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(24px,4vw,64px);
  padding:clamp(34px,5vw,82px) var(--pad);align-items:center}
.trust .caption{background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone)}
.trust h2{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,64px);line-height:.92;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:16px 0;color:var(--ink)}
.trust h2 .hl{color:var(--signal-ink)}
.trust p{font-size:clamp(15px,1.5vw,18px);line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:46ch}
.trust p + p{margin-top:14px}
.trust .wink{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--signal-ink);margin-top:20px;
  border-top:1.5px solid var(--ink);padding-top:14px;display:inline-block}
.trust-right{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--ink)}
.trust-row{display:flex;gap:14px;padding:16px 18px;border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--ink);align-items:baseline}
.trust-row:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.trust-row .k{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--signal-ink);flex:0 0 92px}
.trust-row .v{font-family:var(--ff-body);font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.4}
.trust-row .v b{font-weight:700}

/* ============================================================
   CONTACT BAND
   ============================================================ */
.endband{padding:clamp(40px,7vw,110px) var(--pad);text-align:center;position:relative}
.endband h2{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(40px,9vw,140px);line-height:.86;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone)}
.endband h2 .hl{color:var(--signal)}
.endband .sub{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:13px;color:var(--bone-2);margin:22px auto 30px;max-width:52ch;line-height:1.6}
.endband .actions{display:inline-flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;justify-content:center}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.foot{border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;
  padding:22px var(--pad);font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--bone-2);letter-spacing:.04em}
.foot a:hover{color:var(--signal)}
.foot .links{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
/* footer services strip — the plain offer first, then the filed Class 042 recitations (the legal register lives here) */
.foot-svc{width:100%;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);margin-bottom:6px}
.foot-svc .fs-k{display:block;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);margin:0 0 10px}
.foot-svc .fs-k + .fs-row{margin-bottom:38px} /* offer boxes ↕ TM register — the TM line hangs with its recitations */
.foot-svc .fs-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.foot-svc .fs-box{border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:6px 11px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;line-height:1.4;color:var(--bone-2)}
.foot-svc .fs-row.offer .fs-box{color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--bone-2)}
.foot-svc .fs-row.offer .fs-box:first-child{color:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal)}

/* ============================================================
   CASE STUDY PAGE (work.html) — panel sequence + BRIEF stamp
   ============================================================ */
.brief{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.brief-l{padding:clamp(26px,4vw,58px) var(--pad);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:18px}
.brief-r{border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);background:var(--board-2);position:relative;min-height:340px;overflow:hidden}
.stamp{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);align-self:flex-start}
.stamp .s1{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  background:var(--signal);color:#fff;padding:6px 12px 5px}
.stamp .s2{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--bone);padding:7px 12px;letter-spacing:.06em}
.brief h1{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);
  font-size:clamp(40px,6.6vw,96px);line-height:.88;letter-spacing:-.01em;max-width:13ch}
.brief .exhibit{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(18px,2.2vw,27px);
  line-height:1.15;color:var(--bone);max-width:34ch;border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);padding-left:15px}
.brief .exhibit b{font-weight:700;color:var(--signal)}
.brief-meta{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,auto);gap:0 0;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;
  border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);width:fit-content}
.brief-meta div{padding:11px 26px 11px 0;color:var(--bone-2)}
.brief-meta div b{display:block;color:var(--bone);font-weight:400;margin-top:3px;font-size:13px}

/* panel sequence */
.panels{counter-reset:pnl}
.panel{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:clamp(20px,4vw,60px);
  padding:clamp(30px,5vw,78px) var(--pad);border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);
  position:relative;
}
.panel .pgut{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(40px,5vw,86px);line-height:.8;
  color:var(--rule-board);position:sticky;top:84px;align-self:start}
.panel .pgut::before{counter-increment:pnl;content:counter(pnl,decimal-leading-zero)}
.panel-body{min-width:0;max-width:64ch}
.panel-body .pk{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:14px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px}
.panel-body h2{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);
  font-size:clamp(26px,3.6vw,46px);line-height:.96;letter-spacing:-.005em;margin-bottom:18px}
.panel-body .lead{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(19px,2.1vw,26px);
  line-height:1.25;color:var(--bone);margin-bottom:18px}
.panel-body p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:15px}
.panel-body p b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:500}
.panel-body p em{color:var(--bone);font-style:italic}
/* inset comic panel — stat block / figure */
.inset{border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);margin:8px 0 18px;background:var(--board-2)}
.inset .icap{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone);background:var(--rule-board);padding:7px 12px}
.inset .ibody{padding:18px}
.statline{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(120px,1fr));gap:18px}
.statline .s .v{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(30px,3.5vw,46px);line-height:.85;color:var(--bone)}
.statline .s .v .u{color:var(--signal);font-size:.5em}
.statline .s .l{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.4}
.pullq{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(24px,3.2vw,40px);line-height:1.05;
  color:var(--bone);border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  padding:20px 0;margin:6px 0 20px}
.pullq .hl{color:var(--signal)}
.trusttag{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--signal);border:1.5px solid var(--signal);padding:4px 9px 3px;margin-bottom:16px}
.trusttag::before{content:"";width:6px;height:6px;background:var(--signal);border-radius:50%}
/* figure */
.figpanel{border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);background:var(--board-2);margin:6px 0 18px}
.figpanel .fr{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden}
.figpanel figcaption{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--bone-2);padding:9px 13px;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
/* reviewer gate panel */
.gate{border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);background:var(--board-2);padding:clamp(22px,3vw,38px);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;margin:6px 0 4px}
.gate .gk{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--signal)}
.gate h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,38px);line-height:.95;color:var(--bone)}
.gate p{font-size:15px;color:var(--bone-2);max-width:54ch;line-height:1.6}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT PAGE — the bridge as dual evidence record
   ============================================================ */
.about-hero{padding:clamp(30px,5vw,72px) var(--pad);border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.about-hero h1{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);
  font-size:clamp(44px,8vw,120px);line-height:.86;letter-spacing:-.01em;max-width:16ch}
.about-hero h1 .hl{color:var(--signal)}
.about-hero .thesis{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(20px,2.6vw,34px);
  line-height:1.15;color:var(--bone);max-width:30ch;margin-top:22px;border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--signal);padding-left:16px}
.about-hero .thesis b{font-weight:700;color:var(--signal)}
.ledger{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.col{padding:clamp(24px,3.2vw,48px) var(--pad)}
.col.creative{border-right:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.col .ch{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:6px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px}
.col .ct{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,40px);
  line-height:.95;color:var(--bone);margin-bottom:22px}
.rec{border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:14px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;align-items:baseline}
.rec .rt{color:var(--bone)}
.rec .rt b{font-weight:700}
.rec .rt small{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:4px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.rec .ry{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--bone-2);white-space:nowrap}
.converge{padding:clamp(30px,5vw,72px) var(--pad);text-align:center;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.converge .caption{margin-bottom:18px}
.converge p{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(28px,4.4vw,62px);
  line-height:.96;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone);max-width:20ch;margin:0 auto}
.converge p .hl{color:var(--signal)}
/* the wink line, carried over from the retired honesty-thesis band — body type, not display */
.converge p.wink-line{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-weight:400;text-transform:none;
  font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:20px;line-height:1.5}
.bio-band{padding:clamp(26px,4vw,60px) var(--pad);max-width:78ch;margin:0 auto}
.bio-band p{font-size:clamp(16px,1.7vw,19px);line-height:1.7;color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:18px}
.bio-band p:first-child{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,32px);
  line-height:1.25;color:var(--bone)}
.bio-band p b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:500}
.bio-band p em{color:var(--signal);font-style:italic}

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width:920px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-right{border-left:none;border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);min-height:300px;order:-1}
  .brief{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .brief-r{border-left:none;border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);order:-1}
  .readouts{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .readout:nth-child(3){border-left:none}
  .trust-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .trust-inner .trust-head{order:-1}
  .ledger{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .col.creative{border-right:none;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .frames{display:none}
  /* collapsed nav trigger = bare text + icon (no box); the open-state ✕ Close keeps its box */
  .menu-btn{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;
    letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);border:none;padding:0;background:none;cursor:pointer}
  .menu-btn .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,4px);gap:3px}
  .menu-btn .grid i{width:4px;height:4px;background:var(--signal)}
  .case-row{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:14px}
  .case-open{display:none}
  .readouts{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .panel{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .panel .pgut{position:static;font-size:46px}
  .hero h1{font-size:clamp(40px,13vw,72px)}
}

/* mobile nav overlay */
.mnav{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:150;background:var(--board);display:none;flex-direction:column;padding:var(--pad)}
.mnav.open{display:flex}
.mnav a{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13vw;line-height:1.1;
  color:var(--bone);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:12px 0;display:flex;gap:16px;align-items:baseline}
.mnav a .fn{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:16px;color:var(--signal)}
.mnav .mclose{align-self:flex-end;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:13px;color:var(--signal);background:none;border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:10px 16px;cursor:pointer;margin-bottom:20px}

/* ============================================================
   MOTION — everything animated is opt-in; reduced-motion safe
   ============================================================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  *,*::before,*::after{transition:none !important;animation:none !important}
  .case-cap{clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0) !important} /* always visible, never gated on motion */
}

/* ============================================================
   CASE SWITCHER — case-to-case navigation (added for 2nd case study)
   ============================================================ */
.case-switch{border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);background:var(--board)}
.case-switch .cs-top{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  padding:clamp(24px,3.2vw,42px) var(--pad) clamp(10px,1.4vw,16px)}
.case-switch .cs-top h2{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(24px,3.2vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone)}
.case-switch .cs-top .back{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;transition:color .25s var(--ease)}
.case-switch .cs-top .back:hover{color:var(--signal)}
.cs-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.cs-card{display:block;padding:clamp(24px,2.8vw,38px) var(--pad);border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  position:relative;transition:background .3s var(--ease)}
.cs-card:first-child{border-left:none}
.cs-card:hover{background:var(--board-2)}
.cs-card .cs-k{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:12px;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cs-card .cs-k .ar{color:var(--signal)}
.cs-card h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(28px,3.6vw,50px);
  line-height:.94;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--bone)}
.cs-card p{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:13px;max-width:44ch}
.cs-card .cs-open{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:18px;display:inline-flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;transition:gap .3s var(--ease),color .3s var(--ease)}
.cs-card:hover .cs-open{gap:14px;color:var(--signal)}
.cs-card.soon{pointer-events:none}
.cs-card.soon h3{color:var(--rule-board)}
.cs-card.soon .cs-k,.cs-card.soon .cs-open{color:var(--rule-board)}
.cs-card .badge-soon{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);color:var(--bone-2);padding:3px 7px 2px}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .cs-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cs-card{border-left:none;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
  .cs-card:first-child{border-top:none}
}

/* ============================================================
   SNAKE OIL DESIGN — STUDIO ADDITIONS (on top of the Concept-4
   "Situation Board" system). Trademark-aligned services studio.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---- logo mark: droplet + pencil-snake glyph beside wordmark ---- */
.mark{gap:11px}
.mark .glyph{width:30px;height:34px;flex:0 0 auto}
.mark .wm{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:.86}
.mark .wm small{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.18em;
  color:var(--bone-2);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:3px}
.mark:hover .glyph .drip{fill:var(--signal)}

/* ---- "what we do" service grid (home) + services page cards ---- */
.svc-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.svc-card{display:block;padding:clamp(22px,2.6vw,34px) var(--pad);border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);position:relative;transition:background .3s var(--ease)}
.svc-card:hover{background:var(--board-2)}
.svc-card .sn{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:14px}
.svc-card h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(23px,2.6vw,34px);
  line-height:.96;letter-spacing:-.005em;color:var(--bone)}
.svc-card p{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:11px;max-width:38ch}
.svc-card .tm-id{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--rule-board);margin-top:14px;display:block}
.svc-card:hover .tm-id{color:var(--bone-2)}
@media (max-width:920px){.svc-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media (max-width:640px){.svc-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.svc-card{border-left:none}}

/* ---- services page: detailed offer panels (reuse .panel scaffold) ---- */
.svc-offer .deliver{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px;margin:4px 0 18px}
.svc-offer .deliver span{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--bone-2);
  border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:4px 9px 3px}
.svc-offer .cta-inline{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--signal);display:inline-flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;transition:gap .25s var(--ease)}
.svc-offer .cta-inline:hover{gap:14px}

/* ---- sister-properties strip (the branded-house seams) ---- */
.sisters{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.sister{display:block;padding:clamp(24px,3.2vw,44px) var(--pad);border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  position:relative;transition:background .3s var(--ease)}
.sister:first-child{border-left:none}
.sister:hover{background:var(--board-2)}
.sister .sk{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--signal);margin-bottom:10px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.sister h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,40px);
  line-height:.95;color:var(--bone)}
.sister p{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:11px;max-width:42ch}
.sister .go{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:16px;display:inline-flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;transition:gap .3s var(--ease),color .3s var(--ease)}
.sister:hover .go{gap:14px;color:var(--signal)}
@media (max-width:640px){.sisters{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sister{border-left:none;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}.sister:first-child{border-top:none}}

/* ---- work galleries: category panels with figure grid ---- */
.gallery{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}
.gallery .frame{border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  background:var(--board-2);position:relative;aspect-ratio:4/3;overflow:hidden}
.gallery .frame:nth-child(3n+1){border-left:none}
.gallery .frame svg{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.gallery .frame .fcap{position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone);padding:5px 9px 4px}
@media (max-width:640px){.gallery{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.gallery .frame:nth-child(3n+1){border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}.gallery .frame:nth-child(2n+1){border-left:none}}

/* ---- inquiry form (contact) ---- */
.form-band{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-bottom:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.form-l{padding:clamp(28px,4vw,64px) var(--pad);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:18px}
.form-r{border-left:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);background:var(--board-2);padding:clamp(28px,4vw,56px) var(--pad)}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;margin-bottom:18px}
.field label{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2)}
.field input,.field textarea,.field select{
  font-family:var(--ff-body);font-size:15px;color:var(--bone);background:var(--board);
  border:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding:13px 14px;width:100%}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{border-color:var(--signal);outline:none}
.field textarea{min-height:120px;resize:vertical}
.form-note{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.5}
@media (max-width:920px){.form-band{grid-template-columns:1fr}.form-r{border-left:none;border-top:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}}

/* ---- footer trademark line ---- */
.foot .tm{color:var(--bone-2)}
.foot .tm b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:400}
.ext::after{content:" ↗";color:var(--signal)}

/* ---- real assets: header logo + work-gallery images ---- */
.mark img.glyph{width:auto;height:40px}
.gallery .frame img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.gallery.mounted .frame{background:var(--panel)}
.gallery.mounted .frame img{object-fit:contain;padding:11%}
.gallery.flyers .frame{background:#0c0c0e}
.gallery.flyers .frame img{object-fit:contain;padding:4%}
/* about-page headshot */
.headshot{border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board);width:100%;max-width:200px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.05)}

/* ============================================================
   v3 BRAND-GUIDE ADDITIONS (2026-07-01)
   Hero = the filed trademark specimen (mark of record);
   positioning line, scope-defense, thesis subline.
   ============================================================ */
.hero-mark{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  padding:clamp(36px,6vw,84px)}
.hero-specimen{height:min(72%,560px);width:auto;max-width:80%}
.positioning{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(15px,1.55vw,20px);letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--bone-2);margin:0;line-height:1.05}
.positioning b{color:var(--signal)}
.scope{display:block;margin-top:10px;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;
  line-height:1.65;color:var(--bone-2);max-width:64ch}
.wink.sub{display:block;font-style:italic;text-transform:none;opacity:.92;margin-top:4px}

/* ============================================================
   v2.1 ADDITIONS (2026-07-03)
   Hero principal line; trust headline column; footer recitation
   strip; contact forms (Project brief + General inquiry).
   ============================================================ */
/* hero: principal credit under the positioning line */
.positioning .principal{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-weight:400;text-transform:none;
  font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:9px}

/* trust band: the headline sits right of the body copy */
.trust-head h2{margin:0}

/* footer: filed recitations as a plain pipe-separated strip */
.foot-svc .fs-line{font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;line-height:1.9;color:var(--bone-2);margin:0}
.foot-svc .fs-line .sep{color:var(--signal);padding:0 6px}
/* the TM register line sits in a signal-red box, copy in signal red */
.foot-svc .fs-k.fs-tm{display:inline-block;border:1.5px solid var(--signal);color:var(--signal);
  padding:6px 11px 5px;margin-bottom:12px}

/* ---- v2.2: hero video backdrop — the literal oil sheen, under the mark.
   Layer order: video (0) → scrim (1) → dots + specimen (2) → caption (3).
   The scrim is its own element: add class "off" to disable it. ---- */
.hero-video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;z-index:0}
.hero-scrim{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;
  background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 45%, rgba(12,12,14,.28) 0%, rgba(12,12,14,.66) 100%)}
.hero-scrim.off{display:none}
.hero-right .hero-mark{z-index:2}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.hero-video{display:none}}

/* contact forms — progressively disclosed from the Start-a-project buttons */
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.forms-band{display:block}
.cform{padding:clamp(26px,3.4vw,52px) var(--pad);position:relative;max-width:860px;margin:0 auto}
.form-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;margin-top:4px}
.cform .cf-head{margin-bottom:24px}
.cform .cf-head .sn{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--signal);display:block;margin-bottom:12px}
.cform .cf-head h3{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;
  font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,40px);line-height:.95;color:var(--bone)}
.cform .cf-head p{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--bone-2);margin-top:10px}
button.btn{cursor:pointer}
/* active opener reads as pressed while its form is disclosed */
.endband .actions button[aria-expanded="true"],
.endband .actions button.ghost[aria-expanded="true"]{
  background:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal);color:#fff}
.field .opt{font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--rule-board);text-transform:none}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;opacity:0;pointer-events:none}
.form-status{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--signal);margin-top:14px;min-height:1em}
.form-status.err{color:var(--bone);background:var(--signal);display:inline-block;padding:6px 10px}

/* ---- Services: competitive frame ("Where I fit") + Register-A legal block ---- */
.fit{margin-top:20px;border:var(--rule-w) solid var(--rule-board)}
.fit-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr 1.15fr}
.fit-row>span{padding:13px 15px;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);border-left:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);
  font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--bone-2)}
.fit-row>span:first-child{border-left:none}
.fit-row:first-child>span{border-top:none}
.fit-head>span{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.09em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);background:var(--board-2)}
.fit-row>span b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:700;display:block}
.fit-row>span small{display:block;font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:10.5px;color:var(--bone-2);opacity:.7;margin-top:3px}
.fit-row>span:last-child{color:var(--bone)}
.reg-a .pk{color:var(--bone-2)}
.reg-note{font-size:13px;color:var(--bone-2);max-width:74ch;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.6}
.reg-list{list-style:none;margin-top:16px;display:grid;gap:9px;max-width:82ch}
.reg-list li{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--bone);display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:baseline;
  border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);padding-top:9px}
.reg-list li:first-child{border-top:none;padding-top:0}
.reg-list .rc{color:var(--signal);font-weight:700;flex:0 0 auto;min-width:76px}
@media(max-width:720px){.fit-row{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.fit-head{display:none}
  .fit-row>span:nth-child(3),.fit-row>span:nth-child(4){border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board)}}

/* ---- About: Practitioner Pedigree (career, not clients) ---- */
.ped-inner{padding:0 var(--pad) clamp(28px,4vw,52px);max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto}
.ped-scope{font-size:clamp(15px,1.55vw,18px);line-height:1.6;color:var(--bone);max-width:72ch;margin-bottom:22px}
.ped-scope b{color:var(--signal)}
.ped-lead{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.07em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-2);margin-bottom:2px}
.ped-groups{display:grid;border-top:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);margin-top:12px}
.ped-groups + .ped-lead{margin-top:34px} /* second lead-in (freelance list) breathes above */
.ped-g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:18px;padding:15px 0;
  border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--rule-board);align-items:baseline}
.pg-k{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--signal)}
.pg-v{font-family:var(--ff-disp);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(19px,2vw,27px);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.01em;color:var(--bone);line-height:1.12}
.ped-note{font-family:var(--ff-mono);font-size:12px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--bone-2);max-width:76ch;margin-top:20px}
.ped-note a{color:var(--signal)}
@media(max-width:640px){.ped-g{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:4px}}