*, *::before, *::after { 
  box-sizing: border-box; 
  margin: 0; 
  padding: 0; 
  cursor: none !important;
}

:root {
      --black: #0a0a0a;
      --white: #f5f0eb;
      --cream: #ede8e1;
      --ink: #1a1a1a;
      --fade: rgba(10,10,10,0);
    }

html, body {
      background: var(--cream);
      color: var(--ink);
      font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
      font-weight: 100;
      min-height: 100vh;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      cursor: none;
    }

/* ── HEADER ── */
header {
      position: relative;
      background: var(--black);
      padding: 2rem;
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-end;
      justify-content: space-between;
      overflow: hidden;
      min-height: 110px;
    }

    /* Gradient fade on header */
header::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--black) 40%, transparent 100%);
      pointer-events: none;
      z-index: 2;
    }

.logo {
      font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem);
      color: var(--white);
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 0.9;
      padding: 2rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.1em;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 3;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s ease both;
    }

nav {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2.5rem;
      padding-right: 2rem;
      padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.15s ease both;
    }

nav a {
      font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
      font-size: 2em;
      font-weight: 300;
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      color: var(--white);
      text-decoration: none;
      position: center;
      transition: opacity 0.2s;
    }

nav a:hover { opacity: 0.6; }

    /* Bottom gradient fade from header to cream */
.header-fade {
      height: 50px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--black), var(--cream));
    }

    /* ── MAIN ── */
main {
      padding: 3rem 3rem 6rem;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.3s ease both;
    }

.about-card {
      
      
    }

/* Decorative corner tick marks */
.about-card::before,
.about-card::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 14px;
      height: 14px;
      border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
      border-style: solid;
    }
.about-card::before {
      top: 10px; right: 10px;
      border-width: 1px 1px 0 0;
    }
.about-card::after {
      bottom: 10px; left: 10px;
      border-width: 0 0 1px 1px;
    }

.about-card p {
      font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: clamp(3rem, 10vw, 5rem);
      line-height: 1.65;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
      color: var(--black);
    }

.new-cursor {
  position: fixed;
  width: 32px;
  height:32px;
  background-image: url('hand_hover_page_02-removebg-preview.png');
  background-size: contain;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 9999;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.new-cursor {
  background-image: url('hand_hover_page_02.png');
}

.hovering-cursor {
  background-image: url('hand_point_page_02.png');
}

.clicking {
  background-image: url('hand_grab_page_02.png');
}

.ticker-wrap {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0.8rem 0;
  background: var(--cream);
}

.bottom-tickerwrap {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0%;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  z-index:100; 
  padding: 0.8rem 0;
  background: var(--black);
}


.ticker-track {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: ticker 3s linear infinite;
}

.bottom-tickertrack {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: ticker 3s linear infinite;
}

.ticker-track span {
  font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--black);
  padding-right: 2rem;
}

.bottom-tickertrack span {
  font-family: 'ivypresto-headline', serif;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--cream);
  padding-right: 2rem;
}

@keyframes ticker {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to   { transform: translateX(-40%); }
}


/* ── ANIMATIONS ── */
@keyframes fadeUp {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}