:root {
    --bg-primary: #FAFAF8;
    --bg-secondary: #F5F4F0;
    --text-primary: #1A1A18;
    --text-secondary: #6B6B66;
    --accent: #C4A77D;
    --accent-ink: #8B7051;
    --accent-soft: #E8DFD1;
    --border: #E8E7E3;
    --display: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
    --body: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 116px; }
body { font-family: var(--body); background: var(--bg-primary); color: var(--text-primary); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.6; }
body::before { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .025; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.8' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); z-index: 101; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
button, a { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
a { color: inherit; }
button { font: inherit; }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent-ink); outline-offset: 6px; }
.container { max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px); }
.skip-link { position: fixed; left: 24px; top: 12px; padding: 12px 20px; background: var(--text-primary); color: var(--bg-primary); z-index: 200; transform: translateY(-160%); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

/* The existing site's navigation, buttons, and footer carry the brand through. */
nav { position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto; z-index: 100; padding: 24px 0; background: rgba(250,250,248,.92); backdrop-filter: blur(20px); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color .3s ease; }
nav.scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--border); }
.nav-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
.logo { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.02em; text-decoration: none; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 48px; list-style: none; }
.nav-links a { font-size: .875rem; color: var(--text-secondary); text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: .02em; transition: color .3s ease; }
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text-primary); }
.nav-cta { font-size: .875rem; padding: 12px 28px; background: var(--text-primary); color: var(--bg-primary); text-decoration: none; border-radius: 100px; letter-spacing: .02em; white-space: nowrap; transition: background .3s, transform .3s; }
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--text-secondary); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn-primary { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 30px; font-size: .875rem; font-weight: 400; padding: 17px 28px; background: var(--text-primary); color: var(--bg-primary); text-decoration: none; border-radius: 100px; letter-spacing: .01em; transition: background .3s, color .3s, transform .3s, box-shadow .3s; }
.btn-primary span { font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--text-primary); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 12px 24px -16px rgba(90,69,40,.4); }
.btn-secondary { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; padding: 15px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #CFCBC3; font-size: .875rem; text-decoration: none; transition: border-color .3s; }
.btn-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--text-primary); }

/* One material study, kept beside the substance rather than above it. */
.build-hero { padding: 165px 0 74px; overflow: clip; }
.hero-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.8fr 1fr; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; font-size: .6875rem; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 400; color: var(--text-secondary); }
.eyebrow-rule { width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--accent-ink); }
h1 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 5.9vw, 5.25rem); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.038em; margin: 26px 0; }
h1 em, .work-heading h2 em { color: var(--accent-ink); font-weight: 300; }
.hero-description { max-width: 645px; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .9375rem; line-height: 1.85; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 30px; margin-top: 30px; }
.hero-study { position: relative; margin: 20px -45px 0 -30px; }
.hero-study img { width: 100%; mix-blend-mode: multiply; mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 12%, #000 88%, transparent), linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 14%, #000 86%, transparent); mask-composite: intersect; }
.hero-study figcaption { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 13px; margin-top: 7px; font-family: var(--display); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.125rem; color: var(--text-secondary); }
.study-line { width: 28px; height: 1px; background: var(--accent); }

/* The only numbered sequence is the actual engagement process. */
.approach { position: relative; padding: 40px 0 48px; border-block: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--bg-secondary); }
.approach::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: url('/build/assets/paper-texture.webp') center / cover; opacity: .22; pointer-events: none; mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.approach > .container { position: relative; }
.approach-heading { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.approach-heading h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.625rem; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
.mobile-break { display: none; }
.approach-steps { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 44px; }
.step-heading { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.step-number { color: var(--accent-ink); font-size: .6875rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.step-heading h3 { font: 400 1.875rem/1.2 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.015em; white-space: nowrap; }
.step-line { height: 1px; background: #D7D2C9; flex: 1; margin-left: 10px; }
.approach-steps p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .8125rem; line-height: 1.85; }

.selected-work { padding: 70px 0 82px; }
.work-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 30px; margin-bottom: 35px; }
.work-heading h2 { font: 400 clamp(3rem, 4.5vw, 4.25rem)/1.1 var(--display); letter-spacing: -.035em; margin-top: 12px; }
.work-heading > p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .875rem; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 5px; }
.project-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 52px 36px; }
.project { min-width: 0; scroll-margin-top: 115px; }
.project-visual { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1.72; border: 1px solid rgba(58,48,31,.04); border-radius: 5px; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.taxlint-visual { --surface: #E5E9E1; --surface-shade: #D2D9CD; }
.nuvo-visual { --surface: #E5E5E2; --surface-shade: #D1D2D0; }
.dreamaker-visual { --surface: #EAE0C8; --surface-shade: #D4C5A5; }
.memrail-visual { --surface: #E5E9EB; --surface-shade: #CFD7DB; }
.monday-visual { --surface: #E0E3EE; --surface-shade: #C6CEE2; }
.project-visual { background: var(--surface); }
.project-visual::before { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 86%; height: 150%; top: -35%; left: -14%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.27); transform: rotate(32deg); z-index: -1; }
.project-visual::after { content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 80%; height: 17%; background: var(--surface-shade); opacity: .3; transform: skewY(-7deg); transform-origin: bottom right; z-index: -1; }
.image-link { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 100%; padding: 27px 28px 46px; text-decoration: none; }
.project-image-plane { width: 100%; height: 100%; transform: perspective(1200px) rotateY(-4deg) rotateZ(-1.5deg) scale(.96); transition: transform .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.65,.3,1); }
.project-image-plane img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; filter: drop-shadow(0 15px 10px rgba(29,31,26,.2)); }
.project:nth-child(even) .project-image-plane { transform: perspective(1200px) rotateY(4deg) rotateZ(1.5deg) scale(.96); }
.image-link:hover .project-image-plane, .image-link:focus-visible .project-image-plane { transform: perspective(1200px) rotateY(0) rotateZ(0) scale(1); }
.image-link:focus-visible { outline-offset: -6px; border-radius: 5px; }
.image-inspect { position: absolute; right: 18px; bottom: 15px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: .6875rem; color: #4B4D47; }
.image-inspect svg { width: 13px; height: 13px; transition: transform .3s; }
.image-link:hover .image-inspect svg { transform: scale(1.15); }
.project-visual figcaption { position: absolute; bottom: 15px; left: 20px; right: 105px; font-size: .625rem; letter-spacing: .065em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #505149; pointer-events: none; }
.project-details { padding: 20px 2px 0; }
.project-title-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 11px; }
.project h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.project-domain { display: inline-flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .6875rem; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; padding: 7px 0; }
.project-domain span { font-size: 1.1rem; transition: transform .25s; }
.project-domain:hover { color: var(--text-primary); }
.project-domain:hover span { transform: translate(2px, -2px); }
.project-details > p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .875rem; line-height: 1.8; max-width: 570px; }
.contributions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; list-style: none; margin-top: 17px; }
.contributions li { padding: 4px 10px; border: 1px solid #DFDDD6; border-radius: 100px; color: #65645D; font-size: .625rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .025em; }
.project-wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 36px; padding-top: 0; }
.project-wide .project-details { align-self: center; padding: 0 24px; }
.project-wide .project-title-row { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; margin-bottom: 13px; }
.project-wide .project-domain { padding: 3px 0; }
.project-wide h3 { font-size: 2.3rem; }

.build-contact { position: relative; background: var(--text-primary); color: var(--bg-primary); padding: 72px 0 74px; overflow: hidden; }
.contact-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.build-contact .eyebrow { color: #BCB7AB; margin-bottom: 23px; }
.build-contact h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.4vw, 4.125rem); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.build-contact h2 em { color: var(--accent); }
.contact-copy > p { max-width: 420px; color: #C3C0B8; font-size: .9375rem; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.btn-light { background: var(--bg-primary); color: var(--text-primary); }
.build-contact a:focus-visible, footer a:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--accent); }
footer { padding: 35px 0; background: var(--text-primary); border-top: 1px solid rgba(250,250,248,.12); }
.footer-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 28px; }
.footer-logo { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.25rem; color: var(--bg-primary); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 24px; }
.footer-text { font-size: .6875rem; color: #ACA9A0; }
.footer-link { font-size: .75rem; color: #C3C0B8; text-decoration: none; transition: color .3s; }
.footer-link:hover { color: var(--accent); }

/* Native dialog retains keyboard focus, Escape, and a readable no-JS image link. */
.image-dialog { position: fixed; inset: 0; margin: auto; width: min(1200px, calc(100vw - 48px)); max-height: calc(100dvh - 48px); padding: 22px; background: var(--bg-primary); color: var(--text-primary); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 7px; box-shadow: 0 40px 100px #0005; }
.image-dialog::backdrop { background: rgba(26,26,24,.75); backdrop-filter: blur(7px); }
.dialog-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.dialog-heading h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 500; }
.dialog-heading p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: .75rem; }
.dialog-close { display: grid; place-items: center; flex: 0 0 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%; background: transparent; border: 1px solid #D4D0C7; cursor: pointer; }
.dialog-close:hover { background: var(--accent-soft); }
.dialog-image { margin: 0 auto; max-height: calc(100dvh - 180px); width: 100%; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 3px; }
body.preview-open { overflow: hidden; }

@media (min-width: 1600px) { .hero-study { margin-right: -25px; } }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .nav-links { gap: 28px; }
    .hero-layout { grid-template-columns: 1.85fr 1fr; }
    .hero-study { margin-left: -35px; margin-right: -30px; }
    .hero-description { font-size: .875rem; }
    .approach-steps { gap: 26px; }
    .project-grid, .project-wide { column-gap: 26px; }
    .project-title-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0; }
    .project-domain { padding: 3px 0; }
    .project-visual figcaption { font-size: .5625rem; right: 96px; left: 14px; }
    .image-inspect { right: 14px; }
    .image-link { padding: 20px 20px 42px; }
    .contact-layout { gap: 45px; }
    .footer-links { gap: 16px; }
}
@media (max-width: 1024px) { .nav-links { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
    html { scroll-padding-top: 100px; }
    nav { padding: 19px 0; }
    .nav-inner { gap: 12px; }
    .logo { font-size: 1.25rem; }
    .nav-cta { padding: 10px 16px; font-size: .6875rem; }
    .build-hero { padding: 128px 0 48px; }
    .hero-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
    h1 { font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 7.9vw, 4.5rem); margin: 23px 0; }
    .hero-description { font-size: .9375rem; max-width: 590px; }
    .hero-actions { gap: 24px; margin-top: 27px; }
    .hero-study { display: none; }
    .approach { padding: 32px 0 37px; }
    .approach-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 25px; }
    .approach-heading h2 { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 1.6rem; }
    .approach-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
    .approach-steps p { font-size: .875rem; padding-left: 29px; }
    .step-heading { gap: 15px; }
    .step-heading h3 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
    .step-line { display: none; }
    .selected-work { padding: 46px 0 52px; }
    .work-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 17px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
    .work-heading h2 { font-size: 3.25rem; }
    .work-heading > p { font-size: .875rem; }
    .project-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 38px; }
    .project-wide { grid-column: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
    .project-wide .project-details { padding: 20px 2px 0; }
    .project-title-row, .project-wide .project-title-row { flex-direction: row; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; }
    .project h3, .project-wide h3 { font-size: 1.85rem; }
    .project-domain { font-size: .625rem; }
    .project-wide .project-title-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
    .project-visual figcaption { font-size: .5625rem; }
    .contributions li { font-size: .625rem; }
    .project-details > p { font-size: .875rem; }
    .build-contact { padding: 47px 0 48px; }
    .contact-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
    .build-contact h2 { font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 8vw, 4rem); }
    .contact-copy > p { max-width: 590px; }
    .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; text-align: center; }
    .image-dialog { width: calc(100vw - 24px); padding: 15px; max-height: calc(100dvh - 24px); }
    .dialog-heading { align-items: flex-start; }
    .dialog-heading p { font-size: .6875rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 390px) {
    .logo { font-size: 1.125rem; }
    .nav-cta { padding: 10px 12px; font-size: .625rem; }
    h1 { font-size: 2.65rem; }
    .hero-actions { gap: 18px; }
    .btn-primary { font-size: .8125rem; gap: 17px; padding: 16px 22px; }
    .btn-secondary { font-size: .8125rem; gap: 16px; }
    .project-title-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
    .mobile-break { display: block; }
    .image-link { padding: 18px 16px 44px; }
    .project-visual { aspect-ratio: 1.6; }
    .project-visual figcaption { max-width: 175px; font-size: .5rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
    .project-image-plane, .project:nth-child(even) .project-image-plane { transform: none; }
    .image-link:hover .project-image-plane, .image-link:focus-visible .project-image-plane { transform: none; }
    .btn-primary:hover, .nav-cta:hover, .project-domain:hover span { transform: none; }
}