/* ============================================================ Michael Matushek — shared stylesheet Modern minimal, generous spacing. All sans-serif. Edit the variables below to retheme quickly. ============================================================ */ :root { --ink: #1b1a18; /* primary text */ --ink-soft: #57544e; /* secondary text */ --line: #e7e4dd; /* hairline borders */ --bg: #ffffff; --bg-alt: #f8f7f3; /* section tint */ --accent: #8b6737; /* warm brass accent — September default */ --max: 1080px; --measure: 68ch; /* comfortable reading width for prose */ --gap: clamp(6rem, 13vw, 12rem); /* vertical space between sections */ --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Inter, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; --serif: var(--sans); /* headings use the same face — swap in a serif here to change that */ } /* ============================================================ SEASONAL PALETTES A one-line script in each page's stamps the current month onto as data-month="1" … "12". Each block below repaints the site by overriding the variables above. It changes by itself at midnight on the first of every month. To preview any month, add ?month=7 to the URL. To switch it off, delete the script tag in each ; the site falls back to the September palette defined in :root. ============================================================ */ :root[data-month="1"] { /* January — frost, cold light, bare trees */ --accent: #3f6288; --bg: #fdfdfe; --bg-alt: #f2f5f8; --line: #e2e8ee; --ink: #171b20; --ink-soft: #545c66; } :root[data-month="2"] { /* February — garnet, candlelight, interiors */ --accent: #8d3a4d; --bg: #fffdfd; --bg-alt: #f9f2f3; --line: #ece0e2; --ink: #1d1719; --ink-soft: #5e5153; } :root[data-month="3"] { /* March — first green, wet ground, thaw */ --accent: #47703c; --bg: #fdfefd; --bg-alt: #f2f6f0; --line: #e2e9df; --ink: #171a16; --ink-soft: #535a4f; } :root[data-month="4"] { /* April — rain, wisteria, cool blossom */ --accent: #565da2; --bg: #fdfdff; --bg-alt: #f3f3fa; --line: #e4e4f0; --ink: #18181f; --ink-soft: #545465; } :root[data-month="5"] { /* May — chartreuse, long light, pollen */ --accent: #66752a; --bg: #fefefc; --bg-alt: #f6f7ee; --line: #e8ead9; --ink: #1a1b14; --ink-soft: #585a4b; } :root[data-month="6"] { /* June — Pride. See the rainbow rules below. */ --accent: #8a2be2; --bg: #ffffff; --bg-alt: #f8f5fb; --line: #e9e3ef; --ink: #191519; --ink-soft: #575059; } :root[data-month="7"] { /* July — vermilion, heat, fireworks */ --accent: #b8412a; --bg: #fffdfb; --bg-alt: #faf3ef; --line: #eee1da; --ink: #1e1815; --ink-soft: #605450; } :root[data-month="8"] { /* August — Gulf teal, humidity, deep shade */ --accent: #146a67; --bg: #fdfefe; --bg-alt: #eff6f5; --line: #dde9e8; --ink: #141a19; --ink-soft: #4f5b5a; } :root[data-month="9"] { /* September — brass, season openers, back to work */ --accent: #8b6737; --bg: #ffffff; --bg-alt: #f8f7f3; --line: #e7e4dd; --ink: #1b1a18; --ink-soft: #57544e; } :root[data-month="10"] { /* October — rust, dry leaves, low sun */ --accent: #9c5620; --bg: #fffdfa; --bg-alt: #f9f4ec; --line: #ece2d5; --ink: #1d1913; --ink-soft: #5f574c; } :root[data-month="11"] { /* November — plum, dusk at five, wool */ --accent: #6a3757; --bg: #fefdfe; --bg-alt: #f7f2f6; --line: #e9e0e7; --ink: #1b171a; --ink-soft: #575055; } :root[data-month="12"] { /* December — pine, evergreen, candlelight */ --accent: #2b5c46; --bg: #fdfefd; --bg-alt: #f1f6f3; --line: #dfe9e4; --ink: #151a17; --ink-soft: #505a55; } /* ---------- June: Pride ---------- The accent variable can only hold one color, so the pieces that read as "the accent" get a gradient treatment instead. Stops are darkened from the flag so text still passes contrast on white. */ :root[data-month="6"] .eyebrow, :root[data-month="6"] .cv-head { background: linear-gradient(95deg, #cc0e18, #d96a00, #b99000, #00802b, #0a44c4, #6d2196); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; } :root[data-month="6"] .site-header { border-bottom: 0; position: sticky; } :root[data-month="6"] .site-header::after { content: ""; display: block; height: 3px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #e40303 0 16.6%, #ff8c00 0 33.3%, #ffed00 0 50%, #008026 0 66.6%, #004dff 0 83.3%, #750787 0); } :root[data-month="6"] .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { border-bottom-color: transparent; border-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #e40303, #ff8c00, #ffed00, #008026, #004dff, #750787) 1; } :root[data-month="6"] .btn-primary:hover { background: linear-gradient(95deg, #cc0e18, #d96a00, #b99000, #00802b, #0a44c4, #6d2196); border-color: transparent; color: #fff; } :root[data-month="6"] blockquote.pull { border-left-color: transparent; border-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #e40303, #ff8c00, #ffed00, #008026, #004dff, #750787) 1; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) { body { transition: background-color .4s ease, color .4s ease; } } *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.95; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration-color: var(--line); text-underline-offset: 3px; } a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--accent); } .wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 3rem); } /* ---------- Typography ---------- */ h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0 0 .55em; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6.5vw, 4.25rem); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); } h3 { font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0; } p { margin: 0 0 1.5em; max-width: var(--measure); } p.lead { font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2vw, 1.32rem); color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.7; } .eyebrow { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .84rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; max-width: none; } .muted { color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ---------- Header / nav ---------- */ .site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); position: sticky; top: 0; background: rgba(255,255,255,.92); backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(12px); z-index: 50; } .nav { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 2rem; /* vertical only — .nav is also .wrap, and a padding shorthand here would wipe out the horizontal page margins it inherits */ padding-top: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 1.5rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .brand { font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; text-decoration: none; } .brand span { font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-soft); letter-spacing: .04em; } .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 2.25rem; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; } .nav-links a { text-decoration: none; font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-bottom: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; } .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); } .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); } /* Hamburger button — hidden on desktop, shown by the phone block below */ .nav-toggle { display: none; width: 40px; height: 32px; padding: 8px 6px; margin-right: -6px; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; } .nav-toggle span { display: block; height: 1.5px; width: 100%; background: var(--ink); transition: transform .22s ease, opacity .18s ease; } /* Bars fold into an X when the menu is open */ .nav[data-open="true"] .nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); } .nav[data-open="true"] .nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; } .nav[data-open="true"] .nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); } /* ---------- Sections ---------- */ /* Anchor targets stop below the sticky header rather than under it */ [id] { scroll-margin-top: 6rem; } section { padding: var(--gap) 0; } section + section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); } .tint { background: var(--bg-alt); } /* Vertical only, for the same reason as .nav above */ .page-head { padding-top: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); } .page-head p.lead { max-width: 48ch; } /* ---------- Hero (landing) ---------- Name block sits above a full-bleed landscape photograph. The photo is cropped to 16:9 on desktop; object-position keeps the head near the top of the frame. Adjust the percentage if you swap in a photo with a different composition. */ .hero-intro { padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem) 0 clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); max-width: 62ch; } .hero-intro h1 { margin-bottom: .3em; } .hero-intro p.lead { max-width: 46ch; } .hero-photo { width: 100%; margin: 0; } .hero-photo img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; max-height: 78vh; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 15%; background: var(--bg-alt); display: block; } .hero-photo figcaption, .photo-band figcaption { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-top: .9rem; text-align: right; } @media (max-width: 760px) { /* On phones show the whole frame — any crop zooms the subject, and on a narrow screen a cropped close-up ends up enormous. */ .hero-photo img { aspect-ratio: auto; height: auto; max-height: none; } } /* Full-bleed bands stacked with a hairline of space between them */ .photo-stack { display: grid; gap: clamp(.75rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); } /* Full-bleed photo band, reusable on any page */ .photo-band { margin: 0; } .photo-band img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; max-height: 70vh; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 15%; display: block; } @media (max-width: 760px) { .photo-band img { aspect-ratio: auto; height: auto; max-height: none; } } /* ---------- Buttons ---------- */ .btn-row { display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 2.75rem; } .btn { display: inline-block; padding: .95rem 1.9rem; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 1px; text-decoration: none; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; transition: background .18s ease, color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease; } .btn-primary { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; } .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); } .btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line); } .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); } /* ---------- Generic grid + cards ---------- */ .grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); } .grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); } .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); } .card { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 1px; padding: 2.75rem 2.25rem; background: var(--bg); } .card h3 { margin-bottom: .9rem; } .card p { font-size: .96rem; max-width: none; } .card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } /* Card sections that belong together — close the gap and drop the hairline so they read as one run rather than three separate ideas */ .section-tight { padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); } .section-tight + section { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); border-top: 0; } /* Two-language note under a section */ .bilingual { margin: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0 0; max-width: none; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.7; } .bilingual span { color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ---------- Split layout ---------- */ .split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem); } .split h2 { margin-top: 0; } /* Stack early — below ~900px the fixed heading column leaves the prose in a cramped ribbon, which is what an iPad in portrait looks like */ @media (max-width: 900px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; } } /* ---------- Video embeds ---------- */ .video-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); } .video figure { margin: 0; } .video-frame { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: #000; border-radius: 1px; overflow: hidden; } .video-frame iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; } .video h3 { margin: 1rem 0 .25rem; } .video .meta { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; } .video-feature { grid-column: 1 / -1; } /* Streaming player embed (Spotify, Bandcamp, etc.) */ .embed-audio { max-width: 660px; } .embed-audio + .embed-audio { margin-top: 1.75rem; } .embed-audio iframe { display: block; width: 100%; border: 0; } /* ---------- CV / résumé rows ---------- */ .resume-block { margin-bottom: 3.5rem; } .resume-block:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .cv-head { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: .8rem; } .entry { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr; gap: 2rem; padding: 2.1rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); } .entry:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); } .entry .when { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; padding-top: .35rem; } .entry .what h3 { margin-bottom: .3rem; } .entry .what p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .95rem; } .entry .what ul { margin: .5rem 0 0; padding-left: 1.1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .95rem; } @media (max-width: 640px) { .entry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .35rem; } } .tag-list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .tag-list li { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: .4rem 1rem; font-size: .86rem; color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ---------- Pull quote ---------- */ blockquote.pull { margin: 0; padding-left: 2rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--accent); font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.6vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: -0.01em; max-width: 30ch; } blockquote.pull cite { display: block; margin-top: 1.4rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-style: normal; color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ---------- Contact / footer ---------- */ .contact-line { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3.2vw, 1.9rem); line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -0.02em; } .contact-line a { text-decoration-thickness: 1px; } .site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 3rem 0; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--ink-soft); display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .site-footer a { color: var(--ink-soft); } /* ============================================================ Phones — the desktop spacing is deliberately large, which on a small screen turns into scrolling through emptiness. This block tightens everything and simplifies the header. ============================================================ */ @media (max-width: 640px) { :root { --gap: 3.5rem; } body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; } .wrap { padding: 0 1.5rem; } [id] { scroll-margin-top: 4.5rem; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 10vw, 2.8rem); } h2 { font-size: 1.45rem; } /* Header collapses to brand + hamburger. The brand keeps its full wording and wraps to a second line if the phone is narrow. */ .nav { padding-top: .9rem; padding-bottom: .9rem; gap: 0 .5rem; align-items: center; } .brand { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 0; font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.35; } .brand span { font-size: .78rem; } /* margin-right: 0 cancels the desktop nudge so the button keeps the same breathing room from the edge as the name has */ .nav-toggle { display: flex; flex: 0 0 auto; margin-right: 0; } .nav-links { display: none; flex-basis: 100%; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; margin-top: .9rem; } .nav[data-open="true"] .nav-links { display: flex; } .nav-links li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); } .nav-links a { display: block; padding: .95rem 0; font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .14em; border-bottom: 0; } .nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--accent); border-bottom: 0; } .hero-intro { padding: 1.9rem 0 2.25rem; } .page-head { padding-top: 1.9rem; padding-bottom: 2rem; } .eyebrow { font-size: .74rem; letter-spacing: .14em; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; } .card { padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem; } .grid { gap: 1rem; } .btn-row { gap: .6rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .btn { padding: .85rem 1.35rem; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; } .contact-line { font-size: 1.25rem; } .site-footer { padding: 2rem 0; } .site-footer .wrap { flex-direction: column; gap: .4rem !important; } /* Photos sit inside the text margins on phones rather than full-bleed */ .hero-photo, .photo-band { padding: 0 1.5rem; } .hero-photo figcaption, .photo-band figcaption { font-size: .72rem; padding: .6rem 0 0; max-width: none; } } /* ============================================================ Tablets — wide enough for the desktop layout, not wide enough for three columns. Two columns, with a lone third card spanning the full width instead of sitting orphaned in a corner. ============================================================ */ @media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 1000px) { :root { --gap: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 7rem); } .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } .grid-3 > :last-child:nth-child(odd) { grid-column: 1 / -1; } .card { padding: 2rem 1.75rem; } .hero-intro { padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem) 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); } .page-head { padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); } } @media print { .site-header, .site-footer, .btn-row { display: none; } body { font-size: 12px; } }