/* --- CORE DESIGN ENGINE & VARIABLES --- */
        :root {
            --primary-forest: #537D5D;
            --editorial-burgundy: #4A102A;
            --strategic-plum: #88304E;
            --white: #FFFFFF;
            --black: #0A0A0A;
            --font-display: 'Offside', sans-serif;
            --font-body: 'Jost', sans-serif;
            --ease-terminal: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        /* --- GLOBAL PLATFORM RESETS --- */
        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        html, body {
            background-color: var(--black);
            color: var(--white);
            font-family: var(--font-body);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            scroll-behavior: smooth;
        }

        /* --- GLOBAL EDITORIAL TYPOGRAPHY --- */
        h1, h2, h3, h4, .massive-headline {
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 0.9;
            letter-spacing: -0.03em;
        }

        p {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            font-weight: 400;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
        }

        .thin-caption {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            font-weight: 300;
            opacity: 0.8;
        }

        .large-numeral {
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            line-height: 0.8;
        }

        /* --- NAVIGATION HEADER SYSTEMS --- */
        header {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 80px;
            background-color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.95);
            backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 0 4%;
            z-index: 1000;
        }

        .logo-frame img {
            height: 205px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        nav.nav-desktop-deck {
            display: flex;
            gap: 2.5rem;
        }

        nav.nav-desktop-deck a {
            color: var(--white);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        nav.nav-desktop-deck a:hover, nav.nav-desktop-deck a.active {
            color: var(--primary-forest);
        }

        /* HAMBURGER MULTIPAGE MOBILE OVERLAY */
        .hamburger-icon {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6px;
            background: transparent;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            z-index: 1100;
        }

        .hamburger-icon span {
            display: block;
            width: 28px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            transition: all 0.3s var(--ease-terminal);
        }

        .hamburger-icon.active span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg); }
        .hamburger-icon.active span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
        .hamburger-icon.active span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg); }

        .mobile-navigation-portal {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            right: -100%;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100vh;
            background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
            z-index: 1050;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 2.5rem;
            transition: right 0.5s var(--ease-terminal);
        }

        .mobile-navigation-portal.active {
            right: 0;
        }

        .mobile-navigation-portal a {
            color: var(--white);
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-size: 2rem;
            text-decoration: none;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        /* --- CONTENT LAYER SECTION ROUTER --- */
        .page-view-plane {
            display: none;
            padding-top: 80px;
        }

        .page-view-plane.active-plane {
            display: block;
        }

        /* ========================================== */
        /*           HOME PAGE ARCHITECTURE          */
        /* ========================================== */

        /* --- HERO: INTELLIGENCE BOARD --- */
        .intelligence-board-hero {
            height: calc(100vh - 80px);
            display: grid;
            grid-template-rows: 1fr auto 1fr;
            background-color: var(--black);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .board-row-deck {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
            transition: all 0.5s var(--ease-terminal);
        }

        .board-center-stripe {
            background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            padding: 1.5rem 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            position: relative;
        }

        .board-center-stripe h1 {
            font-size: clamp(3rem, 11vw, 11rem);
            color: var(--white);
            white-space: nowrap;
            text-align: center;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .live-cover-block {
            position: relative;
            padding: 2.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: flex-end;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            transition: all 0.6s var(--ease-terminal);
            cursor: pointer;
            border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
        }

        .live-cover-block::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%;
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0,0,0,0.85));
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .live-cover-block * {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        .live-cover-block .large-numeral {
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: var(--primary-forest);
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .live-cover-block h3 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        /* Intelligence Board Interaction Hover State */
        .board-row-deck:hover .live-cover-block {
            transform: scale(0.98);
            opacity: 0.5;
        }

        .board-row-deck .live-cover-block:hover {
            flex-grow: 2;
            opacity: 1;
            transform: scale(1);
        }

        /* --- SECTION 02: THE SIGNALS --- */
        .signals-section {
            background-color: var(--primary-forest);
            padding: 8rem 4%;
        }

        .signals-masonry-wrapper {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 3rem;
            align-items: start;
        }

        .vertical-newspaper-strip {
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
            padding: 2rem;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--black);
        }

        .vertical-newspaper-strip:nth-child(1) { margin-top: 0; }
        .vertical-newspaper-strip:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 4rem; }
        .vertical-newspaper-strip:nth-child(3) { margin-top: 2rem; }

        .vertical-newspaper-strip img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 250px;
            object-fit: cover;
            margin: 1.5rem 0;
            filter: grayscale(1);
            transition: filter 0.4s ease;
        }

        .vertical-newspaper-strip:hover img {
            filter: grayscale(0);
        }

        /* --- SECTION 03: TECHNOLOGY REPORT --- */
        .tech-report-section {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            padding: 10rem 6%;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
            gap: 6rem;
        }

        .tech-report-section .left-numeral-lock {
            position: sticky;
            top: 120px;
            height: fit-content;
        }

        .tech-report-section .large-numeral {
            font-size: 12rem;
            color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
        }

        .tech-analysis-essay h2 {
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 3rem;
            color: var(--black);
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--black);
            padding-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .essay-block {
            margin-bottom: 4rem;
        }

        .essay-block h3 {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            color: var(--strategic-plum);
        }

        .essay-block p {
            color: #222222;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        /* --- SECTION 04: BUSINESS INDEX --- */
        .business-index-section {
            background-color: var(--strategic-plum);
            padding: 0;
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            height: 70vh;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .index-vertical-block {
            flex: 1;
            border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
            padding: 4rem 2rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            position: relative;
            transition: all 0.6s var(--ease-terminal);
            cursor: pointer;
            background-color: var(--strategic-plum);
        }

        .index-vertical-block:last-child { border-right: none; }

        .index-vertical-block h2 {
            font-size: 3rem;
            word-wrap: break-word;
        }

        .index-vertical-block p {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(20px);
            transition: all 0.4s ease;
        }

        .index-vertical-block:hover {
            flex-grow: 3;
            background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
        }

        .index-vertical-block:hover p {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        /* --- SECTION 05: FULLSCREEN VISUAL BREAK --- */
        .fullscreen-break-section {
            height: 100vh;
            width: 100%;
            background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(74, 16, 42, 0.6), rgba(74, 16, 42, 0.85)), url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1451187580459-43490279c0fa?q=80&w=2072&auto=format&fit=crop');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 0 8%;
        }

        .fullscreen-break-section h2 {
            font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 8rem);
            color: var(--white);
            font-weight: 900;
        }

        /* --- SECTION 06: MARKETING OBSERVATORY --- */
        .marketing-observatory-section {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            padding: 8rem 10%;
        }

        .observatory-editorial-row {
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
            padding: 5rem 0;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr;
            gap: 4rem;
        }

        .observatory-editorial-row:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

        .observatory-editorial-row h2 {
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
        }

        .observatory-content-wrapper .pull-quote {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-style: italic;
            font-weight: 300;
            line-height: 1.4;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            border-left: 3px solid var(--primary-forest);
            padding-left: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--strategic-plum);
        }

        .observatory-content-wrapper p {
            color: #333333;
        }

        /* --- SECTION 07: STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK --- */
        .strategic-framework-section {
            background-color: var(--primary-forest);
            padding: 6rem 4%;
        }

        .framework-matrix-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 2px;
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
        }

        .matrix-giant-block {
            background-color: var(--primary-forest);
            padding: 4rem;
        }

        .matrix-giant-block img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 300px;
            object-fit: cover;
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .matrix-giant-block h3 {
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        /* --- SECTION 08: FEATURED DOSSIERS --- */
        .featured-dossiers-section {
            background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
            padding: 8rem 0;
            overflow-x: auto;
            scrollbar-width: none;
        }

        .featured-dossiers-section::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }

        .dossiers-horizontal-track {
            display: flex;
            gap: 4rem;
            padding: 0 4%;
            width: max-content;
        }

        .horizontal-dossier-card {
            width: 650px;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1.5fr;
            gap: 2rem;
            background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
            padding: 2rem;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
        }

        .horizontal-dossier-card img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .horizontal-dossier-card h3 {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin: 1rem 0;
        }

        /* ========================================== */
        /*        SUB PAGES ARCHITECTURE PANELS       */
        /* ========================================== */

        /* --- TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM --- */
        .tech-blueprint-hero {
            height: 70vh;
            background-color: var(--black);
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
        }

        .blueprint-left-meta {
            padding: 6rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .blueprint-left-meta h1 { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 7rem); color: var(--primary-forest); }

        .blueprint-right-image {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1618005182384-a83a8bd57fbe?q=80&w=1964&auto=format&fit=crop');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        .alternating-report-row {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
        }

        .alternating-report-row:nth-child(even) { direction: rtl; }
        .alternating-report-row:nth-child(even) .report-info-pad { direction: ltr; }

        .report-info-pad { padding: 6rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
        .report-info-pad h2 { font-size: 2.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }

        .report-visual-pad { background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 450px; }

        /* --- BUSINESS PLATFORM --- */
        .business-market-hero {
            height: 70vh;
            background-color: var(--strategic-plum);
            padding: 6rem;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }

        .business-market-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); }

        .market-ticker-huge { font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 11rem); font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--primary-forest); }

        /* --- MARKETING PLATFORM --- */
        .marketing-magazine-hero {
            height: 80vh;
            background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.4), rgba(0,0,0,0.85)), url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542744094-3a31f103e35f?q=80&w=2069&auto=format&fit=crop');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            padding: 6rem;
        }

        .marketing-magazine-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 8.5rem); }

        /* --- INSIGHTS PLATFORM --- */
        .insights-journal-container { padding: 6rem 6%; }
        .insights-journal-container h1 { font-size: 4rem; margin-bottom: 4rem; text-align: center; color: var(--primary-forest); }

        .journal-issue-accordion {
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            margin-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        .issue-trigger-row {
            padding: 2.5rem 0;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .issue-trigger-row h2 { font-size: 2rem; }

        .issue-hidden-content {
            max-height: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: max-height 0.5s var(--ease-terminal);
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
            padding: 0 2rem;
        }

        .issue-hidden-content.open { max-height: 1000px; padding: 3rem 2rem; }

        /* --- ABOUT PLATFORM --- */
        .about-credo-hero { background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy); padding: 8rem 6%; text-align: center; }
        .about-credo-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7.5rem); margin-bottom: 3rem; }

        .about-grid-metrics {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 4rem;
            padding: 6rem 6%;
        }

        .metric-card-editorial h3 { font-size: 2.2rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: var(--primary-forest); }

        /* --- CONTACT PLATFORM --- */
        .contact-split-interface {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            min-height: calc(100vh - 80px);
            background-color: var(--strategic-plum);
        }

        .contact-left-statement { padding: 6rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
        .contact-left-statement h1 { font-size: 4rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }

        .contact-right-form { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15); padding: 6rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }

        .form-editorial-group {
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .form-editorial-group label {
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        }

        .form-editorial-group input, .form-editorial-group textarea {
            background: transparent;
            border: none;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--white);
            padding: 0.5rem 0;
            color: var(--white);
            font-family: var(--font-body);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .form-editorial-group input:focus, .form-editorial-group textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--primary-forest); }

        .submit-btn-terminal {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            border: none;
            padding: 1rem 2.5rem;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-size: 1rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            align-self: flex-start;
            transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
        }

        .submit-btn-terminal:hover { opacity: 0.8; }

        /* ========================================== */
        /*         GLOBAL PLATFORM FOOTER LAYOUT      */
        /* ========================================== */
        footer {
            background-color: var(--editorial-burgundy);
            padding: 6rem 4% 0 4%;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
        }

        .footer-giant-wordmark h1 {
            font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 13vw, 13rem);
            text-align: center;
            line-height: 0.8;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .footer-quad-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 3rem;
            padding: 5rem 0;
        }

        .footer-column-stack h4 {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--primary-forest);
        }

        .footer-column-stack ul { list-style: none; }
        .footer-column-stack ul li { margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }
        
        .footer-column-stack ul li a {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 1rem;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .footer-column-stack ul li a:hover { color: var(--white); }

        .footer-horizontal-strip {
            background-color: var(--primary-forest);
            margin: 0 -4.3%;
            padding: 2rem 4%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .footer-horizontal-strip h3 { font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); word-spacing: 0.3em; }

        /* --- RESPONSIVE MEDIA FILTERS --- */
        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .intelligence-board-hero { grid-template-rows: repeat(6, 1fr); height: auto; }
            .board-row-deck { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .board-center-stripe { grid-row: span 1; padding: 3rem 0; }
            .signals-masonry-wrapper { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
            .vertical-newspaper-strip { margin-top: 0 !important; }
            .tech-report-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
            .business-index-section { height: auto; flex-direction: column; }
            .index-vertical-block h2 { font-size: 2rem; }
            .index-vertical-block p { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); margin-top: 1rem; }
            .observatory-editorial-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
            .framework-matrix-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .alternating-report-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .about-grid-metrics { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .contact-split-interface { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .footer-quad-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            header nav.nav-desktop-deck { display: none; }
            .hamburger-icon { display: flex; }
            .footer-quad-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .report-info-pad { padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem; }
            .contact-left-statement, .contact-right-form { padding: 3rem 1.5rem; }
        }