body {
  min-height: 100vh;
}

/* Header */

.site-header {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0.9rem max(1.25rem, calc((100vw - 1400px) / 2 + 1.25rem));
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
}

.brand-link img {
  height: 52px;
  width: auto;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.9rem);
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.site-nav a {
  color: var(--espresso);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  padding: 0.3rem 0;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-nav a::after {
  background: var(--caramel);
  bottom: -2px;
  content: "";
  height: 2px;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 100%;
  transition: right 180ms ease;
}

.site-nav a:hover::after {
  right: 0;
}

/* Hero */

.hero-section {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(280px, 1.05fr);
  min-height: calc(100svh - 78px);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem) 3rem;
}

.hero-copy {
  max-width: 720px;
}

.eyebrow {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--caramel);
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--caramel);
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  height: 2px;
  width: 28px;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7.5vw, 6.8rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.95;
}

.hero-lede {
  color: #4b352e;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 1.4rem 0 2rem;
  max-width: 600px;
}

.hero-actions,
.studio-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.hero-image {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.hero-image::before {
  background: var(--toast);
  content: "";
  inset: 10% -3% -5% 10%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
}

.hero-image::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.3);
  content: "";
  inset: 10% -3% -5% 10%;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}

.hero-image img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  display: block;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero-image figcaption {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--espresso);
  bottom: -0.9rem;
  color: #fff6e8;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  left: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  position: absolute;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero-image figcaption::before {
  background: var(--toast-bright);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 6px;
  width: 6px;
}

/* Content bands */

.content-band {
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.alt-band {
  background: var(--espresso);
  color: #fff6e8;
}

.alt-band h2,
.alt-band .eyebrow {
  color: #fff6e8;
}

.alt-band .eyebrow::before {
  background: #fff6e8;
}

.section-heading {
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.7vw, 3.15rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.04;
}

.feature-grid,
.workflow-grid,
.book-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.feature-card,
.workflow-grid > div,
.book-card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease;
}

.feature-card:hover,
.book-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(139, 94, 28, 0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 34px rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.1);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.book-cover {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  background: #fffaf1;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.feature-card-large {
  grid-column: span 2;
  justify-content: center;
}

.feature-card-large h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem);
}

.feature-card h3,
.workflow-grid h3,
.book-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.feature-card p,
.book-card p {
  color: #56423a;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.series-kicker,
.workflow-grid span {
  color: var(--caramel);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.workflow-grid > div {
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.workflow-grid span {
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--caramel);
  color: transparent;
  display: block;
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}

.text-link {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--caramel);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 900;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: gap 160ms ease;
}

.text-link::after {
  content: "\2192";
}

.text-link:hover {
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.books-band {
  background: #fff4df;
}

.articles-band {
  background: #f8ead5;
}

.article-layout {
  padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.article-shell {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 820px;
}

.article-shell h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
}

.article-dek {
  color: var(--caramel);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.article-hero {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.article-content {
  color: #4d4039;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.split-section {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.split-section p:not(.eyebrow) {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 640px;
}

.site-footer {
  align-items: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.75rem clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.site-footer img {
  height: 38px;
  width: auto;
}

.site-footer p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .site-header,
  .site-footer,
  .split-section {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .site-header,
  .site-footer {
    display: flex;
  }

  .hero-section,
  .split-section,
  .feature-grid,
  .workflow-grid,
  .book-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-section {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .feature-card-large {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

/* Home — Toasty espresso/caramel dark canvas, same system as Studio and Ricardo */

.home-page {
  background: var(--espresso-2);
  color: var(--cream-soft);
}

.home-page .site-header {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.96);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.14);
}

.home-page .site-nav a {
  color: var(--espresso);
}

.home-page .site-nav a::after {
  background: var(--caramel);
}

.home-page h1,
.home-page h2,
.home-page h3 {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
}

.home-page .hero-lede {
  color: #d9c6b4;
}

.home-page .eyebrow {
  color: var(--toast-bright);
}

.home-page .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--toast-bright);
}

.home-page .hero-image::after {
  border-color: rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.3);
}

.home-page .feature-card,
.home-page .workflow-grid > div,
.home-page .book-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045);
  border-color: rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.2);
}

.home-page .feature-card:hover,
.home-page .book-card:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.075);
  border-color: rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.45);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.home-page .feature-card p,
.home-page .book-card p {
  color: #d9c9ba;
}

.home-page .book-cover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
}

.home-page .books-band {
  background: var(--espresso);
}

.home-page .articles-band {
  background: var(--espresso);
}

.home-page .alt-band {
  background: var(--espresso-2);
}

.home-page .button-secondary,
.home-page .secondary-action {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.32);
  color: #fff6e8;
}

.home-page .button-secondary:hover,
.home-page .secondary-action:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.home-page .text-link {
  color: var(--toast-bright);
}

.home-page .site-footer,
.ricardo-footer {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-top-color: rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.14);
}

.home-page .site-footer a,
.ricardo-footer a {
  color: var(--espresso);
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-nav .nav-cta {
  background: var(--caramel);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: #fff8ec !important;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.95rem;
}

.site-nav .nav-cta::after {
  display: none;
}

.feature-ledger.offer-pair {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}

/* Ricardo profile — Toasty espresso/caramel dark, not a generic navy dark mode */

.ricardo-page {
  background: var(--espresso-2);
  color: var(--cream-soft);
}

.ricardo-nav {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.96);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.14);
}

.ricardo-nav .site-nav a {
  color: var(--espresso);
}

.ricardo-nav .site-nav a::after {
  background: var(--caramel);
}

.ricardo-hero {
  align-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 18%, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.16), transparent 34%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 68%, rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.14), transparent 32%),
    var(--espresso-2);
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(280px, 0.95fr);
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 1400px;
  min-height: calc(100svh - 78px);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem) 0;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.ricardo-copy {
  max-width: 760px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ricardo-copy .eyebrow {
  color: var(--toast-bright);
}

.ricardo-copy .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--toast-bright);
}

.ricardo-copy h1 {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.4vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.ricardo-page .hero-lede {
  color: #d9c6b4;
}

.ricardo-portrait {
  align-self: end;
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.ricardo-portrait::before {
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.22), transparent 72%);
  content: "";
  inset: -10% -10% 6% -10%;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
}

.ricardo-portrait img {
  max-height: min(760px, 78vh);
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: bottom center;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ricardo-band,
.ricardo-light {
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.ricardo-band {
  background: var(--espresso);
}

.ricardo-light {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.ricardo-band h2,
.ricardo-band h3 {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
}

.ricardo-band .eyebrow {
  color: var(--toast-bright);
}

.ricardo-band .eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--toast-bright);
}

.ricardo-light h2,
.ricardo-light h3 {
  color: var(--espresso);
}

.signal-grid,
.routes-grid,
.links-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.routes-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.signal-grid article,
.routes-grid article,
.links-grid a,
.timeline > div,
.thesis-card {
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 1.3rem;
}

.signal-grid article,
.routes-grid article {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.signal-grid article:hover,
.routes-grid article:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.45);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.signal-grid h3,
.routes-grid h3 {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.signal-grid p,
.routes-grid p {
  color: #d9c9ba;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.chip-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
}

.chip-row span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.32);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  padding: 0.32rem 0.6rem;
}

.timeline {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.timeline > div,
.links-grid a,
.thesis-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  border: 1px solid rgba(139, 94, 28, 0.18);
}

.timeline b,
.links-grid b {
  color: var(--caramel);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}

.timeline p,
.links-grid span {
  color: #4d4039;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.thesis-card {
  margin: 1.25rem auto 0;
  max-width: 1120px;
  padding: 1.75rem;
}

.thesis-card p {
  color: var(--espresso);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin: 0;
}

.thesis-card cite {
  color: var(--caramel);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.links-grid a {
  align-items: flex-start;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.links-grid a:hover {
  border-color: var(--caramel);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.ricardo-footer {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  border-top-color: rgba(74, 45, 42, 0.14);
}

.ricardo-footer p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .ricardo-hero,
  .signal-grid,
  .routes-grid,
  .links-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ricardo-hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: 2rem;
  }

  .ricardo-portrait img {
    max-height: 520px;
  }
}

/* Final art direction pass */

.home-page,
.ricardo-page {
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

.home-page::before,
.ricardo-page::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 72px 72px;
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.22;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: -1;
}

.site-header {
  min-height: 72px;
}

.home-page .site-header,
.ricardo-nav {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(43, 23, 20, 0.08);
}

.home-page .brand-link img,
.ricardo-nav .brand-link img {
  filter: none;
}

.home-hero {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(300px, 0.92fr);
  margin-inline: auto;
  max-width: 1400px;
  min-height: calc(100svh - 72px);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem) clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.home-hero::before {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 22% 22%, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.22), transparent 30%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 72% 74%, rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.18), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(130deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.08), transparent 38%);
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}

.hero-backdrop {
  bottom: -0.12em;
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.045);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 14vw, 13rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  left: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.78;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.home-hero .hero-copy {
  align-self: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.home-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.8rem);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.96;
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.home-hero .hero-lede {
  color: #ead7c2;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.34rem);
}

.media-board {
  align-items: end;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.82fr 0.52fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto auto;
  gap: clamp(0.75rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem);
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: min(72vh, 680px);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.media-board::before {
  background: rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.86);
  content: "";
  height: 52%;
  left: 18%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 16%;
  transform: rotate(-5deg);
  width: 70%;
  z-index: -1;
}

.media-board::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.25);
  content: "";
  inset: 9% 4% 13% 14%;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  transform: rotate(3deg);
}

.media-tile {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.media-tile img {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.18);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48);
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.media-tile figcaption,
.profile-spread figcaption {
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  color: var(--espresso);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.64rem;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  top: 0.8rem;
}

.media-tile-main {
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  height: min(68vh, 620px);
}

.media-tile-stack {
  height: min(30vh, 260px);
  transform: translateY(2rem);
}

.media-tile-book {
  height: min(36vh, 300px);
  justify-self: start;
  transform: translateX(-18%);
  width: 72%;
}

.editorial-band {
  padding: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 7rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  position: relative;
}

.editorial-band::before {
  background: rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  left: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  top: 0;
}

.section-heading {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, 0.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
}

.section-heading .eyebrow {
  align-self: start;
}

.section-heading h2 {
  max-width: 900px;
}

.feature-ledger {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.9fr 0.9fr;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.feature-ledger article {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.18);
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  transition: background 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.feature-ledger article:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.09);
  border-color: rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.5);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.feature-ledger .ledger-primary {
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.22), rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.06)),
    rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.07);
}

.feature-ledger h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
}

.feature-ledger p,
.media-strip p,
.studio-mention p {
  color: #dfcdbb;
}

.media-strip {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--cream-soft);
  color: var(--ink);
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 6rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.media-strip figure {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.media-strip figure::before {
  background: var(--toast);
  content: "";
  inset: 12% -4% -8% 14%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
}

.media-strip img {
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
}

.media-strip h2 {
  color: var(--espresso);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
}

.media-strip p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #4b352e;
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.books-band {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 20%, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.12), transparent 34%),
    var(--espresso);
}

.book-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
}

.book-card {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.home-page .book-card {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.075);
}

.book-cover {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.studio-mention {
  background:
    linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.18), transparent 42%),
    #231412;
  color: var(--cream-soft);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem) clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.studio-mention .split-section {
  align-items: center;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(360px, 1.22fr);
}

.studio-copy {
  max-width: 35rem;
}

.studio-copy > p.lead-line {
  color: #fff6e8;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.4vw, 3.35rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 0.96;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.studio-copy > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.lead-line) {
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.78);
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  max-width: 31rem;
}

.studio-capabilities {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.studio-capabilities span {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.18);
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: #fff1da;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  padding: 0.68rem 0.72rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.studio-showcase {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 14%, rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.2), transparent 25%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 22% 82%, rgba(255, 112, 54, 0.22), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.1), rgba(10, 8, 13, 0.52));
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.16);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow:
    0 36px 96px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58),
    0 0 70px rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.12),
    0 0 88px rgba(255, 91, 69, 0.13);
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.studio-showcase::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.03) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 34px 34px;
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.65;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}

.studio-browser-bar {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(7, 5, 4, 0.84);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.1);
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.studio-browser-bar span {
  background: #7b5a46;
  border-radius: 50%;
  height: 0.62rem;
  width: 0.62rem;
}

.studio-browser-bar span:first-child {
  background: #ff5b45;
}

.studio-browser-bar span:nth-child(2) {
  background: #ffc670;
}

.studio-browser-bar span:nth-child(3) {
  background: #34c77b;
}

.studio-browser-bar strong {
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.76);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin-left: auto;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.studio-mock-shell {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.95rem;
  padding: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.mock-topline {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.mock-topline img {
  height: clamp(40px, 5vw, 58px);
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: left center;
  width: min(230px, 48%);
}

.mock-on-air {
  align-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.46), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #ff4933 0%, #b5120a 58%, #5b0504 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 213, 196, 0.48);
  border-radius: 7px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34),
    0 0 28px rgba(255, 45, 28, 0.75),
    0 0 68px rgba(255, 45, 28, 0.42);
  color: #fff4e8;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(0.86rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  gap: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.48rem 0.72rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 244, 232, 0.65);
}

.mock-on-air span {
  animation: mock-red-flash 1.1s ease-in-out infinite;
  background: #ff160d;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 244, 232, 0.72);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55),
    0 0 16px rgba(255, 22, 13, 1),
    0 0 32px rgba(255, 22, 13, 0.86);
  height: 0.82rem;
  width: 0.82rem;
}

.mock-scene-controls span,
.mock-session-controls span,
.mock-session-controls strong,
.mock-soundboard span {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.mock-video-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.75fr) minmax(150px, 0.72fr);
}

.mock-video {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  background: #0c0908;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.14);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow:
    0 28px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58),
    0 0 30px rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.1);
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.mock-video::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 56%, rgba(7, 5, 4, 0.74)),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.18), transparent 28%);
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
}

.mock-video-host {
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  min-height: 390px;
}

.mock-guest-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.mock-video-grid img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.mock-video-host img {
  object-position: 52% 46%;
}

.mock-guest-stack .mock-video:first-child img {
  object-position: 52% 38%;
}

.mock-guest-stack .mock-video:nth-child(2) img {
  object-position: 54% 38%;
}

.mock-video-grid figcaption {
  align-items: flex-end;
  color: var(--cream-soft);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  gap: 0.45rem;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 0.75rem;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
}

.mock-video-grid figcaption span {
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.6vw, 1rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mock-video-grid figcaption b {
  background: rgba(7, 5, 4, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.18);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #9eece3;
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.44rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mock-control-deck {
  background: rgba(7, 5, 4, 0.56);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.1);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.06);
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.8rem;
}

.mock-scene-controls,
.mock-session-controls,
.mock-soundboard {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.mock-scene-controls span,
.mock-session-controls span,
.mock-session-controls strong,
.mock-soundboard span {
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.62rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mock-scene-controls span {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.065);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.12);
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.74);
}

.mock-scene-controls .is-active {
  background: rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.14);
  border-color: rgba(36, 214, 202, 0.38);
  color: #cafff9;
}

.mock-session-controls span {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.2);
  color: #fff1da;
}

.mock-session-controls strong {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff5b45, #ffc670);
  color: #1b0d08;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.mock-soundboard span {
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.82);
}

.studio-access-note {
  color: #d9c6b4;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

@keyframes mock-red-flash {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.5;
  }

  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

.workflow-band {
  background: var(--espresso-2);
}

.workflow-grid > div {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--toast-bright);
}

.articles-band {
  background: #fff1da;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.articles-band h2 {
  color: var(--espresso);
}

.articles-band p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #4b352e;
}

.profile-spread {
  align-items: stretch;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--espresso-2), var(--espresso));
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 1fr) minmax(240px, 0.72fr) minmax(300px, 0.9fr);
  padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem) clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
}

.profile-spread figure {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.profile-spread img {
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.2);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.profile-spread-main {
  height: 460px;
}

.profile-spread figure:not(.profile-spread-main) {
  height: 460px;
  transform: none;
}

.profile-note {
  align-self: center;
  background: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.065);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
}

.profile-note h2 {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.2vw, 3.3rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.profile-note p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #dfcdbb;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.profile-proof {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.profile-proof span {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.24);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  padding-top: 0.55rem;
}

.ricardo-hero {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 18%, rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.2), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.08), transparent 42%),
    var(--espresso-2);
}

.ricardo-hero::after {
  bottom: -0.06em;
  color: rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.045);
  content: "RICARDO";
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 18vw, 16rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  left: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.8;
  position: absolute;
}

.ricardo-portrait img {
  filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48));
  max-height: min(820px, 82vh);
}

.work-grid article:first-child {
  grid-column: auto;
}

.work-grid article:first-child h3,
.signal-grid article:first-child h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
}

.work-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.work-card {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.06), rgba(255, 246, 232, 0.035)),
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.22);
  border-radius: 8px;
  min-height: 410px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 0 1.25rem;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease, box-shadow 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease;
}

.work-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(237, 154, 111, 0.5);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.work-card img {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(217, 166, 111, 0.2);
  height: 190px;
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
}

.work-card h3,
.work-card p,
.work-card .chip-row {
  margin-left: 1.3rem;
  margin-right: 1.3rem;
}

.work-card h3 {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.work-card p {
  color: #d9c9ba;
}

.work-card-primary img {
  height: 250px;
}

.timeline {
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(139, 94, 28, 0.22);
  gap: 0;
}

.timeline > div {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(139, 94, 28, 0.18);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem;
}

.thesis-card {
  background: var(--espresso);
  border-color: transparent;
}

.thesis-card p {
  color: var(--cream-soft);
}

.thesis-card cite {
  color: var(--toast-bright);
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .home-hero,
  .media-strip,
  .profile-spread,
  .feature-ledger,
  .studio-mention .split-section,
  .section-heading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .studio-showcase {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .studio-mention .split-section {
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .mock-video-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(150px, 0.78fr);
  }

  .mock-video-host {
    min-height: 320px;
  }

  .home-hero {
    min-height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .home-hero h1 {
    max-width: none;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 10vw, 3.6rem);
  }

  .media-board {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.72fr;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .media-tile-main {
    height: 48vh;
    min-height: 340px;
  }

  .media-tile-stack {
    height: 210px;
    transform: none;
  }

  .media-tile-book {
    grid-column: 1 / span 2;
    height: 220px;
    transform: none;
    width: 48%;
  }

  .profile-spread {
    padding-top: 2rem;
  }

  .profile-spread-main,
  .profile-spread figure:not(.profile-spread-main) {
    height: 320px;
    transform: none;
  }

  .signal-grid article:first-child {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .work-grid,
  .work-grid article:first-child {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .site-header {
    position: relative;
  }

  .brand-link img {
    height: 38px;
  }

  .site-nav {
    gap: 0.8rem;
  }

  .home-hero h1,
  .ricardo-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 16vw, 4.5rem);
  }

  .ricardo-hero {
    min-height: calc(100svh - 116px);
    padding-bottom: 8.5rem;
  }

  .ricardo-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 13vw, 3.25rem);
    line-height: 0.9;
    max-width: 11ch;
  }

  .ricardo-page .hero-lede {
    max-width: 19rem;
  }

  .ricardo-portrait {
    bottom: 0;
    opacity: 0.74;
    position: absolute;
    right: -4.5rem;
    width: min(62vw, 250px);
  }

  .ricardo-portrait img {
    max-height: 330px;
  }

  .hero-backdrop {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .media-board {
    display: block;
  }

  .studio-mock-shell {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .studio-capabilities {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .studio-browser-bar strong {
    display: none;
  }

  .mock-topline {
    gap: 0.85rem;
  }

  .mock-video-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mock-video-host,
  .mock-guest-stack .mock-video {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 11;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .mock-guest-stack {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .mock-video-grid figcaption {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .mock-session-controls strong {
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .media-board::before,
  .media-board::after {
    display: none;
  }

  .media-tile {
    margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  }

  .media-tile-main,
  .media-tile-stack,
  .media-tile-book {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .media-tile img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  }

  .media-tile-book img {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    object-position: top;
  }

  .feature-ledger article,
  .feature-card,
  .workflow-grid > div,
  .book-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .profile-spread {
    display: block;
  }

  .profile-spread figure,
  .profile-note {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
}