/* ===================================================================
   CON — Design System v4 "Alive"
   Editorial, spacious, zero-card — texture through typography,
   colour accents, and rhythm
   =================================================================== */

/* ----- Fonts ----- */
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cairo";
  src: url('/fonts/cairo/Cairo-Regular.ttf') format("truetype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cairo";
  src: url('/fonts/cairo/Cairo-SemiBold.ttf') format("truetype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Cairo";
  src: url('/fonts/cairo/Cairo-Bold.ttf') format("truetype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Aileron";
  src: url('/fonts/aileron/Aileron-Regular.otf') format("opentype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Aileron";
  src: url('/fonts/aileron/Aileron-SemiBold.otf') format("opentype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Aileron";
  src: url('/fonts/aileron/Aileron-Bold.otf') format("opentype");
  font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-display: swap;
}

/* ----- Tokens ----- */
:root {
  color-scheme: light dark;

  --font-english: "Aileron", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-arabic: "Cairo", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  --color-primary: #fd9e02;
  --color-primary-hover: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 88%, #000);
  --color-primary-dark: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 70%, #000);
  --color-accent: #219ebc;
  --color-accent-dark: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 70%, #000);
  --color-deep: #023047;

  --color-bg: #fafafa;
  --color-surface: #ffffff;
  --color-sunken: #f2f3f5;
  --color-warm: #fef8f0;
  --color-ink: #1a1a1a;
  --color-ink-2: #4a4a4a;
  --color-ink-3: #888;
  --color-border: #e0e0e0;

  --color-focus: var(--color-accent);
  --color-focus-ring: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 35%, transparent);

  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  --shadow-md: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);

  --radius-sm: 8px;
  --radius-md: 12px;

  --container: min(1100px, calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  --container-narrow: min(780px, calc(100% - 2.5rem));
  --header-h: 4rem;
  --section-gap: 6rem;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --dur: 180ms;

  /* decorative grid for hero */
  --dot-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  --dot-size: 1px;
  --dot-gap: 28px;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --color-bg: #0e1117;
    --color-surface: #161b22;
    --color-sunken: #0b0e13;
    --color-warm: #1a1610;
    --color-ink: #e6edf3;
    --color-ink-2: #a3adb8;
    --color-ink-3: #6e7a86;
    --color-border: #2a3038;
    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    --shadow-md: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  }
  /* alternating tinted backgrounds for rhythm */
  .section:nth-child(even of .section) {
    background: #1E1E26;
  }
}

/* ----- Reset ----- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; }

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-english);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--color-ink);
  background: var(--color-bg);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

html[dir="rtl"] body {
  font-family: var(--font-arabic);
}

img { display: block; max-inline-size: 100%; block-size: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto; }
ul, ol { padding-inline-start: 1.25rem; }
p, ul, ol { margin: 0; }
input, textarea, button, select { font: inherit; color: inherit; }

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  text-wrap: balance;
  line-height: 1.15;
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 1.5rem);
}
p { text-wrap: pretty; }

a, button, label, input, textarea, select, [role="button"] {
  touch-action: manipulation;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

/* Focus */
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--color-focus); outline-offset: 2px; }
:focus:not(:focus-visible) { outline: none; }
input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--color-focus);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--color-focus-ring);
}

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

/* Skip link */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute; inset-block-start: 0.5rem; inset-inline-start: 0.5rem;
  z-index: 100; padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  background: var(--color-deep); color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.875rem;
  text-decoration: none; border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  transform: translateY(-200%);
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus-visible { transform: translateY(0); }

/* ===================================================================
   SHELL
   =================================================================== */
.site-shell { min-block-size: 100dvh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.page-main { flex: 1; }
.container { inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto; }

/* ===================================================================
   HEADER
   =================================================================== */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; inset-block-start: 0; z-index: 50;
  block-size: var(--header-h);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-surface) 85%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.site-header__inner {
  inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto;
  block-size: 100%; display: flex;
  align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1.5rem;
}

.site-header__nav { display: contents; }

/* Mobile menu */
.menu-toggle {
  display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  inline-size: 40px; block-size: 40px; padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: transparent; cursor: pointer;
}
.menu-toggle:hover { background: var(--color-sunken); }

.menu-toggle__bar {
  display: block; inline-size: 18px; block-size: 2px;
  background: var(--color-ink); border-radius: 1px; position: relative;
}
.menu-toggle__bar::before, .menu-toggle__bar::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset-inline-start: 0;
  inline-size: 100%; block-size: 100%;
  background: inherit; border-radius: inherit;
}
.menu-toggle__bar::before { inset-block-start: -6px; }
.menu-toggle__bar::after  { inset-block-start: 6px; }

.menu-state { display: none; }

/* Brand */
/* Logo */
.brand {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
  text-decoration: none; flex-shrink: 0;
}
.brand:hover .brand__title { color: var(--color-primary); }

.brand__logo {
  inline-size: 2.5rem;
  block-size: 2.5rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.brand__copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-inline-size: 0; }
.brand__title {
  font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  line-height: 1.2; transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.brand-tagline {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: var(--color-ink-3);
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  max-inline-size: 50ch;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

/* Hide the short version by default */
.brand-tagline-short {
  display: none;
}

/* Swap on tiny screen */
@media (max-width: 440px) {
  .brand-tagline-long {
    display: none;
  }
  .brand-tagline-short{
    display: inline;
  }
}

/* Nav */
.main-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.15rem; }
.main-nav__link {
  position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  min-block-size: 40px; padding-inline: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-ink-2); text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.main-nav__link:hover { color: var(--color-ink); background: var(--color-sunken); }
.main-nav__link.is-active { color: var(--color-primary); }
.main-nav__link.is-active::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  inset-inline: 0.75rem; inset-block-end: 0;
  block-size: 2px; background: var(--color-primary); border-radius: 1px;
}

.header-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; }

/* Language Switcher */
.language-switcher {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.language-switcher__link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-block-size: 34px; padding-inline: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-ink-3); text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.language-switcher__link:hover { background: var(--color-sunken); color: var(--color-ink); }
.language-switcher__link.is-active { background: var(--color-deep); color: #fff; }
.language-switcher__link + .language-switcher__link { border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--color-border); }

/* ===================================================================
   BUTTONS
   =================================================================== */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem; min-block-size: 42px; padding: 0 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.88rem; text-decoration: none;
  border: none; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.btn:active { transform: scale(0.97); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .btn:active { transform: none; } }

.btn--primary {
  background: var(--color-primary); color: #fff;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.btn--primary::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.15), transparent);
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.btn--primary:hover {
  background: var(--color-primary-hover);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(253,158,2,0.35);
}
.btn--primary:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

.btn--outline { background: transparent; color: var(--color-ink); border: 1.5px solid var(--color-border); }
.btn--outline:hover { border-color: var(--color-ink-3); background: var(--color-sunken); }

.btn--secondary { background: var(--color-sunken); color: var(--color-ink); }
.btn--secondary:hover { background: var(--color-border); }

.btn--sm { min-block-size: 34px; padding: 0 0.9rem; font-size: 0.82rem; }

.btn--on-dark { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); color: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.btn--on-dark:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }

/* ===================================================================
   HERO
   =================================================================== */
.hero {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--dot-gap) var(--dot-gap), var(--dot-color) var(--dot-size), transparent 0),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #012030 0%, var(--color-deep) 40%, #03405e 100%);
  background-size: var(--dot-gap) var(--dot-gap), 100% 100%;
  color: #fff;
  padding-block: 6rem 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* subtle diagonal accent line */
.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: -30%;
  inset-inline-end: 8%;
  inline-size: 1px;
  block-size: 160%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(253,158,2,0.15), transparent);
  transform: rotate(-20deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* glow behind content */
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-end: -20%;
  inset-inline-start: -10%;
  inline-size: 50%;
  block-size: 60%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse, rgba(253,158,2,0.06) 0%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero__inner {
  inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto;
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
}

.hero__content {
  max-inline-size: 680px;
  padding-block-end: 4rem;
}

.hero__badge {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.95rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(253,158,2,0.2);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  background: rgba(253,158,2,0.06);
  margin-block-end: 1.8rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 4.2rem);
  line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-block-end: 1.4rem;
}

.hero__lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.65;
  color: white;
  max-inline-size: 48ch;
}

.hero__actions {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-block-start: 2.5rem;
}

/* Metrics strip — bigger, bolder */
.hero__metrics {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border-block-start: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.metric {
  padding: 1.8rem 0; text-align: center; position: relative;
}
.metric + .metric::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset-inline-start: 0;
  inset-block: 1rem; inline-size: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.metric__value {
  display: block; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 700;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--color-primary);
  line-height: 1; margin-block-end: 0.35rem;
}
.metric__label {
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ===================================================================
   SECTIONS
   =================================================================== */
.section {
  padding-block: var(--section-gap);
  position: relative;
}
.section + .section {
  border-block-start: none;
}

/* alternating tinted backgrounds for rhythm */
.section:nth-child(even) {
  background: var(--color-sunken);
}

.section__head {
  margin-block-end: 3rem;
  max-inline-size: 620px;
}

.section__overline {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-primary); margin-block-end: 0.65rem;
}

/* decorative dash before overline */
.section__overline::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  inline-size: 1.5rem;
  block-size: 2px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 1px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.section__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.section__subtitle {
  color: var(--color-ink-2); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.65;
  margin-block-start: 0.75rem;
  max-inline-size: 52ch;
}

/* ===================================================================
   FEATURE LIST  (editorial columns — accent bar, big number)
   =================================================================== */
.feature-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.feature-item {
  padding: 0 2.25rem;
  border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--color-border);
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.feature-item:hover {
  border-inline-start-color: var(--color-primary);
}



.feature-item:last-child {
  padding-inline-end: 0;
}

.feature-item__number {
  display: block;
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  opacity: 0.75;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-block-end: 0.9rem;
}

.feature-item__title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-block-end: 0.5rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.feature-item__text {
  color: var(--color-ink-2);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ===================================================================
   PROJECT ROW  (editorial list — hover reveals accent)
   =================================================================== */
.project-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.project-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  padding-inline-start: 1.5rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), padding-inline-start var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.project-row:hover {
  border-inline-start-color: var(--color-primary);
  padding-inline-start: 2rem;
}

.project-row:first-child {
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.tag-row {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.35rem;
  margin-block-end: 0.55rem;
}

.tag {
  display: inline-block; padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--color-sunken); color: var(--color-accent-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .tag { background: rgba(33,158,188,0.08); color: var(--color-accent); border-color: rgba(33,158,188,0.15); }
}

.project-row__title {
  font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 700; margin-block-end: 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.project-row:hover .project-row__title {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.project-row__summary {
  color: var(--color-ink-2); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55;
  max-inline-size: 55ch;
}

/* Project entries (list page — editorial, not boxy) */
.project-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
}

.project-card {
  padding: 2rem 2rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

/* alternate column gets left border for visual separation */
.project-card:nth-child(odd) {
  border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.project-card:hover {
  border-inline-start-color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-warm);
}

.project-card__title {
  font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700;
  margin-block: 0.65rem 0.4rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.project-card:hover .project-card__title {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}
.project-card__summary { color: var(--color-ink-2); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.project-card__actions { margin-block-start: 1.15rem; }

/* ===================================================================
   TEAM PAGE
   =================================================================== */
.team-section {
  background: var(--color-bg);
}

.team-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.team-member {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.team-member:nth-child(odd) {
  border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.team-member:hover {
  border-inline-start-color: var(--color-primary);
  background: var(--color-warm);
}

.team-member__avatar {
  inline-size: 3.5rem;
  block-size: 3.5rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-primary), var(--color-primary-dark));
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.team-member__body {
  min-inline-size: 0;
}

.team-member__name {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-block-end: 0.25rem;
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}

.team-member:hover .team-member__name {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.team-member__role {
  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-block-end: 0.7rem;
}

.team-member__bio {
  color: var(--color-ink-2);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ===================================================================
   CTA BANNER
   =================================================================== */
.cta-banner {
  margin-block-start: var(--section-gap);
  padding: 3rem 3rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 0%, rgba(253,158,2,0.12) 0%, transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #012030, var(--color-deep));
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* decorative corner accent */
.cta-banner::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inset-inline-end: 0;
  inline-size: 120px;
  block-size: 120px;
  background: linear-gradient(225deg, rgba(253,158,2,0.12) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.cta-banner__title { font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 700; margin-block-end: 0.35rem; }
.cta-banner__text { font-size: 0.92rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); max-inline-size: 44ch; }
.cta-banner__actions { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ===================================================================
   PAGE HERO (inner pages)
   =================================================================== */
.page-hero {
  padding-block: 3.5rem 2.5rem;
  background: var(--color-sunken);
  border-block-end: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  position: relative;
}

/* subtle accent line at top */
.page-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inset-inline-start: 0;
  inline-size: 100%;
  block-size: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary), var(--color-accent), transparent 70%);
}

.page-hero__inner { inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto; }

.page-hero__overline {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-primary); margin-block-end: 0.65rem;
}

.page-hero__overline::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  inline-size: 1.2rem;
  block-size: 2px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin-block-end: 0.6rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.page-hero__lede {
  max-inline-size: 55ch; 
  color: var(--color-ink-2);
  font-size: 1.05rem; 
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.page-hero .meta-list { margin-block-start: 1.25rem; }

.meta-list {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.3rem;
  padding: 0; list-style: none;
}
.meta-list li {
  padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--color-sunken); border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-accent-dark);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .meta-list li { background: rgba(33,158,188,0.08); border-color: rgba(33,158,188,0.15); color: var(--color-accent); }
}

/* ===================================================================
   PAGE LAYOUTS
   =================================================================== */
.page-layout {
  inline-size: var(--container-narrow); margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: 2.5rem 4rem;
}

.two-col {
  inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
  gap: 3rem; padding-block: 2.5rem 4rem;
}

/* Article prose */
.article { padding-block-end: 2rem; }
.article section + section {
  margin-block-start: 2.5rem; padding-block-start: 2.5rem;
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
.article h2 { font-size: 1.4rem; margin-block-end: 0.6rem; }
.article h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-block-end: 0.4rem; }
.article p, .article li { color: var(--color-ink-2); line-height: 1.65; }

.prose > * + * { margin-block-start: 1rem; }
.prose a {
  color: var(--color-accent); text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 40%, transparent);
  transition: text-decoration-color var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.prose a:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
  text-decoration-color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* Sidebar (continuous flow, warm tint) */
.sidebar {
  position: sticky; inset-block-start: calc(var(--header-h) + 1.5rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0;
  padding: 1.75rem;
  background: var(--color-warm);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  border-block-start: 3px solid var(--color-primary);
}

.sidebar__section + .sidebar__section {
  margin-block-start: 1.25rem;
  padding-block-start: 1.25rem;
  border-block-start: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.sidebar__title {
  font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-ink-3); margin-block-end: 0.6rem;
}

.sidebar p {
  color: var(--color-ink-2); font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.5;
}

.sidebar .meta-list { margin-block-start: 0.5rem; }

.sidebar__actions {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-block-start: 0.75rem;
}
.sidebar__actions .btn { inline-size: 100%; }

/* ===================================================================
   CONTACT PAGE (no card wrapper on form)
   =================================================================== */
.contact-layout {
  inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
  gap: 3rem; padding-block: 2.5rem 4rem;
}

.contact-form h2 {
  font-size: 1.15rem; margin-block-end: 1.5rem;
}

.form-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.1rem; }
.form-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; }

.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; }
.field label {
  font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-ink); cursor: pointer;
}
.field--required label::after { content: " *"; color: var(--color-primary-dark); }
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .field--required label::after { color: var(--color-primary); } }

input, textarea {
  inline-size: 100%; padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--color-surface); font-size: 0.92rem;
  transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), background-color var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
input:hover, textarea:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-ink-3);
}
input::placeholder, textarea::placeholder { color: var(--color-ink-3); }
textarea { min-block-size: 8rem; resize: vertical; }

.contact-list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-block-start: 0.5rem;
}
.contact-list li {
  font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--color-ink-2);
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

/* ===================================================================
   ABOUT PAGE
   =================================================================== */
.about-sections {
  background: var(--color-bg);
}

.about-band {
  padding-block: 4rem;
  background: var(--color-deep);
  color: #fff;
}

.about-band:nth-child(even) {
  background: #012030;
}

.about-band__inner {
  inline-size: var(--container);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.about-band--reverse .about-band__media {
  order: 2;
}

.about-band__media {
  min-inline-size: 0;
}

.about-band__media img,
.about-band__placeholder {
  inline-size: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.about-band__placeholder {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-block-size: 260px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.16), transparent 44%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      -45deg,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.06) 0,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.06) 1px,
      transparent 1px,
      transparent 14px
    ),
    rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
}

.about-band__placeholder span {
  padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
  border-radius: 4px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

html[dir="rtl"] .about-band__placeholder span {
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.about-band__content {
  max-inline-size: 56ch;
}

.about-band__kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-block-end: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

html[dir="rtl"] .about-band__kicker {
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.about-band__kicker::before {
  content: "";
  inline-size: 1.3rem;
  block-size: 2px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.about-band h2 {
  max-inline-size: 15ch;
  margin-block-end: 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 2.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

html[dir="rtl"] .about-band h2 {
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.about-band p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-band p + p {
  margin-block-start: 1.25rem;
}

.about-band .btn {
  margin-block-start: 2rem;
}

.btn--on-light {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--color-deep);
}

.btn--on-light::after {
  content: "";
  inline-size: 0.45rem;
  block-size: 0.45rem;
  border-block-start: 2px solid currentColor;
  border-inline-end: 2px solid currentColor;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

html[dir="rtl"] .btn--on-light::after {
  transform: rotate(225deg);
}

.btn--on-light:hover {
  background: var(--color-warm);
  color: var(--color-deep);
}

/* ===================================================================
   FOOTER
   =================================================================== */
.site-footer {
  margin-block-start: auto;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #012030, var(--color-deep));
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
  position: relative;
}

/* accent line at top of footer */
.site-footer::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inset-inline: 0;
  block-size: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary), var(--color-accent), transparent 80%);
}

.site-footer__inner {
  inline-size: var(--container); margin-inline: auto;
  padding-block: 3rem 1.75rem;
}

.footer__top {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: start;
  gap: 2rem; padding-block-end: 2rem;
  border-block-end: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
}

.footer__brand-area .brand__tagline { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.35); }
.footer__brand-area .brand__title { color: #fff; }

.footer__desc {
  margin-block-start: 0.75rem; font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); max-inline-size: 34ch; line-height: 1.5;
}

.footer-nav { display: flex; gap: 1.25rem; }
.footer-nav a {
  font-size: 0.85rem; text-decoration: none;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease);
  min-block-size: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  position: relative;
}
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--color-primary); }
.footer-nav a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  inset-block-end: 8px;
  inset-inline: 0;
  block-size: 1px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: inline-start;
  transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.footer-nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.footer__bottom {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem; padding-block-start: 1.5rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}

/* ===================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   =================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  :root { --section-gap: 3.5rem; }

  .menu-toggle { display: inline-flex; }

  .site-header { block-size: auto; min-block-size: var(--header-h); }
  .site-header__inner { flex-wrap: wrap; padding-block: 0.65rem; }

  .site-header__nav {
    display: none; flex-basis: 100%; flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.6rem; padding-block: 0.6rem;
    border-block-start: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  }
  .menu-state:checked ~ .site-header__nav { display: flex; }

  .main-nav { flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
  .main-nav__link { justify-content: start; padding-block: 0.4rem; }
  .main-nav__link.is-active::after { display: none; }
  .header-actions { flex-wrap: wrap; }

  .hero__content { max-inline-size: none; }

  .feature-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .feature-item {
    padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem 0.1rem 1.5rem;
    border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--color-border);
    border-block-start: none;
  }
  

  .project-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .project-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .project-card:nth-child(odd) { border-inline-end: none; }
  .team-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .team-member:nth-child(odd) { border-inline-end: none; }

  .two-col, .contact-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .about-band { padding-block: 3rem; }
  .about-band__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-band--reverse .about-band__media { order: initial; }
  .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }

  .cta-banner { flex-direction: column; align-items: start; }
  .footer__top { flex-direction: column; }
  .footer-nav { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 1.25rem; }
  .footer__bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: start; }

  .sidebar { position: static; }
  .section__head { max-inline-size: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  :root { --section-gap: 2.5rem; }
  .hero { padding-block-start: 3.5rem; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8vw, 2.4rem); }
  .metric__value { font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .feature-item__number { font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .cta-banner { padding: 1.75rem; }
  .sidebar { padding: 1.25rem; }
  .project-row { padding-inline-start: 1rem; }
  .project-row:hover { padding-inline-start: 1.25rem; }
  .team-member {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding-block: 1.5rem;
    padding-inline: 1rem 0;
  }
  .about-band__placeholder { min-block-size: 210px; }
}

/* ===================================================================
   PRINT
   =================================================================== */
@media print {
  *, *::before, *::after { background: transparent !important; color: #000 !important; box-shadow: none !important; }
  body { font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5; }
  a, a:visited { text-decoration: underline; }
  a[href]::after { content: " (" attr(href) ")"; font-size: 0.8em; }
  .site-header, .site-footer, .skip-link, .menu-toggle,
  .language-switcher, .btn, .cta-banner, .hero__metrics { display: none !important; }
  .hero, .two-col, .contact-layout, .project-grid,
  .feature-list { display: block !important; }
  .feature-item, .project-row, .project-card, .article, .sidebar { break-inside: avoid; border: 1px solid #ccc !important; }
  @page { margin: 2cm; }
}