/* ==========================================================================
   Variant Star Media — editorial design system
   Brand palette from the studio logo: deep navy ink, silver-white ground,
   star gold, and the V's steel-to-sky blue. No frameworks.
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --paper: #f7f9fc;
  --paper-deep: #e9eef5;
  --ink: #101b30;
  --ink-soft: #4a5670;
  --ink-faint: #8290a8;
  --night: #0a1424;
  --gold: #8a6210;
  --gold-bright: #d9a83c;
  --blue: #3e83c9;
  --blue-deep: #1d4d8c;
  --error: #963b1e;
  --line: #d5dce8;
  --line-strong: #101b30;

  --font-serif: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua",
    Palatino, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-sans: "Avenir Next", Avenir, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue",
    system-ui, Arial, sans-serif;

  --measure: 62ch;
  --wrap: 72rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);

  --step--1: clamp(0.8rem, 0.78rem + 0.1vw, 0.875rem);
  --step-0: clamp(1rem, 0.96rem + 0.2vw, 1.125rem);
  --step-1: clamp(1.2rem, 1.1rem + 0.5vw, 1.5rem);
  --step-2: clamp(1.5rem, 1.3rem + 1vw, 2.1rem);
  --step-3: clamp(2rem, 1.6rem + 2vw, 3.2rem);
  --step-4: clamp(2.6rem, 1.9rem + 3.5vw, 4.6rem);

  --space-s: clamp(0.75rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
  --space-m: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --space-l: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  --space-xl: clamp(4.5rem, 10vw, 8rem);
}

/* ---------- Reset ---------- */

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

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step-0);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img,
svg {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

/* ---------- Focus & accessibility ---------- */

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue-deep);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.skip-link:focus-visible {
  left: 0.75rem;
  top: 0.75rem;
}

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

/* ---------- Type ---------- */

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 {
  font-size: var(--step-4);
}

h2 {
  font-size: var(--step-3);
}

h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-1);
}

p {
  max-width: var(--measure);
}

a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration-color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

a:hover {
  color: var(--blue-deep);
}

.overline {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-s);
}

.lede {
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 46ch;
}

.small {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* ---------- Layout primitives ---------- */

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.section {
  padding-block: var(--space-xl);
}

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

.section-head {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-l);
}

.section-head h2 {
  max-width: 20ch;
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 92%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  min-height: 4.25rem;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.brand .star-word {
  color: var(--blue-deep);
}

.brand .mark {
  width: 2rem;
  height: 2rem;
  flex: none;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  appearance: none;
  background: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.site-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  padding: 0;
}

.site-nav a:not(.btn) {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-block: 0.35rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}

.site-nav a:not(.btn):hover {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom-color: var(--blue);
}

@media (max-width: 47.9em) {
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    inset-inline: 0;
    top: 100%;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    display: none;
  }
  .site-nav.is-open {
    display: block;
  }
  .site-nav ul {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    padding: var(--space-s) var(--gutter) var(--space-m);
  }
  .site-nav li + li {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .site-nav a:not(.btn) {
    display: block;
    padding-block: 0.9rem;
    border-bottom: none;
  }
  .site-nav li:has(.btn) {
    padding-top: var(--space-s);
    border-top: none;
  }
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--blue-deep);
  border-color: var(--blue-deep);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */

.hero {
  padding-block: var(--space-xl);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-l);
  align-items: end;
}

@media (min-width: 60em) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 4fr);
  }
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 14ch;
}

.hero h1 em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--blue-deep);
}

.hero-aside {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding-left: var(--space-m);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  margin-top: var(--space-m);
}

.hero-star {
  position: absolute;
  right: -4rem;
  top: -4rem;
  width: 22rem;
  height: 22rem;
  color: var(--paper-deep);
  z-index: -1;
}

/* ---------- Numbered list rows (services, process) ---------- */

.rows {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.rows > li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-block: var(--space-m);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
}

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .rows > li {
    grid-template-columns: 5rem minmax(0, 20rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: var(--space-m);
  }
}

.row-num {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
}

.rows h3 {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
}

.rows p + p {
  margin-top: 0.75em;
}

.row-meta {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

/* ---------- Work samples ---------- */

.work-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-m);
}

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .work-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

.work-item {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: var(--space-m);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  align-content: start;
  position: relative;
}

.work-item::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.tag {
  display: inline-block;
  width: fit-content;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-bright);
  padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.work-kind {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.excerpt {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.before-after {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: var(--space-s);
}

.before-after h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.before-after .after h4 {
  color: var(--blue-deep);
}

/* ---------- FAQ ---------- */

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

.faq details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  padding-block: 1.25rem;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.faq summary::after {
  content: "+";
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  color: var(--gold);
  flex: none;
  line-height: 1;
}

.faq details[open] summary::after {
  content: "\2212";
}

.faq details > div {
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.faq p + p {
  margin-top: 0.75em;
}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */

.cta-band {
  background: var(--night);
  color: var(--paper);
}

.cta-band .overline {
  color: var(--gold-bright);
}

.cta-band h2 {
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.cta-band .lede {
  color: #b9c5da;
}

.cta-band .btn-primary {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--paper);
}

.cta-band .btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  border-color: var(--gold-bright);
  color: var(--night);
}

.cta-band .btn-ghost {
  color: var(--paper);
  border-color: var(--paper);
}

.cta-band .btn-ghost:hover {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.cta-inner {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-m);
  padding-block: var(--space-xl);
}

@media (min-width: 60em) {
  .cta-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    align-items: center;
  }
}

.cta-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--space-s);
}

/* ---------- Prose pages ---------- */

.prose h2 {
  font-size: var(--step-2);
  margin-top: var(--space-l);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-s);
}

.prose h3 {
  margin-top: var(--space-m);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.prose p + p,
.prose ul + p,
.prose p + ul {
  margin-top: 0.9em;
}

.prose ul {
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  max-width: var(--measure);
}

.prose li + li {
  margin-top: 0.4em;
}

/* ---------- Two-column splits ---------- */

.split {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-l);
}

@media (min-width: 60em) {
  .split {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  }
  .split > .sticky-col {
    position: sticky;
    top: 6rem;
    align-self: start;
  }
}

/* ---------- Forms ---------- */

.form-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-m);
  max-width: 40rem;
}

.field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.field label {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.field .hint {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}

.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink-soft);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
  width: 100%;
}

.field textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 9rem;
}

.field input:focus-visible,
.field select:focus-visible,
.field textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue-deep);
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border-color: var(--blue-deep);
}

.form-note {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
}

/* ---------- Intake form (signup) ---------- */

.intake-form fieldset {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding: var(--space-m);
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
}

.intake-form fieldset + fieldset {
  margin-top: var(--space-m);
}

.intake-form legend {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--step-1);
  font-weight: 500;
  padding-inline: 0.6rem;
  margin-left: -0.6rem;
}

.legend-num {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

.field-pair {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-s);
}

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .field-pair {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

.choice-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .choice-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

.choice {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.8rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.choice:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.choice input {
  accent-color: var(--blue);
  width: 1.05rem;
  height: 1.05rem;
  margin-top: 0.1rem;
  flex: none;
}

.choice:has(input:checked) {
  border-color: var(--blue);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--blue) 7%, var(--paper));
}

.choice:has(input:focus-visible) {
  outline: 2px solid var(--blue-deep);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* Validation states */

.field.has-error input,
.field.has-error select,
.field.has-error textarea {
  border-color: var(--error);
  border-width: 2px;
}

.field-error {
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--error);
}

.form-alert {
  border: 2px solid var(--error);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--error) 7%, var(--paper));
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 0.9rem 1.1rem;
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.form-alert:empty {
  display: none;
}

/* Honeypot: visually removed for everyone, out of the a11y tree */

.hp-field {
  position: absolute !important;
  left: -9999px !important;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */

.site-footer {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--paper-deep);
  padding-block: var(--space-l);
  margin-top: var(--space-xl);
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-m);
}

@media (min-width: 48em) {
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto auto;
    gap: var(--space-l);
  }
}

.site-footer nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.site-footer a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--gold);
}

.footer-heading {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: var(--space-m);
  padding-top: var(--space-s);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  font-size: var(--step--1);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* ---------- Page hero (interior pages) ---------- */

.page-hero {
  padding-block: var(--space-l) var(--space-m);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: var(--step-3);
  max-width: 20ch;
}

.page-hero .lede {
  margin-top: var(--space-s);
}

/* ---------- 404 ---------- */

.error-page {
  min-height: 55vh;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  gap: var(--space-s);
  padding-block: var(--space-xl);
}

.error-code {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 8rem);
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
}

/* ---------- Reveal motion (fade only; JS adds .is-visible) ---------- */

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(0.75rem);
  transition: opacity 500ms ease, transform 500ms ease;
}

.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    transition: none;
  }
}

.no-js .reveal {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}