/* ============================================
SHRIKE RESEARCH ADVISORY — Global Stylesheet
style.css
HOW TO USE ON ANY NEW PAGE:
Add this to your :
For pages in subfolders (e.g. pages/contact.html):
============================================ */
/* ── RESET & BASE ─────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
:root {
--ink: #1a1a18;
--ink-mid: #3d3d39;
--ink-muted: #6b6b65;
--ink-faint: #b0afa8;
--cream: #f7f4ef;
--cream-dark: #ede9e1;
--rust: #8b3a2a;
--rust-light: #c4614d;
--rust-pale: #f0e0da;
--sage: #3d5a4a;
--sage-pale: #e0eae4;
--gold: #a07830;
--white: #ffffff;
--serif: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
--sans: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--cream);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.7;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
/* ── NAVIGATION ───────────────────────────── */
nav {
position: fixed;
top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
z-index: 100;
padding: 1.1rem 3rem;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
background: rgba(247, 244, 239, 0.92);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(26,26,24,0.1);
}
.nav-logo {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.15rem;
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
color: var(--ink);
text-decoration: none;
}
.nav-links {
display: flex;
gap: 2.5rem;
list-style: none;
}
.nav-links a {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--ink-mid);
text-decoration: none;
transition: color 0.2s;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--rust); }
.nav-links a.active { color: var(--rust); }
/* ── HERO ─────────────────────────────────── */
.hero {
padding-top: 80px;
min-height: 52vh;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
background: var(--ink);
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
}
.hero-text {
padding: 5rem 3rem 5rem 3rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}
.hero-eyebrow {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 0.72rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--rust-light);
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.hero h1 {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
font-weight: 300;
line-height: 1.08;
color: var(--cream);
letter-spacing: -0.01em;
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.hero h1 em {
font-style: italic;
color: var(--rust-light);
}
.hero-tagline {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 0.95rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: rgba(247,244,239,0.6);
line-height: 1.7;
max-width: 400px;
}
/* Hero image panel — replace the SVG with a real ![]()
when ready */
.hero-image-panel {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--ink-mid);
}
.hero-image-panel img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
opacity: 0.6;
}
.hero-image-panel::before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(
-45deg,
transparent,
transparent 40px,
rgba(139,58,42,0.06) 40px,
rgba(139,58,42,0.06) 41px
);
z-index: 1;
}
.hero-geo {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
z-index: 2;
}
.hero-geo svg {
width: 60%;
opacity: 0.18;
}
/* Shorter hero for interior pages */
.hero--slim {
min-height: 28vh;
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.hero--slim .hero-text {
padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
}
/* ── SECTION SCAFFOLDING ──────────────────── */
section { width: 100%; }
.section-inner {
max-width: 1100px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 5rem 3rem;
}
.section-label {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 0.72rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--rust);
margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 1rem;
}
.section-label::after {
content: '';
flex: 1;
height: 0.5px;
background: var(--rust);
opacity: 0.3;
max-width: 60px;
}
/* Section label on dark backgrounds */
.section-label--light {
color: rgba(224,234,228,0.7);
}
.section-label--light::after {
background: rgba(224,234,228,0.4);
opacity: 1;
}
/* Section headings */
.section-heading {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink);
line-height: 1.15;
margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.section-heading--light {
color: var(--cream);
}
.section-heading em {
font-style: italic;
color: var(--ink-muted);
}
.section-heading--light em {
color: rgba(224,234,228,0.65);
}
/* ── SERVICES SECTION ─────────────────────── */
#services {
background: var(--sage);
}
.services-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 1.5px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
border: 0.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.service-card {
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
padding: 2.5rem;
transition: background 0.25s;
}
.service-card:hover {
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
}
.service-number {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 2rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: rgba(224,234,228,0.2);
line-height: 1;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.service-title {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.35rem;
font-weight: 500;
color: var(--cream);
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.service-desc {
font-size: 0.88rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: rgba(224,234,228,0.65);
line-height: 1.75;
}
.sub-research {
margin-top: 1.25rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.75rem;
}
.sub-item {
padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
border-left: 2px solid rgba(196,97,77,0.5);
}
.sub-item-title {
font-size: 0.82rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: var(--rust-light);
margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.sub-item-badge {
display: inline-block;
font-size: 0.65rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
background: rgba(196,97,77,0.2);
color: var(--rust-light);
padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.sub-item-desc {
font-size: 0.8rem;
color: rgba(224,234,228,0.5);
line-height: 1.6;
}
/* ── WHO WE WORK WITH ─────────────────────── */
#clients {
background: var(--cream-dark);
}
.clients-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
gap: 1px;
background: rgba(26,26,24,0.1);
border: 0.5px solid rgba(26,26,24,0.1);
}
.client-card {
background: var(--cream-dark);
padding: 2rem 2rem 2rem 2.5rem;
border-left: 3px solid transparent;
transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.client-card:hover {
background: var(--white);
border-left-color: var(--rust);
}
.client-card-title {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.1rem;
font-weight: 500;
color: var(--ink);
margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
line-height: 1.3;
}
.client-card-desc {
font-size: 0.87rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink-muted);
line-height: 1.65;
}
/* ── ABOUT / WHO WE ARE ───────────────────── */
#about {
background: var(--cream);
}
.about-layout {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
gap: 5rem;
align-items: start;
}
.about-sidebar {
position: sticky;
top: 5rem;
}
.about-name {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 2rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: var(--ink);
line-height: 1.15;
margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.about-title {
font-size: 0.8rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--rust);
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.expertise-tags {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.5rem;
margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.tag {
font-size: 0.75rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
color: var(--sage);
background: var(--sage-pale);
padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
border-radius: 0;
border: 0.5px solid rgba(61,90,74,0.2);
}
.about-body {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.15rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: var(--ink-mid);
line-height: 1.85;
}
.about-body p + p {
margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
.about-body strong {
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--ink);
}
/* ── GENERIC CONTENT BLOCKS ───────────────── */
/* Use these on any new page for standard prose/image layouts */
/* Full-width image */
.img-full {
width: 100%;
display: block;
height: auto;
}
/* Captioned image */
.img-block {
margin: 2rem 0;
}
.img-block img {
width: 100%;
height: auto;
display: block;
}
.img-caption {
font-size: 0.8rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink-muted);
margin-top: 0.5rem;
letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
/* Two-column image + text layout */
.split-layout {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 4rem;
align-items: center;
}
.split-layout--reversed .split-text { order: -1; }
.split-text h2 {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink);
line-height: 1.15;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.split-text p {
font-size: 0.93rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink-mid);
line-height: 1.75;
}
.split-text p + p { margin-top: 1rem; }
/* ── UTILITY ──────────────────────────────── */
.rule {
width: 40px;
height: 1px;
background: var(--rust);
opacity: 0.4;
margin: 2rem 0;
}
.bg-cream { background: var(--cream); }
.bg-cream-dark { background: var(--cream-dark); }
.bg-dark { background: var(--ink); }
.bg-sage { background: var(--sage); }
/* ── HOME CARDS ───────────────────────────── */
.home-cards {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 1px;
background: rgba(26,26,24,0.1);
border: 0.5px solid rgba(26,26,24,0.1);
}
.home-card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
background: var(--cream-dark);
padding: 2.5rem;
text-decoration: none;
border-left: 3px solid transparent;
transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.home-card:hover {
background: var(--white);
border-left-color: var(--rust);
}
.home-card-number {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.5rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink-faint);
margin-bottom: 1rem;
line-height: 1;
}
.home-card-title {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1.4rem;
font-weight: 500;
color: var(--ink);
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.home-card-desc {
font-size: 0.87rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ink-muted);
line-height: 1.65;
flex: 1;
}
.home-card-link {
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 1.5rem;
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
color: var(--rust);
text-transform: uppercase;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
.home-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
/* ── FOOTER ───────────────────────────────── */
footer {
background: var(--ink);
padding: 2.5rem 3rem;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
}
.footer-brand {
font-family: var(--serif);
font-size: 1rem;
font-weight: 400;
color: rgba(247,244,239,0.5);
}
.footer-copy {
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: rgba(247,244,239,0.3);
letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
/* ── ANIMATIONS ───────────────────────────── */
@keyframes fadeUp {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
.hero-text > * {
animation: fadeUp 0.7s ease both;
}
.hero-eyebrow { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.hero h1 { animation-delay: 0.25s; }
.hero-tagline { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
/* ── RESPONSIVE ───────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
nav { padding: 1rem 1.5rem; }
.nav-links { gap: 1.5rem; }
.hero {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
min-height: auto;
}
.hero-text { padding: 4rem 1.5rem 3rem; }
.hero-image-panel { display: none; }
.section-inner { padding: 3.5rem 1.5rem; }
.services-grid,
.clients-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.about-layout {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 2rem;
}
.about-sidebar { position: static; }
.split-layout {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 2rem;
}
.split-layout--reversed .split-text { order: 0; }
footer { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; text-align: center; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.nav-links { display: none; }
.hero h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
}