/* ============================================================================
   THE DIGITAL FRONT — Site styles
   Built on colors_and_type.css tokens. Matte, sharp, white-on-blue.
   Progressive enhancement: content is fully readable with no JS; the pinned
   scroll experience is layered on via the `.has-anim` class (added by main.js).
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
  --wrap: 1180px;
  --pad: clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  --nav-h: 192px;   /* multiple of the 64px grid so the bottom rule lands exactly on a background grid line */
  --grid-cell: 64px;   /* background grid square; on phones it becomes a fraction of the width so every phone shows the SAME number of columns */

  /* section background colors (matte, distinct per section) */
  --bg-do:    #1E2C40;   /* What we do  — deep navy   */
  --bg-build: #2A3C56;   /* What we build — brand slate */
  --bg-work:  #2E4A43;   /* How we work — muted deep teal (the one accent) */
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
html:not(.has-anim) { scroll-behavior: smooth; }   /* no-JS fallback only — when the animated stage is on, Lenis owns smoothness (also forced inline in main.js) */

body {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  background: var(--bg-do);
  color: var(--fg1);
  line-height: 1.5;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

::selection { background: rgba(255,255,255,.22); }

.wrap { width: min(var(--wrap), 100% - (var(--pad) * 2)); margin-inline: auto; }

/* shared mono eyebrow */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--t-kicker);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-kicker);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-2);
  padding-left: var(--ls-kicker);   /* optical-center the wide tracking */
}

/* ---- Buttons -------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  --_pad-y: 14px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1;
  padding: var(--_pad-y) 26px;
  border-radius: var(--r-2); border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease),
              color .2s var(--ease), transform .12s var(--ease);
}
.btn .arrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); transition: transform .2s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

/* primary inverts to white on dark/brand surfaces via tokens */
.btn-primary { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--blue-50); color: var(--blue-800); }

.btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--fg1); border-color: var(--border-strong); }
.btn-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--fg1); }

.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--fg1); padding-inline: 6px; }
.btn-ghost:hover { color: #fff; }

/* dropdown caret on the "Start a Project" triggers */
.btn__caret { font-family: var(--font-mono); display: inline-block; transition: transform .22s var(--ease); }
.btn[aria-expanded="true"] .btn__caret { transform: rotate(90deg); }

/* ---- "Start a project" popover (light card) ---------------------------- */
.startpop {
  position: fixed; z-index: 90; width: min(300px, calc(100vw - 32px));
  background: #fff; color: var(--blue-950);
  border: 1px solid var(--grey-200); border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(30, 44, 64, .28);
  padding: 7px;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-6px); transform-origin: top center;
  transition: opacity .18s var(--ease), transform .18s var(--ease);
}
.startpop[hidden] { display: none; }
.startpop.is-open { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.startpop__row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; padding: 11px 12px; border-radius: 10px;
  transition: background .16s var(--ease);
}
.startpop__row + .startpop__row { margin-top: 2px; }
.startpop__row:hover { background: var(--grey-50); }
.startpop__icon {
  width: 38px; height: 38px; flex: none; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--blue-50); color: var(--blue-700);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.startpop__icon svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
.startpop__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.25; margin-right: auto; }
.startpop__body b { font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; color: var(--blue-950); }
.startpop__body small { font-size: 12px; color: var(--grey-500); font-weight: 400; }
.startpop__arrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); color: var(--grey-400); transition: transform .18s var(--ease), color .18s var(--ease); }
.startpop__row:hover .startpop__arrow { color: var(--blue-700); transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ---- Contact form modal (light) --------------------------------------- */
.modal { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 100; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 20px; }
.modal[hidden] { display: none; }
.modal__backdrop { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(15, 22, 30, .62); opacity: 0; transition: opacity .24s var(--ease); }
.modal.is-open .modal__backdrop { opacity: 1; }
.modal__dialog {
  position: relative; width: min(460px, 100%);
  max-height: calc(100svh - 40px); overflow: auto;
  background: #fff; color: var(--blue-950);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(15, 22, 30, .45);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px) scale(.98);
  transition: opacity .24s var(--ease), transform .24s var(--ease);
  /* light-theme tokens locally so .eyebrow / .btn-primary render light here */
  --fg1: var(--blue-950); --fg2: var(--grey-600); --fg3: var(--grey-500);
  --accent: var(--blue-700); --accent-2: var(--blue-500); --on-accent: #fff;
  --border: var(--grey-200); --border-strong: var(--grey-300);
}
.modal.is-open .modal__dialog { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.modal__close {
  position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px; width: 34px; height: 34px;
  border: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--grey-400); cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 22px; line-height: 1; border-radius: 8px;
  transition: background .16s var(--ease), color .16s var(--ease);
}
.modal__close:hover { background: var(--grey-100); color: var(--blue-950); }
.modal__close::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -5px; }   /* extend tap target to 44x44 without enlarging the visible 34px control */
.modal .eyebrow { display: block; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.modal__title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--blue-950); }
.modal__sub { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--grey-500); margin-top: 8px; }

.form { margin-top: 22px; }
.form__row { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.form .lab { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey-500); margin-bottom: 7px; }
.form .field {
  width: 100%; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 16px; color: var(--blue-950);   /* 16px: anything smaller makes iOS Safari zoom the page on focus */
  padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--grey-300); border-radius: var(--r-2); background: #fff;
  transition: border-color .16s var(--ease), box-shadow .16s var(--ease);
}
.form .field::placeholder { color: var(--grey-400); }
.form .field:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--blue-700); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(62, 88, 127, .14); }
.form textarea.field { resize: vertical; min-height: 96px; }
.field__err { display: none; font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--critical); margin-top: 6px; }
.form__row.is-invalid .field { border-color: var(--critical); }
.form__row.is-invalid .field:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(168, 90, 82, .16); }
.form__row.is-invalid .field__err { display: block; }
/* visible text selection inside the light modal/form (global selection is white, invisible here) */
.modal ::selection { background: rgba(62, 88, 127, .28); color: var(--blue-950); }
.modal ::-moz-selection { background: rgba(62, 88, 127, .28); color: var(--blue-950); }
.form .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 0; height: 0; opacity: 0; }
.form__actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.form__actions .btn-ghost { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--grey-500); padding: 0; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }   /* 44px tap target (and vertically aligns the text link with the Send button) */
.form__actions .btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--blue-700); }
.form__error { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--critical); margin-top: 14px; display: none; }
.form.has-error .form__error { display: block; }
.form__note { font-size: 13px; color: var(--grey-500); margin-top: 18px; }
.form__note a { color: var(--blue-700); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.form__done h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--blue-950); margin-top: 8px; }
.form__done p { color: var(--grey-600); margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; }
.form__done a { color: var(--blue-700); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.btn-primary[disabled] { opacity: .6; cursor: default; }
/* placed after the themed hovers so the modal's dark-blue button darkens on hover */
.modal__dialog .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--blue-800); color: #fff; }

/* ============================================================================
   POP-UP NAV
   ========================================================================== */
.nav {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 60;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  /* solid header (opaque — scrolling content never shows through); dark blue lifted a touch off near-black */
  background: #141E2D;
  color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);
  transform: translateY(-102%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: transform .42s var(--ease), opacity .42s var(--ease);
}
.nav.is-visible { transform: none; opacity: 1; }
/* explicit drop-in so the nav always animates on appear (transition alone can be skipped on a fast scroll) */
@keyframes navDrop { from { transform: translateY(-110%); opacity: 0; } to { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 1; } }

.nav__inner {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px;
}

.nav__brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; }
.nav__mark img { width: 46px; height: auto; }
.nav__wm { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1; }
.nav__the {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .32em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue-200);
}
.nav__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: -.01em; }

.nav__links { position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 22px; transform: translateX(-50%); width: max-content; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 44px; white-space: nowrap; list-style: none; pointer-events: none; }
/* the list box must not eat clicks meant for the CTA/brand beside it — only the links are clickable.
   (In the single-row landscape/mobile nav the list spans the full width and would otherwise overlap them.) */
.nav__links a {
  position: relative; pointer-events: auto;
  font-size: 26px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(255,255,255,.4);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 7px;
  transition: color .25s var(--ease);
}
.nav__links a:hover { color: rgba(255,255,255,.75); }
.nav__links a.is-active { color: #fff; }
.nav__idx { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.28); letter-spacing: .05em; transition: color .25s var(--ease); }
.nav__links a.is-active .nav__idx { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
/* modern indicator bar that slides between sections */
.nav__indicator {
  position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -10px;
  width: 0; height: 2px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: #fff; opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(0);
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease), width .4s var(--ease), opacity .3s var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.nav__cta { padding: 16px 30px; font-size: 20px; }

/* ============================================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================================== */
.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: var(--pad);
  background: var(--bg-do); overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}
.hero__grid {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: var(--grid-cell) var(--grid-cell);
  background-position: var(--stage-grid-x, 0px) var(--hero-grid-y, 0);   /* JS aligns columns (x, to the stage grid) + rows (y) so the two grids stay continuous across the seam */
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 42%, #000 30%, transparent 78%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 42%, #000 30%, transparent 78%);
  opacity: .7;
}
.hero__ticks { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.hero__ticks .t {
  position: absolute; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--fg3); opacity: .65;
}
.t--tl { top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 18px); left: var(--pad); }
.t--tr { top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 18px); right: var(--pad); }
.t--bl { bottom: 24px; left: var(--pad); }
.t--br { bottom: 24px; right: var(--pad); }

/* hero-only quick nav — barless (no bar/background), static; sits at the top of the hero and
   scrolls away with it. Icon + label items, evenly aligned. Targets resolve via [data-jump]. */
.hero-nav {
  position: absolute; top: clamp(18px, 3.2vh, 34px); left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 3; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(22px, 5vw, 64px); white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-nav a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: clamp(13px, 1.05vw, 15px); font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .015em; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(13, 20, 31, .5);   /* soft shadow so the labels lift gently off the grid */
  transition: color .25s var(--ease);
}
.hero-nav a svg {
  width: 1.05em; height: 1.05em; stroke-width: 2;
  color: var(--accent-2); opacity: .9;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 10px rgba(13, 20, 31, .5));   /* matching soft shadow on the icons */
  transition: color .25s var(--ease), opacity .25s var(--ease), transform .25s var(--ease);
}
.hero-nav a:hover, .hero-nav a:focus-visible { color: #fff; }
.hero-nav a:hover svg, .hero-nav a:focus-visible svg { color: #fff; opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-1px); }

.hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 920px; }
.hero__logo { width: clamp(64px, 11vw, 100px); height: auto; margin: 0 auto 22px; display: block; }
.hero__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--t-kicker);
  letter-spacing: var(--ls-kicker); text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-2); margin-bottom: 26px;
  padding-left: var(--ls-kicker);   /* offset trailing letter-spacing so it optically centers */
}
.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 9vw, 5.9rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.022em;
  color: #fff; text-wrap: balance;
}
.hero__title .df-em { font-weight: 400; }
.hero__sub {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.35rem); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--fg2);
  max-width: 620px; margin: 22px auto 0; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.hero__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 38px; }

.hero__scroll {
  position: absolute; bottom: 26px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(calc(-50% + var(--scroll-shift, 0px)));
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 10px; z-index: 2;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--fg3);
}
.hero__scroll i { width: 1px; height: 46px; background: linear-gradient(var(--fg3), transparent); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero__scroll i::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -50%; left: 0; width: 1px; height: 50%;
  background: #fff; animation: scrollcue 2.1s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes scrollcue { 0% { transform: translateY(-100%); } 60%,100% { transform: translateY(420%); } }

/* ============================================================================
   PINNED STAGE
   ========================================================================== */
.stage { position: relative; background: var(--bg-do); }

.stage__pin { position: relative; }
.stage__bg, .stage__texture, .stage__hud { display: none; }

/* --- card content layout (shared by fallback + pinned) --- */
.card { position: relative; }
.card[data-section="do"]    { background: var(--bg-do); }
.card[data-section="build"] { background: var(--bg-build); }
.card[data-section="work"]  { background: var(--bg-do); }   /* match the animated stage bg (JS uses navy for "work"); the teal --bg-work only ever flashed on refresh before JS ran */

.card__ghost {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -54%);
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 23vw, 19rem); line-height: .8; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: #fff; opacity: .05; white-space: nowrap; pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.card__grid {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: min(var(--wrap), 100% - (var(--pad) * 2)); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
}
.card__body { max-width: 560px; }
.card__kicker { display: none !important; }   /* kicker labels removed — the title is the top of each step card */
.card__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.2vw, 3.5rem); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.018em;
  color: #fff; text-wrap: balance;
}
.card__desc {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.6vw, 1.2rem); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--fg2);
  margin-top: 18px; max-width: 48ch; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.card__list {
  list-style: none; margin-top: 26px; padding-left: 0;   /* flush-left with the title (drop the <ul> default indent) */
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px;   /* single column so every item stays on one line — two columns are too narrow at the capped layout width */
}
.card__list li { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--blue-100); line-height: 1.4; }
/* each bullet is a mask-reveal: the <li> is the hidden edge, its .msk__i inner (icon + text row)
   slides up from behind it. So the flex row lives on the inner, not the <li>. */
.card__list li .msk__i { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
.card__list li svg {            /* lucide renders <i data-lucide> into an <svg>; size it with the text */
  flex: 0 0 auto; width: 1.05em; height: 1.05em; margin-top: .2em;
  color: var(--accent-2); stroke-width: 2;
}
.card__list .df-em { color: #fff; }

/* step cards (How we work) */
.card__grid--step { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 60px); align-items: start; }
.card__index {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 11vw, 9rem); line-height: .9; color: #fff;
  opacity: .9; letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.card--step .card__title { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.6vw, 3rem); }
.card--step .card__body { max-width: 620px; padding-top: clamp(4px, 1.5vw, 22px); }

/* What we do — LOCKED PANELS (01 AI Video → 02 Websites): each panel locks in place and reveals its
   number / title / tagline + icons one by one. The two panels are stacked full-height; once 01 is done it
   stays put and the strip pans up (01 scrolls away, 02 scrolls in), then 02 reveals the same way. */
.has-anim .card.card--steps { padding: var(--nav-h) 0 0; }
.htl { --htl-dot: 56px; --htl-shift: 0px; position: relative; width: min(720px, 100% - (var(--pad) * 2)); margin-inline: auto; height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-h)); overflow: hidden; transform: translateX(var(--htl-shift)); }   /* shift nudges the timeline line onto the nearest background grid column */
.htl__track { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; will-change: transform; }   /* two full-height panels stacked; the timeline pans from one to the next */
.htl__seg { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(18px, 2.6vh, 30px); padding: clamp(24px, 6vh, 64px) 0 0 34px; }   /* sized to its content so the pan = one panel's height; left inset keeps the dots' glow inside the clip */

/* segment label — number beside the title+tagline column, vertically centred between them */
.htl__head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(10px, 1.4vw, 18px); padding-left: calc(var(--htl-dot) + clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px)); }   /* clear of the line + dots */
.htl__titlecol { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.htl__num { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--accent-2); }
.htl__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.02em; color: #fff; }
.htl__tag { margin-top: clamp(-4px, -0.4vh, -2px); font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.4rem); color: var(--blue-200); }   /* tuck up close under the title */

/* icon-nodes stacked down the vertical line; dot on the line, description to its right */
.htl__nodes { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(14px, 2.2vh, 28px); }
.htl__line { position: absolute; left: calc(var(--htl-dot) / 2 - 1px); top: calc(var(--htl-dot) / 2); bottom: calc(var(--htl-dot) / 2); width: 2px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.16); transform-origin: top; }
.htl__node { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 28px); }
.htl__dot { position: relative; z-index: 1; flex: none; width: var(--htl-dot); height: var(--htl-dot); border-radius: 50%; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #0d141f; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(159,177,205,.14); }
.htl__dot svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; color: var(--accent-2); stroke-width: 2; }
.htl__desc { font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.12rem); color: var(--blue-100); line-height: 1.4; }

/* fallback (no JS / reduced-motion): can't lock + swap — stack the two panels and let the section flow */
html:not(.has-anim) .htl, .has-anim.reduced .htl { height: auto; overflow: visible; }
html:not(.has-anim) .htl__track, .has-anim.reduced .htl__track { position: static; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(48px, 9vh, 96px); padding-block: 0; }
html:not(.has-anim) .htl__seg, .has-anim.reduced .htl__seg { height: auto; padding-top: 0; }

/* ===== How we work — VERTICAL STEPPER: centre line, steps alternating L/R, and a glowing
   scroll-progress head that draws the line downward and lights each node as it passes ===== */
.has-anim .card.card--flow { margin-top: 62vh; padding: var(--nav-h) 0 0; }   /* breathing gap after 02 scrolls out, before How we work — all screens */
.flow { --flow-pad: clamp(16px, 4.5vh, 52px); --flow-shift: 0px; position: relative; width: min(1060px, 100% - (var(--pad) * 2)); margin-inline: auto; height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-h)); overflow: hidden; padding-block: var(--flow-pad); transform: translateX(var(--flow-shift)); }   /* shift nudges the centre line onto a background grid column */
/* centre line — faint base + the bright fill that draws downward, with the glowing head at its front.
   Spans the first node → last node (no empty tails sticking out past the steps). */
.flow__line { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: calc(12.5% + var(--flow-pad) * 0.75); bottom: calc(12.5% + var(--flow-pad) * 0.75); width: 2px; transform: translateX(-50%); background: rgba(255,255,255,.13); border-radius: 2px; z-index: 0; }
.flow__fill { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; border-radius: 2px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(118,143,181,.35), #dfe9fb); box-shadow: 0 0 9px rgba(118,143,181,.55); }
.flow__glow { position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 0; width: 15px; height: 15px; transform: translate(-50%, 50%); border-radius: 50%; background: #eef4ff; box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px rgba(224,236,255,.9), 0 0 22px 7px rgba(170,205,255,.7), 0 0 44px 16px rgba(110,150,230,.35); }
/* steps fill the height; each band centres a node on the line + a card to one side */
.flow__steps { position: relative; z-index: 1; height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.flow__step { position: relative; flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.flow__step--left { justify-content: flex-start; }
.flow__step--right { justify-content: flex-end; }
.flow__card { width: min(46%, 440px); }
.flow__step--left .flow__card { padding-right: clamp(26px, 4vw, 52px); text-align: right; }
.flow__step--right .flow__card { padding-left: clamp(26px, 4vw, 52px); text-align: left; }
.flow__node { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); width: 15px; height: 15px; border-radius: 50%; background: #2A3C56; border: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28); z-index: 2; }   /* blue interior; the opaque dot itself masks the line */
.flow__eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 9px; }
.flow__step--left .flow__eyebrow { justify-content: flex-end; }
.flow__step--right .flow__eyebrow { justify-content: flex-start; }
.flow__idx { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(.8rem, 1vw, .98rem); letter-spacing: .04em; color: #a9c4ea; }   /* number sits inline, next to the kicker: "01 BRIEF" */
.flow__kicker { font-family: var(--font-mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .16em; font-size: .72rem; color: var(--blue-300); }
.flow__title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; }
.flow__desc { font-size: clamp(.82rem, .95vw, .98rem); line-height: 1.42; color: var(--blue-100); margin-top: 8px; }
/* phone: single column — line on the left, every card to its right */
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .flow { transform: translateX(var(--flow-shift, 0px)); height: auto; overflow: visible; --flow-pad: 0px; }   /* phone: scrolls tall; --flow-shift nudges the line onto the (cue-centred) grid */
  .has-anim .card.card--flow { height: auto; min-height: 0; padding: clamp(24px, 6vh, 48px) 0 clamp(40px, 10vh, 80px); }
  .flow__step { min-height: 52vh; }   /* taller bands → longer line → the draw takes longer to scroll through */
  .flow__line { left: 20px; transform: none; }
  .flow__fill { left: 0; }
  .flow__step, .flow__step--left, .flow__step--right { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .flow__card { width: auto; max-width: calc(var(--client-width, 100vw) - 78px - var(--flow-shift, 0px)); margin-left: 44px; padding: 0 !important; text-align: left !important; }   /* keep the text inside the viewport, scaling with the line's shift */
  .flow__step--left .flow__eyebrow, .flow__step--right .flow__eyebrow { justify-content: flex-start; }   /* number + kicker left-aligned, like the title */
  .flow__node { left: 20px; }
}
/* fallback (no JS / reduced-motion): show the full line + all steps, let the section flow */
html:not(.has-anim) .flow, .has-anim.reduced .flow { height: auto; overflow: visible; }
html:not(.has-anim) .flow__fill, .has-anim.reduced .flow__fill { height: 100%; }
html:not(.has-anim) .flow__glow, .has-anim.reduced .flow__glow { display: none; }

/* What we build — opener statement slide */
.statement__title {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; margin-inline: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 5.5rem); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.022em;
  max-width: 18ch; text-wrap: balance;
}
/* typewriter reveal (the untyped tail is transparent so the centered line never reflows) */
.js-type .tw-off { opacity: 0; }
.js-type .tw-caret {
  display: inline-block; width: .06em; height: .9em; background: currentColor;
  margin: 0 .04em; vertical-align: -.08em; border-radius: 1px;
  animation: tw-blink 1.05s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes tw-blink { 0%, 50% { opacity: 1; } 50.01%, 100% { opacity: 0; } }

/* What we build — phone-over-desktop device showcase */
.showcase { position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 520px; margin-inline: auto; }
.showcase .frame--browser { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; }
.showcase .dev-rv--browser { width: 100%; }
.showcase .dev-rv--phone {           /* the reveal wrapper carries the phone's position; gsap slides it, the frame floats inside */
  position: absolute; right: -4%; bottom: -15%; z-index: 3;
  width: 27%; min-width: 92px;
}
.showcase .frame--phone {
  width: 100%; padding: 6px; border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.showcase .frame--phone .frame__screen { border-radius: 16px; }

/* secondary flanking devices — mirror the primary motif on the opposite corner.
   AI Videos: a 2nd phone on the LEFT; Websites: a 2nd, smaller browser on the LEFT. */
.showcase .dev-rv--phone-left { right: auto; left: -4%; }
.showcase .dev-rv--tablet {     /* landscape tablet hung off the bottom-left, behind the phone */
  position: absolute; left: -5%; bottom: -8%; z-index: 2;
  width: 46%; min-width: 150px;
}

/* --- bring the placeholders to life (auto-disabled when real media is dropped in) --- */
/* In the animated stage each device is a MASK REVEAL: the wrapper clips (overflow) and carries the
   float + shadow, while the frame slides up from behind the wrapper's edge. The float moves mask and
   frame together, so the device is full size (never cut) at rest — only the slide-in is clipped. */
.has-anim .dev-rv { overflow: hidden; }
.has-anim .showcase .dev-rv--browser { animation: scFloatA 7s ease-in-out infinite; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.32); }
.has-anim .showcase .dev-rv--phone   { animation: scFloatB 5.5s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: -2.4s; border-radius: 22px; box-shadow: 0 26px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.has-anim .showcase .dev-rv--phone-left { animation-delay: -0.8s; }   /* offset phase so the two phones don't bob in lockstep */
.has-anim .showcase .dev-rv--tablet  { animation: scFloatA 6.5s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: -3.2s; border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: 0 22px 54px rgba(0,0,0,.34); }
.has-anim .showcase .frame--browser, .has-anim .showcase .frame--phone { box-shadow: none; }
@keyframes scFloatA { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-5px); } 50% { transform: translateY(7px); } }
@keyframes scFloatB { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(9px) rotate(.5deg); } 50% { transform: translateY(-11px) rotate(-.4deg); } }

/* soft light sweep across each screen */
.showcase .frame__screen::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255,255,255,.07) 50%, transparent 60%);
  transform: translateX(-140%);
}
.has-anim .showcase .frame__screen::after { animation: scSweep 4.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
.showcase .frame--phone .frame__screen::after { animation-delay: 1.6s; }
@keyframes scSweep { 0%, 18% { transform: translateX(-140%); } 60%, 100% { transform: translateX(140%); } }

/* a "now playing / loading" scrubber that fills along the bottom */
.showcase .frame__screen::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; height: 3px; width: 100%; z-index: 2;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.45); transform-origin: left; transform: scaleX(0);
}
.has-anim .showcase .frame__screen::before { animation: scPlay 5.2s ease-in-out infinite; }
.showcase .frame--phone .frame__screen::before { animation-delay: -2.6s; }
@keyframes scPlay { 0% { transform: scaleX(0); opacity: 1; } 68% { transform: scaleX(1); opacity: 1; } 82%, 100% { transform: scaleX(1); opacity: 0; } }

/* keep the play badge crisp above the sweep */
.showcase .slot__tag { position: relative; z-index: 3; }

/* real media takes over from the placeholder animation */
.frame__screen:has(video), .frame__screen:has(img) { animation: none; }
.frame__screen:has(video)::before, .frame__screen:has(img)::before,
.frame__screen:has(video)::after,  .frame__screen:has(img)::after { content: none; }
/* class fallback (JS tags screens that hold real media): some browsers don't re-invalidate
   :has() for ::before/::after content, so the scrubber bar + light sweep can linger over the
   video. This guarantees they're removed. */
.frame__screen.has-media { animation: none; }
.frame__screen.has-media::before, .frame__screen.has-media::after { display: none; content: none; }
.frame__screen.has-media .slot__tag { display: none; }

/* ============================================================================
   What we build — case-study composition (giant wordmark · big centered object ·
   bold title + badge bottom-left · description bottom-right)
   ========================================================================== */
.has-anim .card.card--case,
.has-anim .card.card--statement,
.has-anim .card.card--next { padding: 0; }     /* full-bleed; layers placed absolutely */

.case__word {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 20vw, 18rem); line-height: .8; color: #fff; opacity: .07;
}
.card--case .case__word { top: 35%; }          /* sits in the upper band, behind the object */
.card--case .case__word { display: none; }      /* wordmark removed on the CASE cards only — the statement keeps its "Range" ghost; 03 keeps .card__ghost */
/* Statement "Range" backdrop: centre via inset:0 + margin:auto (NOT a transform), so it sits exactly
   behind the title on every screen and GSAP's drift (translateY) can't knock it off-centre. */
.card--statement .case__word {
  top: auto; left: auto; inset: 0; margin: auto;
  width: max-content; height: max-content; transform: none;
}

.case__object {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; z-index: 1;
  /* centred at 47% — but never let the device poke behind the nav on short desktop
     heights (821–940px, e.g. 1536×864): the object is 620px wide => ~426px tall
     (213px half), so floor its centre at nav + 32px clearance + 213px. The max()
     only binds when the screen is short; tall screens keep the 47% look. */
  top: max(47%, calc(var(--nav-h) + 245px));
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: min(620px, 80vw);
}
.case__object .showcase { max-width: none; width: 100%; margin: 0; }

/* foot = small 2-col grid: title top-left, desc top-right (bottom-aligned with the
   title), and the optional "See more" link in row 2 UNDER the title, left-aligned.
   On phones it collapses to one left-aligned column: title → desc → See more. */
.case__foot {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: clamp(38px, 7vh, 88px); z-index: 2;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; column-gap: 40px; row-gap: 14px;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 0 calc(var(--pad) + 60px) 0 var(--pad);   /* extra right gap so the desc clears the back-to-top button in the corner */
}
.case__title {
  grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5.4vw, 4.8rem); line-height: .92; letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.case__desc {
  grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; justify-self: end; align-self: end;
  max-width: 34ch; text-align: right; color: var(--blue-100);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.22rem); line-height: 1.5;
}
.case__desc-br { display: none; }   /* the forced break only kicks in on phones (re-enabled below) */
/* AI Videos: the desc's CENTER sits on the divider line between the title and the
   See-more link — bottom anchored to the title's baseline, then dropped half its
   own height so the line bisects it. */
.case__foot--linked .case__desc { grid-row: 1; align-self: end; transform: translateY(50%); }
.case__more {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; justify-self: start;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35); padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition: color .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease);
}
.case__more::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -12px 0; }   /* taller tap target; keeps the underline tight to the text */
.case__more:hover { border-color: #fff; }
.case__more .arrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); transition: transform .2s var(--ease); }
.case__more:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* What we build — "Your project here" finale card */
.next-card {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: min(460px, 100% - var(--pad) * 2);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
  border-radius: 18px; padding: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 52px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(159,177,205,.12), 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.20);   /* same soft glow as the offering cards */
}
.next-card__kicker { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue-200); }
.next-card__title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.2vw, 3.3rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.02em; color: #fff; margin-top: 14px; }
.next-card__title .df-em { font-style: italic; color: #fff; }
.next-card__desc { color: var(--fg2); margin-top: 14px; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.15rem); }
.next-card .btn { margin-top: 26px; }
/* this CTA is the one button GSAP scrub-animates on scroll (translateY, the `lifts` target).
   The base .btn `transition: transform .12s` would chase that per-frame scrub with a 120ms ease
   and stutter on mobile — so drop the transform transition here (keep hover's bg/colour easing)
   and give it its own compositor layer for a smooth scrub. */
.has-anim .next-card .btn {
  transition: background .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease), color .2s var(--ease);
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

/* --- device frames (the swappable "hero objects") --- */
.card__media { display: grid; place-items: center; }
.frame { position: relative; width: 100%; }
.frame__screen {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #16202E;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.10) 1.3px, transparent 1.3px);
  background-size: 16px 16px;
}
.frame__screen > video, .frame__screen > img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.frame__screen:has(video) .slot__tag,
.frame__screen:has(img)   .slot__tag { display: none; }
.slot__tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue-200); padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  border-radius: var(--r-pill); background: rgba(0,0,0,.18);
}
.slot__tag svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; }

/* browser */
.frame--browser { max-width: 560px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.32); }
.frame--browser .frame__bar {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; height: 38px; padding: 0 14px;
  background: #0F1825; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.frame--browser .frame__bar i { width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.frame--browser .frame__url {
  margin-left: 12px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; color: var(--fg3);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.05); padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: var(--r-pill);
}
.frame--browser .frame__screen { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }

/* phone */
.frame--phone {
  max-width: 232px; padding: 9px; background: #0E1722; border-radius: 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.36);
}
.frame--phone .frame__screen { aspect-ratio: 9 / 19.3; border-radius: 22px; }

/* tablet (landscape) */
.frame--tablet {
  padding: 10px; background: #0E1722; border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.34);
}
.frame--tablet .frame__screen { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; border-radius: 9px; }

/* ============================================================================
   PINNED TAKEOVER MODE (added by JS) — each card pins full-screen; its content
   rises in, holds, then drifts up and out. The bg color swaps per section.
   ========================================================================== */
.has-anim .stage__pin { position: relative; }

/* single tall color layer behind every card — JS animates its background-color */
.has-anim .stage__bg {
  display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: var(--bg-do);
  will-change: background-color;
}
/* uniform faint grid across the whole stage (no radial vignette — it would
   centre on the tall element rather than the viewport) */
.has-anim .stage__texture {
  display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: var(--grid-cell) var(--grid-cell);       /* matches the hero grid so columns line up across the seam */
  background-position-x: var(--stage-grid-x, 0px);   /* JS nudges columns sideways so one lands under the timeline line */
  background-position-y: var(--stage-grid-y, 0px);   /* JS nudges rows down so a horizontal line lands on the bottom (testimonials) seam */
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--texture);           /* the last line, exactly on the seam — this is the testimonials' top divider */
  opacity: .4;
}
/* cards now flow as a vertical sequence of full-screen sections; each self-pins */
.has-anim .stage__cards { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.has-anim .card {
  position: relative; min-height: 100svh; height: 100svh;
  background: transparent !important;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  padding: var(--nav-h) 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;                 /* content clips as it exits past the edges */
}
/* stacked (spacer-less) cards + ScrollTrigger's pin-spacer overlap each other, so the whole
   card stack passes clicks through; only the active card's interactive controls re-enable them */
.has-anim .stage__cards, .has-anim .stage__cards .pin-spacer { pointer-events: none; }
.has-anim .stage__cards a, .has-anim .stage__cards button, .has-anim .stage__cards .btn { pointer-events: auto; }
.has-anim .card__grid { align-content: center; }
.has-anim .card__media, .has-anim .card__index, .has-anim .card__ghost,
.has-anim .case__word, .has-anim .case__object, .has-anim .dev-rv { will-change: transform, opacity; }

/* Mask / clip reveal — listed lines emerge from behind a hidden edge.
   Clips only inside the animated stage; mobile / reduced-motion show them at rest. */
.msk__i { display: block; }
.has-anim .msk { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.has-anim .msk__i { will-change: transform, opacity; }

/* HUD progress indicator (bottom-right) — fixed during the stage, toggled by JS */
.has-anim .stage__hud {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  position: fixed; right: var(--pad); bottom: 30px; z-index: 50;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue-200);
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .35s var(--ease);
}
.has-anim .stage__hud.is-visible { opacity: 1; }
.stage__hud-sec { opacity: .8; }
.stage__hud-idx b { color: #fff; }

/* ============================================================================
   TESTIMONIALS — Kind words (auto-rotating, word-illuminated carousel)
   ========================================================================== */
.quotes { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--blue-950); color: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.05); }   /* the stage grid's own last line (set by alignGrids to land on this seam) is the top divider, so no border-top here */
/* Faint 64px square grid (Start-a-project section). JS (alignGrids) sets --grid-y so
   its rows continue the hero/stage lattice. Kind words + footer stay plain color. */
.grid-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .55;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--texture) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: var(--grid-cell) var(--grid-cell);
  background-position: 0 var(--grid-y, 0);
}
.quotes__fig {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 56rem;
  min-height: 78vh; padding: clamp(96px, 16vh, 160px) var(--pad);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center;
}
.quotes__kicker { display: block; }
.quotes__stage {
  position: relative; display: grid; width: 100%; margin-top: 28px;
  min-height: clamp(220px, 34vh, 340px); align-items: center; justify-items: center;
}
.quote {
  grid-area: 1 / 1; margin: 0; max-width: 60rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.625rem, 3.8vw, 2.875rem); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.015em;
  color: #fff; text-wrap: balance;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity .4s var(--ease), visibility .4s;
}
.quote.is-active { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.quote em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
.qw { opacity: 1; }                                 /* words REST fully visible — JS only dips them briefly for the relight effect, so nothing can ever be left dim */
.qw.df-em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; }
.qw--note {
  display: inline-block; margin-left: .1em; font-size: .42em; letter-spacing: normal;
  vertical-align: middle; opacity: .5; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;
}
.quotes__bars { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 48px; }
.quotes__bar {
  position: relative; width: 32px; height: 3px; padding: 0; border: 0; cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.15); transition: background .2s var(--ease);
}
.quotes__bar:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.quotes__bar::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -21px -8px; }   /* invisible ~45px tap target; the visible 3px bar and the layout are unchanged */
.quotes__fill {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
}
@keyframes tw-progress { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }

/* ============================================================================
   START A PROJECT — brand-blue conversion block
   ========================================================================== */
.cta {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--blue-900); color: #fff; text-align: center;
}
.cta__inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 56rem; min-height: 80vh;
  padding: clamp(112px, 18vh, 200px) var(--pad);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.cta .eyebrow { display: block; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.cta__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  /* one line on every screen above phones: nowrap + a vw size that keeps the full
     sentence (~10.6em wide) inside the viewport at any width (7vw → ~74vw of text).
     NOTE: no `text-wrap: balance` here — it's a shorthand for text-wrap-mode and
     silently resets white-space's nowrap back to wrap. */
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.022em;
  color: #fff; margin-top: 24px;
}
.cta__title .df-em { font-weight: 400; }
.cta__sub {
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: clamp(1.0625rem, 2vw, 1.3125rem); line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--blue-100); margin: 24px auto 0; max-width: 46ch; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.cta__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 40px; }

/* ============================================================================
   FOOTER — deep navy close
   ========================================================================== */
.footer { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--blue-950); color: var(--blue-200); padding: clamp(64px, 10vh, 96px) 0 36px; }
.footer__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.footer__top { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; padding-bottom: 44px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.footer__brand { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.footer__lock { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.footer__mark img { width: clamp(40px, 8vw, 54px); }
.footer__id { display: grid; line-height: 1; }
.footer__id .nav__the { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); }
.footer__name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(20px, 3.2vw, 27px); color: #fff; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin-top: 3px; white-space: nowrap; }
.footer__tag { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: clamp(1.0625rem, 2vw, 1.18rem); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--blue-100); max-width: 34ch; }
.footer__cta { align-self: flex-start; }

.footer__cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; padding: 48px 0; }
.footer__h { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue-400); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.footer__col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer__col a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; max-width: 100%;
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--blue-200); transition: color .2s var(--ease);
}
.footer__col a > span:last-child { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.footer__col a:hover > span:last-child { text-decoration: underline; }
.footer__col a:hover { color: #fff; }
.footer__ic { flex: none; display: flex; color: var(--blue-300); transition: color .2s var(--ease); }
.footer__col a:hover .footer__ic { color: #fff; }

.footer__base {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue-300);
}
.footer__est { letter-spacing: .28em; color: var(--blue-200); }

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .footer__top { flex-direction: row; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; }
  .footer__cta { align-self: auto; }
  .footer__cols { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}

/* Below the 3-column threshold, stack the baseline (copyright + Est.) left-aligned instead of a
   right-anchored row — otherwise the fixed back-to-top button overlaps "Est. 2026" at the bottom
   of the scroll in the 561-767px band. */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .footer__base { flex-direction: column-reverse; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
}

/* ============================================================================
   BACK TO TOP — fixed round button, bottom-right; appears past the first screen
   ========================================================================== */
.backtop {
  position: fixed; right: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px); bottom: 24px; z-index: 55;
  width: 48px; height: 48px; padding: 0; border: 0; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--blue-700); color: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-3), inset 0 0 0 1.5px rgba(255,255,255,.6);   /* stronger, clearly-read outline ring */
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity .3s var(--ease), transform .3s var(--ease),
              background .2s var(--ease), bottom .3s var(--ease);
}
.backtop.is-visible { opacity: .82; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }   /* one steady active state — slightly less dominant, always clickable */
.backtop.is-visible:hover, .backtop.is-visible:focus-visible { opacity: 1; }   /* reaching for it brings it full */
.backtop:hover { background: var(--blue-800); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.backtop:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--blue-300); outline-offset: 2px; }
.backtop.is-raised { bottom: 76px; }   /* lifted clear of the stage HUD counter while the pinned story runs */

/* ============================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================================== */
/* Tablet layout — any screen ≤900px, PLUS touch tablets up to 1024px wide (this catches the iPad Pro 12.9"
   in PORTRAIT, which is 1024 wide and was otherwise falling through to the desktop layout). Desktops/laptops
   use a fine pointer so they stay desktop; iPad Pro in landscape (1366) gets desktop, like every iPad does. */
@media (max-width: 1024px) and (pointer: coarse), (max-width: 900px) {
  /* the takeover now runs here too — keep the desktop nav, just compact it into two rows
     (brand + CTA on top, the section links centred below), no burger */
  :root { --nav-h: 130px; }
  .nav__inner { align-items: flex-start; padding: 18px var(--pad) 0; gap: 12px; }   /* logo + CTA a touch lower from the top */
  .nav.is-visible { animation: navDrop .5s var(--ease) backwards; }                  /* clear drop-in on appear; `backwards` (not `both`) so the end-state fill doesn't swallow the .nav slide-up+fade exit transition */
  .nav__links, .nav__cta { display: flex; }
  .nav__mark img { width: 30px; }
  .nav__the { font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .26em; }
  .nav__name { font-size: 19px; }
  /* section links: a TRULY centred group (full-width row, items centred) lowered toward the bar's bottom */
  .nav__links { left: 0; right: 0; transform: none; width: auto; max-width: none;
                justify-content: center; padding: 0 var(--pad); bottom: 18px;
                gap: clamp(18px, 4.6vw, 32px); }   /* a bit more space between the section links */
  .nav__links a { font-size: clamp(11.5px, 3.1vw, 15px); }
  .nav__idx { font-size: 9px; }
  .nav__cta { padding: 7px 13px; font-size: 11px; }   /* smaller CTA */

  .card__grid, .card__grid--step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }

  /* 02 (tablet + phone): background wordmark gone — lift the case / statement / next content so it isn't bottom-heavy */
  .card--case .case__object { top: 40%; }
  .card--case .case__foot { bottom: clamp(74px, 13vh, 120px); padding-right: calc(var(--pad) + 40px); }   /* iPads: trim the button-clearance gap so the desc sits a bit further right (still clears the back-to-top) */
  .has-anim .card.card--next { padding: var(--nav-h) 0 60px; }   /* statement reverts to centred so its restored "Range" ghost sits behind the title */

  .card__media { order: -1; }                 /* media on top when stacked */
  .card--step .card__grid--step { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; }
  .frame--phone { max-width: 188px; }
  .frame--browser { max-width: 100%; }
  .card__list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  /* 01 timeline: narrower centred block on iPad/tablet so the line + dots sit more towards the middle */
  .htl { width: min(470px, 100% - (var(--pad) * 2)); }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .cta__title { white-space: normal; text-wrap: balance; font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 9vw, 5.5rem); }   /* phones: let the headline wrap at its original scale */
  .hero__ticks { display: none; }
  .card--step .card__grid--step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  /* phones: cap the device cluster so a WIDE phone (e.g. iPhone 15 Pro Max, 430px) renders the
     showcase at the same size as a ~385px phone. Without this, the browser grows with 80vw while
     the flanking phones stay pinned at their min-width, so wide phones look oversized/unbalanced. */
  /* Natural size on phones; the height term only trims the device on very short phones (≲720svh) as a
     safety so it never collides with the nav — it does NOT bind on normal phones (iPhone, etc.). */
  .case__object { width: min(310px, 80vw, calc((100svh - 40px) * 0.46)); }

  /* page counter (HUD) — smaller so it doesn't feel oversized on a phone */
  .has-anim .stage__hud { font-size: 9px; gap: 7px; bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: .1em; }

  /* back-to-top: a touch smaller on phones so it doesn't dominate the corner */
  .backtop { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
  .backtop svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
  /* the HUD is tiny on phones (bottom 16px), so the raised state doesn't need the
     full desktop lift — sit it just above the counter in the 01/02/03 sections instead of high up */
  .backtop.is-raised { bottom: 44px; }

  /* phone: same vertical timeline, smaller dots (line + indent track --htl-dot) */
  .htl { --htl-dot: 48px; }
  .htl__name { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 9vw, 2.6rem); }
  .htl__desc { font-size: clamp(.9rem, 3.6vw, 1.05rem); max-width: calc(var(--client-width, 100vw) - 131px - var(--htl-shift, 0px)); }   /* wrap inside the viewport, scaling with the timeline's shift */

  /* 02 case: one left-aligned column on phones — title → description → See more */
  /* .card--case specificity so this beats the iPad rule (.card--case .case__foot) above. On SHORT phones
     (iPhone in Safari ≈745svh) the foot drops toward the bottom to open the device→title gap; tall phones
     keep the same position. svh-based (stable) → no jump when Safari's toolbar hides/shows. */
  .card--case .case__foot { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: start; row-gap: 12px; padding: 0 var(--pad); bottom: clamp(40px, calc(13svh - clamp(0px, (840px - 100svh) * 0.55, 70px)), 120px); }
  .case__desc { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; justify-self: start; text-align: left; max-width: 40ch; }
  .case__desc-br { display: inline; }   /* phones: two-line break — "Responsive animated websites that stay sharp" / "from phone to desktop." */
  .case__foot--linked .case__desc { grid-row: 2; align-self: start; transform: none; }   /* undo the desktop centre-offset when stacked */
  .case__more { grid-row: 3; }
}

/* On short/again pinned screens, keep card content from overflowing */
@media (max-height: 720px) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .has-anim .card__title { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); }
  .has-anim .card__list { margin-top: 16px; }
  .has-anim .card__desc { margin-top: 12px; }
}

/* ── Landscape, short height (width > height, ≤820px tall) ───────────────────────────
   01 & 02 are built for tall portrait screens; in landscape the HEIGHT is the constraint.
   Use the wide arrangement (duo side-by-side) and scale the device + cards by height so
   nothing hides behind the nav. Tall landscape (e.g. iPad Pro 1366×1024, >820px) keeps the
   normal desktop layout, which already fits. */
@media (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 820px) {
  /* a compact single-row nav (self-contained, so it works whether the base was desktop or tablet) */
  :root { --nav-h: clamp(72px, 15vh, 104px); }
  .nav__inner { align-items: center; padding: 0 var(--pad); }
  .nav__links, .nav__cta { display: flex; }
  .nav__mark img { width: 28px; }
  .nav__the { font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .26em; }
  .nav__name { font-size: 17px; }
  .nav__links { left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; bottom: auto; transform: translateY(-50%);
                width: auto; max-width: none; justify-content: center; padding: 0 var(--pad);
                gap: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 34px); }
  .nav__links a { font-size: clamp(12px, 1.6vh, 15px); }
  .nav__idx { font-size: 9px; }
  .nav__cta { padding: 7px 14px; font-size: 12px; }

  /* 01 — timeline scaled to the short height (dots + gaps too, so all 6 icons fit without the last clipping).
     The vh maxes are capped at their 600px-height values, so every short-landscape display 600px and taller
     (Nest Hub 600 ↔ Nest Hub Max 800) renders the timeline identically; only sub-600 landscape phones scale down. */
  .has-anim .card.card--steps { padding: var(--nav-h) var(--pad) 0; }
  .htl { --htl-dot: clamp(38px, 8vh, 48px); }
  /* fill the panel and centre the timeline vertically, so a taller short-landscape screen (Nest Hub Max 800)
     shows the same centred block as the shorter one (Nest Hub 600) instead of a top-anchored block with a big
     blank strip below it. The JS pan reads each panel's offsetHeight, so a full-height panel pans cleanly. */
  .htl__seg { gap: clamp(8px, 1.9vh, 11px); padding-top: 0; min-height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-h)); justify-content: center; }
  .htl__name { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 7vh, 2.625rem); }
  .htl__tag { font-size: .9rem; margin-top: 2px; }
  .htl__desc { font-size: .82rem; }
  .htl__dot svg { width: clamp(18px, 3.4vh, 20px); height: clamp(18px, 3.4vh, 20px); }

  /* 02 — BIGGER device, sized to the available height (viewport − nav − foot/HUD) so it scales correctly
     across landscape heights and the overhanging phone always clears the title/desc */
  /* reserve more height for the foot + sit the device a touch higher so the overhanging phone keeps
     a clear gap above the title/description (it was grazing the text on shorter landscape screens) */
  .card--case .case__object { width: min(720px, 80vw, calc((100svh - var(--nav-h) - 150px) * 0.95)); top: calc(37% + (var(--nav-h) / 2)); }
  .case__foot { bottom: clamp(22px, 5vh, 44px); row-gap: clamp(4px, 1vh, 8px); }   /* compact, lifted above the HUD; tighter title↔See-more */
  .case__title { white-space: nowrap; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3.8vh, 2.3rem); line-height: 1; }   /* one line → shorter foot → room for the device */
  .case__desc { font-size: clamp(.76rem, 1.4vh, .98rem); max-width: 38ch; }
  /* HUD tucked into the corner below the foot */
  .has-anim .stage__hud { bottom: clamp(8px, 1.6vh, 14px); font-size: 8px; gap: 6px; }

  /* hero — scale to the short height so the title / CTAs / scroll cue don't overflow */
  .hero__logo { width: clamp(44px, 9vh, 72px); margin-bottom: clamp(8px, 2vh, 18px); }
  .hero__kicker { margin-bottom: clamp(8px, 2vh, 22px); }
  .hero__title { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8.5vh, 4.6rem); }
  .hero__sub { font-size: clamp(.9rem, 2.6vh, 1.25rem); margin-top: clamp(8px, 2vh, 20px); }
  .hero__actions { margin-top: clamp(14px, 3.4vh, 34px); }
  .hero__scroll { bottom: clamp(8px, 2vh, 20px); gap: 5px; font-size: 9px; }   /* compact scroll cue (kept, with its swipe animation) */
  .hero__scroll i { height: clamp(16px, 5vh, 34px); }
}

/* Very short landscape (phones rotated, ≤480px tall): size the device to the available HEIGHT so it
   fills the stage like other screens instead of shrinking to a tiny block (the old 36vh cap). */
@media (orientation: landscape) and (max-height: 480px) {
  /* sized to the available height AND sat higher; the flanking devices also overhang LESS here so
     they keep clear of the title/description (they were dipping onto the text on these tiny screens) */
  .card--case .case__object { width: min(340px, 78vw, calc((100svh - var(--nav-h) - 108px) * 1.0)); top: calc(33% + (var(--nav-h) / 2)); }
  .showcase .dev-rv--phone  { bottom: -2%; }
  .showcase .dev-rv--tablet { bottom: -1%; }
  .case__title { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 4.6vh, 1.9rem); }
  .case__desc { font-size: clamp(.72rem, 2.2vh, .95rem); max-width: 34ch; }
  .case__foot { bottom: clamp(12px, 3.4vh, 24px); row-gap: 4px; }
  .has-anim .stage__hud { bottom: clamp(6px, 1.4vh, 12px); }
}

/* ============================================================================
   TOUCH DEVICES — give the small inline text links a comfortable tap height.
   Nav links use padding + matching negative margin so the hit area grows to ~44px
   without shifting the carefully-tuned nav layout; footer links just gain a little
   row padding (extra separation is welcome there).
   ========================================================================== */
@media (pointer: coarse) {
  .nav__links a { padding: 11px 0; margin: -11px 0; }
  .footer__col a { padding-block: 6px; }
}

/* ============================================================================
   REDUCED MOTION — drop pin/scrub, show everything plainly
   ========================================================================== */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .hero__scroll i::after { animation: none; }
}
.has-anim.reduced .card { position: relative; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }

/* spacing for fallback (non-pinned) cards so they read as full sections */
html:not(.has-anim) .card,
.has-anim.reduced .card { min-height: 86vh; display: grid; align-items: center; padding: clamp(80px,12vh,120px) 0; }