:root {
  --blue: var(--accent);
  --blue-lt: var(--accent-lt);
  --blue-dim: var(--accent-dim);
  --blue-bdr: var(--accent-border);
  --green: var(--success);
  --green-dim: var(--success-soft);
  --green-bdr: var(--success-border);
  --ink: var(--bg-primary);
  --ink-2: var(--bg-secondary);
  --ink-3: var(--bg-tertiary);
  --white: var(--text-main);
  --muted: var(--text-muted);
  --muted-lt: var(--text-soft);
  --bdr: var(--border-color);
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;background:var(--ink);color:var(--white);overflow-x:hidden;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
body::after{content:'';position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:9999;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 512 512' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='f'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.8' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23f)' opacity='0.028'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");opacity:.5}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
img{display:block}

.btn-pri{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;background:var(--blue);color:#fff;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;padding:.85rem 1.9rem;border-radius:8px;border:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:0 0 36px rgba(18,70,240,.38);transition:background .2s,transform .18s,box-shadow .2s}
.btn-pri:hover{background:var(--blue-lt);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 0 52px rgba(18,70,240,.55)}
.btn-sec{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;background:transparent;color:var(--white);font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:500;padding:.85rem 1.9rem;border-radius:8px;border:1px solid var(--bdr);cursor:pointer;transition:border-color .2s,background .2s,transform .18s}
.btn-sec:hover{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.18);background:var(--surface-soft);transform:translateY(-2px)}

.wrap{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 5%}
.tag{display:inline-block;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue-lt);background:var(--blue-dim);border:1px solid var(--blue-bdr);padding:.28rem .85rem;border-radius:100px}
h2{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.2vw,3rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.lead{font-size:1rem;font-weight:300;color:var(--muted-lt);line-height:1.75}
.rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(26px);transition:opacity .65s ease,transform .65s ease}
.rv.vis{opacity:1;transform:translateY(0)}
.rv.d1{transition-delay:.1s}.rv.d2{transition-delay:.2s}.rv.d3{transition-delay:.3s}
.rv.d4{transition-delay:.4s}.rv.d5{transition-delay:.5s}

/* NAV */
nav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:500;height:72px;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:0 5%;justify-content:space-between;background:var(--card-bg);backdrop-filter:blur(22px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--bdr);transition:background .3s}
nav.sc{background:var(--card-bg)}
.nav-logo img{height:40px;width:auto}
.nav-mid{display:flex;gap:2rem;list-style:none}
.nav-mid a{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted-lt);transition:color .2s}
.nav-mid a:hover,.nav-mid a.active{color:var(--white)}
.nav-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.25rem}
.nav-tel{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted-lt);transition:color .2s}
.nav-tel:hover{color:var(--white)}
.nav-tel .ico{width:26px;height:26px;background:var(--blue-dim);border:1px solid var(--blue-bdr);border-radius:6px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.65rem}
.nav-btn{background:var(--blue);color:#fff;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;padding:.55rem 1.25rem;border-radius:7px;border:none;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s,transform .15s}
.nav-btn:hover{background:var(--blue-lt);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.nav-dropdown{position:relative}
.nav-dropdown>a{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted-lt);transition:color .2s;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.35rem}
.nav-dropdown>a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.nav-dropdown>a svg{transition:transform .25s}
.nav-dropdown:hover>a svg{transform:rotate(180deg)}
.dropdown-menu{position:absolute;top:calc(100% + 14px);left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(8px);background:var(--card-bg);backdrop-filter:blur(20px);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:12px;padding:.5rem;min-width:180px;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .22s,transform .22s,visibility .22s;box-shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.5);z-index:600}
.nav-dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu{opacity:1;visibility:visible;pointer-events:all;transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(0)}
.dropdown-item{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;padding:.6rem .85rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:.825rem;color:var(--muted-lt);text-decoration:none;transition:background .15s,color .15s;white-space:nowrap}
.dropdown-item:hover,.dropdown-item.active{background:var(--blue-dim);color:var(--white)}
.dropdown-item-ico{width:26px;height:26px;flex-shrink:0;background:var(--surface-bg);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:6px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.7rem}
.dropdown-divider{height:1px;background:var(--bdr);margin:.35rem .5rem}
.dropdown-menu.is-open{opacity:1!important;visibility:visible!important;pointer-events:all!important;transform:translateX(-50%) translateY(0)!important}
@media(max-width:900px){.nav-mid{display:none}}

/* HERO */
#hero{padding:130px 5% 80px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background:radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 55% at 50% 30%,rgba(18,70,240,.1) 0%,transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 35% 40% at 10% 70%,rgba(22,199,132,.06) 0%,transparent 60%)}
.hero-grid-ln{position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.022) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.022) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:72px 72px;mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 85% 65% at 50% 50%,black 20%,transparent 80%)}
.hero-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1;text-align:center}
.hero-crumb{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.5rem;justify-content:center}
.hero-crumb a{color:var(--muted);transition:color .2s}.hero-crumb a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.hero-crumb .curr{color:var(--muted-lt)}
#hero h1{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,4.5vw,4rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-bottom:1.5rem;max-width:800px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
#hero h1 em{font-style:normal;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#6BA4FF 0%,var(--blue-lt) 40%,var(--green) 100%);-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;background-clip:text}
#hero .lead{max-width:560px;margin:0 auto 2.5rem}

/* search bar */
.search-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;background:var(--ink-2);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:12px;padding:.75rem 1.25rem;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto 2.5rem;transition:border-color .2s}
.search-bar:focus-within{border-color:var(--blue-bdr)}
.search-icon{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted);flex-shrink:0}
.search-bar input{flex:1;background:transparent;border:none;outline:none;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--white)}
.search-bar input::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.search-bar kbd{font-size:.62rem;color:var(--muted);background:var(--surface-soft);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:5px;padding:.15rem .45rem;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif}

/* category pills */
.cat-pills{display:flex;gap:.6rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.cat-pill{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:500;padding:.5rem 1.1rem;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid var(--bdr);color:var(--muted-lt);background:var(--ink-2);cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s}
.cat-pill:hover,.cat-pill.active{background:var(--blue-dim);border-color:var(--blue-bdr);color:var(--white)}

/* FEATURED POST */
#featured{padding:70px 5% 0}
.feat-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto}
.feat-card{
  background:var(--ink-2);border:1px solid var(--bdr);
  border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;
  transition:all .3s;cursor:pointer;
}
.feat-card:hover{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.12);box-shadow:0 28px 72px rgba(0,0,0,.4);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.feat-visual{
  background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(18,70,240,.15),rgba(22,199,132,.08));
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  min-height:340px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  border-right:1px solid var(--bdr);
}
.feat-visual-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;
  background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.02) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.02) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:40px 40px}
.feat-visual-ico{font-size:4.5rem;position:relative;z-index:1}
.feat-badge{
  position:absolute;top:1.25rem;left:1.25rem;z-index:2;
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;
  font-size:.62rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:.28rem .85rem;border-radius:100px;
  background:rgba(18,70,240,.85);border:1px solid var(--blue-bdr);color:#BFDBFE;
  backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
}
.feat-badge::before{content:'';width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--green);animation:blink 2s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes blink{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.3}}
.feat-body{padding:2.5rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.feat-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;margin-bottom:1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.feat-cat{font-size:.65rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.22rem .75rem;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid}
.feat-date{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted)}
.feat-read{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted)}
.feat-body h3{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.2vw,1.9rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-bottom:1rem}
.feat-body p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted-lt);line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:1.75rem}
.feat-author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem}
.feat-av{width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--bdr);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.9rem;flex-shrink:0}
.feat-author-name{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600}
.feat-author-role{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted)}
.feat-link{margin-top:1.5rem;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--blue-lt);transition:gap .2s}
.feat-card:hover .feat-link{gap:.7rem}

/* BLOG GRID */
#blog-grid{padding:60px 5% 100px}
.bg-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:3rem;align-items:start}

.posts-section h3{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.75rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem}
.posts-section h3::after{content:'';flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--bdr)}

.posts-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.25rem;margin-bottom:3rem}

.post-card{
  background:var(--ink-2);border:1px solid var(--bdr);
  border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;
  transition:all .25s;cursor:pointer;display:flex;flex-direction:column;
}
.post-card:hover{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.12);transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
.post-thumb{
  height:160px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  font-size:3rem;position:relative;border-bottom:1px solid var(--bdr);
  overflow:hidden;
}
.post-thumb-bg{position:absolute;inset:0}
.post-body{padding:1.5rem;flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.post-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem;margin-bottom:.85rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.post-cat{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:.18rem .6rem;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid}
.post-date{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted)}
.post-card h4{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.post-card p{font-size:.815rem;color:var(--muted-lt);line-height:1.65;flex:1;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.post-footer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.post-av{width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--bdr);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:.75rem}
.post-author{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--muted-lt)}
.post-read{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted)}
.post-arrow{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted-lt);transition:all .2s}
.post-card:hover .post-arrow{color:var(--white);transform:translateX(3px)}

/* load more */
.load-more{display:flex;justify-content:center;margin-top:.75rem}

/* SIDEBAR */
.sidebar{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.5rem;position:sticky;top:96px}
.sidebar-block{background:var(--ink-2);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:16px;padding:1.5rem}
.sidebar-title{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:1.25rem}

/* topics */
.topic-list{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem}
.topic-chip{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;padding:.35rem .85rem;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid var(--bdr);color:var(--muted-lt);background:var(--ink-3);cursor:pointer;transition:all .18s}
.topic-chip:hover{background:var(--blue-dim);border-color:var(--blue-bdr);color:var(--white)}

/* popular posts */
.popular-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.85rem}
.popular-item{display:flex;gap:.85rem;align-items:flex-start;cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s;padding:.5rem;border-radius:8px}
.popular-item:hover{background:var(--ink-3)}
.popular-num{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--bdr);flex-shrink:0;width:24px;line-height:1}
.popular-title{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:.2rem;transition:color .2s}
.popular-item:hover .popular-title{color:var(--blue-lt)}
.popular-meta{font-size:.68rem;color:var(--muted)}

/* newsletter */
.newsletter-block{background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(18,70,240,.12),rgba(22,199,132,.06));border:1px solid var(--blue-bdr);border-radius:16px;padding:1.75rem;text-align:center}
.nl-ico{font-size:1.75rem;margin-bottom:.75rem}
.nl-title{font-family:'Clash Display',sans-serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.nl-desc{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted-lt);line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.nl-input{width:100%;background:var(--ink-3);border:1px solid var(--bdr);border-radius:8px;padding:.7rem 1rem;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--white);outline:none;margin-bottom:.75rem;transition:border-color .2s}
.nl-input:focus{border-color:var(--blue-bdr)}
.nl-input::placeholder{color:var(--muted)}
.nl-btn{width:100%;background:var(--blue);color:#fff;font-family:'Plus Jakarta Sans',sans-serif;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:600;padding:.7rem;border-radius:8px;border:none;cursor:pointer;transition:background .2s}
.nl-btn:hover{background:var(--blue-lt)}
.nl-note{font-size:.65rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.6rem}

/* CTA */
#blog-cta{padding:100px 5%;background:var(--ink-2);border-top:1px solid var(--bdr);text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
#blog-cta::before{content:'';position:absolute;width:700px;height:700px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(18,70,240,.12) 0%,transparent 65%);top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);pointer-events:none}
.cta-inner{max-width:680px;margin:0 auto;position:relative;z-index:1}
#blog-cta h2{margin-bottom:1.25rem}
#blog-cta .lead{max-width:500px;margin:0 auto 2.5rem}
.cta-btns{display:flex;gap:1rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* FOOTER */
footer {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--bdr);
  padding: 5rem 5% 2.5rem;
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto 3rem;
}
.footer-logo {
  height: 40px;
  width: auto;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.fbrand-bio {
  font-size: .875rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  max-width: 300px;
}
.muted-link {
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.fcol h5 {
  font-family: 'Clash Display', sans-serif;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}
.fcol ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .6rem;
}
.fcol a {
  font-size: .875rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: color .2s;
}
.fcol a:hover {
  color: var(--white);
}
.fcontact {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .75rem;
}
.fc-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: .65rem;
  font-size: .875rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.fc-ico {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  background: var(--blue-dim);
  border: 1px solid var(--blue-bdr);
  border-radius: 6px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: .65rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.socials {
  display: flex;
  gap: .55rem;
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
}
.soc {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  background: var(--surface-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--bdr);
  border-radius: 7px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: .72rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: all .15s;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.soc:hover {
  background: var(--blue-dim);
  border-color: var(--blue-bdr);
  color: #6BA4FF;
}
.fbot {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--bdr);
  font-size: .78rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media(max-width:1024px){
  .bg-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sidebar{position:static}
  .feat-card{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .feat-visual{min-height:200px;border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--bdr)}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .posts-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .cat-pills{justify-content:flex-start;overflow-x:auto;padding-bottom:.25rem;flex-wrap:nowrap}
}