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/* ---------- end fonts ---------- */

/* ============================================================
   MEA AI Awards 2026 - Direction B: "The Ceremony"
   Cinematic award-night register: near-black stage, gold as
   light, crystal trophy photography as the pillar element.
   Single dark theme by design (the page IS the night).
   All motion honors prefers-reduced-motion.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --black:      #0A0A0C;
  --panel:      #131316;
  --panel-high: #1A1A1F;
  --text:       #F3EFE6;
  --dim:        rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.64);
  --faint:      rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.42);
  --gold:       #C9A24B;
  --gold-hi:    #E8C97E;
  --gold-deep:  #977330;
  --hair:       rgba(243, 239, 230, 0.14);
  --hair-gold:  rgba(201, 162, 75, 0.35);

  --font-display: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body:    "Instrument Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace;
  --font-arabic:  "Amiri", serif;

  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  --max: 1400px;
}

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

html { scroll-padding-top: 6rem; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
}

body {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img, svg { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--gold); color: #0A0A0C; }

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

/* ---------- type ---------- */

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: 0.002em;
}

.display-xl { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.display-lg { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem); }
.display-md { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.3rem); }

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.5vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--dim);
  max-width: 60ch;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.arabic { font-family: var(--font-arabic); direction: rtl; }

/* ---------- header ---------- */

.site-head {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--black) 82%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
}

.site-head .wrap {
  max-width: none;
  padding-inline: clamp(1.25rem, 6vw, 8.5rem);  /* aligns with the hero text inset */
}
.site-head .bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2rem; height: 76px; }

.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--text);
  white-space: nowrap;
  line-height: 1;              /* Cormorant's tall line box otherwise sits low in the bar */
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.wordmark b { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; }

.site-nav { display: flex; gap: 1.9rem; margin-left: auto; align-items: center; }
.site-nav a:not(.btn) {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--dim);
  position: relative;
}
.site-nav a:not(.btn)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 100%;
  bottom: -6px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transition: right 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.site-nav a:not(.btn):hover { color: var(--text); }
.site-nav a:not(.btn):hover::after { right: 0; }

.nav-toggle { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .site-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 76px 0 auto 0;
    background: var(--panel);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 1.5rem var(--gutter) 2rem;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    transform: translateY(-115%);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  }
  .site-nav.open { transform: translateY(0); }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
    margin-left: auto;
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    padding: 8px 4px;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  .nav-toggle span {
    width: 22px; height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--text);
    transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
  }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); }
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--gold); color: #0A0A0C; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--gold-hi); border-color: var(--gold-hi); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--text); border-color: rgba(243,239,230,0.4); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-hi); }

.btn:focus-visible, a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-hi);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100dvh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  isolation: isolate;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero .backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
}
.hero .backdrop img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 68% center;   /* trophy sits in the right third of the master shot */
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .hero .backdrop img {
    animation: heroDrift 36s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  }
  @keyframes heroDrift {
    from { transform: scale(1); }
    to   { transform: scale(1.045); }
  }
}

/* legibility scrim over the empty left side of the photograph */
.hero .scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,10,12,0.88) 0%, rgba(10,10,12,0.55) 42%, rgba(10,10,12,0.05) 70%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10,10,12,0.85) 0%, transparent 30%);
}

.hero .inner {
  padding-block: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 8rem);
  max-width: 680px;
  /* anchor the text block to the left of the stage; .wrap's auto margins
     would otherwise center it in the viewport on wide screens */
  margin-inline: clamp(1.25rem, 6vw, 8.5rem) 0;
  padding-inline: 0;
}

/* ultra-wide staging: bigger type, trophy pulled slightly inward */
@media (min-width: 1800px) {
  .hero .display-xl { font-size: 5rem; }
  .hero .inner { max-width: 860px; }
  .hero .backdrop img { object-position: 60% center; }
}
.hero .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.hero h1 {
  max-width: 24ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
  /* longer editorial headline: sized to set in three balanced lines */
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.3rem);
}
.hero .lede { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.hero .actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.9rem; margin-top: 2.4rem; }

/* ---------- deadline band ---------- */

.deadline {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
  background: var(--panel);
}
.deadline .bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  padding-block: 1.15rem;
}
.deadline span { padding-inline: 1.75rem; }
.deadline span:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.deadline span + span { border-left: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.deadline .label { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--dim); }
.deadline .label strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
.deadline .count { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--gold-hi); }
.deadline .free { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--faint); }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .deadline span { padding-inline: 0; width: 100%; }
  .deadline span + span { border-left: 0; padding-top: 0.5rem; }
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */

section { padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 10vh, 8rem); }
.section-head { max-width: 48rem; }
.section-head .lede { margin-top: 1.3rem; }

/* year one claims */
.claims { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem); }
.claim {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: 1rem 3rem;
  padding-block: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.claim:nth-child(2) { margin-left: clamp(0rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.claim:nth-child(3) { margin-left: clamp(0rem, 12vw, 10rem); }
.claim h3 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem); color: var(--gold-hi); }
.claim p { color: var(--dim); max-width: 52ch; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .claim, .claim:nth-child(2), .claim:nth-child(3) { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-left: 0; }
}

/* ---------- full-bleed photographic bands ---------- */

.band {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: clamp(320px, 52vh, 560px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.band img.bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.band .scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(10,10,12,0.85) 0%, rgba(10,10,12,0.15) 55%, rgba(10,10,12,0.35) 100%);
}
.band .inner { width: 100%; padding-block: 2.5rem; }
.band figcaption, .photo-note {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--faint);
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
}

/* thin macro texture divider */
.texture {
  height: clamp(160px, 24vh, 260px);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.texture img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }

/* ---------- the register ---------- */

.register { background: var(--black); }

.register-group { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 3.5rem); }
.register-group > h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3.5rem minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 6fr) auto;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem 2rem;
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.row:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.row:hover { background: var(--panel); }
.row .idx { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.row .name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.1vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}
.row .who { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--dim); }
.row .go {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.row:hover .go { color: var(--gold-hi); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .row { grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .row .who, .row .go { grid-column: 2; }
}

/* ---------- category plates (categories page) ---------- */

.page-head {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
}
.page-head .lede { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.page-head .actions { margin-top: 2rem; }

.cat-grid {
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.75rem;
}
.cat-plate {
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
  background: var(--panel);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
}
.cat-plate:target { border-color: var(--gold); }
.cat-plate figure {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.cat-plate figure img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 38%;   /* keeps the etched category line in frame */
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.cat-plate:hover figure img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.cat-plate .meta { padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem 1.7rem; display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; flex: 1; }
.cat-plate .top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 1rem; }
.cat-plate .idx { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.cat-plate h3 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2vw, 1.75rem); }
.cat-plate .cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
.cat-plate .cols h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}
.cat-plate .cols p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--dim); }
.cat-plate .subhead {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
}
.cat-plate .subs { display: grid; gap: 0.45rem; padding: 0; }
.cat-plate .subs li {
  list-style: none;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--dim);
  padding-left: 1rem;
  position: relative;
}
.cat-plate .subs li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0.62em;
  width: 6px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.cat-plate .subs b { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
.cat-plate .enter {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.cat-plate .enter:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .cat-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cat-plate .cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.9rem; }
}

/* ---------- run of show ---------- */

.timeline-rail {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 7vh, 4.5rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  position: relative;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.timeline-rail::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 5px; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hair-gold);
}
.stop { position: relative; padding-top: 2rem; }
.stop::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 11px; height: 11px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--black);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--gold);
}
.stop.is-now::before { background: var(--gold); }
.stop .date {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--gold-hi);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.stop h3 { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.stop p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--dim); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .timeline-rail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .timeline-rail::before { top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 5px; right: auto; width: 1px; height: auto; }
  .stop { padding: 0 0 2.25rem 2rem; }
  .stop::before { top: 4px; }
  .stop:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
}

/* ---------- oversight: secretary general ---------- */

.sg {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 300px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.sg-photo { border: 1px solid var(--hair-gold); background: var(--panel); }
.sg-photo img { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; }
.sg-photo figcaption {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.sg-photo .name { font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; }
.sg-photo .role {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.sg-text .lede { margin-top: 1.3rem; max-width: 56ch; }
.sg-text .lede a,
.faq-list a,
.prose a,
.consent a {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.22em;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.sg-text .lede a:hover,
.faq-list a:hover,
.prose a:hover,
.consent a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .sg { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sg-photo { max-width: 300px; }
}

/* ---------- ceremony stats ---------- */

.ceremony .stats {
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
}
.ceremony .stat { padding: 1.9rem 2rem 0 0; }
.ceremony .stat + .stat { border-left: 1px solid var(--hair); padding-left: 2rem; }
.ceremony .stat b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold-hi);
}
.ceremony .stat span { display: block; margin-top: 0.6rem; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--dim); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .ceremony .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-top: 0; }
  .ceremony .stat { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); padding: 1.25rem 0 0; }
  .ceremony .stat + .stat { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; margin-top: 1.25rem; }
}

/* ---------- partners ---------- */

.partners .row-flex { margin-top: 2.5rem; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem; }
.partner-lockup {
  flex: 1 1 260px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 2rem;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  /* DEV PLACEHOLDER: swap each lockup for the partner's official,
     self-hosted SVG logo (light-on-dark variant). */
}
.partner-lockup .pname { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.5rem; }
.partner-lockup .prole { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--faint); }

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

.faq { background: var(--panel); border-block: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.faq-list { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3rem); max-width: 54rem; }
.faq-list details { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.faq-list details:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.faq-list summary {
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding-block: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}
.faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-list summary::after {
  content: "+";
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.faq-list details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq-list details p { padding-bottom: 1.4rem; color: var(--dim); max-width: 62ch; }

/* ---------- closing CTA ---------- */

.close-cta {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.close-cta img.bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.close-cta .scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,10,12,0.92) 0%, rgba(10,10,12,0.55) 60%, rgba(10,10,12,0.25) 100%);
}
.close-cta .inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
  padding-block: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 8rem);
}
.close-cta .lede { margin-top: 1.25rem; }
.close-cta .actions { justify-self: end; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .close-cta .inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .close-cta .actions { justify-self: start; }
}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */

.site-foot { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); padding-block: 2.5rem 3rem; }
.site-foot .cols { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem 3rem; align-items: baseline; }
.site-foot .arabic { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--dim); }
.site-foot .domains { margin-left: auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem 1.5rem; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.8rem; }
.site-foot .domains a { color: var(--dim); text-decoration: none; }
.site-foot .domains a:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }
.site-foot .link-btn {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font: inherit;
  color: var(--dim);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.site-foot .link-btn:hover { color: var(--gold-hi); }
.site-foot .legal {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--faint);
}
@media (max-width: 700px) { .site-foot .domains { margin-left: 0; } }

/* ---------- reveal motion ---------- */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
                transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
  }
  .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* ---------- privacy notice ---------- */

.prose { max-width: 46rem; }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); margin-top: 2.6rem; }
.prose h2:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.prose p { margin-top: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--dim); }

/* ---------- analytics consent ---------- */

.consent {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 50;
  left: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  bottom: calc(1rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
  max-width: 35rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem 1.25rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
  background: var(--panel-high);
  border: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}
.consent[hidden] { display: none; }
.consent p {
  flex: 1 1 15rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--dim);
}
.consent-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; }
.consent .btn {
  padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* keeps names like Ritz-Carlton from breaking at the hyphen */
.nw { white-space: nowrap; }

/* accessibility helpers */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px; top: 0;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #0A0A0C;
  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
  z-index: 100;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ---------- partner logos ---------- */

.brand-group { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.1rem; min-width: 0; }
.platform-lockup {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem;
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-gold);
}
.platform-lockup img { display: block; width: auto; }
.platform-lockup .p-cairo { height: 17px; }
.platform-lockup .p-aidc { height: 42px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .platform-lockup { display: none; } }

.partner-row { margin-top: 2.5rem; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem; }
.partner {
  flex: 1 1 280px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 1.8rem 2rem;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
}
.partner .p-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.partner .p-logos {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.4rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  flex: 1;               /* logos center in the plate's remaining space */
  padding-block: 0.6rem;
}
.partner img { display: block; width: auto; }
.partner .l-cairo { height: 24px; }
.partner .l-aidc { height: 58px; }
.partner .l-forbes { height: 36px; }
.partner .l-ring { height: 54px; }
.partner .p-name { font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.15rem; }

/* ---------- sub-header partner strip ---------- */

.partner-strip {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
  background: var(--panel);
}
.partner-strip .strip-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2.4rem;
  row-gap: 0.55rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-block: 0.65rem;
  padding-inline: clamp(1.25rem, 6vw, 8.5rem);  /* aligns with the header */
}
.ps-item { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; }
.ps-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.partner-strip img { display: block; width: auto; }
.ps-cairo { height: 12px; }
.ps-aidc { height: 27px; }
.ps-forbes { height: 16px; }
.ps-ring { height: 21px; }
.ps-name { font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dim); white-space: nowrap; }
.ps-platform { display: none; }               /* desktop: platform lives in the header bar */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .ps-platform { display: flex; }             /* mobile: platform moves down into the strip */
  .partner-strip .strip-inner { gap: 1.4rem; justify-content: center; }
}

/* compact header on phones */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .wordmark { font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
  .site-head .bar { gap: 1rem; height: 64px; }
  .site-nav { inset: 64px 0 auto 0; }
}

/* ---------- footer lockup ---------- */
.foot-lockup { display: block; margin: 0 auto 2.75rem; width: min(620px, 90%); }
.foot-lockup img { width: 100%; height: auto; }