/* ALIGN positioning and editorial section, October 2026. */
.visual-evolution .hero-copy > .hero-specialisms {
  color: #c9c7c3;
  font-size: clamp(.88rem, 1.02vw, 1rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 540px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  text-wrap:pretty;
}

.intersection-section {
  padding: 30px 6% 34px;
  background: var(--chalk);
}
.intersection-panel {
  max-width: 1496px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(42px, 6vw, 98px);
  border-radius: 26px;
  background: #dacbb9;
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.intersection-intro,
.intersection-detail {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.intersection-intro .eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px;
  font-size: .87rem;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.intersection-intro .eyebrow::before {
  content: '';
  width: 30px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--coral);
}
.intersection-panel h2 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1200px;
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5vw, 5.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -.047em;
  line-height: 1.085;
  margin: 42px 0 54px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.intersection-panel h2 span {
  color: var(--coral);
}

/* Three explicitly navigable creative disciplines on a charcoal stage. */
.visual-evolution .visual-gateways.wrap {
  max-width: none;
  padding: 32px 6% 84px;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.disciplines-panel {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1496px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 70px);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--chalk);
  border-radius: 26px;
}
.disciplines-intro {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 36px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.disciplines-intro .eyebrow {
  color: var(--coral);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.disciplines-intro h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.7vw, 4.3rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}
.disciplines-intro > p {
  max-width: 340px;
  color: #d1ccc7;
  font-size: .98rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway-grid { gap: 18px; }
.disciplines-panel .gateway {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 13px;
  background: #323232;
  color: var(--chalk);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244,240,233,.16);
  border-radius: 18px;
  transition: transform .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, background .25s ease;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway:hover,
.disciplines-panel .gateway:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: var(--coral);
  background: #393939;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--coral);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway > img {
  aspect-ratio: 1.586;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 11px;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex: 1;
  position: static;
  padding: 21px 10px 10px;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway .eyebrow {
  color: var(--coral);
  font-size: .8rem;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.17;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  margin: 10px 0 28px;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway:hover h3 { text-decoration: none; }
.disciplines-panel .gateway-action {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: .87rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244,240,233,.5);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway-action .ui-arrow {
  position: static;
  width: 1.1em;
  height: 1.1em;
  color: var(--coral);
  transform: none;
  transition: transform .2s;
}
.disciplines-panel .gateway:hover .gateway-action .ui-arrow { transform: translate(3px,-3px); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .disciplines-panel { padding: 34px 28px; }
  .disciplines-intro { align-items: start; margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway-grid { gap: 13px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway h3 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .visual-evolution .visual-gateways.wrap { padding: 20px 6% 48px; }
  .disciplines-panel { padding: 30px 18px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .disciplines-intro { display: block; margin-bottom: 27px; }
  .disciplines-intro h2 { font-size: 2.3rem; }
  .disciplines-intro > p { margin-top: 13px; font-size: .9rem; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway { display: block; padding: 10px; border-radius: 14px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway > img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1.8; border-radius: 9px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway > div { display: flex; padding: 17px 9px 10px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway h3 { font-size: 1.65rem; margin: 7px 0 17px; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway-action .ui-arrow { position: static; width: 1em; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .disciplines-panel .gateway,
  .disciplines-panel .gateway-action .ui-arrow { transition: none; }
  .disciplines-panel .gateway:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* A full-width moving product study between collaboration and About Align. */
.motion-interlude {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--chalk);
  padding: 58px 6% 54px;
}
.motion-interlude-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1496px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.motion-interlude-heading {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.motion-interlude-heading .eyebrow { color: var(--coral); }
.motion-interlude-heading > p:last-child {
  color: #d1ccc7;
  font-size: .92rem;
}
.motion-interlude .project-video video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: #172337;
  border-radius: 22px;
}
.motion-interlude .project-video figcaption {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 15px;
  font-size: .86rem;
}
.motion-interlude .video-toggle {
  color: var(--chalk);
  border-color: rgba(244,240,233,.6);
  min-height: 44px;
}
.motion-interlude .video-toggle:hover {
  background: var(--chalk);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.motion-interlude .video-toggle:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--coral); }
.intersection-detail {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(37,37,37,.28);
  padding-top: 25px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 9%;
  align-items: end;
}
.intersection-detail > p {
  max-width: 680px;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.intersection-stages {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 9px;
}
.intersection-stages span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,37,37,.35);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 7px 12px;
  font-size: .78rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .intersection-panel { padding: 46px 5%; }
  .intersection-panel h2 { margin: 28px 0 36px; }
  .intersection-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .intersection-stages { justify-content: flex-start; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .visual-evolution .hero-copy > .hero-specialisms { font-size: .91rem; line-height: 1.55; margin-top: 12px; }
  .intersection-section { padding: 18px 6% 24px; }
  .intersection-panel { padding: 35px 22px 30px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .intersection-panel h2 { font-size: clamp(2.08rem, 8.2vw, 3.3rem); line-height: 1.11; margin: 24px 0 34px; }
  .intersection-detail { padding-top: 22px; }
  .intersection-detail > p { font-size: .98rem; }
  .intersection-stages span { font-size: .71rem; padding: 5px 10px; }
  .motion-interlude { padding: 38px 6% 36px; }
  .motion-interlude-heading { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .motion-interlude-heading > p:last-child { margin-top: 9px; font-size: .84rem; }
  .motion-interlude .project-video video { border-radius: 14px; }
  .motion-interlude .project-video figcaption { flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: .78rem; }
}