/* Styles for customers.html only, moved out of the page so browsers can cache them (#15). */
        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           LATO — LOCAL fonts
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-light.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-light.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 300; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-lightitalic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-lightitalic.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-regular.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-regular.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-bold.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-black.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-black.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 900; font-style: normal;  font-display: swap; }
        @font-face { font-family: 'Lato'; src: url('fonts/lato-blackitalic.woff2') format('woff2'), url('fonts/lato-blackitalic.ttf') format('truetype'); font-weight: 900; font-style: italic;  font-display: swap; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           TOKENS
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        :root {
            --prussian:    #02263F;
            --airforce:    #5F99BB;
            --veridian:    #138E32;
            --sky:         #ADDDF6;
            --alice:       #F0F6FA;
            --orange:      #E6532B;
            --yellow:      #EEAD00;
            --dark-grey:   #38484F;
            --light-grey:  #ABB2B6;
            --white:       #FFFFFF;
            --nav-h:       80px;
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           RESET & BASE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        *, *::before, *::after { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
        html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
        body {
            font-family: 'Lato', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
            background: var(--prussian);
            color: var(--sky);
            overflow-x: hidden;
        }
        a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
        ul { list-style: none; }
        img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }

        .page-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .container { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 48px; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           NAV BAR
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .site-nav {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
            z-index: 1000;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
        }
        .nav-bar {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            height: var(--nav-h);
            padding: 0;
            position: relative;
            transition: box-shadow 0.4s ease;
        }
        /* Blur + tint live on a layer BEHIND the nav content so logos/text stay crisp */
        .nav-bar::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: rgba(2, 38, 63, 0.94);
            backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.6);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(1.6);
            opacity: 0;
            transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
            pointer-events: none;
            z-index: 0;
        }
        .site-nav.scrolled .nav-bar::before { opacity: 1; }
        .site-nav.scrolled .nav-bar {
            box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(95,153,187,0.12), 0 8px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
        }
        .nav-bar > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .nav-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; margin-right: 12px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 3px; }
        .nav-logo img { height: 26px; width: auto; display: block; }
        .nav-logo-divider { width: 1px; height: 22px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.25); margin: 0 20px; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .nav-logo img.nav-logo-s2c { height: 10px; width: auto; display: block; opacity: 1; margin-top: 4px; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
        .nav-item {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px;
            padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 8px;
            font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: background 0.18s, color 0.18s;
            border: none; background: none;
        }
        .nav-item .ti { font-size: 0.7rem; opacity: 0.6; transition: transform 0.22s; }
        .nav-item:hover, .nav-item.on { color: #fff; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); }
        .nav-item.on .ti-chevrons-down { transform: rotate(180deg); }
        .nav-inner {
            max-width: 1400px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px 0 24px;
            width: 100%; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
        }
        .nav-center {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px;
            flex: 1; justify-content: center; margin: 0 6px;
        }
        .nav-divider { width: 1px; height: 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); margin: 0 6px; }
        .nav-right { margin-left: auto; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .icon-btn {
            width: 36px; height: 36px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            border-radius: 8px; border: none; background: none;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); font-size: 1.05rem; cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.18s, color 0.18s;
        }
        .icon-btn:hover, .icon-btn.on { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); color: #fff; }
        .lang-btn {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; padding: 7px 12px;
            border-radius: 30px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .lang-btn:hover, .lang-btn.on { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); color: #fff; }
        .cta-btn-secondary {
            padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--sky);
            box-shadow: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--prussian); cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .cta-btn-secondary:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); background: #c8eaf8; box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(173,221,246,0.35); color: var(--prussian); }
        .cta-btn {
            padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--orange);
            box-shadow: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.03em; transition: all 0.2s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .cta-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .nav-mobile-toggle { display: none; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; margin-left: auto; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 6px; }
        .nav-mobile-toggle span { display: block; width: 26px; height: 2px; background: #fff; border-radius: 2px; transition: all 0.25s; }

        /* Mega panels */
        .mega-panel {
            display: none; position: absolute; top: var(--nav-h); left: 0; right: 0;
            background: rgba(240, 246, 250, 0.98);
            backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5);
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.08); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.06);
            box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(2,38,63,0.28); padding: 20px 40px 24px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease;
        }
        .mega-panel.show { display: block; }
        @keyframes megaIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
        .mega-cols { display: flex; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; max-width: 1160px; margin: 0 auto; justify-content: center; }
        .mega-col { min-width: 140px; flex: 1; }
        .col-label { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 9px; padding-bottom: 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12); }
        .mega-link { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); padding: 4px 0; cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.15s; line-height: 1.4; }
        .mega-link .ti { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--airforce); flex-shrink: 0; }
        .mega-link:hover { color: var(--prussian); }
        .mega-link.primary { color: var(--prussian); font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 4px; }
        .mega-link.primary .ti { color: var(--airforce); }
        .url-hint { font-size: 0.6rem; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; margin: 1px 0 4px 20px; }
        .tag { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 900; background: var(--orange); color: #fff; padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 20px; margin-left: 4px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
        .mega-footer { margin: 14px auto 0; padding-top: 11px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.1); display: flex; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; max-width: 1160px; justify-content: center; }
        .mega-footer-link { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.74rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--airforce); cursor: pointer; transition: color 0.15s; }
        .mega-footer-link:hover { color: var(--prussian); }
        .mega-divider { width: 1px; height: 14px; background: rgba(2,38,63,0.2); align-self: center; }
        #panel-platform .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-platform .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-platform .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-solutions .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-company .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-company .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-company .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-nd .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-nd .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-nd .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-resources .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-resources .mega-footer { justify-content: flex-end; }
        #panel-resources .mega-footer-link { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.68rem; }
        #panel-docs .mega-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 28px 40px; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
        #panel-docs .mega-link { font-weight: 700; }
        #panel-docs .mega-link .ti { margin-top: 2px; align-self: flex-start; }
        #panel-docs .mega-col:nth-child(5) { grid-column-start: 2; }

        /* Search panel */
        .search-panel { display: none; position: fixed; top: var(--nav-h); left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 999; background: rgba(2, 38, 63, 0.97); backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.1); box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(0,0,0,0.55); padding: 24px 40px 28px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease; }
        .search-panel.show { display: block; }
        .search-wrap { position: relative; }
        .search-wrap .ti { position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 1.1rem; color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6); }
        .search-input { width: 100%; padding: 12px 16px 12px 42px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; color: #fff; outline: none; transition: border-color 0.2s; }
        .search-input::placeholder { color: rgba(173,221,246,0.4); }
        .search-input:focus { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6); }
        .search-hints { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 14px; }
        .search-hint { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.7); padding: 5px 14px; border-radius: 20px; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.1); border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.18); cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; }
        .search-hint:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.2); color: #fff; }

        /* Language panel */
        .lang-panel { display: none; position: absolute; top: var(--nav-h); right: 40px; width: 480px; background: rgba(240,246,250,0.98); backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(28px) saturate(1.5); border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.08); border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 0 24px 64px rgba(2,38,63,0.28); padding: 20px; animation: megaIn 0.2s ease; }
        .lang-panel.show { display: block; }
        .lang-label { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 14px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12); }
        .lang-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 4px; }
        .lang-opt { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 400; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.15s; }
        .lang-opt:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); color: var(--prussian); }
        .lang-opt.active { color: var(--prussian); font-weight: 700; background: rgba(95,153,187,0.18); }

        /* Nav inline search */
        .nav-search-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }
        .nav-search-wrap .ti-search { position: absolute; left: 10px; font-size: 0.82rem; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.45); pointer-events: none; }
        .nav-search-input { width: 98px; padding: 7px 10px 7px 27px; border-radius: 30px; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.22); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; outline: none; transition: width 0.25s ease, border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s; }
        .nav-search-input::placeholder { color: #F0F8FF; }
        .nav-search-input:focus { width: 240px; border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.55); background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); }
        .lang-opt .ti { font-size: 0.75rem; margin-right: 4px; }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           PAGE STRUCTURE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .page-spacer { height: var(--nav-h); }
        .hero-breadcrumb { position: absolute; top: calc(var(--nav-h) / 2 + 50px); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 100%; max-width: 1400px; padding: 0 24px 0 40px; z-index: 900; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.68rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: none; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.7); }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           GRADIENT TEXT UTILITIES (matching about-v2)
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .grad-fire {
            background: linear-gradient(95deg, #E6532B 0%, #c44420 38%, #ADDDF6 100%);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
        }
        .grad-ice {
            background: linear-gradient(95deg, #ADDDF6 0%, #5F99BB 55%, #ffffff 100%);
            -webkit-background-clip: text;
            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
            background-clip: text;
        }
        .fancy-word {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 1.18em;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            /* Cormorant is self-hosted at 300 only, so a heavier font-weight would
               be faked by the browser. Stroking the real outline thickens it
               cleanly instead. */
            -webkit-text-stroke: 0.021em currentColor;
            paint-order: stroke fill;
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BLOG HERO — full-bleed with background image
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        /* section-transition scroll chevron — canonical: 16px, white on dark / prussian-blue on light */
        .sec-chev { position: relative; height: 0; z-index: 5; pointer-events: none; color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .sec-chev.on-dark { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
        .sec-chev.on-light { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .sec-chev span { position: absolute; left: 50%; width: 16px; height: 16px; border-right: 2.5px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 2.5px solid currentColor; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); animation: chevronPulseDown 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
        .sec-chev span:nth-child(1) { top: -44px; }
        .sec-chev span:nth-child(2) { top: -34px; animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .sec-chev.on-light { color: rgba(173,221,246,0.55); }
        @keyframes chevronPulseDown { 0%,100% { opacity: 0.15; } 50% { opacity: 0.9; } }
        .blog-hero {
            position: relative;
            min-height: 720px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .blog-hero-bg {width: 100%; height: 100%; max-width: none; object-fit: cover; 
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: center;
            z-index: 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            z-index: 1;
            /* Prussian-blue wash over the photo, deepening into the section below */
            background:
                linear-gradient(
                    180deg,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.30) 0%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.34) 25%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.48) 55%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.70) 80%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.90) 100%
                ),
                linear-gradient(
                    90deg,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.38) 0%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.12) 55%,
                    rgba(2,38,63,0.24) 100%
                );
        }
        .blog-hero-body {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            padding: 0 0 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-inner {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 40px;
            padding-bottom: 36px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .blog-eyebrow {
            display: block;
            font-size: 0.66rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.28em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
        .blog-hero-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(58px, 8.5vw, 106px);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.88;
            letter-spacing: -0.035em;
            margin: 0;
        }
        .blog-hero-right {
            flex-shrink: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-end;
            gap: 14px;
            padding-bottom: 6px;
            max-width: 340px;
        }
        .blog-hero-desc {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.65);
            line-height: 1.65;
            text-align: left;
        }
        /* Hero CTAs — flat, per the in-page button convention (the raised ring
           treatment is nav-bar only) */
        .hero-btns { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 30px; }
        .hero-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
            padding: 13px 28px; border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid transparent; text-decoration: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.02em; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.22s, border-color 0.22s, transform 0.22s, color 0.22s;
        }
        .hero-btn i { font-size: 0.8rem; }
        .hero-btn-primary { background: var(--orange); color: #ffffff; }
        .hero-btn-primary:hover { background: #f0824f; transform: translateY(-2px); }
        .hero-btn-ghost {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); color: #ffffff;
            border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
            backdrop-filter: blur(6px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
        }
        .hero-btn-ghost:hover {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); border-color: #ffffff; transform: translateY(-2px);
        }
        @media (max-width: 620px) {
            .hero-btns { gap: 10px; }
            .hero-btn { padding: 12px 22px; font-size: 0.84rem; }
        }
        /* Clear the fixed nav when jumping to #references */
        #references { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 16px); }
        .subscribe-btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            padding: 10px 22px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.45);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.9);
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .subscribe-btn:hover {
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.18);
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.6);
            color: #fff;
        }

        /* Filter pills — used by region tabs */
        .filter-pill {
            padding: 7px 18px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--alice);
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .filter-pill:hover {
            border-color: var(--sky);
            color: var(--prussian);
            background: var(--sky);
        }
        .filter-pill.active {
            background: transparent;
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.18);
            color: var(--alice);
        }
        .filter-pill.active:hover {
            background: var(--sky);
            border-color: var(--sky);
            color: var(--prussian);
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BLOG CONTENT AREA
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .blog-content-area {
            padding: 48px 0 48px;
            background: var(--prussian);
        }

        /* ── FEATURED ARTICLE ── */
        .featured-article {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 0;
            border-radius: 20px;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.14);
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            transition: border-color 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .featured-article:hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.38); }
        .featured-article:hover .featured-img-inner { transform: scale(1.03); }
        .featured-img {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            min-height: 420px;
        }
        .featured-img-inner {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            transition: transform 0.55s ease;
        }
        .img-featured {
            background-image: url('images/blog-webp-images/network-inventory-article-image.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center center;
        }
        .img-product {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 30%, rgba(173,221,246,0.4) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 20% 70%, rgba(95,153,187,0.5) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(160deg, #011a2e 0%, #02263F 60%, #013048 100%);
        }
        .img-research {
            background-image: url('images/s2cdesigner/s2c-designer-solution-overview-card.png');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        /* FTTH registration blog article image */
        .img-industry {
            background-image: url('images/webp/1-5-common-mistakes-you-might-make-with-ftth-network-inventory.webp');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }
        /* GIS white paper cover — contain, so the artwork is not cropped */
        .img-tech {
            background-image: url('images/brochures/gis-for-telecom-networks-whitepaper-cover.png');
            background-size: contain;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
        }
        .img-dark {
            background:
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 30% 60%, rgba(230,83,43,0.4) 0%, transparent 60%),
                radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 25%, rgba(95,153,187,0.35) 0%, transparent 55%),
                linear-gradient(120deg, #020810 0%, #01131f 50%, #011528 100%);
        }
        /* Telxius case study brochure cover — contain, matching partners.html */
        .img-geo {
            background-image: url('images/brochures/telxius-case-study-cover.png');
            background-size: contain;
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
        }
        .img-overlay {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.25) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.08) 100%);
        }

        /* Floating visual element inside image panels */
        .img-icon {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 28px;
            right: 28px;
            width: 56px;
            height: 56px;
            border-radius: 14px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 0;
            color: #fff;
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
        }
        .img-icon i { display: none; }
        .img-icon::before,
        .img-icon::after {
            content: '';
            width: 12px;
            height: 12px;
            border-right: 2.5px solid currentColor;
            border-bottom: 2.5px solid currentColor;
            transform: rotate(-45deg);
            animation: chevronPulseRight 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
        }
        .img-icon::before { margin-right: -5px; animation-delay: 0s; }
        .img-icon::after  { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
        @keyframes chevronPulseRight {
            0%, 100% { opacity: 0.15; }
            50% { opacity: 0.9; }
        }
        .img-count {
            position: absolute;
            top: 20px;
            left: 20px;
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
        }

        .featured-body {
            padding: 48px 48px 48px 44px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }
        .article-cat {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 6px;
            font-size: 0.68rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.15em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }
        .article-cat::before {
            content: '';
            display: block;
            width: 18px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--orange);
            border-radius: 2px;
        }
        .featured-headline {
            font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.025em;
            line-height: 1.15;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .featured-headline:hover { color: var(--sky); }
        .featured-body .article-cat::before { display: none; }
        .featured-excerpt {
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--sky);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 32px;
        }
        .article-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 16px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .meta-author {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
        }
        .author-avatar {
            width: 32px;
            height: 32px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.25);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: var(--sky);
            flex-shrink: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .author-avatar img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
        .author-name-text {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.8);
        }
        .meta-dot {
            width: 3px; height: 3px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
        }
        .meta-date, .meta-read {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--sky);
        }
        .read-link {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 7px;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--airforce);
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            transition: color 0.18s, gap 0.18s;
            margin-top: 24px;
        }
        .read-link:hover { color: #fff; gap: 10px; }

        /* ── MIXED GRID ── */
        .blog-grid-section {
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }
        .section-rule {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 16px;
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
        .section-rule-label {
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.35);
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .section-rule-line {
            flex: 1;
            height: 1px;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14);
        }

        /* 2-column asymmetric row */
        .row-asymmetric {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 5fr 4fr;
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }
        .row-asymmetric-right {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 4fr 5fr;
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        /* 3-column even row */
        .row-three {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        /* ── ARTICLE CARD — standard ── */
        .article-card {
            border-radius: 16px;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }
        .article-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.32);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-img-inner { transform: scale(1.05); }
        .card-img {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            /* Backdrop for contain-sized brochure covers, ported from partners.html */
            background: radial-gradient(125% 115% at 50% 8%, #12527e 0%, #0a3e63 30%, #033052 50%, #02263F 78%, #01192e 100%);
        }
        .card-img-inner {
            transition: transform 0.55s ease;
        }
        .card-img-tall { height: 280px; }
        .card-img-mid  { height: 200px; }
        .card-img-short { height: 160px; }
        .card-body {
            padding: 24px 28px 28px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .card-cat {
            font-size: 0.62rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.16em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .card-headline {
            font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.2rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.018em;
            line-height: 1.25;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
            transition: color 0.18s;
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-headline { color: var(--sky); }
        .card-excerpt {
            font-size: 0.88rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.55);
            line-height: 1.65;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            flex: 1;
        }
        .card-footer {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 8px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.1);
            padding-top: 16px;
            margin-top: auto;
        }
        .card-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
        }
        .card-date {
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.38);
        }
        .card-read {
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(95,153,187,0.7);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 4px;
            transition: color 0.18s;
        }
        .article-card:hover .card-read { color: var(--sky); }

        /* ── TALL CARD (no image, text-led) ── */
        .article-card-text {
            border-radius: 16px;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.06);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            padding: 36px 32px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .article-card-text:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
        }
        .article-card-text .card-cat { margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .article-card-text .card-headline {
            font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.45rem);
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
        .article-card-text .card-excerpt { flex: 1; }
        .article-card-text .card-footer {
            margin-top: 24px;
        }

        /* ── OVERSIZE SECTION HEADINGS ── */
        .blog-eyebrow {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(0.65rem, 1.1vw, 0.85rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.92;
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 48px;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading em {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.15em;
        }
        .blog-oversize-heading.prussian-text { color: var(--prussian); }

        /* ── LIGHT ZONE (Latest + More from VC4) ── */
        .blog-light-zone {
            background: var(--alice);
            padding: 48px 0 80px;
        }
        .blog-light-zone .section-rule-label {
            color: rgba(2,38,63,0.35);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .section-rule-line {
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.1);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card {
            background: #fff;
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
            box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(2,38,63,0.05);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-headline {
            color: var(--prussian);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover .card-headline {
            color: var(--airforce);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-excerpt {
            color: var(--dark-grey);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-footer {
            border-top-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.08);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-date {
            color: rgba(2,38,63,0.4);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .card-read {
            color: var(--airforce);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card:hover .card-read {
            color: var(--prussian);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text {
            background: #fff;
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.09);
            box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(2,38,63,0.05);
        }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text:hover {
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2);
        }

        /* Cover cards — full-bleed article image behind the copy, ported from
           partners.html so the text-only tiles stop reading as blank boxes */
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-color: transparent;
            background-color: var(--prussian);
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: center;
            background-size: cover;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(2,38,63,0.22);
        }
        .article-card-text.cover-card::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.22) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.38) 52%, rgba(2,38,63,0.66) 100%);
        }
        .article-card-text.cover-card > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card .card-headline { color: #ffffff; }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card .card-excerpt { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.86); }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card .card-read { color: var(--sky); }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card:hover .card-read { color: #ffffff; }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card .card-footer { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
        .blog-light-zone .article-card-text.cover-card:hover { border-color: rgba(173,221,246,0.5); }

        /* With the redundant footer label gone, the read link holds the right edge */
        .card-footer > .card-read:only-child { margin-left: auto; }

        .blog-sky-zone { background: #ffffff !important; }
        .blog-sky-zone .section-rule-label { color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45); }
        .blog-sky-zone .section-rule-line { background: rgba(2,38,63,0.15); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card { background: #fff; border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.1); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.25); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card-text { background: #fff; border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.1); }
        .blog-sky-zone .article-card-text:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.25); }
        .blog-sky-zone .load-more-btn { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2); color: var(--prussian); }
        .blog-sky-zone .load-more-btn:hover { background: var(--prussian); color: #fff; border-color: var(--prussian); }


        .newsletter-strip {
            margin: 48px 0;
            border-radius: 18px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            padding: 52px 56px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 40px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .newsletter-strip::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background-image: url('images/module-platforms.webp');
            background-size: 135%;
            background-position: 62% 75%;
            transform: scaleX(-1);
        }
        .newsletter-strip > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
        .newsletter-left {}
        .newsletter-label {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(0.65rem, 1.1vw, 0.85rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }
        .newsletter-heading {
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
            font-weight: 900;
            line-height: 0.92;
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
            color: #fff;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }
        .newsletter-heading em {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.15em;
        }
        .newsletter-sub {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: #ffffff;
            line-height: 1.6;
            max-width: 420px;
        }
        .newsletter-form {
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
            align-items: center;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }
        .newsletter-input {
            padding: 12px 22px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
            outline: none;
            width: 260px;
            transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .newsletter-input::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
        .newsletter-input:focus { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); background: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
        .newsletter-submit {
            padding: 12px 28px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: none;
            background: linear-gradient(130deg, #b83d1a 0%, var(--orange) 100%);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(230,83,43,0.35);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff;
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .newsletter-submit:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }

        /* ── LOAD MORE ── */
        .load-more-row {
            text-align: center;
            padding-top: 16px;
        }
        .load-more-btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            padding: 10px 28px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: none;
            background: var(--alice);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(2,38,63,0.10);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.88rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: var(--prussian);
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            transition: all 0.2s;
        }
        .load-more-btn:hover {
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            background: #dde8f0;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(2,38,63,0.18);
            color: var(--prussian);
        }

        /* -- Full footer -- */
        .site-footer-full {
            background: #011628;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }
        .footer-top {
            padding: 72px 0 56px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.15);
        }
        .footer-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.6fr repeat(5, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
        }
        .footer-logo { height: 36px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; }
        .footer-logo-s2c { height: 12px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 20px; display: block; }
        .footer-tagline {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
        .footer-contact {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6px;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }
        .footer-contact a {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            transition: color 0.18s;
        }
        .footer-contact a:hover { color: #f0f8ff; }
        .footer-contact a .ti { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #ffffff; flex-shrink: 0; }
        .footer-social {
            display: flex;
            gap: 10px;
        }
        .social-icon-btn {
            width: 36px; height: 36px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(240,248,255,0.2);
            background: rgba(240,248,255,0.05);
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            color: #ffffff;
            font-size: 1rem;
            transition: all 0.18s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .social-icon-btn:hover {
            background: rgba(240,248,255,0.14);
            border-color: rgba(240,248,255,0.5);
            color: #fff;
        }
        .footer-login-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
            margin-top: 12px; padding: 8px 20px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.22);
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.07);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0.04em; cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
        }
        .footer-login-btn:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.14); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); }
        .footer-col-heading {
            font-size: 0.62rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.18em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--orange);
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            margin-top: 0;
        }
        .footer-col ul {
            list-style: none;
            padding: 0; margin: 0;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 8px;
        }
        .footer-col ul li a {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            transition: color 0.18s;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }
        .footer-col ul li a:hover { color: #fff; }
        .footer-creds .container {
            display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
            gap: 14px 36px; padding-top: 26px; padding-bottom: 26px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
        }
        .footer-cred {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
        }
        .footer-cred .ti { font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--orange); }
        .footer-bottom {
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.1);
            padding: 20px 0;
        }
        .footer-bottom-inner {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 16px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }
        .footer-copy {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
        }
        .footer-legal {
            display: flex;
            gap: 24px;
        }
        .footer-legal a {
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
            transition: color 0.2s;
        }
        .footer-legal a:hover { color: #f0f8ff; }
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 680px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
            .footer-top { padding: 48px 0 40px; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 420px) {
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           RESPONSIVE
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .nav-bar .nav-item, .nav-right .lang-btn, .nav-right .cta-btn { display: none; }
            .nav-mobile-toggle { display: flex; }
            .row-asymmetric, .row-asymmetric-right { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 820px) {
            .featured-article { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .featured-img { min-height: 260px; }
            .row-three { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
            .newsletter-strip { flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; }
            .newsletter-form { flex-direction: column; width: 100%; }
            .newsletter-input { width: 100%; }
            .newsletter-submit { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
            .blog-hero-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; }
            .blog-hero-right { align-items: flex-start; max-width: 100%; }
            .blog-hero-desc { text-align: left; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 600px) {
            .container { padding: 0 20px; }
            .site-footer { padding: 24px 20px; }
            .row-three { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .blog-hero { min-height: 440px; }
            .featured-body { padding: 32px 24px; }
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           PARTNERS PAGE — partnership split, directory, tabs
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .partnership-split {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 28px;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
        }
        .partnership-card {
            border-radius: 20px;
            padding: 40px 40px 36px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.16);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
        }
        .partnership-card:hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.4); transform: translateY(-3px); }
        .pc-head { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
        .pc-icon {
            width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 14px; flex-shrink: 0;
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            font-size: 1.55rem; color: #fff;
            background: linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(95,153,187,0.45), rgba(2,38,63,0.6));
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
        }
        .partnership-card.accent .pc-icon {
            background: linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(230,83,43,0.55), rgba(2,38,63,0.6));
            border-color: rgba(230,83,43,0.4);
        }
        .pc-title { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.15; }
        .pc-desc { font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--sky); line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 26px; }
        .pc-lists { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
        .pc-list-label {
            font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
        .pc-list li {
            font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 300; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.82);
            line-height: 1.5; padding-left: 22px; position: relative; margin-bottom: 12px;
        }
        .pc-list li::before {
            content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 6px;
            width: 8px; height: 8px;
            border-right: 2px solid var(--airforce); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--airforce);
            transform: rotate(-45deg);
        }
        .pc-quote {
            border-left: 2px solid rgba(230,83,43,0.6);
            padding: 2px 0 2px 20px; margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
        .pc-quote p {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
            font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; font-size: 1.18rem;
            color: #fff; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .pc-quote span {
            font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--airforce);
        }
        .pc-cta {
            margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start;
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
            padding: 11px 26px; border-radius: 30px; border: none;
            background: var(--orange);
            box-shadow: none;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 0.04em; transition: all 0.2s;
        }
        .pc-cta:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .pc-cta.ice {
            background: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian);
            box-shadow: none;
        }
        .pc-cta.ice:hover { background: #c8eaf8; box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(173,221,246,0.4); }

        /* Light variant — breaks up stacked dark sections */
        .blog-content-area.light { background: var(--alice); }
        .blog-content-area.light .blog-oversize-heading { color: var(--prussian); }
        .blog-content-area.light .partnership-card {
            background: var(--prussian);
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.2);
            box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(2,38,63,0.18);
        }
        .blog-content-area.light .partnership-card:hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.55); }

        /* Region tab row (non-sticky, dark bg) */
        .region-row {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
            flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 32px;
        }

        /* Partner directory grid */
        .partner-grid {
            display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px;
        }
        .partner-tile {
            display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px;
            padding: 26px 24px; border-radius: 16px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s, background 0.25s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        .partner-tile:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.38);
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.055);
        }
        .partner-mono {
            width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 12px;
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
            color: var(--sky);
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.15);
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.28);
        }
        .partner-name { font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.2; }
        .partner-region-label {
            font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.5); margin-top: -6px;
        }
        .partner-tile.hide { display: none; }
        .partner-count {
            font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.45);
            margin-top: 28px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 980px) {
            .partnership-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .partner-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
        }
        @media (max-width: 700px) {
            .partner-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
            .pc-lists { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
            .partnership-card { padding: 32px 26px; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 420px) {
            .partner-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }

        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           CUSTOMERS PAGE — logo wall, quote cards, reference cards
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        /* Customer marquee — matches index.html */
        .industry-marquee {
            background: #ffffff;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.08);
            padding: 15px 0;
            position: relative;
        }
        .marquee-flex {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 40px;
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 40px;
        }
        .marquee-viewport {
            flex: 1;
            min-width: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 7%, #000 93%, transparent);
        }
        .marquee-track {
            display: flex;
            width: max-content;
            animation: marqueeScroll 120s linear infinite;
        }
        .industry-marquee:hover .marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
        @keyframes marqueeScroll {
            from { transform: translateX(0); }
            to   { transform: translateX(-50%); }
        }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            .marquee-track { animation: none; flex-wrap: wrap; width: auto; justify-content: center; }
        }
        .marquee-set { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 64px; padding-right: 64px; }
        .marquee-label {
            flex-shrink: 0;
            white-space: nowrap;
            text-align: left;
            font-size: 0.62rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(2,38,63,0.45);
        }
        @media (max-width: 820px) {
            .marquee-flex { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; padding: 0 20px; }
            .marquee-viewport { width: 100%; }
        }
        .marquee-logo {
            height: 30px; width: auto; max-width: 132px;
            object-fit: contain; flex-shrink: 0;
            opacity: 0.82; transition: opacity 0.25s;
        }
        .marquee-logo:hover { opacity: 1; }

        /* Customers page — logo wall as a precise grid (replaces the scrolling marquee) */
        .logo-wall { background: #ffffff; padding: 0 0 84px; }
        .logo-wall-inner { max-width: 1040px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 40px; }
        /* Each row is an independent marquee — direction and duration are set
           per row via --dir / --dur on the element itself */
        .logo-row {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            padding: 30px 0;
            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent);
        }
        /* Divider rules run the full width and fade out at both ends, echoing
           the mask that fades the logos in and out of the row */
        .logo-row::after {
            content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0;
            width: 100%; height: 1px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg,
                rgba(2,38,63,0)   0%,
                rgba(2,38,63,0.4) 14%,
                rgba(2,38,63,0.4) 86%,
                rgba(2,38,63,0)   100%);
        }
        .logo-row:last-child::after { display: none; }
        .logo-track {
            display: flex; width: max-content;
            /* Explicit per-direction keyframes rather than animation-direction:
               reverse — same motion, but nothing depends on reversed playback. */
            animation: var(--anim, logoScroll) var(--dur, 140s) linear infinite;
        }
        .logo-row:hover .logo-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
        .logo-half { display: flex; }
        .logo-set { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 62px; padding-right: 62px; }
        @keyframes logoScroll {          /* right to left */
            from { transform: translateX(0); }
            to   { transform: translateX(-50%); }
        }
        @keyframes logoScrollRev {       /* left to right */
            from { transform: translateX(-50%); }
            to   { transform: translateX(0); }
        }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            .logo-track { animation: none; }
        }
        .logo-item {
            display: block; width: auto; object-fit: contain; flex-shrink: 0;
            /* prussian ink at 80%, not grey — see the #logoPrussian filter */
            filter: url(#logoPrussian) opacity(0.8);
            transition: filter 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
        }
        .logo-item:hover { filter: none; transform: scale(1.06); }
        /* Optical size bands, keyed to each logo's measured aspect ratio */
        .logo-item.a { height: 54px; }   /* square marks        ratio < 1.4 */
        .logo-item.b { height: 44px; }   /* compact lockups     1.4 – 2.6  */
        .logo-item.c { height: 36px; }   /* standard wordmarks  2.6 – 4.3  */
        .logo-item.d { height: 30px; }   /* very wide wordmarks     > 4.3  */
        @media (max-width: 760px) {
            .logo-wall-inner { padding: 0 20px; }
            .logo-row { padding: 22px 0; }
            .logo-set { gap: 40px; padding-right: 40px; }
            .logo-item.a { height: 44px; }
            .logo-item.b { height: 36px; }
            .logo-item.c { height: 29px; }
            .logo-item.d { height: 24px; }
        }

        .quote-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
        /* Quotes zone — networked-globe photo under a minimal blue overlay.
           The source is already deep blue, so it needs far less help than the
           previous image did. */
        .blog-content-area.quotes-zone {
            position: relative;
            isolation: isolate;
            background: var(--prussian);
        }
        /* Its own element rather than a background on the section, so it can be
           flipped — puts the dark starfield behind the left-aligned heading */
        .quotes-bg {
            position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
            background: url('images/vc4-customer-success-stories.webp') center / cover no-repeat;
            transform: scaleX(-1);
        }
        /* Light touch — nudges the orange city lights toward the brand blues */
        .quotes-zone::before {
            content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
            background: linear-gradient(120deg, #02263F 0%, #0B4E7A 50%, #02263F 100%);
            mix-blend-mode: color;
            opacity: 0.3;
        }
        /* Just enough wash to hold the copy */
        .quotes-zone::after {
            content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2;
            background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.2) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.32) 55%, rgba(2,38,63,0.46) 100%);
        }
        .quotes-zone > .container { position: relative; z-index: 3; }
        /* Reversed out — light cards on the dark photo, so the quotes carry */
        .quotes-zone .q-card {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.94);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.08);
            box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(2,20,35,0.3);
        }
        .quotes-zone .q-card:hover {
            background: #ffffff; border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.5);
            box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(2,20,35,0.42);
        }
        /* Same trick as .fancy-word — Cormorant has no bold weight on this box */
        .quotes-zone .blog-oversize-heading em {
            -webkit-text-stroke: 0.021em currentColor;
            paint-order: stroke fill;
        }
        .quotes-zone .q-mark { color: var(--airforce); text-shadow: none; }
        /* Cormorant is self-hosted at 300 only, so thicken the real outline
           rather than let the browser fake a heavier weight */
        .quotes-zone .q-text {
            color: var(--prussian);
            -webkit-text-stroke: 0.4px currentColor;
            paint-order: stroke fill;
        }
        .quotes-zone .q-author { border-top-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.12); }
        .quotes-zone .q-name { color: var(--prussian); }
        /* Closing CTA band — alice with a soft gradient vignette, so the strip
           sits in a pool of light rather than on a flat slab */
        /* Steps down between the quotes zone (#02263F) above and the footer
           (#011628) below, so the page closes on one continuous dark run
           instead of a light band wedged between two dark ones. The vignette
           inverts: a soft airforce lift behind the card, darkening to the edges
           so the band hands off to the footer without an edge. */
        .cta-band {
            background:
                radial-gradient(100% 78% at 50% 42%,
                    rgba(95,153,187,0.18) 0%,
                    rgba(95,153,187,0.05) 42%,
                    rgba(1,16,28,0.35) 78%,
                    rgba(1,16,28,0.6) 100%),
                #021F35;
            padding: 48px 0 72px;
        }
        /* No dark-theme override needed — the band is dark in both themes now */
        .q-card {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border-radius: 18px; padding: 32px 30px 28px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.14);
            display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
            transition: transform 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
        }
        .q-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.38); background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06); }
        .q-mark {
            font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
            font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;
            font-size: 5rem; line-height: 1;
            color: var(--sky);
            text-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(173,221,246,0.35);
            margin: -6px 0 -34px; pointer-events: none;
        }
        .q-text {
            font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.22rem; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.55;
        }
        .q-author {
            margin-top: auto; padding-top: 16px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.2);
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
        }
        .q-name {
            font-size: 0.86rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.9);
        }

        .ref-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
        .ref-card {
            border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 28px 24px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03); border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.12);
            transition: border-color 0.25s, transform 0.25s, background 0.25s;
        }
        .ref-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.38); transform: translateY(-3px);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
        }
        .ref-card.hide { display: none; }
        .ref-top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
        .ref-name { font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 900; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
        .ref-year { font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--orange); white-space: nowrap; }
        .ref-meta {
            font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(173,221,246,0.5); margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
        .ref-desc { font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--sky); line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 16px; }
        .ref-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
        .ref-tag {
            font-size: 0.64rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
            padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 20px;
            background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.22);
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.85);
        }

        /* Customers intro — white band (overrides .light alice) */
        #customers { background: #ffffff; padding-bottom: 20px; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #customers { background: #05233a; }

        /* Customer references — wireframe-mesh band behind the timeline.
           Fixed attachment so a 3,200px-tall section does not have to stretch
           a portrait image, and the mesh drifts as you scroll past. */
        #references {
            position: relative;
            background:
                linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.34) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.18) 45%, rgba(2,38,63,0.4) 100%),
                url('images/vc4-customer-case-studies.webp') center / cover fixed no-repeat,
                var(--prussian);
        }
        @media (max-width: 900px) {
            #references {
                background:
                    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2,38,63,0.34) 0%, rgba(2,38,63,0.18) 45%, rgba(2,38,63,0.4) 100%),
                    url('images/vc4-customer-case-studies.webp') center / cover no-repeat,
                    var(--prussian);
            }
        }
        #references .blog-oversize-heading { color: #ffffff; }
        #references .ref-intro { color: rgba(240,246,250,0.82); }
        /* ── REFERENCES AS A TIMELINE ──
           Same motif as about.html's alternating timeline — glowing spine,
           orange nodes, ghost year numerals behind glass cards — retuned for
           the light alice band this section sits on. */
        /* Two columns, with an 88px gutter for the serpentine to weave through */
        #references .ref-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 26px 88px;
            position: relative;
            /* Own stacking context, so the negative-z year numerals and tile
               glass resolve here instead of escaping behind the section's
               alice background and disappearing. */
            z-index: 0;
            /* side padding gives the path room to turn outside the cards */
            padding: 46px 44px 26px;
        }
        /* Boustrophedon path — across, down, back across, down. Drawn as an SVG
           overlay because the turns have to land on real row positions and the
           rows are not a fixed height. Built in script at the end of the page. */
        #references .ref-path {
            position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -3;
            width: 100%; height: 100%;
            overflow: visible; pointer-events: none;
            filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(230,83,43,0.45));
        }
        #references .ref-path .ref-line {
            fill: none;
            stroke: url(#refGrad);
            stroke-width: 2.5;
            stroke-linecap: round;
            stroke-linejoin: round;
        }
        /* Core dot — bloomed by the SVG filter, breathing in scale */
        #references .ref-path .ref-node {
            fill: var(--orange);
            transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
            animation: refCore 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
        }
        @keyframes refCore {
            0%, 100% { transform: scale(0.88); opacity: 0.9; }
            50%      { transform: scale(1.12); opacity: 1; }
        }
        /* Expanding ring that fades out — this is what actually reads as a glow */
        #references .ref-path .ref-halo {
            fill: none;
            stroke: var(--orange);
            stroke-width: 2;
            transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
            animation: refHalo 3.2s cubic-bezier(0.2,0.6,0.3,1) infinite;
        }
        @keyframes refHalo {
            0%   { transform: scale(0.45); opacity: 0.75; stroke-width: 3; }
            65%  { transform: scale(2.6);  opacity: 0;    stroke-width: 1; }
            100% { transform: scale(2.6);  opacity: 0;    stroke-width: 1; }
        }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            #references .ref-path .ref-node { animation: none; }
            #references .ref-path .ref-halo { display: none; }
        }
        /* Transparent prussian tiles, matching .pillar-card on index.html. The
           glass sits on ::before at z-index -1 so the year numeral can drop to
           -2 and pass behind it. */
        #references .ref-card {
            position: relative;
            padding: 24px 28px 22px;
            background: none;
            border: none;
            box-shadow: none;
        }
        /* The tiles sit on very high-chroma artwork, so a plain translucent fill
           made each one a different colour depending on what was behind it. The
           fix is vibrancy rather than more opacity: a heavy blur that also
           desaturates and darkens the backdrop. The background still moves
           behind the tiles, but every tile reads the same. */
        #references .ref-card::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.5);
            border: 1px solid rgba(173,221,246,0.22);
            border-radius: 22px;
            backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(0.55) brightness(0.62);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(0.55) brightness(0.62);
            box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(1,14,26,0.42),
                        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.13);
            transition: background 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1),
                        border-color 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1),
                        box-shadow 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1);
        }
        #references .ref-card:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); }
        #references .ref-card:hover::before {
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.42);
            border-color: rgba(230,83,43,0.55);
            backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(0.85) brightness(0.72);
            -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(26px) saturate(0.85) brightness(0.72);
            box-shadow: 0 28px 64px rgba(1,14,26,0.5),
                        inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
        }
        /* Ghost year numeral — z-index -2 puts it behind the tile glass */
        #references .ref-year {
            position: absolute; top: -34px; right: 22px; z-index: -2;
            font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
            font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1;
            /* Outline keeps its weight but drops right back in opacity; the
               numeral's own fill sits a touch stronger than before */
            color: rgba(230,83,43,0.34);
            -webkit-text-stroke: 2px rgba(230,83,43,0.3);
            paint-order: stroke fill;
            pointer-events: none;
            transition: color 0.3s ease, -webkit-text-stroke-color 0.3s ease;
        }
        #references .ref-card:nth-child(even) .ref-year { right: auto; left: 22px; }
        #references .ref-card:hover .ref-year {
            color: rgba(230,83,43,0.48);
            -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(230,83,43,0.55);
        }
        /* Technology list — up to 14 chips per card read as clutter, so drop the
           pill chrome and run them as one quiet dot-separated line instead. All
           the information stays; the visual noise does not. */
        #references .ref-tags {
            display: block;
            margin-top: 14px;
            padding-top: 12px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(173,221,246,0.14);
            font-size: 0.73rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.62);
        }
        #references .ref-tag {
            display: inline;
            background: none; border: none; border-radius: 0; padding: 0;
            font-size: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.01em;
            color: inherit;
        }
        #references .ref-tag:not(:last-child)::after {
            content: '\00a0\00b7\00a0';
            color: rgba(173,221,246,0.3);
        }

        @media (max-width: 980px) {
            #references .ref-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 40px 26px 20px;
            }
            #references .ref-year,
            #references .ref-card:nth-child(even) .ref-year { left: 22px; right: auto; }
        }

        /* Customer stories — prussian band, transparent glass tiles (no white
           card bodies, which read as heavy borders against the dark band) */
        /* Deep blue band. Orange sits at mid luminance, so it only reads on a
           very dark or very light ground — on airforce it measured 1.2:1, here
           it is 3.8:1. Kept bluer and lighter than --prussian so the band still
           separates from the sections either side. */
        #resources { background: #0A2D45; }
        #resources .blog-eyebrow { color: var(--orange); }
        #resources .res-intro { color: var(--alice); }
        /* Narrower feature tile, wider stacked pair beside it */
        #resources .row-asymmetric { grid-template-columns: 4fr 5fr; }
        /* On the darkened band the tiles have to sit *lighter* than the ground —
           a prussian fill would now be the same tone as the band behind it. */
        #resources .article-card,
        #resources .article-card-text:not(.cover-card) {
            background-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.15);
            background-image: none;
            border-color: rgba(173,221,246,0.22);
            box-shadow: none;
            backdrop-filter: blur(8px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
        }
        #resources .article-card:hover,
        #resources .article-card-text:not(.cover-card):hover {
            border-color: rgba(173,221,246,0.5);
            background-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.24);
        }
        #resources .card-headline { color: #ffffff; }
        #resources .article-card:hover .card-headline,
        #resources .article-card-text:hover .card-headline { color: var(--sky); }
        #resources .card-excerpt { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84); }
        #resources .card-footer { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
        #resources .card-read { color: var(--sky); }
        #resources .article-card:hover .card-read,
        #resources .article-card-text:hover .card-read { color: #ffffff; }

        @media (max-width: 980px) {
            .quote-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
            .ref-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }
        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .quote-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }


        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           BRANDED CURSOR — gradient orange disc (matches "Book a Demo"
           button) with white double-chevron; reverses out on clickables.
           Transparent outside the disc. Static, CSS-only, real-mouse only.
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
            body {
                cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2730%27%20height%3D%2730%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2040%2040%27%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CradialGradient%20id%3D%27g%27%20cx%3D%2738%25%27%20cy%3D%2732%25%27%20r%3D%2775%25%27%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%270%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23f0824f%27%2F%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%271%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23E6532B%27%2F%3E%3C%2FradialGradient%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D%27s%27%20x%3D%27-60%25%27%20y%3D%27-60%25%27%20width%3D%27220%25%27%20height%3D%27220%25%27%3E%3CfeDropShadow%20dx%3D%270%27%20dy%3D%271.6%27%20stdDeviation%3D%272%27%20flood-color%3D%27%2302263F%27%20flood-opacity%3D%270.4%27%2F%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2720%27%20cy%3D%2720%27%20r%3D%2715%27%20fill%3D%27url%28%23g%29%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23s%29%27%2F%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%27translate%2820%2020%29%20rotate%2845%29%20scale%280.78%29%27%20fill%3D%27none%27%20stroke%3D%27%23FFFFFF%27%20stroke-width%3D%272.6%27%20stroke-linecap%3D%27round%27%20stroke-linejoin%3D%27round%27%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M-1.5%20-6L-7.5%200L-1.5%206%27%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M7.5%20-6L1.5%200L7.5%206%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E") 15 15, auto !important;

            }
            a, button, summary, label[for], [onclick], [role="button"],
            .op-card, .uc-card, .pillar-card, .resource-card, .industry-card,
            .film-card, .stat-card, .module-card, .ind-chip, .q-card,
            .nav-item, .lang-btn, .icon-btn, .cta-btn, .cta-btn-secondary,
            .hero-cta-main, .hero-cta-ghost, .mega-link, .mega-footer-link,
            .faq-q, .show-tab, .spot-dot, .lang-opt, .search-hint,
            .footer-login-btn, .social-icon-btn, .nav-mobile-toggle,
            input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], input[type="checkbox"],
            input[type="radio"], select {
                cursor: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2730%27%20height%3D%2730%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2040%2040%27%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CradialGradient%20id%3D%27g%27%20cx%3D%2738%25%27%20cy%3D%2732%25%27%20r%3D%2775%25%27%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%270%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23ffffff%27%2F%3E%3Cstop%20offset%3D%271%27%20stop-color%3D%27%23eaf2f8%27%2F%3E%3C%2FradialGradient%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D%27s%27%20x%3D%27-60%25%27%20y%3D%27-60%25%27%20width%3D%27220%25%27%20height%3D%27220%25%27%3E%3CfeDropShadow%20dx%3D%270%27%20dy%3D%271.6%27%20stdDeviation%3D%272%27%20flood-color%3D%27%2302263F%27%20flood-opacity%3D%270.4%27%2F%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%2720%27%20cy%3D%2720%27%20r%3D%2715%27%20fill%3D%27url%28%23g%29%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23s%29%27%2F%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%27translate%2820%2020%29%20rotate%2845%29%20scale%280.78%29%27%20fill%3D%27none%27%20stroke%3D%27%23E6532B%27%20stroke-width%3D%272.6%27%20stroke-linecap%3D%27round%27%20stroke-linejoin%3D%27round%27%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M-1.5%20-6L-7.5%200L-1.5%206%27%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%27M7.5%20-6L1.5%200L7.5%206%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E") 15 15, pointer !important;

            }
            input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="search"],
            input[type="tel"], input[type="number"], input[type="password"],
            input[type="url"], textarea, [contenteditable="true"] {
                cursor: text !important;
            }
        }
        /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
           NOTEPAD WIDGET — persistent note-taking pop-up
        ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
        .np-fab {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1200;
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
            padding: 8px 13px; border: none; border-radius: 30px;
            background: var(--orange);
            color: #fff; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(230,83,43,0.4);
            transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .np-fab:hover { background: #b83d1a; transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .np-fab .ti { font-size: 0.95rem; }
        .np-fab .np-badge {
            min-width: 15px; height: 15px; padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 8px;
            background: #fff; color: var(--orange); font-size: 0.58rem; font-weight: 900;
            display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
        }
        .np-fab .np-badge.show { display: inline-flex; }
        .np-hidden { display: none !important; }

        /* music + Notes dock (Notes stays in the corner, music sits to its left) */
        .fab-dock { position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1200; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }

        .fab-dock .np-fab { position: static; right: auto; bottom: auto; z-index: auto; }
        .music-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-flex; }
        .music-fab {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            width: 34px; height: 34px; padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 50%;
            background: var(--prussian); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.26), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.3);
            transition: transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }
        .music-fab:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); background: #013a5f; box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(2,38,63,0.45), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.5); }
        /* volume / mute popover */
        .music-pop {
            position: absolute; bottom: calc(100% + 10px); right: 0;
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
            padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: 24px;
            background: rgba(2,38,63,0.72); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.32), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(95,153,187,0.35);
            opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
            transition: opacity 0.18s, transform 0.18s, visibility 0.18s; white-space: nowrap;
        }
        .music-wrap:hover .music-pop, .music-wrap:focus-within .music-pop { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
        .music-mute { background: none; border: none; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--sky); display: inline-flex; }
        .music-mute .ti { font-size: 1.15rem; }
        .music-vol { -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; width: 96px; height: 4px; border-radius: 3px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.28); outline: none; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-vol::-webkit-slider-thumb { -webkit-appearance: none; width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); border: 2px solid #fff; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-vol::-moz-range-thumb { width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); border: 2px solid #fff; cursor: pointer; }
        .music-fab .m-icon .ti { font-size: 1rem; color: var(--airforce); display: block; }
        .music-fab.playing .m-icon { display: none; }
        .music-eq { display: none; align-items: flex-end; gap: 2px; height: 14px; }
        .music-fab.playing .music-eq { display: inline-flex; }
        .music-eq i { width: 3px; background: var(--orange); border-radius: 2px; transform-origin: bottom; animation: eqBar 0.9s ease-in-out infinite; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(1) { height: 7px; animation-delay: 0s; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(2) { height: 14px; animation-delay: 0.22s; }
        .music-eq i:nth-child(3) { height: 9px; animation-delay: 0.44s; }
        @keyframes eqBar { 0%,100% { transform: scaleY(0.45); } 50% { transform: scaleY(1); } }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .music-fab { transition: none; } .music-eq i { animation: none; } }

        .np-panel {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 1201;
            width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 32px));
            max-height: min(560px, calc(100vh - 48px));
            display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-radius: 18px; overflow: hidden;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.98);
            border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.12);
            box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(2,38,63,0.35);
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            transform-origin: bottom right;
            animation: npIn 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1);
        }
        @keyframes npIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px) scale(0.98); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .np-panel { animation: none; } .np-fab { transition: none; } }
        .np-head {
            display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 14px 16px;
            background: linear-gradient(130deg, #02263F, #012743); color: #fff;
        }
        .np-head .np-avatar {
            width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 9px; flex-shrink: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--orange), #b83d1a);
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            font-size: 1rem; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(230,83,43,0.4);
        }
        .np-head h4 { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
        .np-head p { font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sky); }
        .np-head .np-ctrls { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: 4px; }
        .np-iconbtn {
            width: 30px; height: 30px; border: none; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            border-radius: 8px; color: #fff; font-size: 1rem; cursor: pointer;
            display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; transition: background 0.18s;
        }
        .np-iconbtn:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
        .np-body { padding: 12px 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; overflow: auto; }
        .np-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--orange); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s; }
        .np-status.show { opacity: 1; }
        .np-textarea {
            width: 100%; min-height: 110px; height: 130px; resize: vertical;
            border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.14); border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px 14px;
            font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.6;
            color: var(--dark-grey); outline: none; transition: border-color 0.2s; background: #fff;
        }
        .np-textarea:focus { border-color: var(--airforce); }
        .np-textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(56,72,79,0.45); }
        .np-foot { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; padding: 12px 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.1); background: var(--alice); }
        .np-foot-row { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
        .np-btn {
            flex: 1; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 7px;
            padding: 10px 12px; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(2,38,63,0.14);
            background: #fff; color: var(--prussian); font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.8125rem; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .np-btn:hover { border-color: rgba(2,38,63,0.3); }
        .np-btn.primary { border: none; background: var(--orange); color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(230,83,43,0.4); }
        .np-btn.primary:hover { background: #b83d1a; transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(230,83,43,0.55); }
        .np-btn .ti { font-size: 0.95rem; }
        .np-btn.np-clear { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 42px; color: var(--dark-grey); }
        .np-btn.np-clear:hover { border-color: rgba(230,83,43,0.45); color: var(--orange); }
        .np-toast {
            position: fixed; right: 24px; bottom: 92px; z-index: 1202;
            background: var(--prussian); color: #fff; font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
            opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); transition: opacity 0.25s, transform 0.25s; pointer-events: none;
        }
        .np-toast.show { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
        @media (max-width: 600px) { .np-panel, .fab-dock { right: 12px; bottom: 12px; } .np-toast { right: 12px; } }

            .theme-btn {
            display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
            width: 29px; height: 29px; padding: 0;
            border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(95,153,187,0.25); background: none;
            color: #fff; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.18s;
        }
        .theme-btn:hover { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.12); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45); }
        .theme-btn .ti { font-size: 0.9rem; }
        .theme-btn .m-sun { display: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-btn .m-moon { display: none; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .theme-btn .m-sun { display: inline-block; color: var(--yellow); }
            /* ===== DARK MODE ===== */
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-light-zone { background: #072e4c; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-sky-zone { background: #05233a !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.blog-light-zone,.blog-sky-zone) .section-rule-label { color: rgba(188,214,234,0.5); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.blog-light-zone,.blog-sky-zone) .section-rule-line { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.25); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.article-card,.article-card-text) { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.08) !important; border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.22) !important; box-shadow: none !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] :is(.article-card,.article-card-text):hover { border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.45) !important; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-headline { color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-excerpt { color: #bcd6ea; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-footer { border-top-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.18); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-date { color: rgba(188,214,234,0.55); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .card-read { color: var(--sky); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-oversize-heading.prussian-text { color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn { background: rgba(95,153,187,0.10); border-color: rgba(95,153,187,0.4); color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .load-more-btn:hover { background: var(--sky); border-color: var(--sky); color: var(--prussian); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-content-area.light { background: #05233a; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] .blog-content-area.light .blog-oversize-heading { color: #e9f3fb; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #customers .container > p { color: #bcd6ea !important; }
        /* #references keeps its mesh background in dark mode — the prussian
           overlay already suits it, so no background override here. */
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #references .ref-intro { color: #bcd6ea; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #references .section-rule-label { color: rgba(188,214,234,0.7); }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #resources { background: #05233a; }
        :root[data-theme="dark"] #resources .blog-grid-section > p { color: #bcd6ea !important; }
