/* guides.css — the Guides section: clean, content-first, over a fixed comic-halftone backdrop. Opt in with bodyClass="guide". NOTE: the body carries class="guide", so the long-form article column must NOT use a bare ".guide" class (it would also match and force the body to the column width). The article column is ".guide-prose"; the body rule is "body.guide". */ body.guide { margin: 0; min-height: 100dvh; background: transparent; /* MUST stay transparent: the fixed ::before backdrop sits at z-index:-1, so any opaque background here would paint over (hide) the image */ color: #1a2230; overflow-x: hidden; } /* Full-cover fixed backdrop (a fixed layer, not background-attachment:fixed, which iOS ignores). */ body.guide::before { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: #e9e2d4 url('/images/guides/guides-bg.webp') center center / cover no-repeat; } /* Footer on guides pages: emerge from the halftone backdrop instead of the default white top, so the background fades into the footer rather than cutting off at a hard edge. The top is transparent here — the fixed backdrop (behind, z-index:-1) shows through and fades into the sky. */ body.guide .site-footer { background-image: url('/images/layers/footer-building.webp'), linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(212, 226, 244, 0) 0%, /* transparent — the halftone shows here and fades in */ rgba(212, 226, 244, 0) 12%, #d4e2f4 42%, /* pale sky blue */ #e3e9f1 78%, #aeb1b7 87%, #807f84 90%, #807f84 100%); /* grey pavement */ background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat; background-position: left bottom, top left; background-size: auto, 100% 100%; } /* Nav scroll-scrim — shows the top 175px of the very same fixed halftone backdrop, brought in FRONT of the content once the page is scrolled (topnav.js toggles .nav-scrolled), so the logo + links rest on the real background texture instead of stark moving content. It's a full-viewport copy of ::before (so the image lines up pixel-for-pixel), masked to reveal only the top band and fade out along its bottom edge. */ body.guide::after { content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; /* identical box to ::before so the texture aligns exactly */ z-index: 45; /* behind the nav (50), above page content */ pointer-events: none; opacity: 0; transition: opacity .25s ease; background: #e9e2d4 url('/images/guides/guides-bg.webp') center center / cover no-repeat; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 105px, transparent 155px); mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 105px, transparent 155px); } body.guide.nav-scrolled::after { opacity: 1; } /* ---------- Section landing (/guides/) ---------- */ .guides-home { width: var(--col-width); margin: 0 auto; min-height: 100vh; padding: 150px 0 6rem; box-sizing: border-box; } .guides-home h1 { color: var(--herosite-blue); font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 4.5rem); line-height: 1; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-shadow: 0 2px 0 #fff, 0 0 22px rgba(255, 247, 224, .9); /* lifts the heading off the halftone */ } /* ---------- Bento grid (featured guide + pinned posts + industry rail) ---------- Desktop: featured cover (card) | two cardless pinned images | industry rail (card). Feature and pinned columns are equal width, so the two 588x441 images stack to the cover's height. Collapses to 2 columns on tablet, 1 on mobile. */ .guides-grid { display: grid; gap: 20px; margin-top: 2.25rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 0.7fr; /* featured | pinned | rail */ align-items: start; /* cards hug their content height — no stretch, no white strip */ } /* Comic-panel card — black border, offset shadow; the halftone shows in the gutters. */ .g-card { border: 2px solid #000; border-radius: 14px; background: #fff; box-shadow: var(--comic-shadow); overflow: hidden; } /* Featured guide — card height equals the cover image exactly (no white strip). */ .g-card--feature { grid-column: 1; } .g-card--feature img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } /* Pinned posts — cardless, transparent comic-style images stacked in the middle column; they sit directly on the halftone backdrop (no panel, so the transparency shows). */ .guides-pins { grid-column: 2; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; } .g-card--pin img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } /* Industry rail — stretches to the grid height, beside the cards. */ .g-rail { grid-column: 3; align-self: stretch; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 24px 26px; } .g-rail__title { color: var(--herosite-blue); margin: 0 0 .5rem; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.9vw, 1.6rem); } .g-rail__list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: auto; } .g-rail__list a { display: block; padding: .6rem .2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #e7eaf0; color: #15243a; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; } .g-rail__list li:last-child a { border-bottom: 0; } .g-rail__list a:hover { color: var(--herosite-blue); } /* Product CTA — pinned to the bottom of the rail (the conversion driver). */ .g-rail__cta { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 1.4rem; text-align: center; } .g-rail__cta img { width: 92px; height: auto; } .g-rail__cta-head { font-family: 'Bangers', system-ui, cursive; font-size: 1.5rem; color: var(--herosite-blue); margin: .15rem 0 .85rem; line-height: 1; } .g-rail__btn { display: block; font-weight: 800; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; padding: 11px 14px; margin-bottom: 12px; border: 2.5px solid #000; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #000; transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .12s ease; } .g-rail__btn:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .g-rail__btn--site { background: var(--herosite-blue); color: #fff; } .g-rail__btn--logo { background: var(--herosite-yellow); color: #000; } .g-rail__btn:hover, .g-rail__btn:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #000; } /* Tablet: featured + pinned side by side; the industry rail drops full-width below. */ @media (max-width: 1023px) { .guides-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .g-card--feature { grid-column: 1; } .guides-pins { grid-column: 2; } .g-rail { grid-column: 1 / -1; align-self: auto; } .g-rail__list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(160px, 1fr)); column-gap: 1.5rem; } .g-rail__list li:last-child a { border-bottom: 1px solid #e7eaf0; } } /* Mobile: everything stacks in one column. */ @media (max-width: 639px) { .guides-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; } .g-card--feature, .guides-pins, .g-rail { grid-column: 1; } } /* ---------- Long-form guide article — a 1440 comic card with a full-bleed hero ---------- */ .guide-prose { --pad: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 3rem); width: var(--col-width); margin: 140px auto 7rem; box-sizing: border-box; padding: var(--pad); background: #fff; border: 2px solid #000; border-radius: 18px; box-shadow: var(--comic-shadow); overflow: hidden; /* keeps the full-bleed hero inside the rounded corners */ font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.75; } /* Title/meta + body share a readable centred measure; the hero breaks out full-bleed. */ .guide-prose__head, .guide-prose__body { max-width: 820px; margin-inline: auto; } .guide-prose__meta { color: #5a6473; font-size: 1rem; margin: .6rem 0 0; } /* 16:9 hero — top banner: flush to the top + side borders (negative margins cancel the card padding), wrapping into the card's rounded corners via the card's overflow:hidden. */ .guide-prose__hero { position: relative; width: calc(100% + 2 * var(--pad)); margin: calc(-1 * var(--pad)) calc(-1 * var(--pad)) clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); } .guide-prose__hero img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } /* "Back to Guides" — yellow comic button overlaid on the hero, 65px in from the top-left; presses down on hover (slides into where its shadow was). */ .guide-prose__back { position: absolute; top: 65px; left: 65px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; /* centres the < over the two text lines */ gap: 9px; font-family: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000; text-decoration: none; background: var(--herosite-yellow); padding: 8px 16px; border: 2.5px solid #000; border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #000; transition: transform .1s ease, box-shadow .1s ease; } .guide-prose__back-mark { font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1; } .guide-prose__back:hover, .guide-prose__back:focus-visible { transform: translate(4px, 4px); /* press into the shadow's place */ box-shadow: 0 0 0 #000; /* shadow collapses → depressed look */ } @media (max-width: 639px) { .guide-prose__back { top: 16px; left: 16px; } } .guide-prose h1 { color: var(--herosite-blue); font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.1; margin: 0; } .guide-prose h2 { color: var(--herosite-blue); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.2rem); line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.75rem 0 .75rem; } .guide-prose h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.6rem); margin: 1.75rem 0 .5rem; } .guide-prose p { margin: 0 0 1.25rem; } .guide-prose ul:not(.star-list) { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding-left: 1.5rem; } .guide-prose li { margin: 0 0 .65rem; } .guide-prose strong { color: #111; } .guide-prose a:not(.guide-prose__back) { color: var(--herosite-blue); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; } .guide-prose hr { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #e2e8f0; margin: 3rem 0; } .guide-prose ol { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding-left: 1.5rem; } /* Example callouts (a real service block, the contact hours) read as quoted snippets. */ .guide-prose blockquote { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; padding: 1rem 1.25rem; border-left: 4px solid var(--herosite-blue); background: #f3f6fc; border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0; } .guide-prose blockquote p { margin: 0; } /* Literal strings: domains, "https", etc. */ .guide-prose code { font-family: ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, monospace; font-size: .9em; background: #eef2f8; padding: .1em .4em; border-radius: 4px; } /* Closing call to action: the comic press-on-hover button. */ .guide-prose__cta { text-align: center; margin: 2.75rem 0 1rem; } .guide-prose a.guide-prose__cta-btn { display: inline-block; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .4px; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #000; text-decoration: none; background: var(--herosite-yellow); border: 3px solid #000; border-radius: 14px; padding: 15px 32px; box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 #000; transition: transform .1s, box-shadow .1s; } .guide-prose a.guide-prose__cta-btn:hover, .guide-prose a.guide-prose__cta-btn:focus-visible { transform: translate(5px, 5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 #000; }