/* =========================================================
   AcqMedia — Shared Stylesheet
   ========================================================= */

:root {
  --bg: #0a0a0f;
  --bg-alt: #0e0e15;
  --surface: #14141c;
  --surface-2: #191922;
  --border: #24242e;
  --border-hover: #34343f;
  --text: #f5f5f7;
  --text-muted: #9a9aa6;
  --text-dim: #6c6c78;
  --orange: #ff5a2b;
  --orange-dim: #cc4520;
  --red: #ff3b30;
  --red-dim: #cc2f26;
  --amber: #ffb020;
  --radius: 14px;
  --radius-sm: 8px;
  --max: 1200px;
  --font-head: 'Space Grotesk', 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  --font-hand: 'Kalam', cursive;
}

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

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

ul { list-style: none; }

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.5vw, 5rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.6rem); }

p.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  color: var(--text-muted);
  max-width: 640px;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px 2px var(--orange);
}

/* ---------- Buttons ----------
   npdigital-style: flat rectangular buttons with a tight corner radius,
   solid fill, no pill shape and no comic-book offset shadow. Hover just
   deepens the fill slightly — restrained, not playful. */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .16s ease, border-color .16s ease, color .16s ease, transform .12s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #0a0a0f;
}
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--orange-dim); }
.btn-primary:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--border-hover);
  color: var(--text);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--orange); color: var(--orange); }
.btn-coral {
  background: var(--red);
  color: #0a0a0f;
}
.btn-coral:hover { background: var(--red-dim); }
.btn-coral:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-block { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
.btn svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

/* ---------- Header / Nav ---------- */
header.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: #08080c;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.logo {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
}
.logo .dot { color: var(--orange); }
.logo-mark {
  width: 34px; height: 34px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 2px solid var(--orange);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 34px;
}
.nav-links a {
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: color .15s ease;
  position: relative;
}
.nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.active { color: var(--text); }
.nav-links a.active::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -6px; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: var(--orange);
}
.nav-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 6px;
}
.nav-toggle span { width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--text); border-radius: 2px; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
  .nav-cta .btn-ghost { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
section { padding: 100px 0; position: relative; }
section.tight { padding: 70px 0; }
.section-head { max-width: 700px; margin-bottom: 56px; }
.section-head.center { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; }

.divider {
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--border), transparent);
  border: none;
}

/* ---------- Light sections ----------
   npdigital alternates dark and light full-bleed sections rather than
   staying dark end-to-end. These give AcqMedia's pages that same rhythm:
   light panels break up the dark base at key structural moments (global
   stats, case-study spotlights) instead of floating a light card inside
   an otherwise-dark section. */
.section-white, .section-light {
  color: #0a0a0f;
}
.section-white { background: #ffffff; }
.section-light { background: #f2f0ec; }
.section-white .eyebrow, .section-light .eyebrow { color: var(--orange-dim); }
.section-white .eyebrow::before, .section-light .eyebrow::before { background: var(--orange-dim); box-shadow: 0 0 12px 2px rgba(204,69,32,0.35); }
.section-white h1, .section-white h2, .section-white h3, .section-white h4,
.section-light h1, .section-light h2, .section-light h3, .section-light h4 { color: #0a0a0f; }
.section-white p.lede, .section-light p.lede { color: #52525a; }
.section-white .text-dim, .section-light .text-dim { color: #8a8a90; }

.dot-field {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(10,10,15,0.14) 1.5px, transparent 1.5px);
  background-size: 22px 22px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 90% at 50% 50%, #000 40%, transparent 80%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 90% at 50% 50%, #000 40%, transparent 80%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- Recognition / awards band ---------- */
.awards-band {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #16110c, #08080c 65%);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.awards-band h3 { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 40px; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem); }
.awards-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
@media (max-width: 800px) { .awards-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.award-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 30px 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
.award-card .award-num { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.8rem; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.award-card .award-label { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-dim); }

/* ---------- Full-bleed banner (video-slot replacement) ---------- */
.banner-block {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 320px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 60px 30px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(255,90,43,0.25), transparent 60%), #0e0b09;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.banner-block h2 { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.banner-block .eyebrow { justify-content: center; }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  padding: 120px 0 90px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-glow {
  position: absolute;
  top: -220px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 900px; height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255,90,43,0.16), transparent 65%);
  filter: blur(10px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-align: center; max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
.hero h1 { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.hero h1 .accent { color: var(--orange); }
.hero p.lede { margin: 0 auto 38px; }
.hero-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 20px;}
.hero-note { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--text-dim); }

/* Stat bar */
.statbar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 70px;
}
.statbar .stat {
  background: var(--bg-alt);
  padding: 30px 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
.stat .num {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--orange);
}
.stat .label { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--text-muted); margin-top: 6px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .statbar { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }

/* Logo wall — npdigital-style grid of bordered client tiles, not a thin
   single-row strip. Each brand gets its own cell so it reads as a wall
   of real accounts rather than a decorative marquee. */
.logo-strip {
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: #08080c;
}
.logo-strip .label { text-align:center; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-dim); padding: 32px 0 0; }
.logo-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  margin-top: 28px;
}
.logo-row .brand {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 38px 20px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
  transition: color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.logo-row .brand:last-child { border-right: none; }
.logo-row .brand:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--surface); }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .logo-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .logo-row .brand:nth-child(2n) { border-right: none; }
  .logo-row .brand { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 26px 12px; font-size: 0.9rem; }
}

/* ---------- Cards / Grids ---------- */
.grid-3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.grid-4 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .grid-3, .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .grid-3, .grid-2, .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.card {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 34px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.card:hover { border-color: var(--border-hover); transform: translateY(-4px); background: var(--surface-2); }

.icon-box {
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255,90,43,0.1);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.icon-box svg { width: 24px; height: 24px; stroke: var(--orange); }
.icon-box.coral { background: rgba(255,59,48,0.12); }
.icon-box.coral svg { stroke: var(--red); }
.icon-box.violet { background: rgba(255,176,32,0.12); }
.icon-box.violet svg { stroke: var(--amber); }

.card h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.card p { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.card .tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-top: 20px; }
.tag {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--surface-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.card-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; margin-top: 18px; font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- Process ---------- */
.process {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
  position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .process { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .process { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.process-step { position: relative; padding-top: 8px; }
.process-num {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--border-hover);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.process-step h3 { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.15rem; }
.process-step p { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.92rem; }

/* ---------- Results / case studies ---------- */
.result-card {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}
.result-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.result-tag { font-size: 0.75rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--text-dim); }
.result-metrics { display: flex; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 6px 0 4px; }
.result-metrics .m-num { font-family: var(--font-head); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--orange); }
.result-metrics .m-label { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-muted); margin-top: 2px; }
.result-quote { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--text-muted); border-left: 2px solid var(--border-hover); padding-left: 16px; font-style: italic; }
.result-client { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 6px; }
.avatar {
  width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--amber), var(--orange));
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.85rem; color: #0a0a0f;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
}
.result-client .name { font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.result-client .role { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-dim); }

/* ---------- Testimonials ---------- */
.testi-card {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 30px;
}
.stars { color: var(--orange); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; }
.testi-card p { color: var(--text); font-size: 0.98rem; margin-bottom: 22px; }

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #14150f, #0a0a0f 60%);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 24px;
  padding: 70px 50px;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta-band::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%, rgba(255,90,43,0.14), transparent 55%);
}
.cta-band > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta-band h2 { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.cta-band p.lede { margin: 0 auto 34px; }
.cta-actions { display: flex; gap: 16px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 70px 0 30px;
  background: var(--bg-alt);
}
.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.footer-brand p { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 14px; max-width: 280px; }
.footer-col h4 { font-size: 0.82rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--text-dim); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.footer-col ul li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.footer-col a { font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--text-muted); transition: color .15s ease; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--orange); }
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}
.footer-bottom p { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--text-dim); }
.social-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; }
.social-row a {
  width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: all .2s ease;
}
.social-row a:hover { border-color: var(--orange); color: var(--orange); }
.social-row svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }

/* ---------- Page header (inner pages) ---------- */
.page-hero {
  padding: 90px 0 60px;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}
.page-hero .eyebrow { justify-content: center; display: flex; }
.page-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.page-hero p.lede { margin: 0 auto; }

/* ---------- Breadcrumb-ish tab nav for service anchors ---------- */
.pill-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 40px 0 0;
}
.pill-nav a {
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: all .15s ease;
}
.pill-nav a:hover { border-color: var(--orange); color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- Service detail blocks ---------- */
.service-block {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 80px 0;
}
.service-block:nth-child(even) .service-visual { order: -1; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .service-block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .service-block:nth-child(even) .service-visual { order: 0; }
}
.service-visual {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 36px;
  min-height: 320px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.service-visual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(255,90,43,0.12), transparent 60%);
}
.mini-bar-row { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 10px; height: 120px; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.mini-bar { flex: 1; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--orange), var(--orange-dim)); border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; opacity: 0.85; }
.checklist { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.checklist li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
.checklist svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: var(--orange); flex-shrink: 0; }
.service-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.service-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.service-copy p.lede { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.service-features { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.service-features .feat { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
.service-features svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; stroke: var(--orange); flex-shrink: 0; margin-top: 2px; }

/* ---------- Comparison / Guarantee ---------- */
.guarantee-box {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 28px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 40px;
}
@media (max-width: 700px) { .guarantee-box { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; } }
.guarantee-badge {
  width: 84px; height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,90,43,0.1);
  border: 1px dashed var(--orange);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.guarantee-badge svg { width: 38px; height: 38px; stroke: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- Form ---------- */
.form-panel {
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 44px;
}
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.field label { font-size: 0.83rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  background: var(--bg-alt);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 13px 15px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .15s ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--orange); }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
.form-note { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-dim); margin-top: 16px; text-align: center; }

.contact-info-item { display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.contact-info-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.contact-info-item .icon-box { margin-bottom: 0; flex-shrink: 0; }
.contact-info-item h4 { font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.contact-info-item p, .contact-info-item a { color: var(--text-muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }
.contact-info-item a:hover { color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- Utility ---------- */
.center { text-align: center; }
.mt-lg { margin-top: 60px; }
/* Reveal-on-scroll: visible by default (no-JS / slow-JS safe).
   JS opts elements into the hidden-then-fade-in state via .pre-anim,
   and a timed fallback in script.js guarantees everything becomes
   visible even if IntersectionObserver never fires. */
.reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.reveal.pre-anim { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease; }
.reveal.pre-anim.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

.badge-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 34px; }
.badge-pill {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.badge-pill svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; stroke: var(--orange); }

.value-split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) { .value-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.value-col {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 36px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.value-col.bad { background: rgba(255,59,48,0.04); }
.value-col.good { background: rgba(255,90,43,0.04); border-color: rgba(255,90,43,0.25); }
.value-col h3 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.value-col ul li { display: flex; gap: 10px; padding: 8px 0; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--text-muted); }
.value-col.good li { color: var(--text); }

.team-card { text-align: center; }
.team-photo {
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--surface-2), var(--surface));
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-size: 2.2rem; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.team-card h4 { font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.team-card .role { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-dim); }

.timeline { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.timeline-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; gap: 30px; padding: 30px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.timeline-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.timeline-item .tl-year { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 700; color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- Hybrid playful accents ----------
   Marker-highlight: a hard-edged color block behind a headline phrase,
   like a highlighter stroke. Handwritten annotations + doodle arrows:
   small human touches near CTAs and stats, borrowed from KlientBoost's
   voice but kept sparse against the dark base so it reads as an accent,
   not a full illustrated redesign. */
.marker {
  position: relative;
  display: inline;
  padding: 0 10px;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #0a0a0f;
  box-decoration-break: clone;
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
}
.marker.coral { background: var(--red); color: #0a0a0f; }

.annotation {
  font-family: var(--font-hand);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--orange);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
}
.annotation svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; stroke: var(--orange); flex-shrink: 0; }
.annotation-wrap {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  text-align: center;
}

.sparkle-wrap { position: relative; }
.sparkle {
  position: absolute;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.sparkle.s1 { top: -14px; left: -18px; transform: rotate(-12deg); }
.sparkle.s2 { bottom: -10px; right: -14px; transform: rotate(18deg); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--red); }
.sparkle.s3 { top: 40%; right: -22px; transform: rotate(6deg); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.mascot-badge {
  width: 84px; height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange);
  border: 2px solid #0a0a0f;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 0 #0a0a0f;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.mascot-badge svg { width: 42px; height: 42px; stroke: #0a0a0f; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .timeline-item { grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr; gap: 18px; } }

/* ---------- Ghost stats ----------
   npdigital-style oversized outline numerals (text as stroke, not fill)
   instead of boxed colored stat tiles — a distinct structural component,
   not a recolor of the existing .statbar. */
.ghost-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) { .ghost-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; } }
.ghost-stat .ghost-num {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--border-hover);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.ghost-stat .ghost-label {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* ---------- Spotlight case study ----------
   A single light panel breaking the dark theme, echoing npdigital's
   "REFIJET / +2,012% traffic" case-study callouts. Deliberately not dark
   like the rest of the site — the contrast is the point. */
.spotlight {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) { .spotlight { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; } }
.spotlight-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 220px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.spotlight-visual .block {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 12px;
}
.spotlight-visual .block.b1 { width: 62%; height: 68%; top: 0; left: 0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--orange), var(--orange-dim)); }
.spotlight-visual .block.b2 { width: 46%; height: 46%; bottom: 0; right: 0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a0a0f, var(--surface-2)); }
.spotlight-visual .block.b3 { width: 34%; height: 34%; top: 12%; right: 6%; background: var(--amber); }
.spotlight-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange-dim);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.spotlight h2 { color: #0a0a0f; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.spotlight p { color: #3a3a3f; font-size: 1.02rem; max-width: 480px; }
.spotlight .spotlight-cta { margin-top: 26px; }