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 .ac-logo-art{display:block;width:265px;height:auto;overflow:visible}
 .ac-logo-bar-top,.ac-logo-bar-bottom{transition:transform .18s ease-out}
 .ac-logo-bar-top{transform:translate(calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * 10px),calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * -3px))}
 .ac-logo-bar-bottom{transform:translate(calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * -10px),calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * 3px))}
}
@media(min-width:761px) and (max-width:1000px){.ac-logo-art{width:230px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ac-logo-bar-top,.ac-logo-bar-bottom{transform:none!important}}

/* A clear, quiet closing section with a distinct next step. */
.ac-footer{padding:48px 0 24px;color:#526078}
.ac-footer-main{align-items:start;padding-bottom:32px;gap:64px}
.ac-footer-brand>a{min-height:36px}
.ac-footer-brand img{width:265px}
.ac-home .ac-footer-brand p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;margin-top:18px;color:#526078}
.ac-home .ac-footer-label{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#526078;margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:600}
.ac-footer nav{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(140px,auto));gap:6px 36px}
.ac-footer nav a{font-size:14px;color:#172238;min-height:44px;text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s}
.ac-footer nav a:hover{color:#2454d6;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}
.ac-footer nav .ac-footer-contact{color:#2454d6;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #aebfe2;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}
.ac-footer-contact span{transition:transform .2s}
.ac-footer-contact:hover span{transform:translate(2px,-2px)}
.ac-footer a:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #2454d6;outline-offset:4px;border-radius:2px}
.ac-footer-bottom{font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;border-color:#cbd5e3;padding-top:20px}
.ac-footer-bottom>a{color:#172238;gap:10px}
.ac-footer-bottom>a span{display:inline-grid;place-items:center;width:32px;height:32px;border:1px solid #bdcbe0;border-radius:50%;color:#2454d6;transition:background .2s}
.ac-footer-bottom>a:hover span{background:#dfe7f5}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .ac-footer{padding-top:32px}
 .ac-footer-main{gap:28px;padding-bottom:26px}
 .ac-footer-links{width:100%}
 .ac-footer nav{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px 20px}
 .ac-footer nav a{font-size:14px}
 .ac-footer nav .ac-footer-contact{gap:8px}
 .ac-footer-bottom{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:10px 12px;align-items:center}
 .ac-footer-bottom>span:nth-child(2){grid-column:1;grid-row:2}
 .ac-footer-bottom>a{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/3;font-size:0;gap:0}
 .ac-footer-bottom>a span{font-size:16px;width:40px;height:40px}
}

/* Direction 03 preview: equal-sized words, quiet weight hierarchy. */
.ac-refined-wordmark{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;white-space:nowrap;color:#172238;font-family:Manrope,sans-serif;line-height:1.2}
.ac-refined-symbol{display:block;width:25px;height:auto;flex:none;fill:#2454d6;overflow:visible}
.ac-refined-name{font-size:24px;letter-spacing:-.9px}
.ac-refined-alongside{font-weight:650}.ac-refined-commerce{font-weight:450;letter-spacing:-.7px}
.ac-refined-wordmark .ac-logo-bar-top,.ac-refined-wordmark .ac-logo-bar-bottom{transform:none}
@media(min-width:761px){
 .ac-logo .ac-final-art .ac-logo-bar-top{transform:translate(calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * 6.45px),calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * -1.94px))}
 .ac-logo .ac-final-art .ac-logo-bar-bottom{transform:translate(calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * -6.45px),calc(var(--ac-logo-spread,0) * 1.94px))}
}
@media(max-width:1000px){.ac-logo .ac-refined-name{font-size:21px}.ac-logo .ac-refined-symbol{width:22px}.ac-logo .ac-refined-wordmark{gap:9px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.ac-logo .ac-refined-name{font-size:20px}.ac-logo .ac-refined-symbol{width:21px}.ac-logo .ac-refined-wordmark{gap:8px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ac-refined-wordmark .ac-logo-bar-top,.ac-refined-wordmark .ac-logo-bar-bottom{transform:none!important}}
/* Keep the identity and navigation clear at the narrowest header sizes. */
@media(min-width:761px) and (max-width:1000px){
 .ac-nav{gap:16px;font-size:12px}
 .ac-nav a{white-space:nowrap}
 .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta{font-size:12px;padding:12px}
}
@media(max-width:360px){
 .ac-logo .ac-refined-name{font-size:18px;letter-spacing:-.7px}
 .ac-logo .ac-refined-symbol{width:19px}
 .ac-logo .ac-refined-wordmark{gap:7px}
}

/* Outlined production artwork retains approved display dimensions. */
.ac-final-art{display:block;width:263px;height:auto;overflow:visible}
@media(max-width:1000px){.ac-logo .ac-final-art{width:229px}}
@media(max-width:760px){.ac-logo .ac-final-art{width:217px}}
@media(max-width:360px){.ac-logo .ac-final-art{width:197px}}
.ac-refined-wordmark{display:flex;line-height:0}
@media(max-width:360px){.ac-logo .ac-final-art{width:190px}}

/* Let the full footer identity take over when it enters the desktop viewport. */
@media(min-width:761px){
 .ac-header .ac-final-art>path{opacity:1;transition:opacity .24s ease .22s}
 .ac-header.is-footer-visible .ac-final-art>path{opacity:0;transition:opacity .18s ease;pointer-events:none}
 .ac-header.is-footer-visible .ac-logo{pointer-events:none}
 .ac-header.is-footer-visible .ac-final-art>g{pointer-events:auto}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ac-header .ac-final-art>path{transition:none;transform:none}}

/* A restrained parallel extension accompanies the footer identity handover. */
@media(min-width:761px){
 .ac-header .ac-final-art rect{width:35px;transition:width .5s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),transform .18s ease-out}
 .ac-header.is-footer-visible .ac-final-art rect{width:70px;transition:width .5s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1) .18s,transform .18s ease-out}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ac-header .ac-final-art rect{transition:none}}

/* Keep one primary action in the desktop hero, then hand it to the header. */
@media(min-width:761px){
 .ac-header .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta{transition:background-color .25s ease,color .25s ease,border-color .25s ease}
 .ac-header:not(.is-past-hero) .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta{background:transparent;border-color:transparent;color:#172238}
 .ac-header:not(.is-past-hero) .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta:hover{background:#edf2fa;color:#2454d6}
 .ac-header:not(.is-past-hero) .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta span{color:inherit}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ac-header .ac-nav .ac-nav-cta{transition:none}}

/* Local preview: a personal accent confined to Richard's introduction. */
@font-face{font-family:'Alongside Hand';src:url('fonts/bad-script/BadScript-Regular.woff2') format('woff2');font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap}
.ac-home #ac-founder-title .ac-handwritten-name{font-family:'Alongside Hand',cursive;font-weight:400;font-size:1em;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;color:#172238}

/* Scroll position owns this gesture, so direction changes never restart it. */
@media(min-width:761px) and (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
 .ac-header.has-partnership-motion .ac-final-art rect{width:var(--ac-partner-width,35px);transition:transform .18s ease-out}
 .ac-header.has-partnership-motion .ac-final-art>path{opacity:var(--ac-partner-name,1);transition:none}
}

/* Quiet maker credit, grouped with the copyright on both pages. */
.ac-footer-credit-group{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px}
.ac-footer-credit{font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;color:#526078;font-weight:400}

/* Explicit open state avoids sticky touch-hover styling. */
@media(max-width:760px){.ac-header .ac-menu-toggle{background:transparent;color:#172238}.ac-header .ac-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]{background:#2454d6;color:#fff}.ac-header .ac-menu-toggle:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #2454d6;outline-offset:3px}}
@media(max-width:360px){.ac-header .ac-logo .ac-final-art{width:174px}.ac-header .ac-menu-toggle{gap:8px}}

/* Secondary legal link stays readable and separate from Explore navigation. */
.ac-footer-legal{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;column-gap:16px;color:#526078}
.ac-footer .ac-footer-privacy{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;color:#526078;min-height:32px;line-height:1.6;text-decoration:none}
.ac-footer .ac-footer-privacy:hover{color:#2454d6;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.ac-footer .ac-footer-privacy:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #2454d6;outline-offset:4px;border-radius:2px}

/* A composed closing signature, shared across the site. */
.ac-home .ac-footer{position:relative;border-top:0;padding-top:64px;padding-bottom:24px}
.ac-footer::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:1px;background:#d8dde6}
.ac-footer-main{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:80px;padding-bottom:48px;align-items:start}
.ac-footer-links{justify-self:end;width:360px;max-width:100%;padding-top:4px}
.ac-home .ac-footer-brand .ac-footer-statement{margin:26px 0 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8}
.ac-footer-statement strong{display:inline-block;font-size:19px;font-weight:600;color:#172238;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.ac-home .ac-footer-brand .ac-footer-location{margin:20px 0 0;font-size:12px;color:#526078;line-height:1.7}
.ac-footer-location span{padding:0 7px}
.ac-footer nav{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px 28px}
.ac-home .ac-footer-label{margin-bottom:18px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.14em}
.ac-footer nav .ac-footer-contact{border-bottom:0;gap:12px;justify-content:start;font-weight:500}
.ac-footer-bottom{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;padding-top:20px}
.ac-footer-legal{gap:4px 20px;flex:1}
.ac-footer-credit{white-space:nowrap}
.ac-footer .ac-footer-top{min-height:40px;flex:none;font-size:0}
.ac-footer-bottom>.ac-footer-top span{width:36px;height:36px;font-size:16px}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .ac-home .ac-footer{padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:20px}
 .ac-footer-main{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px;padding-bottom:28px}
 .ac-footer-links{justify-self:start;width:100%}
 .ac-home .ac-footer-brand .ac-footer-statement{margin-top:20px;font-size:14px}
 .ac-footer-statement strong{font-size:17px}
 .ac-home .ac-footer-brand .ac-footer-location{margin-top:14px}
 .ac-footer-bottom{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:6px 16px}
 .ac-footer-legal{grid-column:1;grid-row:1;display:flex;align-items:center;column-gap:14px}
 .ac-footer-bottom>.ac-footer-credit{grid-column:1;grid-row:2}
 .ac-footer-bottom>.ac-footer-top{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/3}
}