/* ========================================================================== The Jared Foundation — "Desert Dusk" Custom layer over Pico.css. Self-sufficient: if the CDN base fails to load, every rule needed for legible layout, colour and type still lives here. ========================================================================== */ :root { --ink: #211d2b; --violet: #4c3a63; --violet-dark: #33264a; --violet-deep: #241a35; --sienna: #c05a2e; --sienna-lt: #e08a4e; --turq: #2f8f93; --bone: #faf6ef; --bone-alt: #f2ebe0; --muted: #6b6478; --rule: rgba(33, 29, 43, .16); --rule-soft: rgba(33, 29, 43, .09); --display: "Bricolage Grotesque", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; --body: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --measure: 34rem; --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3rem); --shell: 74rem; /* Pico variable overrides */ --pico-font-family: var(--body); --pico-primary: var(--violet); --pico-background-color: var(--bone); --pico-color: var(--ink); --pico-border-radius: 2px; --pico-spacing: 1rem; } /* Safeguard: nothing on this site may be hidden waiting on JavaScript. */ [data-aos], [data-animate], .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; } /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pico neutralisation. Pico treats
as a card (background, padding, radius, shadow) and switches to a dark scheme on prefers-color-scheme: dark, which rendered this site's prose as dark-on-dark. The page is explicitly light-themed via ; these rules are the belt-and- braces so the layout is correct even if Pico changes its defaults. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ :root, :host, [data-theme="light"] { color-scheme: light; --pico-background-color: #faf6ef; --pico-color: #211d2b; --pico-card-background-color: transparent; --pico-card-sectioning-background-color: transparent; --pico-card-box-shadow: none; --pico-blockquote-border-color: rgba(33, 29, 43, .16); } article, aside, main, section, figure, blockquote, hgroup { background: transparent; background-color: transparent; box-shadow: none; border-radius: 0; } article, aside { padding: 0; margin: 0; border: 0; } main > *, body > header, body > footer { margin: 0; } figure { margin-inline: 0; } button.nav-toggle { width: auto; margin: 0; } *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--body); font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.72; font-weight: 400; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden; } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } ::selection { background: var(--sienna); color: var(--bone); } /* ---------- Type ---------------------------------------------------------- */ h1, h2, h3, h4, .wordmark, .eyebrow, nav a, .nextlink, .disclosure-title { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-variation-settings: "wdth" 100, "opsz" 14; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.1rem); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.03em; margin: 0 0 1rem; } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.8vw, 1.95rem); line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -.018em; margin: 3.1rem 0 .95rem; color: var(--violet-dark); } h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: 2.2rem 0 .6rem; color: var(--violet-dark); } p { margin: 0 0 1.35rem; } strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--violet-deep); } em { font-style: italic; } .lede { font-size: clamp(1.16rem, 2.1vw, 1.38rem); line-height: 1.56; color: var(--violet-dark); margin-bottom: 2rem; } .eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-size: .715rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sienna); margin: 0 0 1.1rem; } /* ---------- Links --------------------------------------------------------- */ a { color: var(--violet); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: .18em; text-decoration-color: rgba(76, 58, 99, .35); transition: color .16s ease, text-decoration-color .16s ease; } a:hover, a:focus-visible { color: var(--sienna); text-decoration-color: var(--sienna); } a.outbound { text-decoration-color: rgba(47, 143, 147, .55); } a.outbound:hover { color: var(--turq); text-decoration-color: var(--turq); } :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--turq); outline-offset: 3px; } /* ---------- Horizon rule (the site's signature divider) ------------------- */ .horizon { border: 0; margin: 3.4rem 0; height: 5px; position: relative; } .horizon::before, .horizon::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); } .horizon::before { top: 0; } .horizon::after { bottom: 0; background: var(--rule-soft); } /* ---------- Shell / header ------------------------------------------------ */ .shell { width: 100%; max-width: var(--shell); margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); } .masthead { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(250, 246, 239, .94); backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); } .masthead-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; min-height: 4.15rem; } .wordmark { font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: -.015em; font-weight: 700; color: var(--violet-deep); text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem; } .wordmark:hover { color: var(--sienna); } .wordmark .mark { width: 1.35rem; height: 1.35rem; flex: 0 0 auto; border: 1px solid var(--violet); position: relative; border-radius: 1px; } .wordmark .mark::before, .wordmark .mark::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 15%; right: 15%; height: 1px; background: var(--sienna); } .wordmark .mark::before { top: 42%; } .wordmark .mark::after { top: 58%; background: var(--violet); } .nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--violet-dark); font-family: var(--display); font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: .5rem .8rem; cursor: pointer; border-radius: 2px; } .nav-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--sienna); color: var(--sienna); } .mainnav ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.35rem; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .mainnav a { font-size: .845rem; letter-spacing: .005em; text-decoration: none; color: var(--violet-dark); padding-block: .3rem; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .mainnav a:hover { color: var(--sienna); border-bottom-color: var(--sienna); } .mainnav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--sienna); border-bottom-color: var(--sienna); } /* ---------- Hero ---------------------------------------------------------- */ .hero { position: relative; background: var(--violet-deep); overflow: hidden; } .hero-media { position: absolute; inset: 0; } .hero-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: .58; } .hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(36, 26, 53, .93) 0%, rgba(36, 26, 53, .74) 42%, rgba(76, 58, 99, .34) 100%); } .hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 13vw, 8.5rem); max-width: 46rem; } .hero .eyebrow { color: var(--sienna-lt); } .hero h1 { color: var(--bone); } .hero .standfirst { color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .84); font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.55; margin: 0; max-width: 34rem; } .hero-plain { background: var(--violet-deep); } .hero-plain::after { background: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(36, 26, 53, .96), rgba(76, 58, 99, .78)); } /* CSS-only entrance: ends visible, and a never-run animation leaves it visible. */ @keyframes riseIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) { .hero-inner > * { animation: riseIn .7s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .3, 1) both; } .hero-inner > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .07s; } .hero-inner > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .14s; } } /* ---------- Article layout (asymmetric grid) ------------------------------ */ .page { padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6rem); } .layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 3rem; } @media (min-width: 62rem) { .layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 15rem; gap: 4.5rem; align-items: start; } .rail { position: sticky; top: 6.5rem; } } .prose { max-width: var(--measure); } .prose > *:first-child { margin-top: 0; } .prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding-left: 1.15rem; } .prose li { margin-bottom: .7rem; } .prose ul.commitments, .prose ul.reading { list-style: none; padding-left: 0; } .prose ul.commitments > li, .prose ul.reading > li, .cards > li { list-style: none; } .prose ul.commitments > li::marker, .prose ul.reading > li::marker, .cards > li::marker { content: ""; } .prose ul.commitments li, .prose ul.reading li { border-left: 2px solid var(--rule); padding: .1rem 0 .1rem 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 1.35rem; } .prose ul.commitments li:hover, .prose ul.reading li:hover { border-left-color: var(--sienna); } .figure { margin: 2.75rem 0; } .figure img { border-radius: 2px; width: 100%; } .figure figcaption { font-family: var(--display); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .045em; color: var(--muted); margin-top: .7rem; line-height: 1.5; } /* ---------- Disclosure block (legal-status honesty) ----------------------- */ .disclosure { border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-left: 3px solid var(--sienna); background: var(--bone-alt); padding: 1.5rem 1.6rem .35rem; margin: 2.5rem 0 2.75rem; } .disclosure-title { font-size: .72rem !important; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sienna); margin: 0 0 .85rem !important; font-weight: 700; } .disclosure p { font-size: .965rem; line-height: 1.65; } /* ---------- Rail ---------------------------------------------------------- */ .rail-block { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-top: .85rem; margin-bottom: 2.25rem; } .rail-block h2 { font-size: .72rem !important; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--violet-dark); margin: 0 0 .8rem !important; } .rail-block ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .rail-block li { margin-bottom: .55rem; } .rail-block a { font-size: .885rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--violet-dark); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); } .rail-block a:hover { color: var(--sienna); border-bottom-color: var(--sienna); } .rail-note { font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); } /* ---------- Next / prev --------------------------------------------------- */ .nextlink { display: inline-block; margin-top: 1rem; font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: -.005em; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sienna); color: var(--violet-dark); padding-bottom: .12rem; } .nextlink:hover { color: var(--sienna); } /* ---------- Index cards (home) -------------------------------------------- */ .cards { display: grid; gap: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); } @media (min-width: 48rem) { .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } .cards li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 1.5rem 0; } @media (min-width: 48rem) { .cards li:nth-child(odd) { padding-right: 2.5rem; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); } .cards li:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 2.5rem; } } .cards .num { font-family: var(--display); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--sienna); display: block; margin-bottom: .4rem; } .cards a { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.08rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--violet-deep); letter-spacing: -.015em; } .cards a:hover { color: var(--sienna); } .cards p { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--muted); margin: .4rem 0 0; line-height: 1.6; } /* ---------- Footer -------------------------------------------------------- */ .sitefoot { background: var(--violet-deep); color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .74); margin-top: 0; } .sitefoot a { color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .88); text-decoration-color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .3); } .sitefoot a:hover { color: var(--sienna-lt); text-decoration-color: var(--sienna-lt); } .foot-disclosure { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(250, 246, 239, .16); padding-block: 1.5rem; } .foot-disclosure p { margin: 0; font-size: .9rem; line-height: 1.6; color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .9); max-width: 52rem; } .foot-cols { display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; padding-block: 2.5rem 1.5rem; } @media (min-width: 48rem) { .foot-cols { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; } } .foot-cols h2 { font-size: .71rem !important; letter-spacing: .19em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .55); margin: 0 0 .9rem !important; font-weight: 700; } .foot-cols ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .foot-cols li { margin-bottom: .5rem; } .foot-cols a { font-size: .89rem; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .foot-cols a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--sienna-lt); } .foot-blurb { font-size: .9rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .7); max-width: 26rem; } .foot-blurb .fname { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; color: var(--bone); display: block; margin-bottom: .5rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; } .foot-base { border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 246, 239, .16); padding-block: 1.25rem 2rem; font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(250, 246, 239, .5); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem 1.5rem; justify-content: space-between; } /* ---------- 404 ----------------------------------------------------------- */ .notfound { text-align: left; padding-block: clamp(4rem, 12vw, 8rem); } .notfound .code { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(4rem, 16vw, 9rem); line-height: .85; color: var(--bone-alt); letter-spacing: -.05em; margin: 0 0 1rem; font-weight: 700; } /* ---------- Mobile nav ---------------------------------------------------- */ @media (max-width: 60rem) { .nav-toggle { display: inline-block; } .mainnav { display: none; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%; background: var(--bone); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 1rem var(--gutter) 1.4rem; } .mainnav.is-open { display: block; } .mainnav ul { flex-direction: column; gap: .1rem; } .mainnav a { display: block; padding: .55rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); } .masthead-inner { position: relative; } } .nowrap { white-space: nowrap; } .visually-hidden { 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: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; background: var(--violet-deep); color: var(--bone); padding: .7rem 1.1rem; z-index: 100; text-decoration: none; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0; } @media print { .masthead, .sitefoot, .rail { display: none; } body { background: #fff; } }