  :root {
    --bg: #ecebe6;
    --bg-nav: #f7f6f2;
    --ink: #2b2d3a;
    --ink-soft: #565a6b;
    --ink-faint: #8b8f9c;
    --navy: #383b56;
    --navy-deep: #23253a;
    --rule: rgba(43, 45, 58, 0.12);
    --cream-hair: rgba(43, 45, 58, 0.18);
  }

  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  /* ---------- NAV ---------- */
  nav {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 28px clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px);
    background: var(--bg-nav);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }

  .logo-dot {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--navy);
    display: block;
  }

  .logo-dot:focus-visible,
  .nav-links a:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--navy);
    outline-offset: 4px;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .nav-links a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--ink);
    transition: width 0.25s ease;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover::after { width: 100%; }

  /* ---------- HERO ---------- */
  .hero {
    padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 96px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px);
  }

  .eyebrow {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: clamp(13px, 1.4vw, 17px);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);
  }

  .hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 560px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 80px);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .hero-copy { opacity: 0; animation: rise 0.7s ease forwards 0.1s; }

  .date-range {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.28;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--ink);
    max-width: 34ch;
  }

  h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--navy);
  }

  .meta-columns {
    display: flex;
    gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
    margin-top: clamp(64px, 12vh, 140px);
  }

  .meta-block h3 {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-faint);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

  .meta-block ul {
    list-style: none;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .meta-block li::before {
    content: "· ";
    color: var(--ink-faint);
  }

  /* ---------- PHONE MOCKUP ---------- */
  .phone-wrap {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: rise 0.8s ease forwards 0.3s;
  }

  .phone-mockup {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 340px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 60px -20px rgba(35, 37, 58, 0.45))
            drop-shadow(0 10px 24px -8px rgba(35, 37, 58, 0.25));
  }

  @keyframes rise {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hero-copy, .phone-wrap { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  }

  /* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */
  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .hero-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .phone-wrap { order: -1; margin-bottom: 40px; }
    .meta-columns { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 32px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 24px; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    nav { padding: 22px 20px; }
    .phone { width: 220px; height: 460px; }
  }

  /* ---------- PROBLEM SECTION ---------- */
  .problem {
    padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(96px, 12vw, 160px);
    max-width: 1280px;
  }

  .section-eyebrow {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #8fa896;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .problem-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 22px;
    max-width: 62ch;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .problem-copy strong {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .problem-copy em {
    font-style: normal;
  }

  .problem-highlight {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, 240px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 56px);
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px);
  }

  .stat-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .stat-number {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(56px, 7vw, 84px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .stat-caption {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 20ch;
  }

  .quote-block {
    position: relative;
  }

  .quote-mark {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 68px);
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .quote-mark.close {
    text-align: right;
    margin-top: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  blockquote {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px);
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    max-width: 30ch;
  }

  @media (max-width: 780px) {
    .problem-highlight {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }
  }

  /* ---------- PROCESS TIMELINE ---------- */
  .process {
    padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(120px, 14vw, 180px);
  }

  .timeline {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin-top: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);
  }

  .timeline::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 50%;
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #c17a5a 0%, #c17a5a 88%, rgba(193, 122, 90, 0.25) 100%);
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }

  .timeline-row {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    align-items: start;
    min-height: 40px;
  }

  .timeline-row + .timeline-row { margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px); }

  .timeline-dot {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 6px;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #c17a5a;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--bg);
  }

  .timeline-item { max-width: 480px; }

  .timeline-row.left .timeline-item {
    grid-column: 1;
    justify-self: end;
    padding-right: clamp(32px, 5vw, 64px);
    text-align: left;
  }

  .timeline-row.right .timeline-item {
    grid-column: 2;
    justify-self: start;
    padding-left: clamp(32px, 5vw, 64px);
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .timeline-row.right { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }

  .step-label {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .timeline-item h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 25px);
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }

  .timeline-item p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .timeline-item p strong { font-weight: 700; }

  .timeline-item.highlight {
    position: relative;
    border: 1.5px solid #c17a5a;
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 28px 30px;
  }

  .highlight-icon {
    position: absolute;
    top: 26px;
    right: 28px;
    color: #c17a5a;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .timeline::before { left: 20px; }
    .timeline-dot { left: 20px; }
    .timeline-row,
    .timeline-row.right { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .timeline-row.left .timeline-item,
    .timeline-row.right .timeline-item {
      grid-column: 1;
      justify-self: start;
      padding-left: 52px;
      padding-right: 0;
      max-width: 100%;
    }
    .highlight-icon { right: 20px; }
  }

  /* ---------- SOLUTION SECTION ---------- */
  .solution {
    padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px) clamp(24px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(120px, 14vw, 180px);
  }

  .flow-card {
    border: 1.5px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 26px 30px;
    max-width: 680px;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 28px 0 clamp(56px, 8vw, 88px);
  }

  .flow-card strong { font-weight: 700; }

  .feature-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 400px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 72px);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .feature-row + .feature-row {
    margin-top: clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px);
  }

  .feature-row.reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr minmax(260px, 400px);
  }

  .feature-row.reverse .feature-phone { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .feature-row.reverse .feature-text { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }

  .feature-phone img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 340px;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 44px -18px rgba(35, 37, 58, 0.4));
  }

  .feature-text {
    position: relative;
    padding-top: 8px;
  }

  .feature-text h3 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .feature-text h3::before {
    content: "";
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #c17a5a;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .feature-text p {
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ink);
  }

  .feature-text p + p { margin-top: 18px; }

  .feature-text p strong { font-weight: 700; }

  /* connector line between dot and phone, desktop only */
  .feature-row.reverse .feature-text h3::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    right: -1px;
    width: clamp(32px, 6vw, 72px);
    height: 1.5px;
    background: #c17a5a;
    transform: translateX(100%);
  }

  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .feature-row,
    .feature-row.reverse {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .feature-row.reverse .feature-phone,
    .feature-row.reverse .feature-text {
      grid-column: 1;
      grid-row: auto;
    }
    .feature-row.reverse .feature-phone { order: 1; }
    .feature-row.reverse .feature-text { order: 2; }
    .feature-text h3::after { display: none; }
    .feature-phone { display: flex; justify-content: center; }
  }

  /* ---------- SOLUTION: stacked-callout rows ---------- */
  .feature-stack-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 400px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 72px);
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px);
    max-width: 1180px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .feature-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px);
    padding-top: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
  }

  .feature-swipe-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 400px) 1fr;
    gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 72px);
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px);
    max-width: 1180px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .feature-swipe-row .feature-phone { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .feature-swipe-row .feature-text { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; padding-top: clamp(60px, 10vw, 120px); }

  .connector-svg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }

  .connector-svg .dot-end {
    fill: #c17a5a;
  }

  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .feature-stack-row,
    .feature-swipe-row {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    .feature-swipe-row .feature-phone,
    .feature-swipe-row .feature-text {
      grid-column: 1;
      grid-row: auto;
      padding-top: 0;
    }
    .feature-swipe-row .feature-phone { order: 1; }
    .feature-swipe-row .feature-text { order: 2; margin-top: 24px; }
    .feature-stack { padding-top: 24px; }
    .connector-svg { display: none; }
  }
