/* Version 2: the front page is a stage. Her picture and the main button in the middle, blocks around her that appear from the inside out. */
.stage { padding: 36px 0 60px; background: radial-gradient(900px 420px at 50% 0%, #fdeeed 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 70%), #fff; min-height: calc(100vh - 62px); }
.stage-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr 1fr; gap: 22px; align-items: stretch; }
.stage .center { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1 / span 3; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 6px 4px; }
.stage .center h1 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.stage .about-card { max-width: 330px; width: 100%; justify-self: auto; margin: 0 auto; }
.stage .about-card .pic { aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.2; }
.stage .about-card .txt { padding: 12px 8px 4px; }
.stage .about-card .txt b { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.stage .hero-btns { margin: 22px 0 8px; justify-content: center; }
.stage .hero-links { margin: 0; }
.stage .hero-links a { font-weight: 600; text-underline-offset: 4px; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); }

.blk { display: block; text-align: left; font: inherit; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 22px; padding: 20px 22px; box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.06); cursor: pointer; transition: transform .22s, border-color .22s, box-shadow .22s; position: relative; width: 100%; }
a.blk:hover, button.blk:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--red); box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.11); }
.blk-label { font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--red); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.blk .go { color: var(--red); font-weight: 700; font-size: .9rem; display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; text-decoration: none; }
.blk p { margin: 0; color: var(--soft); font-size: .95rem; }

/* left column */
.blk-review { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; cursor: default; }
.blk-services { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
.blk-skills { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 3; }
.review-in { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: flex-end; }
.review-in .vframe { flex: none; margin: 0; width: 150px; }
.review-in p { margin-bottom: 4px; }
.blk-services ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 7px; }
.blk-services li { font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem; padding-left: 18px; position: relative; }
.blk-services li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .6em; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }
.blk-skills .tools { gap: 7px; }
.blk-skills .chip { font-size: .8rem; padding: 4px 11px; }

/* right column */
.blk-projects { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; cursor: default; }
.blk-get { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 2; }
.blk-contact { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 3; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-color: var(--ink); }
.blk-contact .blk-label { color: var(--gold); }
.blk-contact p { color: #d8d3cb; }
.blk-contact .go { color: #fff; }
.ticker { height: 214px; overflow: hidden; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 10%, #000 90%, transparent); }
.ticker-in { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; animation: up 30s linear infinite; }
.ticker:hover .ticker-in, .ticker:focus-within .ticker-in { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes up { to { transform: translateY(-50%); } }
.ticker a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; background: var(--warm); border-radius: 14px; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color .2s; display: block; }
.ticker a:hover { border-color: var(--red); }
.ticker a b { display: block; font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 3px; }
.ticker a span { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--soft); display: block; line-height: 1.4; }
.mini-nums { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px 14px; }
.mini-nums b { display: block; font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.9rem; color: var(--red); line-height: 1; }
.mini-nums span { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--soft); line-height: 1.3; display: block; margin-top: 2px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ticker { overflow-y: auto; } .ticker-in { animation: none; } }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .stage { padding: 22px 0 44px; min-height: 0; }
  .stage-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .stage .center, .blk-review, .blk-services, .blk-skills, .blk-projects, .blk-get, .blk-contact { grid-column: 1; grid-row: auto; }
  .stage .center { padding: 0 0 8px; }
  .stage .center h1 { font-size: 1.55rem; }
  .stage .about-card { max-width: 320px; }
  .review-in .vframe { width: 130px; }
}