/* ========================================================================== Kat McGowan — Learning experience design Single stylesheet. No build step. ========================================================================== */ /* --- Tokens --------------------------------------------------------------- */ :root { --ink: #000; --ink-soft: #444; --ink-faint: #767676; --paper: #fff; --rule: #d8d8d8; --coral: #ff4b4c; --olive: #6e660a; --blue: #0034ad; --purple: #5f00ad; --magenta: #ab0782; /* Coral is only 3.3:1 on white — fine for display type at 24px+, but it fails AA everywhere else. --accent-ink is the small-text version; the other four accents clear AA as they are, so they share one value. */ --coral-ink: #cc2b2c; /* Per-page accent. Each page overrides this on . --accent display type, rules, borders, markers --accent-ink anything below 24px: tags, buttons, links, labels */ --accent: var(--ink); --accent-ink: var(--accent); --accent-tint: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 8%, #fff); --serif: "Newsreader", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; --mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace; --measure: 44rem; /* readable column */ --wide: 68rem; /* page frame */ --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); } /* --accent and --accent-ink must always be set together. A custom property that references another resolves where it is DECLARED, not where it is used, so a rule that sets only --accent leaves --accent-ink pointing at whatever the ancestor had. One attribute, both values, no exceptions. The selector is bare so it works on , a card, or a single button. */ [data-accent="coral"] { --accent: var(--coral); --accent-ink: var(--coral-ink); } [data-accent="olive"] { --accent: var(--olive); --accent-ink: var(--olive); } [data-accent="blue"] { --accent: var(--blue); --accent-ink: var(--blue); } [data-accent="purple"] { --accent: var(--purple); --accent-ink: var(--purple); } [data-accent="magenta"] { --accent: var(--magenta); --accent-ink: var(--magenta); } [data-accent] { --accent-tint: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 8%, #fff); } /* --- Base ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.96rem + 0.2vw, 1.0625rem); line-height: 1.62; font-synthesis-weight: none; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } a { color: inherit; } :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; } .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.8125rem; z-index: 10; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0; } /* --- Layout --------------------------------------------------------------- */ .frame { max-width: var(--wide); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); } /* The reading column sits inset from the frame on wide screens, matching the indented body text of the original design. */ .column { max-width: var(--measure); margin-inline: auto; } .stack > * + * { margin-top: var(--stack-gap, 1.5rem); } /* --- Header --------------------------------------------------------------- */ .masthead { padding-block: 1.75rem 0; } .masthead__inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; text-decoration: none; } .brand img { width: 38px; height: 38px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; flex: none; } .brand__name { display: block; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } .brand__role { display: block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.4; } .nav { display: flex; gap: 1.25rem; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; } .nav a { text-decoration: none; padding-bottom: 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { border-bottom-color: currentColor; } .nav a:nth-child(1) { color: var(--magenta); } .nav a:nth-child(2) { color: var(--purple); } .nav a:nth-child(3) { color: var(--blue); } .nav a:nth-child(4) { color: var(--olive); } .masthead__tagline { margin: 0.5rem 0 0; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; color: var(--ink-faint); } /* --- Type ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.015em; text-wrap: balance; margin: 0; } .display { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 1.2rem + 2.4vw, 2.75rem); line-height: 1.22; } .page-title { font-size: clamp(1.625rem, 1.2rem + 1.9vw, 2.375rem); line-height: 1.2; color: var(--accent); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.1rem + 0.7vw, 1.5rem); line-height: 1.3; margin-top: 3rem; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; } h3 { font-size: 1.0625rem; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } p { margin: 0 0 1.05em; } p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .lede { font-size: 1.125em; color: var(--ink-soft); } ul, ol { margin: 0 0 1.05em; padding-left: 1.25rem; } li { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; } li::marker { color: var(--accent); } strong { font-weight: 600; } hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 3rem 0; } .rule-accent { border-top-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 45%, #fff); } /* --- Tags ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ .tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.375rem; list-style: none; margin: 0 0 0.875rem; padding: 0; } .tag { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1; padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--accent-tint); color: var(--accent-ink); margin: 0; white-space: nowrap; } /* --- Buttons -------------------------------------------------------------- */ .btn { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1; padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem; border: 1px solid var(--accent-ink); color: var(--accent-ink); background: transparent; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease; } .btn:hover { background: var(--accent-ink); color: #fff; } .btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.625rem; } /* --- Home ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ .hero { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); } .hero .display { max-width: 32ch; } .feature { padding-block: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); } .feature__media { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; max-width: 44rem; margin-inline: auto; } .feature__title { font-size: clamp(1.375rem, 1.05rem + 1.4vw, 1.875rem); line-height: 1.24; color: var(--accent-ink); margin-bottom: 0.875rem; max-width: 22ch; } .card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(15rem, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem); padding-block: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem); } .card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.25rem; } .card__media { margin-bottom: 1rem; } .card__media img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; /* home card exports are square; don't crop them */ object-fit: cover; background: #f4f4f2; } .card__title { font-size: 1.375rem; line-height: 1.26; color: var(--accent-ink); margin-bottom: 0.875rem; } .card__title a { text-decoration: none; } .card__title a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } .card .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; } /* --- Case study ----------------------------------------------------------- */ .case { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) 1rem; } .case__header { margin-bottom: 2rem; } .case__header .btn { margin-top: 1.25rem; } /* Skim block for recruiters: role, tools, format at a glance. */ .at-a-glance { margin: 2.5rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 1.25rem 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(14rem, 1fr)); gap: 1.25rem 2rem; } .at-a-glance div { margin: 0; } .at-a-glance dt { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 0.35rem; } .at-a-glance dd { margin: 0; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.45; } figure { margin: 2.5rem 0; } figure img { width: 100%; } figcaption { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: 0.75rem; } /* Callout for the "behind the scenes" style asides. */ .note { border-left: 2px solid var(--accent); padding: 0.25rem 0 0.25rem 1.125rem; margin: 2rem 0; color: var(--ink-soft); } /* --- About ---------------------------------------------------------------- */ .about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(16rem, 1fr)); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); align-items: start; margin-top: 3.5rem; } .now dl { margin: 0; } .now div { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-block: 1rem; } .now div:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; } .now dt, .now dd { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; } .now dt { color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 0.4rem; } .now dd { color: var(--ink-soft); } .now__label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 1rem; } .pull { font-size: clamp(1.375rem, 1.05rem + 1.4vw, 1.875rem); line-height: 1.3; margin: 3.5rem 0 1.25rem; max-width: 24ch; } /* --- Visual design / TAE index cards -------------------------------------- */ .entry { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.75rem; margin-top: 3rem; } .entry h2 { margin-top: 0.5rem; } .entry__kicker { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 1rem; } .cluster-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(14rem, 1fr)); gap: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .cluster { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .cluster__n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--accent-ink); margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } .cluster h3 { margin-top: 0; font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.0625rem; } .cluster ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1.25rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--ink-soft); } .cluster .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; } .cluster .btn[aria-disabled="true"] { opacity: 0.4; pointer-events: none; } /* --- Footer --------------------------------------------------------------- */ .footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem); padding-block: 1.75rem 2.5rem; } .footer__links { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; } .footer__links a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; font-size: 1.0625rem; } .footer__links a:nth-child(1) { color: var(--blue); } .footer__links a:nth-child(2) { color: var(--olive); } .footer__links a:nth-child(3) { color: var(--coral); } .footer__legal { font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0; } /* --- Motion --------------------------------------------------------------- */ @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; } } /* --- Writing --------------------------------------------------------------- */ .post-list { list-style: none; margin: 2.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; } .post-list > li { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.5rem; margin: 0 0 2.75rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 8.5rem 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: start; } .post-list img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; background: #f4f4f2; } .post-list h3 { margin: 0.35rem 0 0.5rem; font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.28; } .post-list h3 a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: none; } .post-list h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } .post-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); } @media (max-width: 34rem) { .post-list > li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; } .post-list img { aspect-ratio: 2 / 1; } } /* Date line above a post title, and on index rows. */ .post-date { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0; } .post__header { margin-bottom: 2rem; } .post__header .post-date { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; } .post__header .tags { margin-top: 1rem; margin-bottom: 0; } .post__cover { margin: 2.5rem 0; } .post__cover img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 2 / 1; object-fit: cover; } /* "Originally published in …" credit. */ .origin { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-soft); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 1.25rem; } .origin a { color: var(--accent-ink); } /* Previous / next within the series. */ .series { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 2.5rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(14rem, 1fr)); gap: 1.5rem 2rem; } .series__label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); display: block; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; } .series a { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: none; } .series a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } .series__next { text-align: right; } .series__next:only-child { grid-column: 2; } @media (max-width: 34rem) { .series__next, .series__next:only-child { text-align: left; grid-column: auto; } } /* Callout linking a post to the case study it produced. */ .related-case { background: var(--accent-tint); padding: 1.25rem 1.375rem; margin: 3rem 0 0; } .related-case p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; } .related-case p:last-child { margin: 0; } /* Links inside running prose. Nav, buttons and cards set their own colour. */ .column p a, .column li a, .related-case a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; } .column p a:hover, .column li a:hover, .related-case a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; } /* --- Homepage routes ------------------------------------------------------- */ .routes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(18rem, 1fr)); gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem); } .route { border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 1.25rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } .route h2 { margin: 0 0 0.625rem; font-size: clamp(1.375rem, 1.1rem + 1vw, 1.75rem); line-height: 1.22; color: var(--accent-ink); } .route p { color: var(--ink-soft); } .route ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 1.5rem; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.9; color: var(--ink-faint); } .route .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; } /* Compact writing teaser on the homepage. */ .teaser { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 1.5rem; margin-top: 1rem; } .teaser ul { list-style: none; margin: 1.25rem 0 0; padding: 0; } .teaser li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 9rem 1fr; gap: 0 1.5rem; padding-block: 0.75rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin: 0; align-items: baseline; } .teaser li:first-child { border-top: 0; } .teaser a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: none; } .teaser a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } @media (max-width: 34rem) { .teaser li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.25rem; } } /* A four-card grid reads better as 2x2 than 3 + 1 stranded. */ .card-grid--four { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(20rem, 1fr)); } /* A full-page screenshot capped to a scrollable frame, so one artefact doesn't cost the reader two screens of scrolling. */ .figure--page { max-height: 34rem; overflow-y: auto; border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: #fff; } .figure--page img { width: 100%; } /* --- Case study navigation -------------------------------------------------- */ /* Back to the section index, above the title. */ .crumb { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.01em; margin: 0 0 1.25rem; } /* .column p a is more specific than .crumb a, so match its weight. */ .column .crumb a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .column .crumb a:hover { border-bottom-color: currentColor; } /* Every sibling project, at the foot of a case study. */ .more { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-top: 4rem; padding-top: 1.5rem; } .more__label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.6875rem; letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0 0 1.5rem; } .more__grid { display: grid; /* 8.5rem keeps four siblings on one row inside the 44rem column; wider and the fourth strands onto a line of its own. */ grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(8.5rem, 1fr)); gap: 1.5rem 1.25rem; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .more__grid li { margin: 0; } .more__grid img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; background: #f4f4f2; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; } .more__grid li a { color: var(--accent-ink); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3; display: block; } .more__grid li a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } /* Each card keeps its own project's colour. */ .more__grid li[data-accent] a { color: var(--accent-ink); }