/* ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Ċawla = the Maltese jackdaw. Charcoal body, silver nape, a pale
   ice-blue eye. That bird is the palette: cool paper, ink, silver,
   and one restrained ice accent. Deliberately cold and quiet, the
   opposite register to direct-response orange, because the buyer
   here is a clinic evaluating a supplier, not an impulse click.
   One accent, one radius scale, one theme per mode.

   Shared by the French page (/) and the English one (/en/). It was
   inlined in the head until 28/07; two languages meant two copies
   drifting apart, so it lives here now — one file, one design.
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root{
  --paper:#f3f4f6;      /* cool paper, never warm cream */
  --surface:#ffffff;
  --sunk:#e9ebee;
  --ink:#111316;
  --ink-2:#3d434b;
  --mut:#6b7280;
  --line:#dcdfe4;
  --accent:#2d6b96;     /* jackdaw eye, deepened for AA contrast */
  --accent-soft:#e4eef5;
  --ok:#2f7d5b;
  --no:#a3454a;
  --r:14px;             /* cards and frames */
  --r-s:9px;            /* inputs */
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark){
  :root{
    --paper:#101215; --surface:#171a1f; --sunk:#1d2126;
    --ink:#eceef1; --ink-2:#b9bfc8; --mut:#8b93a0; --line:#282d34;
    --accent:#8fc0dd; --accent-soft:#1b2a35;
    --ok:#5fbf92; --no:#e08b8f;
  }
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:'Geist',system-ui,sans-serif;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3{line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.028em;font-weight:600}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1160px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.mono{font-family:'Geist Mono',ui-monospace,monospace}
.eyebrow{font-family:'Geist Mono',monospace;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}

/* buttons: pill, one primary (ink), one secondary (outline) */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px;border-radius:999px;
  font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;padding:14px 26px;white-space:nowrap;transition:transform .16s,background .16s,border-color .16s;border:1.5px solid transparent}
.btn-solid{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.btn-solid:hover{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-solid:active{transform:scale(.985)}
.btn-line{border-color:var(--line);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-line:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:4px}

/* ── header ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--paper) 88%,transparent);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:70px;gap:24px}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;font-weight:600;font-size:1.06rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.logo span{white-space:nowrap}
.logo .mark{width:30px;height:30px;flex:none}
.nav nav{display:flex;gap:26px;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--mut)}
.nav nav a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
@media(max-width:900px){.nav nav{display:none}}

/* language switch: a quiet pill, never competing with the CTA next to it.
   Kept outside <nav> so it survives the mobile breakpoint that hides the menu —
   a visitor on the wrong language needs the way out most on a phone. */
.nav-end{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.lang{font-family:'Geist Mono',ui-monospace,monospace;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.09em;
  color:var(--mut);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 12px;line-height:1;
  transition:color .16s,border-color .16s}
.lang:hover{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink)}

/* Three items in a 390px bar is one more than the header used to carry. Rather
   than drop the language switch on phones — the visitor who most needs it is the
   one holding a phone in the wrong language — everything tightens instead. */
.cta-short{display:none}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .nav{gap:10px}
  .logo{font-size:.99rem;gap:9px}
  .logo .mark{width:27px;height:27px}
  .nav-end{gap:8px}
  .nav-end .btn{padding:12px 18px;font-size:.9rem}
  .lang{padding:7px 10px;font-size:.73rem}
  /* The full label overflows a 360px bar. The hero repeats it in full two
     screens' worth of nothing below, so the sticky one may be terse. */
  .cta-long{display:none}
  .cta-short{display:inline}
  /* pushed right, the dismiss cross wraps onto a line of its own */
  .lang-hint button{margin-left:0}
}

/* Language hint: shown by script only when the browser language does not match
   this page. No redirect — Google asks that a crawler never be bounced by its
   Accept-Language, and a visitor who arrived deliberately should not be moved
   under their feet. So it is a suggestion, dismissible, remembered. */
.lang-hint{background:var(--accent-soft);border-bottom:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 26%,var(--line));font-size:.9rem}
.lang-hint .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:11px;padding-bottom:11px}
.lang-hint a{color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.lang-hint button{margin-left:auto;background:none;border:0;color:var(--mut);font:inherit;font-size:.84rem;cursor:pointer;padding:4px 6px;border-radius:6px}
.lang-hint button:hover{color:var(--ink)}

/* ── hero: asymmetric split ─────────────────────────────── */
.hero{padding:76px 0 68px}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.02fr .98fr;gap:60px;align-items:center}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.6rem,5.4vw,4.05rem);margin:16px 0 20px;max-width:13ch}
.hero p{font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:44ch}
.hero-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:32px}
.shot{border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(17,19,22,.04),0 22px 50px rgba(17,19,22,.09)}
.shot figcaption{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--mut);padding:13px 16px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
@media(max-width:900px){.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:38px}.hero{padding:44px 0 52px}}

/* ── proof band: full-bleed figures ─────────────────────── */
.band{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface)}
.band-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.band-cell{padding:34px 26px}
.band-cell + .band-cell{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.band-cell b{display:block;font-size:2.5rem;letter-spacing:-.03em;font-weight:600;line-height:1}
.band-cell span{display:block;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--mut);margin-top:8px;max-width:32ch}
.band-src{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--mut);padding:0 26px 20px}
@media(max-width:820px){.band-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.band-cell + .band-cell{border-left:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}}

/* ── sections ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
section{padding:86px 0}
.sec-head{max-width:40rem;margin-bottom:46px}
.sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(1.95rem,3.9vw,2.7rem);margin-bottom:14px}
.sec-head p{color:var(--mut);font-size:1.03rem}

/* ── before / after ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.ba{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
@media(max-width:820px){.ba{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.ba-col{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:28px 30px}
.ba-col.after{border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 42%,var(--line))}
.ba-col h3{font-size:1.02rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:18px;letter-spacing:0}
.ba-col ul{list-style:none}
.ba-col li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:20px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:11px 0;font-size:.96rem;color:var(--ink-2)}
.ba-col li + li{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.ba-col svg{width:17px;height:17px;margin-top:4px}
.ba-col.before svg{color:var(--no)}
.ba-col.after svg{color:var(--ok)}

/* ── included: bento with rhythm ────────────────────────── */
.bento{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.bento .cell{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:26px 28px}
.bento .w2{grid-column:span 2}
.bento .tinted{background:var(--accent-soft);border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--accent) 26%,var(--line))}
.bento .dark{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--ink)}
.bento .dark p{color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--paper) 74%,transparent)}
.cell h3{font-size:1.14rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.cell p{font-size:.93rem;color:var(--mut)}
@media(max-width:900px){.bento{grid-template-columns:1fr}.bento .w2{grid-column:auto}}

/* the text-back exchange, inside the dark cell */
.thread{margin-top:18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.msg{background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--paper) 12%,transparent);border-radius:11px;padding:10px 13px;font-size:.87rem;line-height:1.5;max-width:88%}
.msg.them{align-self:flex-end;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--paper) 20%,transparent)}
.msg time{display:block;font-size:.71rem;opacity:.55;margin-top:4px;font-family:'Geist Mono',monospace}

/* ── work: asymmetric grid ──────────────────────────────── */
.work-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.work{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);background:var(--surface);overflow:hidden;transition:border-color .18s,transform .18s;display:block}
.work:hover{border-color:var(--accent);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.work.lead{grid-column:1/-1;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;align-items:center}
.work.lead img{height:100%;object-fit:cover;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}
.work img{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.work .txt{padding:24px 26px}
.work .kind{font-size:.79rem;color:var(--mut)}
.work h3{font-size:1.2rem;margin:7px 0 8px}
.work p{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--mut);margin-bottom:12px}
.work .go{font-size:.88rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--accent)}
@media(max-width:820px){.work-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.work.lead{grid-template-columns:1fr}.work.lead img{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);height:auto}}

/* ── method: vertical steps ─────────────────────────────── */
.steps{counter-reset:s;max-width:44rem}
.steps li{counter-increment:s;list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:52px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:22px 0}
.steps li + li{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.steps li::before{content:counter(s,decimal-leading-zero);font-family:'Geist Mono',monospace;font-size:.86rem;color:var(--accent);padding-top:3px}
.steps h3{font-size:1.1rem;margin-bottom:5px}
.steps p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--mut)}

/* ── faq ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.faq{max-width:46rem}
details{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0}
summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:600;font-size:1.03rem;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;align-items:flex-start}
summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
summary::after{content:"+";color:var(--accent);font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1;flex:none}
details[open] summary::after{content:"-"}
details p{color:var(--mut);margin-top:13px;font-size:.97rem;max-width:62ch}

/* ── contact ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.contact{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:56px;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:900px){.contact{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:34px}}
form{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);padding:30px}
form label{display:block;font-size:.87rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:18px}
form input,form textarea{width:100%;margin-top:7px;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r-s);
  font:inherit;font-size:.95rem;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink)}
form input::placeholder,form textarea::placeholder{color:var(--mut);opacity:1}
form input:focus,form textarea:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px;border-color:transparent}
form textarea{min-height:112px;resize:vertical}
form .btn{width:100%}
.form-note{display:block;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--mut);margin-top:14px}
.contact-side p{color:var(--ink-2);margin-bottom:18px}
.contact-side .pt{display:grid;grid-template-columns:18px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:13px 0;font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink-2)}
.contact-side .pt + .pt{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.contact-side svg{width:17px;height:17px;color:var(--accent);margin-top:3px}

footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:34px 0;font-size:.87rem;color:var(--mut)}
.foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot a{color:var(--accent)}

/* Motion: a single entry lift as each block is read, done entirely in CSS with a
   scroll-driven timeline. No JavaScript, so there is no way for the content to
   end up invisible: browsers without `animation-timeline` support simply skip
   the animation and render everything, which is also what crawlers and AI
   assistants get. Motion is opt-in via @supports and off under reduced motion. */
@keyframes rise-in{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
@supports (animation-timeline: view()){
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference){
    .rise{animation:rise-in linear both;animation-timeline:view();animation-range:entry 0% entry 42%}
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  .btn{transition:none}
}
