:root {
  --display-font: 'Fragment Mono', monospace;
  --body-font: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --primary: #26303a;
  --secondary: #6d7c8a;
  --accent: #e0a233;
  --surface: #f2f4f6;
  --surface-alt: #e6ebf0;
  --surface-dark: #26303a;
  --surface-tint-4: #dce2e8;
  --ink: #141b22;
  --ink-light: #f2f4f6;
  --border-light: rgba(38, 48, 58, 0.15);
}

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

html {
  font-size: 16px;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--body-font);
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 400;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  width: 100%;
}

/* Minimal Top Bar Chrome */
.minimal-top-bar {
  background-color: var(--primary);
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--accent);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
}

.top-bar-container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.brand-link {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.brand-link:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* Main Container */
.main-body-content {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem 4rem;
  min-height: 60vh;
}

/* Layered Intro Opening Block */
.hero-layered-wrapper {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  position: relative;
}

.hero-layered-container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero-overlapping-title {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.5vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
  margin-bottom: -1.75rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.hero-tinted-box {
  background-color: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--primary);
  padding: 3.5rem 2rem 2.5rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}

.hero-intro-prose p {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.hero-intro-prose p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Pitch Section */
.pitch-section-container {
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.section-heading {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--primary);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-light);
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.pitch-cards-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .pitch-cards-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.pitch-card-item {
  background-color: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
  padding: 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.pitch-card-title {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.pitch-card-description {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--secondary);
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Full-bleed Stacked Horizontal Stripes */
.fullbleed-stripes-section {
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

.stripes-section-header {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.stripes-stack-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 100%;
}

.stripe-item {
  width: 100vw;
  position: relative;
  left: 50%;
  right: 50%;
  margin-left: -50vw;
  margin-right: -50vw;
  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.stripe-content-wrap {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.stripe-item-title {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.stripe-item-title a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.15s ease-in-out;
}

.stripe-item-title a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--accent);
}

.stripe-item-desc {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.stripe-item-meta {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.75;
}

/* Palette Variations for Stripes */
.stripe-palette-1 {
  background-color: var(--surface);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.stripe-palette-2 {
  background-color: var(--surface-alt);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.stripe-palette-3 {
  background-color: var(--surface-dark);
  color: var(--ink-light);
}

.stripe-palette-3 .stripe-item-title a {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.stripe-palette-3 .stripe-item-desc {
  color: #d0d8e0;
}

.stripe-palette-4 {
  background-color: var(--surface-tint-4);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Single Article & Page Layouts */
.single-article-wrapper,
.list-page-wrapper {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.single-article-header,
.list-page-header {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-light);
}

.single-article-title,
.list-page-title {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--primary);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.single-article-meta {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--secondary);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.single-article-lead,
.list-page-lead {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--secondary);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Prose Typography & List Reset Fix */
.article-content-prose p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.article-content-prose h2 {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--primary);
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-light);
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.article-content-prose h3 {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--primary);
  margin-top: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.article-content-prose blockquote {
  border-left: 4px solid var(--accent);
  background-color: var(--surface);
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--primary);
}

.article-content-prose code {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  background-color: var(--surface);
  padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
  color: var(--primary);
}

.article-content-prose pre {
  background-color: var(--primary);
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.article-content-prose pre code {
  background-color: transparent;
  padding: 0;
  border: none;
  color: inherit;
}

.article-content-prose a {
  color: var(--primary);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.article-content-prose a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* MANDATORY LIST RESET RULE FOR BOTH CONTAINERS */
.hero-intro-prose ul,
.hero-intro-prose ol,
.article-content-prose ul,
.article-content-prose ol {
  padding-left: 2rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.hero-intro-prose li,
.article-content-prose li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  line-height: 1.65;

}

/* Prominent Footer Navigation */
.site-nav-footer {
  background-color: var(--primary);
  color: var(--ink-light);
  padding: 4rem 1.5rem 2rem;
  margin-top: 4rem;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--accent);
}

.footer-inner-container {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.footer-brand-logo {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-summary {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #a0acb8;
  max-width: 320px;
}

.footer-column-title {
  font-family: var(--display-font);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.footer-link-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-link-list li {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.footer-link-list a {
  color: #d0d8e0;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  transition: color 0.15s ease-in-out;
}

.footer-link-list a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.footer-bottom-bar {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.copyright-notice {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #808c98;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 375px) {
  .hero-overlapping-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
    margin-bottom: -1rem;
    padding-left: 0.5rem;
  }
  .hero-tinted-box {
    padding: 2.5rem 1rem 1.5rem;
  }
  .stripe-item {
    padding: 2rem 1rem;
  }
  .stripe-item-title {
    font-size: 1.35rem;
  }
  .main-body-content {
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem 3rem;
  }
}