:root {
  --ink: #11120f;
  --muted: #62655d;
  --paper: #f4f2e9;
  --paper-2: #ebe8dc;
  --line: #d4d0c2;
  --acid: #dfff3f;
  --orange: #ff6534;
  --white: #fffef7;
  --display: "Arial Narrow", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --body: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
.site-shell { min-height: 100vh; overflow: hidden; }
.section-frame { width: min(1240px, calc(100% - 48px)); margin: 0 auto; }

.topline {
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: 7px 24px;
  background: var(--acid);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 48px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.topline p { margin: 0; }
.topline a { border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; }

.site-header {
  height: 78px;
  padding: 0 30px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(244, 242, 233, .93);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; width: max-content; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -.04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.brand-mark { width: 34px; height: 34px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--acid); display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: -.05em; clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 74%, 75% 100%, 0 100%); }
.site-header nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 34px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; }
.site-header nav a, .header-cta { transition: opacity .2s ease; }
.site-header nav a:hover, .header-cta:hover { opacity: .55; }
.header-cta { justify-self: end; padding-bottom: 3px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }

.hero { min-height: 710px; padding: 84px 0 74px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.02fr .98fr; gap: 76px; align-items: center; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 25px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.eyebrow span { background: var(--ink); color: var(--acid); padding: 6px 8px; margin-right: 10px; }
.eyebrow.light { color: var(--acid); }
.hero h1, .section-heading h2, .method-copy h2, .workflow-intro h2, .faq-section h2, .final-cta h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -.075em;
  line-height: .88;
}
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(68px, 7.1vw, 112px); }
.hero h1 em, .method-copy h2 em { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; }
.hero-lede { max-width: 610px; margin: 34px 0 0; color: #4e514a; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; margin-top: 38px; }
.button { min-height: 52px; padding: 0 22px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 30px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; border: 1px solid var(--ink); transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease; }
.button:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-primary { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.button-primary:hover { background: var(--orange); }
.button-secondary { background: transparent; }
.trust-list { margin: 34px 0 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; list-style: none; color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.trust-list span { color: var(--ink); margin-right: 5px; }

.hero-board { background: #171915; color: var(--white); padding: 24px; box-shadow: 18px 18px 0 var(--acid); transform: rotate(1.1deg); position: relative; }
.hero-board::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 8px; border: 1px solid #30332d; pointer-events: none; }
.board-header { padding: 10px 10px 18px; display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 1px solid #373a34; }
.micro-label { color: #a9ada2; font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .13em; }
.board-header h2 { margin: 7px 0 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: -.04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.status-pill { padding: 8px 10px; border: 1px solid #454941; font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.status-pill i { display: inline-block; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--acid); margin-right: 6px; box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--acid); }
.route-line { margin: 20px 10px 16px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: #a9ada2; font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; }
.route-track { height: 1px; background: #454941; flex: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-around; }
.route-track i { width: 8px; height: 8px; border: 2px solid var(--acid); background: #171915; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.job-list { padding: 0 10px; }
.job-list article { min-height: 74px; padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid #30332d; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr auto; gap: 15px; align-items: center; }
.job-time { color: var(--acid); font-family: monospace; font-size: 11px; }
.job-list strong { display: block; font-size: 13px; }
.job-list small { display: block; margin-top: 5px; color: #92978c; font-size: 10px; }
.job-value { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 17px; font-weight: 900; }
.board-footer { margin: 12px 10px 0; padding: 16px 0 12px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid #454941; }
.board-footer div { padding-right: 12px; border-right: 1px solid #30332d; }
.board-footer div:last-child { padding-left: 12px; border: 0; }
.board-footer span, .board-footer strong { display: block; }
.board-footer span { color: #878c81; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.board-footer strong { margin-top: 5px; font-size: 13px; }
.board-note { margin: 14px -24px -24px; padding: 12px 24px; background: var(--orange); color: var(--ink); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.45; transform: rotate(-1.1deg); }
.board-note span { font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; margin-right: 8px; }

.signal-strip { min-height: 62px; padding: 14px 24px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 26px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; }
.signal-strip > span { color: var(--acid); font-family: monospace; }
.signal-strip i { width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); }

.section-block { padding: 120px 0; }
.section-heading { margin-bottom: 54px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .75fr; gap: 80px; align-items: end; }
.section-heading h2, .method-copy h2, .workflow-intro h2, .faq-section h2 { font-size: clamp(52px, 5.5vw, 82px); }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 470px; margin: 0 0 3px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
.category-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.category-card { min-height: 315px; padding: 28px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: background .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.category-card:hover { background: var(--white); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.category-number { color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 11px; }
.category-card h3 { margin: 44px 0 12px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 27px; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.category-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; }
.category-topics { margin-top: 16px; color: #808379; font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.category-card a { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 28px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.dark-section { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.method-layout { padding: 120px 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 100px; align-items: center; }
.method-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 470px; margin: 32px 0; color: #aeb2a9; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; }
.text-link { padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--acid); color: var(--acid); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.scorecard { background: #20231d; border: 1px solid #393d35; }
.scorecard-head { min-height: 114px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; border-bottom: 1px solid #393d35; }
.scorecard-head h3 { margin: 8px 0 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 25px; letter-spacing: -.04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.score-stamp { width: 62px; height: 62px; border: 1px solid var(--orange); border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 8px; line-height: 1.35; text-align: center; transform: rotate(8deg); }
.scorecard ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.scorecard li { min-height: 92px; padding: 18px 28px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #393d35; }
.scorecard li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.scorecard li > span { color: var(--acid); font-family: monospace; font-size: 10px; }
.scorecard li strong, .scorecard li small { display: block; }
.scorecard li strong { font-size: 13px; }
.scorecard li small { margin-top: 5px; color: #969b91; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.4; }
.scorecard li b { color: var(--orange); font-family: var(--display); font-size: 18px; }

.guide-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.guide-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.guide-visual { height: 210px; padding: 22px; background: #dcd9cc; position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; }
.guide-visual::before, .guide-visual::after { content: ""; position: absolute; border: 1px solid rgba(17,18,15,.5); }
.guide-visual::before { width: 170px; height: 170px; right: -30px; top: 20px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.guide-visual::after { width: 90px; height: 90px; left: 38%; top: 60px; border-radius: 50%; }
.guide-visual span, .guide-visual b { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.guide-visual span { font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.guide-visual b { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 74px; line-height: .8; letter-spacing: -.08em; }
.guide-visual i { position: absolute; height: 10px; width: 78%; left: 11%; bottom: 34px; background: var(--ink); transform: skewX(-28deg); }
.visual-1 { background: var(--acid); }
.visual-2 { background: var(--orange); }
.visual-3 { background: #b7c8dc; }
.guide-body { min-height: 285px; padding: 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.guide-label { color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.guide-body h3 { margin: 14px 0 12px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.guide-body p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }
.guide-body > div { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: #777a72; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.guide-body a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 900; }

.workflow-section { padding: 115px 0; background: var(--acid); }
.workflow-section .section-frame { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .78fr 1.22fr; gap: 95px; align-items: start; }
.workflow-intro > p:last-child { max-width: 450px; margin: 30px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; }
.workflow-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.workflow-list li { min-height: 100px; padding: 21px 5px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; gap: 20px; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(17,18,15,.35); }
.workflow-list > li > span { width: 38px; height: 38px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: monospace; font-size: 10px; }
.workflow-list strong { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 27px; letter-spacing: -.04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.workflow-list p { margin: 5px 0 0; font-size: 12px; }

.faq-section { padding: 120px 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 100px; }
.faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.faq-list details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-list summary { min-height: 78px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 19px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -.02em; list-style: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
.faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-list summary span { font-size: 25px; font-weight: 300; transition: transform .2s ease; }
.faq-list details[open] summary span { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq-list details p { margin: -4px 60px 26px 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }

.final-cta { padding: 105px 0; background: var(--orange); }
.final-cta .section-frame { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; align-items: end; gap: 40px; }
.final-cta .eyebrow { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 0; }
.final-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(58px, 7vw, 100px); }
.button-light { background: var(--white); min-width: 220px; }

.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); padding: 72px 30px 25px; }
.footer-main { width: min(1240px, 100%); margin: 0 auto 70px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.7fr .65fr .65fr; gap: 70px; }
.footer-brand .brand-mark { background: var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }
.footer-main > div:first-child p { max-width: 350px; margin: 22px 0 0; color: #92968d; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; }
.footer-main > div:not(:first-child) { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 13px; font-size: 12px; }
.footer-main strong { margin-bottom: 8px; color: var(--acid); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .11em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.footer-main a:hover { color: var(--acid); }
.footer-bottom { width: min(1240px, 100%); margin: 0 auto; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid #353832; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; color: #777c72; font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Editorial and guide pages */
.article-page { padding-bottom: 110px; }
.article-hero { padding: 92px 0 72px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-kicker { margin-bottom: 34px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.article-kicker span { padding: 7px 9px; border: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.article-kicker span:first-child { background: var(--ink); color: var(--acid); border-color: var(--ink); }
.article-hero h1, .policy-hero h1 { max-width: 1120px; margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(62px, 7vw, 108px); font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -.075em; line-height: .9; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-hero h1 em, .policy-hero h1 em { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; }
.article-deck { max-width: 850px; margin: 34px 0 0; color: #4e514a; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.55; }
.research-notice { max-width: 850px; margin-top: 38px; padding: 18px 20px; border-left: 5px solid var(--orange); background: var(--paper-2); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.research-notice strong { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.research-notice p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }
.article-layout { padding-top: 70px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 820px); gap: 90px; justify-content: center; align-items: start; }
.article-toc, .policy-layout aside { position: sticky; top: 108px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.article-toc > span, .policy-layout aside > span { padding: 16px 0; color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.article-toc a, .policy-layout aside a { padding: 11px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.article-toc a:hover, .policy-layout aside a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.article-content > section { padding: 20px 0 70px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-content > section:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.article-content h2, .policy-layout article h2 { margin: 0 0 28px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 66px); line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.055em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-content > section > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.table-note), .tool-review > p, .policy-layout article p { color: #42453f; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.78; }
.article-content strong { color: var(--ink); }
.quick-picks { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; }
.pick-card { min-height: 245px; padding: 24px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.pick-card.pick-winner { background: var(--acid); border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--ink); }
.pick-card > span { color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.pick-card.pick-winner > span { color: var(--ink); }
.pick-card h3 { margin: 32px 0 10px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 31px; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.pick-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; }
.pick-card a { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.comparison-wrap { overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--white); }
.comparison-table { width: 100%; min-width: 760px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5; }
.comparison-table th, .comparison-table td { padding: 16px 14px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
.comparison-table thead th { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.comparison-table tbody th { color: var(--orange); font-size: 12px; }
.comparison-table tr:last-child th, .comparison-table tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }
.comparison-table th:last-child, .comparison-table td:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.table-note { margin: 14px 0 0; color: #777a72; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.6; }
.tool-review { margin-top: 26px; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--white); }
.tool-review-head { padding-bottom: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr auto; gap: 18px; align-items: center; }
.tool-review-head > span { width: 42px; height: 42px; display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 10px; }
.tool-review-head p { margin: 0 0 5px; color: var(--orange); font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .09em; }
.tool-review-head h3 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 34px; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.tool-review-head > strong { font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.pros-cons { margin: 24px 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pros-cons > div { padding: 20px; }
.pros-cons > div:first-child { border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pros-cons strong { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.pros-cons ul { margin: 15px 0 0; padding-left: 18px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.65; }
.affiliate-status { padding: 14px 16px; background: var(--paper-2); border-left: 3px solid var(--acid); font-size: 11px !important; }
.decision-steps { margin: 30px 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.decision-steps li { min-height: 90px; padding: 18px 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 45px 1fr; gap: 18px; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.decision-steps li > span { width: 34px; height: 34px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: monospace; font-size: 9px; }
.decision-steps strong { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 21px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.decision-steps p { margin: 5px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; }
.decision-callout { padding: 26px; background: var(--acid); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.decision-callout strong { font-family: var(--display); font-size: 25px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.decision-callout p { margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; }
.method-list, .source-list { margin: 25px 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.method-list li { padding: 17px 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; gap: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 12px; }
.method-list span { color: var(--muted); }
.source-list li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.source-list a { padding: 14px 0; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; }
.source-list a:hover { color: var(--orange); }
.article-end { background: var(--orange); padding: 42px !important; border: 0 !important; }
.article-end .button { margin-top: 15px; }

.policy-page { padding-bottom: 110px; }
.policy-hero { padding: 95px 0 72px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.policy-hero > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.policy-updated) { max-width: 800px; margin: 34px 0 0; color: #4e514a; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; }
.policy-updated { margin: 28px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-family: monospace; font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.policy-layout { padding-top: 75px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 760px); gap: 90px; justify-content: center; align-items: start; }
.policy-layout article section { padding: 0 0 58px; margin-bottom: 58px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.policy-layout article h3 { margin: 28px 0 8px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 24px; letter-spacing: -.035em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.policy-layout article ul { padding-left: 20px; color: #42453f; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8; }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .site-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; }
  .site-header nav { display: none; }
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-top: 70px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 760px; }
  .hero-board { max-width: 680px; width: 100%; justify-self: center; }
  .section-heading, .method-layout, .workflow-section .section-frame, .faq-section { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; }
  .category-grid, .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .guide-grid .guide-card:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; max-width: calc(50% - 10px); }
  .signal-strip { justify-content: flex-start; overflow: hidden; }
  .article-layout, .policy-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 42px; }
  .article-toc, .policy-layout aside { position: static; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .article-toc > span, .policy-layout aside > span { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .section-frame { width: min(100% - 28px, 1240px); }
  .topline { justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; font-size: 8px; }
  .topline a { display: none; }
  .site-header { height: 66px; padding: 0 14px; }
  .header-cta { font-size: 9px; }
  .hero { min-height: 0; padding: 54px 0 64px; gap: 55px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(56px, 18vw, 82px); }
  .hero-lede { margin-top: 25px; font-size: 15px; }
  .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; }
  .button { width: 100%; }
  .trust-list { gap: 12px; }
  .hero-board { padding: 17px; box-shadow: 9px 9px 0 var(--acid); transform: none; }
  .board-header { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  .job-list article { grid-template-columns: 45px 1fr auto; gap: 8px; }
  .board-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .board-footer div:last-child { display: none; }
  .board-note { margin: 12px -17px -17px; transform: none; }
  .signal-strip { min-height: 50px; gap: 16px; font-size: 9px; }
  .section-block, .method-layout, .faq-section { padding: 82px 0; }
  .section-heading { margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .section-heading h2, .method-copy h2, .workflow-intro h2, .faq-section h2 { font-size: 50px; }
  .category-grid, .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .category-card { min-height: 280px; }
  .guide-grid .guide-card:last-child { grid-column: auto; max-width: none; }
  .scorecard-head, .scorecard li { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; }
  .scorecard li { grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr auto; gap: 10px; }
  .workflow-section { padding: 82px 0; }
  .final-cta { padding: 80px 0; }
  .final-cta .section-frame { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .final-cta h2 { font-size: 58px; }
  .footer-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer-main > div:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .article-page, .policy-page { padding-bottom: 70px; }
  .article-hero, .policy-hero { padding: 62px 0 48px; }
  .article-hero h1, .policy-hero h1 { font-size: 54px; }
  .article-deck, .policy-hero > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.policy-updated) { font-size: 16px; }
  .research-notice { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .article-layout, .policy-layout { padding-top: 45px; }
  .article-toc, .policy-layout aside { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .quick-picks { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pick-card { min-height: 220px; }
  .tool-review { padding: 20px; }
  .tool-review-head { grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr; }
  .tool-review-head > strong { grid-column: 2; }
  .pros-cons { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pros-cons > div:first-child { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .method-list li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .article-end { padding: 28px !important; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition-duration: .01ms !important; }
}