:root{
    --ink:#13233F;
    --ink-2:#0E1B31;
    --accent:#E0A02F;
    --accent-soft:#f2d9a6;
    --paper:#F6F3EC;
    --paper-2:#EFEBE0;
    --muted:#6E7788;
    --white:#FFFFFF;
    --line:rgba(19,35,63,.12);
    --line-on-ink:rgba(255,255,255,.14);
    --shadow:0 24px 60px -30px rgba(19,35,63,.45);
    --display:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;
    --body:'IBM Plex Sans',system-ui,sans-serif;
    --mono:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,monospace;
    --wrap:1180px;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  body{
    font-family:var(--body);
    color:var(--ink);
    background:var(--paper);
    line-height:1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
    text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;
  }
  .wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px}

  /* ---------- type ---------- */
  h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.02;color:var(--ink)}
  h1{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,6vw,5rem);font-weight:900}
  h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3.2rem)}
  h3{font-size:1.35rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  p{color:var(--ink)}
  .lead{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.6vw,1.3rem);color:#33405a;max-width:44ch}
  .eyebrow{
    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;
    letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);
    display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;
  }
  .eyebrow.on-ink{color:var(--accent)}
  .eyebrow .num{color:var(--accent)}
  .muted{color:var(--muted)}

  /* ---------- mark ---------- */
  .mark{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:1.5rem;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:var(--ink);display:inline-flex;align-items:flex-end;line-height:1}
  .mark .dot{width:.32em;height:.32em;background:var(--accent);display:inline-block;margin-left:.1em;margin-bottom:.06em}
  .mark.rev{color:var(--paper)}

  /* ---------- buttons ---------- */
  .btn{
    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
    display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:14px 24px;border:1px solid transparent;
    cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;transition:.18s ease;border-radius:2px;white-space:nowrap;
  }
  .btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--accent)}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:#cf9020;border-color:#cf9020}
  .btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--line)}
  .btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
  .btn-ghost.on-ink{color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--line-on-ink)}
  .btn-ghost.on-ink:hover{border-color:var(--paper)}
  .btn .arw{transition:transform .18s ease}
  .btn:hover .arw{transform:translateX(3px)}

  /* ---------- nav ---------- */
  header.nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(246,243,236,.86);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:74px}
  .nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:34px}
  .nav-links a{
    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.76rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;transition:color .15s;padding:6px 0;position:relative;
  }
  .nav-links a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
  .nav-links a.active{color:var(--ink)}
  .nav-links a.active::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-2px;height:2px;background:var(--accent)}
  .nav-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px}
  .nav-mark{cursor:pointer;background:none;border:none}

  /* ---------- sections / pages ---------- */
  .page{display:block;animation:fade .4s ease}
  .page.active{display:block}
  @keyframes fade{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
  section{padding:84px 0}
  .sec-ink{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
  .sec-ink h1,.sec-ink h2,.sec-ink h3{color:var(--paper)}
  .sec-paper2{background:var(--paper-2)}

  /* hero */
  .hero{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:96px 0 112px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .hero .lead{color:#c7cedb}
  .hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:60px;align-items:end}
  .hero h1{color:var(--paper);font-size:clamp(2.1rem,3.8vw,3.5rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.1}
  .hero .cta-row{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-top:36px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .hero-side{border-left:1px solid var(--line-on-ink);padding-left:32px}
  .hero-stat{padding:22px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-on-ink)}
  .hero-stat:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .hero-stat .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:2rem;color:var(--accent);line-height:1}
  .hero-stat .l{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c7cedb;margin-top:8px}
  .hero-stat .vt{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--paper);letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.2;display:flex;align-items:center}
  .hero-stat .vt::before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--accent);margin-right:12px;flex:0 0 auto}
  .hero-stat .vd{font-size:.88rem;color:#98a2b6;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.5;padding-left:19px}
  .hero-bigmark{position:absolute;right:-40px;top:-40px;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:22rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.03);letter-spacing:-.06em;pointer-events:none;user-select:none}

  /* trust strip */
  .trust{padding:34px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}
  .trust-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between}
  .trust .lbl{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
  .trust .logos{display:flex;gap:38px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
  .trust .logos span{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:1.15rem;color:rgba(19,35,63,.34);letter-spacing:-.01em}

  /* section head */
  .sec-head{max-width:640px;margin-bottom:40px}
  .sec-head h2{margin-top:18px}
  .sec-head p{margin-top:18px;color:#40506b;font-size:1.08rem}
  .sec-ink .sec-head p{color:#c7cedb}

  /* cards */
  .cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
  .card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:34px 30px 30px;transition:.2s ease;position:relative}
  .card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
  .card .k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:20px}
  .card h3{margin-bottom:12px}
  .card p{color:#40506b;font-size:.98rem}
  .card .more{margin-top:22px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);display:inline-flex;gap:8px;align-items:center}

  /* steps */
  .steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-on-ink)}
  .step{padding:38px 30px 34px;border-right:1px solid var(--line-on-ink)}
  .step:last-child{border-right:none}
  .step .no{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:3rem;color:var(--accent);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.04em}
  .step h3{margin:18px 0 12px;color:var(--paper)}
  .step p{color:#c7cedb;font-size:.98rem}

  /* process (5-step, vertical rows) */
  .process{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
  .prow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:74px 200px 1fr 40%;align-items:center;gap:26px;background:var(--paper);border-radius:6px;padding:24px 32px;transition:.2s ease}
  .prow:hover{transform:translateX(4px)}
  .prow .pnum{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:2.1rem;color:var(--accent);letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1}
  .prow .pname{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:1.75rem;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.02em}
  .prow .ppill{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:6px}
  .prow .pwave{color:var(--accent);height:20px;display:flex;align-items:center;opacity:.9}
  .prow .pwave svg{width:100%;height:20px;display:block}
  .prow .pdesc{color:#40506b;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5}

  /* spine (5-step, horizontal recap) */
  .spine{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px;border-top:1px solid var(--line-on-ink);padding-top:36px}
  .snode{text-align:center;flex:0 0 auto;width:118px}
  .snode .sn{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:2.5rem;color:var(--accent);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.03em}
  .snode .st{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--paper);margin-top:10px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  .snode .sd{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8b93a4;margin-top:10px;line-height:1.5}
  .swave{flex:1 1 30px;color:rgba(224,160,47,.5);height:18px;margin-top:14px;min-width:24px}
  .swave svg{width:100%;height:18px;display:block}

  /* stats band */
  .stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px}
  .stat .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4vw,3.4rem);color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1}
  .stat .l{margin-top:10px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem;max-width:22ch}
  .sec-ink .stat .n{color:var(--accent)}
  .sec-ink .stat .l{color:#c7cedb}

  /* quote */
  .quote{max-width:900px}
  .quote blockquote{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.2vw,2.6rem);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--ink)}
  .quote .by{margin-top:26px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
  .quote .mk{font-size:4rem;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;color:var(--accent);line-height:.6}

  /* CTA band */
  .ctaband{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-radius:6px;padding:52px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .ctaband h2{color:var(--paper);max-width:16ch}
  .ctaband .dotmark{position:absolute;right:40px;bottom:-30px;width:120px;height:120px;background:var(--accent);opacity:.12;border-radius:2px;transform:rotate(12deg)}

  /* founder band */
  .founder{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.82fr 1.18fr;gap:54px;align-items:center}
  .facebox{aspect-ratio:4/5;border-radius:6px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);background:#13233F url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='400' height='500'%3E%3Crect width='400' height='500' fill='%2313233F'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='200' cy='198' r='74' fill='%2326375a'/%3E%3Crect x='100' y='292' width='200' height='180' rx='84' fill='%2326375a'/%3E%3Crect x='185' y='150' width='30' height='30' fill='%23E0A02F'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/cover no-repeat}
  .facebox .face{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center top}
  .face-tag{position:absolute;left:18px;bottom:16px;z-index:2;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55)}
  .founder-copy h2{margin:16px 0 20px}
  .founder-copy p{color:#40506b;font-size:1.06rem}
  .founder-copy p+p{margin-top:16px}
  .sig{margin-top:28px;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.01em}
  .sig span{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}

  /* statement band */
  .statement .big{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.6vw,3.8rem);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:var(--ink);max-width:20ch;margin-top:22px}
  .statement .big .hl{color:var(--accent)}
  .statement .sub{margin-top:26px;color:#40506b;font-size:1.2rem;max-width:52ch}

  /* about */
  .bio-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:56px;align-items:start}
  .portrait{aspect-ratio:4/5;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--ink),#26375a);border-radius:6px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:28px}
  .portrait .ph{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55)}
  .portrait .bigc{position:absolute;top:-30px;left:-10px;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:16rem;color:rgba(224,160,47,.14);line-height:1}
  .bio-grid p+p{margin-top:18px}
  .bio-grid .lead{max-width:none}
  .principles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:20px;margin-top:16px}
  .principle{border-top:2px solid var(--accent);padding-top:18px}
  .principle h4{font-size:1.1rem;margin-bottom:8px}
  .principle p{color:#40506b;font-size:.96rem}
  .timeline{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  .tl-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:30px;padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .tl-row .yr{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--accent)}
  .tl-row h4{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:4px}
  .tl-row p{color:#40506b;font-size:.96rem}

  /* services list */
  .svc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}
  .svc-row{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:5px;padding:36px 38px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.4fr .8fr;gap:34px;align-items:start;transition:.2s}
  .svc-row:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
  .svc-row .k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:14px}
  .svc-row h3{font-size:1.5rem}
  .svc-row .desc{color:#40506b}
  .svc-row ul{list-style:none;margin-top:6px}
  .svc-row ul li{font-size:.92rem;color:#40506b;padding:6px 0 6px 20px;position:relative}
  .svc-row ul li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:14px;width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--accent)}
  .svc-row .price{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase}
  .svc-row .price b{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.5rem;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-top:6px;text-transform:none}
  .svc-note{margin-top:30px;color:#40506b;font-size:.98rem;max-width:62ch}

  /* contact */
  .contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:48px;align-items:start}
  .biz-card{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-radius:6px;padding:44px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .biz-card .mark{margin-bottom:40px}
  .biz-card .co{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:6px}
  .biz-card .cotag{color:#c7cedb;font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:34px}
  .cc-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:26px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-on-ink);align-items:baseline}
  .cc-row .ic{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.1em}
  .cc-row .v{color:var(--paper);font-size:1rem}
  .cc-row .v a{color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}
  .cc-row:first-of-type{border-top:none}
  .form label{display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:8px}
  .form .field{margin-bottom:22px}
  .form input,.form textarea{width:100%;font-family:var(--body);font-size:1rem;color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:14px 16px;transition:.15s}
  .form input:focus,.form textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(224,160,47,.15)}
  .form textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:130px}
  .form .two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}

  /* footer */
  footer{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:52px 0 30px}
  .foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding-bottom:40px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-on-ink)}
  footer .mark{color:var(--paper)}
  footer .tag{color:#c7cedb;margin-top:16px;max-width:34ch;font-size:.98rem}
  .foot-col h5{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:18px;font-weight:500}
  .foot-col a{display:block;color:#c7cedb;text-decoration:none;font-size:.96rem;padding:6px 0;cursor:pointer;transition:color .15s}
  .foot-col a:hover{color:var(--paper)}
  .foot-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding-top:26px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px}
  .foot-bottom span{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase}

  /* annotation banner */
  .anno{background:var(--accent);color:var(--ink);text-align:center;padding:10px 20px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase}

  /* responsive */
  @media(max-width:900px){
    .hero-grid,.bio-grid,.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}
    .hero-side{border-left:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line-on-ink);padding-left:0;padding-top:24px}
    .cards,.steps,.stats,.principles{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .step{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-on-ink)}
    .svc-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}
    .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:30px}
    .nav-links{display:none}
    section{padding:56px 0}
    .ctaband{padding:40px}
    .hero-bigmark{display:none}
    .prow{grid-template-columns:52px 1fr;gap:6px 16px;padding:20px 22px}
    .prow .pwave{display:none}
    .prow .pname{font-size:1.4rem}
    .prow .pdesc{grid-column:1 / -1;font-size:.95rem}
    .spine{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-start;gap:24px}
    .swave{display:none}
    .snode{width:auto;min-width:96px;text-align:left}
    .founder{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}
    .facebox{max-width:340px}
  }
  /* production additions */
  .form .field.hp{display:none}
  .simple-hero{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:88px 0 76px}
  .simple-hero h1{color:var(--paper);font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,3rem)}
  .legal{max-width:760px}
  .legal h3{margin:38px 0 10px}
  .legal p, .legal li{color:#40506b;font-size:1rem}
  .legal ul{margin:12px 0 0 20px}