/* QFX Solution — design system. Direction C (OBJECT).
   One rule above all: everything is greyscale; exactly one thing is vermillion. */
:root{
  --void:#0B0B0C; --panel:#131315; --ink:#EDEDEA; --ink-2:#B6B6B2; --ink-3:#8C8C88;
  --hair:#26262A; --hair-2:#1B1B1E;
  --verm:#E23D22;
  --disp:"Instrument Serif",Georgia,"Noto Serif TC",serif;
  --sans:"Inter Tight","Noto Sans TC",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,sans-serif;
  --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,monospace;
  --ease:cubic-bezier(.23,1,.32,1);
  --gut:clamp(20px,4.6vw,72px);
  --maxw:1500px;
}
html[lang="zh-Hant"]{--disp:"Noto Serif TC",Georgia,serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
body{background:var(--void);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:300;
  font-size:16px;line-height:1.62;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  text-autospace:normal;text-spacing-trim:trim-start}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
img{display:block;max-width:100%}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--verm);outline-offset:3px}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--gut)}
.mono{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{left:var(--gut);top:10px;z-index:99;background:var(--ink);color:var(--void);padding:10px 16px}

/* ── nav ─────────────────────────────────── */
.bar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(11,11,12,.94);
  backdrop-filter:saturate(140%) blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.bar .in{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:16px var(--gut);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;row-gap:10px}
.bar svg{height:14px;width:auto;color:var(--ink);display:block}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(14px,2.4vw,30px);flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav a{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2);transition:color .16s var(--ease)}
.nav .lang{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding-left:clamp(10px,1.6vw,20px);border-left:1px solid var(--hair)}
.nav .go{color:var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--verm);padding-bottom:3px}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){.nav a:hover{color:var(--ink)}}

/* ── hero ────────────────────────────────── */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.06fr) minmax(0,.94fr);
  min-height:min(80vh,760px);background:var(--void)}
.hero .shotpane{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#8E8E8B}
.hero .shotpane img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:26% 50%}
.hero .pane{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;
  padding:clamp(30px,4.6vw,76px) var(--gut) clamp(30px,4.6vw,76px) clamp(28px,4vw,64px)}
.hero h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(33px,4.3vw,64px);
  line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-top:16px;text-wrap:balance}
.hero h1 em{font-style:italic}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .hero h1{font-weight:600;line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.005em;
  font-size:clamp(28px,3.6vw,52px)}
.hero .alt{margin-top:18px;color:var(--ink-3);font-size:clamp(13.5px,1.3vw,16px);letter-spacing:.03em}
.hero .cta{margin-top:clamp(24px,3vw,40px);align-self:flex-start}
@media(max-width:900px){
.hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);min-height:0}
.hero .shotpane{height:52vw;min-height:200px;max-height:340px}
.hero .pane{padding-top:34px;padding-bottom:40px}
}

/* ── shared: link-with-dot CTA ───────────── */
.cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:5px;transition:gap .18s var(--ease)}
.cta i{width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--verm);display:block;flex:none}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){.cta:hover{gap:16px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.cta{transition:none}}

/* ── statement ───────────────────────────── */
.state{padding:clamp(52px,8vw,124px) 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.state p.big{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,42px);
  line-height:1.24;max-width:24ch;letter-spacing:-.005em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .state p.big{font-weight:600;line-height:1.5;font-size:clamp(20px,2.5vw,34px);max-width:22ch}
.state p.big b{color:var(--verm);font-weight:inherit}
.state .note{margin-top:26px;max-width:54ch;color:var(--ink-3);font-size:15.5px}

/* ── object bands ────────────────────────── */
.band{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);align-items:stretch}
.band.flip .shot{order:2}
.shot{position:relative;background:var(--panel);overflow:hidden;min-height:clamp(240px,32vw,440px)}
.shot img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(0) contrast(1.02);
  /* motion-lint-allow: slow_interaction — scroll "develop", not an interaction state */
  transition:filter 1.1s var(--ease)}
.shot.dev img{filter:saturate(1) contrast(1)}
.seq-txt .n{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.22em;color:var(--ink-3)}
.seq-txt h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(25px,3.1vw,44px);
  line-height:1.1;margin-top:14px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .seq-txt h3{font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;font-size:clamp(22px,2.5vw,34px)}
.seq-txt h3 span{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:300;font-size:.34em;
  color:var(--ink-3);letter-spacing:.06em;margin-top:12px;line-height:1.5}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .seq-txt h3 span{font-size:.42em}
.seq-txt p{margin-top:18px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:46ch;font-size:15.5px}
.seq-txt .by{margin-top:22px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3)}
.seq-txt .by b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:400}
@media(max-width:880px){.band{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.band.flip .shot{order:0}}

/* ── section shell ───────────────────────── */
.sec{padding:clamp(52px,8vw,116px) 0}
.sec .hd{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);padding-bottom:16px}
.sec h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,40px);letter-spacing:-.01em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .sec h2{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(21px,2.5vw,32px)}

/* ── who this is for ─────────────────────── */
.who{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.82fr) minmax(0,1.18fr);align-items:stretch}
.who .shot{min-height:clamp(240px,30vw,420px)}
.who .body{padding:clamp(30px,4.6vw,76px)}
.who h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(25px,3.2vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.01em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .who h2{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,34px);line-height:1.4}
.who ul{list-style:none;margin-top:26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.who li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:14px minmax(0,1fr);gap:14px;align-items:start;
  color:var(--ink-2);font-size:15.5px;max-width:56ch}
.who li i{width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--verm);display:block;margin-top:9px}
.who .not{margin-top:30px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);
  color:var(--ink-3);font-size:15px;max-width:56ch}
@media(max-width:880px){.who{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}

/* ── terms ───────────────────────────────── */
.terms{border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
.terms .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(0,.65fr);
  gap:clamp(24px,4.4vw,72px);align-items:start;margin-top:8px}
.tl{list-style:none}
.tl li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,44px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(14px,2.4vw,34px);
  padding:clamp(20px,2.8vw,32px) 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);align-items:start}
.tl .rn{font-family:var(--disp);font-style:italic;font-size:23px;color:var(--verm);line-height:1.2}
.tl h4{font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(17px,1.9vw,23px);letter-spacing:-.01em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .tl h4{font-weight:500}
.tl p{margin-top:8px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:56ch;font-size:15.5px}
.terms figure{border:1px solid var(--hair);position:sticky;top:96px}
.terms figure img{width:100%;height:auto;filter:saturate(0);
  /* motion-lint-allow: slow_interaction — scroll "develop" */
  transition:filter 1.1s var(--ease)}
.terms figure.dev img{filter:saturate(1)}
.terms figcaption{padding:12px 14px;border-top:1px solid var(--hair);
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-3)}
@media(max-width:900px){.terms .grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
.terms figure{position:static;order:-1}}

/* ── group ───────────────────────────────── */
.grp{border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
.gline{margin-top:26px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1px;
  background:var(--hair);border:1px solid var(--hair)}
.gc{background:var(--void);padding:clamp(20px,2.8vw,36px)}
.gc.p{background:var(--ink);color:var(--void)}
.gc.p .mono{color:#5A5A56}
.gc .t{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:clamp(19px,2.1vw,27px);margin-top:8px}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .gc .t{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(18px,1.9vw,23px)}
.gc .dot{display:inline-block;width:9px;height:9px;background:var(--verm);margin-right:10px;
  transform:translateY(-2px)}
.grp .say{margin-top:26px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:62ch;font-size:15.5px}
@media(max-width:760px){.gline{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}}

/* ── contact ─────────────────────────────── */
.contact{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:clamp(52px,8vw,120px) 0}
.contact h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(27px,4.2vw,60px);
  line-height:1.07;max-width:19ch;letter-spacing:-.012em}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .contact h2{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(23px,3.2vw,42px);line-height:1.36;max-width:22ch}
.contact p{margin-top:20px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:54ch}
.contact .mail{display:inline-block;margin-top:28px;font-family:var(--disp);
  font-size:clamp(20px,2.4vw,32px);color:var(--verm);border-bottom:1px solid var(--verm);padding-bottom:4px}

/* ── footer ──────────────────────────────── */
.foot{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:26px 0 46px}
.foot .in{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--gut);
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:baseline}
.foot .links{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* ── reveal ──────────────────────────────── */
.rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px)}
.rv.in{opacity:1;transform:none;
  /* motion-lint-allow: slow_interaction — scroll reveal, not an interaction state */
  transition:opacity .7s var(--ease),transform .7s var(--ease)}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
.rv{opacity:1;transform:none}.rv.in{transition:none}
.shot img, .terms figure img{filter:saturate(1);transition:none}
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   AWWWARDS LAYER — expressive register (DECISION_RULES §10)
   The signature moment: a pinned sequence where each object
   DEVELOPS from greyscale into its one colour as it takes the
   stage. Same idea as the band-level develop, but choreographed
   instead of incidental. Desktop pins; below 900px the same DOM
   falls back to a plain stack (no pin, no scrub, nothing lost).
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.seq{position:relative}
.seq-track{position:relative}
.seq-stage{position:relative}
.seq-steps{list-style:none;position:relative}
.seq-step{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);
  align-items:stretch;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair)}
.seq-shot{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:var(--panel);
  min-height:clamp(240px,32vw,440px);margin:0}
.seq-shot img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.seq-txt{padding:clamp(28px,4.4vw,72px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.seq-step.flip .seq-shot{order:2}
.seq-rail{display:none}

@media(min-width:901px) and (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-stage{position:sticky;top:0;height:100vh;overflow:hidden}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-steps{height:100%}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-step{position:absolute;inset:0;border-bottom:0;opacity:0;
    /* --d = distance from the active step, written by site.js each frame */
    filter:saturate(calc(1 - var(--d,1)));
    transform:scale(calc(1 + var(--d,1) * .035));
    will-change:opacity,filter,transform}
  /* Alternating sides reads well in the stacked (mobile) view, but in the pinned
     view the steps are superimposed — an alternating step puts its copy on top of
     the PREVIOUS step's photograph during the dissolve. Pinned mode therefore locks
     one layout: photo left, copy right, on an opaque pane. Photo dissolves into
     photo, copy swaps over solid ground. */
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-step.flip .seq-shot{order:0}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-shot{min-height:0;height:100%}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-txt{background:var(--void)}
  /* The photograph cross-dissolves with the scrub; the COPY does not. Scroll only
     decides which step is active — the swap itself is a short CSS transition. Driving
     text opacity from scroll position puts either two half-readable paragraphs or none
     at all on screen at every midpoint; both were measured before this was written. */
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-txt{padding-right:clamp(104px,10vw,168px);
    opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);
    transition:opacity .26s var(--ease),transform .26s var(--ease)}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-step.on .seq-txt{opacity:1;transform:none}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-step.on{opacity:1 !important}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-rail{display:flex;position:absolute;right:clamp(20px,2.6vw,40px);
    top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);flex-direction:column;gap:16px;z-index:3}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-rail b{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.18em;
    color:var(--ink-3);font-weight:400;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;
    transition:color .25s var(--ease)}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-rail b::before{content:"";width:34px;height:1px;background:currentColor;
    transform:scaleX(.53);transform-origin:left;
    transition:transform .25s var(--ease),background .25s var(--ease)}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-rail b.on{color:var(--ink)}
.seq[data-pinned="1"] .seq-rail b.on::before{transform:scaleX(1);background:var(--verm)}
}

/* marquee band — a drag-able rhythm break between the sequence and the qualifier */
.mq{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);
  padding:clamp(18px,2.4vw,30px) 0;display:flex;gap:clamp(28px,4vw,64px);
  align-items:center;white-space:nowrap}
.mq span{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:clamp(22px,3.4vw,52px);color:var(--ink-3);
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(28px,4vw,64px)}
html[lang="zh-Hant"] .mq span{font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(19px,2.6vw,40px)}
.mq i{width:10px;height:10px;background:var(--verm);display:inline-block;flex:none}

/* char-blur reveal needs the element to reserve its box before the split */
[data-fx-reveal]{will-change:filter,opacity}

/* the credibility band: naming the limit is what makes the rest believable */
.gc .gd{margin-top:8px;font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-3);line-height:1.6}
.gc.p .gd{color:#5A5A56}

/* ── who you are actually hiring: named, and explicit about the limits ── */