*,*::before,*::after{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
:root{--midnight:#0a0e1a;--deep-navy:#101630;--navy:#1a2044;--gold:#c9a84c;--gold-light:#e4c96a;--gold-dim:rgba(201,168,76,0.15);--cream:#f5f0e8;--white:#fff;--gray-50:#fafafa;--gray-100:#f7f7f8;--gray-200:#e8e8ec;--gray-400:#9295a3;--gray-600:#5a5d6e;--gray-800:#2a2d3e;--font-display:'Merriweather',Georgia,serif;--font-body:'Inter',system-ui,sans-serif}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--font-body);background:var(--cream);color:var(--gray-800);overflow-x:hidden;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}

/* NAV */
nav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:1000;padding:.9rem 4%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;background:rgba(10,14,26,.97);backdrop-filter:blur(24px);box-shadow:0 1px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
.nav-logo{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--white);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:-.02em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem}
.nav-logo-icon{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0;background:var(--white);padding:3px}
.nav-logo-icon img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
.nav-logo span{color:var(--gold)}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:2rem;align-items:center}
.nav-links a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);text-decoration:none;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:color .3s ease}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.nav-cta{background:var(--gold)!important;color:var(--midnight)!important;padding:.55rem 1.4rem!important;border-radius:4px;font-weight:600!important;transition:all .3s ease!important}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold-light)!important;transform:translateY(-1px)}
.hamburger{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;cursor:pointer;background:none;border:none;padding:8px;z-index:1001}
.hamburger span{width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--white);transition:all .3s ease;border-radius:2px}
.hamburger.active span:nth-child(1){transform:rotate(45deg) translate(5px,5px)}
.hamburger.active span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.hamburger.active span:nth-child(3){transform:rotate(-45deg) translate(5px,-5px)}
@media(max-width:960px){
  .hamburger{display:flex}
  .nav-links{position:fixed;top:0;right:-100%;width:75%;max-width:380px;height:100vh;background:var(--midnight);flex-direction:column;padding:6rem 2.5rem;gap:1.8rem;transition:right .4s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);box-shadow:-20px 0 60px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
  .nav-links.open{right:0}
  .nav-links a{font-size:1.1rem}
}

/* BLOG HERO */
.blog-hero{background:var(--midnight);padding:7rem 5% 3.5rem;text-align:center}
.blog-hero-label{font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--gold);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.2em;margin-bottom:1rem}
.blog-hero h1{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem);font-weight:700;color:var(--white);line-height:1.25;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto .8rem}
.blog-hero p{color:var(--gray-400);font-size:1rem;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.7}
.blog-meta{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:1.5rem;margin-top:1.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.blog-meta span{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--gray-400);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem}

/* BLOG LISTING */
.blog-listing{padding:4rem 5%;max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto}
.blog-listing h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:2rem;color:var(--gray-800)}
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.5rem}
.blog-card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--gray-200);border-radius:12px;padding:1.8rem;transition:all .3s ease;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.blog-card:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.3);box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.06);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.blog-card-num{font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:.68rem;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.6rem;text-transform:uppercase}
.blog-card h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gray-800);margin-bottom:.5rem;line-height:1.3}
.blog-card p{color:var(--gray-600);font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.65;flex:1}
.blog-card-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;color:var(--gold);font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;margin-top:1rem}
@media(max-width:960px){.blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:600px){.blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ARTICLE */
.article{max-width:780px;margin:0 auto;padding:3.5rem 5% 5rem}
.article h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gray-800);margin:2.5rem 0 .8rem;line-height:1.3}
.article h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gray-800);margin:2rem 0 .6rem;line-height:1.3}
.article p{color:var(--gray-600);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.85;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.article ul,.article ol{color:var(--gray-600);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.85;margin:0 0 1.2rem 1.5rem}
.article li{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.article strong{color:var(--gray-800)}
.article blockquote{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:.8rem 1.2rem;background:var(--gold-dim);border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;margin:1.5rem 0;font-style:italic;color:var(--gray-600)}
.article-tag{display:inline-block;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--gold);background:var(--gold-dim);padding:.25rem .7rem;border-radius:100px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-right:.4rem;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.article-toc{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--gray-200);border-radius:12px;padding:1.5rem 2rem;margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.article-toc h4{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gray-800);margin-bottom:.8rem}
.article-toc ol{margin:0 0 0 1.2rem}
.article-toc li{margin-bottom:.3rem}
.article-toc a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:500}
.article-toc a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* CTA BANNER */
.cta-banner{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold),#b8933e);padding:3.5rem 5%;text-align:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.cta-banner::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='60' height='60' viewBox='0 0 60 60' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cg fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'%3E%3Cg fill='%23000000' fill-opacity='0.04'%3E%3Cpath d='M36 34v-4h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4zm0-30V0h-2v4h-4v2h4v4h2V6h4V4h-4zM6 34v-4H4v4H0v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2H6zM6 4V0H4v4H0v2h4v4h2V6h4V4H6z'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
.cta-banner h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:clamp(1.4rem,3vw,2rem);font-weight:700;color:var(--midnight);margin-bottom:.5rem;position:relative;z-index:2}
.cta-banner p{color:rgba(10,14,26,.65);font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;position:relative;z-index:2}
.btn-dark{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;background:var(--midnight);color:var(--gold);padding:1rem 2.2rem;border:none;border-radius:6px;font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;transition:all .3s ease;position:relative;z-index:2}
.btn-dark:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}

/* FOOTER */
footer{background:var(--midnight);padding:2.5rem 5% 1.5rem;color:var(--gray-400)}
.footer-inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:1rem}
.footer-inner p{font-size:.76rem}
.footer-inner a{color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500}
.footer-inner a:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* RELATED POSTS */
.related-posts{padding:3rem 5%;max-width:780px;margin:0 auto}
.related-posts h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1rem}
.related-card{background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--gray-200);border-radius:10px;padding:1.2rem;text-decoration:none;transition:all .3s ease}
.related-card:hover{border-color:rgba(201,168,76,.3);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.related-card h4{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--gray-800);margin-bottom:.3rem}
.related-card p{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--gray-600);line-height:1.5}
@media(max-width:600px){.related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}