/* ============================================================ ADRECTIVE — RELIC: STEELNIGHT (identity relic-1) Black relic, steel night. One dark monochrome world: a fractured black stone over badlands, bookended by landscape; the middle floats in near-black void. Base CSS renders a complete static page (no-JS / no-WebGL / reduced-motion) on the poster plate. html.anim layers the live WebGL world. Chroma only in seam glow and steel fog accents. UI is achromatic throughout. ============================================================ */ :root { /* relic-1 tokens */ --void: #050607; --surface: #0B0D0E; --panel: #101214; --ink: #F2F4F5; --text-soft: #9AA0A6; --hairline: #1C1F21; --steel: #C9D0D5; --seam: #EDF4F8; /* legacy names → relic-1 (kept so the rest of the sheet still resolves) */ --field: var(--void); --field-high: var(--surface); --ink-soft: var(--text-soft); --ink-dim: #7A8086; --ice-shadow: var(--steel); --hair-l: var(--hairline); --hair-l2: #242628; --void-2: var(--panel); --bone: var(--ink); --bone-dim: var(--text-soft); --bone-soft: var(--text-soft); --hair-d: var(--hairline); --hair-d2: #242628; --placeholder-l: var(--text-soft); --font-d: "Clash Display", "Satoshi", system-ui, sans-serif; /* section headings — Light 300 */ --font-b: "Satoshi", system-ui, sans-serif; /* body + reading copy */ --font-m: "Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace; /* corner HUD / instruments */ --font-hero: "Clash Display", "Satoshi", system-ui, sans-serif; /* hero display — Medium 500, one family for all display */ --font-s: "Instrument Serif", serif; /* retired from page; OG compositor only */ --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); --ease-inout: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0.05, 0.36, 1); --pad: clamp(20px, 4.5vw, 72px); /* ── liquid glass grammar ── Cold, value-only glass: a top-lit translucent fill, a 1px rim that brightens toward the light, an inner specular hairline. The radius is the identity's ONE soft concession — small and fixed, never a pill; everything else on the page stays machined at radius 0. Blur is layered on separately via @supports (+ tier gating over the live canvas), so every fallback path keeps a legible smoked-glass fill. */ --r-glass: 8px; --glass-fill: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.09), rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.028) 55%, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.055)); --glass-fill-dark: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16, 18, 20, 0.6), rgba(8, 10, 11, 0.44)); --glass-stroke: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.14); --glass-specular: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.16), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.55); color-scheme: dark; scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: var(--hairline) var(--surface); } * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; background: var(--void); } html.anim { scroll-behavior: auto; } /* ── Lenis smooth-scroll reset (build was missing it → scroll froze) ── Lenis writes scrollTop every frame; with native scroll-behavior:smooth the browser animates each of those writes and fights Lenis, stalling the page. Force scroll-behavior auto whenever Lenis is live. !important is required — it must beat the inline scroll-behavior Lenis leaves on . */ html.lenis { scroll-behavior: auto !important; } html.lenis, html.lenis body { height: auto; } html.lenis.lenis-stopped { overflow: hidden; } html.lenis.lenis-scrolling iframe { pointer-events: none; } body { background: var(--void); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-b); font-weight: 300; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden; } ::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 8px; height: 8px; } ::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--surface); } ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: var(--hairline); border-radius: 0; } ::selection { background: var(--seam); color: var(--void); } a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; } :focus-visible { outline: 1px solid var(--seam); outline-offset: 4px; } .mono { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-soft); } .serif { font-family: var(--font-s); font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; } .sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; } .skip-link { position: fixed; top: 8px; left: 8px; z-index: 500; background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 12px; padding: 8px 16px; transform: translateY(-250%); transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease-out); } .skip-link:focus { transform: none; } .skip-link:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--seam); outline-offset: 4px; } /* ============ Z STAGE ============ .world (poster + canvas + ascii + fade) is the fixed frame everything rides over. Land sections stay transparent so the landscape reads through; void sections carry a dark wash so copy stays legible over the live scene. */ .world { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 1; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; background: var(--void); } .world-poster { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; /* the poster is a captured frame of the cascade itself (landscape + portrait sources in the ), so centre-crop frames it true */ object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%; display: block; } .world-gl { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: none; } /* hero-live: the cascade engine has its first frame on canvas (2D — the hero carries no WebGL anymore; void.js below still does, hence the rename from the old html.webgl) */ html.hero-live .world-gl { display: block; } html.hero-live.anim .world-poster { display: none; } main > section, footer { position: relative; z-index: 10; } .hero { z-index: auto; } .hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 10; } .hero-hud { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 10; pointer-events: none; } .atmo { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 40; pointer-events: none; } .hd { z-index: 100; } /* dark veil — opacity driven by JS during exit beat; default invisible */ .world-fade { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--void); opacity: 0; } /* hero legibility: the copy now stands centre-stage, so the scrim is a centred pool of shadow over the brightest core of the lightfall, plus the bottom-edge grade. Soft enough that the curtain still reads. */ .world::after { content: ""; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 58% 52% at 50% 52%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .6) 0%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .3) 52%, rgba(5, 6, 7, 0) 74%), linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 66%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .55) 100%); } /* world backgrounds per section — the no-canvas truth */ .hero { background: transparent; } .manifesto { background: var(--void); } .pillars { background: var(--surface); } .marquee { background: var(--void); } .approach { background: var(--surface); } .stance { background: var(--void); } .contact { background: var(--void); } footer.ft, footer[data-world="void"] { background: var(--void); } /* the live world paints through; void sections keep a translucent wash */ html.anim main > section[data-world="land"] { background: transparent; } html.anim main > section[data-world="void"] { background: rgba(5, 6, 7, .55); } html.anim footer[data-world="void"] { background: rgba(5, 6, 7, .55); } html.anim .pillars { background: transparent; } /* stance must be OPAQUE void: the signet's screen blend composites against the section's own backdrop — through a translucent wash the video rect keeps 45% of its source black and prints a dark seam. The world is already veiled to void by CH 05, so this is invisible. Selector matches the generic [data-world] rule's specificity so the later position wins the cascade. */ html.anim main > section.stance { background: var(--void); } /* ============ ATMOSPHERE ============ */ .atmo-vignette { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 100% at 50% 50%, transparent 66%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 100%); } .atmo-grain { position: absolute; inset: -100px; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix type='saturate' values='0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='240' height='240' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); opacity: 0.012; } .atmo-grain { animation: grain 0.9s steps(4) infinite; } @keyframes grain { 0% { transform: translate(0, 0); } 25% { transform: translate(-38px, 22px); } 50% { transform: translate(24px, -30px); } 75% { transform: translate(-16px, -44px); } 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); } } /* ============ BOOT (JS-injected overlay) ============ */ .boot { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 300; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: var(--void); transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease-out), visibility 0.7s; } .boot.is-done { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; } .boot-core { position: relative; width: 120px; height: 120px; } .boot-core::before, .boot-core::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border: 1px solid rgba(154, 160, 166, 0.35); transform: scale(0.2); opacity: 0; animation: bootRect 1.1s var(--ease-out) forwards; } .boot-core::after { animation-delay: 0.14s; border-color: var(--text-soft); } @keyframes bootRect { to { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; } } .boot-slab { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 18px; height: 64px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; background: var(--ink); animation: bootSlab 0.9s var(--ease-inout) 0.35s forwards; } @keyframes bootSlab { to { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scaleY(1); } } .boot-label { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: calc(50% + 84px); transform: translateX(-50%); font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; color: var(--text-soft); text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; } /* ============ CURSOR (anim + fine pointers only) ============ */ .cursor { display: none; } @media (pointer: fine) { html.anim .cursor { display: block; position: fixed; z-index: 400; pointer-events: none; left: 0; top: 0; width: 34px; height: 34px; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); color: var(--ink); } html.anim .cursor::before, html.anim .cursor::after { content: ""; position: absolute; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.85; } html.anim .cursor::before { left: 50%; top: 0; width: 1px; height: 100%; } html.anim .cursor::after { top: 50%; left: 0; height: 1px; width: 100%; } html.anim .cursor .cursor-label { position: absolute; left: 22px; top: 22px; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; color: currentColor; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.25s; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; } html.anim .cursor.has-label .cursor-label { opacity: 0.9; } } /* ============ NAV — the glass instrument bar ============ A floating smoked-glass slab inset from the frame — the first piece of the page's glass grammar the visitor meets. Base CSS carries the full material (fill + rim + specular) on every path; blur is layered via @supports below and tier-gated over the live canvas. */ .hd { position: fixed; top: clamp(10px, 1.6vh, 18px); left: clamp(12px, 2.2vw, 28px); right: clamp(12px, 2.2vw, 28px); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 12px clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 26px); color: var(--ink); background: var(--glass-fill-dark); border: 1px solid rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.1); border-radius: var(--r-glass); box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.42), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.1), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.4); transition: background-color 0.5s, border-color 0.5s, box-shadow 0.5s; } /* the rim brightens toward the light: a masked 1px gradient ring riding over the plain border (which stays as the no-mask-support fallback) */ @supports (mask-composite: exclude) or (-webkit-mask-composite: xor) { .hd::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; border-radius: inherit; padding: 1px; background: linear-gradient( 180deg, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.26), rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.05) 40%, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.11) ); -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0); -webkit-mask-composite: xor; mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0); mask-composite: exclude; } } /* past the hero the glass deepens — copy scrolls directly beneath it */ .hd.is-solid { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 13, 14, 0.82), rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.74)); border-color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.12); } html:not(.js) .hd { background: rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.86); } .hd-brand { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.32em; color: currentColor; } .hd-nav { display: flex; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px); } .hd-nav a { position: relative; padding: 4px 0; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-soft); transition: color 0.25s; } .hd-nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.45); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out); } .hd-nav a:hover, .hd-nav a.is-current { color: currentColor; } .hd-nav a:hover::after, .hd-nav a.is-current::after { transform: scaleX(1); } .hd-nav a i { font-style: normal; font-size: 9px; opacity: 0.7; margin-right: 7px; } /* nav CTA: a small glass key set into the bar (no blur of its own — nested backdrop-filters sample the parent's surface, not the page) */ .hd-cta { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: currentColor; background: var(--glass-fill); border: 1px solid var(--glass-stroke); border-radius: calc(var(--r-glass) - 2px); box-shadow: var(--glass-specular); padding: 10px 20px; transition: background-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), color 0.3s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s; display: inline-block; } .hd-cta:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--void); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.14); } /* ============ HERO — CH 01 ARRIVAL ============ */ .hero { min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 120px var(--pad) 90px; } .hero-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; max-width: min(960px, 94vw); animation: heroIn 1.1s var(--ease-out) both; } @keyframes heroIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } } .hero-eyebrow { /* the eyebrow is an instrument, not display type — a small glass chip in the corner-HUD's Geist Mono voice, threading the nav's material down into the hero */ font-family: var(--font-m); margin-bottom: clamp(24px, 3.6vh, 40px); color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.78); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 9px 18px; background: var(--glass-fill-dark); border: 1px solid rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.1); border-radius: calc(var(--r-glass) - 2px); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.09), 0 8px 26px rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.35); } .hero-eyebrow-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.35); animation: pulse-dot 2.4s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes pulse-dot { 0%, 100% { opacity: 0.45; transform: scale(0.9); } 50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.15); } } .hero-title { font-family: var(--font-hero); /* Clash Display Medium, mixed case — one display family for the whole page now. Clash sets "Websites that make" at 9.58× the font size (Cabinet was 8.54×), so the clamp is re-tuned: the wide line clears the 960px centred column at the cap and 390px at the floor. */ font-size: clamp(2.3rem, min(6vw, 8.6vh), 5.9rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--ink); /* crisp dark halo — the strokes must survive crossing the live curtain */ text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5, 6, 7, .9), 0 0 26px rgba(5, 6, 7, .45); } /* emphasis carries by weight, not a faked slant — the identity has no italic anywhere; the Semibold cut is the shout */ .hero-title em { font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; } .hero-line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; } /* the per-char masks only ever existed to clip a long-removed masked rise; keep them free so the light-catch glow bleeds past the glyph box, not clip */ .hero-title .split-mask { overflow: visible; } /* the light-catch (JS-driven cursor proximity) lifts and glows per glyph — chars need their own boxes for transform to take */ .hero-title .split-char { display: inline-block; } /* fallback safety: if the boot choreography ever throws before heroIn can play, the hero copy must never be stranded in its hidden pre-animation state (GSAP writes these inline; !important beats an inline non-important value). The plain title chars are only scrambled on the live play path, so their real text stands on any bailed boot — this restores the fade-in group (eyebrow, lede, actions, HUD) and any split title chars. */ html.fallback [data-hero-eyebrow], html.fallback [data-hero-lede], html.fallback .hero-actions, html.fallback .hero-hud span, html.fallback .hero-title .split-char { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; filter: none !important; /* the light-settle reveal parks chars in blur */ } .hero-fore { margin-top: clamp(26px, 4.6vh, 46px); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; max-width: 520px; } .hero-lede { /* centred, the lede crosses the lightfall's bright core — --text-soft greys out against it, so it wears near-ink (an .86 alpha of --ink #F2F4F5) */ color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.86); font-size: clamp(15.5px, 1.25vw, 18px); line-height: 1.7; max-width: 42ch; /* dense dark halo so the money sentence stays crisp where it crosses live light (esp. narrow, where the brightened cascade sits behind it). The tight 0-offset ring is the legibility worker; invisible on the dark desktop band, decisive over bright streaks on mobile. */ text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(5, 6, 7, .92), 0 1px 2px rgba(5, 6, 7, 1), 0 2px 22px rgba(5, 6, 7, .5); } .hero-actions { margin-top: clamp(30px, 4.4vh, 42px); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(14px, 2.4vw, 28px); align-items: center; justify-content: center; } /* the quiet second path: a mono whisper for visitors not ready to talk — subordinate to the CTA by every cue (size, weight, chrome: none) */ .hero-alt { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.72); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; padding: 14px 8px; /* real tap height next to the 17px-padded CTA */ /* same dense halo as the lede — it crosses the bright floor reflection */ text-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(5, 6, 7, .92), 0 1px 2px rgba(5, 6, 7, 1), 0 2px 22px rgba(5, 6, 7, .5); transition: color 0.3s; } .hero-alt i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out); } .hero-alt:hover { color: var(--ink); } .hero-alt:hover i { transform: translateY(3px); } /* ── the glass key ── Layered liquid glass: top-lit translucent fill, specular inner hairlines, soft depth shadow; blur is added via @supports (tier-gated over the live canvas, below). Hover inverts to solid ink — the one decisive act on the page. GSAP's magnetic drift owns this element's inline transform, so NO CSS transform ever lands on .btn itself; the idle sheen lives on a pseudo-element. */ .btn { position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); background: var(--glass-fill); border: 1px solid rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.2); border-radius: var(--r-glass); box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.4), var(--glass-specular); padding: 17px 34px; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color 0.35s var(--ease-out), color 0.35s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.35s, box-shadow 0.35s; } .btn i { font-style: normal; transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out); } /* an idle glint crosses the primary key every few seconds — the falling light catching the glass. Skew + travel on the pseudo only. */ .btn-primary::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -20%; bottom: -20%; left: 0; width: 44%; background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.13) 50%, transparent); transform: translateX(-140%) skewX(-18deg); animation: glint 7s var(--ease-inout) 3s infinite; pointer-events: none; } @keyframes glint { 0% { transform: translateX(-140%) skewX(-18deg); } 16% { transform: translateX(340%) skewX(-18deg); } 100% { transform: translateX(340%) skewX(-18deg); } } .btn-primary:hover::after { animation: none; } .btn:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--void); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.5), 0 0 34px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.14); } .btn:hover i.btn-arrow, .btn:hover > i { transform: translateX(5px); } .btn:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--seam); outline-offset: 4px; } /* ── glass blur layer ── Blur ships only where the browser supports it and the device can pay for it: the fallback paths blur a static poster (cheap, safe); on the live-canvas path, LOW-tier devices skip the nav blur until the hero is scrolled away (.is-solid) and skip button blur entirely — the fill + rim + specular still read as smoked glass without it. */ @supports ((backdrop-filter: blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(1px))) { .hd { -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(1.35); backdrop-filter: blur(20px) saturate(1.35); background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(16, 18, 20, 0.48), rgba(8, 10, 11, 0.34)); } .hd.is-solid { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 13, 14, 0.68), rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.58)); } .btn, .hero-eyebrow { -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.3); backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.3); } html.anim.tier-low .hd:not(.is-solid) { -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; backdrop-filter: none; background: var(--glass-fill-dark); } html.anim.tier-low .btn, html.anim.tier-low .hero-eyebrow { -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; backdrop-filter: none; } } /* CTA mini-monolith: a tiny slab that splits on hover, light in the seam */ .btn-monolith { position: relative; width: 12px; height: 22px; display: inline-block; } .btn-monolith i { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 50%; background: var(--seam); transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-inout); } .btn-monolith i:first-child { left: 0; } .btn-monolith i:last-child { right: 0; } .btn-monolith::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 8%; bottom: 8%; width: 1px; margin-left: -0.5px; background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 8px 1px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.9); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s; } .btn:hover .btn-monolith i:first-child { transform: translateX(-3px); } .btn:hover .btn-monolith i:last-child { transform: translateX(3px); } .btn:hover .btn-monolith::before { opacity: 1; } .hero-hud span { position: absolute; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: var(--text-soft); } .hero-hud .hud-tl { top: 96px; left: var(--pad); } .hero-hud .hud-tr { top: 96px; right: var(--pad); } .hero-hud .hud-bl { bottom: 36px; left: var(--pad); } .hero-hud .hud-br { bottom: 36px; right: var(--pad); } .hero-hud::before, .hero-hud::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 18px; height: 18px; opacity: 0.6; } .hero-hud::before { top: 92px; left: calc(var(--pad) - 14px); border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-left: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .hero-hud::after { bottom: 32px; right: calc(var(--pad) - 14px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-right: 1px solid var(--hairline); } .scroll-cue { position: absolute; bottom: 34px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: var(--text-soft); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; } @media (min-aspect-ratio: 6/5) and (min-width: 900px) { .scroll-cue { left: 65%; } } .scroll-cue-line { width: 1px; height: 52px; background: var(--hairline); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .scroll-cue-line::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -100%; width: 100%; height: 100%; background: var(--ink); animation: cueDrop 2.2s var(--ease-inout) infinite; } @keyframes cueDrop { 0% { top: -100%; } 55% { top: 100%; } 100% { top: 100%; } } /* ============ SECTION FURNITURE ============ */ .section-label { margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 4vh, 56px); } .section-label::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 40px; height: 1px; background: var(--hairline); vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 16px; } /* blueprint grid reveal — hairlines on dark panels */ .approach::before, .contact::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background-image: linear-gradient(var(--hairline) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, var(--hairline) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 88px 88px; -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 40%, #000 30%, transparent 75%); mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 40%, #000 30%, transparent 75%); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.4s var(--ease-out); } .approach.grid-on::before { opacity: 0.5; } /* the contact sits on flat void now (the world never returns below the hero) — the grid can speak at nearly full voice */ .contact.grid-on::before { opacity: 0.42; } /* ============ CH 02 · MANIFESTO ============ */ .manifesto { min-height: 100vh; } .manifesto-pin { width: 100%; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 0 var(--pad); } .manifesto-label { margin-bottom: 40px; } .manifesto-text { font-family: var(--font-d); max-width: 900px; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.6vw, 3.1rem); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--ink); } .manifesto-text .w { display: inline-block; margin-right: 0.28em; } /* ============ CH 03 · PILLARS — the traverse ============ Base (narrow + every fallback path): the four tablets stack vertically, each carrying its huge outline numeral via the CSS counter. Wide + anim: the chamber pins and the scroll pans the track sideways — four stations passing in one continuous drift. GSAP drifts each .pillar-num against the pan for carved depth. */ .pillars { position: relative; } .pillars-pin { padding: clamp(72px, 11vh, 128px) var(--pad); counter-reset: pillar; } .pillars-label { position: absolute; top: clamp(28px, 6vh, 64px); left: var(--pad); } html.anim .pillars-label { top: clamp(78px, 10vh, 100px); z-index: 10; } .pillars-track { position: relative; } .pillars-track .pillar + .pillar { margin-top: clamp(44px, 8vh, 92px); } .pillar { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative; } /* the carved numeral — a real span: .tablet owns both pseudo-elements (rim light + frost sheen), so the counter can't live on ::before */ .pillar-num { font-family: var(--font-m); display: block; font-size: clamp(5rem, 17vw, 17rem); font-weight: 400; color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--hair-l2); line-height: 1; user-select: none; position: absolute; top: 50%; right: 0; transform: translateY(-50%); letter-spacing: -0.03em; z-index: -1; } /* the tablet: a slab of carved stone floating in the chamber */ .tablet { background: linear-gradient(168deg, rgba(23, 24, 27, 0.97), rgba(11, 11, 13, 0.95)); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: clamp(30px, 4.5vw, 58px); max-width: 760px; box-shadow: 0 40px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72), 0 0 80px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.05), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.09); position: relative; } .tablet::before { /* cold rim light along the top edge */ content: ""; position: absolute; top: -1px; left: 8%; right: 8%; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.8), transparent); } .tablet::after { /* faint frost sheen in the upper corner */ content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 12% 0%, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.05), transparent 70%); } /* schematic header: the station's index chip — a bordered mono square wired down to the name, so each tablet reads as a labelled component on a diagram rather than a floating card */ .pillar-chip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--ink-dim); } .pillar-chip b { font-weight: 400; color: var(--steel); border: 1px solid var(--hair-l2); padding: 5px 8px; } .pillar-wire { display: block; position: relative; width: 1px; height: clamp(26px, 4vh, 42px); margin: 6px 0 10px 14px; background: var(--hair-l2); } /* elbow foot: the wire turns back to the name's left edge */ .pillar-wire::after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 14px; height: 1px; background: var(--hair-l2); } .pillar-name { font-family: var(--font-d); font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6.5vw, 6rem); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1; color: var(--ink); text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), 0 -1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.12); } .pillar-claim { margin-top: 20px; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 300; color: var(--steel); } .pillar-copy { margin-top: 22px; max-width: 480px; color: #A9AFB5; } /* taxonomy footer: dotted rule + tree-branch lines (schematic grammar) */ .pillar-meta { margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 16px; font-size: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted var(--hair-l2); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; } .pillar-meta span { display: inline-flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 10px; } .pillar-meta span::before { content: ""; width: 9px; height: 9px; flex: none; border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-l2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-l2); transform: translateY(-3px); } /* ── ascii field + glass tablets (anim + wide + HIGH tier only) ── The texture is environment art the glass can refract: as the traverse pans, the static field smears through each tablet's backdrop blur. Base CSS never paints it, so all three fallback paths keep the opaque stone tablet untouched. */ .pillars-ascii-wrap { display: none; } /* the field renders on every device now (all tiers + widths); the three fallback paths never add `anim`, so the wrap stays hidden there */ html.anim .pillars-ascii-wrap { display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; /* keep the field out of the header band and chapter label — it is environment art for the tablets, not a page-wide wallpaper */ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0, transparent 120px, #000 220px, #000 82%, transparent 100%); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0, transparent 120px, #000 220px, #000 82%, transparent 100%); } /* the field is drawn by home.js (flowing rows + cursor heat); the canvas just fills the wrap and inherits its vertical mask */ .pillars-ascii-canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } @supports ((backdrop-filter: blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(1px))) { html.anim .tablet { background: linear-gradient(168deg, rgba(23, 24, 27, 0.72), rgba(11, 11, 13, 0.6)); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.1); backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.1); } } .pillars-ticker { display: none; } .pillars-ticker span { color: var(--hairline); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; transition: color 0.4s; } .pillars-ticker span.is-on { color: var(--ink); } /* wide + anim: the pinned traverse. GSAP pins .pillars-pin and pans the track by -(scrollWidth - viewport); everything here only shapes the frozen chamber. Narrow anim keeps the stacked base layout. */ @media (min-width: 821px) { html.anim .pillars-pin { position: relative; height: 100vh; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; } html.anim .pillars-track { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(60px, 9vw, 150px); padding: 0 clamp(72px, 14vw, 240px); will-change: transform; } html.anim .pillars-track .pillar + .pillar { margin-top: 0; } html.anim .pillar { flex: 0 0 auto; width: min(760px, 60vw); max-width: none; margin: 0; } html.anim .pillar-num { /* the numeral rides half-behind the tablet's trailing edge, one layer back — GSAP drifts it against the pan */ right: -0.6em; font-size: clamp(9rem, 14vw, 15rem); } html.anim .pillars-ticker { display: flex; gap: 20px; position: absolute; bottom: clamp(28px, 6vh, 60px); left: var(--pad); z-index: 10; } } /* ============ MARQUEE ============ */ .marquee { border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: clamp(22px, 3vh, 34px) 0; overflow: hidden; } .marquee-track { display: flex; white-space: nowrap; will-change: transform; } .marquee-track span { font-size: clamp(13px, 1.6vw, 19px); letter-spacing: 0.26em; color: var(--text-soft); padding-right: 2em; flex-shrink: 0; } .marquee-track span { animation: mq 46s linear infinite; } html.anim .marquee-track span { animation: none; } @keyframes mq { to { transform: translateX(-100%); } } /* ============ CH 04 · APPROACH — stations on the seam ============ */ .approach { position: relative; padding: clamp(80px, 14vh, 180px) var(--pad); color: var(--ink); } .approach-title { font-family: var(--font-d); font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.6vw, 4.2rem); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 900px; color: var(--ink); } .approach-steps { position: relative; margin-top: clamp(56px, 9vh, 110px); padding-left: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px); } .approach-line { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 100%; width: 2px; } .approach-line line { stroke: var(--hairline); } html.anim .approach-line line { stroke: var(--seam); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.6)); } .step { max-width: 560px; padding: clamp(32px, 5vh, 56px) 0; position: relative; } .step + .step { border-top: 1px dotted var(--hair-l2); } /* index chip: the step's number boxed like a component ref on a diagram */ .step-index { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; color: var(--steel); border: 1px solid var(--hair-l2); padding: 5px 8px; } /* elbow connectors: each step branches off the spine at its chip. Widths bridge the .approach-steps padding plus each step's stagger (steps are nth-child 2/3/4 — the svg spine is child 1). */ .step::before { content: ""; position: absolute; height: 1px; background: var(--hairline); top: calc(clamp(32px, 5vh, 56px) + 13px); } .step:nth-child(2)::before { left: calc(-1 * clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px)); width: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px); } .step:nth-child(3)::before { left: calc(-1 * (clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px) + clamp(0px, 8vw, 120px))); width: calc(clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px) + clamp(0px, 8vw, 120px)); } .step:nth-child(4)::before { left: calc(-1 * (clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px) + clamp(0px, 16vw, 240px))); width: calc(clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px) + clamp(0px, 16vw, 240px)); } .step-name { font-family: var(--font-d); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--ink); } .step-copy { margin-top: 14px; color: #A9AFB5; } .step:nth-child(3) { margin-left: clamp(0px, 8vw, 120px); } .step:nth-child(4) { margin-left: clamp(0px, 16vw, 240px); } /* ---- the living circuit (CH 04) ---- Base state below is the FINISHED state — chips lit, status ACTIVE, instruments fully drawn — so no-JS / fallback / reduced-motion ship a complete diagram. html.anim re-arms everything to STANDBY and the spine's descending light ignites each station (.is-lit, toggled by the spine scrub's onUpdate in home.js from real elbow geometry). */ .step-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px; } .step-head .step-index { margin-bottom: 0; } .step-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--steel); opacity: 0.6; } .step-status i { width: 7px; height: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5); background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.5); } .step-status > span::after { content: "ACTIVE"; } /* the instrument: hairline survey scope, one shared frame grammar */ .step-scope { display: block; width: min(220px, 62vw); height: auto; margin-top: 28px; fill: none; } .sc-frame { stroke: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.2); stroke-width: 1; } .sc-grid circle { fill: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.3); } .sc-leak { fill: var(--seam); } .sc-scan { transform: translateX(110px); } .sc-scan line { stroke: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.45); stroke-width: 1; } .sc-label { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; fill: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5); } .sc-draw { stroke: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.6); stroke-width: 1; transition: stroke 0.5s; } .sc-center line { stroke: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.26); stroke-width: 1; stroke-dasharray: 2 4; } .sc-dim line { stroke: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.38); stroke-width: 1; } .sc-ticks line, .sc-base { stroke: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.28); stroke-width: 1; } .sc-proj { stroke: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.5); stroke-width: 1; stroke-dasharray: 3 4; } .sc-apex { fill: var(--seam); transition: filter 0.5s; } /* STANDBY (anim, pre-ignition): station dimmed, instrument dormant — dimming lives on children only; GSAP owns .step's opacity/transform */ html.anim .step .step-index { transition: color 0.55s, border-color 0.55s, background-color 0.55s, box-shadow 0.55s; } html.anim .step .step-name { transition: color 0.7s; } html.anim .step .step-copy { transition: color 0.7s; } html.anim .step .step-status { transition: color 0.5s, opacity 0.5s; } html.anim .step .step-status i { transition: background-color 0.45s, box-shadow 0.45s; } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-index { color: rgba(154, 160, 166, 0.55); } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-name { color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.4); } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-copy { color: rgba(169, 175, 181, 0.5); } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-status { opacity: 0.4; } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-status i { background: transparent; box-shadow: none; } html.anim .step:not(.is-lit) .step-status > span::after { content: "STANDBY"; } /* IGNITION: the elbow carries the light from spine to chip, then the chip, copy and instrument power on in cascade (delays only on entry) */ html.anim .step::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.95), rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.4)) 0 0 / 0% 100% no-repeat, linear-gradient(var(--hairline), var(--hairline)) 0 0 / 100% 100% no-repeat; transition: background-size 0.7s var(--ease-inout), box-shadow 0.7s; } html.anim .step.is-lit::before { background-size: 100% 100%, 100% 100%; box-shadow: 0 0 9px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.28); } html.anim .step.is-lit .step-index { color: var(--ink); border-color: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.55); background: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.07); box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.14); transition-delay: 0.4s; } html.anim .step.is-lit .step-name { transition-delay: 0.3s; } html.anim .step.is-lit .step-copy { transition-delay: 0.35s; } html.anim .step.is-lit .step-status, html.anim .step.is-lit .step-status i { transition-delay: 0.45s; } /* instrument draw-in: solid strokes trace themselves, the rest fades */ html.anim .step-scope .sc-draw { stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 1; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.1s var(--ease-out), stroke 0.5s; } html.anim .step.is-lit .sc-draw { stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition-delay: 0.55s, 0s; } html.anim .step-scope :is(.sc-grid, .sc-leaks, .sc-scan, .sc-label, .sc-center, .sc-dim, .sc-ticks, .sc-base, .sc-proj, .sc-apex) { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.8s ease; } html.anim .step.is-lit :is(.sc-grid, .sc-leaks, .sc-scan, .sc-label, .sc-center, .sc-dim, .sc-ticks, .sc-base, .sc-proj, .sc-apex) { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0.75s; } /* probe response (quiet, single-pass — no idle loops): hovering a lit station runs its instrument once */ @media (hover: hover) { html.anim .step:hover .step-index { border-color: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.8); } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-draw { stroke: rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.85); } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-scan { animation: scopeScan 1.9s var(--ease-inout) 1; } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-leak { animation: leakPing 1.6s ease-out 1; } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-center line { animation: dashMarch 1.7s linear 1; } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-proj { animation: dashMarch 1.7s linear 1; } html.anim .step.is-lit:hover .sc-apex { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.85)); } } @keyframes scopeScan { 0% { transform: translateX(110px); } 38% { transform: translateX(194px); } 78% { transform: translateX(26px); } 100% { transform: translateX(110px); } } @keyframes leakPing { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 25% { opacity: 0.3; } 45% { opacity: 1; } 62% { opacity: 0.45; } 82% { opacity: 1; } } @keyframes dashMarch { from { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } to { stroke-dashoffset: -24; } } /* wide: instrument rides beside the copy. 901px+ only — below 900px the nth-child stagger is zeroed (see the 900px block), so the two never coexist and step 4's column can't collapse */ @media (min-width: 901px) { .step { max-width: 860px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 220px; grid-template-areas: "head scope" "name scope" "copy scope"; column-gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 64px); } .step-head { grid-area: head; } .step-name { grid-area: name; } .step-copy { grid-area: copy; max-width: 520px; } .step-scope { grid-area: scope; align-self: center; justify-self: end; margin-top: 0; width: 220px; } } /* ============ CH 05 · STANCE — the engraved wall ============ */ .stance { padding: clamp(80px, 14vh, 180px) var(--pad); text-align: center; color: var(--ink); } /* the light pool: a cold radial glow behind the screen-blended signet, scrubbed in by home.js (--glow). isolation:isolate goes on the SECTION, not the emblem wrapper: it pins the z:-1 pseudo above the section's own void (same failure mode the .ft glow hit — see .ft), while the video's screen blend still composites against an opaque void + glow backdrop INSIDE the group, so the black frame keeps melting. Isolating the wrapper itself would strand the blend against transparency. */ html.anim .stance { position: relative; isolation: isolate; } html.anim .stance::before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; top: clamp(64px, 11vh, 150px); left: 50%; width: min(560px, 74vw); aspect-ratio: 1; transform: translateX(-50%); background: radial-gradient( closest-side, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.10), rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.035) 46%, transparent 72% ); opacity: var(--glow, 0); } /* the signet: chrome mark shot on true black — screen blend keeps only the metal, the frame melts into the void on every render path */ .stance-emblem { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 0 auto clamp(20px, 3.5vh, 40px); } .stance-emblem video { width: clamp(150px, 19vw, 250px); height: auto; mix-blend-mode: screen; /* feather the frame edge: compositors disagree by a level or two on blended video rects, and a hard edge is what the eye catches. The mark sweeps well inside the 62% radius, so it is never clipped. */ -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(closest-side, #000 62%, transparent 94%); mask-image: radial-gradient(closest-side, #000 62%, transparent 94%); } .stance-title { font-family: var(--font-d); font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 7rem); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--ink); text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), 0 -1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.1); } .stance-sub { margin: 28px auto 0; max-width: 560px; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); color: var(--text-soft); } /* anim: a chrome pass crosses the engraved assertion as the chapter arrives — the .ft-word idiom (solid ink base + specular band, both clipped to the glyphs; --tsweep scrubbed by home.js). Fallback paths keep the plain ink title above; the emboss text-shadow rides the glyph outline either way. */ html.anim .stance-title { color: transparent; /* the emboss must move from text-shadow to drop-shadow: with a transparent fill, text-shadow paints OVER the clipped background and buries the ink under its black layer; drop-shadow composites after, following the glyph alpha */ text-shadow: none; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)); /* two image layers so the size/position lists align: the sweeping specular band above, a solid ink base below (a gradient, not background-color — the color layer doesn't count toward the lists) */ background-image: linear-gradient( 100deg, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0) 38%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5) 47%, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.98) 50%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5) 53%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0) 62% ), linear-gradient(var(--ink), var(--ink)); background-size: 260% 100%, 100% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: var(--tsweep, 140%) 0, 0 0; -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; } /* tier-low: drop-shadow forces a re-rasterize of the 7rem heading on every scrubbed frame — phones keep the plain engraved title (same pattern as the tier-low blur kill on the glass chrome) */ html.anim.tier-low .stance-title { color: var(--ink); background: none; filter: none; text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), 0 -1px 0 rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.1); } .plaques { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--hairline); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); max-width: 1100px; margin: clamp(56px, 9vh, 100px) auto 0; } .plaque { background: var(--panel); padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); text-align: left; position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } /* verification pass: hovering a plaque runs a one-shot seam scanline across the engraved stone — the wall re-reads the claim. Paint-only (background-position), single pass, no idle loops. */ .plaque::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0; background: linear-gradient( 90deg, transparent 44%, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.4) 49.4%, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.8) 50%, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.4) 50.6%, transparent 56% ) no-repeat; background-size: 22% 100%; background-position-x: -30%; } @media (hover: hover) { html.anim .plaque:hover::before { animation: plaqueScan 1.15s var(--ease-inout) 1; } } @keyframes plaqueScan { 0% { opacity: 0; background-position-x: -30%; } 14% { opacity: 1; } 86% { opacity: 0.85; } 100% { opacity: 0; background-position-x: 130%; } } /* engraved stone catches your light: a cold sheen follows the pointer (position fed via --mx/--my from home.js, fine pointers + anim only). No transform — the shared hairline seams of the wall stay intact. */ .plaque::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient( 240px circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 50%), rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.075), transparent 68% ); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out); } html.anim .plaque:hover::after { opacity: 1; } .plaque-tag { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--steel); transition: color 0.4s var(--ease-out); } /* schematic marker: a small seam square, the plaque's index light — it brightens with the tag under the visitor's pointer */ .plaque-tag::before { content: ""; width: 6px; height: 6px; flex: none; background: var(--steel); opacity: 0.55; transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out); } html.anim .plaque:hover .plaque-tag { color: var(--seam); } html.anim .plaque:hover .plaque-tag::before { opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.55); } .plaque p { color: #A9AFB5; font-size: 15px; flex: 1; } /* position ref: the plaque's survey stamp — the assertion made auditable. Bottom-aligned across the wall (flex column + p flex:1). The low-contrast color assumes decorative aria-hidden status — revisit if ever exposed to AT. */ .plaque-ref { display: block; margin-top: 26px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: rgba(154, 160, 166, 0.65); transition: color 0.4s var(--ease-out); } html.anim .plaque:hover .plaque-ref { color: var(--steel); } /* ============ CH 06 · CONTACT ============ */ .contact { position: relative; padding: clamp(90px, 16vh, 200px) var(--pad); color: var(--ink); } /* seam line at the section head */ .contact::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--steel), transparent); } /* the console powers on: the head seam draws from center as the blueprint grid fades in — html.js only, so no-JS keeps the static full-width line */ html.js .contact::after { transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: 50% 0; transition: transform 1.3s var(--ease-out) 0.1s; } html.js .contact.grid-on::after { transform: scaleX(1); } .contact-head { max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; } .contact-title { font-family: var(--font-d); font-size: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 9rem); font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: -0.028em; line-height: 1; color: var(--ink); } .contact-lede { margin-top: 26px; max-width: 520px; color: var(--text-soft); } .contact-body { max-width: 1100px; margin: clamp(48px, 8vh, 90px) auto 0; } .contact-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px 48px; } .contact-form label { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; } .contact-form label.span { grid-column: 1 / -1; } .contact-form label span { font-size: 10px; } /* ── uplink console (CH 06 grammar): the form verifies as you fill it. Every console element hides without JS — the no-JS form stays clean. Marks flip on blur only (never per keystroke); JS owns .is-set / .is-armed classes, CSS owns everything visible. */ .field-head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 14px; } .contact-form label .field-mark, .contact-form label .field-mark span { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; } .contact-form label .field-mark { display: none; align-items: center; gap: 7px; color: var(--steel); opacity: 0.35; transition: opacity 0.5s; } html.js .contact-form label .field-mark { display: inline-flex; } .field-mark i { width: 7px; height: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5); transition: background-color 0.45s, box-shadow 0.45s; } .contact-form label.is-set .field-mark { opacity: 0.9; } .contact-form label.is-set .field-mark i { background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.5); } .contact-form label.is-set .field-mark > span::after { content: "SET"; } /* the focused field earns a drawn seam underline (pure CSS, all paths) */ .contact-form label::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--seam), rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.2)); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease-out); pointer-events: none; } .contact-form label:focus-within::after { transform: scaleX(1); } .contact-form input, .contact-form textarea { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--hairline); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-b); font-size: 17px; font-weight: 300; padding: 6px 0 14px; border-radius: 0; resize: vertical; transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s; } .contact-form input::placeholder, .contact-form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--text-soft); opacity: 0.6; } /* focus: the frame lifts to steel and the seam underline draws — the drawn line is the statement, the border only supports it */ .contact-form input:focus, .contact-form textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.45); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.05); } .honeypot { position: absolute; left: -9999px; opacity: 0; } .form-error { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: var(--ink); font-size: 14px; } .form-error::before { content: "ERR — "; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--text-soft); } .form-error a { text-decoration: underline; } /* transmit status: the console arms only when every channel verifies */ .form-arm { display: none; grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-bottom: -26px; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--text-soft); opacity: 0.55; transition: color 0.5s, opacity 0.5s; } html.js .form-arm { display: inline-flex; } .form-arm i { width: 7px; height: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5); transition: background-color 0.45s, box-shadow 0.45s; } .form-arm > span::after { content: "AWAITING SIGNAL"; } form.is-armed .form-arm { color: var(--steel); opacity: 0.95; } form.is-armed .form-arm i { background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.5); } form.is-armed .form-arm > span::after { content: "READY TO TRANSMIT"; } .btn-submit { justify-self: start; grid-column: 1 / -1; } form.is-armed .btn-submit { border-color: rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.36); box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(5, 6, 7, 0.4), 0 0 26px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.1), var(--glass-specular); } form.is-submitting .btn-submit { opacity: 0.45; pointer-events: none; } .form-fine { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: -18px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-soft); } .contact-success { max-width: 720px; } .success-tag { color: var(--steel); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; } /* square, seam-lit — the round dot was the page's only rogue radius */ .success-tag i { width: 7px; height: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.5); background: var(--seam); box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.5); } .success-log { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--text-soft); opacity: 0.7; } .contact-success h3 { margin-top: 22px; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 300; } .contact-success > p { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--text-soft); } .contact-success a { text-decoration: underline; } .contact-cal { margin-top: 36px; min-height: 560px; } /* ============ FOOTER ============ */ .ft { /* isolate: the glow pseudo sits at z -1, and without a local stacking context it would fall below body's opaque void background */ position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); padding: clamp(48px, 7vh, 80px) var(--pad) 32px; color: var(--ink); } /* the horizon: the monolith's cold light persisting below the fold — a value-only seam glow rising under the engraved word. Pure CSS, present on every render path. z-index -1 keeps it under the text. */ .ft::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient( ellipse 125% 90% at 50% 116%, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.22), rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.07) 44%, transparent 71% ); } .ft-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px); } .ft-links a { color: var(--text-soft); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: color 0.25s; } .ft-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); } .ft-word { font-family: var(--font-d); display: block; margin-top: clamp(40px, 7vh, 80px); font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 16.5vw, 16.5rem); font-weight: 300; line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--hairline); user-select: none; } /* anim: a chrome sheen sweeps the engraved word as the footer arrives (background-position rides --sweep, scrubbed by home.js). The fill clips to the glyphs; the hairline stroke stays. Fallback paths keep the plain engraved outline above. */ html.anim .ft-word { background: linear-gradient( 100deg, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0) 34%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.38) 46%, rgba(242, 244, 245, 0.85) 50%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0.38) 54%, rgba(201, 208, 213, 0) 66% ); background-size: 260% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: var(--sweep, 140%) 0; -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; } .ft-legal { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; margin-top: clamp(36px, 6vh, 64px); padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hairline); font-size: 10px; } .ft-status { color: var(--text-soft); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; } .ft-caret { width: 6px; height: 12px; background: var(--text-soft); margin-left: 8px; } .ft-caret { animation: caret 1.1s steps(1) infinite; } @keyframes caret { 0%, 60% { opacity: 1; } 61%, 100% { opacity: 0; } } /* ============ SPLIT / REVEAL PRIMITIVES (JS-driven) ============ */ .split-mask { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: bottom; } .split-char { display: inline-block; will-change: transform; } html.anim [data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(28px); } /* perspective entrances (approach steps) — GSAP owns the transform; CSS only hides pre-reveal so there is no flash of untransformed state */ html.anim [data-reveal-3d] { opacity: 0; } /* ============ DESCENT RAIL (anim + wide only) ============ A fixed depth gauge on the right edge: hairline track, seam-glow fill scaled to overall scroll progress, live chapter readout. The survey HUD follows the descent below the hero. */ .rail { display: none; } @media (min-width: 821px) { html.anim .rail { display: block; position: fixed; z-index: 90; right: 22px; top: 50%; height: 56vh; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 1px; background: var(--hairline); pointer-events: none; opacity: 0; /* surfaces with the descent (exit beat drives it) */ } html.anim .rail-fill { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.12), var(--seam)); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(237, 244, 248, 0.3); transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; } html.anim .rail-ch { position: absolute; right: 13px; top: -5px; font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--text-soft); white-space: nowrap; } } /* ============ RESPONSIVE ============ */ @media (max-width: 900px) { .plaques { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .contact-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; } .step:nth-child(3), .step:nth-child(4) { margin-left: 0; } /* the stagger is gone, so the elbows drop their stagger term too — otherwise they overshoot left past the spine */ .step:nth-child(3)::before, .step:nth-child(4)::before { left: calc(-1 * clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px)); width: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px); } .pillar-num { position: static; transform: none; font-size: clamp(4rem, 18vw, 8rem); margin-bottom: 8px; } } @media (max-width: 820px) { /* narrow: the copy column runs nearly full-width, so the scrim is a deep centred pool of shadow (title through CTA) that releases the edges — the falls live at the margins and stay bright there */ .world::after { background: radial-gradient(ellipse 85% 58% at 50% 56%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .72) 0%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .44) 55%, rgba(5, 6, 7, 0) 82%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5, 6, 7, .5) 0%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .2) 26%, transparent 55%, rgba(5, 6, 7, .55) 100%); } } @media (max-width: 768px) { .hd { padding: 10px 14px; } .hd-nav { display: none; } .hero-hud .hud-tr, .hero-hud .hud-bl { display: none; } .hero-hud::before, .hero-hud::after { display: none; } .hero-copy { max-width: none; } /* Clash Display sets the wide line at 9.58× the font size — 8.7vw clears 390px (325px line / 350px avail) and 320px (verify in-browser) */ .hero-title { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.7vw, 3.4rem); } .hero-fore { max-width: none; } .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; } .scroll-cue { display: none; } .tablet { padding: 26px 22px; } } @media (max-width: 480px) { .hd-cta { padding: 9px 14px; font-size: 10px; } .hd-brand { letter-spacing: 0.22em; } .hero { padding: 104px 20px 84px; } .hero-lede { font-size: 14px; } .btn { padding: 15px 26px; font-size: 11px; } .pillar-claim { margin-top: 14px; } .pillar-meta { letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 9px; } .contact-lede { font-size: 15px; } .contact-cal { min-height: 480px; } .ft-legal { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; } } /* ============ CH 06b · THE VOID ============ Base CSS is a complete static dark chapter: poster beauty shot, nameplate, arrival lockup + CTA. Only html.anim (and not void-fallback — WebGL is probed synchronously before this class can matter) opens the 1520vh journey. A LATE engine failure sets void-dead: height is kept so scroll position is never yanked; the poster pins back over the stage. */ .void { position: relative; height: 100vh; height: 100svh; background: var(--void); } html.anim:not(.void-fallback) .void { height: 1520vh; } .void-stage { position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh; overflow: hidden; background: #000; } /* edge vignette deepens the bore without touching the WebGL pass */ .void-stage::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, transparent 52%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 100%); } .void-gl { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } .void-poster { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 0.8s ease; } html.void-live:not(.void-dead) .void-poster { opacity: 0; } .void-tag { position: absolute; top: 96px; /* clears the fixed header */ left: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px); z-index: 3; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.32em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34); } .void-name { position: absolute; left: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px); bottom: 38px; z-index: 3; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; pointer-events: none; } .void-name-title { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 26px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); } .void-name-sub { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.42em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38); } .void-tx { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 7vw; transform: translateY(-50%); z-index: 3; max-width: 34ch; padding-left: 22px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .void-tx--r { left: auto; right: 7vw; text-align: right; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 22px; border-left: 0; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22); } .void-tx-tag { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.42em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34); margin-bottom: 10px; } .void-tx-msg { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: clamp(13px, 1.5vw, 17px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); min-height: 1.2em; } .void-corner { position: absolute; left: clamp(20px, 4vw, 56px); bottom: 38px; z-index: 3; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .void-corner-num { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.42em; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); } .void-corner-name { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: clamp(18px, 2.6vw, 30px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94); } .void-corner-mascot { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.42em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42); } .void-offer { position: absolute; right: 7vw; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); z-index: 3; max-width: 30ch; padding-left: 22px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22); opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .void-offer-head { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: clamp(13px, 1.4vw, 17px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); margin-bottom: 16px; min-height: 1.2em; } .void-offer-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; } .void-offer-list li { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); min-height: 1.1em; white-space: nowrap; } .void-arrive { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; padding-bottom: 9vh; gap: 18px; text-align: center; } /* live mode: JS drives the fade-in at journey's end. pointer-events rides the same fade (inline, from void.js) — the invisible full-stage CTA must never be a clickable hotspot mid-journey. */ html.anim .void-arrive { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } html.anim.void-dead .void-arrive { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; } .void-arrive-brand { font-family: var(--font-m); font-size: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 42px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5em; padding-left: 0.5em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96); } .void-arrive-line { font-size: clamp(13px, 1.6vw, 18px); letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); padding-left: 0.34em; } /* the descent rail steps aside while the act runs — void.js drives the rail's INLINE opacity (the exit tween owns it the same way), this only supplies the fade */ html.anim .rail { transition: opacity 0.4s ease; } @media (max-width: 820px) { .void-tx { max-width: 26ch; } .void-offer { max-width: 24ch; } .void-offer-list li { white-space: normal; } } /* ============ REDUCED MOTION ============ */ @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; } }