/* Enactor thought piece — scoped styles. Safe to sit alongside Avada Global Options. */
.ei {
/* --- Font families: each Axiforma weight is its own family in Avada --- */
--ei-f-xb: axiformaextrabold, "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
--ei-f-light: axiformalight, "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
--ei-f-semi: axiformasemibold, "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
--ei-f-med: axiformamedium, "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
/* --- Brand colours --- */
--ei-blue-black: #212A34;
--ei-deep-blue: #3A4C5E;
--ei-dark-blue: #008BBB;
--ei-light-blue: #4AC0E7;
--ei-carmine: #DE6778;
--ei-iceberg: #ECF5FC;
--ei-alt: #F9F9F9;
--ei-border: #DADADA;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.ei *, .ei *::before, .ei *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
/* Reset only inside our wrapper, so Avada's global type doesn't leak in */
.ei h1, .ei h2, .ei h3, .ei p, .ei ul, .ei li, .ei figure, .ei blockquote {
margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: none;
}
.ei h1, .ei h2, .ei h3 { font-family: var(--ei-f-xb); font-weight: normal; }
.ei p, .ei li { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-weight: normal; }
.ei a { text-decoration: none; transition: color 160ms cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1), border-color 160ms cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.ei img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.ei :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ei-light-blue); outline-offset: 2px; }
/* ---------- HERO ---------- */
.ei-hero {
position: relative; overflow: hidden;
margin: clamp(10px, 1.4vw, 18px);
border-radius: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 40px);
background: var(--ei-blue-black) center/cover no-repeat;
}
.ei-hero__wash { position: absolute; inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(33,42,52,.94) 0%, rgba(33,42,52,.82) 42%, rgba(0,139,187,.55) 100%); }
.ei-hero__line { position: absolute; top: -20%; width: 46%; height: 140%; transform: rotate(14deg); }
.ei-hero__line--a { right: -6%; border-left: 1px solid rgba(222,103,120,.55); }
.ei-hero__line--b { right: 4%; border-left: 1px solid rgba(74,192,231,.40); }
.ei-hero__inner {
position: relative; max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto;
padding: clamp(28px,4vw,44px) clamp(20px,5vw,40px) clamp(52px,7vw,96px);
display: grid; gap: clamp(28px,4vw,44px);
}
.ei-eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; padding-top: 10px; }
.ei-eyebrow span { font-family: var(--ei-f-xb); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ei-light-blue); }
.ei-hero h1 {
font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 62px); line-height: 1.06;
letter-spacing: -.025em; color: #FFFFFF; text-wrap: balance;
}
.ei-hero h1 em { font-style: normal; color: #FFFFFF; }
.ei-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: clamp(16px,3vw,40px);
border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); padding-top: clamp(18px,2.4vw,26px); }
.ei-meta__i { display: grid; gap: 3px; }
.ei-meta__i b { font-family: var(--ei-f-semi); font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.3; color: #FFFFFF; }
.ei-meta__i span { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.ei-meta__rule { width: 1px; height: 34px; background: var(--ei-carmine); }
/* ---------- SIDE RAIL ---------- */
.ei-rail { display: grid; gap: 20px; align-content: start; }
.ei-rail__label { font-family: var(--ei-f-xb); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ei-dark-blue); }
.ei-toc { display: grid; gap: 2px; border-left: 1px solid var(--ei-border); }
.ei-toc a { display: block; padding: 9px 0 9px 16px; margin-left: -1px;
border-left: 2px solid transparent; font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); }
.ei-toc a:hover { color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-toc a.is-active { border-left-color: var(--ei-dark-blue);
font-family: var(--ei-f-semi); color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-rail__group { border-top: 1px solid var(--ei-border); padding-top: 20px; display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.ei-rail__group > p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); }
.ei-rail__group > b { font-family: var(--ei-f-semi); font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-share { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.ei-share a { width: 40px; height: 40px; border: 1px solid var(--ei-border);
display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ei-dark-blue); }
.ei-share a:hover { border-color: var(--ei-dark-blue); }
/* Buttons */
.ei-btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
font-family: var(--ei-f-semi); font-weight: normal; border-radius: 14px;
background: var(--ei-dark-blue); color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 1px solid var(--ei-dark-blue); }
.ei-btn:hover { background: var(--ei-deep-blue); border-color: var(--ei-deep-blue); color: #FFFFFF !important; }
.ei-btn--sm { padding: 12px 20px; font-size: 14px; }
.ei-btn--lg { padding: 18px 30px; font-size: 16px; }
.ei-btn--outline { background: transparent; color: var(--ei-dark-blue) !important; }
.ei-btn--outline:hover { background: var(--ei-dark-blue); color: #FFFFFF !important; }
/* ---------- ARTICLE ---------- */
.ei-article { display: grid; gap: clamp(30px,4vw,44px); max-width: 74ch; }
.ei-stand { font-size: clamp(20px,2vw,25px); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ei-blue-black); text-wrap: pretty; }
.ei-prose { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.ei-prose p, .ei-body { font-size: clamp(17px,1.35vw,19px); line-height: 1.68;
color: var(--ei-blue-black); text-wrap: pretty; }
.ei-sec { display: grid; gap: 22px; scroll-margin-top: 120px; }
.ei-sec h2 { font-size: clamp(26px,2.8vw,36px); line-height: 1.15;
letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-steps { display: grid; gap: clamp(12px,1.6vw,16px); }
.ei-step { border: 1px solid var(--ei-border); border-radius: clamp(16px,1.8vw,22px);
padding: clamp(22px,2.6vw,30px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0,1fr);
gap: clamp(16px,2vw,24px); align-items: start; }
.ei-step > span { font-family: var(--ei-f-xb); font-size: clamp(22px,2.2vw,28px); line-height: 1; color: var(--ei-light-blue); }
.ei-step h3 { font-size: clamp(19px,1.8vw,23px); line-height: 1.25; color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-step p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); margin-top: 10px; }
/* Avada resets figure padding/margin, so these are forced. */
.ei figure.ei-quote {
border: 1px solid var(--ei-border) !important;
border-radius: clamp(16px,1.8vw,22px);
padding: clamp(24px,2.8vw,32px) !important;
margin: 0 !important;
display: grid; gap: clamp(22px,2.6vw,28px);
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.ei .ei-quote__body { display: grid; gap: 14px; justify-items: start; }
.ei .ei-quote__body img { width: 34px; height: auto; display: block; }
.ei .ei-quote__body p { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: clamp(19px,1.7vw,22px);
line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ei-blue-black); font-style: normal; }
.ei-quote figcaption { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.ei-quote figcaption img { width: 72px; height: 72px; border-radius: 999px; object-fit: cover; flex: none; }
.ei-quote__who { display: grid; gap: 4px; }
.ei-quote__who b { font-family: var(--ei-f-semi); font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ei-blue-black); }
.ei-quote__who span { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); }
/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.ei-cta { margin: clamp(10px,1.4vw,18px); border-radius: clamp(22px,2.8vw,40px);
overflow: hidden; background: var(--ei-iceberg); }
.ei-cta__inner { max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto;
padding: clamp(44px,6vw,88px) clamp(20px,5vw,40px);
display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px,1fr));
gap: clamp(28px,4vw,56px); align-items: center; }
.ei-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(26px,3.2vw,42px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.02em;
color: var(--ei-blue-black); max-width: 20ch; }
.ei-cta h2 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--ei-carmine); }
.ei-cta p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); max-width: 46ch; margin-top: 18px; }
.ei-cta__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; justify-content: flex-end; }
@media (max-width: 782px) { .ei-cta__actions { justify-content: flex-start; } }
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
PATCH — centre the whole article layout (rail + text together)
PREFERRED FIX IS AN AVADA SETTING, NOT CSS:
Container 2 → Width → set to "Site Width" (not "100% Width").
That caps and centres the row natively. If you do that, you can
delete this whole PATCH 1 block and keep only PATCH 2 below.
Use the CSS below only if Container 2 must stay 100% Width.
Requires CSS Class "ei-container" on Container 2.
--------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ei-container .fusion-builder-row,
.ei-container .fusion-row,
.ei-container > .fusion-builder-row-container,
.ei-container > div:first-child {
max-width: 1280px !important;
margin-left: auto !important;
margin-right: auto !important;
float: none !important;
}
/* The rail and the article both sit flush-left in their own columns;
the centring is done by the row above, not by the article. */
.ei .ei-article { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; }
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
PATCH 2 — clear the sticky header when jumping to a section
--------------------------------------------------------------- */
.ei .ei-sec { scroll-margin-top: 170px; }
.ei .ei-rail { padding-top: 4px; }
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
PATCH 3 — kill the theme's 314px top padding on single posts.
The site adds it to .post-content > div:first-child for logged-out
visitors on screens >=1200px, which shows as a big white gap above
the hero. Same selector + !important so only this post is affected.
If the header ever renders transparent over the hero, use 20px
instead of 0.
--------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
body.single.single-post:not(.logged-in) main#main .post-content > div:first-child {
padding-top: 0 !important;
}
}
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------
PATCH 4 — mobile fixes
1. CTA: stack the buttons beneath the text (the auto-fit grid was
keeping two columns and pushing the buttons off-screen).
2. Hero: Avada adds side padding to the container on mobile, which
stacked with the hero's own inset margin. Pull the hero out to
match the article's text margins.
--------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media only screen and (max-width: 640px) {
.ei .ei-cta__inner {
grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
gap: 28px;
padding: 36px 24px;
}
.ei .ei-cta__actions {
justify-content: flex-start;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: stretch;
}
.ei .ei-cta__actions .ei-btn { width: 100%; }
.ei .ei-cta h2 { max-width: none; }
/* Hero: wider, matching the body text gutter */
.ei .ei-hero { margin: 0 -10px; border-radius: 18px; }
.ei .ei-hero__inner { padding: 26px 20px 40px; }
}
/* ---------- Diagrams ---------- */
.ei .ei-fig { margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.ei .ei-fig__frame { border: 1px solid var(--ei-border);
border-radius: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 22px); overflow: hidden; }
.ei .ei-fig__frame img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.ei .ei-fig figcaption { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: 14px;
line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); font-style: normal; }
/* ---------- Progress bar (only visible if the optional JS runs) ---------- */
.ei-progress { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; z-index: 9999; pointer-events: none; }
.ei-progress > div { height: 100%; width: 0; background: var(--ei-dark-blue); transition: width 90ms linear; }
/* ---------- Bullet list (carmine rule) ---------- */
.ei .ei-list { display: grid; gap: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 clamp(20px,2.4vw,28px) !important;
border-left: 1px solid var(--ei-carmine); }
.ei .ei-list li { font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: clamp(16px,1.3vw,18px); line-height: 1.6;
color: var(--ei-blue-black); text-wrap: pretty; list-style: none; }
/* ---------- Draft placeholders (delete once real images are in) ---------- */
.ei .ei-fig__placeholder { border: 1px dashed var(--ei-border); border-radius: clamp(16px,1.8vw,22px);
min-height: clamp(200px,26vw,320px); display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--ei-alt);
padding: 24px; text-align: center; font-family: var(--ei-f-light); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); }
.ei .ei-quote__ph { width: 72px; height: 72px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px dashed var(--ei-border);
background: var(--ei-alt); flex: none; display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: var(--ei-f-light);
font-size: 10px; color: var(--ei-deep-blue); }
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