/* Arts Club of Washington Scholarship Competition — "The Screening Room"
   Dark cinematic canvas · poster typography · heritage gold as the glow. */

:root {
  --screen: #0d0c0e;        /* the theater */
  --screen-2: #16141a;      /* raised surfaces */
  --screen-3: #1f1c24;      /* cards */
  --ink: #ece7dd;           /* light on dark */
  --dim: #9b948b;           /* secondary text */
  --gold: #e0b44e;          /* marquee gold — the one electric accent */
  --gold-deep: #9c7c2c;
  --accent: #8d7686;        /* charcoal plum lifted for dark ground */
  --oxblood: #a44b54;
  --line: #2c2833;
  --frame: 2px solid var(--gold);
  /* burnished gold-leaf ramp — quoted from the Monroe House parlor frames */
  --gilt-hi: #e7c878;
  --gilt: #c9a44f;
  --gilt-mid: #a8842f;
  --gilt-shade: #7a5f22;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "Oswald";
  src: url("assets/fonts/oswald-var.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 200 700; font-display: swap;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  background: var(--screen);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.72;
  font-size: 19px;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* film grain over everything */
body::after {
  content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 99;
  opacity: .05; mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='160' height='160' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: .015em;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 8vw, 6.5rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); margin-bottom: .5em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: .08em; margin-bottom: .4em; }
a { color: var(--gold); }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

.kicker {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .32em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold); margin-bottom: 1.2em;
}
.center { text-align: center; }
.fine { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--dim); }

/* --- nav --- */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: .65rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(13, 12, 14, .92);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.nav-mark img { height: 54px; width: auto; }
.nav-links { margin-left: auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; }
.nav-links a {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; color: var(--dim);
  padding: .3rem 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transition: color .2s;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--gold); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; }

/* --- cinematic hero --- */
.hero {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 58vh; display: flex; align-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% -10%, rgba(201,162,72,.16), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 80% 110%, rgba(141,118,134,.14), transparent 60%),
    var(--screen);
}
.hero-tall { min-height: 92vh; }
.hero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 30%;
  transform: scale(1.06);
  animation: drift 38s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes drift {
  from { transform: scale(1.06) translate(0, 0); }
  to   { transform: scale(1.12) translate(-1.4%, -1.2%); }
}
.hero-bg::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(10,9,11,.985) 42%, rgba(10,9,11,.8) 70%, rgba(10,9,11,.92));
}
.hero-photo .hero-veil { opacity: .6; }
/* text on the right when the photo's subject sits left */
.hero-text-right .hero-bg::after {
  background: linear-gradient(260deg, rgba(10,9,11,.985) 42%, rgba(10,9,11,.8) 70%, rgba(10,9,11,.92));
}
.hero-text-right .hero-inner > * { margin-left: auto; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-text-right .hero-inner > * { margin-left: 0; }
  .hero-inner > * { max-width: none; }
  .hero-text-right .hero-bg::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,9,11,.985) 30%, rgba(10,9,11,.88) 60%, rgba(10,9,11,.97));
  }
}
/* letterbox bars */
.hero::before, .hero::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 10px;
  background: #000; z-index: 3;
}
.hero::before { top: 0; } .hero::after { bottom: 0; }
/* projector beam */
.hero-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: conic-gradient(from 100deg at 8% 0%,
    transparent 0deg, rgba(236,231,221,.05) 12deg,
    rgba(201,162,72,.09) 22deg, transparent 34deg);
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 4;
  padding: 5.5rem 2rem 4.5rem;
  max-width: 1160px; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%;
}
/* Keep type in the scrimmed safe column so it never rides the subject. */
.hero-inner > * { max-width: 560px; }
.hero .kicker { color: var(--gold); }
.hero h1 {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-shadow: 0 0 60px rgba(201,162,72,.25);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
.hero-split h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.2vw, 4.2rem); }
.hero-sub { margin-top: 1.4rem; font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--dim); line-height: 1.55; }
.hero-cta { margin-top: 2.4rem; display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* foil marquee word */
.foil {
  background: linear-gradient(168deg, #f0d48a 0%, #e0b44e 28%, #a37f2e 52%, #e8c465 74%, #c69a3d 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: var(--gold);
}

/* --- split hero: type panel + clean photo panel (no scrim over subjects) --- */
.hero-split {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 46fr) minmax(0, 54fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.hero-split.hero-tall { min-height: 88vh; }
.hero-panel-type {
  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% -10%, rgba(201,162,72,.16), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 80% 110%, rgba(141,118,134,.14), transparent 60%),
    var(--screen);
}
.hero-texture {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  opacity: .12; filter: saturate(.45) brightness(.8); pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-panel-type::after {
  /* keep type contrast over the faint gear texture */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(10,9,11,.72), rgba(10,9,11,.35));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-panel-type .hero-veil, .hero-panel-type .hero-inner { z-index: 2; }
.hero-split .hero-inner { max-width: 620px; padding: 4.5rem 3rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.hero-split .hero-inner > * { max-width: none; }
/* sized so the longest marquee word ("Documentary") fits the 46fr type panel
   at every desktop width — 8vw overflowed/clipped into the photo panel */
.hero-split h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.9vw, 5.3rem); }
.hero-panel-photo {
  position: relative; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; min-height: 100%;
}
.hero-panel-photo img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
}
.hero-credit {
  position: absolute; right: .8rem; bottom: 1rem; z-index: 3;
  background: rgba(10,9,11,.72); padding: .25rem .7rem; border-radius: 2px;
}
.hero-credit a {
  color: var(--dim); font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
.hero-credit a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-split, .hero-split.hero-tall { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .hero-panel-type { min-height: 52vh; }
  .hero-split.hero-tall .hero-panel-type { min-height: 64vh; }
  .hero-split .hero-inner { padding: 4rem 1.4rem 3rem; }
  .hero-panel-photo { min-height: 0; height: 64vw; max-height: 420px; }
}

/* film leader countdown circle */
.leader {
  position: absolute; right: 6%; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 260px; height: 260px; z-index: 2; opacity: .85; pointer-events: none;
}
/* split hero: leader lives on the photo panel, bottom-right, stacked above
   the photo credit — clear of the H1/type panel at every width and clear of
   the subject's face (head boxes sit in the upper half of the hero photos) */
.hero-panel-photo .leader {
  right: 1.1rem; bottom: 4.5rem; top: auto; left: auto; transform: none;
  width: 150px; height: 150px; opacity: .8; z-index: 2;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(10,9,11,.65));
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .leader { display: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { #leader-burn { display: none; } }

/* deadline countdown */
.clock {
  margin-top: 2.6rem; display: flex; gap: 1.6rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}
.clock div { text-align: center; }
.clock b {
  display: block; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.6vw, 3.4rem); font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold); line-height: 1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.clock span {
  font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block; padding: 1rem 2.2rem;
  background: var(--gold); color: #14110a; text-decoration: none;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 1rem;
  transition: all .25s;
}
.btn { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.btn::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: -80%; width: 55%;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,.5), transparent);
  transform: skewX(-18deg); transition: left .5s ease;
}
.btn:hover::after { left: 130%; }
.btn:hover { background: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(201,162,72,.4); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(201,162,72,.12); color: var(--gold); }
.text-link { text-decoration: none; }
.text-link:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.big-link { font-size: 1.25rem; }
/* long unbroken email addresses must wrap, never overflow, at 390 */
a[href^="mailto:"] { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }

/* --- ticker --- */
.ticker {
  overflow: hidden; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--screen-2); padding: .8rem 0; position: relative;
}
.ticker::before, .ticker::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 18px; z-index: 2;
  background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, var(--screen) 3.5px, transparent 4px);
  background-size: 18px 22px; background-repeat: repeat-y;
}
.ticker::before { left: 6px; } .ticker::after { right: 6px; }
.ticker-track {
  display: flex; gap: 3rem; white-space: nowrap; width: max-content;
  animation: tick 36s linear infinite;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold);
}
@keyframes tick { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
.ticker:hover .ticker-track { animation-play-state: paused; }

/* --- sections --- */
.wrap { max-width: 1160px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 5rem 2rem; }
.band { background: var(--screen-2); max-width: none; }
.band > * { max-width: 1160px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
section.band { padding: 5rem 2rem; }

.two-col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 3.5rem; align-items: center; }
.two-col > * { min-width: 0; }
a[href^="mailto:"], .big-link { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }

/* emblem showcase: glow frame */
.emblem-lg {
  max-width: 300px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2.4rem;
  background: #f6f1e7;
  /* gilt gallery frame — same Monroe-parlor moulding as the committee plate */
  border: 8px solid transparent;
  border-image: linear-gradient(137deg,
    var(--gilt-shade) 0%, var(--gilt) 16%, var(--gilt-hi) 32%,
    var(--gilt-mid) 50%, var(--gilt-hi) 68%, var(--gilt) 84%,
    var(--gilt-shade) 100%) 1;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(122,95,34,.7),
    inset 0 0 0 5px #f6f1e7,
    inset 0 0 0 6px rgba(201,164,79,.5),
    inset 0 3px 10px rgba(60,44,16,.22),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(74,57,20,.85),
    0 24px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.6),
    0 0 60px rgba(201,162,72,.14);
  position: relative;
}
.emblem-lg::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 4px; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .55;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top left / 11px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top left / 1px 11px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top right / 11px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top right / 1px 11px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom left / 11px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom left / 1px 11px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom right / 11px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom right / 1px 11px no-repeat;
}
.emblem-lg::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 10%; right: 10%; top: -46px; height: 46px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 100% at 50% 0%, rgba(224,180,78,.18), transparent 75%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Optional ornate gallery frame (slim double-fillet gold).
   Kept OFF by default — enable via body.frame-ornate for A/B review.
   2026-07-23 verdict: do not ship as default (wall density tips theme-park);
   see public/gilt-frame-trial.css + site/qa-gilt-frame/ before/after shots.
   Screenshots: site/qa-frame-options/ */
body.frame-ornate .emblem-lg,
body.frame-ornate .poster-plate,
body.frame-ornate .foot-plate {
  border: 1px solid #c9a248;
  outline: 3px solid #2a2430;
  outline-offset: -8px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(201,162,72,.85),
    inset 0 0 0 5px #f6f1e7,
    inset 0 0 0 6px rgba(168,132,52,.7),
    0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
}
body.frame-ornate .emblem-lg::after,
body.frame-ornate .poster-plate::after,
body.frame-ornate .foot-plate::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 10px; pointer-events: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,162,72,.35);
}
body.frame-ornate .poster-plate,
body.frame-ornate .foot-plate { position: relative; }
.ph { border: 1px solid var(--line); filter: saturate(.65) contrast(1.05); }

.cards-3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.4rem; margin: 2rem 0 1rem; }
.card {
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 2rem 1.6rem; border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
}
.card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  border-color: rgba(224,180,78,.35);
}
.card .big { font-size: 1.45rem; color: var(--gold); margin-top: .4rem; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; }

.rules { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.rules li { margin-bottom: .7rem; }

.crit-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(190px, 1fr)); gap: 1.4rem; margin: 2rem auto; }
.crit-grid > div { border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); padding-left: 1rem; }
.crit-grid h3 { color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.crit-grid p { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--dim); }

/* dates */
/* horizontal margins must stay auto so .band > * centering isn't defeated */
.dates-strip { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; justify-content: center; margin: 2.2rem auto 1.2rem; }
.date-chip {
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem; min-width: 210px; text-align: center;
}
.date-chip span {
  display: block; color: var(--gold); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .06em; margin-bottom: .2rem;
}
.date-chip.tbc::after { content: " \2022 proposed"; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--oxblood); letter-spacing: .1em; }

.timeline { max-width: 760px; margin: 1rem auto 2.5rem; }
.tl-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px 30px 1fr; gap: .8rem;
  align-items: baseline; padding: 1.2rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.tl-date { color: var(--gold); text-align: right; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; }
.tl-dot { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); justify-self: center; align-self: center; box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(201,162,72,.6); }
.tl-row.tbc .tl-dot { background: transparent; border: 2px solid var(--gold); box-shadow: none; }
.tl-tag { display: block; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); }

/* storyboard steps: 16:9 frames */
.steps { list-style: none; counter-reset: step; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; }
.steps li {
  counter-increment: step; position: relative;
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  aspect-ratio: 16/8; padding: 1.8rem 1.8rem 1.8rem 2rem;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.steps li::before {
  content: "0" counter(step);
  position: absolute; right: .6rem; top: -1.4rem;
  font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 7rem; color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(201,162,72,.35);
  line-height: 1;
}
.steps li::after {
  content: "REC \25CF"; position: absolute; left: 1.2rem; top: .9rem;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .22em;
  color: var(--oxblood);
}
.steps h3 { color: var(--gold); margin-top: 1rem; }
.steps p { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--dim); }

/* policy */
.policy-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
.pol { padding: 2.4rem; background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pol.ok { border-top: 4px solid #6d9b7c; }
.pol.no { border-top: 4px solid var(--oxblood); }
.pol h3 { letter-spacing: .2em; font-size: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.pol.ok h3 { color: #6d9b7c; }
.pol.no h3 { color: var(--oxblood); }
.pol ul { padding-left: 1.1rem; }
.pol li { margin-bottom: .6rem; }

/* judges */
.judges-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 2rem; margin: 2rem 0; }
.judge { text-align: center; }
.judge-frame {
  border: 1px solid var(--gold); padding: 2.6rem;
  aspect-ratio: 3/3.6; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 55% at 50% 18%, rgba(224,180,78,.14), transparent 65%),
    var(--screen-3);
  box-shadow: inset 0 -30px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.55), 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.judge-frame img { opacity: .2; max-width: 65%; filter: invert(80%) sepia(30%) saturate(400%); }
.judge-q {
  font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 5.5rem; color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(201,162,72,.4);
}
.judge h3 { margin-top: 1.1rem; color: var(--gold); }

/* faq */
.faq { max-width: 800px; }
.faq dt {
  color: var(--gold); font-size: 1.05rem; margin-top: 1.1rem;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer;
  padding: .55rem 2rem .55rem 0; position: relative; user-select: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); transition: color .2s;
}
.faq dt:hover, .faq dt:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }
.faq dt::after {
  /* fixed square, inset from the edge: the 45° open-rotation's bounding box
     must stay inside the dt (rotated overflow trips the alignment QA gate) */
  content: "+"; position: absolute; right: .45rem; top: 50%;
  width: 1.1em; height: 1.1em; line-height: 1.05; text-align: center;
  transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--gold); transition: transform .25s;
}
.faq dt.open::after { transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
.faq dd {
  margin: 0; color: var(--dim); overflow: hidden;
  max-height: 0; opacity: 0; padding: 0;
  transition: max-height .35s ease, opacity .3s ease, padding .3s ease;
}
.faq dt.open + dd { max-height: 260px; opacity: 1; padding: .7rem 0 1.1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }

/* downloads / placeholders */
.dl-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 1.6rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.dl-card {
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 2rem; text-align: center;
}
.dl-card img { height: 100px; margin: 0 auto 1.2rem; background: #f6f1e7; padding: .7rem; }
.dl-type {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  width: 74px; height: 92px; margin: 0 auto 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold); border-top-width: 14px;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--gold);
}
a.dl-card { display: block; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition: border-color .25s, transform .25s; }
a.dl-card:hover { border-color: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.dl-meta {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 1.1rem; padding: .35rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold); color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ph-tag {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 1.1rem; padding: .35rem 1rem;
  border: 1px dashed var(--gold); color: var(--gold);
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.placeholder-block {
  text-align: center; border: 1px dashed var(--gold);
  padding: 3.8rem 2rem; background: var(--screen-2);
}

/* facts / listing */
.facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(230px, 1fr)); gap: 1.6rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.facts > div { background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1.7rem; border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); }
.facts h3 { color: var(--gold); }
.listing {
  background: var(--screen-3); border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 1.9rem 2.1rem; font-style: italic; max-width: 840px; color: var(--dim);
}

/* universities */
.juris {
  margin-top: 3.2rem; color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold); padding-bottom: .4rem;
}
.uni-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(290px, 1fr)); gap: 1.2rem; margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.uni { background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1.3rem 1.5rem; transition: border-color .2s; overflow: hidden; }
.uni-tone { display: flex; height: 5px; margin: -1.3rem -1.5rem 1.1rem; }
.uni-tone i { flex: 1; }
.uni-tone-neutral i { background: var(--cream, #e8e3d5); opacity: .35; }
.uni:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
.uni h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; }
.uni p { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--dim); }

/* film-strip divider */
.filmstrip {
  height: 26px; margin-top: 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, var(--screen-3) 4px, transparent 5px) 0 0 / 26px 26px repeat-x,
    #060507;
}
footer { margin-top: 0 !important; }

/* poster wall (art forms) */
.poster-wall {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  gap: 2.2rem; padding: 1rem 0;
}
.poster {
  text-align: center; padding: 1.8rem 1.4rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
}
.poster:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.poster-plate {
  display: block; margin: 0 auto 1.1rem; padding: .9rem; background: #f6f1e7;
  border: 4px solid #2a2430; outline: 1px solid rgba(201,162,72,.55); outline-offset: -7px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  max-width: 170px;
}
.poster h3 { text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: 1rem; }
.poster.current-form { border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(224,180,78,.22); }

/* footer */
footer { margin-top: 4rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: #0a090b; }
.foot-strip { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 1.4rem; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 2.6rem 2rem 0; }
.foot-strip img {
  height: 74px; width: auto; background: #f6f1e7; padding: .55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s;
}
.foot-strip img:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(201,162,72,.3); }
.foot-main { text-align: center; padding: 2.6rem 2rem 3.4rem; font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--dim); line-height: 1.65; }
.foot-plate {
  display: inline-block; margin: 0 auto 1.4rem; padding: 1.3rem 1.6rem 1.1rem;
  background: #f6f1e7; border: 4px solid #2a2430;
  outline: 1px solid rgba(201,162,72,.55); outline-offset: -7px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
}
.foot-mark { height: 96px; display: block; }
.foot-endorse { font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.current-form { border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(201,162,72,.25); }
.foot-fund {
  margin: 2.2rem auto 0; max-width: 520px; padding: 1.6rem 1.2rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.foot-fund-lead { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--dim); margin: 0; }
.foot-fund-name {
  margin: .85rem 0 .7rem;
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.35; color: var(--ink);
}
.foot-fund-close { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--dim); margin: 0; font-style: italic; }
.foot-nav {
  /* columns shrink to their text so the visible text mass is truly centered
     (equal 1fr tracks left the right track's whitespace pushing the block
     visually left of center) */
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, auto);
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2.4rem 3.4rem; max-width: 880px; margin: 2.6rem auto 0;
  text-align: left;
}
.foot-col h3 {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.foot-col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.foot-col li { margin: 0 0 .72rem; }
.foot-col a {
  color: var(--dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: 1.05rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.foot-col a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: rgba(201,162,72,.45); }
.foot-dev { margin-top: 2.2rem; font-size: 1rem; opacity: .45; }
.foot-dev a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* Members' Room — discreet gold-filleted crest plate (committee entrance) */
.committee-door-wrap {
  margin: 2.4rem auto 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}
.committee-door {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.committee-door:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 6px;
}
.committee-door-plate {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem 0.85rem;
  background: #f6f1e7;
  /* gilt gallery frame — a nod to the gold-leaf frames in the Monroe House
     parlors: burnished (not flat) gold, double fillet, real moulding depth */
  border: 6px solid transparent;
  border-image: linear-gradient(137deg,
    var(--gilt-shade) 0%, var(--gilt) 16%, var(--gilt-hi) 32%,
    var(--gilt-mid) 50%, var(--gilt-hi) 68%, var(--gilt) 84%,
    var(--gilt-shade) 100%) 1;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(122, 95, 34, 0.7),   /* inner gilt fillet */
    inset 0 0 0 4px #f6f1e7,                  /* cream mat */
    inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(201, 164, 79, 0.5),  /* second fillet */
    inset 0 2px 8px rgba(60, 44, 16, 0.25),   /* moulding depth */
    0 0 0 1px rgba(74, 57, 20, 0.85),         /* outer bead */
    0 12px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}
/* faintest corner ornament — short gilt miters, not flourishes */
.committee-door-plate::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 3px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0.55;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top left / 9px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top left / 1px 9px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top right / 9px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) top right / 1px 9px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom left / 9px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom left / 1px 9px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom right / 9px 1px no-repeat,
    linear-gradient(var(--gilt), var(--gilt)) bottom right / 1px 9px no-repeat;
}
.committee-door-plate img {
  /* committee skews older — the crest must read without squinting */
  height: 96px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.committee-door-foil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    115deg,
    transparent 35%,
    rgba(224, 180, 78, 0.0) 42%,
    rgba(224, 180, 78, 0.35) 50%,
    rgba(224, 180, 78, 0.0) 58%,
    transparent 65%
  );
  transform: translateX(-120%);
  transition: transform 0.7s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.committee-door:hover .committee-door-plate,
.committee-door:focus-visible .committee-door-plate {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(146, 114, 42, 0.85),
    inset 0 0 0 4px #f6f1e7,
    inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(224, 180, 78, 0.6),
    inset 0 2px 8px rgba(60, 44, 16, 0.25),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(74, 57, 20, 0.85),
    0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.committee-door:hover .committee-door-foil,
.committee-door:focus-visible .committee-door-foil {
  transform: translateX(120%);
}
.committee-door-engrave {
  font-family: "Oswald", "Arial Narrow", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(236, 231, 221, 0.55);
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.committee-door:hover .committee-door-engrave,
.committee-door:focus-visible .committee-door-engrave {
  color: var(--gold);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* single column shrinks to its text so the visible list is truly centered */
  .foot-nav { grid-template-columns: auto; gap: 1.8rem; max-width: none; }
}

/* nav brand lockup */
.nav-mark { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .85rem; text-decoration: none; }
.nav-word {
  font-family: Georgia, serif; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.25;
  font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: .02em; white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-word em {
  display: block; font-style: normal; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold); margin-top: .15rem;
}
@media (max-width: 1360px) { .nav-word { display: none; } }

/* home awards plaque */
.award-plaque {
  max-width: 300px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold); padding: 2.6rem 2rem;
  background: var(--screen-3); box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.award-plaque span {
  display: block; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
}
.award-plaque b {
  display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 4.6rem; color: var(--gold); line-height: 1.1; margin: .3rem 0 .8rem;
}

/* proof grid */
.proof-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; margin-top: 2.4rem; }
.proof {
  position: relative; background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 2.2rem 2rem 2rem 2.2rem; overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
}
.proof:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  border-color: rgba(224,180,78,.35);
}
.proof-n {
  position: absolute; right: .8rem; top: -1.2rem;
  font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 6rem; line-height: 1; color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(201,162,72,.3);
}
.proof h3 { color: var(--gold); max-width: 85%; }
.proof p { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--dim); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .proof-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* big stat callouts */
.stats-wrap { padding: 3.2rem 2rem; }
.stats-band {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-around; gap: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.stats-band b {
  display: block; font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.2rem); color: var(--gold); line-height: 1;
}
.stats-band span {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--dim);
}

/* full-bleed graded photo band */
.photo-band { margin: 0; position: relative; }
.photo-band img {
  width: 100%; max-height: 62vh; object-fit: cover; display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.photo-band figcaption {
  position: absolute; right: 1.4rem; bottom: 1rem;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(236,231,221,.7);
  background: rgba(10,9,11,.55); padding: .4rem .85rem; backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.photo-band figcaption a { color: rgba(236,231,221,.55); text-decoration: none; }
.photo-band figcaption a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* notify block */
.notify { text-align: center; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto; }
.notify p { color: var(--dim); margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }

/* sticky mobile CTA */
.mobile-cta {
  display: none; position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 60;
  align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding: .7rem 1.1rem;
  background: rgba(10, 9, 11, .96); border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.mobile-cta span {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold);
}
.mobile-cta .btn { padding: .75rem 1.4rem; font-size: 1rem; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .mobile-cta { display: flex; }
  body { padding-bottom: 62px; }
}

/* accessibility */
a:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .ticker-track { animation: none; }
  .hero-bg img { animation: none; transform: none; }
  .btn::after { display: none; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .faq dd, .card, .proof, .nav-links { transition: none; }
  .card:hover, .proof:hover { transform: none; }
  body::after { display: none; }
  .foot-strip img, .btn { transition: none; }
}

/* reveal animation */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); transition: opacity .9s ease, transform .9s ease; }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* responsive */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .two-col, .policy-cols, .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; }
  .cards-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .steps li { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 150px; }
  .tl-row { grid-template-columns: 112px 22px 1fr; }
  .tl-date { font-size: 1rem; }
  .hero-tall { min-height: 72vh; }
}

/* condensed nav kicks in earlier so the 16px links never wrap the bar */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .nav { padding: .6rem 1rem; }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: block; margin-left: auto; background: none; border: none;
    font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer;
  }
  .nav-links {
    display: flex; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: rgba(10,9,11,.97); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    flex-direction: column; padding: 1.2rem 1.5rem 1.6rem; gap: .9rem;
    opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease, visibility .25s;
  }
  .nav-links a { font-size: 1.05rem; padding: .55rem 0; }
  .nav-links.open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); }
}

/* Faculty letter — typeset sheet on the page */
.faculty-letter { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; }
.faculty-letter > h2 { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.letter-sheet {
  background: #f7f2e8; color: #2a2420;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,162,72,.35);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem) clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  text-align: left;
}
.letter-sheet p {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.7; color: #2a2420;
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}
.letter-salutation { font-style: italic; }
.letter-closing { margin-top: 1.6rem !important; margin-bottom: .35rem !important; }
.letter-sign {
  font-family: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', Arial, sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none;
  font-size: 1.15rem !important; margin-bottom: .4rem !important;
}
.letter-meta {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 1rem !important; color: #6a6258 !important; margin: 0 !important;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere; /* long email + domain must never overflow at 390 */
}
.letter-meta a { color: #6a6258; }
.letter-take { margin-top: 1.6rem; text-align: center; }

/* nine-artform story gallery (artforms.html) */
.af-gallery { display: grid; gap: 2.4rem; }
.af-card {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr; gap: 2.4rem;
  align-items: center; padding: 2.4rem;
  background: var(--screen-3); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--af, var(--line));
}
.af-plate {
  display: block; padding: 1.1rem; background: #f6f1e7;
  border: 4px solid #2a2430; outline: 1px solid rgba(201,162,72,.55);
  outline-offset: -7px; box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  justify-self: center; width: 100%; max-width: 210px; box-sizing: border-box;
}
.af-plate img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.af-copy h2 { color: #fff; margin-bottom: .2em; }
.af-badge {
  color: var(--gold); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.af-swatch { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.af-swatch span {
  width: 1rem; height: 1rem; background: var(--af);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35); border-radius: 2px; flex: none;
}
.af-card.af-current {
  border-color: var(--gold); border-left-color: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(224,180,78,.22);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .af-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; padding: 1.6rem; }
  .af-plate { max-width: 180px; }
}