:root { --wrap: 1760px; --gutter: clamp(16px, 4vw, 80px); }
  :root, :root[data-theme="light"] {
    --bg: #f3f2ee; --ink: #0d0d10; --mute: #6c6e76; --line: #d9d6cd; --panel: #ffffffcc;
    --lp: #ff5f1f; --md: #0fa3a8; --money: #c8e000; --note: #fff3a0; --ascii: rgba(13,13,16,.045); --ts: #6b5cff; --hm: #e0338a;
    /* text-safe versions of the accents: 4.5:1 or better on --bg and on white panels (the bright ones stay for fills and lines) */
    --lp-t: #bc4616; --md-t: #0b787c; --money-t: #677400; --ts-t: #6355ed; --hm-t: #c52c79;
  }
  :root[data-theme="dark"] {
    --bg: #07080b; --ink: #e9ecf2; --mute: #7d8496; --line: #1c202a; --panel: #0b0d12cc;
    --lp: #ff7a3d; --md: #2de2e6; --money: #e8ff4a; --note: #2a2610; --ascii: rgba(45,226,230,.05); --ts: #9d90ff; --hm: #ff5fae;
    --lp-t: var(--lp); --md-t: var(--md); --money-t: var(--money); --ts-t: var(--ts); --hm-t: var(--hm);
  }
  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font: 400 16px/1.55 "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif; transition: background .4s, color .4s; overflow-x: hidden; }
  a { color: inherit; }
  :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--lp); outline-offset: 3px; }
  .mono, .eyebrow, nav, .tag, .btn, .idx { font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace; }

  /* background layers: ascii directory trees + 12 col grid lines */
  #ascii { position: fixed; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; }
  .gridlines { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); }
  .gridlines i { border-left: 1px dashed var(--line); opacity: .55; }
  .gridlines i:last-child { border-right: 1px dashed var(--line); }
  main, header, footer { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

  header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10; background: var(--panel); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .nav { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); height: 56px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
  .brand { font: 800 17px "JetBrains Mono", monospace; letter-spacing: .02em; text-decoration: none; }
  .brand span { color: var(--lp-t); }
  .brand small { font-weight: 500; color: var(--mute); margin-left: 10px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; }
  nav { display: flex; gap: 0; margin-left: auto; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; height: 100%; }
  nav a { text-decoration: none; display: flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 16px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--mute); }
  nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--line); }
  .icon-btn { height: 36px; white-space: nowrap; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-radius: 0; width: auto; padding: 0 10px; letter-spacing: .08em; font: 500 11px "JetBrains Mono"; }
  .icon-btn:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }
  .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); text-decoration: none; padding: 14px 20px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .btn:hover { background: var(--lp); border-color: var(--lp); color: #0b0c10; }
  .btn.ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
  .btn.small { padding: 9px 14px; font-size: 11px; }

  section { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 110px var(--gutter); }
  .sec-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; font: 700 12px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .sec-head .idx { color: var(--lp-t); }
  .sec-head::after { content: ""; flex: 1; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .eyebrow { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mute); }
  h1 { font: 400 clamp(52px, 7.4vw, 118px)/.9 "Instrument Serif", serif; letter-spacing: -.025em; margin: 18px 0 18px; }
  /* .strike is decoration only (the before/after joke). Never put real information in this style: it is the lowest-contrast text on the page. */
  h1 .strike { color: var(--mute); text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-color: var(--lp); text-decoration-thickness: .08em; }
  h1 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink); }
  .kicker { font: 600 13px "JetBrains Mono", monospace; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .kicker .cursor { display: inline-block; width: .6em; margin-left: .3em; color: var(--lp); animation: blink 1s steps(1) infinite; }
  @keyframes blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
  /* full-bleed art layers, faded out over the text column so reading stays clean */
  #mark, #swarm { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: calc(50% - 50vw); width: 100vw; pointer-events: none;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, transparent var(--clear, 45vw), #000 calc(var(--clear, 45vw) + 14vw));
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, transparent var(--clear, 45vw), #000 calc(var(--clear, 45vw) + 14vw)); }
  #mark { z-index: -2; height: 100%; }
  .hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: calc(50% - 50vw); right: calc(50% - 50vw); bottom: 0; height: 45%; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
    background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 70% at 65% 100%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--mute) 22%, transparent), transparent 70%), linear-gradient(to top, var(--bg) 0%, transparent 60%); }
  h2 { font: 700 clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 60px)/1 "Space Grotesk"; letter-spacing: -.03em; margin: 0 0 34px; }
  .lead { font-size: 19px; color: var(--mute); max-width: 560px; }

  .hero { position: relative; min-height: calc(100vh - 56px); display: grid; align-content: center; padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; }
  #swarm { z-index: -1; }
  #swarm canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
  .swarm-labels { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: calc(50% - 50vw); width: 100vw; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; opacity: .8; }
  .swarm-labels span { position: absolute; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); font: 700 10px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .18em; padding: 3px 6px; border: 1px solid currentColor; background: var(--bg); white-space: nowrap; }
  .cta { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-top: 34px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .proof-strip { margin-top: 22px; font: 500 12px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--mute); }
  .proof-strip b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
  .term-label { justify-self: start; display: inline-block; margin-top: 34px; font: 700 10px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .2em; color: var(--mute); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 2px 6px; }
  .terminal { margin-top: 8px; font: 500 12.5px/1.7 "JetBrains Mono"; color: var(--mute); max-width: 520px; border-left: 2px solid var(--lp); padding-left: 14px; min-height: 64px; }
  .terminal b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

  .ticker { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; position: relative; z-index: 2; background: var(--panel); }
  .ticker div { display: inline-block; padding: 14px 0; font: 700 13px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; animation: tick 90s linear infinite; }
  .ticker span { margin: 0 28px; }
  .ticker span:nth-child(3n+1)::before { content: "■ "; color: var(--lp); }
  .ticker span:nth-child(3n+2)::before { content: "■ "; color: var(--md); }
  .ticker span:nth-child(3n)::before { content: "■ "; color: var(--money); }
  @keyframes tick { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
  .ticker:hover div { animation-play-state: paused; }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .ticker div, .kicker .cursor { animation: none; }
    #mark { display: none; }
  }

  .grid3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .cell { padding: 28px; border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--panel); position: relative; min-height: 300px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .cell:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .cell .tag { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .2em; font-weight: 700; }
  .cell h3, .cell h2 { font: 700 28px/1.05 "Space Grotesk"; margin: 16px 0 12px; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
  .cell p { color: var(--mute); margin: 0 0 20px; }
  .cell .price { margin-top: auto; font: 700 14px "JetBrains Mono"; border-top: 1px dashed var(--line); padding-top: 14px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; }
  .cell:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }
  .cell:hover p { color: inherit; opacity: .7; }

  .diagram { border: 1px solid var(--ink); aspect-ratio: 16/9; background: #04050a; position: relative; }
  .diagram iframe { width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; display: block; }
  .diagram .corner-tag { position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); font: 700 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .16em; padding: 6px 10px; z-index: 2; }

  .work { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .work > div { border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--panel); }
  .work > div:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .work .meta { padding: 16px 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .work .meta b { display: block; font-size: 18px; }
  .work .meta small { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); }
  .img { background: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0 10px, var(--line) 10px 11px); display: grid; place-items: center; text-align: center; color: var(--mute); font: 600 12px "JetBrains Mono"; padding: 16px; min-height: 260px; }

  .team { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .member { padding: 22px; background: var(--panel); border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .member:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .member .role { font: 700 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .18em; margin: 16px 0 10px; }
  .member p { margin: 0; color: var(--mute); font-size: 15px; }
  .member ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: auto 0 0; padding-top: 16px; font: 500 12px "JetBrains Mono"; color: var(--mute); }
  .member li::before { content: "> "; color: var(--c, var(--ink)); }
  .mono-av { aspect-ratio: 1; border: 1px solid var(--ink); display: grid; place-items: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, transparent) 1px, transparent 1.5px) 0 0 / 8px 8px; }
  .mono-av span { font: 800 clamp(48px, 6vw, 84px) "JetBrains Mono"; color: var(--c); letter-spacing: -.04em; }
  .member:hover .mono-av span { animation: glitch .35s steps(2) 2; }
  /* dither portrait: canvas fills the tile, initials shrink to a corner label */
  .mono-av.has-px { background: #0d0618; border-color: var(--ink); }
  .mono-av.has-px canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; image-rendering: pixelated; }
  .mono-av.has-px span { position: absolute; left: 8px; bottom: 6px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .08em; background: #0d0618; padding: 2px 5px; color: #eef4ff; border-left: 3px solid var(--c); }
  @keyframes glitch { 0% { transform: translate(0); text-shadow: 3px 0 var(--md), -3px 0 var(--lp); } 50% { transform: translate(-3px, 2px); } 100% { transform: translate(0); text-shadow: none; } }
  @media (max-width: 1100px) { .team { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } .member { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); } }
  @media (max-width: 600px) { .team { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .member { border-right: 0; } .nav .icon-btn { padding: 0 7px; } .nav { gap: 8px; } .brand small { display: none; } }
  .person { padding: 26px; background: var(--panel); }
  .person:first-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .person .img { aspect-ratio: 4/5; min-height: 0; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .person h3 { font: 700 30px "Space Grotesk"; margin: 0 0 6px; }
  .person .role { font: 700 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .2em; }
  .person ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 16px 0 0; font: 500 13px "JetBrains Mono"; color: var(--mute); }
  .person li::before { content: "> "; color: var(--ink); }

  .posts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .post { background: var(--panel); border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .post:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .post .img { min-height: 200px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .post div:last-child { padding: 18px; }
  .post small { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .post b { font-size: 19px; }

  .contact { border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 70px 40px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 30px; align-items: end; }
  .contact h2 { margin: 0; }
  .contact .btn { background: var(--lp); border-color: var(--lp); color: #0b0c10; }
  .contact p { opacity: .7; }

  footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--panel); }
  footer .row { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 22px var(--gutter); display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); text-transform: uppercase; }
  footer .row span:last-child { margin-left: auto; }

  .note { display: block; background: var(--note); border: 1px solid var(--ink); color: var(--ink); padding: 10px 14px; font: 500 12px/1.55 "JetBrains Mono"; margin: 18px 0; max-width: 620px; position: relative; z-index: 3; }
  body.clean .note { display: none; }
  .wf-toggle { position: fixed; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 20; font: 700 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .1em; background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); border: 0; padding: 10px 14px; cursor: pointer; }

  .menu-btn { display: none; }
  nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--lp); }
  .nav-cta { display: none; }

  /* inner pages */
  .page-head { padding-top: 90px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
  .page-head h1 { font-size: clamp(48px, 6.4vw, 100px); margin: 14px 0 22px; }
  .crumbs { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mute); }
  .crumbs a { text-decoration: none; }
  .crumbs a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
  .detail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .detail > div { padding: 30px; background: var(--panel); }
  .detail > div + div { border-left: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .detail h3, .detail h2 { font: 700 13px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 14px; }
  .detail ul { margin: 0 0 26px; padding-left: 18px; color: var(--mute); }
  .detail li { margin: 6px 0; }
  .facts { font: 500 13px "JetBrains Mono"; }
  .facts div { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--line); padding: 10px 0; }
  .facts b { font-weight: 700; }
  .steps-list { counter-reset: s; display: grid; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .steps-list > div { counter-increment: s; padding: 24px 28px; background: var(--panel); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .steps-list > div + div { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .steps-list > div::before { content: "0" counter(s); font: 800 34px "JetBrains Mono"; color: var(--lp-t); }
  .steps-list h3, .steps-list h2 { margin: 0 0 6px; font: 700 22px/1.2 "Space Grotesk"; letter-spacing: 0; }
  .steps-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--mute); }
  a.cell { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
  .file-hint { position: fixed; left: 16px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 50; background: var(--lp); color: #0b0c10; font: 700 12px "JetBrains Mono"; padding: 8px 12px; max-width: calc(100vw - 32px); }
  .linklike { background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; font: inherit; color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; }
  .consent { position: fixed; left: 16px; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 40; max-width: 560px; margin-left: auto; background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding: 16px 18px; display: grid; gap: 12px; box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.25); font-size: 14px; }
  .consent[hidden] { display: none; }
  .consent p { margin: 0; }
  .consent div { display: flex; gap: 8px; justify-content: flex-end; }
  .legal h2 { font-size: 22px; margin: 34px 0 10px; }
  .legal p { font-size: 16px; }
  .post-meta { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .16em; color: var(--mute); }
  .post-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 760px) 320px; gap: 60px; align-items: start; }
  .post-body article { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .post-sec h2 { font-size: 30px; margin: 46px 0 14px; }
  .post-sec:first-child h2 { margin-top: 10px; }
  .post-sec p { margin: 0 0 18px; }
  .post-sec a { color: var(--lp-t); }
  .post-facts { position: sticky; top: 80px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--panel); padding: 22px; }
  .post-facts h3 { font: 700 12px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 10px; }

  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .menu-btn { display: inline-flex; }
    .nav .btn.small:not(.nav-cta) { display: none; }
    nav { display: none; }
    body.menu-open nav { display: flex; position: fixed; top: 56px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 30; flex-direction: column;
      background: var(--bg); padding: 24px var(--gutter); height: auto; margin: 0; overflow-y: auto; }
    body.menu-open nav a { border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 20px 0; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--ink); }
    body.menu-open nav a[aria-current="page"] { box-shadow: none; color: var(--lp-t); }
    body.menu-open nav .nav-cta { display: inline-flex; margin-top: 26px; justify-content: center; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
    body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
    /* backdrop-filter makes the header a containing block for fixed children, so the open menu needs it off */
    body.menu-open header { backdrop-filter: none; -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; background: var(--bg); }
    .detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .detail > div + div { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
    .steps-list > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
    .page-head { padding-top: 56px; }
    .post-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
    .post-body article { font-size: 17px; }
    .post-facts { position: static; }
    .nav .brand { margin-right: auto; }
    #mark { opacity: .18; }
    #mark, #swarm { -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
    #swarm { opacity: .2; }
    .swarm-labels { display: none; }
    .kicker { letter-spacing: .16em; font-size: 11px; }
    .grid3, .posts, .work, .contact { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact { padding: 44px 22px; }
    .contact > div:last-child { text-align: left !important; }
    footer .row span:last-child { margin-left: 0; }
    .cell, .post, .work > div, .person:first-child { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
    section { padding-top: 72px; padding-bottom: 72px; }
    .gridlines { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
    .gridlines i:nth-child(n+5) { display: none; }
  }

  /* work carousel: one project in focus, the rest dimmed. media = thumbnail, pipeline video, pixel canvas */
  .wk { padding-top: 0; }
  .wk-bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px; font: 500 12px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--mute); }
  .wk-count b { color: var(--ink); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; }
  .wk-dots { display: flex; gap: 0; margin-left: auto; }
  .wk-dots button { background: none; border: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line); color: var(--mute); font: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; padding: 8px 12px; cursor: pointer; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .wk-dots button[aria-current="true"] { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--lp); }
  .wk-track { display: flex; gap: 28px; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; scrollbar-width: none; padding: 4px calc((100% - min(78%, 1180px)) / 2) 8px; outline: none; }
  .wk-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .wk-card { flex: 0 0 min(78%, 1180px); scroll-snap-align: center; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--panel); opacity: .38; transform: scale(.965); transition: opacity .45s, transform .45s; cursor: pointer; }
  .wk-card.on { opacity: 1; transform: none; cursor: auto; }
  .wk-card:not(.on) .wk-btns { visibility: hidden; }   /* buttons only on the card in focus: a faded button fails contrast and cannot be used there anyway */
  .wk-media { position: relative; margin: 0; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: #07080b; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .wk-media img, .wk-media video, .wk-media canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
  .wk-media img { object-position: center 30%; }
  .wk-media video { opacity: 0; }
  .wk-media canvas { opacity: 0; image-rendering: pixelated; }
  .wk-media.px-on canvas { opacity: 1; }
  .wk-media.playing video { opacity: 1; }
  .wk-media.playing img { opacity: 0; }
  .wk-media .wk-hint { position: absolute; left: 16px; bottom: 14px; z-index: 2; font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: #e9ecf2; background: rgba(7,8,11,.7); padding: 6px 10px; transition: opacity .3s; }
  .wk-media.playing .wk-hint { opacity: 0; }
  .wk-head { display: flex; gap: 24px; align-items: flex-end; padding: 20px 24px 22px; }
  .wk-head small { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); }
  .wk-head h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); margin: 6px 0 6px; line-height: 1.05; }
  .wk-head p { margin: 0; color: var(--mute); max-width: 62ch; }
  .wk-btns { margin-left: auto; flex: none; display: flex; gap: 10px; }
  .wk-story { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr; transition: grid-template-rows .45s ease; }
  .wk-card.open .wk-story { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
  .wk-story > div { overflow: hidden; }
  .wk-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr 1fr; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .wk-cols > div { padding: 22px 24px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .wk-cols > div:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .wk-cols h3 { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); margin: 0 0 10px; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .wk-cols p { margin: 0 0 10px; }
  .wk-cols ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; }
  .wk-cols li { margin: 0 0 4px; }
  .wk-cols li em { font-style: normal; font: 600 10px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--md-t); margin-left: 6px; }
  .wk-cols li em.h { color: var(--lp-t); }
  .wk-big { font: 800 clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 36px)/1.1 "Space Grotesk"; margin: 0 0 6px; }
  .wk-big span { color: var(--lp-t); }
  .wk-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .wk-strip img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; object-fit: cover; display: block; border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .wk-strip img:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .wk-status { display: inline-block; font: 600 10px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; padding: 3px 7px; border: 1px solid currentColor; color: var(--md-t); margin-left: 8px; vertical-align: 2px; }
  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .wk-track { gap: 14px; padding: 4px 6% 8px; }
    .wk-card { flex-basis: 88%; }
    .wk-dots { display: none; }
    .wk-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; padding: 16px; gap: 14px; }
    .wk-btns { margin-left: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; }
    .wk-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .wk-cols > div { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 18px 16px; }
    .wk-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .wk-strip img:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .wk-card, .wk-story { transition: none; } }

  /* services: the path reads left to right with arrows, standalone offers sit in their own row */
  .svc-group { margin: 34px 0 12px; }
  .svc-group:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
  .svc-group .tag { font: 600 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--mute); }
  .svc-path .cell { position: relative; }
  .svc-path .cell:not(:last-child)::after { content: "→"; position: absolute; right: -14px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); z-index: 2;
    width: 26px; height: 26px; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--ink); font: 700 13px "JetBrains Mono"; }
  @media (max-width: 860px) { .svc-path .cell:not(:last-child)::after { content: "↓"; right: auto; left: 50%; top: auto; bottom: -14px; transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* service page film (LPL motion pieces) */
.film { position: relative; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: #050608; margin-bottom: 40px; }
.film video { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .film video { aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; } }
.film .corner-tag { position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); font: 700 11px "JetBrains Mono"; letter-spacing: .16em; padding: 6px 10px; z-index: 2; }

/* the hero swarm starts after page load: fade it in instead of popping */
#swarm canvas { animation: swarm-in .9s ease-out both; }
@keyframes swarm-in { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { #swarm canvas { animation: none; } }

/* touch screens (phones, tablets): footer links and the logo get a finger-sized hit area (24px+, WCAG 2.5.8) */
@media (pointer: coarse) { footer .row a, footer .row button, .brand { display: inline-block; padding-block: 6px; } footer .row { row-gap: 6px; } }