/* Meta Ventures — blue editorial identity. The original V logo is retained. */
:root {
  --navy: #102b42;
  --deep: #071e32;
  --blue: #075be8;
  --cyan: #66d4f4;
  --ink: #112b40;
  --muted: #52687a;
  --pale: #f1f5f9;
  --line: #dce5ed;
}
body { background: #fff; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; }
h1, h2, h3 { text-wrap: balance; overflow-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; }
.hero-copy, .section-head > *, .service, .model-grid > article, .blog-card > div { min-width: 0; }
h1 { font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3vw, 44px); letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.wrap { max-width: 1240px; width: calc(100% - 80px); }
.section { padding-block: 52px; }
.section-head { align-items: end; gap: 48px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.section-head .kicker { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.kicker { letter-spacing: .13em; font-size: 10px; }
.topline { background: var(--deep); }
.topline .wrap { height: 28px; }
.header { background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 3px 18px #102b4205; }
.header-inner { height: 80px; }
.brand { width: 212px; }
.brand img { height: 66px; }
.desktop-nav { gap: 24px; }
.desktop-nav a { position: relative; padding-block: 28px; }
.desktop-nav a::after { content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: 17px; left: 0; width: 0; height: 2px; background: var(--blue); transition: width .2s; }
.desktop-nav a:hover::after, .desktop-nav a[aria-current]::after { width: 24px; }
.language summary { padding: 9px 11px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 5px; }
.language > div { top: 45px; border-radius: 6px; z-index: 2; }
.button { border-radius: 5px; padding: 14px 19px; min-height: 50px; gap: 18px; font-size: 12px; }
.button span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex: 0 0 27px; height: 27px; border-radius: 50%; background: #ffffff1f; font-size: 19px; }
.button.small { min-height: 42px; padding: 9px 13px; }
.button.light span { background: #075be80c; }
.button.outline span { background: #075be80b; }
.text-link { gap: 16px; }
.text-link span { transition: transform .2s; }
.text-link:hover span { transform: translate(3px, -3px); }

/* A strong, compact opening with a separate, readable photo panel. */
.hero { background: var(--deep); color: #fff; position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.hero::before { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 300px; height: 260px; left: -90px; bottom: -110px; background: #66d4f40c; clip-path: polygon(0 0, 28% 0, 50% 55%, 72% 0, 100% 0, 50% 100%); pointer-events: none; }
.hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 48px; min-height: 554px; padding-block: 30px; }
.hero-copy { padding: 24px 0; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero-copy .kicker { color: #b9d5e9; font-size: 9px; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.hero .dot { background: var(--cyan); box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #66d4f416; width: 5px; height: 5px; }
.hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(44px, 4.8vw, 67px); line-height: 1.04; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.hero-copy h1 span { color: var(--cyan); }
.hero-intro { color: #c2d1dd; max-width: 500px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.85; margin-bottom: 25px; }
.hero-copy .actions { gap: 10px; }
.hero-copy .button { min-height: 52px; }
.hero-copy .button.outline { color: #fff; border-color: #8299ac; background: transparent; }
.hero-copy .button.outline span { background: #ffffff14; }
.hero-copy .button.outline:hover { background: #ffffff0d; }
.hero-foot { color: #a4bacb; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 22px; }
.hero-photo { margin: 0; min-height: 490px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 7px 7px 52px 7px; background: #17374f; }
.hero-photo > img { object-position: 50% 54%; }
.hero-photo::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #071e3200 48%, #071e32ed 100%); pointer-events: none; }
.hero-corner { position: absolute; right: 20px; top: 20px; width: 66px; height: 66px; border-top: 1px solid #ffffffb0; border-right: 1px solid #ffffffb0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; }
.photo-caption { z-index: 2; background: none; padding: 28px; }
.photo-caption .caption-rule { width: 30px; height: 3px; background: var(--cyan); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.photo-caption span { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .17em; color: #bbd2e3; }
.photo-caption strong { display: block; max-width: 330px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.tech-strip { background: var(--deep); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff1b; }
.tech-strip > .wrap { padding-block: 19px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.tech-strip span { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: #c5d8e7; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; }
.tech-strip span::before { content: '+'; color: var(--cyan); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; }

/* References stay unaltered and retain the group attribution. */
.reference-strip { padding-block: 24px; background: #fff; }
.reference-intro { gap: 22px; }
.reference-intro h2 { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; }
.reference-intro p { font-size: 10px; }
.references { margin-top: 19px; gap: 0; }
.references figure { padding: 8px 24px; min-height: 60px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.references figure:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.references figure:last-child { border: 0; padding-right: 0; }
.references img { height: 42px; max-width: 165px; filter: none; }

/* Four disciplines, each with a functional line icon. */
.expertise-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; }
.expertise-grid .service { border: 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 25px 22px 20px; background: #fff; transition: background .2s; }
.expertise-grid .service:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.expertise-grid .service:hover, .expertise-grid .service:focus-within { background: #f3f7fd; }
.service-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 26px; }
.service-icon { color: var(--blue); display: block; width: 34px; height: 34px; }
.service-icon svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.service-top .number { color: #6f8192; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0; }
.expertise-grid .service h3 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.16; }
.expertise-grid .service p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.expertise-grid .service .role-list { font-size: 11px !important; color: #315b83; }
.expertise-grid .text-link { font-size: 11px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 15px; }
.scope-note { font-size: 11px; max-width: 920px; margin-top: 18px; }
.models-section { background: var(--pale); }
.model-grid { gap: 28px; }
.model-grid article { position: relative; padding-left: 22px; border-left: 2px solid #b9cfe9; }
.model-grid .number { color: var(--blue); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.model-grid h3 { font-size: 24px; }
.model-grid p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; }
.model-grid .model-intro { color: var(--ink); font-size: 14px; }
.model-grid p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.international-section { background: #fff; }
.international-layout { gap: 54px; }
.international-intro { font-size: 15px; }
.international-copy { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); padding-left: 32px; }
.international-copy p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; }
.market-focus { margin-top: 23px; padding-top: 13px; }
.market-regions { font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); }
.applications-section { background: #102f49; color: #fff; }
.applications-section .section-head > p { color: #bdd1e0; }
.applications-grid { gap: 24px 40px; }
.applications-grid article { border-color: #4f7797; padding-top: 19px; }
.applications-grid h2 { font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; }
.applications-grid p { color: #bdd1e0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0; }
.selection-grid { gap: 22px; counter-reset: selection; }
.selection-grid article { counter-increment: selection; }
.selection-grid article::before { content: '0' counter(selection); display: block; padding-bottom: 13px; margin-bottom: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--blue); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; }
.selection-grid h2 { font-size: 19px; }
.selection-grid p { font-size: 13px; }
.selection-grid p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* The guardian remains a secondary brand illustration. */
.guardian-section { background: var(--deep); }
.guardian-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, .85fr); gap: 55px; }
.guardian-copy { padding: 42px 0; }
.guardian-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(31px, 3.4vw, 47px); }
.guardian-copy > p:not(.kicker) { color: #b9cddd; }
.guardian-copy .kicker { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.guardian-image { max-width: 340px; width: 100%; justify-self: end; min-height: 410px; max-height: 500px; }
.guardian-image::after { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--deep), transparent 14%, transparent 86%, var(--deep)); }
.guardian-image figcaption { background: #071e32ed; padding: 10px; bottom: 12px; }
.guardian-image figcaption small { font-size: 9px; }
.talent-benefits { padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.talent-benefits li { display: flex; gap: 12px; color: #c3d2dd; }
.talent-benefits li::before { content: '+'; color: var(--cyan); font-size: 16px; }
.guardian-copy .guardian-pillars { margin-block: 18px; }
.empty-projects { padding: 25px; background: var(--pale); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 7px; gap: 25px; }
.empty-arrow { font-size: 42px; }
.empty-projects h3 { font-size: 23px; }
.empty-projects p { font-size: 13px; }
.job-card { padding: 25px; border: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 7px; background: #fff; }
.job-card h3 { font-size: 25px; }
.job-card:hover { border-color: #8bb5ef; }
.tags span { border-radius: 4px; }
.about-section { gap: 50px; }
.about-photo { position: relative; padding-right: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px; }
.about-photo::before { content: ''; position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 60%; height: 55%; background: #dfeafb; border-radius: 6px; }
.about-photo img { position: relative; border-radius: 6px; height: 340px; }
.about-section > div > p:not(.kicker) { font-size: 14px; }

/* Magazine composition on home; a consistent gallery on the journal index. */
.blog-card { min-width: 0; }
.blog-card > a { border-radius: 6px; }
.blog-card h3 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.25; }
.blog-card .kicker { color: var(--blue); font-size: 9px; }
.blog-card .text-link { font-size: 11px; }
.journal-featured .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 26px 34px; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:first-child { grid-row: span 2; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:first-child h3 { font-size: 29px; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:first-child img { aspect-ratio: 16/9; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 21px; align-items: start; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) > div { padding-top: 0; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) img { aspect-ratio: 4/5; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) h3 { font-size: 20px; }
.journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) p:not(.kicker) { font-size: 12px; }
.journal-featured .blog-card .post-meta { font-size: 9px; gap: 7px; }
.journal-index .blog-grid { gap: 32px 24px; }
.journal-index .blog-card > div { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding-bottom: 12px; }
.category-chip { border-radius: 5px; }
.category-chip.active { background: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); }
.blog-toolbar { padding-bottom: 25px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-intro { padding-top: 45px; padding-bottom: 22px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.page-intro .kicker { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.page-intro h1 { font-size: clamp(37px, 4.4vw, 62px); max-width: 1000px; }
.page-intro .lead { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.85; margin-top: 20px; }
.article-image { border-radius: 7px; max-height: 480px; margin-bottom: 36px; }
.prose { font-size: 16px; }
.article-layout { gap: 45px; }
.project-side { border-radius: 6px; border-top: 3px solid var(--blue); padding: 26px; }
.article-cta { border-radius: 6px; border-left: 3px solid var(--blue); }
.eu-section { background: var(--pale); }
.eu-grid article { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 25px; }
.eu-grid h3 { font-size: 23px; }
.eu-logo { background: #fff; padding: 8px; box-sizing: content-box; max-width: calc(100% - 16px); }
.contact { background: var(--deep); color: #fff; }
.contact-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr); align-items: start; gap: 65px; }
.contact-layout > div { padding-top: 16px; }
.contact-layout > div > .kicker { color: var(--cyan); font-size: 10px; }
.contact-layout > div > p { color: #bfd0dd; max-width: 430px; }
.contact-layout h2 { font-size: clamp(34px, 3.5vw, 49px); }
.lead-form { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-radius: 7px; padding: 28px; }
input, select, textarea { border-radius: 4px; font-size: 13px; border-color: #cbd7e2; }
input:hover, select:hover, textarea:hover { border-color: #87a9ca; }
label { font-size: 11px; }
.lead-form .button { min-width: 150px; }
footer { border-top: 1px solid #ffffff20; background: var(--deep); padding-top: 36px; }
.footer-logo { width: 210px; border-radius: 5px; padding: 4px 12px; }
.footer-logo img { height: 60px; }
.footer-top { padding-bottom: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px; }
.footer-bottom { margin-top: 25px; }
.chat-launch { border-radius: 7px; background: #075be8; box-shadow: 0 8px 28px #071e3230; }
.chat-panel { border-radius: 8px; }
.chat-launch > span { font-size: 17px; }

@media (max-width: 1150px) {
  .desktop-nav { gap: 16px; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 30px; min-height: 530px; }
  .hero-copy h1 { font-size: 54px; }
  .hero-copy .button { padding: 12px 15px; font-size: 11px; }
  .expertise-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .expertise-grid .service { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .expertise-grid .service:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
  .expertise-grid .service:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: 0; }
  .service-top { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .selection-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .7fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) img { aspect-ratio: 3/5; }
  .contact-layout { gap: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 48px); }
  .section { padding-block: 42px; }
  .header-inner { height: 74px; }
  .brand { width: 190px; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 24px; min-height: 0; }
  .hero-copy { padding-block: 15px; }
  .hero-copy h1 { font-size: 43px; }
  .hero-copy .kicker { font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
  .hero-intro { font-size: 13px; }
  .hero-photo { min-height: 460px; }
  .photo-caption { padding: 23px; }
  .photo-caption strong { font-size: 13px; }
  .tech-strip > .wrap { gap: 12px; }
  .tech-strip span { font-size: 9px; }
  .section-head { gap: 20px; }
  .references figure { padding-inline: 15px; }
  .references img { height: 34px; }
  .model-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 20px; }
  .model-grid h3 { font-size: 21px; }
  .model-grid article { padding-left: 15px; }
  .international-copy { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .international-layout { gap: 24px; }
  .guardian-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(0, .8fr); gap: 25px; }
  .guardian-copy h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .guardian-image { min-height: 400px; }
  .about-section { gap: 30px; }
  .about-photo img { height: 300px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 28px 24px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child { grid-column: span 2; grid-row: auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child > div { padding: 0; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child img { aspect-ratio: 1/1; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) { display: block; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) > div { padding-top: 15px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) img { aspect-ratio: 16/10; }
  .contact-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 25px; }
  .contact-layout > div > p { max-width: 640px; }
  .contact-layout > div { padding-top: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 40px); }
  .section { padding-block: 32px; }
  .header-inner { height: 68px; }
  .header-inner { gap: 12px; }
  .brand { width: clamp(138px, 43vw, 174px); }
  .nav-tools { gap: 9px; }
  .language summary { padding: 7px 9px; }
  .topline .wrap { height: 26px; }
  .hero-grid { display: flex; padding: 0; gap: 0; }
  .hero-copy { padding: 32px 0 27px; }
  .hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(39px, 10.8vw, 56px); line-height: 1.06; margin-bottom: 19px; max-width: 500px; }
  .hero-copy .kicker { font-size: 8px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .hero-intro { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 21px; }
  .hero-copy .button { min-height: 48px; font-size: 11px; padding: 12px 14px; gap: 12px; }
  .hero-foot { font-size: 10px; margin-top: 18px; }
  .hero-photo { margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%; height: 305px; min-height: 0; border-radius: 6px 6px 36px 6px; }
  .hero-photo > img { object-position: 50% 56%; }
  .hero-corner { width: 45px; height: 45px; right: 18px; top: 18px; }
  .photo-caption { padding: 20px; }
  .photo-caption .caption-rule { margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .photo-caption strong { font-size: 13px; max-width: 260px; }
  .tech-strip > .wrap { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); padding-block: 16px; gap: 12px; }
  .tech-strip span { font-size: 8px; gap: 8px; }
  .reference-strip { padding-block: 22px; }
  .reference-intro h2 { font-size: 13px; }
  .references { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 16px; }
  .references figure { border: 0; padding: 0; min-height: 36px; }
  .references img { height: 31px; }
  .expertise-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .expertise-grid .service { padding: 23px; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .expertise-grid .service:nth-last-child(2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .expertise-grid .service:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .service-top { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .service-icon { width: 32px; height: 32px; }
  .expertise-grid .service h3 { font-size: 25px; }
  .model-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 25px; }
  .model-grid h3 { font-size: 24px; }
  .model-grid article { padding-left: 20px; }
  .model-grid .number { margin-bottom: 11px; }
  .applications-grid { gap: 23px; }
  .applications-grid h2 { font-size: 23px; }
  .selection-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .selection-grid article { position: relative; padding-left: 44px; }
  .selection-grid article::before { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 3px; border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
  .selection-grid h2 { font-size: 21px; }
  .guardian-layout { display: block; }
  .guardian-copy { padding: 32px 0 15px; }
  .guardian-copy h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .guardian-image { min-height: 0; height: 330px; max-width: 270px; margin-inline: auto; }
  .empty-projects { padding: 23px; }
  .empty-projects h3 { font-size: 23px; }
  .job-card { padding: 22px; }
  .about-section { gap: 25px; }
  .about-photo { padding: 0 13px 13px 0; }
  .about-photo img { height: 260px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-grid { display: block; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child, .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) { display: block; margin-bottom: 29px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child > div { padding-top: 16px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child img, .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) img { aspect-ratio: 16/10; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:first-child h3, .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) h3 { font-size: 25px; }
  .journal-featured .blog-card:not(:first-child) p:not(.kicker) { font-size: 13px; }
  .page-intro { padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .page-intro h1 { font-size: 37px; }
  .page-intro .lead { font-size: 15px; }
  .article-image { max-height: 300px; margin-bottom: 27px; }
  .eu-grid article { padding: 22px; }
  .contact-layout h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  .lead-form { padding: 23px; }
  .footer-top p { margin-top: 20px; }
  .chat-launch { bottom: 13px; right: 13px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition: none !important; }
  .button:hover, .text-link:hover span, .blog-card:hover img { transform: none; }
}
@media print {
  .hero, .applications-section, .contact { background: #fff; color: #112b40; }
  .hero p, .hero-copy .kicker, .hero-copy h1 span, .applications-grid p, .contact-layout > div > p { color: #112b40; }
  .hero-photo::after, .hero-corner { display: none; }
}