/* Nic Patterson Studio — Blog. The Studio's own stylesheet, in the Studio's
   filed design language (PROVENANCE.md / styles.css): conservatory luxury —
   deep navy, cream, gold. Display: Cormorant Garamond. Body: Inter.
   Cream-first (light register); navy is the header band only. Mobile-first. */
:root{
  --navy:#0A1428; --navy-2:#101D38;
  --cream:#FAF6EC; --card:#FFFFFF; --ink:#1A1A24; --ink-soft:#4A4A5A;
  --gold:#D4A24E; --gold-deep:#A97B28; --line:#E5DCC6;
  --shadow:0 20px 50px -20px rgba(10,20,40,.35);
  --font-display:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;
  --font-body:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--font-body);color:var(--ink);background:var(--cream);
  line-height:1.65;font-size:17px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--gold-deep);text-underline-offset:3px}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:46rem;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
header.site{background:var(--navy);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(212,162,78,.25);
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10}
header.site .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1rem;padding-top:.8rem;padding-bottom:.8rem;max-width:64rem}
header.site .brand{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.02em;color:#F5EFE0;text-decoration:none}
header.site .brand em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold)}
header.site nav{margin-left:auto;display:flex;gap:1.1rem;font-size:.92rem;font-weight:500}
header.site nav a{color:#D8D2C2;text-decoration:none}
header.site nav a:hover{color:#fff}
header.site .phone{font-weight:700;color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
@media(max-width:640px){header.site nav a:not(.keep){display:none} header.site .phone{display:none}}
.kicker{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-deep);margin:2.2rem 0 .6rem}
h1{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,6vw,3.2rem);line-height:1.08;margin:0 0 1rem}
h1 em,h2 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--gold-deep)}
h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2rem);line-height:1.2;margin:2.4rem 0 .7rem}
p{margin:.7rem 0}
.standfirst{font-size:1.18rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink)}
.byline{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.9rem;margin:.4rem 0 1.4rem}
.hero{border-radius:16px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);margin:1.2rem 0 .5rem;width:100%}
.hero-cap{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 1.4rem}
.answer{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:12px;padding:1rem 1.2rem;margin:1.4rem 0}
.answer p{margin:.2rem 0}
.pillars{display:grid;gap:1rem;margin:1.6rem 0}
@media(min-width:700px){.pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.pillar{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.pillar .num{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--gold-deep)}
.pillar h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.3rem;margin:.2rem 0 .4rem}
.pillar p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.97rem;margin:.2rem 0}
.cards{display:grid;gap:1.4rem;margin:1.6rem 0 2.4rem}
@media(min-width:700px){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;
  box-shadow:var(--shadow);text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);display:block}
.card img{aspect-ratio:1200/630;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.card .pad{padding:1.1rem 1.2rem 1.3rem}
.card h2{font-size:1.45rem;margin:.3rem 0 .5rem}
.card p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.97rem;margin:.3rem 0}
.card .go{font-weight:800;color:var(--gold-deep);font-size:.92rem}
footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:3rem;padding:2rem 0 2.6rem;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.92rem}
footer.site .wrap{max-width:64rem}
footer.site a{color:var(--gold-deep)}
.prov{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:.8rem}