/* =========================================================
   jeffmerck.com
   Cream field, charcoal ink, gold accent and interaction.
   Type: Spectral (display + body), IBM Plex Mono (labels).
   ========================================================= */

@font-face {
  font-family: "Spectral";
  src: url("/fonts/Spectral-Regular.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Spectral";
  src: url("/fonts/Spectral-Italic.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "Spectral";
  src: url("/fonts/Spectral-Medium.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 500;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono";
  src: url("/fonts/IBMPlexMono-Regular.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  --cream:    #F6F4EF;
  --charcoal: #1C1A17;
  --gold:     #A07A54;
  --muted:    #8A8378;
  --rule:     #DDD8CE;

  --serif: "Spectral", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --mono:  "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;

  --measure: 34rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

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

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.0625rem, 0.98rem + 0.4vw, 1.1875rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-kerning: normal;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

/* ---------- accessibility ---------- */

.skip {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  background: var(--charcoal);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  z-index: 10;
}
.skip:focus { left: 0; }

a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */

.masthead {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 2rem var(--gutter) 0;
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

.masthead nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
}

.masthead nav a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}
.masthead nav a:hover {
  color: var(--charcoal);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- shared section furniture ---------- */

main {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--gutter);
}

section {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
section:last-of-type { border-bottom: 0; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}

.section-title {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
}

.section-note {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: -1rem 0 3rem;
}

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

.hero { padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6rem); }

.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 1.3rem + 4.2vw, 4.25rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  max-width: 20ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.lede {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.lede:last-child { color: var(--charcoal); }

/* ---------- SIGNATURE: the ledger ---------- */

.ledger {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.ledger li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0 clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  padding: 1.75rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.step {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
}

.process {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.judgment {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--gold);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-left: clamp(0.875rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
}

.ledger-key {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}
.key-item { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; }
.swatch {
  width: 1.25rem;
  height: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
}
.swatch-process  { background: var(--muted); }
.swatch-judgment { background: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- work + about columns ---------- */

.cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 20rem), 1fr));
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.cols h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.2rem + 1.2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.cols p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.cols p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- facts list ---------- */

.facts { margin: 0; }

.facts dt {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.facts dt:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

.facts dd {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
}

/* ---------- call to action ---------- */

.cta-line { margin: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) 0 0; }

.cta {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 1rem 1.75rem;
  transition: background 160ms ease;
}
.cta:hover { background: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- contact form ---------- */

form { max-width: var(--measure); }

.field { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }

label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

input[type="text"],
input[type="email"],
textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  transition: border-color 160ms ease;
}
input[type="text"]:focus,
input[type="email"]:focus,
textarea:focus {
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

textarea { resize: vertical; }

button[type="submit"] {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cream);
  background: var(--charcoal);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 1rem 2.25rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 160ms ease;
}
button[type="submit"]:hover { background: var(--gold); }

/* honeypot */
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; }

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

footer {
  max-width: 72rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3rem var(--gutter) 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.footer-line {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 2rem;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.footer-line a {
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}
.footer-line a:hover {
  color: var(--charcoal);
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
}

.privacy {
  max-width: var(--measure);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */

@media (max-width: 46rem) {
  .ledger li {
    grid-template-columns: 2.25rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 0.75rem 1rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 0;
  }
  .judgment {
    grid-column: 2;
    margin-top: 0.85rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * {
    transition: none !important;
    animation: none !important;
  }
}

/* ---------- inline links in prose and facts ---------- */

.facts a,
.about p a {
  color: var(--charcoal);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color 160ms ease, background 160ms ease;
}
.facts a:hover,
.about p a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}