/* Xciting Art — cool gallery palette (ink + bone + a single electric accent), centred
   serif editorial layout. Deliberately unlike the other network sites. */
:root{
  --bg:#f6f5f2; --paper:#fffdfa; --ink:#16151a; --soft:#55525c; --faint:#928f99; --line:#e4e1da;
  --accent:#3b39e4; --accent-d:#2a28b8; --rose:#d8456b; --olive:#7d7a3a;
  --maxw:1080px; --read:680px;
  --disp:"Fraunces","Playfair Display",Georgia,serif;
  --body:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --sans:"Inter",ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font:18px/1.75 var(--body);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--accent-d);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 26px}
.read{max-width:var(--read);margin:0 auto;padding:0 26px}

header.site{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;padding:20px 26px;max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto}
.brand{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.7rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--ink);display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:8px}
.brand .logo{font-size:1.2rem}
.brand b{color:var(--accent)}
.nav nav a{color:var(--soft);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-left:22px}
.nav nav a:hover{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}

/* masthead */
.masthead{text-align:center;padding:66px 0 10px}
.masthead .kicker{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.26em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rose);margin:0 0 18px}
.masthead h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(2.6rem,7vw,5rem);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 16px}
.masthead p{font-size:1.32rem;line-height:1.55;color:var(--soft);max-width:44ch;margin:0 auto;font-style:italic}
.divider{height:1px;background:var(--ink);max-width:120px;margin:34px auto 0}

/* artwork of the day widget — wide framed plate */
.plate{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;margin:14px 0}
.plate .img{background:#11101a center/cover no-repeat;min-height:360px}
.plate .meta{padding:32px 34px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.plate .ey{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin:0 0 14px}
.plate h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.8rem;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 8px}
.plate .artist{font-style:italic;color:var(--soft);margin:0 0 4px}
.plate .date{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.84rem;color:var(--faint);margin:0 0 18px}
.plate .src{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.8rem;color:var(--faint)}

/* essays — staggered list, no thumbnails (typographic) */
.sec{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;margin:56px 0 8px}
.sec h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.5rem;margin:0}
.sec .l{flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line)}
.essays{border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}
.essay{display:block;padding:30px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.essay:hover{text-decoration:none}
.essay .n{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rose)}
.essay h3{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:2rem;line-height:1.1;margin:8px 0 8px;color:var(--ink);max-width:20ch}
.essay:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
.essay p{color:var(--soft);margin:0;max-width:58ch}

/* article */
article.post{max-width:var(--read);margin:0 auto;padding:48px 0 10px}
article.post .meta{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rose);margin-bottom:13px}
article.post h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,2.9rem);line-height:1.1;margin:6px 0 22px}
article.post h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.6rem;margin:40px 0 12px}
article.post p,article.post li{font-size:1.09rem}
article.post .lead{font-size:1.28rem;line-height:1.6;color:#2c2a32}
article.post .lead::first-letter{float:left;font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:4.4rem;line-height:.76;color:var(--accent);padding:6px 12px 0 0}
article.post figure{margin:28px 0}
article.post figure img{border-radius:3px}
article.post figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.84rem;color:var(--faint);text-align:center;margin-top:8px}
.callout{background:var(--paper);border-left:3px solid var(--rose);padding:16px 20px;margin:26px 0}
.related{border-top:1px solid var(--ink);margin-top:46px;padding-top:18px}
.related h3{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);margin:0 0 10px}
.related a{display:block;padding:8px 0;font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:700;font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink)}
.related a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

footer.site{border-top:1px solid var(--ink);margin-top:66px;padding:36px 0;color:var(--soft);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;text-align:center}
footer.site a{color:var(--soft)}footer.site a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.disc{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--faint);max-width:var(--read);margin:14px auto 0}

@media(max-width:760px){.plate{grid-template-columns:1fr}.plate .img{min-height:280px}.nav nav a{margin-left:14px}.masthead{padding:46px 0 4px}}

/* ===== ENHANCEMENT PASS (echo the 2007 XcitingArt design-studio roots + fix header width) ===== */
/* Header width fix: nav lives in the same .wrap rhythm on every page type so the masthead
   never looks wider than the content column below it. */
header.site .nav{padding-left:0;padding-right:0}
header.site .nav.wrap,header.site .wrap.nav{padding:20px 26px}

/* Studio-era flourishes: a thin colour band under the masthead (the old studio used a
   textured header), tactile framed plates, and a hand-set accent rule. Subtle, art-school. */
header.site{border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink)}
.studioline{font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:600;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);text-align:center;padding:7px 0;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent),var(--rose),var(--olive));
  background-clip:text;-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent}
.plate{box-shadow:10px 10px 0 var(--line)}
.plate .img{filter:saturate(1.02)}
.masthead h1{position:relative}
.essay{position:relative;transition:padding-left .15s}
.essay:hover{padding-left:14px}
.essay::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:30px;bottom:0;width:0;
  background:var(--accent);transition:width .15s}
.essay:hover::before{width:4px}
.callout{box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--line);background:var(--paper)}
article.post figure img{box-shadow:8px 8px 0 var(--line)}