/* ========================================================================== The Inky Void One stylesheet for the whole site. Each page sets --accent on so cards, links and focus rings pick up that project's colour. ========================================================================== */ :root { --void: #08090b; --surface: #101216; --surface-2: #171a1f; --line: #23262c; --line-soft: #1a1d22; --ink: #f4f1ea; --ink-dim: #9aa0a8; --ink-faint: #6b7079; --accent: #f4f1ea; --animator: #5cc8e8; --quiz: #8f7ff2; --wsh: #5c93f7; --motion: #c9a227; --display: 'Space Grotesk', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif; --body: 'Inter', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; --mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', ui-monospace, 'Cascadia Code', monospace; --page: 1160px; --radius: 14px; } *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; } } body { margin: 0; background: var(--void); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--body); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; overflow-x: hidden; } /* The void: a faint starfield, fixed behind everything. Pure CSS so it costs nothing at runtime and never needs a script. */ body::before { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -2; pointer-events: none; background-image: radial-gradient(1.4px 1.4px at 12% 18%, rgba(244,241,234,0.55), transparent), radial-gradient(1.2px 1.2px at 68% 9%, rgba(244,241,234,0.40), transparent), radial-gradient(1.6px 1.6px at 34% 62%, rgba(244,241,234,0.32), transparent), radial-gradient(1.1px 1.1px at 84% 47%, rgba(244,241,234,0.45), transparent), radial-gradient(1.3px 1.3px at 22% 88%, rgba(244,241,234,0.30), transparent), radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 91% 76%, rgba(244,241,234,0.38), transparent), radial-gradient(1px 1px at 51% 33%, rgba(244,241,234,0.35), transparent), radial-gradient(1.2px 1.2px at 6% 54%, rgba(244,241,234,0.28), transparent); background-size: 620px 620px; opacity: 0.9; } /* A slow wash of colour so the black is never quite flat. */ body::after { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(60rem 40rem at 78% -10%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 9%, transparent), transparent 70%), radial-gradient(50rem 36rem at -10% 108%, rgba(120,130,160,0.07), transparent 70%); } img, video, svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent); text-underline-offset: 3px; } a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--accent); } :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 4px; } .wrap { width: min(100% - 2.5rem, var(--page)); margin-inline: auto; } /* ---------- type ---------------------------------------------------------- */ h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.2rem); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.3rem); } h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } p { margin: 0 0 1rem; text-wrap: pretty; } .lede { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.9vw, 1.3rem); color: var(--ink-dim); max-width: 62ch; } .eyebrow { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin: 0 0 0.9rem; } .muted { color: var(--ink-dim); } .small { font-size: 0.9rem; } /* ---------- header -------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; backdrop-filter: blur(14px); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--void) 82%, transparent); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); } .site-header .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.5rem; min-height: 66px; } .brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); flex: none; } .brand img { width: 34px; height: 34px; } .brand span { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } .site-nav { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: 0.35rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .site-nav a { font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: none; padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem; border-radius: 8px; } .site-nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--surface); } .site-nav a[aria-current='page'] { color: var(--ink); background: var(--surface); } /* Narrow screens: four wrapped nav items turn the sticky header into a wall. Drop the nav onto its own line as a single swipeable row instead. */ @media (max-width: 720px) { .site-header .wrap { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; min-height: 0; padding-block: 0.55rem; } .site-nav { margin-left: 0; width: 100%; flex-wrap: nowrap; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; } .site-nav::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } .site-nav a { white-space: nowrap; font-size: 0.85rem; padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem; } } /* ---------- hero ---------------------------------------------------------- */ .hero { position: relative; padding: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); } .hero-home { text-align: center; } .hero-home .mark { width: min(320px, 62vw); margin: 0 auto clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2rem); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 46px rgba(244, 241, 234, 0.10)); } .hero-home h1 { margin-bottom: 1rem; } .hero-home .lede { margin-inline: auto; } .hero-project { display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; } .hero-project h1 { max-width: 18ch; } /* ---------- meta strip ---------------------------------------------------- */ .meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 0.55rem; padding: 0; margin: 0.4rem 0 0; list-style: none; } .meta li { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-dim); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: 0.28rem 0.7rem; background: var(--surface); } .meta li.is-accent { color: var(--accent); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 42%, var(--line)); } /* ---------- buttons ------------------------------------------------------- */ .actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.7rem; margin-top: 0.6rem; } .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.96rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; padding: 0.72rem 1.25rem; border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; transition: transform 0.14s ease, border-color 0.14s ease, background 0.14s ease; } .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, var(--line)); } .btn-primary { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: #07131a; } .btn-primary:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); } .btn small { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.72rem; opacity: 0.75; letter-spacing: 0.04em; } /* Links whose destination isn't configured yet (see tools/build-pages.js). */ a[data-pending] { opacity: 0.4; pointer-events: none; cursor: default; } /* ---------- sections ------------------------------------------------------ */ section { padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem) 0; } .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 60ch; } .section-head p { color: var(--ink-dim); margin-bottom: 0; } /* ---------- work grid ----------------------------------------------------- */ /* Two up on desktop: four projects land as a clean 2x2 rather than 3 + 1 orphan, and the screenshots get enough room to actually read. */ .work { display: grid; gap: 1.15rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 430px), 1fr)); } .card { --accent: var(--ink); position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: transform 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease; } .card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, var(--line)); } .card:hover .card-shot img { transform: scale(1.03); } .card-shot { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; background: var(--surface-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); } .card-shot img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top center; transition: transform 0.4s ease; } .card-body { padding: 1.15rem 1.25rem 1.35rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; flex: 1; } .card-body h3 { color: var(--ink); } .card-body p { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.94rem; margin: 0; } .card-kind { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); } .card-go { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 0.6rem; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 500; } /* Accent per card, set inline via class */ .card.is-animator { --accent: var(--animator); } .card.is-quiz { --accent: var(--quiz); } .card.is-wsh { --accent: var(--wsh); } .card.is-motion { --accent: var(--motion); } /* ---------- Quizium hero --------------------------------------------------- The live site's own front-door animation, rebuilt from the same layered WebP export rather than screen-recorded: the splat, wordmark and tagline as one image, with the seven doodle icons placed over it as a percentage of that crop, so they stay registered at every size. The whole thing is a link to quiziumgames.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .quizium-hero { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); } .quizium-art { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1920 / 1000; /* cqh below is a share of THIS box, which keeps the icon bob proportional to the logo rather than to each tiny icon. */ container-type: size; transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.9, 0.24, 1); } .quizium-hero:hover .quizium-art { transform: scale(1.015); } .quizium-body, .quizium-icon { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; user-select: none; will-change: transform; } .quizium-body { inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; filter: drop-shadow(0 20px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55)) drop-shadow(0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35)); animation: quizium-hover 3.6s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes quizium-hover { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-1.2%); } 50% { transform: translateY(1.2%); } } /* Neighbouring icons run half a cycle apart, so the row reads as a wave rather than seven things bobbing in unison. Half the splat's travel is enough once they oppose each other. */ .quizium-icon { left: var(--x); top: var(--y); width: var(--w); height: var(--h); animation: quizium-icon-hover 3.6s ease-in-out infinite; animation-delay: calc(-0.5s - var(--phase) * 1.8s); } @keyframes quizium-icon-hover { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-0.6cqh); } 50% { transform: translateY(0.6cqh); } } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .quizium-body, .quizium-icon { animation: none; } .quizium-hero:hover .quizium-art { transform: none; } } /* ---------- media / figures ----------------------------------------------- */ .shot { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; background: var(--surface); margin: 0; } .shot img { width: 100%; } .shot figcaption { padding: 0.7rem 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.76rem; color: var(--ink-faint); letter-spacing: 0.04em; } /* ---------- coverflow ------------------------------------------------------ A 3D carousel for the phone screenshots. Slides are absolutely positioned on a shared stage and placed by JS (assets/js/coverflow.js), which sets --offset on each one; everything below is driven off that single number, so the script never has to touch individual style properties. Without JS the stage falls back to a plain horizontal scroller, so the screenshots are still browsable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ .coverflow { position: relative; margin-top: 0.5rem; } .cf-stage { position: relative; height: clamp(360px, 52vw, 560px); perspective: 1400px; perspective-origin: 50% 45%; transform-style: preserve-3d; } /* No-JS / no-support fallback: a normal scrollable row. */ .cf-stage:not([data-ready]) { display: flex; gap: 1rem; overflow-x: auto; height: auto; perspective: none; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; } .cf-stage:not([data-ready]) .cf-item { position: static; flex: 0 0 clamp(150px, 40vw, 190px); } .cf-item { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; width: clamp(150px, 21vw, 216px); margin: 0; cursor: pointer; transform-style: preserve-3d; /* Placed from --offset: how many slides away from the active one. */ transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translateX(calc(var(--offset) * 62%)) translateZ(calc(max(var(--dist), 0) * -150px)) rotateY(calc(var(--offset) * -38deg)) scale(calc(1 - max(var(--dist), 0) * 0.06)); opacity: calc(1 - max(var(--dist), 0) * 0.22); z-index: calc(10 - max(var(--dist), 0)); transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1), opacity 0.5s ease; } .cf-item[data-hidden] { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .cf-item img { width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); } .cf-item[data-active] { cursor: zoom-in; z-index: 20; } .cf-item[data-active] img { border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, var(--line)); box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 30%, transparent); } .cf-item figcaption { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2.1rem; text-align: center; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.35s ease; } .cf-item[data-active] figcaption { opacity: 1; color: var(--accent); } /* ---------- coverflow controls -------------------------------------------- */ .cf-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 2.6rem; } .cf-nav { width: 38px; height: 38px; flex: none; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 0.16s ease, background 0.16s ease; } .cf-nav:hover { border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, var(--line)); background: var(--surface-2); } .cf-dots { display: flex; gap: 0.45rem; } .cf-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; border: 0; background: var(--line); cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease; } .cf-dot[aria-selected='true'] { background: var(--accent); transform: scale(1.35); } .cf-hint { margin: 0.9rem 0 0; text-align: center; font-size: 0.86rem; color: var(--ink-faint); } /* ---------- lightbox ------------------------------------------------------- */ .cf-lightbox { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200; display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 3rem); background: rgba(4, 5, 7, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); } .cf-lightbox[open] { display: flex; } .cf-lightbox figure { margin: 0; max-height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem; } .cf-lightbox img { max-height: calc(100vh - 9rem); width: auto; border-radius: 16px; border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); } .cf-lightbox figcaption { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.76rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); } .cf-close { position: absolute; top: clamp(0.8rem, 3vw, 1.6rem); right: clamp(0.8rem, 3vw, 1.6rem); width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.1rem; cursor: pointer; } .cf-close:hover { border-color: var(--accent); } .cf-lb-nav { position: absolute; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 44px; height: 44px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.2rem; cursor: pointer; } .cf-lb-nav:hover { border-color: var(--accent); } .cf-lb-prev { left: clamp(0.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); } .cf-lb-next { right: clamp(0.5rem, 3vw, 2rem); } /* Motion-sensitive visitors get the same carousel without the swooping. */ @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .cf-item { transition: none; } } /* ---------- prose columns ------------------------------------------------- */ .cols { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); } .feature { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1rem; } .feature h3 { margin-bottom: 0.4rem; } .feature p { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.94rem; margin: 0; } /* ---------- spec table ---------------------------------------------------- */ .spec { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.93rem; } .spec th, .spec td { text-align: left; padding: 0.7rem 0.2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; } .spec th { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint); width: 34%; white-space: nowrap; } .spec td { color: var(--ink-dim); } /* ---------- code ---------------------------------------------------------- */ .code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.82rem; line-height: 1.7; background: #0c0e12; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 10px; padding: 0.9rem 1rem; overflow-x: auto; color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 75%, var(--ink)); white-space: pre; } /* ---------- callout ------------------------------------------------------- */ .note { display: flex; gap: 0.85rem; padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem; border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--motion) 32%, var(--line)); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--motion) 7%, var(--surface)); border-radius: 10px; font-size: 0.92rem; color: #d7c48c; } .note strong { color: var(--motion); } /* ---------- animation gallery --------------------------------------------- */ /* Ten clips laid out 5 x 2 on a wide screen, stepping down to 3 and then 2 as the viewport narrows. Explicit counts rather than auto-fit, because the row structure is the point here. */ .reel { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } @media (min-width: 680px) { .reel { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 1080px) { .reel { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); } } /* The reel needs more room than the reading column to hold five across. */ .wrap-wide { width: min(100% - 2.5rem, 1500px); margin-inline: auto; } .clip { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; background: var(--surface); margin: 0; } /* * The renders are a mix of landscape and portrait. A fixed 16:9 window with * object-fit: contain keeps every tile the same height — so rows line up and * the native controls always sit in the same place — while pillarboxing the * vertical pieces instead of cropping their composition away. */ .clip-frame { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: #000; } .clip-frame video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; display: block; } /* Opt-in for clips that are pure texture, where filling the frame beats preserving a composition nobody is reading. */ .clip-frame.is-cover video { object-fit: cover; } /* Once the script takes over, the tile is a button that opens the viewer. */ .clip-frame.is-button { position: relative; cursor: zoom-in; border: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; } .clip-frame.is-button:hover .clip-play { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.08); background: var(--accent); color: #07131a; } .clip-play { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(10, 12, 15, 0.72); border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, var(--line)); color: var(--ink); backdrop-filter: blur(3px); pointer-events: none; transition: transform 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease, color 0.18s ease; } /* Play triangle, drawn rather than shipped as an icon file. */ .clip-play::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 52%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); border-style: solid; border-width: 8px 0 8px 13px; border-color: transparent transparent transparent currentColor; } /* The video viewer is wider than the portrait screenshot one. */ .cf-lightbox.is-video figure { width: min(100%, 1200px); } .cf-lightbox.is-video video { width: 100%; max-height: calc(100vh - 9rem); border-radius: 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #000; box-shadow: 0 30px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); } .clip figcaption { padding: 0.7rem 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-dim); } /* ---------- footer -------------------------------------------------------- */ .site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem); padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem; } .site-footer .wrap { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } .site-footer p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 0.88rem; } .footer-links { display: flex; gap: 1.1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .footer-links a { color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.9rem; } .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); } /* ---------- utilities ----------------------------------------------------- */ .stack-sm > * + * { margin-top: 0.6rem; } .stack > * + * { margin-top: 1.4rem; } .center { text-align: center; } .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }