/* Grammar of Meaning — house stylesheet (gom.css) v1 Field Notes skeleton x Living Garden skin. Locked 2026-07-02. Load ALSO in each page : the Google Fonts link (Newsreader + Inter + IBM Plex Mono). */ :root{ /* ---- GROUNDS (Garden skin) ---- */ --paper:#FCFBF7; /* herbarium rag paper — warm ground */ --paper-2:#EFE7D3; /* recessed card / panel ground */ --paper-3:#FFFFFF; /* raised plate ground */ --rule:#C9BE9F; /* hairline rules on paper (Swiss separators) */ --rule-soft:rgba(110,123,58,.26); /* ---- INK (Garden — no near-black) ---- */ --ink:#24302A; /* deep pine ink — body text */ --ink-2:#52605A; /* secondary text */ --ink-3:#7C8478; /* captions / metadata */ /* ---- LIVING GREENS ---- */ --fern:#3F7D57; /* luminous fern — primary accent */ --moss:#2C4A38; /* moss — headlines / dark grounds */ --sage:#8AA88B; /* sage — soft supporting fills */ --olive:#6E7B3A; /* olive — botanical linework / diagram spine */ /* ---- WARM COUNTER-ACCENTS ---- */ --terracotta:#C4602F; /* soil — the pop; outcome edge / signal */ --honey:#E0A93B; /* honey gold — seed-node / bloom highlight */ --maxw:920px; --grid:8px; --serif:'Newsreader',Georgia,serif; --sans:'Inter',system-ui,sans-serif; --mono:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,monospace; } *{box-sizing:border-box} html{scroll-behavior:smooth} body{ margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink); font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;line-height:1.62; -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased; /* Garden rag-paper grain, CSS only */ background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 16% 10%, rgba(224,169,59,.05), transparent 42%), radial-gradient(circle at 84% 82%, rgba(63,125,87,.055), transparent 46%), repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(110,123,58,.014) 0 2px, transparent 2px 5px), repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(196,96,47,.011) 0 3px, transparent 3px 7px); background-attachment:fixed; } .wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px} a{color:var(--fern);text-decoration:none} a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px} /* ---------- TYPE SCALE ---------- */ h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--moss);margin:0} .label{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.035em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta)} .label-mute{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.035em;text-transform:none;color:var(--ink-3)} /* ---------- SECTION FRAME (Swiss) ---------- */ section{padding:60px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)} .sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:16px;margin-bottom:26px} .sec-num{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--terracotta);font-weight:600} .sec-title{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0.035em;text-transform:none;color:var(--ink-2)} .sec-line{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--rule);align-self:center} .rationale{font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.62;margin-top:6px} .rationale b{color:var(--ink)} /* ---------- reading-time chip ---------- */ .rt-chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:500; letter-spacing:0.04em;color:var(--ink-2);background:var(--paper-3);border:1px solid var(--rule); border-radius:999px;padding:4px 11px} .rt-chip .leaf{width:11px;height:11px;flex:0 0 auto} /* ---------- NAV ---------- */ .topbar{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(252,251,247,0.92);backdrop-filter:saturate(140%) blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)} .topbar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:58px;max-width:1120px} .brandmark{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--moss)} .brandmark .mark{width:22px;height:22px;flex:0 0 auto} .nav{display:flex;gap:4px} .nav a{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink-2);padding:6px 10px;border-radius:4px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent} .nav a:hover{background:var(--paper-2);color:var(--moss);text-decoration:none} .nav a.active{color:var(--moss);border-bottom-color:var(--honey)} /* far-right external CTA (Substack) — separated from the internal nav group */ .nav a.nav-out{margin-left:10px;padding-left:15px;border-left:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--fern);font-weight:600} .nav a.nav-out:hover{color:var(--moss);background:transparent} /* ---------- HERO ---------- */ .hero{padding:84px 0 68px;border-top:none;position:relative;overflow:hidden; background:var(--paper)} .hero-grid{position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none; background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--rule) 1px,transparent 1px); background-size:calc(100%/12) 100%;opacity:0.32; -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 40%,#000 60%,transparent); mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 40%,#000 60%,transparent)} .hero .watermark{position:absolute;right:-30px;bottom:-70px;width:330px;height:330px;z-index:1;opacity:.18;pointer-events:none} .hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:2} .kicker{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.06em;color:var(--ink-3);margin-bottom:22px} .kicker b{color:var(--terracotta);font-weight:600} .hero h1{font-size:clamp(46px,8vw,84px);line-height:0.98;letter-spacing:-0.03em;font-weight:600;color:var(--moss)} .hero .sub{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(20px,3.4vw,29px);color:var(--fern);margin-top:16px;font-weight:400} .hero .lede{max-width:560px;margin-top:24px;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.62} .hero-cta{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-top:30px;flex-wrap:wrap} .btn{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:14px;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer} .btn-primary{background:var(--fern);color:#F7F3E7} .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--moss);text-decoration:none} .btn-ghost{background:rgba(255,255,255,.4);color:var(--moss);border-color:var(--rule)} .btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--fern);color:var(--fern);text-decoration:none} /* ---------- house-pattern header band ---------- */ .hp-head{padding:52px 0 44px;border-top:none} .hp-head .lockup{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-bottom:16px} .hp-head .lockbadge{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:none; color:var(--paper);background:var(--moss);border-radius:999px;padding:5px 13px} .hp-head h2{font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,44px);letter-spacing:-0.02em;max-width:20ch;line-height:1.06} .hp-head .two{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;margin-top:26px} @media(max-width:640px){.hp-head .two{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .hp-card{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:12px;background:var(--paper-3);padding:20px 22px} .hp-card .t{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta);margin-bottom:8px} .hp-card .t.g{color:var(--fern)} .hp-card p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-2);line-height:1.55} .hp-card p b{color:var(--ink)} /* home "from the essays" — 2 featured essay cards */ .hp-essays{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px} @media(max-width:680px){.hp-essays{grid-template-columns:1fr}} a.he-card{display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;background:var(--paper-3); border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:12px;padding:20px 22px;box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(44,74,56,.07); transition:border-color .15s ease, transform .15s ease} a.he-card:hover{border-color:var(--sage);transform:translateY(-1px);text-decoration:none} .he-card img{flex:0 0 140px;width:140px;height:140px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;border:3px solid var(--sage)} .he-body{display:block;min-width:0} .he-eyebrow{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--olive)} .he-title{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;color:var(--moss);margin-top:5px;line-height:1.15} .he-deck{display:block;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.5} @media(max-width:480px){.he-card img{display:none}} /* ---------- PALETTE ---------- */ .chips{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(190px,1fr));gap:14px} .chip{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(44,74,56,.04)} .chip .swatch{height:74px;position:relative} .chip .meta{padding:11px 13px 13px} .chip .role{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:none;color:var(--moss)} .chip .hex{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink);margin-top:3px} .chip .note{font-size:11.5px;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:7px;line-height:1.45} /* ---------- TYPE SPECIMEN ---------- */ .type-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px} .spec{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:12px;padding:24px 26px;background:var(--paper-3)} .spec .facelabel{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:16px} .spec .facelabel .fam{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:var(--moss)} .spec .facelabel .use{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-3)} .spec .big{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:44px;line-height:1.05;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.02em;color:var(--moss)} .spec .mid{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:23px;font-weight:500;margin-top:12px;color:var(--ink)} .spec .bodyset{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;line-height:1.62;color:var(--ink);margin-top:14px;max-width:60ch} .spec .cap{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:14px;letter-spacing:0.02em} .spec.sans .big{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.03em;color:var(--moss)} .spec.sans .row{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:16px} .spec.sans .pill{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:none;padding:6px 12px;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:20px;color:var(--ink-2)} .spec.sans .scale{font-family:var(--sans);display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:20px;margin-top:16px;flex-wrap:wrap} .spec.sans .scale span{color:var(--ink)} /* ---------- COMPONENTS · content / specimen card ---------- */ .specimen{background:var(--paper-3);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(44,74,56,.06);max-width:680px} .specimen .band{height:5px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--fern),var(--olive) 60%,var(--terracotta))} .specimen .plate{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px 1fr;gap:0} @media(max-width:560px){.specimen .plate{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .specimen .illo{background:radial-gradient(90% 70% at 50% 30%, rgba(63,125,87,.10), transparent),var(--paper-2);border-right:1px solid var(--rule);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:14px} @media(max-width:560px){.specimen .illo{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}} .specimen .meta{padding:22px 24px} .specimen .region{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta)} .specimen h3{font-size:25px;margin:4px 0 4px;color:var(--moss)} .specimen .taxon{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:var(--olive)} .specimen p{margin:12px 0 0;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.58} .specimen .datarow{display:flex;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:16px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px dashed var(--rule)} .datarow .d .k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:none;color:var(--ink-3)} .datarow .d .v{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;color:var(--moss);margin-top:2px} /* ---------- MOVE SPECIMEN (Tufte diagram, Garden-recolored) ---------- */ .diagram-frame{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px; background:radial-gradient(100% 120% at 0% 0%, rgba(224,169,59,.06), transparent 55%),var(--paper-3); padding:30px 28px 26px} .diagram-frame .dtitle{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px} .diagram-frame .dtitle h3{font-size:22px} .diagram-frame .dtag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--ink-3)} .diagram-frame .dsub{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-2);font-size:16px;margin-bottom:22px} svg{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;font-family:var(--sans)} .fig-caption{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:18px;line-height:1.55;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-top:14px} .fig-caption b{color:var(--terracotta)} /* ---------- PULL QUOTE ---------- */ .pull{border-left:3px solid var(--terracotta);padding:6px 0 6px 26px;margin:0;max-width:700px} .pull p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:27px;line-height:1.32;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:var(--moss);margin:0} .pull p i{color:var(--fern);font-style:italic} .pull .attr{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.02em;color:var(--ink-3);margin-top:16px} .pull .attr b{color:var(--terracotta)} /* ---------- RHYME COMPONENT ---------- */ .rhyme{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px;background:var(--paper-3);overflow:hidden;max-width:760px} .rhyme .rband{height:5px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--fern),var(--honey))} .rhyme .rbody{padding:26px 28px} .rhyme .rkick{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta)} .rhyme h3{font-size:26px;margin-top:8px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.15} .rhyme .shared{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink);margin-top:14px;max-width:64ch} .rgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;margin-top:20px;background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden} @media(max-width:560px){.rgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .rgrid .cell{background:var(--paper-3);padding:15px 17px} .rgrid .cell .t{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:none;color:var(--fern)} .rgrid .cell .d{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.5} .rhyme .rfoot{display:flex;gap:18px;margin-top:20px;padding-top:14px;border-top:1px dashed var(--rule);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--ink-3);flex-wrap:wrap} .rhyme .rfoot b{color:var(--terracotta);font-weight:600} /* ---------- SLOW-READING ACCORDION ("the workings, unhurried") ---------- */ .slow-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px} .slow-head h3{font-size:26px} .slow-head .voice{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-2);font-size:16px} .curious{border:1px solid var(--rule-soft);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden; background:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(110,123,58,.032) 0 12px, transparent 12px 24px),var(--paper-2)} .curious + .curious{margin-top:12px} .curious summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:18px 22px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;user-select:none} .curious summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none} .curious .leaf-toggle{width:28px;height:28px;flex:0 0 auto;transition:transform .3s ease;color:var(--fern)} .curious[open] .leaf-toggle{transform:rotate(90deg)} .curious .sum-txt{display:flex;flex-direction:column} .curious .sum-txt .kick{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta)} .curious .sum-txt .ttl{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;color:var(--moss);margin-top:2px;font-weight:600} .curious .rt-chip{margin-left:auto;align-self:center} .curious .inner{padding:2px 24px 24px 64px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-soft)} @media(max-width:560px){.curious .inner{padding:2px 22px 22px 22px}} .curious .inner .lead{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.62;color:var(--ink);margin:16px 0 0;max-width:62ch} .curious .inner .lead i{color:var(--fern)} .cgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;margin-top:18px;background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden} @media(max-width:560px){.cgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .cgrid .cell{background:var(--paper-3);padding:14px 16px} .cgrid .cell .t{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:none;color:var(--terracotta)} .cgrid .cell .d{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.5} .aside{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-2);border-left:3px solid var(--honey);padding-left:14px;line-height:1.55;margin-top:16px;max-width:62ch} .aside b{color:var(--ink)} /* full 7-part anatomy list inside expander */ .anatomy{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:16px 0 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2px;background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden} @media(max-width:560px){.anatomy{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .anatomy li{background:var(--paper-3);padding:13px 16px;display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start} .anatomy li .n{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:var(--honey);flex:0 0 auto;margin-top:2px} .anatomy li .term{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:none;color:var(--moss);display:block} .anatomy li .gl{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-2);margin-top:3px;display:block;line-height:1.45} /* ---------- botanical sprig divider ---------- */ .sprig{display:block;margin:8px auto 0;width:150px;height:34px;opacity:.85} /* ---------- PICK-LIST FOOTER ---------- */ footer{background:var(--moss);color:#E6E1CE;border-top:none} footer .wrap{padding:54px 24px} footer .flabel{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:none;color:var(--honey);margin-bottom:6px} footer h3{font-family:var(--serif);color:#F1EAD6;font-size:26px;margin-bottom:24px} .pickgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:34px} @media(max-width:640px){.pickgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}} .picklist{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;line-height:1.95} .picklist .k{color:var(--sage)} .picklist .v{color:#fff} .picklist .sw{display:inline-block;width:11px;height:11px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:8px;vertical-align:-1px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2)} .foot-note{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:var(--sage);margin-top:28px;line-height:1.6}