/* About is a separate editorial page; the approach retains its interactive ruler. */
.about-page { --about-gutter: clamp(24px, 5.5vw, 88px); }
.about-header { position: relative; inset: auto; min-height: 96px; border-bottom: 1px solid #edf0ee; }
.about-container { width: min(100%, 1568px); padding-inline: var(--about-gutter); margin-inline: auto; }
.about-intro { padding-top: clamp(60px, 7vw, 110px); padding-bottom: clamp(60px, 7vw, 110px); }
.about-intro .eyebrow { margin: 0 0 30px; color: var(--muted); }
.about-intro h1 { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 3vw; margin: 0; font-size: clamp(64px, 9.8vw, 160px); line-height: 1; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.07em; }
.about-intro h1 span { white-space: nowrap; }
.about-intro h1 > span:not(.about-title-rule) { padding-right:.09em; margin-right:-.09em; }
@supports ((background-clip:text) or (-webkit-background-clip:text)) {
  .about-intro h1 > span:first-child, .about-purpose .about-purpose-title {
    background-image: var(--wordmark-gradient);
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }
}
@media (forced-colors:active) {
  .about-intro h1 > span:first-child, .about-purpose .about-purpose-title { background-image: none; color: CanvasText; }
}
.about-title-rule { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: #20282370; }
.about-intro-note { margin: 30px 0 0; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.5vw, 21px); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); }
.about-story, .about-method { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, .65fr) minmax(0, 2fr); gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 96px); padding-block: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-label { margin: 6px 0 0; font: 500 10px/1.7 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--muted); }
.about-body { max-width: 790px; }
.about-body > p { margin: 0 0 25px; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.35vw, 19px); line-height: 1.8; text-wrap: pretty; }
.about-body > .about-lead { margin-bottom: 32px; font-size: clamp(25px, 2.5vw, 36px); line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.about-body h3 { margin: 0 0 29px; font-size: clamp(31px, 3.4vw, 48px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -.05em; text-wrap: balance; }
/* Approved studio story: editorial hierarchy without divider bars. */
.about-story { display: block; border: 0; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 80px; }
.about-story > .about-label { margin: 0 0 24px; }
.about-story-title { margin: 0; max-width: 1000px; font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 72px); line-height: 1.06; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
.about-story-title span { color: #858d86; }
.about-manifesto { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) clamp(48px,6vw,88px) minmax(0,1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 44px; align-items: start; }
.about-manifesto-copy { display: contents; }
.about-manifesto-copy > p { grid-column: 1; max-width: 540px; }
.about-manifesto-copy > .about-purpose-lead { grid-row: 2; }
.about-manifesto p { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 21px); line-height: 1.7; text-wrap: pretty; }
.about-purpose { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 2; max-width: 490px; }
.about-purpose-connector { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; position: relative; display: block; height: 1px; margin-top: 25px; background: #9aa39d; }
.about-purpose-connector::after { content: ''; position: absolute; right: 0; top: -4px; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-top: 1px solid #9aa39d; border-right: 1px solid #9aa39d; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.about-purpose .about-purpose-title { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.5vw, 48px); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.045em; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.about-story-title span, .about-purpose .about-purpose-title { display:inline-block; }
.about-story-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin-top: 56px; }
.about-story-grid > div { min-width: 0; padding: clamp(22px,2.2vw,32px); border: 1px solid #e1e5e1; border-radius: 12px; background: #f7f8f6; }
.about-story-grid h3 { margin: 0 0 22px; font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 25px); line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.035em; text-wrap: balance; }
.about-story-grid p { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: var(--muted); text-wrap: pretty; }
.about-story-grid > div > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-story-controls { display:none; }
/* Native swipe on phones only; the existing grid and tablet stack remain unchanged. */
@media (max-width:600px) {
  .about-story .about-story-grid { position:relative;display:flex;gap:12px;max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;overscroll-behavior-x:contain;scroll-snap-type:x mandatory;scrollbar-width:none;padding-bottom:4px; }
  .about-story .about-story-grid::-webkit-scrollbar { display:none; }
  .about-story .about-story-grid > div { flex:0 0 calc(100% - 28px);scroll-snap-align:start;scroll-snap-stop:always; }
  .about-story .about-story-grid:focus-visible { outline:2px solid #2f59a7;outline-offset:4px; }
  .about-story-controls:not([hidden]) { display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;gap:8px;margin-top:16px; }
  .about-story-controls > span { margin-right:auto;font:11px/1.5 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;color:var(--muted); }
  .about-story-controls button { display:grid;place-items:center;width:44px;height:44px;padding:0;border:1px solid #dce2da;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;color:#202823;font-size:22px;cursor:pointer; }
  .about-story-controls button:disabled { opacity:.3;cursor:default; }
  .about-story-controls button:focus-visible { outline:2px solid #2f59a7;outline-offset:3px; }
}
.about-story-ending { margin-top: 60px; }
.about-story-ending > p { margin: 0 0 24px; font-size: clamp(23px, 2.3vw, 32px); line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.about-story-ending > p > span { color: var(--muted); }
.about-story-ending > p { width:fit-content; padding-right:.06em; }
.about-text-link { display: inline-flex; min-height: 48px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 44px; margin-top: 6px; padding-block: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aab4ac; font-size: 13px; }
.about-text-link span { font-size: 22px; }
.about-text-link:hover { color: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); }
.about-reel { margin-block: 0 72px; }
.about-reel-link { display: block; position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: #141d1b; border-radius: 8px; color: #fff; }
.about-reel-link::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(0deg, #091612c9, transparent 45%); }
.about-reel img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 2206 / 946; object-fit: cover; }
.about-reel-caption { position: absolute; inset: auto 32px 25px; z-index: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; font: 400 10px/1.6 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.about-reel-action { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; min-height: 44px; font: 400 13px/1.6 Manrope, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0; }
.about-reel-action > span { font-size: 24px; }
.about-reel-link:hover .about-reel-action { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.about-reel figcaption { margin-top: 13px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.7; }
.about-founders { padding-block:clamp(40px,4vw,64px); background:#f3f4f3; }
.founders-heading{margin-bottom:36px}
.founders-heading .about-label{margin:0 0 16px}
.founders-heading h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(28px,3.3vw,48px);line-height:1.13;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.05em}
.founders-heading h2, .about-closing h2 { width:fit-content; padding-right:.06em; }
.founders-grid { display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:clamp(24px,4vw,64px);padding:0;margin:0;list-style:none; }
.founder-card { min-width:0;position:relative; }
.founder-portrait { width:100%;height:clamp(280px,30vw,440px);margin:18px 0 0;overflow:hidden;background:#f3f4f3; }
.founder-portrait img { display:block;width:auto;max-width:100%;height:100%;margin-inline:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center bottom;mix-blend-mode:multiply;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 12%,#000 88%,transparent),linear-gradient(0deg,#000 85%,transparent);mask-composite:intersect; }
/* Full photographic portraits with a light edge fade, never a blur over the faces. */
.founder-portrait--photo { display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center; }
.founder-portrait--photo img { width:auto;height:auto;max-height:100%;object-fit:contain;mix-blend-mode:normal;-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 7%,#000 93%,transparent),linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 5%,#000 97%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 7%,#000 93%,transparent),linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 5%,#000 97%,transparent);mask-composite:intersect; }
.founder-card h3 { margin:0 0 6px;font:500 11px/1.5 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase; }
.founder-role { margin:0;color:var(--muted);font:400 9px/1.6 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.1em; }
.founder-bio { max-width:52ch;margin:32px auto 0; }
.founder-bio p { margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:16px;line-height:1.75; }
.founder-bio p + p { margin-top:18px; }
.founder-recognitions { display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:24px;width:min(100%,384px);margin:32px auto 0;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line); }
.founder-recognitions img { display:block;width:calc((100% - 24px)/2);max-width:180px;height:auto; }
@media(max-width:600px){.founder-bio{margin-top:26px}.founder-recognitions{gap:16px;margin-top:26px;padding-top:20px}.founder-recognitions img{width:calc((100% - 16px)/2)}}
@media(max-width:600px){.founders-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.founder-portrait{height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/5}.founders-heading{margin-bottom:32px}}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .about-page .about-founders{padding-block:40px}
  .about-founders .founders-heading{margin-bottom:20px}
  .about-founders .founders-heading h2{font-size:32px}
  .about-founders .founders-grid{gap:28px}
  .about-founders .founder-portrait{height:320px;aspect-ratio:auto;margin-top:14px}
}
.about-closing { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 30px; padding-block: 70px 90px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-closing .eyebrow { margin: 0 0 24px; color: var(--copper); }
.about-closing h2 { margin: 0; font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px); line-height: 1.13; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
.about-footer { align-items: center; }
.about-footer a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; min-height: 44px; }
.about-process-fallback { padding-block: 40px 64px; }
.about-process-fallback h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 48px); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.about-process-fallback ol { max-width: 780px; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 26px; }
.about-process-fallback li { margin-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 10px; }
.about-process-fallback h3 { font-weight: 500; }
.about-process-fallback p { line-height: 1.75; }
/* Keep item placement in sync with mobile.css's one-column grid through tablets. */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-manifesto-copy { display: block; }
  .about-manifesto .about-purpose { grid-column: 1; grid-row: auto; }
  .about-manifesto .about-purpose .about-purpose-title { font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; }
  .about-manifesto .about-purpose-connector { grid-column: 1; grid-row: auto; height: 34px; width: 1px; margin: -12px 0 -12px 8px; }
  .about-purpose-connector::after { right: -4px; top: auto; bottom: 0; transform: rotate(135deg); }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .about-header { padding: 24px; }
  .about-intro { padding-block: 48px 54px; }
  .about-intro .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 24px; font-size: 9px; }
  .about-intro h1 { max-width: 430px; font-size: clamp(48px, 12vw, 76px); }
  .about-intro-note { margin-top: 23px; font-size: 15px; }
  .about-story, .about-method { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 25px; padding-block: 40px 48px; }
  .about-body > p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; }
  .about-body > .about-lead { font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.45; }
  .about-body h3 { font-size: 34px; }
  .about-reel { margin-bottom: 44px; }
  .about-reel img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .about-reel-caption { inset: auto 18px 13px; display: block; }
  .about-reel-caption > span:first-child { font-size: 8px; }
  .about-reel-action { margin-top: 4px; font-size: 12px; width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }
  .about-closing { flex-direction: column; align-items: start; padding-block: 48px 60px; }
  .about-footer { align-items: flex-start; gap: 9px; }
}