/* Type override for the plain homepage variant.
   Poppins throughout, headings and body.
   Both are Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License. Scoped to this page only. */
:root{
  --sans:'Poppins',system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;
  --serif:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif;
}
body{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif}

/* Poppins is a geometric sans, so the display settings the serif needed are wrong for it */
.plain h1 em{font-style:normal;font-weight:600;color:var(--oxblood)}
.display,.display em{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.15}
.display em{font-style:normal;color:var(--oxblood)}
.strip__n{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:21px}
.count__n,.wall__num b,.feature-row h2,.report h3,.finding h4,.close h2,.qa__q{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif}
.close h2,.close h2 em{font-weight:600;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.15}
.feature-row h2 em,.wall__num b,.count__n{font-style:normal;font-weight:600}
.finding h4,.report h3{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.open__thesis,.said p,.lead-story__standfirst{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif}

/* the wordmark stays Archivo — it is fixed by the brand guide and must not follow the page font */
.wordmark{font-family:'Archivo',system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:24px}

/* the menu: Poppins, larger, more air */
.nav__links{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;gap:26px}
.nav__item{font-weight:500}
.nav__bar{padding:24px clamp(20px,3vw,40px)}
/* The spacing between menu items is padding on the items themselves, not a gap
   between them, so there is no dead strip where the cursor drops back to an arrow. */
.nav__links{gap:0}
.nav__links>a,.nav__item{padding:12px 13px;margin-block:-12px}
@media (max-width:1280px){
  .nav__links[data-open="true"]{font-size:18px;gap:0}
  .nav__links>a,.nav__item{padding:11px 0;margin-block:0;min-height:44px}
}

/* Sizes and text colour matched to Latacora's stylesheet:
   body 16px, text #1A1818, largest heading 3.05rem (~49px). */
:root{ --ink:#1A1818; --ink-2:#1A1818; }
.said p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#1A1818}
.said .mono-label{margin-bottom:18px}
.plain__act{margin-top:clamp(30px,3.6vw,44px)}
.btn{font-size:15px;padding:14px 26px}

/* Tighter vertical rhythm */
.nav__bar{padding:18px clamp(20px,3vw,40px)}
.plain{padding:clamp(54px,6.5vw,92px) var(--gutter) clamp(40px,4.6vw,62px)}
.plain__act{margin-top:clamp(22px,2.4vw,30px)}
.said{padding:clamp(38px,4.2vw,56px) var(--gutter)}
.said p + p{margin-top:13px}
.said .mono-label{margin-bottom:14px}

/* Hero back to the larger setting — the tightening applies to the body text only */
.plain{padding:clamp(90px,14vw,170px) var(--gutter) clamp(70px,9vw,110px)}
.plain__act{margin-top:clamp(40px,5vw,64px)}
.btn{font-size:16px;padding:16px 30px}

/* Body text matched to Latacora's measured values: 18px, 28px line spacing.
   Colour stays near-black rather than their slate grey. */
.said p{font-size:18px;line-height:28px;color:#1A1818}
.said p + p{margin-top:20px}

/* less air above the pillars heading, now that the eyebrow above it is gone */
.services{padding-top:clamp(38px,4.4vw,58px)}
.services h2{margin-bottom:26px}

/* everything in Poppins */
.said p,.block p,.builds span,.fit2 span,.step2 p,.proof2 p,.plain__lede,.svc,.card p,.services__lede,
.qa__a,.qa__q,.mono-label,.strip__k,.footer,.footer__col,.close p{font-family:'Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif}
.said p,.block p,.step2 p,.proof2 p{font-weight:400}

/* the headline runs the full width of the column instead of stopping short */

/* two lines at every width: the break is explicit and the size fits the column */
.plain .plain__body{max-width:var(--container)}

/* The homepage headline. One rule, so nothing further up the file can win.
   Sized to fit the column at 1200px and above, with the break forced in the markup. */
.plain h1{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.1;max-width:none;
  font-size:clamp(30px,4.9vw,68px)}

/* the wordmark lines up with the hero text, and sits a little larger */
.nav{padding:0 var(--gutter)}
.nav__bar{max-width:var(--container);margin:0 auto;padding:20px 0}
.wordmark{font-size:28px}

/* lighter cream on the about band */
.said{background:#FFFDF4}

/* Rounded corners on images and panels, 16px, as on categorynorth */
.shot{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden}
.shot img{border-radius:8px}
.shot--photo img{border-radius:16px}
.shot--pair figure{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden}
.shot--pair img{border-radius:8px}
.drop{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden}
.pricetag{border-radius:12px}
.quote{border-radius:0}
.hww .dash,.hww .reqcard,.hww .chip,.hww .editor,.hww .editor__ai,.hww .node{border-radius:12px}
.hww .hww__bar{border-radius:16px}

/* buttons fully rounded, as on categorynorth */
.btn{border-radius:999px}

/* no rule under the top bar, and less air above the headline */
.nav{border-bottom:0}
.plain{padding-top:clamp(34px,4.4vw,64px)}

/* gap above the headline */
.plain{padding-top:150px}

/* the hero paragraphs run the full column, like the homepage headline */
.plain__lede{max-width:none}

/* no cream anywhere — white throughout */
.cream,.said,.onward,.prod,.section--white,.block{background:#FFFFFF}
.card,.drop{background:#FFFFFF}
.btn--invert{background:#FFFFFF}
.shot,.shot--pair figure,.prod__card{background:#FFFFFF}

/* a rule between the hero and the section below it, and a heading on that section */
.said{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.said h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,34px);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 22px}

/* every hero occupies the same height as the Application Development one */
.plain{min-height:622px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;box-sizing:border-box}
.plain__body{width:100%}

/* case study images at half size */
.case .shot{max-width:590px}
/* A UI screenshot is unreadable at 590px, so the panel runs the full column, one per
   row. A file smaller than the column sits centred at its own size rather than being
   blown up, and every panel still lines up down the page. */
.case .shot--ui{max-width:none;margin-top:34px}
.case .shot--ui img{display:block;width:auto;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto}
.case .shot--ui + .shot--ui{margin-top:26px}
.case .shot--ui figcaption{text-align:left}
.case .shot--photo{max-width:380px}
/* A screenshot needs to be read, so it runs wider than a supporting photograph. */
.case .shot--photo.shot--wide{max-width:820px}
/* Two photographs in one section sit as a level row, not stacked apart at
   different sizes on the left edge. */
.case .shot--pair{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;max-width:920px;gap:clamp(18px,2vw,26px)}
.case .shot--pair figure{padding:14px}
.case .shot--pair img{height:300px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}
.case .shot--pair figcaption{margin:12px 2px 0;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:820px){ .case .shot--pair img{height:220px} }

/* main screenshot on the left, the two smaller ones stacked beside it */
.case .shot-group{display:grid;grid-template-columns:590px 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start;margin-top:26px}
.case .shot-group .shot{margin-top:0;max-width:590px}
.case .shot-stack{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:20px}
.case .shot-stack figure{margin:0;padding:12px;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px}
.case .shot-stack img{display:block;width:100%;height:150px;object-fit:contain;border-radius:8px}
@media (max-width:1000px){ .case .shot-group{grid-template-columns:1fr} }

/* portrait phone screenshots sit side by side, at their own proportions */
.case .shot-stack--phones{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start}
.case .shot-stack--phones img{height:auto;object-fit:contain}
@media (max-width:1000px){ .case .shot-stack--phones{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr} }

/* AI Systems: workshop section */
.ws-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,.95fr);gap:clamp(28px,3vw,48px);align-items:center;margin-top:30px}
.ws-photo{margin-top:0;max-width:none}
.ws-photo img{border-radius:16px;display:block;width:100%}
.ws-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.ws-item{padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.ws-item:first-child{border-top:0;padding-top:0}
.ws-item b{display:block;font-size:16.5px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:4px}
.ws-item p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted);margin:0;max-width:none}
@media (max-width:900px){ .ws-row{grid-template-columns:1fr} }

/* AI Systems: evidence strip */
/* Figures — proof form 1 (Part 40). Three numbers, each with one line and a
   source under a hairline. Ruled columns and a shared baseline for the source
   line, so a two-line source does not lift its rule out of alignment.
   Upgraded 4 Sep 2026 from the treatment drawn on proof-forms.html; twelve
   pages use this markup, so it is one component and not a per-page style. */
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;margin-top:34px}
.stat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:6px 30px 0 26px;border-left:1px solid var(--rule-2)}
.stat:first-child{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
.stat b{display:block;font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,50px);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.03em;line-height:1;
  margin-bottom:0;color:var(--ink);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;
  min-height:clamp(34px,4vw,50px);display:flex;align-items:flex-end}
.stat:first-child b{color:var(--oxblood)}
/* A label too long to sit on one line at the full size. Keeps the row aligned. */
.stat--sm b{font-size:clamp(24px,2.5vw,31px);line-height:1.06}
.stat b small{font-size:.5em;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;margin-left:2px}
.stat span{display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;margin-top:18px;
  font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:none}
.stat i{display:block;margin-top:auto;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);font-style:normal;
  font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);
  min-height:52px}   /* holds two lines, so the rule sits level across the row */
.stats--two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);max-width:820px}
@media (max-width:900px){.stats,.stats--two{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .stat{border-left:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);padding-top:22px}
  .stat:first-child{border-top:0;padding-top:6px}}

/* Article page */
.plain--article{min-height:auto;padding-bottom:10px}
.art-title{max-width:16ch}
.art-meta{margin-top:20px;font-size:21px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--muted);max-width:58ch;text-wrap:balance}
.article{padding:clamp(10px,2vw,24px) var(--gutter) clamp(56px,6vw,84px)}
.article__in{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto}
/* The hero on the older article template, sized to the reading column. */
.art-hero{max-width:880px;margin:6px auto 40px;padding:0 var(--gutter,24px)}
.art-hero img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;display:block;border-radius:10px;
  border:1px solid var(--rule)}
.art-lede{font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;color:#1A1818;font-weight:400;margin:0 0 8px}
.article h2{font-size:24px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.3;margin:44px 0 16px}
.article p{font-size:18px;line-height:29px;color:#1A1818;margin:0 0 18px}
.art-pull{margin:40px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 26px;border-left:3px solid var(--oxblood)}
.art-pull p{font-size:22px;line-height:1.5;font-weight:500;margin:0}
.art-refs{margin-top:48px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.art-refs p{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 0}
.art-next{margin-top:36px;padding:24px 28px;background:#FFFDF4;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px}
.art-next p{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--muted)}

/* Article: the related grid. Drawn whether or not the articles exist yet —
   Part 8, "the prototype shows the whole product" (3 Sep 2026). */
.art-rel{margin-top:44px;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.art-rel__k{margin:0 0 22px;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--oxblood)}
.art-rel__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,3vw,34px)}
.art-rel__grid a{display:block;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.art-rel__grid a:hover h3{color:var(--oxblood)}
.art-rel__grid h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.art-rel__grid p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:720px){.art-rel__grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0}
  .art-rel__grid a{padding:18px 0}.art-rel__grid a+a{border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2)}}

/* Article: tables and compare block */
.art-tablewrap{margin:24px 0 26px;overflow-x:auto}
.art-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px}
.art-table th{text-align:left;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);padding:0 16px 10px 0;border-bottom:2px solid #221C1B}
.art-table td{padding:12px 16px 12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.art-table td:nth-child(2),.art-table td:nth-child(3),.art-table th:nth-child(2),.art-table th:nth-child(3){text-align:right;padding-right:0;padding-left:16px}
.art-compare{margin:26px 0 30px;display:grid;gap:12px}
.art-compare__was{padding:16px 22px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:14px;color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}
.art-compare__now{padding:16px 22px;border:1px solid var(--oxblood);border-radius:14px;font-size:17px;font-weight:500}

/* Article: tags + byline */
.art-tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-top:24px}
.art-byline{margin-top:18px;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.art-byline b{font-weight:600;color:#1A1818}
/* article hero shares the reading column */
.plain--article .plain__body{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto}

/* Article h3 + wide table cells */
.article h3{font-size:19px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:32px 0 10px}
.art-table--wide td:nth-child(2),.art-table--wide th:nth-child(2){text-align:left;padding-left:24px;padding-right:0}
.art-table--wide td:first-child{font-weight:500;white-space:nowrap}

/* Article: code block */
.art-code{margin:22px 0 26px;padding:20px 24px;background:#221C1B;border-radius:14px;overflow-x:auto}
.art-code code{font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#FEF9E7;white-space:pre}

/* The archive hero states a name, not a proposition, so it does not need the service-page height. */
.plain--tight{min-height:auto;padding-top:clamp(56px,7vw,86px);padding-bottom:clamp(30px,3.5vw,44px)}
