:root {
  color-scheme: light;
  --navy: #08284b;
  --cream: #fdf4ed;
  --gray: #e5e2df;
  --graphite: #2c343d;
  --turquoise: #25b0c0;
  --line: rgba(8, 40, 75, .17);
  --muted: #4f5b66;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 120px; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--cream); color: var(--graphite); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
h1, h2, h3, h4, p { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3, h4 { color: var(--navy); }
h1, h2 { font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: 1.12; text-wrap: balance; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.1vw, 44px); }
h3 { line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
p { text-wrap: pretty; }
::selection { background: var(--turquoise); color: var(--navy); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--navy); outline-offset: 6px; }
.contact :focus-visible, .preview-bar :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--turquoise); }
.container { width: min(1184px, calc(100% - 96px)); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; z-index: 20; top: 12px; left: 12px; padding: 12px 20px; background: var(--navy); color: var(--cream); transform: translateY(-180%); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }
.preview-bar { background: var(--navy); color: var(--cream); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .035em; }
.preview-bar .container { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding-block: 7px; }
.preview-bar span { color: #c8d2dc; }
.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10; background: var(--cream); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.header-inner { min-height: 108px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; }
.brand { display: block; width: 260px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.navigation { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 550; color: var(--navy); }
.navigation > a:not(.button) { padding-block: 12px; }
.navigation > a:not(.button):hover, .site-footer nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 28px; padding: 17px 23px; background: var(--turquoise); color: var(--navy); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 650; line-height: 1.4; border: 1px solid transparent; transition: background .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; }
.button:hover { background: #55c1cc; border-color: var(--navy); }
.button span { font-size: 21px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; }
.button-small { padding: 13px 17px; font-size: 13px; gap: 18px; }
.text-link { display: inline-flex; gap: 22px; align-items: center; color: var(--navy); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 650; }
.text-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.text-link span { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; }
.arrow-diagonal { position: relative; display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: 0 0 16px; color: currentColor; }
.arrow-diagonal::before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 15px; height: 1.5px; left: 0; top: 8px; background: currentColor; transform: rotate(-45deg); }
.arrow-diagonal::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 9px; height: 9px; right: 1px; top: 1px; border-top: 1.5px solid currentColor; border-right: 1.5px solid currentColor; }
.eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--navy); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 650; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; line-height: 1.6; }
.accent-dot { display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; flex-shrink: 0; background: var(--turquoise); }
.hero { padding-top: 36px; }
.hero-scene { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.hero-image { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; z-index: -2; }
/* Keep HTML copy on the image's negative area, with a quiet contrast layer. */
.hero-scene::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cream) 0%, rgba(253,244,237,.88) 30%, rgba(253,244,237,.5) 46%, rgba(253,244,237,0) 66%); }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 44px; align-items: center; padding-block: 44px 60px; }
.hero-copy { position: relative; min-width: 0; }
.hero .eyebrow { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(58px, 6.3vw, 88px); line-height: 1.04; }
.hero h1 span { color: var(--navy); position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.hero h1 span::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 4px; bottom: -11px; left: 0; background: var(--turquoise); }
.hero-description { max-width: 500px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 36px 0 30px; color: var(--muted); }
.hero-secondary { display: flex; width: fit-content; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 22px; gap: 16px; }
.hero-bottom { padding: 24px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.hero-bottom > span:last-child { color: var(--navy); }
.hero-bottom b { font-weight: 400; margin-inline: 14px; }
.section { padding-block: 96px; }
.split-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 96px; }
.about { background: var(--navy); }
.about h2, .about .eyebrow { color: var(--cream); }
.about .eyebrow { color: var(--turquoise); }
.about-copy { color: #d3dce4; font-size: 16px; }
.about-copy p + p { margin-top: 22px; }
.about-copy .lead { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--cream); }
.section-heading { display: flex; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
.section-heading > p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--muted); max-width: 325px; }
.needs-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 64px; }
.need { display: flex; align-items: start; gap: 22px; padding: 30px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.item-number { font-size: 13px; color: var(--navy); padding-top: 4px; }
.need h3 { font-size: 22px; max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 13px; }
.need p { font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted); max-width: 410px; }
.topic { display: inline-block; color: var(--navy); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-top: 24px; }
.section-note { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 22px; margin-top: 8px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
.method { background: var(--gray); }
/* Editorial layers use the visual half of each original, excluding embedded text. */
.method-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.method-grid li { position: relative; isolation: isolate; min-width: 0; padding-top: 8px; }
.method-top { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; min-height: 28px; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.method-number { font-size: 13px; }
.method-arrow, .method-end { font-size: 26px; line-height: 1; }
.method-grid h3 { position: relative; width: fit-content; font-size: 35px; letter-spacing: -.04em; font-weight: 650; background: var(--gray); padding-right: 12px; }
.method-translation { position: relative; display: block; width: fit-content; background: var(--gray); padding-right: 12px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 14px; margin-top: 2px; }
.method-copy { position: relative; width: 94%; margin-top: 160px; padding: 26px 22px 20px 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(229,226,223,.94), var(--gray) 32%); }
.method-grid h4 { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; font-weight: 650; }
.method-grid p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; }
.method-image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; z-index: -1; top: 58px; right: 0; width: 94%; height: 300px; mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, black 16%, black 82%, transparent); }
.method-image img { position: absolute; top: 0; left: -100%; width: 200%; max-width: none; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: right center; }
.method-note { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
.section-intro { max-width: 360px; margin-block: 25px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; }
.approach-list article { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-block: 23px; }
.approach-list article:first-child { padding-top: 0; border: 0; }
.approach-list article:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.approach-list h3 { font-size: 18px; font-weight: 650; margin-bottom: 9px; }
.approach-list p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 16px; }
.principles { padding-top: 0; }
.principles-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 36px 44px; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 44px 0 0; }
.principles-grid li { display: flex; gap: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 23px; }
.principles-grid li > span { color: var(--navy); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1; }
.principles-grid h3 { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 650; margin-bottom: 9px; }
.principles-grid p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); }
.mei-section { background: var(--cream); padding-block: 12px 72px; }
.mei-inner { position: relative; isolation: isolate; padding-block: 48px; }
.mei-copy { position: relative; width: 54%; }
.mei-inner h2 { font-size: 28px; max-width: 430px; }
.mei-inner .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.mei-inner p:not(.eyebrow) { font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); margin-block: 20px; max-width: 500px; }
.mei-inner .mei-complement { max-width: 430px; }
.mei-image { position: absolute; z-index: -2; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
.mei-inner::before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cream) 0%, rgba(253,244,237,.97) 29%, rgba(253,244,237,.88) 44%, transparent 70%), linear-gradient(0deg, var(--cream), transparent 18%, transparent 86%, var(--cream)); }
.contact { background: var(--navy); }
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr; gap: 96px; align-items: start; }
.contact h2 { color: var(--cream); font-size: clamp(34px, 3.3vw, 46px); }
.contact .eyebrow { color: var(--turquoise); }
.contact-intro { font-size: 16px; color: #d3dce4; margin: 28px 0 30px; max-width: 435px; }
.contact-guidance { padding: 6px 0; scroll-margin-top: 24px; }
.contact-guidance h3 { color: var(--cream); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 550; }
.contact-guidance ol { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 26px 0; }
.contact-guidance li { display: flex; align-items: start; gap: 22px; border-top: 1px solid #38516d; padding-block: 18px; }
.contact-guidance li > span { font-size: 12px; padding-top: 3px; color: var(--turquoise); }
.contact-guidance h4 { font-size: 15px; color: var(--cream); font-weight: 550; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.contact-guidance li p { font-size: 14px; color: #c0cdd9; }
.contact-availability { color: #c0cdd9; border-left: 2px solid var(--turquoise); padding-left: 14px; font-size: 14px; }
.site-footer { padding-block: 46px 22px; }
.footer-top { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding-bottom: 38px; }
.footer-brand { width: 240px; margin-left: -9px; }
.footer-top p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 12px; }
.site-footer nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px 36px; color: var(--navy); font-size: 14px; padding-top: 7px; }
.back-top { font-size: 14px; padding-top: 5px; }
.footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 20px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.footer-bottom small { font-size: 13px; }
.menu-toggle, .menu-toggle[hidden] { display: none; }

@media (min-width: 1600px) { .hero { padding-top: 48px; } .hero-grid { padding-block: 60px 76px; } }
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .container { width: calc(100% - 64px); }
  .brand { width: 230px; }
  .navigation { gap: 18px; font-size: 13px; }
  .button-small { font-size: 12px; gap: 12px; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 20px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 66px; }
  .split-layout, .mei-inner, .contact-grid { gap: 56px; }
  .section-heading { align-items: start; }
  .section-heading > p { max-width: 240px; }
  .needs-grid { column-gap: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  html { scroll-padding-top: 102px; }
  .container { width: calc(100% - 48px); }
  .header-inner { min-height: 90px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0; }
  .brand { width: 230px; }
  .menu-toggle:not([hidden]) { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; padding: 10px 2px 10px 14px; min-height: 44px; border: 0; color: var(--navy); background: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; }
  .menu-icon { width: 20px; height: 14px; border-block: 1px solid currentColor; position: relative; }
  .menu-icon::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 6px; left: 0; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon { border: 0; }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon::before, .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 6px; width: 20px; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; transform: rotate(45deg); }
  .menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon::after { transform: rotate(-45deg); }
  .navigation { width: 100%; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 20px; gap: 12px; }
  .site-header.menu-enhanced .navigation { display: none; }
  .site-header.menu-enhanced.menu-open .navigation { display: flex; }
  .hero { padding-top: 36px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 620px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 58px; }
  .hero-description { font-size: 17px; }
  .hero .eyebrow { font-size: 12px; }
  .hero-bottom { font-size: 13px; }
  .hero-bottom b { margin-inline: 8px; }
  .section { padding-block: 72px; }
  .split-layout, .mei-inner, .contact-grid { gap: 40px; }
  .section-heading { display: block; }
  .section-heading > p { max-width: 100%; margin-top: 24px; }
  .section-heading > p br { display: none; }
  .need { gap: 16px; }
  .need h3 { font-size: 20px; }
  .topic { font-size: 12px; }
  .method-grid h3 { font-size: 28px; }
  .method-grid h4 { font-size: 15px; }
  .method-grid p { font-size: 15px; }
  .principles { padding-top: 0; }
  .principles-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer-top { flex-wrap: wrap; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .container { width: calc(100% - 40px); }
  .preview-bar { font-size: 12px; }
  .header-inner { min-height: 84px; }
  .brand { width: clamp(190px, 56vw, 220px); }
  .navigation { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; font-size: 14px; }
  .navigation .button { margin-top: 10px; align-self: start; font-size: 13px; }
  .hero { padding-top: 40px; }
  .hero-grid { padding-bottom: 28px; }
  .hero .eyebrow { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .06em; margin-bottom: 25px; gap: 9px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(46px, 11.3vw, 64px); }
  .hero h1 span::after { height: 3px; bottom: -9px; }
  .hero-description { margin-top: 30px; max-width: 430px; font-size: 16px; }
  .hero-secondary { margin-top: 18px; }
  .hero-image { aspect-ratio: 1.8; }
  .hero-bottom { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding-block: 20px; font-size: 13px; }
  .section { padding-block: 56px; }
  .split-layout, .contact-grid, .mei-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .eyebrow { font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  h2 { font-size: 32px; }
  .about-copy .lead { font-size: 20px; }
  .about-copy { font-size: 16px; }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .section-heading > p { font-size: 15px; margin-top: 20px; }
  .needs-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .need { padding-block: 25px; gap: 18px; }
  .need h3 { font-size: 21px; }
  .topic { font-size: 12px; margin-top: 18px; }
  .section-note { font-size: 14px; }
  .method-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .method-top { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .method-arrow { transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .method-grid h3 { font-size: 32px; }
  .method-translation { margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .method-grid h4 { font-size: 16px; min-height: 0; }
  .method-grid p { font-size: 16px; }
  .method-note { margin-top: 30px; }
  .section-intro { margin-block: 20px; }
  .approach-list article:first-child { padding-top: 23px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .principles { padding-top: 0; }
  .principles-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-top: 32px; gap: 24px; }
  .principles-grid p { font-size: 15px; }
  .mei-section { padding-block: 36px; }
  .mei-inner { gap: 24px; }
  .mei-inner h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  .contact h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .contact-intro { font-size: 16px; margin-top: 22px; }
  .contact-guidance { padding-top: 10px; }
  .site-footer { padding-top: 32px; }
  .footer-top { gap: 26px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
  .footer-top > div { width: 100%; }
  .site-footer nav { gap: 10px 24px; }
  .back-top { gap: 12px; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *, *::before, *::after { transition: none !important; } }

/* v0.3: retain image/text integration at tablet and phone widths. */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .method-grid { gap: 20px; }
  .method-copy { padding-right: 12px; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-grid { display: block; padding: 36px 0 150px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 540px; }
  .hero-image { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0; height: 360px; object-position: 75% center; }
  .hero-scene::before { display: block; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--cream) 40%, rgba(253,244,237,.95) 56%, rgba(253,244,237,.35) 76%, transparent); }
  .method-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 42px; }
  .method-grid li { min-height: 330px; }
  .method-image { width: 58%; height: 300px; top: 16px; }
  .method-copy { width: 58%; margin-top: 60px; padding: 24px 20px 20px 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gray) 65%, rgba(229,226,223,.9)); }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-image { right: auto; left: 0; }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-copy { margin-left: auto; padding: 24px 0 20px 20px; background: linear-gradient(270deg, var(--gray) 65%, rgba(229,226,223,.9)); }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) h3, .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-translation { margin-left: 42%; }
  .method-arrow { transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .mei-copy { width: 65%; }
  .mei-inner::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cream), rgba(253,244,237,.93) 46%, transparent 85%), linear-gradient(0deg, var(--cream), transparent 24%, transparent 86%, var(--cream)); }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero { padding-top: 16px; }
  .hero-grid { padding: 24px 0 172px; }
  .hero-image { height: 330px; width: calc(100% + 40px); max-width: none; left: -20px; object-position: 72% center; }
  .hero-scene::before { inset-inline: -20px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--cream) 44%, rgba(253,244,237,.96) 62%, rgba(253,244,237,.3) 82%, transparent); }
  .method-grid { gap: 30px; }
  .method-grid li { min-height: 410px; }
  .method-top { margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .method-image { width: 90%; height: 270px; top: 56px; right: -12px; }
  .method-copy { width: 91%; margin-top: 150px; padding: 22px 16px 12px 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(229,226,223,.94), var(--gray) 35%); }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-image { left: -12px; }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-copy { padding: 22px 0 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(229,226,223,.94), var(--gray) 35%); }
  .method-grid li:nth-child(2) h3, .method-grid li:nth-child(2) .method-translation { margin-left: 22%; }
  .mei-section { padding-block: 8px 40px; }
  .mei-inner { padding-block: 28px 150px; }
  .mei-copy { width: 100%; }
  .mei-inner h2 { font-size: 26px; max-width: 330px; }
  .mei-image { inset: auto -20px 0; width: calc(100% + 40px); max-width: none; height: 300px; object-position: 75% center; }
  .mei-inner::before { inset-inline: -20px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cream) 0%, var(--cream) 42%, rgba(253,244,237,.96) 64%, rgba(253,244,237,.15) 84%, var(--cream) 100%); }
}