/* Shared components: primitives, blocks, and the fixed toggle dock. Used by Personal/ and Advisory/ alike. Page-specific layout lives in each page's own stylesheet, which may override the layout rules here. Sizes come from the scale documented in tokens.css. Keep to it. */ /* ---------- primitives ---------- */ .wrap{max-width:var(--w);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--gutter);position:relative;z-index:1} .brand{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:var(--track-display)} /* The brand mark is sized in em so it shrinks with the wordmark when the header sticks, instead of holding a fixed px size beside smaller type. The size and offset are measured, not guessed: Newsreader's cap height is .707em, and Lucide's artwork fills 21.3 of its 24 units once the stroke is counted, so a .8em box draws the glyph exactly one capital tall, dropped .053em to stand its feet on the baseline. */ .brand .glyph{width:.8em;height:.8em;margin-left:.5em;vertical-align:-.053em} .label{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)} .arrow-link{color:var(--ink);font-size:18px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:2px} .arrow-link svg{width:16px;height:12px} .btn{height:56px;padding:0 40px;border-radius:4px;font-size:18px;font-weight:500;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid transparent} .btn.dark{background:#141414;color:#fff} .btn.light{background:var(--field);color:#111;border-color:var(--field-border)} .grad-text{background:var(--grad);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent} /* Headline wrapping: the leading clause is its own block, so the gradient word always lands alone on the final line no matter how the clause breaks. text-wrap:balance evens the clause's lines, which is what keeps any of them from being left with a single word. */ .hero-copy h1 .flow{display:block;text-wrap:balance} /* ---------- accessibility primitives ---------- */ /* The skip link is the first focusable thing on every page; it stays offscreen until a keyboard reaches it, then drops in over the bar. */ .skip-link{position:absolute;left:16px;top:-100px;z-index:100;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:12px 16px;border-radius:4px;font-size:16px} .skip-link:focus{top:16px;outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px} .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} /* ---------- analytics exclusion indicator ---------- */ /* Rendered by shared/exclusion.js only on a device that has visited /ignore/: a bare Lucide ghost, twenty pixels, ink at a third opacity, bottom right. Option A of Wireframes/2026-09-03-analytics-exclusion-ghost-indicator.html. Same corner as the local toggle dock, which never ships. */ .exclusion-ghost{position:fixed;right:24px;bottom:24px;width:20px;height:20px;color:var(--ink);opacity:.32;z-index:10;pointer-events:auto} .exclusion-ghost svg{display:block;width:20px;height:20px} /* ---------- toggle dock (theme + A/B version) ---------- */ .toggle-dock{position:fixed;bottom:24px;right:24px;z-index:10;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px} .toggle-dock .group{display:flex;gap:6px;background:var(--field);border:1px solid var(--field-border);border-radius:20px;padding:4px} .toggle-dock button{border:none;background:transparent;cursor:pointer;padding:0;font:inherit} .theme-toggle button{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%} .theme-toggle button.active{outline:2px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:1px} .theme-toggle .sw-green{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#8FBC94,#4D7C5F,#2F4F3A)} .theme-toggle .sw-rainbow{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#E2673B,#D94F84,#8F5CF0)} .theme-toggle .sw-blue{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#3B82F6,#1E40AF,#5B21B6)} .theme-toggle .sw-sage{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#93C79A,#3F7A57,#1B3A2A)} .theme-toggle .sw-jade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#4CAF6E,#1E8E7E,#17607F)} .theme-toggle .sw-emerald{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#2FB673,#0E9488,#155E75)} .theme-toggle .sw-spring{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#3FC97C,#0E9AA0,#1F5FA6)} .version-toggle button{min-width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:14px;padding:0 10px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--gray)} .version-toggle button.active{background:#141414;color:#fff} /* ---------- header ---------- */ /* Sticky, so the nav stays reachable while the section highlight tracks where you are. It needs an opaque background to sit over scrolling content, and it shrinks once you leave the top — the full-height bar is a lot of screen to give up permanently on a laptop. */ /* sticky is the no-JS fallback; components.js swaps in .is-fixed and a spacer so the shrink cannot move the page below it. */ .site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:var(--paper)} .site-header.is-fixed{position:fixed;left:0;right:0} .site-header.stuck{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)} /* Material bar: the bar itself goes translucent with a backdrop blur, so content shows through frosted as it passes beneath — Apple's toolbar material. The slight saturate keeps color lively through the frost. Gated on color-mix too so the translucent paper stays a token, not a hardcoded rgba; browsers without either keep the opaque paper bar. prefers-reduced- transparency restores the opaque bar for users who ask for it. */ @supports (((backdrop-filter:blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(1px))) and (background:color-mix(in srgb,red 50%,transparent))){ .site-header{background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--paper) 72%,transparent); -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(14px) saturate(1.4);backdrop-filter:blur(14px) saturate(1.4)} @media (prefers-reduced-transparency:reduce){ .site-header{background:var(--paper);-webkit-backdrop-filter:none;backdrop-filter:none} } } /* Scroll edge effect, after Apple's: once the bar is stuck, the strip just below it blurs and fades whatever scrolls beneath, so content dissolves under the bar instead of being cut off by a line. One blurred band with a top-to-bottom mask — a true progressive blur stacks several blur layers, which is more GPU than a 20px strip deserves. Where backdrop-filter or masks are missing (old browsers), the hairline above stays and nothing is lost. The band swaps in for the hairline rather than doubling it: the border keeps its 1px so the bar's height doesn't shift with support. */ @supports ((backdrop-filter:blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(1px))){ .site-header.stuck{border-bottom-color:transparent} .site-header::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;height:20px;pointer-events:none; -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px);backdrop-filter:blur(8px); -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000,transparent); opacity:0;transition:opacity .25s ease} .site-header.stuck::after{opacity:1} } .site-header .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;transition:height .2s ease,padding .2s ease} /* Used while the resting height is measured, so no transition is caught mid-flight. */ .site-header.no-anim .wrap,.site-header.no-anim .brand{transition:none} .site-header nav{display:flex;gap:40px;font-size:18px;color:#777} /* The active link marks where you are on the page, so it needs to win against its neighbours: full-strength ink plus an accent rule under it. */ .site-header nav a,.side-nav a{position:relative;transition:color .2s} .site-header nav .active,.side-nav .active{color:var(--ink)} .site-header nav .active::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-6px;height:1px;background:var(--accent)} /* The rail marks its active link with a chevron instead — see personal.css. */ /* ---------- nav links ---------- */ /* The ↗ marks a link that leaves the page — today only the cross-site one. */ .ext-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px} .ext-link .ext{width:11px;height:11px;flex:none;opacity:.7} .ext-link .glyph{width:12px;height:12px;flex:none;opacity:.7} /* Where an anchor jump lands is set per site, in personal.css and advisory.css: the offset has to cancel whatever top padding that section already carries, which differs between the two layouts. */ /* ---------- essay rows ---------- */ /* "Latest writing" is a section label, the same small caps as "About Jason" and "Questions" — not a serif heading. Shared by both sites. */ .essay-head{display:block;margin-bottom:24px} /* Article rows: the linked title with its arrow, the dek beneath, ruled top and bottom by the rows themselves. One layout for both sites and both Advisory variants — the columnar version Advisory used to have is gone. */ .erow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;row-gap:8px;padding:32px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)} .erow:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)} .erow h3{font-size:var(--item-title);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);max-width:720px} .erow p{font-size:var(--item-dek);line-height:1.6;color:var(--gray);max-width:720px} /* The arrow sits with the title and nudges right on hover, on the same curve as the rail's chevron so the two read as one gesture. */ .go{display:inline-block;margin-left:12px;color:var(--accent);transition:transform .28s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .go svg{width:16px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle} .erow-link:hover .go,.erow-link:focus-visible .go{transform:translateX(6px)} @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ .go{transition:none} } /* ---------- card grid (ways to work together) ---------- */ /* scroll-margin so the "Learn more" jump lands with air above the heading rather than flush against the top of the window. */ .ways .wrap{padding-bottom:144px} .explore-head{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px} .explore-head .line{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--rule)} .explore-head h2{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);white-space:nowrap} .ways-intro{text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:var(--gray);margin-top:16px} .cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border:1px solid var(--card);margin-top:40px} .card{padding:40px 32px 48px;border-right:1px solid var(--card);display:flex;flex-direction:column} .card:last-child{border-right:none} .card .glyph{width:24px;height:24px;margin-bottom:24px} .card h3{font-size:var(--item-title);letter-spacing:var(--track-display);margin-bottom:12px} .card p{font-size:var(--item-dek);line-height:1.6;color:var(--gray)} .card .arrow-link{margin-top:auto;padding-top:32px;font-size:16px;align-self:flex-start} /* ---------- organizations worked with ---------- */ /* Quiet on purpose: the logo files carry real transparency, so grayscale + low opacity is all the quieting the strip needs. */ /* The strip scrolls slowly and continuously, SaaS-style, driven by initLogoMarquee in components.js so it can also be grabbed and dragged; the animation resumes when the pointer lets go. The track is four copies of the logo set and wraps at half its own width, so the seam is invisible. .logo-marquee clips the track and fades both edges. touch-action:pan-y keeps vertical page scroll working while the strip owns horizontal drags. */ .orgs .wrap{padding-bottom:144px;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;--logo-gap:56px} .orgs .label{display:block;margin-bottom:32px;color:var(--gray)} .logo-marquee{overflow:hidden;cursor:grab;touch-action:pan-y;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent,#000 12%,#000 88%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(to right,transparent,#000 12%,#000 88%,transparent)} .logo-marquee.is-dragging{cursor:grabbing} .logo-strip{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;width:max-content;align-items:center;gap:var(--logo-gap);will-change:transform} /* flex:none keeps each logo at its natural size instead of squeezing to fit. */ .logo-strip li{flex:none} .logo-strip img{display:block;width:auto;max-width:160px;object-fit:contain;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.15);opacity:.6;transition:opacity .2s,filter .2s;-webkit-user-drag:none} @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ .logo-strip{width:auto;justify-content:center} .logo-strip li[aria-hidden]{display:none} .logo-marquee{-webkit-mask-image:none;mask-image:none} } .logo-strip li:hover img{opacity:.9;filter:grayscale(0)} /* ---------- frequently asked questions ---------- */ .faq .wrap{padding-bottom:144px} .faq-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,5fr) minmax(0,7fr);column-gap:64px;padding-top:96px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)} .faq-head .label{display:block;margin-bottom:16px} .faq-head h2{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);max-width:320px} .faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)} .faq-item:first-child{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)} .faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;padding:24px 0} .faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none} .faq-item h3{font-size:24px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);font-weight:500} .faq-item .plus{position:relative;flex:none;width:16px;height:16px} .faq-item .plus::before,.faq-item .plus::after{content:"";position:absolute;background:var(--accent);left:50%;top:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%)} .faq-item .plus::before{width:16px;height:1px} .faq-item .plus::after{width:1px;height:16px;transition:transform .2s} .faq-item[open] .plus::after{transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scaleY(0)} /* The plus only becomes a minus once the answer is actually opening, so the icon and the panel move together rather than the icon jumping ahead. */ .faq-item[open]:not(.is-open) .plus::after{transform:translate(-50%,-50%)} /* Animating a 0fr → 1fr grid row expands the answer to exactly its own height without measuring it, and the text fades and rises slightly as it goes. .is-open is set by initFaq, one frame after the panel is revealed. */ .faq-answer{display:grid;grid-template-rows:0fr;transition:grid-template-rows .28s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .faq-item.is-open .faq-answer{grid-template-rows:1fr} /* The inner wrapper is what gets clipped. Clipping the paragraph itself would leave its 32px of bottom padding showing under a closed answer, since padding sits outside the box that overflow hides. */ .faq-answer-inner{overflow:hidden;opacity:0;transform:translateY(-6px);transition:opacity .28s ease,transform .28s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .faq-item.is-open .faq-answer-inner{opacity:1;transform:none} .faq-item p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--gray-2);padding:0 40px 32px 0;max-width:560px} @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ .faq-answer,.faq-answer-inner{transition:none} } /* ---------- about Jason + work with me ---------- */ .about .inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);column-gap:64px;align-items:center} .about .label{display:block;margin-bottom:16px} .about h2{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);margin-bottom:16px} .about p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:#333;max-width:456px} .about .arrow-link{margin-top:32px} /* Same weight as .arrow-link, two abreast. The mark takes the link's own color so the accent underline stays the only color in the row. */ .social{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:28px;margin-top:32px} .social a{color:var(--ink);font-size:18px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:2px} .social svg{width:16px;height:16px;flex:none} .contact{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px;padding-left:16px} .contact .bar{width:2px;height:112px;background:var(--grad-bright);flex:none} .contact h2{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);margin-bottom:8px} .contact a{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px} /* ---------- stay in the loop ---------- */ .subscribe .label{display:block;margin-bottom:16px} .subscribe h2{font-size:32px;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);margin-bottom:8px} .subscribe p{font-size:18px;color:#444} .subscribe small{display:block;font-size:14px;color:#555} /* Fluid rather than a fixed width: a hard width overflows the page on phones. */ .form{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:32px 0 24px} .form input{flex:1 1 256px;min-width:0;max-width:376px;height:52px;border:1px solid var(--field-border);background:var(--field);padding:0 16px;font:inherit;font-size:17px;color:#333;outline:none} .form input::placeholder{color:#666} .form button{width:128px;height:52px;background:#141414;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:3px;font:inherit;font-size:17px;font-weight:500} /* ---------- coming-up interstitial ---------- */ /* The pre-publication modal an unpublished essay opens into; markup and copy live in components.js / content.js (essays.comingUp). Styled in the site's own idiom — paper ground, serif title, gradient hairline — rather than an app dialog. Remove along with essays.comingUp once essays ship. */ .cu-veil{position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(243,241,237,.82);backdrop-filter:blur(3px); display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:24px;overflow-y:auto; opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .3s ease} .cu-veil.open{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto} /* Entrance in the same idiom as the FAQ panel and the header shrink: one easing curve (.22,.61,.36,1), a short rise, nothing bouncy. The box fades and lifts a beat after the veil, its gradient hairline wipes in across the top, and the contents follow in a small stagger, so the modal assembles rather than appearing. Closing plays straight back with no delays. */ .cu-modal{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--field-border);max-width:600px;width:100%; margin:auto;padding:56px 64px 40px;position:relative;box-shadow:0 30px 80px rgba(20,10,20,.18); opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px) scale(.99); transition:opacity .3s ease,transform .42s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition-delay:.06s} .cu-modal::before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:3px;background:var(--grad); transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .5s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal::before{transform:scaleX(1);transition-delay:.14s} /* The direct children only — ::before above is a pseudo and animates on its own. */ .cu-modal > *{opacity:0;transform:translateY(6px); transition:opacity .3s ease,transform .3s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > *{opacity:1;transform:none} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(2){transition-delay:.14s} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(3){transition-delay:.19s} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(4){transition-delay:.24s} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(5){transition-delay:.29s} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(6){transition-delay:.33s} .cu-veil.open .cu-modal > :nth-child(7){transition-delay:.36s} .cu-label{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);display:block;margin-bottom:20px} .cu-modal h3{font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:var(--track-display);margin-bottom:16px} .cu-body{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--gray)} /* Same field and button as .form; narrower box, so the button wraps under on phones. */ .cu-form{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:28px 0 16px} .cu-form input{flex:1 1 220px;min-width:0;height:52px;border:1px solid var(--field-border);background:var(--field);padding:0 16px;font:inherit;font-size:17px;color:#333;outline:none} .cu-form input::placeholder{color:#666} .cu-form button{flex:0 1 auto;padding:0 24px;height:52px;background:#141414;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:3px;font:inherit;font-size:17px;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer} .cu-note{display:block;font-size:14px;color:#555;margin-bottom:24px} .cu-back{font-size:14px;color:var(--gray);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:1px;cursor:pointer} .cu-back:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--accent)} /* A 44px square target — the close button was an 8px-padded glyph, small enough to miss on a phone. Offsets keep the glyph where it already sat. */ .cu-x{position:absolute;top:8px;right:12px;width:44px;height:44px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:24px;line-height:1;color:#999;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:0} .cu-x:hover{color:var(--ink)} @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){ .cu-veil,.cu-modal,.cu-modal::before,.cu-modal > *{transition:none} .cu-modal,.cu-modal > *{opacity:1;transform:none} .cu-modal::before{transform:scaleX(1)} } /* ---------- footer ---------- */ .site-footer{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)} .site-footer .wrap{padding:32px var(--gutter);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:14px;color:#333} .site-footer nav{display:flex;gap:32px;font-size:14px;color:#333} .colophon{padding:32px 0 40px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:14px;color:#333} .colophon-link{border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:border-color .2s ease} .colophon-link:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--accent)} /* The gutter holds at 88px right down to the collapse breakpoint. Stepping it down at 1280 made the page read edge-to-edge on a ~1100px window compared with the prototypes, which kept a wide margin all the way down. */ @media (max-width:1023px){ :root{--gutter:48px} .cards{grid-template-columns:1fr} .card{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--card)} .card:last-child{border-bottom:none} .faq-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;row-gap:40px;padding-top:64px} .orgs .wrap{--logo-gap:40px} .logo-strip img{max-width:128px} .about .inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:48px} .contact{padding-left:0} } /* The stacked top bar. It starts at 800px, not at the phone breakpoint: the wordmark and the nav stop fitting on one line around 750px, and between there and 640 the wordmark used to wrap to two lines inside a fixed-height bar and collide with the nav. Personal's element is