:root {
  --bg: #0b0d10;
  --panel: #14171c;
  --panel-2: #1a1e25;
  --text: #f4f4f2;
  --muted: #9ea4ae;
  --line: #262b33;
  --blue: #2864ff;
  --max: 1180px;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

.shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 48px), var(--max));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.nav-wrap {
  min-height: 78px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 32px;
}

.brand {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
}

.brand span {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 28px;
}

.nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  transition: color 160ms ease;
}

.nav a:hover {
  color: var(--text);
}

.hero {
  padding-top: 84px;
}

.eyebrow,
.section-label,
.project-tag {
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7.9rem);
  line-height: 0.88;
  letter-spacing: -0.07em;
  max-width: 1050px;
}

.hero h1 span {
  display: block;
  color: #7f858e;
}

.hero-meta {
  margin: 34px 0 42px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 48px;
}

.hero-meta p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 560px;
}

.reel-jump {
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.reel-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: #000;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.reel-frame iframe {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 0;
}

.reel-note {
  position: absolute;
  right: 16px;
  bottom: 14px;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.82);
  color: #d6d8dc;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.work {
  padding: 96px 0;
}

.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.section-heading h2,
.section-heading p {
  margin: 0;
}

.section-heading h2 {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.section-heading p {
  color: #717782;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.project-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
}

.project {
  min-height: 220px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.03), transparent),
    var(--panel);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease;
}

.project:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: #445067;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(40,100,255,0.12), transparent),
    var(--panel-2);
}

.project-feature {
  min-height: 456px;
  grid-row: span 2;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 65% 20%, rgba(40,100,255,0.28), transparent 36%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, #11151c, #0b1530);
}

.project-tag {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 22px;
}

.project h3 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.project p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.about {
  padding: 78px 0 100px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 2fr;
  gap: 70px;
}

.about-copy {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.about-copy span {
  color: #858b95;
}

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

.footer-wrap {
  min-height: 250px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;
}

.footer-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.accent-rule {
  width: 42px;
  height: 4px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  background: var(--blue);
}

.footer a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.footer a:hover {
  color: var(--text);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .shell {
    width: min(calc(100% - 32px), var(--max));
  }

  .nav-wrap {
    min-height: 68px;
  }

  .nav {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .nav a {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }

  .hero {
    padding-top: 54px;
  }

  .hero-meta {
    display: block;
  }

  .reel-jump {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 22px;
  }

  .reel-note {
    display: none;
  }

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

  .project-feature {
    min-height: 300px;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .about {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 26px;
  }

  .footer-wrap {
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .brand {
    font-size: 1.08rem;
  }

  .nav a:nth-child(2) {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 16vw, 5rem);
  }

  .section-heading {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}


/* V4 — richer selected-work cards */
.project {
  color: var(--text);
}

.project-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 18px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.project-links a {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  color: #d8dbe1;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #4d5563;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}

.project-links a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.project-wide {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 185px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(40,100,255,0.14), transparent 55%),
    var(--panel);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}


/* V5 — real project imagery */
.project-image {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(7, 9, 12, 0.97) 0%, rgba(7, 9, 12, 0.68) 38%, rgba(7, 9, 12, 0.12) 75%),
    var(--project-image);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.project-image:hover {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(7, 9, 12, 0.95) 0%, rgba(7, 9, 12, 0.56) 38%, rgba(40, 100, 255, 0.08) 100%),
    var(--project-image);
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.project-image .project-tag {
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.78);
  padding: 7px 9px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.project-image h3,
.project-image p,
.project-image .project-links {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}


/* V7 — clearer click targets */
.clickable-project {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.clickable-project::after {
  content: "VIEW PROJECT  ↗";
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  right: 18px;
  z-index: 4;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.84);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(4px);
  transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.clickable-project:hover::after,
.clickable-project:focus-visible::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.clickable-project:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.project-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 8px 11px;
  border: 1px solid #5b6473;
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.82);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

.project-links a:hover,
.project-links a:focus-visible {
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.reel-jump {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #596273;
  transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.reel-jump:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.footer a {
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #4e5663;
  transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.footer a:hover {
  border-color: var(--blue);
}


/* V9 — reel sound controls */
.reel-sound-ui {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 4;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.unmute-button {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 62px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  pointer-events: auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 13px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.58);
  background: rgba(11,13,16,0.64);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease, opacity 180ms ease;
}

.unmute-button:hover {
  background: rgba(40,100,255,0.82);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-2px);
}

.sound-icon {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.1em;
}

.reel-note {
  position: absolute;
  right: 16px;
  top: 16px;
  bottom: auto;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  background: rgba(11, 13, 16, 0.68);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  color: #d6d8dc;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease;
}

.reel-note.is-hidden,
.unmute-button.is-hidden {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.reel-note.is-hidden {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .reel-note {
    display: block;
    right: 10px;
    top: 10px;
    max-width: 210px;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .unmute-button {
    bottom: 48px;
    padding: 10px 13px;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
  }
}


/* V10 — recognizable speaker icon */
.sound-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  letter-spacing: normal;
}

.sound-icon svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  fill: currentColor;
  overflow: visible;
}

.sound-icon .sound-wave {
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
}


/* V11 — expanded About section */
.about-content {
  max-width: 820px;
}

.about-lead {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.about-body {
  max-width: 700px;
  color: #9da3ad;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.about-body p {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.about-body p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-body strong {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .about-content {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .about-body {
    font-size: 0.94rem;
  }
}


/* V12 — stronger contact visibility */
.brand-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
}

.header-email {
  color: #c3c7ce;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #4e5663;
  transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}

.header-email:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.footer-contact {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 8px;
}

.footer-contact span {
  color: #737a85;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.footer-contact a {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--blue);
  padding-bottom: 5px;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .brand-group {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .header-email {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .footer-contact {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
}


/* V13 — subtle motion + future portfolio link */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition:
    opacity 700ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),
    transform 700ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}

.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.project {
  transition:
    transform 220ms ease,
    border-color 220ms ease,
    background 220ms ease,
    filter 220ms ease;
}

.project-image {
  background-size: 100%;
  transition: background-size 500ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1), transform 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease;
}

.project-image:hover {
  background-size: 104%;
}

.brand span {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: brandPulse 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes brandPulse {
  0%, 72%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
  82% { opacity: .5; transform: scale(.86); }
  90% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}

.future-link {
  position: relative;
}

.future-link-label {
  position: absolute;
  right: 22px;
  bottom: 22px;
  color: #cfd4dc;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.10em;
  transition: color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.future-link:hover .future-link-label {
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

.placeholder-page {
  padding-top: 80px;
  padding-bottom: 80px;
}

.placeholder-page h1 {
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 8rem);
  line-height: .9;
  letter-spacing: -.07em;
}

.placeholder-page > p:last-child {
  max-width: 560px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 70px;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #4e5663;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.back-link:hover {
  color: #fff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  .reveal,
  .project,
  .project-image,
  .brand span {
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }

  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .future-link-label {
    position: static;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 18px;
  }
}


/* V16 — About section aligned to requested reference */
.about {
  grid-template-columns: 0.78fr 2fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: start;
}

.about-left {
  min-width: 0;
}

.about-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-kicker::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 38px;
  height: 3px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  background: var(--blue);
}

.about-photo-wrap {
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 0.56;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #11151a;
}

.about-photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 46%;
  transform: scale(1.035);
  transition: transform 600ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}

.about-photo-wrap:hover .about-photo {
  transform: scale(1.055);
}

.about-content {
  max-width: 900px;
}

.about-lead {
  margin: 0 0 34px;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4vw, 4.1rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}

.about-body {
  max-width: 820px;
  color: #aeb4bd;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}

.about-body p {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.about-body p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.about-body strong {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 600;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about {
    grid-template-columns: 0.75fr 1.6fr;
    gap: 38px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .about {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
  }

  .about-photo-wrap {
    width: min(100%, 380px);
    aspect-ratio: 0.68;
  }

  .about-lead {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 10vw, 3.2rem);
  }

  .about-body {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V17 ALT — LIGHTER / EDITORIAL / CORPORATE-FRIENDLY
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --bg: #f4f2ed;
  --surface: #ffffff;
  --surface-soft: #ebe8e1;
  --text: #20252b;
  --muted: #6e747a;
  --line: rgba(32, 37, 43, 0.14);
  --blue: #3f6f91;
  --blue-soft: #dce8ef;
}

html { background: var(--bg); }

body {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 8%, rgba(63,111,145,.08), transparent 28rem),
    var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
}

.site-header {
  background: rgba(244, 242, 237, 0.88);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(32, 37, 43, 0.10);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.brand, .nav a, .header-email, .reel-jump { color: var(--text); }
.brand span { color: var(--blue); }

.header-email, .reel-jump {
  border-color: rgba(32,37,43,.24);
}

.header-email:hover, .reel-jump:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.nav a { opacity: .72; }
.nav a:hover { opacity: 1; color: var(--blue); }

.hero { padding-top: clamp(76px, 9vw, 138px); }

.eyebrow, .section-label, .about-kicker, .footer-contact span {
  color: var(--blue);
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 1120px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  line-height: .92;
}

.hero h1 span { color: var(--blue); }

.hero-meta p {
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 640px;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.reel-frame {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #111;
  box-shadow: 0 28px 70px rgba(31, 39, 47, .13);
}

.reel-note, .unmute-button { border-radius: 999px; }

.reel-note {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.82);
  color: #313840;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.72);
}

.unmute-button {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.80);
  color: #20252b;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(0,0,0,.10);
}

.unmute-button:hover {
  background: rgba(63,111,145,.94);
  color: #fff;
}

.work, .about { border-top-color: var(--line); }

.section-heading h2 {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}

.section-heading p { color: var(--muted); }

.project-grid { gap: 22px; }

.project {
  border-color: rgba(32,37,43,.10);
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(31,39,47,.055);
}

.project::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,20,25,.02) 20%, rgba(15,20,25,.76) 100%);
}

.project:hover {
  border-color: rgba(63,111,145,.40);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(31,39,47,.12);
}

.project-tag {
  background: rgba(247,246,242,.88);
  color: #27313a;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.70);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 7px 11px;
}

.project h3, .project p { color: #fff; }

.project-links a {
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.90);
  color: #20252b;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  font-size: .72rem;
}

.project-links a:hover,
.project-links a:focus-visible {
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  color: #fff;
}

.clickable-project::after {
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.88);
  color: #20252b;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.70);
  letter-spacing: .07em;
}

/* More Than the Edit becomes a light editorial feature */
.project-wide {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(63,111,145,.11), rgba(255,255,255,.72)),
    var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid rgba(32,37,43,.10);
  min-height: 230px;
}

.project-wide::before { display: none; }

.project-wide h3 {
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
}

.project-wide p { color: var(--muted); }
.project-wide .future-link-label { color: var(--blue); }

/* Preserve V16 About composition, but soften it */
.about {
  grid-template-columns: .72fr 2fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 76px);
}

.about-kicker {
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.about-kicker::after {
  width: 48px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--blue);
}

.about-photo-wrap {
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 46px rgba(31,39,47,.10);
}

.about-lead {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.052em;
}

.about-body { color: #626a72; }
.about-body strong { color: var(--text); }

/* Warm charcoal footer for contrast without returning to black */
.footer {
  background: #27313a;
  color: #f7f6f2;
  border-top: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 130px);
}

.footer-title {
  color: #f7f6f2;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}

.footer-contact span { color: #aebdca; }

.footer-contact a {
  color: #fff;
  border-color: #86a9c0;
}

.footer-contact a:hover {
  color: #c9dfec;
  border-color: #c9dfec;
}

.reveal {
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition-duration: 800ms;
}

.project-image:hover { background-size: 102.5%; }

::selection {
  background: var(--blue-soft);
  color: var(--text);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about { grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.55fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .about { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-photo-wrap { max-width: 430px; }
  .project, .reel-frame, .about-photo-wrap { border-radius: 12px; }
}


/* ============================================================
   V18 — PROJECT BADGE REFINEMENT
   ============================================================ */

/* Make the top-left category pill intentional and readable */
.project-tag {
  background: rgba(63, 111, 145, 0.94);
  color: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.70rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(31, 39, 47, 0.10);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

/* Keep badge readable on every image and hover state */
.project:hover .project-tag,
.project:focus-within .project-tag {
  background: rgba(63, 111, 145, 1);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

/* Slightly more elegant spacing on image cards */
.project-image .project-tag {
  top: 22px;
  left: 22px;
}


/* ============================================================
   V19 — IMAGE REPEAT FIX + MORE THAN THE EDIT EMPHASIS
   ============================================================ */

/* Fix the repeated strip at the top of project thumbnails.
   Force all project imagery to behave like one non-repeating cover image. */
.project-image,
.project-image:hover {
  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
  background-position: center center !important;
  background-size: cover !important;
}

/* Keep the slight hover movement without changing background tiling behavior. */
.project-image:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

/* Make More Than the Edit visually distinct from the project cards. */
.project-wide {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, #142033 0%, #18263b 58%, #213149 100%) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(63, 111, 145, 0.34) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(31, 39, 47, 0.12);
}

.project-wide h3 {
  color: #f7f8fa !important;
}

.project-wide p {
  color: #c2ccd5 !important;
}

.project-wide .future-link-label {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}

.project-wide .project-tag {
  background: rgba(75, 132, 170, 0.95) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78) !important;
}

/* Slightly stronger hover state, but keep it in the same visual family. */
.project-wide:hover {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, #101b2b 0%, #17283d 58%, #263a54 100%) !important;
  border-color: rgba(82, 143, 183, 0.58) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 54px rgba(31, 39, 47, 0.16);
}

.project-wide:hover h3,
.project-wide:hover p,
.project-wide:hover .future-link-label {
  color: #ffffff !important;
}


/* ============================================================
   V20 — ZEV / SILENCERCO SELECTED WORK
   ============================================================ */

.zev-project {
  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
  background-position: center center !important;
  background-size: cover !important;
}

.zev-project::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(10, 12, 16, 0.02) 18%,
      rgba(10, 12, 16, 0.16) 48%,
      rgba(10, 12, 16, 0.88) 100%) !important;
}

.zev-project .project-tag {
  background: rgba(63, 111, 145, 0.94);
  color: #ffffff;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .zev-project {
    background-position: 54% center !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V21 — SELECTED WORK REBALANCE + WIDER FDP THUMBNAIL
   ============================================================ */

/*
  Desktop layout:
  BYUtv remains the large anchor at left.
  JK! Studios, eFileCabinet, and ZEV form one intentional three-card stack at right.
  This removes the empty space introduced by the fourth portfolio item while
  keeping ZEV visually secondary to the broader-audience work above it.
*/
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)) auto;
    gap: 18px 22px;
  }

  .project-feature {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1 / span 3;
    min-height: 680px;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) {
    grid-column: 2;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(2) {
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(3) {
    grid-row: 2;
  }

  .project-grid > .zev-project {
    grid-row: 3;
  }

  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 4;
  }
}

/* Give the three supporting cards a compact editorial hierarchy. */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) {
    padding: 20px 22px;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.9vw, 1.75rem);
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) p {
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) .project-links {
    margin-top: 13px;
    gap: 8px 10px;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) .project-links a {
    padding: 7px 10px;
    font-size: 0.60rem;
  }
}

/* The new wider FDP source gives the firearm breathing room within the card. */
.zev-project,
.zev-project:hover {
  background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
  background-size: cover !important;
  background-position: center 47% !important;
}

.zev-project::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(8, 10, 13, 0.00) 10%,
      rgba(8, 10, 13, 0.10) 42%,
      rgba(8, 10, 13, 0.88) 100%
    ) !important;
}

/* Let the ZEV links wrap cleanly instead of forcing a crowded single row. */
.zev-project .project-links {
  max-width: 100%;
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) and (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature {
    min-height: 720px;
  }

  .zev-project .project-links a {
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    padding: 6px 8px;
  }
}

/* Mobile goes back to a straightforward single-column stack. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: none;
  }

  .project-feature,
  .project-grid > .project,
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .zev-project,
  .zev-project:hover {
    background-position: center center !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V21.1 — ZEV BADGE ONLY
   Restore V21 exactly, with one visual fix:
   make the ZEV category badge match the other project cards.
   ============================================================ */

.zev-project .project-tag {
  background: rgba(24, 27, 31, 0.88) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72) !important;
}

.zev-project:hover .project-tag,
.zev-project:focus-within .project-tag {
  background: rgba(24, 27, 31, 0.96) !important;
  color: #ffffff !important;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82) !important;
}


/* ============================================================
   V21.1.1 — MOBILE ZEV STACKING FIX ONLY
   Desktop/tablet layout is unchanged.
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .zev-project .project-tag {
    position: static !important;
    display: inline-flex;
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  }

  .zev-project {
    padding: 26px 24px 28px !important;
  }

  .zev-project h3 {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px !important;
    line-height: 1.05;
  }

  .zev-project p {
    margin-bottom: 18px !important;
  }

  .zev-project .project-links {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    align-items: flex-start !important;
    gap: 12px !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
  }

  .zev-project .project-links a {
    width: fit-content;
    max-width: 100%;
    white-space: normal;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V23 — LEGACY FILM SELECTED WORK
   Built directly from V21.1.1.
   ============================================================ */

/* Add the legacy piece as a full-width, shallow end-cap to Selected Work.
   It sits after ZEV and before More Than the Edit without disturbing the
   existing BYUtv / JK! / eFileCabinet / ZEV proportions. */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-grid {
    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)) auto auto;
  }

  .legacy-project {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    grid-row: 4 !important;
    min-height: 300px;
  }

  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 5;
  }
}

.legacy-project {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(12, 14, 18, 0.10) 0%,
      rgba(12, 14, 18, 0.18) 42%,
      rgba(12, 14, 18, 0.82) 72%,
      rgba(12, 14, 18, 0.94) 100%
    ),
    url('assets/legacy-film-thumbnail.png');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 42%;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(32, 37, 43, 0.10);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(31,39,47,.055);
  padding: 26px 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  transition:
    transform 220ms ease,
    border-color 220ms ease,
    box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.legacy-project:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(63,111,145,.40);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(31,39,47,.12);
}

.legacy-project .project-tag {
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  left: 22px;
  background: rgba(24, 27, 31, 0.88);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
}

.legacy-copy {
  width: min(44%, 560px);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: left;
}

.legacy-copy h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.7rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.legacy-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.84);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.legacy-copy .project-links {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.legacy-copy .project-links a {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.92);
  color: #20252b;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.80);
}

.legacy-copy .project-links a:hover,
.legacy-copy .project-links a:focus-visible {
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  color: #fff;
}

/* Avoid the generic corner hover label on this intentionally designed card. */
.legacy-project::after {
  display: none !important;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) and (min-width: 761px) {
  .legacy-copy {
    width: min(50%, 500px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .legacy-project {
    min-height: 520px;
    padding: 24px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(
        180deg,
        rgba(12,14,18,.04) 18%,
        rgba(12,14,18,.30) 52%,
        rgba(12,14,18,.92) 100%
      ),
      url('assets/legacy-film-thumbnail.png');
    background-position: 43% center;
  }

  .legacy-project .project-tag {
    position: static !important;
    display: inline-flex;
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  }

  .legacy-copy {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .legacy-copy h3 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 3rem);
  }

  .legacy-copy p {
    font-size: 0.96rem;
  }

  .legacy-copy .project-links {
    margin-top: 16px;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V24 — SELECTED WORK UNIFORM GRID
   Based on user's hand-drawn layout:
   BYUtv full width
   JK! Studios | eFileCabinet
   ZEV | Legacy Film
   More Than the Edit full width
   ============================================================ */

@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-grid {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto auto !important;
    gap: 22px !important;
  }

  /* BYUtv becomes a wide hero card instead of a tall left anchor. */
  .project-feature {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    grid-row: 1 !important;
    min-height: 440px !important;
  }

  /* JK! Studios + eFileCabinet */
  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(2) {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    min-height: 285px !important;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(3) {
    grid-column: 2 !important;
    grid-row: 2 !important;
    min-height: 285px !important;
  }

  /* ZEV + Legacy Film */
  .project-grid > .zev-project {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: 3 !important;
    min-height: 300px !important;
  }

  .legacy-project {
    grid-column: 2 !important;
    grid-row: 3 !important;
    min-height: 300px !important;
  }

  /* More Than the Edit */
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    grid-row: 4 !important;
  }

  /* Supporting cards share a more consistent typographic scale. */
  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.1vw, 2rem) !important;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:not(.project-feature):not(.project-wide) p {
    font-size: 0.84rem !important;
    line-height: 1.5 !important;
  }
}

/* Rework the Legacy card to match the ZEV card proportions and behavior. */
.legacy-project {
  padding: 24px 26px !important;
  display: flex !important;
  flex-direction: column !important;
  justify-content: flex-end !important;
  align-items: flex-start !important;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(12,14,18,.04) 12%,
      rgba(12,14,18,.18) 46%,
      rgba(12,14,18,.88) 100%
    ),
    url('assets/legacy-film-thumbnail.png') !important;
  background-size: cover !important;
  background-position: center 42% !important;
}

.legacy-project .project-tag {
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 22px !important;
  left: 22px !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.legacy-copy {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 100% !important;
}

.legacy-copy h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.1vw, 2rem) !important;
  margin: 0 0 8px !important;
}

.legacy-copy p {
  font-size: 0.84rem !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
}

.legacy-copy .project-links {
  margin-top: 14px !important;
}

/* Keep both lower cards visually aligned. */
.zev-project,
.legacy-project {
  border-radius: 16px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

/* Slightly more breathing room in the wide BYUtv hero card. */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature {
    padding: 30px 32px !important;
  }

  .project-feature h3 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3rem) !important;
  }

  .project-feature p {
    font-size: 0.96rem !important;
  }
}

/* Tablet: retain the two-column idea until it becomes too tight. */
@media (max-width: 980px) and (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature {
    min-height: 380px !important;
  }

  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(2),
  .project-grid > .project:nth-child(3),
  .project-grid > .zev-project,
  .legacy-project {
    min-height: 260px !important;
  }
}

/* Mobile returns to a straightforward single column. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-grid {
    display: grid !important;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    grid-template-rows: none !important;
    gap: 20px !important;
  }

  .project-feature,
  .project-grid > .project,
  .legacy-project,
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }

  .project-feature {
    min-height: 520px !important;
  }

  .legacy-project {
    min-height: 460px !important;
    padding: 24px !important;
    background-position: 42% center !important;
  }

  .legacy-project .project-tag {
    position: static !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    width: fit-content !important;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V25 — MATCH MORE THAN THE EDIT TO BYUtv WIDTH
   ============================================================ */

/* Both full-width bookend cards use the exact same grid span,
   width and horizontal alignment. */
@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature,
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    justify-self: stretch !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    margin-right: 0 !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-feature,
  .project-wide {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    margin-right: 0 !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V26 — MORE THAN THE EDIT MATCHES BYUtv CARD SIZE
   Same width AND same height on desktop/tablet.
   ============================================================ */

@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature,
  .project-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    min-height: 440px !important;
    height: 440px !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    justify-self: stretch !important;
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    margin-right: 0 !important;
  }

  .project-wide {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    justify-content: space-between !important;
    padding: 30px 32px !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) and (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-feature,
  .project-wide {
    min-height: 380px !important;
    height: 380px !important;
  }
}

/* On mobile, keep natural responsive heights rather than forcing
   the desktop hero-card height. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-wide {
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V27 — MORE THAN THE EDIT CONTENT TO BOTTOM
   Keep V26 dimensions/layout; move card text/content down.
   ============================================================ */

@media (min-width: 761px) {
  .project-wide {
    justify-content: flex-end !important;
  }

  /* Keep the label attached to the content block at the bottom. */
  .project-wide .project-tag {
    position: static !important;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;
    align-self: flex-start !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V28 — MOBILE FIX FOR MORE THAN THE EDIT
   Preserve V27 desktop/tablet exactly.
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .project-wide {
    /* Restore a predictable mobile card layout. */
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    justify-content: flex-end !important;
    align-items: flex-start !important;

    /* Give the card enough vertical room so nothing overlaps/clips. */
    min-height: 420px !important;
    height: auto !important;

    /* Keep spacing consistent with the other mobile cards. */
    padding: 24px !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
  }

  /* Keep the badge in normal document flow on mobile. */
  .project-wide .project-tag {
    position: static !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    width: fit-content !important;
    margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;
    align-self: flex-start !important;
  }

  /* Prevent the large title from colliding with the badge. */
  .project-wide h3 {
    margin: 0 0 12px 0 !important;
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 11vw, 3.4rem) !important;
    line-height: 0.98 !important;
    letter-spacing: -0.05em !important;
  }

  .project-wide p {
    margin: 0 0 24px 0 !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    font-size: 0.98rem !important;
    line-height: 1.55 !important;
  }

  /* Keep the Design + Photography link inside the normal bottom flow
     instead of floating into other content. */
  .project-wide .future-link-label {
    position: static !important;
    display: inline-block !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .project-wide:hover .future-link-label {
    transform: none !important;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V29 — REDUCE HEADER-TO-HERO GAP
   Keep all V28 styling/content unchanged.
   ============================================================ */

/* Tighten only the space before the opening hero content. */
main {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
}

.hero {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: clamp(22px, 3vw, 42px) !important;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero {
    padding-top: 20px !important;
  }
}