/* portfolio.css — site-level additions for the personal portfolio.
* The base files (components.css) are read-only base layers and stay untouched;
* everything portfolio-specific that is reused across 2+ pages is promoted HERE
* instead (same promotion rule as the base system). Brand-chrome blocks (the
* masthead, the type discipline) are the only per-client divergence in this file.
* Load order: tokens.contract.css → tokens.citywire.css → components.css → THIS FILE.
* Only semantic tokens — no raw values except where noted (::backdrop, see note).
*/
/* ---------- Accessibility globals ---------- */
:focus-visible {
outline: 3px solid var(--color-accent);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
*, *::before, *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}
.skip-link {
position: fixed;
top: -100px;
left: 16px;
z-index: 100;
background: var(--color-bg-inverse);
color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong);
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 14px;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
padding: 14px 20px;
transition: top 160ms ease;
}
.skip-link:focus-visible { top: 12px; outline-offset: 0; }
/* ---------- Prose rhythm (base zeroes p margins) ---------- */
.max-prose p + p { margin-top: var(--spacing-md); }
/* ---------- Shared accent underline (used on every page) ---------- */
.hl {
border-bottom: 0.12em solid var(--color-accent);
padding-bottom: 0.02em;
white-space: nowrap;
}
/* ---------- Cards with a thumbnail (work grid) ---------- */
.card.has-thumb { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.card.has-thumb .card-body { padding: var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-xl) var(--spacing-xl); }
.card-thumb { margin: 0; }
/* Thumbs are authored at exactly 800×500 (mounted product shots) — never re-crop them */
.card-thumb img {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
.card-link:hover .card-thumb img { opacity: 0.94; }
.card-kicker {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 12px;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
margin-bottom: var(--spacing-sm);
}
.card-foot {
margin-top: var(--spacing-md);
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 14px;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
/* ---------- Cards: Citywire keeps the hairline ----------
The chassis dropped the card outline for Lloyds; Citywire restores it. Hairlines,
not shadows, are Citywire's depth signal: 407 divide/border uses against a handful
of shadow declarations, on white cards. The components.css default already ships
1px solid --color-border, so this block only records the divergence. Hover keeps
the border-strong lift. */
.card { border: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
.decision-card { border: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
/* Work grid: five cards spaced evenly — three across the top, two across the bottom */
.work-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); }
.work-grid > .card { grid-column: span 2; }
.work-grid > .card:nth-child(n+4) { grid-column: span 3; }
/* Two columns on small screens, prose trimmed — titles do the work */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
.work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: var(--spacing-md); }
.work-grid > .card,
.work-grid > .card:nth-child(n+4) { grid-column: span 1; }
.work-grid > .card:nth-child(5) { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.work-grid .card.has-thumb .card-body,
.work-grid .card { padding: var(--spacing-md); }
.work-grid .card.has-thumb { padding: 0; }
.work-grid .card p { display: none; }
.work-grid .card-foot { margin-top: var(--spacing-sm); font-size: 13px; }
.work-grid .h3 { font-size: 19px; }
.work-grid .card-kicker { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
}
@media (max-width: 380px) {
.work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
/* ---------- Lineup rows as links (prototype index) ---------- */
a.lineup-item { color: inherit; }
.lineup-item.linked { grid-template-columns: 46px 1fr auto; }
.lineup-item .go {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 18px;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
transform: translateX(0);
transition: transform 200ms ease, color 200ms ease;
align-self: center;
}
a.lineup-item:hover .lineup-title,
a.lineup-item:focus-visible .lineup-title { color: var(--color-accent); }
a.lineup-item:hover .go,
a.lineup-item:focus-visible .go { color: var(--color-accent); transform: translateX(4px); }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.lineup-item.linked { grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr auto; }
}
/* ---------- Case-study organisms (shared by all case pages) ---------- */
.crumb {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 12px;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
padding: 10px 12px 10px 0;
transition: color 160ms ease;
}
.crumb:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }
.cs-meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: var(--spacing-md); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .cs-meta { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: var(--spacing-sm); } }
.cs-meta .cell { background: var(--color-bg-surface); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-md); padding: var(--spacing-md); }
.cs-meta .n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; }
.cs-meta .l { color: var(--color-fg-muted); font-size: 13.5px; margin-top: 2px; }
.cs-h {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 13px;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
margin: var(--spacing-xl) 0 var(--spacing-sm);
scroll-margin-top: 90px; /* land below the sticky header on jump */
}
/* On this page — jump chips */
.cs-jump {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 10px;
margin-top: var(--spacing-md);
}
.cs-jump a {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 13px;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
padding: 11px 16px;
background: var(--color-bg-surface);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
transition: border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}
.cs-jump a:hover { border-color: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-accent); }
/* Figures — click to zoom */
.cs-fig { margin: var(--spacing-lg) 0; }
.cs-fig img {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}
.cs-fig a.fig-zoom { display: block; cursor: zoom-in; }
.cs-fig figcaption {
font-size: 13.5px;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
margin-top: var(--spacing-sm);
line-height: 1.5;
}
/* tap-to-enlarge affordance — outline chip, same language as the nav chip */
.fig-hint {
display: inline-block;
font-family: var(--font-display);
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 10.5px;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
padding: 2px 8px;
margin-left: 4px;
white-space: nowrap;
transition: border-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
}
.fig-zoom:hover .fig-hint {
border-color: var(--color-border-strong);
color: var(--color-fg);
}
/* Design decisions — accordions (summary = the claim, body = the reasoning) */
.cs-acc { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin-top: var(--spacing-md); }
.cs-acc details {
background: var(--color-bg-surface);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
transition: border-color 160ms ease;
}
.cs-acc details:hover, .cs-acc details[open] { border-color: var(--color-border-strong); }
.cs-acc summary {
list-style: none;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 18px;
padding: 16px 18px;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 16.5px;
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1.4;
color: var(--color-fg);
}
.cs-acc summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.cs-acc summary:hover { color: var(--color-accent); }
.cs-acc summary:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent); outline-offset: 3px; }
.cs-acc .mark { position: relative; flex: 0 0 auto; width: 14px; height: 14px; }
.cs-acc .mark::before, .cs-acc .mark::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
background: var(--color-accent);
transition: transform 200ms ease;
}
.cs-acc .mark::before { top: 6px; left: 0; width: 14px; height: 2px; }
.cs-acc .mark::after { top: 0; left: 6px; width: 2px; height: 14px; }
.cs-acc details[open] .mark::after { transform: scaleY(0); }
.cs-acc .acc-body { padding: 0 18px 18px; }
.cs-acc .acc-body p { color: var(--color-fg-muted); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; }
/* ---------- Lightbox (native dialog, opened by portfolio.js) ---------- */
.lightbox {
border: none;
padding: 0;
background: transparent;
max-width: none;
max-height: none;
}
.lightbox::backdrop {
/* raw rgba: ::backdrop cannot reliably read custom properties (deep-ocean @ 88%) */
background: rgba(38, 70, 83, 0.88);
}
.lightbox img {
display: block;
max-width: min(1800px, 94vw);
max-height: 86dvh;
width: auto;
height: auto;
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
background: var(--color-bg);
}
.lightbox-close {
position: fixed;
top: 12px;
right: 12px;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
border: none;
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
background: var(--color-bg);
color: var(--color-fg);
font-size: 26px;
line-height: 1;
cursor: pointer;
}
.lightbox-close:hover { background: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-accent-fg); }
/* ---------- Mobile compaction (the scroll budget) ---------- */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.section { padding: var(--spacing-2xl) 0; }
.section-sm { padding: var(--spacing-xl) 0; }
.page-hero { padding: var(--spacing-2xl) 0 var(--spacing-xl); }
.page-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.hero-sub { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.section-label { margin-bottom: var(--spacing-lg); }
.grid { gap: var(--spacing-md); }
.feature-headline { margin-bottom: var(--spacing-xl); }
/* hero stats: side by side instead of stacked */
.hero-side { flex-direction: row; gap: var(--spacing-lg); }
.hero-stat { flex: 1; }
.hero-stat .value { font-size: 24px; }
}
/* ---------- Nav emphasis: the system map is the exhibit ----------
Styled as an outlined pill: same metrics as a nav CTA, colours set by the
header context (the masthead block below recolours it for the dark band). */
.nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"] {
opacity: 1;
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 12px;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
background: transparent;
border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
color: var(--color-accent);
padding: 9px 15px; /* 10px 16px minus the border, matching .nav-cta metrics */
white-space: nowrap;
transition: background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
}
.nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"]:hover {
background: transparent;
border-color: var(--color-border-strong);
color: var(--color-fg);
}
/* on the page itself, stand down: read like the rest of the nav (amber active underline) */
.nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"].active,
.nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"].active:hover {
background: transparent;
border: 0;
color: inherit;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 14px;
text-transform: none;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
padding: 6px 0;
}
/* mirror override: components.css pairs the accent fill with --color-fg on the
nav CTA; text on an accent fill is --color-accent-fg (mint needs white) */
.nav-cta:hover,
.site-header.on-ocean .nav-cta { color: var(--color-accent-fg); }
/* ---------- Wrapper-page chrome (home/practice/about/system-map) ----------
Four static pages, hand-authored header/footer (no client.config.js + site.js):
an ![]()
logo would need a hardcoded fill colour, breaking S1 (contract tokens
only), so the wordmark is text, coloured via `color: inherit` from .nav-logo.
No nav-toggle/hamburger either — five links simply wrap on narrow screens. */
.nav-logo.wordmark {
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-start;
gap: 2px;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.nav-logo.wordmark .word {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 18px;
letter-spacing: 0.01em;
margin-left: 0;
}
.nav-logo.wordmark .tag {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.nav-logo.wordmark .tag { display: none; }
}
/* ---------- Citywire masthead — dark band, white logo + nav ----------
The wrapper-page chrome wears Citywire's own dark surface (#0F172A, 190 class uses
on citywire.com: the pre-header band and the glass cards). This is the one
brand-chrome block that diverges per client: the chassis ran a light band with
near-black nav because white text fails AA on a bright band (~2.5:1); Citywire is
the inverse, a dark band carrying white nav at 17.85:1. It uses the INVERSE
contract tokens only, so the pack (--color-bg-inverse -> #0F172A) drives it with
zero edits to the contract or components.css (S1). Logo is text / inline SVG via
currentColor. */
.nav-logo.wordmark .logo-lockup {
height: 32px;
width: auto;
display: block;
}
.site-header {
background: var(--color-bg-inverse);
border-bottom: 0;
color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong);
backdrop-filter: none;
}
.site-header .nav-links a { color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse); opacity: 0.86; }
.site-header .nav-links a:hover,
.site-header .nav-links a.active { opacity: 1; color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong); }
.site-header .nav-links a.active::after { background: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong); }
.site-header .nav-logo.wordmark .tag { color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-muted); }
/* system-map link: a hairline-outlined pill reads on the dark band (an accent-outlined
pill would be teal on teal). White text, hairline outline, filling to a faint wash. */
.site-header .nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"] {
border-color: var(--color-on-dark-border);
color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong);
}
.site-header .nav-links a[href="/system-map.html"]:hover {
border-color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong);
background: var(--color-inverse-wash);
color: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong);
}
/* ---------- Citywire type discipline — display + headings at 700, body at 400 ----------
Citywire uses weight for hierarchy, not size alone: its sponsored headline is 700
and its headline links run 600-700 against 400 body copy. components.css (a
read-only base mirror) sets display, h1-h3 and body copy to weight 500, which is
neither. The discipline is resolved HERE in the brand layer so the base stays
untouched (S4). Citywire synthesises 800 for its kickers; we do not follow that,
so 700 is the ceiling in the chrome. */
.display, .h1, .h2, .h3, .page-hero h1 { font-weight: 700; }
.hero-sub, .lede, .block-body, .lead, p { font-weight: 400 !important; }
.nav-row.wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: var(--spacing-sm); }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
/* stack the masthead: logo on its own row, links wrap below within the container */
.nav-row.wrap { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px; }
.nav-links.wrap {
flex-wrap: wrap;
width: 100%; /* fill the column so links wrap within the container */
justify-content: flex-start;
gap: 10px 18px;
font-size: 13px;
}
}
/* No footer-grid/columns on these pages — just the two legal lines, so the
generous site-footer top padding (sized for a full grid) is trimmed. */
.site-footer.slim { padding: var(--spacing-2xl) 0; }
/* ---------- Text selection ---------- */
/* The read-only base mirror pairs the accent fill with --color-fg (dark ink on a
dark teal highlight = unreadable when text is selected). Override to a readable,
on-brand pair: the pressed teal fill + white ink at 15.06:1, legible on white and
on the dark band. */
::selection { background: var(--color-accent-active); color: var(--color-accent-fg); }
::-moz-selection { background: var(--color-accent-active); color: var(--color-accent-fg); }
/* ---------- Back to top (injected by portfolio.js) ---------- */
.to-top {
/* Colours flip via .on-dark (portfolio.js adds it when the button floats over the
dark band): a teal chip on light sections, a white chip on dark ones, so the
arrow always reads. --tt-fill / --tt-ink carry the current pair. */
--tt-fill: var(--color-accent); /* teal */
--tt-fill-hov: var(--color-accent-hover);
--tt-ink: var(--color-accent-fg); /* white */
position: fixed;
right: 20px;
bottom: 20px;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
border: 1px solid var(--tt-ink);
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
background: var(--tt-fill);
color: var(--tt-ink);
font-size: 20px;
line-height: 1;
cursor: pointer;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(8px);
pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 160ms ease, transform 160ms ease,
background 160ms ease, color 160ms ease, border-color 160ms ease;
z-index: 40;
}
.to-top.on-dark {
--tt-fill: var(--color-fg-on-inverse-strong); /* white/paper */
--tt-fill-hov: var(--color-bg-surface);
--tt-ink: var(--color-accent); /* teal */
}
.to-top.show {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
pointer-events: auto;
}
.to-top:hover { background: var(--tt-fill-hov); }
.to-top:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--color-border-strong); outline-offset: 2px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.to-top { transition: none; transform: none; }
}
/* ---------- Platform screengrab gallery (Library page) ----------
"I build products, not just emails." A numbered card grid of the email-hub
platform UI, opening the Citywire-recoloured lightbox below. Proportionate: it supports
the email-designer story, it does not replace it. Captioned as product UI. */
.grabs {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr));
gap: var(--spacing-lg);
}
.grab {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
text-align: left;
padding: 0;
background: var(--color-bg-surface);
border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
border-radius: var(--radius-md);
overflow: hidden;
cursor: zoom-in;
font: inherit;
color: inherit;
transition: transform 200ms ease, border-color 200ms ease, box-shadow 200ms ease;
}
.grab:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: var(--color-border-strong); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.grab-figure { position: relative; margin: 0; background: var(--color-bg-inverse); }
.grab-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
.grab-num {
position: absolute;
top: 10px; left: 10px;
min-width: 28px; height: 28px;
padding: 0 8px;
display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
background: var(--color-accent);
color: var(--color-accent-fg);
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 13px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
}
.grab-cap {
padding: var(--spacing-md) var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-lg);
}
.grab-cap .t { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 15px; color: var(--color-fg); display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.grab-cap .d { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--color-fg-muted); }
.grab-zoom {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--color-fg-muted);
margin-top: 10px;
display: inline-block;
}
/* ---------- Citywire gallery lightbox (native