/* paulandchester.com — restriction-free rebuild Fonts: Playfair Display + PT Serif (Google Fonts, OFL licensed) Imagery: extracted from original design screenshots; background matched to #1a1615 */ :root { --bg: #1a1615; --cream: #d2c5a3; --cream-soft: #c7bc9b; --cream-dim: #6b6453; --field: #c7bc9b; --field-text: #2a2620; --max: 960px; } * { box-sizing: border-box; } html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--cream); font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; min-height: 100%; } a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; } img { display: block; } /* ---------- Logo ---------- */ .logo { position: absolute; top: 22px; left: 32px; z-index: 30; } .logo img { width: 170px; height: auto; opacity: .92; transition: opacity .25s ease; } .logo:hover img { opacity: 1; } /* ---------- Home: faces + independent stations ---------- */ .home { min-height: 100vh; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } .stations { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(6px, 2.6vw, 38px); width: 100%; padding: 96px clamp(10px, 4vw, 40px) 120px; } /* Intro reveal — only on the first visit of the session (, set by an inline script). Faces fade in first; then after a ~2s pause the three device icons fade in slowly, one after another, and finally the footer nav. Returning to the page later in the session shows everything at once. */ @keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } } html.intro .face-wrap { opacity: 0; animation: fadeIn 1.8s ease both; } html.intro .home .station { opacity: 0; animation: fadeIn 3.6s ease both; } html.intro .home .station-eyes { animation-delay: 2s; } html.intro .home .station-soul { animation-delay: 2.7s; } html.intro .home .station-ears { animation-delay: 3.4s; } html.intro .home .cluster { opacity: 0; animation: fadeIn 3.6s ease 4.2s both; } /* faces (with a hover/activate alternate state layered on top) */ .face-wrap { position: relative; flex: 0 0 auto; width: clamp(74px, 18vw, 232px); line-height: 0; } .face-wrap .face { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } .face-alt { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: auto; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; } .face-alt.face-phones { transition: opacity .45s ease; } .station { flex: 0 0 auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: clamp(8px, 1.4vw, 14px); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; } .device-wrap { position: relative; display: block; line-height: 0; } /* size the three devices by a shared height so they read consistently (the tall, thin pen no longer towers over the camera and mic) */ .station .device { height: clamp(54px, 8.5vw, 94px); width: auto; transition: transform .25s ease, filter .25s ease; } .station .label { height: clamp(15px, 2vw, 24px); width: auto; opacity: .78; transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease; } .station:hover .device, .station:focus-visible .device { transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.04); } .station:hover .label, .station:focus-visible .label { opacity: 1; } .station:focus-visible { outline: none; } .station:focus-visible .device-wrap { outline: 2px solid rgba(210,197,163,.5); outline-offset: 6px; border-radius: 6px; } /* effect layers sit over each device, never block taps */ .fx { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; overflow: visible; } .fx svg { position: absolute; overflow: visible; } .fx .scribble path, .fx .waves path { stroke: var(--cream); stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; fill: none; vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; } .fx .waves path { stroke-width: 2; } .fx .scribble path { stroke-width: 2.4; } /* --- eyes: flickering projector cone, projecting left toward Paul --- */ .fx-eyes .cone { position: absolute; top: 28%; right: 78%; width: clamp(28px, 5vw, 60px); height: clamp(22px, 4vw, 44px); background: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(214,201,165,.55), rgba(214,201,165,0)); clip-path: polygon(100% 44%, 100% 56%, 0 100%, 0 0); opacity: 0; } .station:hover .fx-eyes .cone, .station:focus-visible .fx-eyes .cone, .station.activating .fx-eyes .cone { animation: flicker .9s steps(1, end) 2; } @keyframes flicker { 0%,100% { opacity: 0; } 8% { opacity: .85; } 14% { opacity: .15; } 22% { opacity: .9; } 34% { opacity: .35; } 48% { opacity: .8; } 62% { opacity: .25; } 76% { opacity: .75; } 88% { opacity: .4; } } /* --- eyes also lights up Paul's face: a beam flickers from him, then holds --- */ .face-paul.fx-on .face-beam { opacity: .9; animation: beamFlicker .85s steps(1, end) 1; } @keyframes beamFlicker { 0% { opacity: 0; } 10% { opacity: .9; } 17% { opacity: .2; } 26% { opacity: 1; } 38% { opacity: .4; } 52% { opacity: .9; } 66% { opacity: .3; } 80% { opacity: .85; } 92% { opacity: .5; } 100% { opacity: .9; } } /* --- ears also puts headphones on Chester (fades in via .face-phones) --- */ .face-chester.fx-on .face-phones { opacity: 1; } /* --- soul: a vertical scribble drawing itself upward above the pen --- */ .fx-soul .scribble { left: 50%; bottom: 80%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px); height: clamp(42px, 7vw, 80px); } .fx-soul .scribble path { stroke-dasharray: 150; stroke-dashoffset: 150; opacity: 0; } .station:hover .fx-soul .scribble path, .station:focus-visible .fx-soul .scribble path, .station.activating .fx-soul .scribble path { animation: scribble 1s ease forwards; } @keyframes scribble { 0% { stroke-dashoffset: 150; opacity: 0; } 8% { opacity: 1; } 100% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 1; } } /* --- ears: sound waves ripple up-and-right from the mic's top corner, clear of Chester's headphones (matches the original art) --- */ .fx-ears .waves { left: 84%; bottom: 68%; width: clamp(22px, 3.6vw, 40px); height: clamp(28px, 4.6vw, 46px); transform-origin: left bottom; transform: rotate(-32deg); } .fx-ears .waves path { opacity: 0; transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: left center; } .station:hover .fx-ears .waves path, .station:focus-visible .fx-ears .waves path, .station.activating .fx-ears .waves path { animation: emanate 1.1s ease-out 2; } .fx-ears .waves .w1 { animation-delay: 0s; } .fx-ears .waves .w2 { animation-delay: .12s; } .fx-ears .waves .w3 { animation-delay: .24s; } @keyframes emanate { 0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.45); } 35% { opacity: .9; } 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.15); } } /* ---------- Inner page shell ---------- */ .page { position: relative; min-height: 100vh; max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 96px 32px 140px; } /* ---------- BLOG! | PLAYS top nav ---------- */ .sectnav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 64px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 18px; } .sectnav a { color: var(--cream-dim); transition: color .25s ease; } .sectnav a:hover { color: var(--cream); } .sectnav a.active { color: var(--cream); } .sectnav .pen { width: 26px; height: auto; opacity: .9; } /* ---------- Headings ---------- */ .display-italic { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: var(--cream); font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.05; margin: 10px 0 28px; } /* ---------- Blog columns ---------- */ .cols { display: flex; gap: 56px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .col { flex: 1 1 320px; min-width: 280px; } .col h2 { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; font-size: 46px; margin: 0 0 26px; color: var(--cream); } .entry { margin: 0 0 34px; } .entry .date { font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--cream); margin: 0; } .entry .ttl { font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 2px 0 12px; } .entry p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; margin: 0 0 12px; color: #c4b896; } .sign { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; text-align: right; opacity: .8; margin-top: 6px; } /* ---------- Plays ---------- */ .plays-body { display: flex; gap: 40px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-start; } .plays-body .poster { flex: 0 0 auto; } .plays-body .poster img { width: 200px; height: auto; } .plays-body .copy { flex: 1 1 360px; min-width: 300px; } .plays-body .copy p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; color: #c4b896; margin: 0 0 14px; } /* ---------- Contact ---------- */ .contact-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 36px; margin-top: 22vh; flex-wrap: wrap; } .contact-row a { transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease; opacity: .85; } .contact-row a:hover { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-3px); } .contact-row .badge img { width: 130px; height: auto; } .contact-row .mailicon img { width: 120px; height: auto; } /* ---------- Mail form ---------- */ .mailform { max-width: 700px; } .mailform label { display: block; font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 58px; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: .01em; color: var(--cream); margin: 18px 0 8px; } .mailform input, .mailform textarea { width: 100%; background: var(--field); color: var(--field-text); border: none; font-family: "PT Serif", Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; padding: 10px 12px; outline: none; } .mailform input { height: 38px; } .mailform textarea { height: 280px; resize: vertical; line-height: 1.5; } .mailform .submit-row { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; margin-top: 18px; } .mailform button { background: var(--field); color: var(--field-text); border: none; font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; padding: 6px 20px; cursor: pointer; transition: filter .2s ease; } .mailform button:hover { filter: brightness(1.08); } .form-note { font-size: 12px; color: var(--cream-dim); margin-top: 10px; } .form-status { margin-top: 18px; line-height: 1.5; } .form-status:empty { display: none; } .form-status.ok { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 26px; color: var(--cream); } .form-status.err { font-size: 15px; color: #d9967f; } /* ---------- Cluster nav (bottom-right) ---------- */ .cluster { position: fixed; right: 28px; bottom: 24px; width: 150px; height: 84px; z-index: 40; } .cluster > img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; opacity: .9; } .cluster .hot { position: absolute; display: block; border-radius: 4px; transition: background .2s ease; } .cluster .hot:hover { background: rgba(210,197,163,.16); } /* hotspots mapped to cluster image regions */ .hot.pos-tl { left: 1%; top: 4%; width: 30%; height: 44%; } /* paul face -> home */ .hot.pos-tc { left: 33%; top: 4%; width: 20%; height: 44%; } /* pen -> soul */ .hot.pos-bl { left: 1%; top: 52%; width: 30%; height: 46%; } /* camera -> eyes */ .hot.pos-bc { left: 33%; top: 52%; width: 28%; height: 46%; } /* chester -> ears */ .hot.pos-r { left: 70%; top: 50%; width: 28%; height: 48%; } /* megaphone -> contact */ /* ---------- eyes / soul / ears content pages ---------- */ .triadnav { display: flex; gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 30px); align-items: baseline; font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 60px); margin: 0 0 14px; } .triadnav a { color: var(--cream-dim); transition: color .25s ease; } .triadnav a:hover { color: var(--cream); } .triadnav a.active { color: var(--cream); } .lead { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: #c4b896; margin: 6px 0 40px; max-width: 640px; } .work-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 30px; } .work-item h3 { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 18px; margin: 14px 0 6px; color: var(--cream); } .work-item p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: #b6ab8b; margin: 0; } .thumb { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; background: rgba(210, 197, 163, .06); border: 1px solid rgba(210, 197, 163, .16); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; transition: background .25s ease, border-color .25s ease; } .work-item:hover .thumb { background: rgba(210, 197, 163, .1); border-color: rgba(210, 197, 163, .3); } .thumb::after { font-size: 30px; color: var(--cream-dim); line-height: 1; } /* \FE0E forces monochrome text rendering so none turn into colored emoji */ .thumb-film::after { content: "\25B7\FE0E"; } /* ▷ */ .thumb-text::after { content: "\270E\FE0E"; } /* ✎ */ .thumb-audio::after { content: "\266A\FE0E"; } /* ♪ */ .crosslink { margin-top: 46px; font-size: 15px; color: #c4b896; } .crosslink a { color: var(--cream); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; } .crosslink a:hover { opacity: .85; } /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */ @media (max-width: 760px) { .sectnav { font-size: 44px; gap: 14px; } .display-italic { font-size: 38px; } .col h2 { font-size: 36px; } .mailform label { font-size: 40px; } .logo img { width: 140px; } .logo { top: 16px; left: 18px; } .cluster { width: 116px; height: 65px; right: 14px; bottom: 14px; } .page { padding: 80px 20px 120px; } .stations { padding: 84px 12px 110px; } .work-grid { gap: 22px; } } /* very small screens: keep the iconic faces–machine row from overflowing */ @media (max-width: 380px) { .stations { gap: 5px; } .face-wrap { width: 64px; } .station .device { height: 46px; } } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .face-wrap, .home .station, .home .cluster { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; } .station .fx-eyes .cone, .station .fx-soul .scribble path, .station .fx-ears .waves path, .face-paul.fx-on .face-beam { animation: none !important; } }