/* Sagebridge site styles. Shared by every page — edit here, not in a page.
   Extracted from index.html 2026-08-28 so a second page cannot drift from the first. */

:root{
  --blue:#1565C0; --green:#57A639; --grey:#666666; --ink:#1A1A2E;
  --blue-tint:#E3EDF9; --green-tint:#EAF4E3; --white:#FFFFFF;
  --rule:rgba(26,26,46,.14);
  --rule-dark:rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  --ink-soft:rgba(26,26,46,.74);
  --on-dark:rgba(255,255,255,.76);
  --display:'Montserrat',system-ui,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;
  --body:'Open Sans',system-ui,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;
  --pad:clamp(1.25rem,5vw,4.5rem);
  --maxw:1180px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--white);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:var(--body);font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.72;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--pad)}

/* ---------- shared type ---------- */
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);
  margin:0 0 .25rem;display:block;
}
.dark .eyebrow{color:#8FB9EC}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;margin:0}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.45rem,5.6vw,4.15rem);line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.022em}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.1vw,2.35rem);line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.012em}
h3{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:-.005em}
p{margin:0 0 1.15rem;max-width:62ch}
p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.lead{font-size:clamp(1.1rem,1.9vw,1.32rem);line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.dark .lead{color:var(--on-dark)}
a{color:var(--blue)}

/* ---------- asymmetric section grid ---------- */
section{padding-block:clamp(3.5rem,8vw,7rem)}
.grid{display:grid;gap:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3.5rem);grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:900px){
  .grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,186px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:0 clamp(2.5rem,5vw,5rem)}
}
.col-label{padding-top:.35rem}
.hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin:0}
.dark .hr{border-top-color:var(--rule-dark)}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.bar{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;
  padding-block:1.15rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.logo{display:block;width:clamp(148px,20vw,186px);height:auto}
.logo svg,.logomark{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(1rem,3vw,2rem);flex-wrap:wrap}
nav a{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.13em;
  text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);
  padding-bottom:2px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;
}
nav a:hover,nav a:focus-visible{border-bottom-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue)}
/* Current page stays visible in the nav rather than looking like it vanished. */
nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--blue);border-bottom-color:var(--blue)}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
/* Tightened 2026-08-28: the fact strip is the payoff of the first screen and it was
   landing 8px under the fold on a 775px-tall viewport. Top 136px -> 72px,
   bottom 104px -> 48px, which clears it by 27px there. */
.hero{padding-block:clamp(2.75rem,6vw,4.5rem) clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem)}
.hero h1{max-width:17ch;margin-bottom:1.9rem}
.hero .sub{max-width:44ch;font-size:clamp(1.15rem,2.1vw,1.42rem);line-height:1.55;
  color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:2.6rem}
.hero .sub b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
/* Two columns so the first screen carries substance on both sides rather than
   340px of void. Hairline rules, not a card - the aside reuses the .phases rule
   pattern so it reads as the same system. */
.herogrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.12fr) minmax(0,.88fr);
  gap:clamp(2rem,5vw,4.5rem);align-items:start}
.heroaside{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:1rem;margin-top:.5rem}
.asidelabel{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin:0 0 .35rem}
.qlist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.qlist li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:0 1rem;align-items:start;
  padding-block:.95rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.qlist .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--blue);padding-top:.28rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.qlist p{margin:0;font-size:.97rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:38ch}
.asidefoot{margin:.9rem 0 0;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--grey);max-width:34ch}
/* Stack the CTA pair and hang the quiet link off the button's right edge.
   The button is stretched to the column so that right edge is a fixed target
   at every width, not a coincidence of the label's content width. */
.heroaside .actions{margin-top:1.7rem;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:1rem}
.heroaside .btn{align-self:stretch;text-align:center}
/* Four facts under the fold line. Same hairline vocabulary as the rest of the page. */
.factstrip{border-block:1px solid var(--rule)}
.factgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0}
.factgrid div{padding:1.3rem clamp(.9rem,2vw,1.6rem);border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.factgrid div:first-child{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
.factgrid p{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.88rem;
  line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink);max-width:22ch}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .herogrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  /* Stacked, the CTA would sit below three questions and fall under the fold on
     a phone. Hoist it above them: the questions are supporting detail here. */
  .heroaside{margin-top:1.2rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
  .heroaside .actions{order:-1;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1.9rem}
  .qlist p{max-width:48ch}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .factgrid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .factgrid div:nth-child(3){border-left:0;padding-left:0}
  .factgrid div:nth-child(n+3){border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
}
@media (max-width:460px){
  .factgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .factgrid div{border-left:0;padding-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
  .factgrid div:first-child{border-top:0}
}
.actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.75rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.btn{
  display:inline-block;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.875rem;
  letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;
  padding:1.05rem 1.9rem;background:var(--blue);color:var(--white);
  border:2px solid var(--blue);border-radius:2px;transition:background .15s,color .15s;
}
.btn:hover,.btn:focus-visible{background:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink)}
.btn-quiet{
  font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.875rem;letter-spacing:.06em;
  color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom:3px;
}
.btn-quiet:hover,.btn-quiet:focus-visible{border-bottom-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue)}
/* On a dark panel the quiet link inherits --ink and disappears into the ground.
   #8FB9EC is the approved on-dark blue (8.38:1 on Near Black), same value the
   dark focus ring uses. */
.dark .btn-quiet{color:var(--white);border-bottom-color:var(--rule-dark)}
.dark .btn-quiet:hover,.dark .btn-quiet:focus-visible{color:#8FB9EC;border-bottom-color:#8FB9EC}

/* ---------- dark panels ---------- */
.dark{background:var(--ink);color:var(--white)}
.dark p{color:var(--on-dark)}
.dark h2{color:var(--white)}

/* ---------- numbered rows (replaces the default three cards) ---------- */
.rows{margin-top:.35rem;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:0 1.5rem;
  padding-block:1.7rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:start}
.row .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;
  letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--blue);padding-top:.28rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.row h3{margin-bottom:.42rem}
.row p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1rem;margin:0;max-width:64ch}

/* ---------- path ledger ---------- */
.ledger{margin-top:.35rem;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.step{padding-block:1.9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
  display:grid;gap:.55rem 2rem;grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:760px){
  .step{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,142px) minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,168px);align-items:start}
}
.step .when{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);padding-top:.3rem}
.step h3{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.step p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;max-width:56ch}
.terms{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.94rem;
  letter-spacing:.01em;color:var(--ink);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;padding-top:.15rem}
@media(min-width:760px){.terms{text-align:right}}
.terms.free{color:var(--ink)}
.terms .sm{display:block;font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.12em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin-top:.3rem}

/* ---------- loop figure ---------- */
.loopwrap{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.6rem);align-items:flex-start;margin-top:2.2rem}
.loopwrap .figure{flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;margin-top:0}
.phases{flex:1 1 260px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.phases li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:0 1.25rem;padding-block:1.15rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:start}
.phases .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--blue);padding-top:.3rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.phases h3{margin-bottom:.3rem}
.phases p{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0;max-width:44ch}
/* Below 680px the diagram would be squeezed under ~300px and its phase numerals
   stop being readable. Stack instead and give the figure its full width back. */
@media (max-width:680px){
  .loopwrap{display:block}
  .loopwrap .figure{max-width:400px;margin-bottom:2.2rem}
}
.figure{margin:0}
.figure svg{display:block;width:100%;max-width:452px;height:auto;font-family:var(--display)}
.figcap{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--grey);margin-top:1.1rem;max-width:52ch}

/* ---------- callout ---------- */
.callout{border-left:3px solid var(--green);padding:.15rem 0 .15rem 1.4rem;
  margin:2rem 0 2.1rem;max-width:52ch}
.callout p{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.12rem;
  line-height:1.5;color:var(--white);margin:0}

/* ---------- fit strip ---------- */
.fit{background:var(--blue-tint)}

/* ---------- close + footer ---------- */
.close h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.2rem);line-height:1.1;max-width:16ch;
  letter-spacing:-.018em;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-block:1.6rem;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--grey)}
.foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}

:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:3px}
.dark :focus-visible{outline-color:#8FB9EC}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.skip:focus{position:static;display:inline-block;padding:.6rem 1rem}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* ---------- /the-loop : phase blocks ---------- */
.phaseblock{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:1.4rem;margin-top:3.2rem}
.phaseblock:first-of-type{margin-top:0}
.phasehead{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.phasehead .num{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;
  letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--blue);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.phasehead h3{font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.4vw,1.75rem);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.012em}
.phasehead .qs{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.72rem;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey)}
.phaseblock .ask{font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink);max-width:60ch;margin:.6rem 0 1.6rem}
.detail{display:grid;gap:1.4rem clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3rem);grid-template-columns:1fr}
@media(min-width:820px){.detail{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.detail h4{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin:0 0 .55rem}
.detail ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.detail li{position:relative;padding-left:1.1rem;margin-bottom:.55rem;font-size:.98rem;
  line-height:1.55;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:46ch}
.detail li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.62em;width:5px;height:1px;
  background:var(--green)}
.detail li b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
/* the ten questions */
.tenq{list-style:none;margin:2rem 0 0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);
  columns:1}
@media(min-width:900px){.tenq{columns:2;column-gap:clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem)}}
.tenq li{break-inside:avoid;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:0 1rem;
  padding-block:.9rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:start}
.tenq .n{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--blue);padding-top:.25rem;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.tenq p{margin:0;font-size:.97rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:44ch}
.tenq .ph{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin-top:.3rem}
/* cadence */
.cadence{display:grid;gap:0;grid-template-columns:1fr;margin-top:2.2rem;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule-dark)}
@media(min-width:760px){.cadence{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
.cadence div{padding:1.4rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule-dark)}
@media(min-width:760px){
  .cadence div{padding:1.4rem clamp(1rem,2.5vw,2rem);border-left:1px solid var(--rule-dark);
    border-bottom:0}
  .cadence div:first-child{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
}
.cadence h4{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;color:var(--white);
  margin:0 0 .45rem}
.cadence p{margin:0;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--on-dark);max-width:34ch}

.loop h2 + .lead{margin-top:1.15rem}
.loop .tenq{margin-top:2.4rem}

/* /the-loop : the Loop figure gets its own band. At 340px the phase sub-labels
   render under 7px; 620 units wide is the smallest size where they hold. */
.loop .hero{padding-block:clamp(2.75rem,6vw,4.5rem) clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.4rem)}
.loop .hero .sub{max-width:52ch;margin-bottom:0}
.figband{padding-block:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.6rem) clamp(3rem,6vw,5rem)}
.figband .figure{margin:0;max-width:620px}
.figband .figure svg{display:block;width:100%;max-width:620px;height:auto}
.figband .figcap{margin-top:1.4rem;font-size:.94rem;color:var(--grey);max-width:56ch}

/* Below 600px the figure renders ~350px wide, which puts the phase sub-lines at
   7.3px. Drop them — the phase names carry it — recentre the names, and size the
   return annotation up to the 0.7rem eyebrow floor, because "a loop, not a plan"
   is the argument and must survive. */
@media (max-width:600px){
  .figband .lsub{display:none}
  .figband .lname{transform:translateY(10px)}
  .figband .lret{font-size:22px}
  .figband .lret2{font-size:21px}
}


/* /contact : form. Hairline fields, no rounded app look — same printed register as
   the rest of the site. Inputs are 1rem so iOS does not zoom on focus. */
.sbform{margin-top:2.4rem;max-width:760px}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.fgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.4rem}
@media(min-width:660px){.fgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.4rem clamp(1.2rem,3vw,2.2rem)}}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.field.wide{margin-top:1.4rem}
.field.narrow select{max-width:22rem}
.sbform label{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin-bottom:.45rem}
.sbform .req{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--blue);margin-left:.4rem}
.sbform input,.sbform select,.sbform textarea{
  font-family:var(--body);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink);
  background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;
  padding:.72rem .8rem;width:100%}
.sbform textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:5.2rem}
.sbform input::placeholder,.sbform textarea::placeholder{color:var(--grey);opacity:1}
.sbform input:focus-visible,.sbform select:focus-visible,.sbform textarea:focus-visible{
  outline:2px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--blue)}
.sbform button.btn{border:2px solid var(--blue);cursor:pointer}
.formnote{margin-top:1rem;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--grey);max-width:44ch}

/* /about : portrait. Flat and printed — 2px radius, no shadow, no rounding beyond
   the house maximum. Sits in the hero's right column and stacks first on mobile. */
.portrait{margin:0}
.portrait img{display:block;width:100%;max-width:420px;height:auto;border-radius:2px}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .loop .hero .herogrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .portrait{margin-bottom:1.8rem;order:-1}
  .portrait img{max-width:260px}
}

/* ---------- article series (added 2026-09-04) -----------------------------
   Generated pages under /articles/ use these. Same vocabulary as the rest of
   the site: hairline rules, no cards, no radius. Nothing new in the palette. */
.arthero{padding-block:clamp(2.75rem,6vw,4.5rem) clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2.2rem)}
.arthero h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.3rem);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.018em;
  max-width:20ch;margin-bottom:1.35rem}
a.eyebrow{text-decoration:none}
a.eyebrow:hover,a.eyebrow:focus-visible{color:var(--ink)}
.artlede{max-width:54ch;margin-bottom:1.5rem}
/* Uppercase label, so .7rem is the sanctioned exception to the 14px minimum -
   same size the shared .eyebrow already uses. */
.tagrow{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);max-width:none;margin:0}
.tagrow a{color:var(--grey);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.tagrow a:hover,.tagrow a:focus-visible{color:var(--blue);border-bottom-color:var(--blue)}

.article{padding-block:clamp(2.4rem,5vw,3.8rem)}
.article h2{font-size:clamp(1.3rem,2.3vw,1.72rem);line-height:1.24;max-width:32ch;
  margin:2.9rem 0 1.05rem}
.article h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.article ul{margin:0 0 1.15rem;padding-left:1.15rem;max-width:62ch}
.article li{margin-bottom:.55rem}
.article li:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.seriesintro{padding-bottom:0}

/* series index */
.serieslist .artlist{margin-top:.9rem;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
/* Any row can be a link, not only inside .artlist — the 404 page uses a bare
   .rows block and was inheriting the default blue underline. Fixed 2026-09-08. */
a.row{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
a.row h3{transition:color .15s}
a.row:hover h3,a.row:focus-visible h3{color:var(--blue)}
.artlist .row p{margin-bottom:0}
.artlist .tags{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.66rem;
  letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--grey);margin-top:.6rem}

.tagzone{background:var(--blue-tint)}
.tagzonelead{font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.5vw,1.9rem);max-width:34ch;margin:.9rem 0 2.2rem}
.tagsec{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-block:2rem}
.tagsec:first-of-type{border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}
.tagsec:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.tagsec h2{font-size:clamp(1.2rem,2.1vw,1.55rem);margin-bottom:.85rem}
.tagsec .rel{margin-top:1rem;font-size:.97rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.tagsec .rel a{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.tagsec .rel a:hover,.tagsec .rel a:focus-visible{border-bottom-color:var(--blue)}

.prevnext{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding-block:1.8rem;
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.prevnext a{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:.82rem;
  line-height:1.4;letter-spacing:-.005em;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);max-width:32ch}
.prevnext a:hover,.prevnext a:focus-visible{color:var(--blue)}
.prevnext .lbl{display:block;font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--grey);margin-bottom:.35rem}
.prevnext .next{text-align:right;margin-left:auto}

/* .row and .rows were written for light sections; on a dark panel .row p beat
   .dark p and rendered near-black on near-black, and the hairlines vanished.
   Found on /higher-education/ 2026-09-07. */
.dark .rows,.dark .row{border-color:var(--rule-dark)}
.dark .row p{color:var(--on-dark)}

/* Anchored sections (/higher-education/#the-path) need breathing room so the
   heading is not flush against the viewport top on jump. Added 2026-09-08. */
section[id]{scroll-margin-top:2rem}