:root{--bg:#0b0d17;--bg2:#131729;--line:#262b45;--text:#e7e4da;--muted:#9a9cb3;--moon:#f1e7c8;--accent:#b9c4ff;--max:44rem}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);background-image:radial-gradient(60rem 30rem at 85% -10%,#1c2140 0,transparent 60%);color:var(--text);font:1.0625rem/1.65 ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif}
a{color:var(--accent);text-underline-offset:.2em}
a:hover{color:var(--moon)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--moon);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:4px}
.disclose{background:#1a1a12;border-bottom:1px solid #3b3722;padding:.6rem 1.25rem;font-size:.875rem;color:#d9d2b4}
.disclose p{margin:0 auto;max-width:var(--max)}
.ad-flag{font-size:1rem;color:var(--moon)}
header.site,main,footer.site{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
header.site{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.75rem 1.5rem;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding-top:1.25rem;padding-bottom:1.25rem}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;color:var(--moon);text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.35rem;letter-spacing:.02em}
.moon{width:1.6rem;height:1.6rem;fill:var(--moon);filter:drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(241,231,200,.35))}
nav[aria-label=Main]{display:flex;gap:1.1rem;font-size:.95rem}
nav[aria-label=Main] a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
nav[aria-label=Main] a:hover{color:var(--moon)}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.2;color:#f5f2e8}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,8vw,3.2rem);margin:.4rem 0 1rem}
h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:2.6rem 0 .8rem;padding-top:.4rem}
h3{font-size:1.3rem;margin:.4rem 0 .6rem}
.lead{font-size:1.15rem;color:#cfcdc4}
.kicker{display:inline-block;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.hero{padding:2.5rem 0 1.5rem}
.cards{display:grid;gap:1rem;padding-bottom:3rem}
@media(min-width:40rem){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.card{display:block;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:1.3rem;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s}
.card:hover{border-color:#4a5280;transform:translateY(-2px);color:var(--text)}
.card h2{margin:.3rem 0 .5rem;font-size:1.4rem}
.card p{margin:0 0 .8rem;color:#c3c2bb}
.go{color:var(--accent);font-size:.95rem}
.prose{padding:1.5rem 0 3rem}
.prose li{margin:.35rem 0}
.toc{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.3rem;border-left:2px solid var(--line);padding-left:1rem;margin:1.5rem 0;font-size:.95rem}
.pick{background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:1.2rem 1.25rem}
.pick-ad{margin:0 0 .6rem;font-size:.875rem;color:#d9d2b4}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--moon);color:#14141c;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:.7rem 1.1rem;border-radius:999px}
.btn:hover{background:#fff;color:#14141c}
.honest{border-top:1px dashed var(--line);padding-top:.8rem;color:#cfcdc4}
.tools dt{font-weight:600;margin-top:1rem}
.tools dd{margin:.2rem 0 0;color:#c3c2bb}
.table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;min-width:30rem;font-size:.95rem}
th,td{text-align:left;padding:.65rem .8rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top}
th{background:var(--bg2);font-weight:600;color:var(--moon)}
tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.tag{font-size:.72rem;color:#d9d2b4;border:1px solid #3b3722;border-radius:4px;padding:0 .3rem;white-space:nowrap}
.checklist{list-style:none;padding:0;counter-reset:s}
.checklist li{counter-increment:s;position:relative;padding:.55rem 0 .55rem 2.4rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.checklist li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:0;top:.55rem;width:1.7rem;height:1.7rem;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid var(--moon);color:var(--moon);font-size:.85rem;display:grid;place-items:center}
footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1.2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;font-size:.875rem;color:var(--muted)}
footer.site p{margin:.3rem 0}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}
/* ---- blog layer ---- */
:root{--wide:68rem;--c-design:#c9b8ff;--c-film:#ffc58a;--c-photo:#8fe3d0;--c-setup:#ffa3b8}
header.site,footer.site{max-width:var(--wide)}
main{max-width:var(--wide)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--moon);color:#14141c;padding:.5rem .9rem;border-radius:0 0 8px 0;z-index:9}
.skip:focus{left:0}
header.site{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:.5rem}
nav[aria-label=Main]{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.35rem .3rem}
nav[aria-label=Main] a{padding:.3rem .5rem;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid transparent}
nav[aria-label=Main] a[aria-current=page]{color:var(--moon);border-color:var(--line);background:var(--bg2)}
.kicker{margin:0 0 .3rem}
.section-h{font-size:1.45rem;margin:2.8rem 0 1rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem}
.section-h::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.intro{padding:2rem 0 1rem;max-width:var(--max)}
.site-title{font-size:clamp(2rem,7vw,3.1rem)}
/* category tag */
.cat{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:.15rem .55rem;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid currentColor;color:var(--c-design)}
.cat-filmcraft{color:var(--c-film)}.cat-photo-editing{color:var(--c-photo)}.cat-creator-setup{color:var(--c-setup)}
.cat:hover{color:var(--moon)}
.meta{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin:.4rem 0 0}
.has-ad{margin-left:.5rem;font-size:.72rem;color:#d9d2b4;border:1px solid #3b3722;border-radius:4px;padding:0 .3rem;white-space:nowrap}
/* covers */
.cover,.thumb{background:linear-gradient(160deg,#171b33,#0e1122);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden}
.cover-svg{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.c-grid path{stroke:#20264a;stroke-width:1;fill:none}
.c-glow{fill:#f1e7c8;opacity:.07}
.c-moon{fill:var(--moon)}
.c-type{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:72px;fill:#c9b8ff;opacity:.85}
.c-line{fill:none;stroke:var(--accent);stroke-width:4;stroke-linecap:round}
.c-strip{fill:#06070e}
.c-holes rect{fill:#2b2f4d}
.c-frames rect{fill:#1a1f3a;stroke:#ffc58a;stroke-opacity:.5}
.c-ring{fill:none;stroke:#8fe3d0;stroke-width:5}
.c-blades path{stroke:#8fe3d0;stroke-width:3;stroke-opacity:.6}
.c-wave{fill:none;stroke:#ffa3b8;stroke-width:3;stroke-linejoin:round;opacity:.8}
.c-mic{fill:#1a1f3a;stroke:var(--moon);stroke-width:4}
/* featured */
.feature-card{display:grid;gap:1.2rem;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:18px;padding:1rem}
.feature-card h2{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,5vw,2.2rem);margin:.6rem 0 .5rem}
.feature-card h2 a{color:#f5f2e8;text-decoration:none}
.feature-card h2 a:hover{color:var(--moon)}
.feature-card p{color:#cfcdc4}
@media(min-width:48rem){.feature-card{grid-template-columns:1.1fr 1fr;align-items:center;padding:1.4rem}}
/* post list */
.post-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:1rem}
.post-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5.5rem 1fr;gap:1rem;padding:1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);align-items:start}
.thumb{aspect-ratio:1;display:grid;place-items:center}
.thumb .cover-svg{width:180%;max-width:none}
.post-title{font-size:1.25rem;margin:.45rem 0 .3rem}
h2.post-title{font-size:1.35rem;padding:0}
.post-title a{color:#f5f2e8;text-decoration:none}
.post-title a:hover{color:var(--moon);text-decoration:underline}
.excerpt{margin:0;color:#c3c2bb;font-size:.95rem}
@media(min-width:48rem){.post-list:not(.compact){grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;column-gap:2rem}.post-item{grid-template-columns:7rem 1fr}}
.compact .post-item{grid-template-columns:4.5rem 1fr}
.compact .excerpt{display:none}
@media(min-width:48rem){.compact{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);column-gap:1.5rem}.compact .post-item{grid-template-columns:1fr}.compact .thumb{aspect-ratio:2/1}.compact .thumb .cover-svg{width:100%}}
/* categories */
.catcards{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;gap:.8rem}
@media(min-width:40rem){.catcards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.catcard{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.3rem;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--c-design);border-radius:12px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--text)}
.catcard-filmcraft{border-left-color:var(--c-film)}.catcard-photo-editing{border-left-color:var(--c-photo)}.catcard-creator-setup{border-left-color:var(--c-setup)}
.catcard:hover{border-color:#4a5280;color:var(--text)}
.catcard-n{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.25rem;color:#f5f2e8}
.catcard-d{font-size:.92rem;color:#c3c2bb}
.catcard-c{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}
.about-blurb{margin:2.5rem 0 3rem;padding:1.3rem;border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:14px;max-width:var(--max)}
.about-blurb h2{margin-top:0;font-size:1.3rem}
.cat-head{padding:2rem 0 .5rem;max-width:var(--max)}
.more-cats{margin:2.5rem 0 3rem}
.more-cats ul,.foot-grid ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.2rem}
.crumbs{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 .6rem;display:flex;gap:.5rem;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
/* post */
.post{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto}
.post-head{padding-top:1.5rem}
.post-head h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,6.5vw,2.8rem)}
.post-head .cover{margin-top:1.3rem}
.post .prose{padding-top:.5rem}
.prose h2{scroll-margin-top:1rem}
.toc{display:block;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--moon);border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;padding:.9rem 1.1rem}
.toc-h{margin:0 0 .4rem;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.2rem}
.toc li{margin:.25rem 0}
.note{background:#151a2f;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:.7rem .9rem;font-size:.95rem;color:#cfcdc4}
code{font-family:ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;font-size:.88em;background:#1a1f3a;padding:.08rem .35rem;border-radius:4px}
.prevnext{max-width:var(--max);margin:1rem auto 0;display:grid;gap:.8rem}
@media(min-width:40rem){.prevnext{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.pn{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.2rem;padding:1rem 1.1rem;background:var(--bg2);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--text)}
.pn:hover{border-color:#4a5280;color:var(--text)}
.pn.next{text-align:right}
.pn-empty{visibility:hidden}
@media(max-width:39.99rem){.pn-empty{display:none}}
.pn-l{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted)}
.pn-t{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:#f5f2e8}
.related{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto 3rem}
.page{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto}
/* footer */
footer.site{margin-top:2rem}
.foot-grid{display:grid;gap:1.2rem;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
@media(min-width:48rem){.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr}}
.foot-grid ul{flex-direction:column}
.foot-brand{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--moon);font-size:1.15rem}
.foot-h{font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 .4rem}