/* =============================================================
The Healing Power of Animism — site stylesheet
Visual language derived from the book cover. Restraint first.
See docs/healing-power-of-animism-website-spec.md
============================================================= */
/* ---------- Fonts ---------- */
/* Imported via in each page for font-display: swap.
Fraunces (display), Spectral (body), Cormorant Garamond (italic accent). */
/* ---------- Design tokens ---------- */
:root {
/* Structural — the calm field */
--ink: #0C1A33;
--navy: #14274D;
--navy-panel: #1B335F;
--periwinkle: #A9C2E4;
--cream: #F4EFE4;
--cream-muted: #C9CFDD;
/* The one accent */
--amber: #E0821C;
--amber-deep: #C66E14;
/* Emblem colors — quarantined to the medicine wheel + beaded border */
--wheel-water: #3C5DA8;
--wheel-stone: #8C9095;
--wheel-nature: #3E8E45;
--wheel-fire: #BE3A2B;
--wheel-spiral: var(--amber);
/* Type */
--font-display: "Fraunces", "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
--font-body: "Spectral", Georgia, serif;
--font-italic: "Cormorant Garamond", "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
/* Spacing rhythm */
--measure: 66ch;
--gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
--section-y: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7rem);
/* Lines / radii */
--hairline: 1px solid rgba(169, 194, 228, 0.16);
--radius: 6px;
--header-h: 4.25rem;
}
/* ---------- Reset ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 1rem);
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
body {
background-color: var(--navy);
color: var(--cream);
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 1.125rem;
line-height: 1.7;
font-weight: 400;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
min-height: 100vh;
overflow-x: hidden;
/* Faint forest/bark grain over the navy ground — felt, not seen (2%). */
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.025'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
svg { display: block; }
ul, ol { padding: 0; list-style: none; }
a { color: var(--amber); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
outline-offset: 3px;
border-radius: 2px;
}
/* Skip link */
.skip-link {
position: absolute;
left: 0.75rem;
top: 0.75rem;
background: var(--amber);
color: var(--ink);
padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
border-radius: var(--radius);
font-family: var(--font-display);
z-index: 1000;
/* Hidden by its own height — always fully off-screen until keyboard-focused. */
transform: translateY(-250%);
transition: transform 0.18s ease;
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); text-decoration: none; }
/* ---------- Typography ---------- */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.12;
color: var(--periwinkle);
font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 40, "WONK" 12, "opsz" 60;
letter-spacing: -0.012em;
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 5rem); line-height: 1.05; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.75rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.5rem); }
p { max-width: var(--measure); }
.lead {
font-family: var(--font-italic);
font-style: italic;
font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem);
line-height: 1.4;
color: var(--cream);
font-weight: 500;
}
/* Tracked-out capitals — echoes the cover's author name + nav */
.eyebrow {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.8rem;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.22em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--amber);
display: inline-block;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.caps {
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.16em;
font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.prose p + p { margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.prose a { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.prose a:hover, .prose a:focus-visible {
text-decoration: none;
border-bottom-color: currentColor;
}
/* ---------- Layout helpers ---------- */
.wrap {
width: 100%;
max-width: 76rem;
margin-inline: auto;
padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}
.wrap--narrow { max-width: 52rem; }
section { padding-block: var(--section-y); position: relative; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.section-head p { color: var(--cream-muted); margin-top: 0.75rem; }
.panel { background: var(--navy-panel); }
.ink-bg { background: var(--ink); }
/* ---------- Beaded border (cover motif — used at top edge + above footer only) ----------
Hand-varied brushstrokes (irregular length, width, tilt, spacing) rendered
as an SVG tile, echoing the painted dashes on the book-cover frame. */
.beaded-border {
height: 10px;
width: 100%;
background: url("/assets/img/beaded-border.svg") repeat-x left center;
background-size: auto 100%;
}
/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 1rem;
font-weight: 600;
padding: 0.85rem 1.6rem;
border-radius: var(--radius);
border: 1px solid transparent;
text-decoration: none;
transition: background-color 0.18s ease, color 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
min-height: 44px;
}
.btn:hover { text-decoration: none; }
.btn--primary {
background: var(--amber);
color: var(--ink);
}
.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--amber-deep); }
.btn--secondary {
background: transparent;
color: var(--periwinkle);
border-color: var(--periwinkle);
}
.btn--secondary:hover { background: var(--navy-panel); }
/* ---------- Header / nav ---------- */
.site-header {
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 100;
background: transparent;
transition: background-color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled {
background: rgba(12, 26, 51, 0.92);
-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
border-bottom: var(--hairline);
}
.nav {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 1rem;
min-height: var(--header-h);
}
.brand {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.7rem;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--periwinkle);
}
.brand:hover { text-decoration: none; }
.brand .logomark { width: 34px; height: 34px; flex: none; }
.brand-title {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 1rem;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.15;
max-width: 13ch;
}
.nav-links {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
}
.nav-links a {
font-family: var(--font-body);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
font-size: 0.78rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--cream-muted);
text-decoration: none;
padding-block: 0.4rem;
}
.nav-links a:hover,
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--periwinkle); }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--amber); }
.nav-buy { margin-left: 0.25rem; }
.btn--nav { padding: 0.55rem 1.15rem; font-size: 0.85rem; min-height: 0; }
/* Mobile nav toggle */
.nav-toggle {
display: none;
background: none;
border: 0;
padding: 0.5rem;
width: 44px;
height: 44px;
}
.nav-toggle span,
.nav-toggle span::before,
.nav-toggle span::after {
content: "";
display: block;
width: 22px;
height: 2px;
background: var(--periwinkle);
transition: transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.nav-toggle span::before { transform: translateY(-7px); }
.nav-toggle span::after { transform: translateY(5px); }
/* Full-screen overlay menu */
.nav-overlay {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
background: var(--navy);
z-index: 90;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 1.5rem;
transform: translateY(-100%);
transition: transform 0.32s ease;
overflow: hidden;
}
.nav-overlay.is-open { transform: translateY(0); }
.nav-overlay .wheel-watermark {
position: absolute;
width: 120vw;
max-width: 760px;
opacity: 0.05;
pointer-events: none;
}
.nav-overlay a {
font-family: var(--font-display);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
font-size: 1.4rem;
color: var(--periwinkle);
text-decoration: none;
z-index: 1;
}
.nav-overlay a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) var(--section-y);
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
align-items: center;
}
.hero-cover {
justify-self: center;
max-width: 320px;
width: 100%;
}
.hero-cover img {
width: 100%;
border-radius: 3px;
box-shadow:
0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
0 30px 60px -20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
}
.hero-title { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.hero-title .accent { color: var(--amber); display: block; }
.hero .lead { margin-bottom: 1.9rem; max-width: 30ch; }
.hero-actions {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.9rem;
}
.hero-meta {
margin-top: 2rem;
color: var(--cream-muted);
font-size: 0.95rem;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
/* ---------- Medicine-wheel watermark ---------- */
.watermark {
position: absolute;
pointer-events: none;
opacity: 0.045;
z-index: 0;
width: min(80vw, 720px);
}
.watermark--right { right: -14%; top: 12%; }
.watermark--left { left: -16%; bottom: -8%; }
section > .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
/* ---------- Crocodile divider ---------- */
.croc-divider {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 1.1rem;
max-width: 30rem;
margin: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) auto 0;
}
.croc-divider::before,
.croc-divider::after {
content: "";
flex: 1;
height: 1px;
background: rgba(169, 194, 228, 0.22);
}
.croc-divider .croc { width: 82px; }
/* ---------- "What you'll learn" list ---------- */
.learn-list {
display: grid;
gap: 0.95rem;
margin-top: 1.6rem;
}
.learn-list li {
display: flex;
gap: 0.8rem;
align-items: flex-start;
max-width: var(--measure);
}
.learn-list .croc {
width: 36px;
flex: none;
margin-top: 0.1rem;
}
/* ---------- Cards ---------- */
.card-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(15rem, 1fr));
gap: 1.25rem;
}
.card {
background: var(--navy-panel);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: 1.6rem;
position: relative;
}
.card--rule { border-top: 2px solid var(--wheel-water); }
.card--rule.r-stone { border-top-color: var(--wheel-stone); }
.card--rule.r-nature { border-top-color: var(--wheel-nature); }
.card--rule.r-fire { border-top-color: var(--wheel-fire); }
/* ---------- Praise ---------- */
.praise-lead {
text-align: center;
max-width: 44rem;
margin: 0 auto clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
}
.praise-lead blockquote {
font-family: var(--font-italic);
font-style: italic;
font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
line-height: 1.4;
color: var(--cream);
}
.quote {
font-family: var(--font-italic);
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.2rem;
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--cream);
}
.quote-attr {
margin-top: 1rem;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-style: normal;
}
.quote-attr .name {
display: block;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.13em;
font-size: 0.82rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: var(--periwinkle);
}
.quote-attr .role {
display: block;
font-size: 0.9rem;
color: var(--cream-muted);
margin-top: 0.2rem;
}
/* ---------- Table of contents ---------- */
.toc { margin-top: 1.5rem; max-width: 40rem; }
.toc li {
display: flex;
gap: 1.1rem;
padding-block: 0.7rem;
border-bottom: var(--hairline);
}
.toc li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.toc .num {
font-family: var(--font-body);
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
color: var(--amber);
font-size: 0.9rem;
min-width: 2.5rem;
padding-top: 0.15rem;
}
.toc .title { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--periwinkle); }
/* ---------- Excerpt teaser ---------- */
.excerpt-teaser {
border-left: 2px solid var(--amber);
padding-left: 1.5rem;
margin-top: 1.5rem;
}
/* ---------- Author ---------- */
.author-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
align-items: start;
}
.author-photo {
max-width: 300px;
}
.author-photo img {
border-radius: var(--radius);
filter: saturate(0.82) contrast(1.02);
}
.photo-placeholder {
aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
background:
linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy-panel), var(--ink));
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 0.75rem;
color: var(--cream-muted);
text-align: center;
padding: 1.5rem;
}
.photo-placeholder .croc { width: 116px; opacity: 0.8; }
.social-links {
display: flex;
gap: 1rem;
margin-top: 1.4rem;
}
.social-links a {
width: 40px; height: 40px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
color: var(--periwinkle);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: 50%;
}
.social-links a:hover { color: var(--amber); border-color: var(--amber); }
.social-links svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
/* ---------- Events ---------- */
.event-list { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.event-card {
display: flex;
gap: 1.4rem;
align-items: center;
background: var(--navy-panel);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
}
.event-date {
text-align: center;
flex: none;
font-family: var(--font-display);
line-height: 1;
}
.event-date .mon {
display: block;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: var(--amber);
}
.event-date .day { display: block; font-size: 1.9rem; color: var(--periwinkle); }
.event-info h3 { color: var(--periwinkle); }
.event-info p { color: var(--cream-muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-top: 0.2rem; }
/* ---------- Buy ---------- */
.buy-head {
display: flex;
gap: 1.5rem;
align-items: center;
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.buy-head img { width: 96px; border-radius: 2px; flex: none; }
.format-toggle {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.5rem;
margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.format-toggle .chip {
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.85rem;
letter-spacing: 0.06em;
padding: 0.4rem 0.95rem;
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: 999px;
color: var(--cream-muted);
}
.format-toggle .chip[aria-current="true"] {
border-color: var(--amber);
color: var(--amber);
}
.retailer-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(13rem, 1fr));
gap: 1rem;
}
.retailer {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.3rem;
background: var(--navy-panel);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: 1.15rem 1.3rem;
text-decoration: none;
transition: border-color 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease;
}
.retailer:hover {
text-decoration: none;
border-color: var(--amber);
transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.retailer .r-name {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: var(--periwinkle);
}
.retailer .r-meta { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--cream-muted); }
/* ---------- Newsletter ---------- */
.newsletter {
background: var(--navy-panel);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
max-width: 40rem;
}
.signup-form {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 0.75rem;
margin-top: 1.2rem;
}
.signup-form input[type="email"] {
flex: 1 1 14rem;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1rem;
padding: 0.8rem 1rem;
background: var(--ink);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
color: var(--cream);
}
.signup-form input::placeholder { color: var(--cream-muted); }
.form-note { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--cream-muted); margin-top: 0.85rem; }
.form-feedback {
margin-top: 0.9rem;
font-family: var(--font-italic);
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: var(--amber);
}
.form-feedback:empty { display: none; }
/* ---------- Generic forms (contact) ---------- */
.field { margin-bottom: 1.25rem; max-width: 34rem; }
.field label {
display: block;
font-family: var(--font-body);
font-size: 0.85rem;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--periwinkle);
margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
width: 100%;
font: inherit;
font-size: 1rem;
padding: 0.75rem 0.95rem;
background: var(--ink);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: var(--radius);
color: var(--cream);
}
.field textarea { min-height: 9rem; resize: vertical; }
.honeypot { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
/* ---------- "Paper" treatment — long-read excerpt page ---------- */
.paper {
background: var(--cream);
color: var(--ink);
}
.paper h1, .paper h2, .paper h3 { color: var(--ink); }
.paper .eyebrow { color: var(--amber-deep); }
.paper a { color: var(--amber-deep); }
.paper .reader {
max-width: 38rem;
margin-inline: auto;
font-size: 1.18rem;
line-height: 1.78;
}
.paper .reader p + p { margin-top: 1.3rem; }
/* Drop cap on the first body paragraph — skip the placeholder note if present. */
.paper .reader p:first-of-type:not(.placeholder)::first-letter,
.paper .reader p.placeholder + p::first-letter {
font-family: var(--font-display);
font-size: 3.4rem;
line-height: 0.8;
float: left;
padding: 0.15rem 0.6rem 0 0;
color: var(--amber-deep);
}
.paper .watermark { opacity: 0.06; }
/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
background: var(--ink);
padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem);
position: relative;
}
.footer-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
gap: 2rem;
}
.footer-col h4 {
font-family: var(--font-body);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.16em;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: var(--amber);
margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.footer-col ul { display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; }
.footer-col a {
color: var(--cream-muted);
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--periwinkle); }
.footer-ornament {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
margin-block: 2.25rem 1.25rem;
}
.footer-ornament .croc { width: 100px; opacity: 0.92; }
.footer-legal {
text-align: center;
color: var(--cream-muted);
font-size: 0.85rem;
line-height: 1.7;
}
.footer-legal a { color: var(--cream-muted); }
/* ---------- Back-to-top crocodile ---------- */
.to-top {
position: fixed;
right: 1.25rem;
bottom: 1.25rem;
width: 48px;
height: 48px;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background: var(--navy-panel);
border: var(--hairline);
border-radius: 50%;
color: var(--wheel-nature);
z-index: 80;
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
transition: opacity 0.25s ease, visibility 0.25s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}
.to-top.is-visible { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.to-top:hover { border-color: var(--amber); }
.to-top .croc { width: 34px; transform: rotate(-90deg); }
/* ---------- Page hero (subpages) ---------- */
.page-hero {
padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5rem) clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
}
.page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); }
.page-hero p { color: var(--cream-muted); margin-top: 0.9rem; }
/* ---------- Fact sheet (press) ---------- */
.fact-sheet { display: grid; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; max-width: 34rem; }
.fact-sheet div {
display: flex;
gap: 1rem;
padding-block: 0.55rem;
border-bottom: var(--hairline);
}
.fact-sheet dt {
font-family: var(--font-body);
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: var(--amber);
min-width: 9rem;
flex: none;
}
.fact-sheet dd { color: var(--cream); }
/* ---------- Placeholder marker ---------- */
.placeholder {
border: 1px dashed rgba(224, 130, 28, 0.5);
border-radius: var(--radius);
padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: var(--amber);
font-family: var(--font-body);
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
display: inline-block;
}
/* ---------- Motif sizing ---------- */
/* Outer