:root {
    --ivory: #F5F0E8;
    --warm-white: #FAF7F2;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
    --charcoal: #1C1C1A;
    --mid-gray: #6B6860;
    --light-gray: #C4BFB5;
    --burgundy: #6B2737;
    --burgundy-faint: #6B273708;
    --rule: #D9D3C9;
    --accent: #7A3B2E;
    --divider: #D8CFC7;
    --logo-height: 50px;
    --scroll-speed: 45s;
    --gap: 80px;
  }

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

  html { 
    scroll-behavior: smooth; 
  }

  body {
    background-color: var(--ivory);
    color: var(--charcoal);
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  /* ─── NAV ─────────────────────────────────── */
  nav {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 22px 60px;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    background: rgba(245,240,232,0.92);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color 0.4s;
  }

  nav.scrolled { 
    border-color: var(--rule); 
  }

  .nav-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex; 
    gap: 40px; 
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.25s;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover { 
    color: var(--charcoal); 
  }


/* ─── NAV HAMBURGER ─────────────────────────────────── */
  .nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0;
    z-index: 101;
  }

  .nav-toggle span {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--charcoal);
    transition: transform 0.35s ease, opacity 0.25s ease;
    transform-origin: center;
  }

  /* Animate to X when open */
  .nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; transform: scaleX(0); }
  .nav-toggle.open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  nav {
    padding: 18px 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: flex;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.45s ease, padding 0.35s ease;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .nav-links.open {
    max-height: 400px;
    padding: 16px 0 8px;
  }

  .nav-links li {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }

  .nav-links a {
    display: block;
    padding: 14px 2px;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  }
}

  /* ─── HERO ────────────────────────────────── */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .7fr;
    padding-top: 80px;
  }

  .hero-left {
    padding: 160px 80px 80px 100px;
    display: flex; 
    flex-direction: column; 
    justify-content: flex-start;
    position: relative;
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .hero-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(56px, 6vw, 88px);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.0;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .hero-name em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .hero-rule {
    width: 48px; height: 1px;
    background: var(--burgundy);
    margin: 32px 0;
  }

  .hero-statement {
    font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.45;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
    /* max-width: 440px; */
  }

  .hero-bio {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    /* max-width: 400px; */
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .hero-credentials {
    margin-top: 48px;
    display: flex; gap: 32px;
  }
  .hero-cred {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding-left: 16px;
  }
  .hero-cred-label {
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 3px;
  }
  .hero-cred-value {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--charcoal);
  }

  .hero-right {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--charcoal);
  }

  .hero-img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    opacity: 0.88;
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-img-caption {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 40px; right: 40px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    text-orientation: mixed;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ──────────────────────────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .hero-left {
    padding: 80px 48px 64px 64px;
  }

  .hero-credentials {
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet / Large Mobile (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto 56vw;
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .hero-left {
    padding: 64px 40px 56px;
    order: 1;
  }

  .hero-right {
    order: 2;
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .hero-img-caption {
    bottom: 24px;
    right: 24px;
  }

  .hero-statement {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .hero-bio {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .hero-credentials {
    margin-top: 36px;
    gap: 24px;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero {
    grid-template-rows: auto 72vw;
    padding-top: 64px;
  }

  .hero-left {
    padding: 48px 24px 40px;
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  .hero-rule {
    margin: 24px 0;
  }

  .hero-credentials {
    margin-top: 28px;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-cred {
    border-left: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-top: 12px;
  }

  .hero-img-caption {
    display: none;
  }
}

  /* ─── SECTION SHARED ──────────────────────── */
  .section {
    padding: 120px 100px;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .section-rule {
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    margin-bottom: 80px;
  }

  .section-header {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    margin-bottom: 72px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .section-label {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    padding-top: 6px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .section-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 3.5vw, 52px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .section-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
  }

  /* ─── WHAT I DO ───────────────────────────── */
  .work-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .work-items {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
  }

  .work-item {
    background: var(--ivory);
    padding: 40px 36px;
  }

  .work-number {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 31px;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    display: block;
  }

  .work-item-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .work-item-body {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    font-weight: 300;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: SECTION SHARED + WHAT I DO ──── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .section {
    padding: 96px 64px;
  }

  .section-header {
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .work-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .work-items {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .work-item {
    padding: 36px 28px;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .section {
    padding: 72px 40px;
  }

  .section-rule {
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .section-header {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }

  .section-label {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .work-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .work-items {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .work-item {
    padding: 32px 24px;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .section {
    padding: 56px 24px;
  }

  .section-rule {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .section-header {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .work-items {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .work-item {
    padding: 28px 20px;
  }

  .work-number {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
}

  /* ─── PHOTO ROW ───────────────────────────── */
  .photo-interlude {
    width: 100%;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1.5fr;
    height: 480px;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .photo-cell {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }

  .photo-cell img {
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(15%);
    transition: transform 0.8s ease, filter 0.5s;
    display: block;
  }

  .photo-cell:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.04);
    filter: grayscale(0%);
  }

  .photo-cell-caption {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20px; left: 20px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
    background: rgba(28,28,26,0.4);
    padding: 4px 10px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  }

  /* ─── RESEARCH ────────────────────────────── */
  .research-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .research-content {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 64px;
  }

  .research-pillar-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .research-pillar-body {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .research-quote {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--burgundy);
    padding: 8px 0 8px 32px;
    margin-top: 16px;
  }

  .research-quote blockquote {
    font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 24px);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--charcoal);
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: PHOTO ROW + RESEARCH ────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .photo-interlude {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    height: 400px;
  }

  /* .photo-interlude .photo-cell:last-child {
    display: none;
  } */

  .research-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .research-content {
    gap: 48px;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .photo-interlude {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    height: 320px;
  }

  /* .photo-interlude .photo-cell:last-child {
    display: none;
  } */

  .research-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .research-content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .research-quote {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    padding-left: 24px;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .photo-interlude {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    height: auto;
  }

  /* .photo-interlude .photo-cell:last-child {
    display: none;
  }

  .photo-interlude .photo-cell:nth-child(2) {
    display: none;
  } */

  .photo-cell-caption {
    bottom: 14px;
    left: 14px;
  }

  .research-content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .research-quote {
    padding-left: 20px;
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .research-pillar-title {
    font-size: 21px;
  }
}

  /* ─── SPEAKING ────────────────────────────── */
  .speaking-bg {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    padding: 120px 100px;
  }

  .speaking-inner {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .speaking-label {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    padding-top: 6px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .speaking-content { }

  .speaking-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 3.5vw, 52px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--warm-white);
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .speaking-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
  }

  .speaking-topics {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
    margin-bottom: 64px;
  }

  .speaking-topic {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    padding: 32px 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  }

  .speaking-topic-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--warm-white);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .speaking-topic-body {
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.5);
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 300;
  }

  .affiliations {
    display: flex; gap: 48px; align-items: center;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
    padding-top: 40px;
  }

  .affiliation-label {
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.35);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .affiliation-item {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.65);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: SPEAKING ────────────────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .speaking-bg {
    padding: 96px 64px;
  }

  .speaking-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .speaking-topics {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }

  .speaking-topic {
    padding: 28px 28px;
  }

  .affiliations {
    gap: 36px;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .speaking-bg {
    padding: 72px 40px;
  }

  .speaking-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .speaking-label {
    padding-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: block;
  }

  .speaking-title {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .speaking-topics {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .affiliations {
    gap: 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .speaking-bg {
    padding: 56px 24px;
  }

  .speaking-inner {
    gap: 0;
  }

  .speaking-title {
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .speaking-topics {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .speaking-topic {
    padding: 24px 20px;
  }

  .affiliations {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 20px;
    padding-top: 28px;
  }

  .affiliation-item {
    font-size: 15px;
  }
}

  /* ─── EDBRIDGE ────────────────────────────── */
  .edbridge-section {
    background: var(--warm-white);
  }

  .edbridge-inner {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 120px 100px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .edbridge-content { }

  .edbridge-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 3.5vw, 52px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .edbridge-subtitle {
    font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .edbridge-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .edbridge-stat {
    background: var(--warm-white);
    padding: 36px 32px;
  }

  .stat-number {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 44px;
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .stat-label {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .edbridge-body {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    max-width: 640px;
    font-weight: 300;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: EDBRIDGE ────────────────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .edbridge-inner {
    padding: 96px 64px;
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .edbridge-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    margin-bottom: 44px;
  }

  .edbridge-stat {
    padding: 28px 24px;
  }

  .stat-number {
    font-size: 38px;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .edbridge-inner {
    padding: 72px 40px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .edbridge-subtitle {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .edbridge-stats {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .edbridge-stat {
    padding: 24px 20px;
  }

  .stat-number {
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .edbridge-body {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .edbridge-inner {
    padding: 56px 24px;
  }

  .edbridge-subtitle {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .edbridge-stats {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .edbridge-stat:last-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }

  .edbridge-stat {
    padding: 22px 18px;
  }

  .stat-number {
    font-size: 40px;
  }

  .stat-label {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
}

  /* ─── WRITING ─────────────────────────────── */
  .essays-section {
    padding: 120px 100px;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .essays-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .essay-list { }

  .essay-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
    padding: 36px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.25s;
  }

  /* .essay-item:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); } */

  .essay-date {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--light-gray);
    padding-top: 4px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .essay-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 21px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--charcoal);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    transition: color 0.25s;
  }

  .essay-item:hover .essay-title { color: var(--burgundy); }

  .essay-excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--mid-gray);
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 540px;
  }

  .essay-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    border: 1px solid var(--burgundy);
    padding: 3px 10px;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: WRITING ─────────────────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .essays-section {
    padding: 96px 64px;
  }

  .essays-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }

  .essay-item {
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 28px 0;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .essays-section {
    padding: 72px 40px;
  }

  .essays-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .essay-item {
    grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
    padding: 28px 0;
  }

  .essay-excerpt {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .essays-section {
    padding: 56px 24px;
  }

  .essay-item {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 24px 0;
  }

  .essay-date {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .essay-title {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .essay-excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}

  /* ─── FOOTER ──────────────────────────────── */
  footer {
    background: var(--charcoal);
    padding: 80px 100px;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  }

  .footer-name {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--warm-white);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }

  .footer-tagline {
    /* font-family: 'EB Garamond', serif; */
    font-size: 14px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.45);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .footer-col-title {
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--burgundy);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .footer-links { list-style: none; }
  .footer-links li { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .footer-links a {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.5);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    transition: color 0.25s;
  }
  .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--warm-white); }

  .footer-contact-label {
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.3);
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    display: block;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .footer-contact-email {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--warm-white);
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    transition: color 0.25s;
  }
  .footer-contact-email:hover { color: var(--burgundy); }

  .footer-bottom {
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 32px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .footer-copy {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: rgba(250,247,242,0.25);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    font-weight: 300;
  }

/* ─── RESPONSIVE: FOOTER ──────────────────────── */

/* ── Tablet (≤ 1024px) ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  footer {
    padding: 72px 64px;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
  }
}

/* ── Small Tablet (≤ 768px) ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  footer {
    padding: 64px 40px;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 48px 36px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .footer-col:first-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

/* ── Mobile (≤ 480px) ── */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  footer {
    padding: 48px 24px;
  }

  .footer-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
    padding-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .footer-col:first-child {
    grid-column: 1;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .footer-name {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .footer-contact-email {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
    padding-top: 24px;
  }

  .footer-copy {
    font-size: 10px;
  }
}

  /* ─── FADE-IN ─────────────────────────────── */
  .fade-in {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.8s ease;
  }

  .fade-in.visible {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

 /* ---- logos --------- */
   /* ── Section Container ── */
  .as-seen-in {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 72px 0 80px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--white);
  }

  /* ── Section Header ── */
  .as-seen-in .section-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    padding: 0 24px;
    display: block;
    grid-template-columns: none; 
    gap: 0px; 
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .as-seen-in .section-label {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 3.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    display: block;
  }

  .as-seen-in .section-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(24px, 3.2vw, 36px);
    color: var(--text-primary);
    line-height: 1.25;
  }

  .as-seen-in .section-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent);
  }

  .as-seen-in .section-divider {
    width: 48px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--accent);
    margin: 20px auto 0;
    opacity: 0.5;
  }

  /* ── Scroll Container ── */
  .as-seen-in .scroll-container {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* Fade masks on edges */
  .as-seen-in .scroll-container::before,
  .as-seen-in .scroll-container::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 120px;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .as-seen-in .scroll-container::before {
    left: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bg) 0%, transparent 100%);
  }

  .as-seen-in .scroll-container::after {
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--bg) 0%, transparent 100%);
  }

  /* ── Scroll Track ── */
  .as-seen-in .scroll-track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: max-content;
    animation: scroll var(--scroll-speed) linear infinite;
    gap: var(--gap);
    padding: 20px 0;
  }

  .as-seen-in .scroll-container:hover .scroll-track {
    animation-play-state: paused;
  }

  @keyframes scroll {
    0% { transform: translateX(0); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
  }

  /* ── Logo Items ── */
  .as-seen-in .logo-item {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: auto;
    width: 120px;
    /* filter: grayscale(100%) opacity(0.45); */
    transition: filter 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1),
    transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1);
    cursor: default;
  }

  .as-seen-in .logo-item img {
    height: auto;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .as-seen-in .logo-item:hover {
    filter: grayscale(0%) opacity(1);
    transform: scale(1.04);
  }

  /* ── Bottom flourish ── */
  .as-seen-in .bottom-note {
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding: 0 24px;
  }

  .as-seen-in .bottom-note span {
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  /* ── Responsive ── */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    :root {
      --logo-height: 28px;
      --scroll-speed: 35s;
      --gap: 50px;
    }

    .as-seen-in {
      padding: 48px 0 56px;
    }

    .section-header {
      margin-bottom: 32px;
    }

    .scroll-container::before,
    .scroll-container::after {
      width: 60px;
    }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    :root {
      --logo-height: 22px;
      --gap: 40px;
    }
  }