:root {
    --ink: #17171c;
    --orange: #f47321;
    --orange-soft: #fff0e6;
    --paper: #fbfaf8;
    --white: #fff;
    --mist: #f1f0ed;
    --line: #dfddd7;
    --muted: #6f6e73;
    --lime: #b9f35b;
    --blue: #cae5ff;
    --container: 1240px;
    --section: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 9.5rem);
    --radius: 1.35rem;
    --shadow: 0 28px 80px rgba(26, 24, 20, .09);
    --font: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
    --type-page-title: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
    --type-section-title: clamp(2.35rem, 3.4vw, 3.35rem);
    --type-compact-title: clamp(2rem, 2.65vw, 2.7rem)
}

/* Homepage hero — client-approved founder growth-system composition. */
.page-hero.home-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
    padding-bottom: 0;
    background: var(--paper)
}

.hero-layout.home-hero-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .94fr) minmax(420px, 1.06fr);
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
    min-height: min(760px, calc(100vh - 76px));
    align-items: end
}

.home-hero-copy {
    align-self: center;
    padding-block: 2rem 4.5rem
}

.home-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 720px;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -.06em;
    margin-bottom: 1.8rem
}

.home-hero-copy .lead {
    max-width: 590px;
    font-size: clamp(.92rem, 1.15vw, 1.05rem);
    line-height: 1.7
}

.home-hero-copy .button-row {
    margin-top: 1.8rem
}

.metrics.hero-metrics {
    max-width: 570px;
    margin-top: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 4rem)
}

.hero-metrics .metric {
    min-height: 128px;
    padding: 1.25rem 1.15rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between
}

.hero-metrics .metric strong {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1
}

.hero-metrics .metric span {
    max-width: 130px;
    font-size: .58rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.home-hero-visual {
    position: relative;
    align-self: end;
    justify-self: stretch;
    min-width: 0;
    height: clamp(590px, 53vw, 760px);
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: visible
}

.home-hero-visual img,
.home-hero-visual video {
    width: auto;
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center bottom;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply
}

/* ── Orbit system: fixed icons + SVG light beams ───────── */
.orbit-rig {
    position: relative;
    width: min(580px, 100%);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    margin: auto;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

/* SVG fills the rig absolutely */
.orbit-svg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible
}

/* Ring tracks — subtle orange base */
.ot {
    fill: none;
    stroke: rgba(244,115,33,.1);
    stroke-width: 0.8
}

/* Orange sweep glow — comet on every ring */
.sw {
    fill: none;
    stroke: #f47321;
    stroke-linecap: round
}
.sw1 {
    stroke-width: 1.4;
    stroke-opacity: .85;
    stroke-dasharray: 72 619;
    animation: sw1-run 5s linear infinite
}
.sw2 {
    stroke-width: 1.4;
    stroke-opacity: .85;
    stroke-dasharray: 108 960;
    animation: sw2-run 7.5s linear infinite
}
.sw3 {
    stroke-width: 1.4;
    stroke-opacity: .85;
    stroke-dasharray: 140 1305;
    animation: sw3-run 11s linear infinite
}
@keyframes sw1-run { to { stroke-dashoffset: -691 } }
@keyframes sw2-run { to { stroke-dashoffset: -1068 } }
@keyframes sw3-run { to { stroke-dashoffset: -1445 } }

/* Centre badge */
.orbit-centre {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(244,115,33,.25);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(244,115,33,.04), 0 8px 40px rgba(244,115,33,.12);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 10;
    animation: badge-pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite
}

@keyframes badge-pulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(244,115,33,.04), 0 8px 40px rgba(244,115,33,.12) }
    50%       { box-shadow: 0 0 0 18px rgba(244,115,33,.025), 0 8px 40px rgba(244,115,33,.22) }
}

.oc-metric {
    grid-area: 1 / 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 0.15rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    animation: metric-cycle 9s infinite;
}
.oc-metric:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.oc-metric:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 3s; }
.oc-metric:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 6s; }

.oc-metric strong {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    color: var(--ink);
}
.oc-metric span {
    font-size: 0.55rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--muted);
}

@keyframes metric-cycle {
    0%, 35%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); }
    4%, 31%       { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

/* Fixed icon nodes — no animation */
.orbit-node {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    transform: rotate(var(--a));
    margin: 0;
    z-index: 20;
}

.orbit-node__icon {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: calc(50% + var(--r));
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(calc(-1 * var(--a)));
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--node-border, var(--line));
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px var(--node-glow, rgba(0,0,0,.08));
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center
}

.orbit-node__icon svg { width: 20px; height: 20px }

/* Unified minimal shadow in brand color */
.orbit-node {
    --node-border: #fdddc4;
    --node-glow: rgba(244, 115, 33, 0.2);
}
@media(max-width:1024px) {
    .hero-layout.home-hero-layout {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(380px, .85fr);
        gap: 1.5rem
    }

    .home-hero-copy h1,
    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 3.35rem)
    }

    .home-hero-visual {
        height: clamp(560px, 62vw, 650px)
    }
}

@media(max-width:820px) {
    .page-hero.home-hero {
        padding-top: 8.5rem
    }

    .hero-layout.home-hero-layout {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0;
        min-height: auto
    }


    .home-hero-copy {
        max-width: 680px;
        padding: 1rem 0 3rem
    }

    .home-hero-copy h1,
    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 7.4vw, 3.8rem)
    }

    .home-hero-visual {
        width: min(100%, 610px);
        height: clamp(560px, 90vw, 690px);
        justify-self: center
    }
}

@media(max-width:600px) {
    .page-hero.home-hero {
        padding-top: 7rem;
        padding-bottom: 0
    }

    .home-hero-copy {
        padding-bottom: 2.25rem
    }

    .home-hero-copy h1,
    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 13vw, 3.65rem);
        line-height: 1
    }

    .home-hero-copy .button-row {
        gap: 1rem
    }

    .home-hero-copy .text-link {
        margin-left: .2rem
    }

    .home-hero-visual {
        width: calc(100% + 2.25rem);
        height: clamp(470px, 138vw, 600px);
        margin-inline: -1.125rem;
        overflow: hidden
    }

    .home-hero-visual img,
    .home-hero-visual video {
        max-width: none
    }

    .orbit-centre {
        width: 115px;
        height: 115px;
    }

    .oc-metric strong {
        font-size: 1.35rem;
    }

    .oc-metric span {
        font-size: 0.55rem;
        max-width: 80px;
        line-height: 1.2;
    }
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: var(--font);
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased
}

body.menu-open {
    overflow: hidden
}

img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto
}

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

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

button {
    cursor: pointer
}

.container {
    width: min(calc(100% - clamp(2rem, 7vw, 7rem)), var(--container));
    margin-inline: auto
}

.section-pad {
    padding-block: var(--section)
}

.skip-link {
    position: fixed;
    left: 1rem;
    top: -5rem;
    z-index: 999;
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    padding: .8rem 1rem
}

.skip-link:focus {
    top: 1rem
}

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

:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--orange);
    outline-offset: 4px
}

.site-header {
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 100;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    transition: .3s
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
    background: rgba(251, 250, 248, .91);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px)
}

.nav-shell {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr auto;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2rem
}

.nav-cta {
    align-self: center;
    margin: 0;
    min-height: 40px;
    padding: .5rem 1.2rem;
}

.brand {
    width: 132px;
    height: 48px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center
}

.brand img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.primary-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 600
}

.primary-nav a {
    position: relative;
    padding: .75rem 0
}

.primary-nav a:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 100%;
    bottom: .55rem;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--orange);
    transition: .25s
}

.primary-nav a:hover:after,
.primary-nav a:focus-visible:after {
    right: 0
}

.menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px
}

.menu-toggle span:not(.sr-only) {
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--ink);
    margin: 5px auto
}

.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: .7rem;
    min-height: 48px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: .55rem;
    padding: .8rem 1.2rem;
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    transition: transform .25s, background .25s, color .25s, box-shadow .25s
}

.btn span,
.text-link span {
    transition: transform .25s
}

.btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(23, 23, 28, .14)
}

.btn:hover span,
.text-link:hover span {
    transform: translate(3px, -2px)
}

.arrow-icon {
    --arrow-rotation: 0deg;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    flex: 0 0 20px;
    vertical-align: -.28em;
    background-color: currentColor;
    -webkit-mask: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-right.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
    mask: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-right.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
    transform: rotate(var(--arrow-rotation));
}

.arrow-icon--left {
    -webkit-mask-image: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-left.svg");
    mask-image: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-left.svg");
}

.arrow-icon--down {
    --arrow-rotation: 90deg;
}

.arrow-icon--up-right {
    --arrow-rotation: -45deg;
}

.btn:hover .arrow-icon,
.text-link:hover .arrow-icon {
    transform: translate(3px, -2px) rotate(var(--arrow-rotation));
}

.btn-dark {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff
}

.btn-orange {
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff
}

.btn-light {
    background: #fff;
    border-color: var(--line)
}

.text-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .6rem;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding-bottom: .25rem
}

.eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .55rem;
    margin: 0 0 1.3rem;
    color: #514f50;
    font-size: .67rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .1em
}

.eyebrow>span {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    background-image: url("../images/Connect.svg");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: center;
    display: inline-block
}

.eyebrow-light {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .65)
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
p {
    margin-top: 0
}

h1 {
    font-size: var(--type-page-title);
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: -.06em;
    margin-bottom: 1.7rem;
    font-weight: 600
}

h1 em,
h2 em {
    color: var(--orange);
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 500
}

h2 {
    font-size: var(--type-section-title);
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -.05em;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem
}

h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.65vw, 1.5rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -.03em
}

.lead {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.16rem);
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 650px
}

.button-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.4rem;
    margin-top: 2.1rem
}

.page-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(5.5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem);
    padding-bottom: calc(clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem) / 2);
    overflow: hidden
}

.section-pad + .section-pad {
    padding-top: calc(var(--section) / 2);
}

.hero-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(440px, .8fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
    min-height: 660px
}

.hero-copy {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2
}

.interface-visual {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 590px;
    isolation: isolate
}

.portrait-panel {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 5% 10% 3% 8%;
    border-radius: 1.5rem;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #e5e5e2, #f7f5f1 48%, #d8d7d2);
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow)
}

.portrait-panel:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 75%;
    height: 92%;
    left: 15%;
    bottom: -14%;
    border-radius: 48% 48% 25% 25%;
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, #232329, #59575b)
}

.portrait-placeholder {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    left: 50%;
    top: 40%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 160px;
    height: 160px;
    background: #d5d1c8;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    align-content: center;
    color: var(--ink);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, .55)
}

.portrait-placeholder span {
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: -.08em
}

.portrait-placeholder small {
    font-size: .58rem;
    text-transform: uppercase
}

.signal {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: .6rem .75rem;
    border-radius: .5rem;
    font-size: .58rem;
    font-weight: 700
}

.signal-green {
    right: 8%;
    top: 38%;
    background: var(--lime)
}

.signal-orange {
    left: 7%;
    bottom: 16%;
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff
}

.mini-card {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 5;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .96);
    border: 1px solid rgba(223, 221, 215, .75);
    border-radius: .9rem;
    padding: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(26, 24, 20, .14);
    display: grid;
    gap: .25rem;
    min-width: 150px
}

.mini-card small {
    font-size: .55rem;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.mini-card strong,
.mini-card b {
    font-size: .78rem
}

.mini-card .trend {
    position: absolute;
    right: .8rem;
    top: .8rem;
    color: #2cab77
}

.card-top {
    left: -4%;
    top: 2%
}

.card-bottom {
    left: -8%;
    bottom: 2%;
    min-width: 190px
}

.card-side {
    right: -8%;
    top: 28%
}

.card-side span {
    color: var(--orange)
}

.micro-bars {
    height: 42px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    gap: 5px
}

.micro-bars i {
    display: block;
    width: 14px;
    background: #e5e3dd;
    border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0
}

.micro-bars i:nth-child(1) {
    height: 25%
}

.micro-bars i:nth-child(2) {
    height: 45%
}

.micro-bars i:nth-child(3) {
    height: 35%
}

.micro-bars i:nth-child(4) {
    height: 80%;
    background: var(--orange)
}

.micro-bars i:nth-child(5) {
    height: 55%
}

.visual-path {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    inset: -2%;
    width: 108%;
    height: 108%;
    overflow: visible
}

.visual-path path {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--orange);
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-dasharray: 900;
    stroke-dashoffset: 0
}

.visual-path circle {
    fill: var(--orange)
}

.trust-strip {
    background: #fff;
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 1.7rem 0
}

.trust-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr repeat(6, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1.4rem
}

.trust-inner>p {
    font-size: .64rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    margin: 0
}

.logo-word {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #8a8988;
    font-size: .8rem
}

.client-marquee {
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--mist);
    border-block: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.client-marquee__inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(145px, .24fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 98px;
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem)
}

.client-marquee__inner>h2 {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(.88rem, 1.25vw, 1.08rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    white-space: nowrap
}

.client-marquee__viewport {
    min-width: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent)
}

.client-marquee__track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: max-content;
    animation: client-logo-marquee 24s linear infinite;
    will-change: transform;
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0)
}

.client-marquee__viewport:hover .client-marquee__track,
.client-marquee__viewport:focus-within .client-marquee__track {
    animation-play-state: paused
}

.client-marquee__group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    gap: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 6.75rem);
    padding-right: clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 6.75rem)
}

.client-logo {
    display: block;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    height: 42px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: center;
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateZ(0)
}

.client-logo--aryan {
    width: 102px;
    background-image: url("../images/Aryan Eye Hospital Logo Blue-02 1.png")
}

.client-logo--ezhil {
    width: 102px;
    background-image: url("../images/Ezhil Gardens Logo.png")
}

.client-logo--constro {
    width: 94px;
    background-image: url("../images/ConstroMaxx Logo 1.png")
}

.client-logo--swasthikaa {
    width: 108px;
    background-image: url("../images/LOGO PNG (2) 1.png")
}

.client-logo--calmistry {
    width: 108px;
    background-image: url("../images/Calmistry logo-01 1.png")
}

@keyframes client-logo-marquee {
    to {
        transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0)
    }
}

.expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
    line-height: .98;
    letter-spacing: -.06em
}

@media(max-width:1024px) {
    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.2vw, 3.35rem)
    }
}

@media(max-width:820px) {
    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 7.4vw, 3.8rem)
    }
}

@media(max-width:600px) {
    .client-marquee__inner {
        grid-template-columns: 104px minmax(0, 1fr);
        min-height: 82px;
        gap: 1rem
    }

    .client-marquee__inner>h2 {
        font-size: .72rem
    }

    .client-marquee__group {
        gap: 2.5rem;
        padding-right: 2.5rem
    }

    .client-logo {
        transform: scale3d(0.88, 0.88, 1) translateZ(0);
        transform-origin: left center
    }

    .expertise-section .split-heading h2 {
        font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 13vw, 3.65rem);
        line-height: 1
    }

}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    .client-marquee__viewport {
        overflow-x: auto;
        -webkit-mask-image: none;
        mask-image: none;
        scrollbar-width: none
    }

    .client-marquee__track {
        animation: none;
        will-change: auto
    }

    .client-marquee__group[aria-hidden="true"] {
        display: none
    }
}

.split-heading {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr .65fr;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem);
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: clamp(2.75rem, 4vw, 4rem)
}

.split-heading h2,
.expert-layout h2,
.system-grid h2,
.cta-shell h2,
.footer-lead h2 {
    text-wrap: balance
}

.content-panel h2,
.legal h2,
.cta-shell h2,
.footer-lead h2 {
    font-size: var(--type-compact-title);
    line-height: 1.06;
    letter-spacing: -.045em
}

.split-heading p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 460px;
    margin-bottom: .4rem
}

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

.feature-ledger article {
    background: #fff;
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vw, 3rem);
    min-height: 300px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start
}

.feature-ledger article:nth-child(2) {
    transform: translateY(2.5rem)
}

.feature-ledger .icon-box {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: .7rem;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem
}

.feature-ledger p {
    font-size: .86rem;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.feature-ledger .text-link {
    margin-top: auto
}

.soft-section {
    background: var(--mist)
}

.expert-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
    align-items: center
}

.media-stack {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 610px
}

.media-main {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 3% 10% 10% 0;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #dedcd5, #fbfaf7);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    overflow: hidden
}

.media-figure {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 18% 20% 0;
    background: linear-gradient(#f1d1b0 0 27%, #26252a 28%);
    border-radius: 42% 42% 8% 8%
}

.floating-proof {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 3%;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(23, 23, 28, .13);
    padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
    border-radius: .8rem
}

.floating-proof strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1.4rem
}

.metrics {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 2rem
}

.metric {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: .8rem;
    padding: 1.2rem
}

.metric strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1.55rem;
    letter-spacing: -.05em
}

.metric span {
    font-size: .62rem;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.service-lines {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin-top: 2.5rem
}

.service-line {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr auto;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    align-items: center
}

.service-line b {
    font-size: .65rem;
    color: var(--orange)
}

.service-line span {
    font-weight: 600
}

.service-line i {
    font-style: normal
}

.system-board {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-block: clamp(4.75rem, 6vw, 6rem)
}

.system-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(450px, .95fr);
    gap: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 9rem);
    align-items: center
}

.system-board__copy {
    max-width: 540px
}

.system-grid .lead {
    max-width: 440px;
    margin-bottom: 1.65rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .58)
}

.system-board .pipeline {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin: 0
}

.system-board .pipeline-item {
    min-height: 72px;
    padding: 1rem 1.35rem;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 1rem;
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, #24242b 0%, #202027 76%, #1b1b21 100%);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
    border-radius: .7rem;
    box-shadow: 18px 0 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12)
}

.system-board .pipeline-item:after {
    display: none
}

.system-board .pipeline-item b {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    flex: 0 0 34px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: .72rem;
    line-height: 1
}

.system-board .pipeline-item span {
    font-size: .84rem;
    font-weight: 500
}

.pipeline {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    align-items: center;
    gap: .7rem
}

.pipeline-item {
    position: relative;
    background: #24242a;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border-radius: .8rem;
    padding: 1.2rem .8rem;
    min-height: 150px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between
}

.pipeline-item:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: -.8rem;
    top: 50%;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: var(--orange);
    -webkit-mask: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-right.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
    mask: url("../icons/arrow-narrow-right.svg") center / contain no-repeat
}

.pipeline-item:last-child:after {
    display: none
}

.pipeline-item b {
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: .65rem
}

.pipeline-item span {
    font-size: .67rem;
    color: white;
}

.work-showcase {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr;
    gap: 1.5rem
}

.project-card {
    position: relative;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 470px
}

.project-card:nth-child(2) {
    margin-top: 5rem
}

.project-visual {
    height: 300px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #eae8e2, #fff);
    padding: 2rem
}

.browser-frame {
    height: 100%;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(23, 23, 28, .12);
    padding: 1rem
}

.browser-frame:before {
    content: "●  ●  ●";
    display: block;
    color: #c8c5bf;
    font-size: .55rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding-bottom: .6rem
}

.browser-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    height: calc(100% - 2rem)
}

.browser-layout i {
    background: #efede8
}

.browser-layout i:last-child {
    background: var(--orange-soft)
}

.project-meta {
    padding: 1.5rem 1.7rem
}

.project-meta small {
    color: var(--orange);
    font-weight: 700
}

.project-meta p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem
}

.project-carousel {
    position: relative
}

.project-carousel__controls {
    min-height: 49px;
    margin: -1.25rem 0 1.25rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .65rem
}

.project-carousel__controls button {
    display: none;
    width: 49px;
    height: 49px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: transparent;
    transition: transform .2s cubic-bezier(.2, 0, 0, 1)
}

.project-carousel.is-ready .project-carousel__controls button {
    display: block
}

.project-carousel__controls button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px)
}

.project-carousel__controls button:active {
    transform: scale(.97)
}

.project-carousel__controls button:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid rgba(244, 115, 33, .35);
    outline-offset: 3px
}

.project-carousel__controls img {
    display: block;
    width: 49px;
    height: 49px
}

.project-carousel__track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    padding: 1rem 0 3rem;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-padding-inline: 0;
    overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    touch-action: pan-y pinch-zoom;
    cursor: grab
}

.project-carousel.is-dragging .project-carousel__track {
    cursor: grabbing;
    scroll-snap-type: none;
    user-select: none
}

.project-carousel__track::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none
}

.project-carousel__slide {
    flex: 0 0 calc((100vw - 3 * clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem)) / 3.2);
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 540px;
    margin-top: 0;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    scroll-snap-stop: always;
    opacity: 1;
    filter: none;
    transform: scale(.94);
    transition: transform .38s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

.project-carousel .project-carousel__slide {
    margin-top: 0
}

.project-carousel__slide.is-active {
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
}

.project-carousel__slide .project-visual {
    height: clamp(280px, 27vw, 350px)
}

.project-carousel__slide .project-meta {
    min-height: 190px
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    .project-carousel__slide,
    .project-carousel__controls button {
        transition: none
    }

    .project-carousel__track {
        scroll-behavior: auto
    }
}

.process-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    margin-top: 3rem
}

.process-step {
    padding: 2rem 1rem 0 0;
    position: relative
}

.process-step:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -5px;
    left: 0;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--orange)
}

.process-step b {
    display: block;
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: .65rem
}

.process-step span {
    font-weight: 600
}

.cta-panel {
    background: #fff
}

.cta-shell {
    background: var(--orange-soft);
    border: 1px solid #ffd3b8;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    align-items: end;
    gap: 3rem
}

.cta-shell h2 {
    max-width: 850px;
    margin-bottom: .8rem
}

.cta-shell p {
    color: var(--muted)
}

.working-model-section {
    padding-block: clamp(3.75rem, 6vw, 5.5rem)
}

.working-model-heading h2 {
    max-width: 860px;
    font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.2vw, 2.75rem);
}

.working-model-row {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem)
}

.working-model-row--seven {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr))
}

.working-model-row--seven .working-model-step {
    padding-right: clamp(.65rem, 1.4vw, 1.25rem)
}

.working-model-row--seven .working-model-step h3 {
    font-size: .82rem
}

.working-model-row:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 0;
    top: 28px;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--line)
}

.working-model-step {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    padding-right: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2.5rem)
}

.working-model-icon {
    width: 65px;
    height: 65px;
    margin-bottom: .2rem
}

.working-model-icon img {
    display: block;
    width: 65px;
    height: 65px;
    margin-left: -20px;
}

.working-model-step b {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: .15rem;
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: .65rem
}

.working-model-step h3 {
    margin: 0 0 .35rem;
    font-size: .9rem;
    line-height: 1.25
}

.working-model-step p {
    max-width: 200px;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .78rem;
    line-height: 1.55
}

.grow-cta-shell {
    aspect-ratio: 2880 / 1078;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem) clamp(1.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
    border: 1px solid #ffd3b8;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    background: var(--orange-soft) url("../images/home/grow-together-background.png") center / cover no-repeat;
    text-align: center
}

.grow-cta-section {
    padding-block: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem)
}

.grow-cta-shell .eyebrow {
    justify-content: center
}

.grow-cta-shell h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: .7rem auto .8rem;
    font-size: var(--type-compact-title);
    line-height: 1.08;
    text-wrap: balance
}

.grow-cta-shell h2 em {
    color: var(--orange)
}

.grow-cta-shell p {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.page-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem
}

.content-panel {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem)
}

.content-panel.span-7 {
    grid-column: span 7
}

.content-panel.span-5 {
    grid-column: span 5
}

.content-panel.span-4 {
    grid-column: span 4
}

.content-panel.span-8 {
    grid-column: span 8
}

.content-panel.span-12 {
    grid-column: span 12
}

.content-panel p {
    color: var(--muted)
}

.number-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 2rem 0 0
}

.number-list li {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.number-list b {
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: .65rem
}

.quote-panel {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff
}

.quote-panel blockquote {
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
    line-height: 1.35;
    margin: 0
}

.quote-panel cite {
    display: block;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .56);
    font-size: .7rem;
    margin-top: 2rem
}

.filter-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .65rem;
    margin: 2rem 0
}

.filter-row button {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 99px;
    padding: .6rem 1rem;
    font-size: .65rem
}

.filter-row button.is-active {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff
}

.work-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem
}

.work-grid .project-card:nth-child(2n) {
    transform: translateY(3rem)
}

.founder-portrait {
    min-height: 620px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #e2dfd7, #f8f7f4);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden
}

.founder-portrait:after {
    content: "Verified founder portrait required";
    position: absolute;
    left: 2rem;
    bottom: 2rem;
    background: #fff;
    padding: .8rem 1rem;
    border-radius: .6rem;
    font-size: .65rem
}

.timeline {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
    margin-top: 3rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.timeline div {
    position: relative;
    padding: 2rem .8rem 0 0;
    font-size: .72rem
}

.timeline div:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -5px;
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--orange)
}

.contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .75fr 1.25fr;
    gap: 1.5rem
}

.contact-aside {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff
}

.contact-aside p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
}

.contact-method {
    display: block;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
    padding: 1.2rem 0
}

.contact-method small {
    display: block;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .48)
}

.consult-form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1.1rem
}

.form-field {
    display: grid;
    gap: .45rem
}

.form-field.full {
    grid-column: 1/-1
}

.form-field label {
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700
}

.form-field input,
.form-field select,
.form-field textarea {
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: .55rem;
    padding: .85rem 1rem;
    color: var(--ink)
}

.form-field textarea {
    min-height: 130px;
    resize: vertical
}

.honeypot {
    position: absolute;
    left: -9999px
}

.consent {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: .7rem;
    font-size: .7rem;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.consent input {
    width: auto;
    margin-top: .2rem
}

.accordion {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.accordion-item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.accordion-item button {
    width: 100%;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    padding: 1.3rem 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    text-align: left;
    font-weight: 600
}

.accordion-content {
    display: none;
    color: var(--muted);
    padding: 0 0 1.4rem
}

.accordion-item.is-open .accordion-content {
    display: block
}

.legal {
    max-width: 850px
}

.legal h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-top: 3rem
}

.site-footer {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem) 0 2rem; 
}

.footer-lead {
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 3rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15)
}

.footer-lead h2 {
    margin: 0
}

.footer-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 3rem;
    padding: 4rem 0
}

.footer-grid h3 {
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .48);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .09em
}

.footer-grid a {
    display: block;
    font-size: .78rem;
    margin: .65rem 0;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75)
}

.footer-brand img {
    width: 150px;
}

.footer-brand p {
    max-width: 260px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .56);
    font-size: .8rem;
    margin-top: 1rem
}

.footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .46);
    font-size: .65rem
}

.mobile-actions {
    display: none
}

.motion-reduced [data-reveal] {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {

    *,
    *:before,
    *:after {
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
        animation-duration: .01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: .01ms !important
    }
}

@media(max-width:1024px) {
    .nav-shell {
        grid-template-columns: 150px 1fr auto
    }

    .primary-nav {
        gap: 1rem
    }

    .hero-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 420px
    }

    .interface-visual {
        min-height: 520px
    }

    .system-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .pipeline {
        margin-top: 2rem
    }

    .feature-ledger article {
        min-height: 270px
    }

    .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }
}

@media(max-width:820px) {
    .site-header {
        background: rgba(251, 250, 248, .95)
    }

    .nav-shell {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr auto
    }

    .footer-bottom {
    border-top: none;
    padding-top: 0rem;
    }

    .working-model-icon img{
        margin-left: 0px;
    }

    .nav-cta {
        display: none
    }

    .menu-toggle {
        display: block
    }

    .primary-nav {
        display: flex;
        position: fixed;
        inset: 73px 0 0;
        background: var(--paper);
        padding: 2rem clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem);
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        gap: 0;
        transform: translateX(100%);
        transition: transform .35s
    }

    .primary-nav.is-open {
        transform: none
    }

    .primary-nav a {
        font-size: 1.25rem;
        padding: 1rem 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    .hero-layout {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
        min-height: auto
    }

    .interface-visual {
        min-height: 540px;
        margin-top: 2rem
    }

    .hero-copy {
        max-width: 700px
    }

    .trust-inner {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr)
    }

    .trust-inner>p {
        grid-column: 1/-1
    }

    .split-heading,
    .expert-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .feature-ledger {
        display: flex;
        overflow-x: auto;
        scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
        gap: 1rem;
        background: transparent;
        border: none;
        padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
        scrollbar-width: none;
    }

    .feature-ledger::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none;
    }

    .feature-ledger article {
        flex: 0 0 85%;
        scroll-snap-align: center;
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
    }

    .feature-ledger article:nth-child(2) {
        transform: none
    }

    .system-grid {
        gap: 2rem
    }

    .pipeline {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .pipeline-item {
        min-height: auto
    }

    .pipeline-item:after {
        right: auto;
        top: auto;
        bottom: -1.05rem;
        left: 1rem;
        transform: rotate(90deg)
    }

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



    .project-card:nth-child(2) {
        margin-top: 0
    }

    .page-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .content-panel[class*=span-] {
        grid-column: 1
    }

    .timeline {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        border-top: 0;
        border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    .timeline div {
        padding: 0 0 1.5rem 2rem
    }

    .timeline div:before {
        top: .35rem;
        left: -5px
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .footer-brand {
        grid-column: 1/-1
    }

    .process-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        border-top: 0;
        border-left: 1px solid var(--line)
    }

    .process-step {
        padding: 0 0 1.5rem 2rem
    }

    .process-step:before {
        top: .4rem;
        left: -5px
    }

    .working-model-heading {
        gap: 1.5rem
    }

    .working-model-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0;
        margin-top: 2.5rem
    }

    .working-model-row--seven {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .working-model-row--seven .working-model-step h3 {
        font-size: .9rem
    }

    .working-model-row:before {
        top: 28px;
        right: auto;
        bottom: 28px;
        left: 28px;
        width: 1px;
        height: auto
    }

    .working-model-step {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 65px minmax(0, 1fr);
        grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr;
        column-gap: 1rem;
        padding: 0 0 1.5rem
    }

    .working-model-icon {
        grid-row: 1 / 4;
        grid-column: 1;
        margin: 0
    }

    .working-model-step b,
    .working-model-step h3,
    .working-model-step p {
        grid-column: 2
    }

    .working-model-step p {
        max-width: none
    }
}

@media(max-width:600px) {
    :root {
        --type-page-title: clamp(2.65rem, 11.2vw, 3.5rem);
        --type-section-title: clamp(2rem, 8.6vw, 2.75rem);
        --type-compact-title: clamp(1.75rem, 7.2vw, 2.3rem)
    }

    body {
        text-align: left
    }

    .container {
        width: min(calc(100% - 2.25rem), var(--container))
    }

    .section-pad {
        padding-block: 4.5rem
    }

    .section-pad + .section-pad {
        padding-top: 2.25rem
    }

    .page-hero {
        padding-top: 7.5rem
    }

    .hero-layout {
        gap: 3rem
    }

    .button-row {
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .button-row .btn {
        width: 100%
    }

    .interface-visual {
        min-height: 430px
    }

    .portrait-panel {
        inset: 5% 5% 2%
    }

    .portrait-placeholder {
        width: 120px;
        height: 120px
    }

    .card-top {
        left: -2%
    }

    .card-bottom {
        left: -2%;
        bottom: -2%
    }

    .card-side {
        right: -2%;
        top: 25%
    }

    .trust-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .split-heading {
        margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
        gap: 1.35rem
    }

    .system-board {
        padding-block: 4.5rem
    }

    .system-grid {
        gap: 2.5rem
    }

    .system-board .pipeline {
        gap: .75rem
    }

    .system-board .pipeline-item {
        min-height: 64px;
        padding: .85rem 1rem;
        gap: .85rem;
        border-radius: .65rem
    }

    .system-board .pipeline-item b {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        flex-basis: 30px;
        font-size: .67rem
    }

    .system-board .pipeline-item span {
        font-size: .8rem
    }

    .feature-ledger article {
        padding: 1.5rem;
        min-height: 250px
    }

    .expert-layout {
        gap: 2rem
    }

    .media-stack {
        min-height: 470px
    }

    .metrics {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .pipeline {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

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

    .work-grid .project-card:nth-child(2n) {
        transform: none
    }

    .project-card {
        min-height: auto
    }

    .project-carousel__controls {
        margin: -.5rem 0 .5rem
    }

    .project-carousel__track {
        gap: .5rem;
        padding-block: .75rem 1.75rem
    }

    .project-carousel__slide {
        flex: 0 0 calc((100vw - .5rem) / 1.15);
        min-width: 0;
        min-height: 470px;
        transform: scale(.94);
    }

    .project-carousel__slide.is-active {
        z-index: 2;
        transform: scale(1);
    }

    .project-carousel__slide .project-visual {
        height: 230px
    }

    .project-carousel__slide .project-meta {
        min-height: 220px;
        padding: 1.25rem
    }

    .project-visual {
        height: 250px;
        padding: 1rem
    }

    .cta-shell {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        align-items: start
    }

    .cta-shell .btn {
        width: 100%
    }

    .grow-cta-shell {
        aspect-ratio: auto;
        min-height: 440px;
        padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
        background-position: center 42%;
        background-size: 100% auto
    }

    .grow-cta-shell h2 {
        margin-top: .55rem
    }

    .grow-cta-shell h2,
    .grow-cta-shell p {
        text-align: center !important
    }

    .consult-form {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .form-field.full {
        grid-column: auto
    }

    .footer-lead {
        align-items: flex-start;
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .footer-brand {
        grid-column: auto
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .mobile-actions {
        position: fixed;
        z-index: 90;
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
        left: .7rem;
        right: .7rem;
        bottom: .7rem;
        background: #fff;
        border: 1px solid var(--line);
        box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(23, 23, 28, .16);
        border-radius: .7rem;
        padding: .4rem
    }

    .mobile-actions a {
        padding: .8rem;
        text-align: left;
        font-size: .68rem;
        font-weight: 700
    }

    .mobile-actions a:first-child {
        background: var(--orange);
        color: #fff;
        border-radius: .5rem
    }

    .site-footer {
        padding-bottom: 7rem
    }

    main :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, p, li, blockquote, label),
    .site-footer :where(h2, h3, p, a) {
        text-align: left !important
    }
}

/* =============================================================================
   GSAP ANIMATION STYLES
   ============================================================================= */

/* ── Custom cursor ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
    .has-custom-cursor,
    .has-custom-cursor * {
        cursor: none !important
    }
}

.cursor-dot,
.cursor-ring {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    pointer-events: none;
    will-change: transform
}

.cursor-dot {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    background: var(--ink);
    z-index: 10000
}

.cursor-ring {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(23, 23, 28, .28);
    z-index: 9999;
    transition: width .25s ease, height .25s ease, background-color .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, opacity .25s ease
}

.cursor-ring.is-link {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-color: var(--orange);
    opacity: .7
}

.cursor-ring.is-cta {
    width: 62px;
    height: 62px;
    background: rgba(244, 115, 33, .12);
    border-color: var(--orange)
}

.cursor-ring.is-drag {
    width: 72px;
    height: 72px;
    background: rgba(23, 23, 28, .06);
    border-color: rgba(23, 23, 28, .2)
}

/* ── Word-split text reveal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.word-wrap {
    display: inline-block;
    overflow: hidden;
    vertical-align: top;
    /* small bottom padding prevents descender clipping; negative margin neutralises layout shift */
    padding-bottom: .12em;
    margin-bottom: -.12em;
    line-height: inherit
}

.word-inner {
    display: inline-block;
    line-height: inherit
}

/* ── Service line animated orange bar ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.service-line {
    position: relative
}

.service-line__anim-bar {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--orange);
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform-origin: left center
}

/* =============================================================================
   PROJECT DETAIL PAGE  (single-project.php)
   ============================================================================= */

/* ── Hero ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-detail-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 6.5rem);
    padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem)
}

.project-detail-back {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .45rem;
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    color: var(--muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color .2s ease
}

.project-detail-back:hover {
    color: var(--ink)
}

.project-detail-heading {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 8rem);
    align-items: start;
    margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem)
}

.project-detail-heading h1 {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.project-detail-heading .lead {
    padding-top: .75rem;
    font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.25vw, 1.1rem)
}

.project-detail-visual {
    margin: 0;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    line-height: 0
}

.project-detail-visual img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    max-height: 620px;
    object-fit: cover
}

.project-detail-visual figcaption {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap
}

/* ── Snapshot — dark "at a glance" strip unique to project pages ───────────── */
.project-snapshot {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.75rem)
}

.project-snapshot-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden
}

.project-snapshot-item {
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem) clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .8rem
}

.project-snapshot-item:last-child {
    border-right: none
}

.project-snapshot-label {
    font-size: .58rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    color: var(--orange);
    display: block
}

.project-snapshot-value {
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.9vw, 1.6rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    display: block
}

.project-snapshot-stages {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .7rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.project-snapshot-stage {
    font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.6vw, 1.4rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.04em
}

.project-snapshot-connector {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 22px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--orange);
    vertical-align: middle;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border-radius: 1px
}

/* ── Project story ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-story-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .75fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem);
    align-items: start
}

.project-story-intro {
    position: sticky;
    top: 6.5rem
}

.project-story-grid > article {
    border-top: 2px solid var(--line);
    padding-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 2.75rem
}

.project-story-grid > article:last-child {
    padding-bottom: 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line)
}

.project-story-grid > article > span {
    display: block;
    font-size: .58rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .13em;
    color: var(--orange);
    margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.project-story-grid > article h3 {
    margin-bottom: .8rem
}

.project-story-grid > article p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 560px;
    line-height: 1.78;
    margin: 0
}

/* ── Journey stages ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-journey {
    background: var(--mist)
}

.project-journey-heading {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr .65fr;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 8rem);
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem)
}

.project-journey-heading p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 0
}

.project-journey-track {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1.35rem
}

.project-journey-track > article {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden
}

.project-journey-track > article > b {
    display: block;
    font-size: 3.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -.08em;
    color: rgba(244, 115, 33, .13);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 2rem
}

.project-journey-track > article > span {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.5rem;
    right: 1.5rem;
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--orange);
    display: block
}

.project-journey-track h3 {
    margin-bottom: .55rem;
    font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem)
}

.project-journey-track p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .86rem;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.65
}

/* ── Publication note ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-note {
    background: var(--paper)
}

.project-note-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 9rem);
    align-items: center
}

.project-note-grid p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.78;
    margin: 0
}

/* ── Project switcher (prev / next) ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-switcher {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: #fff;
    padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 4.5vw, 4.5rem)
}

.project-switcher-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden
}

.project-switcher-grid a {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .65rem;
    padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.75rem);
    background: #18181e;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .25s ease
}

.project-switcher-grid a:hover {
    background: #1e1e25
}

.project-switcher-grid a:last-child {
    text-align: right;
    align-items: flex-end;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1)
}

.project-switcher-grid small {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .4rem;
    font-size: .62rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4)
}

.project-switcher-grid strong {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    color: #fff;
    display: block
}

/* =============================================================================
   PROJECT DETAIL — RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================================= */

@media (max-width: 960px) {
    .project-snapshot-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .project-snapshot-item--journey {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
        border-right: none;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1)
    }

    .project-story-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem)
    }

    .project-story-intro {
        position: static
    }

    .project-journey-heading {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.25rem
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .project-detail-heading {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.5rem
    }

    .project-snapshot-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .project-snapshot-item {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1)
    }

    .project-snapshot-item:last-child {
        border-bottom: none
    }

    .project-snapshot-item--journey {
        border-top: none;
        grid-column: auto
    }

    .project-journey-track {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1rem
    }

    .project-note-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 1.75rem
    }

    .project-switcher-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .project-switcher-grid a:last-child {
        text-align: left;
        align-items: flex-start;
        border-left: none;
        border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1)
    }
}

/* =============================================================================
   PROJECT DETAIL — ENHANCED  (overrides and additions for v2 layout)
   ============================================================================= */

/* ── Hero: remove bottom padding — layout handles its own spacing ──────────── */
.project-detail-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(5.5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem);
    padding-bottom: 0
}

/* ── Topbar (back link + project counter) ─────────────────────────────────── */
.project-detail-topbar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 3rem)
}

.project-detail-count {
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums
}

/* ── Two-column hero layout ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-detail-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
    gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
    align-items: center;
    padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5rem)
}

.project-detail-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start
}

.project-detail-copy h1 {
    margin-top: .6rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem
}

.project-detail-copy .lead {
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem
}

/* ── Inline tag pills (Industry / Scope) ──────────────────────────────────── */
.project-detail-tags {
    display: flex;
    gap: .75rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.project-detail-tag {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .3rem;
    padding: .8rem 1.1rem;
    background: var(--mist);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: .7rem
}

.project-detail-tag b {
    font-size: .54rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    color: var(--orange)
}

.project-detail-tag em {
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink)
}

/* ── Hero visual: fills the right column ─────────────────────────────────── */
.project-detail-visual {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    margin: 0
}

.project-detail-visual img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    max-height: none
}

/* ── Story: orange vertical timeline down the left edge ───────────────────── */
.project-story-articles {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 2rem
}

.project-story-articles::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--orange) 0%, rgba(244, 115, 33, 0) 100%);
    border-radius: 2px
}

.project-story-articles > article {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 2.75rem;
    position: relative
}

.project-story-articles > article::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: -2.45rem;
    top: 2.3rem;
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fff;
    border: 2.5px solid var(--orange);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(244, 115, 33, .1)
}

.project-story-articles > article:last-child {
    padding-bottom: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line)
}

.project-story-articles > article > span {
    display: block;
    font-size: .58rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .13em;
    color: var(--orange);
    margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.project-story-articles > article h3 {
    margin-bottom: .8rem
}

.project-story-articles > article p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 560px;
    line-height: 1.78;
    margin: 0
}

/* ── Journey cards: hover lift with orange glow ───────────────────────────── */
.project-journey-track > article {
    transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, transform .25s ease
}

.project-journey-track > article:hover {
    border-color: rgba(244, 115, 33, .45);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 44px rgba(244, 115, 33, .1);
    transform: translateY(-5px)
}

/* ── Switcher: header + industry label ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.project-switcher-header {
    margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem)
}

.project-switcher-industry {
    font-size: .62rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    color: var(--orange);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: .35rem
}

/* ── Project detail enhanced responsive ───────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
    .project-detail-hero {
        padding-top: 7.5rem
    }

    .project-detail-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 2rem
    }

    .project-detail-visual {
        aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
        order: -1
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .project-detail-topbar {
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem
    }

    .project-detail-tags {
        gap: .5rem
    }

    .project-story-articles {
        padding-left: 1.5rem
    }

    .project-story-articles > article::before {
        left: -1.9rem
    }
}

/* Project Card Logo overlay */
.project-visual {
    position: relative;
}

.project-card__logo-wrapper {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 2rem;
    right: 2rem;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    max-width: 150px;
    height: 50px;
    z-index: 10;
}

.project-card__logo-wrapper img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 100%;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
}

@media(max-width:768px) {
    .project-card__logo-wrapper {
        bottom: 1.2rem;
        right: 1.2rem;
        max-width: 110px;
        height: 40px;
        padding: 8px 12px;
    }
}