
  :root {
    --navy:      #10294f;
    --navy-mid:  #1d3f6e;
    --page:      #eef1f5;
    --paper:     #ffffff;
    --gold:      #d99a1f;
    --coral:     #c8404f;
    --ink:       #16202e;
    --ink-soft:  #4d5c72;
    --ink-mute:  #7d8ba0;
    --rule:      #dde3ec;
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; }

  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  section[id] { scroll-margin-top: 84px; }

  body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--page);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.68;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }

  .wrap { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

  /* ---------- sticky navigation ---------- */

  .navbar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 60;
    background: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  }

  .progress {
    height: 2px;
    background: transparent;
  }

  .progress span {
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    width: 0;
    background: var(--gold);
  }

  nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding: 14px 0;
  }

  nav a {
    color: #a9bcd6;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    padding: 2px 20px;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
  }

  nav a + a { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); }

  nav a:last-child { padding-right: 0; }

  nav a:hover,
  nav a:focus-visible { color: #fff; }

  nav a.active { color: var(--gold); }

  /* ---------- header ---------- */

  .band {
    background: var(--navy);
    padding: 60px 0 70px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .band-deco {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }

  .band-front {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 3;
  }

  .band-front-inner {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 28px;
  }

  .band-front img {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    will-change: transform;
    user-select: none;
  }

  .deco-13 { width: 94px; left: 12%;  top: 56%; opacity: 0.46; }
  .deco-14 { width: 64px; left: 36%;  top: 16%; opacity: 0.42; }
  .deco-15 { width: 58px; right: 22%; top: 60%; opacity: 0.40; }
  .deco-16 { width: 50px; left: 20%;  top: 26%; opacity: 0.38; }

  .band-deco img {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    opacity: 0.55;
    will-change: transform;
    user-select: none;
  }

  .deco-1  { width: 86px; left:  2%;  top: 16%;  opacity: 0.58; }
  .deco-2  { width: 54px; left:  9%;  top: 42%;  opacity: 0.40; }
  .deco-3  { width: 68px; left:  3%;  top: 66%;  opacity: 0.52; }
  .deco-4  { width: 48px; left: 12%;  top: 80%;  opacity: 0.34; }
  .deco-5  { width: 72px; left:  6%;  top: 26%;  opacity: 0.46; }
  .deco-6  { width: 40px; left: 14%;  top: 58%;  opacity: 0.32; }

  .deco-7  { width: 90px; right: 4%;  top: 14%;  opacity: 0.58; }
  .deco-8  { width: 74px; right: 14%; top: 46%;  opacity: 0.46; }
  .deco-9  { width: 60px; right: 5%;  top: 72%;  opacity: 0.52; }
  .deco-10 { width: 52px; right: 22%; top: 22%;  opacity: 0.36; }
  .deco-11 { width: 44px; right: 27%; top: 62%;  opacity: 0.30; }
  .deco-12 { width: 42px; right: 17%; top: 80%;  opacity: 0.34; }

  /* peel the inner objects away as the window narrows so nothing lands on the text */
  @media (max-width: 1240px) {
    .deco-6, .deco-10, .deco-11 { display: none; }
    .deco-2 { left: 6%; }
    .deco-8 { right: 9%; }
    .deco-12 { right: 12%; }
  }

  @media (max-width: 1040px) {
    .deco-2, .deco-4, .deco-12 { display: none; }
    .deco-1 { width: 58px; left: 2%; }
    .deco-8 { width: 50px; right: 4%; top: 56%; }
  }

  .band-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 40px; position: relative; z-index: 4; }

  .portrait-holder {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    background: var(--navy);
    border-radius: 50%;
    padding: 13px;
    line-height: 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    transform: translateY(94px);
  }

  .band-text { transform: translateY(47px); }

  .portrait {
    display: block;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }

  .band h1 {
    font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 6.2vw, 3.25rem);
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
  }

  .role {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    color: #b3c5dd;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    padding-bottom: 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  }

  .statement { font-size: 0.96rem; color: #97ade0; margin: 0; max-width: 46ch; }

  .statement em { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; }

  /* ---------- panels ---------- */

  .panel {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 34px 40px 38px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .panel::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 5px;
  }

  .panel-about::before    { background: var(--gold); }
  .panel-projects::before { background: var(--navy-mid); }

  .panel-about { padding-top: 84px; }

  .eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--coral);
    margin: 0 0 6px;
  }

  h2 {
    font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 1.32rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
  }

  .facts { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }

  .facts li {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 26px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }

  .facts li:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

  .facts li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 12px;
    width: 13px;
    height: 3px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--gold);
  }

  .facts strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

  /* ---------- projects ---------- */

  .projects {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(205px, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .project {
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    background: #fbfcfe;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 22px 20px;
    min-height: 198px;
    transition: transform 0.16s ease, border-color 0.16s ease, box-shadow 0.16s ease;
  }

  .project:hover,
  .project:focus-visible {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    border-color: var(--navy-mid);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 24px -16px rgba(16, 41, 79, 0.5);
  }

  .tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    background: #e8eef7;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 4px 11px;
    margin-bottom: 13px;
  }

  .project h3 {
    font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    margin: 0 0 9px;
    line-height: 1.35;
  }

  .project p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.55; }

  /* ---------- elsewhere ---------- */

  .elsewhere { margin-top: 40px; padding: 0 4px; }

  .elsewhere .eyebrow { color: var(--ink-mute); }

  .elsewhere h2 { font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 16px; }

  .more { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(175px, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }

  .more a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid #c9d3e0;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 11px 20px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--navy-mid);
    transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
  }

  .more a:hover,
  .more a:focus-visible { background: #e3eaf4; border-color: var(--navy-mid); }

  .more span { color: var(--coral); font-weight: 700; }

  /* ---------- contact ---------- */

  .contact {
    background: var(--navy);
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 30px 36px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .contact h2 { color: #fff; margin: 0 0 3px; font-size: 1.2rem; }
  .contact p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #a9bcd6; }

  .contact-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }

  .contact-links a {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.87rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    transition: background 0.15s ease;
  }

  .contact-links a:hover,
  .contact-links a:focus-visible { background: var(--gold); }

  footer {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    color: var(--ink-mute);
    padding: 30px 0 44px;
  }

  a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--coral); outline-offset: 3px; }

  /* ---------- scroll reveals ---------- */

  .has-js .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(22px);
    transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
                transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  }

  .has-js .reveal.visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .band { padding: 34px 0 40px; }
    nav { justify-content: flex-start; flex-wrap: wrap; }
    nav a { padding: 2px 14px; }
    nav a:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
    .band-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; }
    .portrait-holder { transform: none; padding: 9px; }
    .band-text { transform: none; }
    .portrait { width: 132px; height: 132px; }
    .panel { padding: 28px 24px 30px; }
    .panel-about { padding-top: 30px; }
    .contact { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }

    /* keep a few objects, all clear of the portrait and the text below it.
       these selectors need img in them to outrank the hide rule above */
    .band-deco img { display: none; }
    .band-front { display: none; }
    .band-deco img.deco-7 { display: block; width: 54px; right:  4%; top:  6%; opacity: 0.5; }
    .band-deco img.deco-9 { display: block; width: 38px; right: 26%; top:  3%; opacity: 0.38; }
    .band-deco img.deco-1 { display: block; width: 46px; left: auto; right:  9%; top: 26%; opacity: 0.44; }
    .band-deco img.deco-5 { display: block; width: 36px; left: auto; right: 28%; top: 32%; opacity: 0.32; }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    * { transition: none !important; }
    .project:hover { transform: none; }
    .has-js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  }

  /* ---------- interior pages ---------- */

  .band-sub { padding: 46px 0 52px; }

  .back {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    color: #a9bcd6;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    padding: 2px 20px 2px 0;
    transition: color 0.15s ease;
  }

  .back:hover, .back:focus-visible { color: #fff; }

  .back .arrow { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1; }

  nav.nav-sub { justify-content: space-between; }

  .nav-sub .nav-links { display: flex; }

  .page-title {
    font-family: "Source Serif 4", Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.4vw, 2.85rem);
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  .page-kicker {
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--gold);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  .page-lede {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #b3c5dd;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 58ch;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  .panel-page { padding: 38px 40px 42px; }
  .panel-page::before { background: var(--navy-mid); }

  .panel-page p { color: var(--ink-soft); }

  .panel-page p:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }

  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .band-sub { padding: 30px 0 36px; }
    .panel-page { padding: 28px 24px 32px; }
    nav.nav-sub { gap: 12px; }
  }
