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

    html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: hidden; }
    @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;
      }
    }
    body {
      background: var(--bg);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      line-height: 1.85;
    }
    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: -0.03em;
      line-height: 0.92;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .label {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
    }

    .container { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
    /* .btn (base), .btn-large (size), and .btn-pill (the filled pill
       treatment, was .btn-primary) now live in shared.css. .btn-ghost
       stays here since it isn't part of the shared component set yet. */
    .section { padding: 100px 0; }
    .btn-ghost {
      background: transparent;
      color: var(--text);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .btn-ghost:hover {
      border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
      color: var(--text);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }

    /* ─── NAV ───
       A floating glass pill, not an edge-to-edge bar: inset 12px each
       side (full width minus 24px of combined gutter), 16px from the
       top. Always-on frosted glass — .scrolled (still driven by
       home.js's existing scroll listener) just tightens the padding
       a touch, it doesn't fade the background in from nothing. */
    #navbar {
      position: fixed;
      top: 16px;
      left: 12px;
      right: 12px;
      z-index: 100;
      border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
      backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    }
    .nav-inner {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      padding: 14px 24px;
      transition: padding 0.3s ease;
    }
    #navbar.scrolled .nav-inner { padding: 10px 24px; }
    .logo {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 10px;
      text-decoration: none;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      justify-self: start;
    }
    /* Real crown logo (sharpened icon-scale export, see /js/icons.js
       header comment for why the vector version was retired here).
       A real alpha channel (derived from luminance, see
       /curtix-crown.png prep) does the transparency here, not
       mix-blend-mode: screen — #navbar's backdrop-filter creates a new
       stacking context that traps mix-blend-mode's blend source to
       the nav pill itself instead of the page behind it, leaving the
       source PNG's black square visible. A real alpha channel has no
       such restriction. */
    .logo-crown { display: block; width: 24px; height: 20px; flex-shrink: 0; }
    /* Script wordmark, sentence case ("curtix studio", not caps — a
       brush script doesn't work shouted). Sized up from --fs-h3 since
       Pacifico at the same font-size as the old Outfit 800 wordmark
       read mushy at nav scale — checked and confirmed by eye. */
    .logo-fallback {
      font-family: var(--font-script);
      font-size: calc(var(--fs-h3) * 1.35);
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--cream);
      letter-spacing: normal;
      line-height: 1;
    }
    /* Center links, true-centered via the grid above regardless of
       how wide the logo/actions groups are. The 4px dot marks the
       active section, driven by home.js's IntersectionObserver. */
    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 36px;
      list-style: none;
      justify-self: center;
    }
    .nav-links a {
      position: relative;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      font-weight: 500;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--text); }
    .nav-links a.active { color: var(--text); }
    .nav-links a.active::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: calc(100% + 6px);
      left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 4px;
      height: 4px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--accent);
    }
    .nav-actions {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
      justify-self: end;
    }
    .nav-toggle {
      display: none;
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 50%;
      color: var(--text);
      cursor: pointer;
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      line-height: 1;
    }
    /* ─── MOBILE MENU ───
       Full-screen overlay, sits just under #navbar's z-index so the
       crown + hamburger stay visible on top to close it again. No
       open/close transition, same as before — display:none/:flex is
       an instant toggle either way. */
    /* Position/inset/z-index keyed by #mobileMenu, not .mobile-menu —
       a plain class selector here would still lose to the body-child
       stacking rule above (both tie on ID-tier at 0 and class-tier at
       1, and that rule's own `body` type selector breaks the tie in
       its favor). #navbar/#page-intro/#lb-overlay follow the same
       ID-selected convention for exactly this reason. */
    #mobileMenu {
      display: none;
      position: fixed;
      inset: 0;
      z-index: 90;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 32px;
      background: var(--bg);
    }
    #mobileMenu.open { display: flex; }
    .mobile-menu a {
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-size: var(--fs-h3);
      font-weight: 600;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .mobile-menu a:hover { color: var(--text); }
    .mobile-menu .btn-pill { margin-top: 12px; }

    /* ─── HERO ─── */
    .hero {
      min-height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      padding-top: 120px;
      padding-bottom: 80px;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .hero-glow {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 50%;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 900px; height: 600px;
      background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(220,220,220,0.05) 0%, transparent 70%);
      pointer-events: none;
    }
    .hero-inner { position: relative; }
    /* Eyebrow sits directly above the h1 here — shared .eyebrow
       treatment (mono, tracked, accent dot), just spaced for the
       hero context. */
    .hero-inner .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 28px; }
    .hero h1 {
      font-size: var(--fs-h1);
      margin-bottom: 28px;
    }
    /* 48ch caps the line length (typographic "measure"), not a fixed
       pixel width, so it stays a sane line length at any --fs-body. */
    .hero-sub {
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 48ch;
      margin-bottom: 44px;
      line-height: 1.75;
    }
    .hero-ctas {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
    /* Mono meta strip pinned near the hero's bottom edge, matching
       the footer's .footer-meta treatment (same family/size/tracking/
       color) without duplicating its class name into a non-footer
       context. Only a location slot — CLAUDE.md's COPY rule: no
       invented copy, so there's no second (availability) slot here,
       same as the footer. */
    .hero-meta {
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: 40px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 1200px;
      padding: 0 28px;
      display: flex;
      gap: 20px;
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
    }

    /* ─── MARQUEE ─── */
    .marquee-section {
      padding: 20px 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .marquee-track {
      display: flex;
      gap: 56px;
      animation: marquee 24s linear infinite;
      white-space: nowrap;
      width: max-content;
    }
    .marquee-section:hover .marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
    .marquee-item {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
    }
    .marquee-item .sep { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: var(--fs-label); }
    @keyframes marquee {
      from { transform: translateX(0); }
      to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
    }

    /* ─── SECTION HEADERS ─── */
    .section-header { margin-bottom: 60px; }
    .section-header .label { margin-bottom: 14px; display: block; }
    .section-header .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
    .section-header h2 {
      font-size: var(--fs-h2);
      margin-bottom: 18px;
    }
    .section-header p {
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 520px;
      line-height: 1.75;
    }
    .section-header.center { text-align: center; }
    .section-header.center p { margin: 0 auto; }

    /* ─── SHOWCASE LABELS (reused in work-strip-header) ─── */
    .showcase-brand {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--cream);
    }
    .showcase-subtitle {
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-weight: 400;
    }
    .showcase-cat {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
      background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
      padding: 4px 12px;
      border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    }

    /* ─── PROCESS ─── */
    .process-wrap {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 0;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .process-step {
      padding: 40px 28px;
      border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
      position: relative;
    }
    .process-step:last-child { border-right: none; }
    /* Step numbers are mono labels now, not display numerals. */
    .step-num {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      display: block;
    }
    .process-step h4 { font-size: var(--fs-body); margin-bottom: 10px; }
    .process-step p { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.7; }
    .process-arrow {
      position: absolute;
      top: 40px; right: -12px;
      width: 24px; height: 24px;
      background: var(--bg);
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      color: var(--cream);
      z-index: 2;
    }
    .process-step:last-child .process-arrow { display: none; }

    /* ─── SERVICES ───
       Numbered list, not a card grid: .step-num (same treatment as
       Process) leads each row, titles at --fs-h3, body at --fs-body.
       No pricing/tier cards exist on this page — the .card-based
       recommended-tier treatment the restyle spec allows for doesn't
       apply here. */
    .services-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
    .services-list > li {
      display: flex;
      gap: 32px;
      padding: 40px 0;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .services-list > li:first-child { border-top: none; padding-top: 0; }
    .services-list .step-num { flex-shrink: 0; width: 70px; padding-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 0; }
    .services-list-content h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); margin-bottom: 14px; }
    .services-list-content > p {
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 56ch;
      line-height: 1.75;
      margin-bottom: 22px;
    }
    .service-features { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
    .service-features li {
      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
      font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--text-muted);
    }
    .service-features li::before { content: '✓'; color: var(--cream); font-weight: 700; flex-shrink: 0; }

    /* ─── FAQ ───
       Hairline dividers, no boxes, no filled backgrounds. Questions
       stand in for headings at --fs-h3 (heading bundle: Outfit 800,
       tight tracking), color kept as a component-level override
       (text-muted, brightening on hover/open) so the row still reads
       as clickable. Chevron is a real inline SVG now, not a glyph. */
    .faq-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
    .faq-item { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
    .faq-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
    .faq-question {
      padding: 28px 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-size: var(--fs-h3);
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: -0.03em;
      line-height: 1.15;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      transition: color 0.2s;
      user-select: none;
      gap: 24px;
    }
    .faq-question:hover { color: var(--text); }
    .faq-item.open .faq-question { color: var(--text); }
    .faq-chevron {
      display: flex;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }
    .faq-item.open .faq-chevron { transform: rotate(180deg); }
    .faq-answer { max-height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.4s ease; }
    .faq-answer-inner {
      padding: 0 0 28px;
      font-size: var(--fs-small);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 1.8;
      max-width: 65ch;
    }

    /* ─── CTA SECTION ───
       No box: no fill, no border, no decorative gradient — just
       centered content on the plain backdrop, like everything else
       restyled this pass. */
    .cta-section { text-align: center; }
    .cta-section .eyebrow { justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 18px; }
    .cta-section h2 {
      font-size: var(--fs-h2);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .cta-section > p {
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      max-width: 480px;
      margin: 0 auto 44px;
      line-height: 1.75;
    }
    .cta-buttons {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 14px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
    .cta-note {
      margin-top: 24px;
      font-size: var(--fs-small);
      color: var(--text-dim);
    }

    /* ─── WORK STRIPS ─── */
    .work-strips { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

    .work-strip { padding-bottom: 56px; }
    .work-strip:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }

    .work-strip-header {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      padding-bottom: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
    }

    /* Scrolling image rail */
    .work-strip-inner {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }
    .work-strip-inner::before,
    .work-strip-inner::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; bottom: 0;
      width: 180px;
      z-index: 2;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
    .work-strip-inner::before {
      left: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bg) 5%, transparent);
    }
    .work-strip-inner::after {
      right: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--bg) 5%, transparent);
    }
    .cinematic-track {
      display: flex;
      gap: 12px;
      width: max-content;
      animation: cinemaScroll 28s linear infinite;
    }
    /* Per-strip scroll speeds — were inline animation-duration values,
       moved to named tokens in tokens.css (deferred from the refactor
       step). */
    .cinematic-track--1 { animation-duration: var(--duration-scroll-1); }
    .cinematic-track--2 { animation-duration: var(--duration-scroll-2); }
    .cinematic-track--3 { animation-duration: var(--duration-scroll-3); }
    .cinematic-track--4 { animation-duration: var(--duration-scroll-4); }
    .work-strip-inner:hover .cinematic-track {
      animation-play-state: paused;
    }
    .cinematic-item {
      flex-shrink: 0;
      width: 260px;
      height: 350px;
      border-radius: 10px;
      overflow: hidden;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    /* shimmer skeleton while media loads */
    .cinematic-item {
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--shimmer) 25%, var(--surface3) 50%, var(--shimmer) 75%);
      background-size: 200% 100%;
      animation: shimmer 1.6s infinite;
    }
    @keyframes shimmer {
      0%   { background-position: 200% 0; }
      100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
    }
    .cinematic-item img,
    .cinematic-item video {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: top center;
      display: block;
      transition: transform 0.5s ease, opacity 0.4s ease;
      opacity: 0;
    }
    .cinematic-item img.media-loaded,
    .cinematic-item video.media-loaded {
      opacity: 1;
    }
    .cinematic-item:hover img,
    .cinematic-item:hover video {
      transform: scale(1.04);
    }
    @keyframes cinemaScroll {
      0%   { transform: translateX(0); }
      100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
    }
    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      .cinematic-item { width: 180px; height: 240px; }
      .work-strip-inner::before,
      .work-strip-inner::after { width: 50px; }
    }

    /* ─── FOOTER ───
       Minimal: one mono meta row (label style, matching .eyebrow's
       family/size/tracking/color without its leading dot), the same
       four nav links repeated, one hairline top border. No filled
       background, no logo block, no second link column. */
    footer { padding: 40px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
    .footer-inner {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }
    .footer-meta {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 20px;
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
    }
    .footer-nav { display: flex; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; list-style: none; }
    .footer-nav a {
      font-size: var(--fs-small);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }
    .footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--text); }

    /* ─── ANIMATIONS ─── */
    .fade-up {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(28px);
      transition: opacity 0.65s ease, transform 0.65s ease;
    }
    .fade-up.visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    .fade-up:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
    .fade-up:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
    .fade-up:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
    .fade-up:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.32s; }
    .fade-up:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.40s; }

    /* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .process-wrap { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
      .process-step { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
      .process-arrow { display: none; }
    }
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .nav-links { display: none; }
      .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
      #navCtaDesktop { display: none; }
      /* With .nav-links hidden, the grid's empty center track would
         otherwise split the remaining width evenly between logo and
         nav-actions regardless of content — squeezing the wordmark
         enough to wrap. Plain space-between restores its natural
         width, same as before the center-links grid existed. */
      .nav-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; }
    }
    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      .section { padding: 72px 0; }
      .process-wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .services-list > li { flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
      .services-list .step-num { width: auto; padding-top: 0; }
    }
    /* Backdrop layers (.backdrop, fixed, z-index 0) live in
       /css/backdrop.css. This just keeps real content stacked above
       it and the lightbox stacked above everything.
       No :not(#lb-overlay) here — an ID inside :not() adds ID-tier
       specificity to this selector, which then beats any plain
       #id-selected position:fixed rule elsewhere on the page (this
       silently broke #navbar's own position:fixed the moment it
       became an ID selector in this pass — verified via computed
       style, not just eyeballed). #lb-overlay already protects its
       own position with !important, so excluding it here was
       redundant. Every other fixed, ID-selected element (#navbar,
       #mobileMenu, #page-intro) now needs no extra !important
       because this rule's specificity no longer outranks a plain ID
       selector. */
    body > *:not(.backdrop) { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
    #lb-overlay { position: fixed !important; z-index: 1000 !important; }

    /* ─── MOBILE IMPROVEMENTS ───
       .hero h1 and .section-header h2 are intentionally NOT re-set
       here: --fs-h1 / --fs-h2 are fluid clamps that already cover
       this range, so a fixed-px mobile override would just fight
       the token. */
    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      .hero { padding-top: 100px; }
      .hero-sub { font-size: var(--fs-small); }
      .hero-ctas { gap: 10px; }
      .hero-ctas .btn { padding: 14px 22px; font-size: var(--fs-small); }
      .hero-ctas .btn-pill { padding: 14px 14px 14px 22px; }
      .marquee-track { gap: 32px; }
      .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
      .nav-toggle { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
      #navbar { left: 8px; right: 8px; }
      .nav-inner { padding: 12px 16px; }
      .container { padding: 0 18px; }
    }
    /* ─── FEATURED CASE STUDY (homepage) ───
       .card (shared.css) now supplies the border/radius/transparent
       fill/hover-brighten — this rule only adds the layout on top. */
    .featured-case-study {
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: var(--text);
      margin-bottom: 56px;
    }
    /* :focus-visible outlines are a permitted exception to the
       accent-discipline rule — see CLAUDE.md. */
    .featured-case-study:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 4px; }
    /* Tilt layer — see /js/home.js "CARD TILT". Owns the perspective/
       rotate/lift transform driven by cursor position. Deliberately a
       separate node from .featured-case-study (which carries .fade-up's
       own translateY reveal): two transform-writers on two different
       elements can never fight over the same style.transform. Carries
       the grid layout that used to live on .featured-case-study itself. */
    .card-tilt {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
      align-items: stretch;
      transition: transform 0.1s ease-out;
      will-change: transform;
    }
    .featured-case-media {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      min-height: 320px;
      transition: transform 0.1s ease-out;
      will-change: transform;
    }
    .featured-case-media img {
      width: 100%; height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.6s ease;
    }
    .featured-case-study:hover .featured-case-media img { transform: scale(1.045); }
    .featured-case-content {
      padding: 56px 56px 56px 52px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 16px;
    }
    .featured-case-title {
      font-size: var(--fs-h2);
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }
    .featured-case-headline {
      font-size: var(--fs-body);
      color: var(--text-muted);
      line-height: 1.6;
      max-width: 380px;
    }
    /* Was .featured-case-tags (discipline list, e.g. "Creative
       Direction · Content") — replaced by the client-type/scope/year
       metadata line the restyle asked for. Same mono treatment. */
    .featured-case-meta {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
      margin-top: 4px;
    }
    .featured-case-cta {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 8px;
      font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
      font-size: var(--fs-small);
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text);
      margin-top: 12px;
      transition: gap 0.25s ease;
    }
    .featured-case-cta .arrow { transition: transform 0.25s ease; }
    .featured-case-study:hover .featured-case-cta { gap: 13px; }
    .featured-case-study:hover .featured-case-cta .arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }
    .concept-label-row { margin: 0 0 22px; }
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
      .card-tilt { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
      .featured-case-media { min-height: 240px; }
      .featured-case-content { padding: 40px 32px; }
    }
    /* ─── WORK FILTER TABS ───
       Mono labels on a shared hairline, not filled pills — the active
       tab is marked by a 4px accent dot sitting on that hairline,
       not a background fill. */
    .work-filters {
      display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px;
      margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top: 8px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .work-filter {
      position: relative;
      padding: 0 0 14px;
      border: none;
      background: none;
      color: var(--text-muted);
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: color 0.2s ease;
    }
    .work-filter:hover { color: var(--text); }
    .work-filter.active { color: var(--text); }
    .work-filter.active::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: 50%;
      bottom: -1px;
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      width: 4px; height: 4px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--accent);
    }

    /* ─── LIGHTBOX ───
       Transparent chrome: the scrim behind the media is the only
       fill, everything else (brand/count text, the media frame) is
       plain with at most a hairline border. Close/prev/next reuse
       .btn-circle's exact treatment (36px cream circle, var(--bg)
       icon via currentColor) instead of the old translucent-white
       glyph buttons. */
    #lb-overlay {
      display: none;
      position: fixed !important;
      top: 0 !important; left: 0 !important;
      right: 0 !important; bottom: 0 !important;
      z-index: 9999 !important;
      background: rgba(6,8,11,0.93);
      align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    }
    #lb-overlay.open { display: flex !important; }
    #lb-media { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
    #lb-close, #lb-prev, #lb-next {
      background: var(--cream);
      color: var(--bg);
      border: none;
      border-radius: 50%;
      width: 36px; height: 36px;
      display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: transform 0.2s ease;
      z-index: 2;
    }
    #lb-close { position: absolute; top: 20px; right: 24px; }
    #lb-close:hover { transform: scale(1.08); }
    #lb-header {
      position: absolute; top: 20px; left: 24px;
      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
    }
    #lb-brand {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 600; color: var(--text);
      text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    }
    #lb-count { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); }
    #lb-prev, #lb-next {
      position: absolute; top: 50%;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
    }
    #lb-prev { left: 20px; }
    #lb-next { right: 20px; }
    #lb-prev:hover, #lb-next:hover { transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.08); }
    @media (max-width: 640px) {
      #lb-prev { left: 8px; }
      #lb-next { right: 8px; }
      #lb-close, #lb-prev, #lb-next { width: 32px; height: 32px; }
    }
    @keyframes lbIn {
      from { transform: scale(0.92); opacity: 0; }
      to   { transform: scale(1);    opacity: 1; }
    }

    /* ─── PAGE INTRO ─── */
    #page-intro {
      position: fixed; inset: 0;
      z-index: 99999;
      background: var(--bg);
      display: flex; flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center; justify-content: center;
      gap: 20px;
      transition: opacity 0.55s ease;
      pointer-events: none;
    }
    #page-intro.done { opacity: 0; }
    #page-intro img { height: 52px; width: auto; animation: introLogo 0.6s ease forwards; }
    #page-intro .intro-wordmark {
      font-family: var(--font-script);
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: calc(var(--fs-h3) * 1.35);
      letter-spacing: normal;
      color: var(--cream);
      animation: introLogo 0.6s ease forwards;
    }
    @keyframes introLogo {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
      to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    /* ─── ABOUT ───
       Founder block: .about-name/.about-role, formerly a stacked
       name+role pair, now a single mono attribution line — same
       family/tracking as .showcase-brand + .showcase-subtitle. */
    /* Photo sits alongside the text column on desktop, stacks above it
       on mobile — .about-photo is first in source order, so a column
       flex-direction on mobile puts it on top with no reordering
       needed. .about-text keeps the copy at its existing 48ch measure;
       the photo doesn't change that width. */
    .about-layout {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 48px;
    }
    .about-photo { flex-shrink: 0; width: 320px; }
    /* 1px border, var(--radius-sm), no fill, no shadow — per CLAUDE.md.
       No circular crop; the composition (head-and-shoulders portrait)
       doesn't call for one. */
    .about-photo img {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    }
    .about-text { min-width: 0; }
    #about .section-header p { max-width: 48ch; }
    @media (max-width: 700px) {
      .about-layout { flex-direction: column; }
      .about-photo { width: 100%; max-width: 320px; }
    }
    /* Plain inline flow, not flex — at narrow widths flex would wrap
       each span as its own column instead of letting the whole line
       wrap together like normal text. */
    .about-attribution { line-height: 1.8; }
    .about-name {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--cream);
    }
    .about-role {
      font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: var(--fs-label);
      letter-spacing: 0.22em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--text-dim);
    }
    .about-role::before { content: '\00B7'; margin-right: 10px; color: var(--text-dim); }
    /* .headline-accent (the CTA's "Mind?") is gone — that word is a
       .script-accent keyword now, like every other major heading's
       accent word. .text-accent's other two former uses (.menu-cta,
       .footer-note) were already retired earlier in the restyle. */
    .section-inset {
      background: var(--surface);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }