:root {
	--alok-ink: #101318;
	--alok-ink-soft: #171c24;
	--alok-ivory: #f4f1e9;
	--alok-paper: #fbfaf6;
	--alok-blue: #3157e8;
	--alok-blue-dark: #243ca8;
	--alok-emerald: #38a87c;
	--alok-warm-grey: #667085;
	--alok-line: rgba(16, 19, 24, .13);
	--alok-light-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
	--alok-shadow: 0 26px 70px rgba(27, 34, 50, .11);
}

body {
	background: var(--alok-paper);
	color: #353c49;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
.site-branding__name {
	letter-spacing: -.04em;
}

.site-header {
	z-index: 100;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
	background: rgba(16, 19, 24, .88);
	backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
	transition: background .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
	background: rgba(16, 19, 24, .96);
	box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
}

.site-branding__mark {
	border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
	background: var(--alok-blue);
	color: #fff;
}

.primary-menu a {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
}

.primary-menu a:hover,
.primary-menu a:focus,
.primary-menu a[aria-current] {
	color: #fff;
}

.primary-menu a::after {
	background: var(--alok-emerald);
}

.button--signal {
	border-color: var(--alok-blue);
	background: var(--alok-blue);
	color: #fff;
	box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(49, 87, 232, .26);
}

.button--signal:hover {
	border-color: #fff;
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.text-link {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: .45rem;
	color: var(--alok-blue);
	font-family: var(--alok-font-heading);
	font-weight: 800;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.text-link span {
	transition: transform .25s ease;
}

.text-link:hover span {
	transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}

.text-link--light {
	color: #fff;
}

.section--editorial {
	background: var(--alok-ivory);
}

.editorial-heading,
.growth-system__heading,
.research-desk__heading {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: .55fr 1.55fr 1fr;
	align-items: start;
	gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
	margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
}

.editorial-heading h2,
.growth-system__heading h2,
.research-desk__heading h2 {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4.4vw, 4.55rem);
	line-height: 1.02;
}

.editorial-heading > p,
.growth-system__heading > p,
.research-desk__heading > p {
	margin: .25rem 0 0;
	color: var(--alok-warm-grey);
	font-size: 1.02rem;
	line-height: 1.75;
}

.section-number {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: .7rem;
	color: var(--alok-blue);
	font-family: var(--alok-font-heading);
	font-size: .78rem;
	font-weight: 800;
}

.capability-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1rem;
}

.capability-card {
	--pointer-x: 50%;
	--pointer-y: 50%;
	position: relative;
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	min-height: 330px;
	padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
	overflow: hidden;
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	border-radius: 18px;
	background:
		radial-gradient(circle at var(--pointer-x) var(--pointer-y), rgba(49, 87, 232, .11), transparent 38%),
		var(--alok-paper);
	transition: transform .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease;
}

.capability-card:hover {
	z-index: 2;
	border-color: rgba(49, 87, 232, .38);
	box-shadow: var(--alok-shadow);
	transform: translateY(-8px);
}

.capability-card--wide {
	grid-column: span 2;
}

.capability-card--accent {
	grid-column: span 2;
	background: #e7eaf9;
}

.capability-card--dark {
	grid-column: span 2;
	border-color: transparent;
	background:
		radial-gradient(circle at var(--pointer-x) var(--pointer-y), rgba(49, 87, 232, .3), transparent 42%),
		var(--alok-ink);
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
}

.capability-card__index {
	color: var(--alok-blue);
	font-family: var(--alok-font-heading);
	font-size: .72rem;
	font-weight: 800;
}

.capability-card h3 {
	margin: auto 0 1rem;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.2vw, 2.15rem);
	line-height: 1.05;
}

.capability-card--dark h3 {
	color: #fff;
}

.capability-card p {
	margin: 0;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.capability-card ul {
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: .4rem;
	margin: 1rem 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

.capability-card li {
	padding: .32rem .58rem;
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	border-radius: 999px;
	font-size: .69rem;
}

.capability-card .text-link {
	margin-top: 1.3rem;
}

.growth-system {
	background: var(--alok-paper);
}

.growth-track {
	position: relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
	border-top: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.growth-track__line {
	position: absolute;
	top: -1px;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 2px;
}

.growth-track__line span {
	display: block;
	width: calc(var(--growth-progress, 0) * 100%);
	height: 100%;
	background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--alok-blue), var(--alok-emerald));
	transition: width .1s linear;
}

.growth-track article {
	min-height: 300px;
	padding: 2rem 1.4rem 2rem 0;
}

.growth-track article + article {
	padding-left: 1.4rem;
	border-left: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.growth-track article > span {
	color: var(--alok-blue);
	font-family: var(--alok-font-heading);
	font-size: .72rem;
	font-weight: 800;
}

.growth-track h3 {
	margin-top: 5rem;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: 1.55rem;
}

.growth-track p {
	margin-bottom: 0;
	color: var(--alok-warm-grey);
	font-size: .92rem;
	line-height: 1.7;
}

.ai-visibility {
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: var(--alok-ink);
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
}

.ai-visibility__orb {
	position: absolute;
	top: -30%;
	right: -10%;
	width: 720px;
	height: 720px;
	border-radius: 50%;
	background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(49, 87, 232, .36), transparent 68%);
	animation: orbDrift 8s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

.ai-visibility__inner {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .88fr) minmax(480px, 1.12fr);
	align-items: center;
	gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 8rem);
}

.ai-visibility h2 {
	margin: 1.5rem 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.8vw, 5rem);
	line-height: 1;
}

.ai-visibility p {
	font-size: 1.02rem;
	line-height: 1.8;
}

.button--light {
	margin-top: 1rem;
	border-color: #fff;
	background: #fff;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
}

.citation-system {
	position: relative;
	min-height: 540px;
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-light-line);
	border-radius: 26px;
	background:
		linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .04) 1px, transparent 1px),
		linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .04) 1px, transparent 1px),
		rgba(255, 255, 255, .025);
	background-size: 46px 46px;
}

.citation-system__source,
.citation-system__result {
	position: absolute;
	width: 190px;
	padding: 1.1rem;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
	border-radius: 14px;
	background: rgba(16, 19, 24, .82);
	box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
}

.citation-system__source {
	top: 50%;
	left: 7%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.citation-system__result {
	top: 50%;
	right: 7%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.citation-system__source span,
.citation-system__result span {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: .55rem;
	color: #92a8ff;
	font-size: .67rem;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .12em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.citation-system__source strong,
.citation-system__result strong {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: .95rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
}

.citation-system__signal {
	position: absolute;
	left: 39%;
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
	gap: .7rem;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62);
	font-size: .72rem;
}

.citation-system__signal--one { top: 27%; }
.citation-system__signal--two { top: 49%; }
.citation-system__signal--three { top: 71%; }

.citation-system__signal i {
	position: relative;
	width: 110px;
	height: 1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

.citation-system__signal i::after {
	position: absolute;
	inset: 0;
	background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #8298ff, transparent);
	content: "";
	animation: signalTravel 2s linear infinite;
}

.citation-system__signal--two i::after { animation-delay: .65s; }
.citation-system__signal--three i::after { animation-delay: 1.3s; }

.experience-editorial {
	background: var(--alok-ivory);
}

.experience-editorial__grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: .85fr 1.15fr;
	gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 9rem);
}

.experience-editorial__intro {
	position: sticky;
	top: 130px;
	align-self: start;
}

.experience-editorial__intro h2 {
	margin: 1.4rem 0;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.2vw, 4.25rem);
	line-height: 1;
}

.experience-editorial__intro p {
	color: var(--alok-warm-grey);
	line-height: 1.8;
}

.experience-editorial__timeline {
	border-top: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.experience-editorial__timeline article {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr;
	column-gap: 1.5rem;
	padding: 2.1rem 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.experience-editorial__timeline span {
	grid-row: span 2;
	color: var(--alok-blue);
	font-size: .72rem;
	font-weight: 800;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.experience-editorial__timeline h3 {
	margin: 0;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.experience-editorial__timeline p {
	margin: .45rem 0 0;
	color: var(--alok-warm-grey);
	line-height: 1.65;
}

.research-desk {
	background: var(--alok-paper);
}

.research-topics {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1rem;
	margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.research-topics article {
	min-height: 290px;
	padding: 2rem;
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	border-radius: 16px;
	background: #fff;
	transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
}

.research-topics article:hover {
	box-shadow: var(--alok-shadow);
	transform: translateY(-6px);
}

.research-topics span {
	color: var(--alok-emerald);
	font-size: .68rem;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.research-topics h3 {
	margin: 4.5rem 0 1rem;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: 1.55rem;
}

.research-topics p {
	color: var(--alok-warm-grey);
	line-height: 1.7;
}

.button--ink {
	border-color: var(--alok-ink);
	background: var(--alok-ink);
	color: #fff;
}

.article-aside .button--ink,
.article-aside .button--ink:hover {
	color: #fff;
}

.contact-stage {
	padding-top: 0;
	background: var(--alok-paper);
}

.contact-stage__inner {
	position: relative;
	padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem);
	overflow: hidden;
	border-radius: 24px;
	background:
		radial-gradient(circle at 90% 20%, rgba(49, 87, 232, .45), transparent 34%),
		var(--alok-ink);
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
}

.contact-stage__inner::after {
	position: absolute;
	right: 8%;
	bottom: -90px;
	width: 260px;
	height: 260px;
	border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 0 0 45px rgba(255, 255, 255, .025), 0 0 0 90px rgba(255, 255, 255, .018);
	content: "";
	animation: orbDrift 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate-reverse;
}

.contact-stage h2 {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
	max-width: 850px;
	margin: 1.2rem 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 5.3rem);
	line-height: .98;
}

.contact-stage p:not(.eyebrow) {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
	max-width: 650px;
	font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.contact-stage .button {
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1;
	margin-top: 1rem;
}

.page-hero,
.article-hero {
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	background:
		radial-gradient(circle at 85% 20%, rgba(49, 87, 232, .28), transparent 30%),
		var(--alok-ink);
}

.page-hero h1,
.article-hero h1 {
	max-width: 1100px;
	font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 4.5vw, 4.6rem);
	line-height: 1.02;
}

.page-hero p {
	max-width: 760px;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
}

.profile-layout {
	gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
}

.profile-copy h2 {
	margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.portrait-placeholder,
.profile-portrait {
	border-radius: 20px;
}

.answer-summary {
	border-left-color: var(--alok-blue);
	background: #eef0fb;
}

.entry-content h2 {
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
}

.entry-content h3 {
	color: var(--alok-ink);
}

.article-aside {
	border-top: 3px solid var(--alok-blue);
	background: var(--alok-ivory);
}

.expertise-section-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 1rem;
	margin: 2rem 0;
}

.expertise-topic {
	padding: 1.7rem;
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	border-radius: 14px;
	background: #fff;
}

.expertise-topic h3 {
	margin-top: 0;
	font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.expertise-topic p {
	margin-bottom: 0;
	font-size: .94rem;
}

.faq-list {
	border-top: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.faq-item {
	padding: 1.6rem 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
}

.faq-item h3 {
	margin: 0 0 .65rem;
	font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.faq-item p {
	margin: 0;
}

.insights-empty {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr;
	gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem);
	padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
	border: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	border-radius: 22px;
	background: #fff;
}

.insights-empty h2 {
	margin-top: 0;
	color: var(--alok-ink);
	font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 4.1rem);
	line-height: 1;
}

.insights-empty__status {
	padding: 1.5rem;
	border-radius: 14px;
	background: var(--alok-ink);
	color: #fff;
}

.insights-empty__status span {
	display: block;
	color: #92a8ff;
	font-size: .68rem;
	font-weight: 800;
	letter-spacing: .12em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.insights-empty__status ul {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.motion-ready [data-reveal].will-reveal {
	opacity: 0;
	transform: translateY(28px);
	transition: opacity .72s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1), transform .72s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1);
}

.motion-ready [data-reveal-delay="1"] { transition-delay: .08s; }
.motion-ready [data-reveal-delay="2"] { transition-delay: .16s; }
.motion-ready [data-reveal-delay="3"] { transition-delay: .24s; }
.motion-ready [data-reveal-delay="4"] { transition-delay: .32s; }
.motion-ready [data-reveal-delay="5"] { transition-delay: .4s; }

.motion-ready [data-reveal].will-reveal.is-revealed {
	opacity: 1;
	transform: translateY(0);
}

@keyframes signalTravel {
	from { transform: translateX(-100%); }
	to { transform: translateX(100%); }
}

@keyframes orbDrift {
	from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
	to { transform: translate3d(-30px, 24px, 0) scale(1.08); }
}

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
	.editorial-heading,
	.growth-system__heading,
	.research-desk__heading {
		grid-template-columns: .45fr 1.55fr;
	}

	.editorial-heading > p,
	.growth-system__heading > p,
	.research-desk__heading > p {
		grid-column: 2;
	}

	.capability-grid {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	}

	.growth-track {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	}

	.growth-track article:nth-child(2n + 1) {
		padding-left: 1.4rem;
		border-left: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	}

	.ai-visibility__inner {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.citation-system {
		max-width: 720px;
		width: 100%;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
	.site-navigation {
		background: rgba(16, 19, 24, .98);
	}

	.experience-editorial__grid {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.experience-editorial__intro {
		position: static;
	}

	.research-topics {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.insights-empty {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
	.site-branding,
	.text-link,
	.social-links a {
		display: inline-flex;
		min-height: 44px;
		align-items: center;
	}

	.editorial-heading,
	.growth-system__heading,
	.research-desk__heading {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.editorial-heading > p,
	.growth-system__heading > p,
	.research-desk__heading > p {
		grid-column: auto;
	}

	.capability-grid {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.capability-card,
	.capability-card--wide,
	.capability-card--accent,
	.capability-card--dark {
		grid-column: auto;
		min-height: 290px;
	}

	.growth-track {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.growth-track article,
	.growth-track article + article,
	.growth-track article:nth-child(2n + 1) {
		min-height: 0;
		padding: 1.6rem 0;
		border-left: 0;
		border-bottom: 1px solid var(--alok-line);
	}

	.growth-track h3 {
		margin-top: 2.5rem;
	}

	.citation-system {
		min-height: 560px;
	}

	.citation-system__source,
	.citation-system__result {
		left: 50%;
		width: calc(100% - 3rem);
		transform: translateX(-50%);
	}

	.citation-system__source {
		top: 2rem;
	}

	.citation-system__result {
		top: auto;
		right: auto;
		bottom: 2rem;
	}

	.citation-system__signal {
		left: 1.5rem;
	}

	.citation-system__signal--one { top: 38%; }
	.citation-system__signal--two { top: 49%; }
	.citation-system__signal--three { top: 60%; }

	.citation-system__signal i {
		width: min(38vw, 130px);
	}

	.experience-editorial__timeline article {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.experience-editorial__timeline span {
		grid-row: auto;
		margin-bottom: .7rem;
	}

	.expertise-section-grid {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
	*,
	*::before,
	*::after {
		scroll-behavior: auto !important;
		animation-duration: .01ms !important;
		animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
		transition-duration: .01ms !important;
	}

	.motion-ready [data-reveal].will-reveal {
		opacity: 1;
		transform: none;
	}
}
