/* =========================================
ZETAROPY
Main stylesheet
========================================= */
/*
Fonts are loaded from each page's with
preconnect + , not @import -- an @import
here stalls font discovery behind the CSS fetch.
*/
/* ---------- Variables ---------- */
:root {
--cream: #f7f3eb;
--cream-dark: #ebe4d7;
--ink: #20201d;
--muted: #716f68;
/*
Accent. Slate blue, drawn from Entropy's coat.
Every accent use goes through these four, so a
page can retheme itself by overriding them --
see PER-CAT ACCENTS near the end of this file.
*/
--accent: #456079;
--accent-dark: #2f4658;
--accent-soft: rgba(69, 96, 121, 0.10);
--accent-glow: rgba(69, 96, 121, 0.35);
/*
Accent text on the dark-green band. The main
accent is tuned for cream and lands at 2:1 on
the dark green; this tint clears 6.8:1 there.
*/
--accent-on-dark: #a8c0d4;
--sage: #a9b7a0;
--dark-green: #26352d;
--white: #ffffff;
--max-width: 1180px;
--radius: 24px;
}
/* ---------- Reset ---------- */
* {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
margin: 0;
color: var(--ink);
background: var(--cream);
font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
line-height: 1.6;
}
img {
display: block;
width: 100%;
/*
Keep the aspect ratio from the width/height
attributes. Without this, CSS overrides the
width but the height attribute still applies
literally, distorting any image whose height
is not otherwise constrained.
*/
height: auto;
}
a {
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* =========================================
BACKGROUND
========================================= */
body {
background-color: var(--cream);
/*
Subtle organic background pattern.
No image file required.
*/
background-image:
radial-gradient(
circle at 10% 10%,
var(--accent-soft) 0,
var(--accent-soft) 2px,
transparent 3px
),
radial-gradient(
circle at 90% 30%,
rgba(169, 183, 160, 0.16) 0,
rgba(169, 183, 160, 0.16) 3px,
transparent 4px
);
background-size:
90px 90px,
140px 140px;
}
/* =========================================
HEADER
========================================= */
.site-header {
position: relative;
z-index: 10;
padding: 22px 5%;
}
.navbar {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
}
.logo {
font-size: 1.35rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.logo::before {
/*
The favicon's mark -- the stepped Z that reads
as an E, wearing cat ears -- as a CSS mask
painted with the accent, so it matches the
brand color and retunes itself on the per-cat
profile pages. Geometry mirrors favicon.svg
(single color here; the favicon's two-tone
ears and black middle bar need the full SVG).
*/
content: "";
display: inline-block;
width: 1.05em;
height: 1.05em;
margin-right: 9px;
vertical-align: -0.14em;
background: var(--accent);
-webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 64 64'%3E%3Cpolygon points='16,20 18,5 28,19'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='48,20 46,5 36,19'/%3E%3Crect x='13' y='20' width='36' height='7'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='41,27 49,27 43,35 35,35'/%3E%3Crect x='19' y='35' width='24' height='7'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='19,42 27,42 21,50 13,50'/%3E%3Crect x='13' y='50' width='36' height='7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 64 64'%3E%3Cpolygon points='16,20 18,5 28,19'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='48,20 46,5 36,19'/%3E%3Crect x='13' y='20' width='36' height='7'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='41,27 49,27 43,35 35,35'/%3E%3Crect x='19' y='35' width='24' height='7'/%3E%3Cpolygon points='19,42 27,42 21,50 13,50'/%3E%3Crect x='13' y='50' width='36' height='7'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
}
.nav-links {
display: flex;
gap: 30px;
font-size: 0.9rem;
font-weight: 600;
}
.nav-links a {
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.nav-links a:hover {
color: var(--accent);
}
/* =========================================
HERO
========================================= */
.hero {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
padding: 90px 5% 110px;
display: grid;
justify-items: center;
text-align: center;
}
.eyebrow {
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 18px;
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.75rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}
.hero h1 {
margin: 0;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
line-height: 0.95;
letter-spacing: -0.055em;
}
.hero h1 span,
.section-heading h2 span {
color: var(--accent);
}
/* On the dark band the accent needs its lighter tint. */
.cta h2 span,
.cta .eyebrow {
color: var(--accent-on-dark);
}
.hero-text {
max-width: 520px;
margin: 30px auto;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 1.15rem;
}
/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.hero-buttons {
display: flex;
gap: 14px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
}
.button {
display: inline-flex;
padding: 14px 24px;
border-radius: 999px;
font-weight: 700;
transition:
transform 0.2s ease,
background 0.2s ease;
}
.button:hover {
transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.button-primary {
color: var(--white);
background: var(--accent);
}
.button-primary:hover {
background: var(--accent-dark);
}
.button-secondary {
border: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.2);
}
/* =========================================
GENERAL SECTIONS
========================================= */
.section {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
padding: 120px 5%;
}
.section-heading h2 {
margin: 0;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 3.4rem);
line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.section-heading.centered {
text-align: center;
}
.section-heading.centered p {
max-width: 520px;
margin: 20px auto 0;
color: var(--muted);
}
/* =========================================
ABOUT
========================================= */
.about {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 100px;
align-items: center;
}
.about-text {
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.about-text p {
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
/* =========================================
CATS
========================================= */
.cats-section {
padding-top: 80px;
}
.cat-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
gap: 35px;
margin-top: 70px;
}
.cat-card {
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--white);
border-radius: var(--radius);
box-shadow:
0 15px 45px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.07);
transition:
transform 0.25s ease,
box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.cat-card:hover {
transform: translateY(-7px);
box-shadow:
0 25px 60px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.12);
}
.cat-image {
overflow: hidden;
}
.cat-image img {
height: 360px;
object-fit: cover;
transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}
.cat-card:hover .cat-image img {
transform: scale(1.04);
}
.cat-card-content {
position: relative;
padding: 28px 30px 32px;
}
.cat-number {
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.75rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}
.cat-card h3 {
margin: 5px 0 8px;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: 1.6rem;
}
.cat-card p {
margin: 0;
color: var(--muted);
}
/* =========================================
CALL TO ACTION
========================================= */
.cta {
margin-top: 80px;
padding: 130px 5%;
color: var(--white);
background:
radial-gradient(
circle at 80% 20%,
var(--accent-glow),
transparent 30%
),
var(--dark-green);
}
.cta-inner {
max-width: 900px;
margin: auto;
}
.cta h2 {
margin: 0 0 40px;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.9rem);
line-height: 0.98;
letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}
.button-light {
color: var(--dark-green);
background: var(--white);
}
/* =========================================
FOOTER
========================================= */
.site-footer {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
padding: 45px 5%;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 30px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.site-footer strong {
display: block;
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 1rem;
}
.site-footer span {
display: block;
}
/* =========================================
RESPONSIVE
========================================= */
@media (max-width: 800px) {
.nav-links {
gap: 15px;
}
.hero {
padding-top: 50px;
}
.about {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 40px;
}
.cat-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.site-footer {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
/*
About and Contact are anchors on the home page,
so they are the ones to drop when space is tight.
*/
.nav-links a.nav-secondary {
display: none;
}
/* Four primary links now; keep the bar on one line. */
.logo {
font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.nav-links {
gap: 12px;
font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.hero {
padding-left: 7%;
padding-right: 7%;
}
.section {
padding-left: 7%;
padding-right: 7%;
}
.hero h1 {
font-size: 2.6rem;
}
.cat-image img {
height: 280px;
}
}
/* =========================================
NAV STATE
========================================= */
.nav-links a.active {
color: var(--accent);
}
/* =========================================
PAGE HEADER
The compact header used by every page that
is not the home page.
========================================= */
.page-header {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
padding: 60px 5% 20px;
}
.page-header h1 {
margin: 0;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem);
line-height: 0.98;
letter-spacing: -0.05em;
}
.page-header h1 span {
color: var(--accent);
}
.page-lead {
max-width: 560px;
margin: 22px 0 0;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.back-link {
/*
Block, so the eyebrow that follows starts
a new line -- but only as wide as its text,
so the hover target stays on the label.
*/
display: block;
width: fit-content;
margin-bottom: 26px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 600;
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.back-link:hover {
color: var(--accent);
}
/* =========================================
CARD LINKS
.cat-card is an on the index pages, so
it needs to lay out as a block.
========================================= */
.cat-card {
display: block;
}
.card-more {
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 14px;
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 700;
}
.cat-card:hover .card-more {
text-decoration: underline;
}
/* =========================================
CAT PROFILE
========================================= */
.profile {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: auto;
padding: 50px 5% 110px;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
gap: 70px;
align-items: start;
}
.profile-photos {
display: grid;
gap: 24px;
}
.photo-frame {
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--white);
border-radius: var(--radius);
box-shadow: 0 15px 45px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.07);
}
.photo-frame img {
height: 460px;
object-fit: cover;
}
.photo-frame figcaption {
padding: 16px 22px 20px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.profile-body {
position: sticky;
top: 40px;
}
.profile-body p {
margin: 0 0 22px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.profile-body p.lead {
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 1.3rem;
}
.fact-list {
margin: 34px 0 0;
padding: 26px 0 0;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.12);
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
gap: 14px 22px;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.fact-list dt {
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.75rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
align-self: center;
}
.fact-list dd {
margin: 0;
color: var(--ink);
}
/* =========================================
JOURNAL
========================================= */
.post-list {
max-width: 820px;
margin: auto;
padding: 40px 5% 110px;
}
.post-item {
display: block;
padding: 38px 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.12);
}
.post-item:first-child {
border-top: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.12);
}
.post-date {
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.75rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.post-item h2 {
margin: 10px 0 12px;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.7vw, 2.1rem);
line-height: 1.05;
letter-spacing: -0.03em;
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.post-item:hover h2 {
color: var(--accent);
}
.post-item p {
margin: 0;
max-width: 620px;
color: var(--muted);
}
/* =========================================
POST
========================================= */
.post {
max-width: 720px;
margin: auto;
padding: 30px 5% 100px;
}
.post-body p {
margin: 0 0 26px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 1.12rem;
}
.post-body p.lead {
color: var(--ink);
font-size: 1.3rem;
}
.post-body h2 {
margin: 46px 0 18px;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: 1.5rem;
letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.post-body figure {
margin: 40px 0;
}
.post-body figure img {
border-radius: var(--radius);
box-shadow: 0 15px 45px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.07);
}
.post-body figcaption {
margin-top: 14px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
text-align: center;
}
.post-footer {
margin-top: 60px;
padding-top: 30px;
border-top: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.12);
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 20px;
font-size: 0.9rem;
font-weight: 600;
}
.post-footer a {
color: var(--muted);
transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.post-footer a:hover {
color: var(--accent);
}
/* =========================================
RESPONSIVE — MULTI-PAGE
========================================= */
@media (max-width: 800px) {
.profile {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 40px;
padding-bottom: 80px;
}
.profile-body {
position: static;
}
.photo-frame img {
height: 380px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
.page-header,
.profile,
.post,
.post-list {
padding-left: 7%;
padding-right: 7%;
}
.photo-frame img {
height: 300px;
}
}
/* =========================================
HOME PAGE SECTIONS
Small helpers for the previews on the home
page, which reuse the cats and journal
layouts at a reduced size.
========================================= */
.section-tight {
padding-top: 0;
}
.center-actions {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
margin-top: 50px;
}
.post-list.embedded {
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom: 40px;
}
/* =========================================
HERO CATS
The row of small round portraits under the
hero buttons, each linking to a profile.
========================================= */
.hero-cats {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
gap: 18px;
margin-top: 44px;
}
.hero-cats a {
display: block;
width: 64px;
height: 64px;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: 50%;
border: 3px solid var(--white);
box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.18);
transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.hero-cats a:hover {
transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.06);
}
.hero-cats img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
}
/* Nudge each crop toward the face. */
.hero-cats a:nth-child(1) img { object-position: 60% 35%; } /* Zeta */
.hero-cats a:nth-child(2) img { object-position: 45% 30%; } /* Entropy */
.hero-cats a:nth-child(3) img { object-position: 0% 40%; } /* Paradox */
.hero-cats a:nth-child(4) img { object-position: 50% 28%; } /* Howl */
/* =========================================
GRID-ONLY SECTION
cats.html has no section heading between the
page header and the grid, so the grid's usual
clearance would just be dead air.
========================================= */
.cats-section.grid-only {
padding-top: 30px;
}
.grid-only .cat-grid {
margin-top: 0;
}
/* =========================================
SLIM CTA
The closing band for index pages -- same dark
green as the home CTA, half the ceremony.
========================================= */
.cta.cta-slim {
margin-top: 40px;
padding: 70px 5%;
}
.cta-slim h2 {
margin-bottom: 30px;
font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
}
/* =========================================
PER-CAT ACCENTS
Each profile page carries a body class and
overrides the accent variables. Nothing else
in the stylesheet needs to know -- every
accent use already reads var(--accent).
All four clear 4.5:1 against the cream
background, so the small bold eyebrow text
stays legible.
========================================= */
/* Zeta -- long black coat */
.cat-zeta {
--accent: #33383d;
--accent-dark: #22262a;
--accent-soft: rgba(51, 56, 61, 0.10);
--accent-glow: rgba(51, 56, 61, 0.35);
}
/* Entropy -- the blue coat the site accent came from */
.cat-entropy {
--accent: #456079;
--accent-dark: #2f4658;
--accent-soft: rgba(69, 96, 121, 0.10);
--accent-glow: rgba(69, 96, 121, 0.35);
}
/* Paradox -- deep ginger, warmer and darker than the old orange */
.cat-paradox {
--accent: #9c5228;
--accent-dark: #7a3f1e;
--accent-soft: rgba(156, 82, 40, 0.10);
--accent-glow: rgba(156, 82, 40, 0.35);
}
/* Howl -- warm sand, from the pale cream coat */
.cat-howl {
--accent: #7d5f3d;
--accent-dark: #5f482e;
--accent-soft: rgba(125, 95, 61, 0.10);
--accent-glow: rgba(125, 95, 61, 0.35);
}
/* =========================================
GALLERY
Per-cat gallery wings. On wide screens the
works hang on one long wall walked by
horizontal scroll; on small screens the
wall folds into a vertical stroll.
========================================= */
.gallery-wall {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 4vw;
overflow-x: auto;
scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
padding: 70px 6vw 90px;
background:
linear-gradient(
180deg,
var(--cream) 0%,
var(--cream-dark) 100%
);
/* the picture rail */
border-top: 5px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.18);
}
.artwork {
margin: 0;
flex: 0 0 auto;
scroll-snap-align: center;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 20px;
}
/*
The frame is a button so every work is
keyboard-operable; the layered borders are
walnut, fillet, and mat.
*/
.artwork-frame {
display: block;
padding: clamp(14px, 2.2vw, 30px);
background: var(--white);
border: 14px solid #433124;
outline: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),
0 22px 45px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.3);
cursor: pointer;
transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.artwork-frame:hover,
.artwork-frame:focus-visible {
transform: translateY(-6px);
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12),
0 30px 60px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.38);
}
.artwork-frame img {
display: block;
height: min(48vh, 520px);
width: auto;
max-width: 76vw;
}
/* Museum label */
.placard {
width: min(320px, 80vw);
padding: 14px 18px;
background: var(--white);
border: 1px solid rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.14);
box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(32, 32, 29, 0.08);
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.45;
}
.placard span {
display: block;
}
.placard-no {
color: var(--accent);
font-size: 0.7rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}
.placard-title {
margin: 4px 0 2px;
font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
font-size: 1.05rem;
font-style: italic;
}
.placard-medium {
color: var(--muted);
}
.placard-note {
margin-top: 6px;
color: var(--muted);
font-style: italic;
}
.wall-hint {
max-width: var(--max-width);
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 18px 5% 12px;
color: var(--muted);
font-size: 0.8rem;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}
/* ---------- Lightbox (the close look) ---------- */
.lightbox {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
z-index: 50;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 18px;
padding: 4vh 5vw;
background: rgba(28, 38, 33, 0.95);
}
.lightbox[hidden] {
display: none;
}
.lightbox img {
max-height: 72vh;
width: auto;
max-width: 92vw;
border: 10px solid var(--white);
box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.lightbox .placard {
border: none;
}
.lightbox-close,
.lightbox-prev,
.lightbox-next {
position: absolute;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
width: 46px;
height: 46px;
color: var(--white);
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
border-radius: 50%;
font-size: 1.2rem;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.lightbox-close:hover,
.lightbox-prev:hover,
.lightbox-next:hover {
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}
.lightbox-close {
top: 22px;
right: 22px;
}
.lightbox-prev {
left: 18px;
top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.lightbox-next {
right: 18px;
top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
}
body.lightbox-open {
overflow: hidden;
}
/* ---------- Gallery responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 800px) {
/* The wall folds vertical: a stroll, not a scroll. */
.gallery-wall {
flex-direction: column;
gap: 70px;
overflow-x: visible;
scroll-snap-type: none;
padding: 60px 7% 80px;
}
.artwork-frame {
border-width: 10px;
}
.artwork-frame img {
height: auto;
width: 100%;
max-width: 100%;
}
.wall-hint {
display: none;
}
.lightbox-prev,
.lightbox-next {
top: auto;
bottom: 18px;
}
}