/* Topic-specific editorial layouts for the 2026 manufacturing consulting series. */
.series-article .series-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.series-article .series-hero .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.series-article .series-kicker {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.series-article .series-deck {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.series-article .series-story {
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0;
}

.series-article .series-story > .container {
  max-width: 1120px;
}

.series-article .series-intro {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 1.7vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.series-article .series-story h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.series-article .series-story p:last-child,
.series-article .series-story li:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.series-article .series-photo {
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.series-article .series-photo img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 280px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.series-article .series-photo figcaption {
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  background: var(--color-bg-dark);
  color: var(--color-secondary-light);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.series-article .series-faq {
  padding-top: 3.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.series-article .series-faq .section-header {
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.series-article .series-cta {
  text-align: left;
}

.series-article .series-cta .container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1040px;
}

.series-article .series-cta p {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
}

/* Decision brief: a strong opening rail followed by a full-width decision matrix. */
.series-decision .series-hero::after {
  content: "DECISION / EVIDENCE / ACCESS";
  position: absolute;
  right: 5vw;
  bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.decision-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.decision-brief {
  position: sticky;
  top: 7rem;
  padding: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 5px solid var(--color-accent);
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}

.decision-steps {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
}

.decision-step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.4rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.decision-step span {
  display: grid;
  width: 2.4rem;
  height: 2.4rem;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.decision-step h2 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.decision-matrix {
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.decision-matrix h2 { color: #ffffff; }
.decision-matrix table { margin-bottom: 0; }
.decision-matrix th { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); color: #ffffff; }
.decision-matrix td { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18); color: #ffffff; }

/* Field note: photographic lead, numbered observation path, and notebook-like close. */
.series-field-note .series-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, var(--color-bg-dark) 0 68%, var(--color-accent) 68% 100%);
}

.field-lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(360px, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.field-sequence {
  margin-top: 4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.field-step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(150px, 0.38fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.field-step h2 {
  color: var(--color-accent);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.field-log {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-left: 5px solid var(--color-primary);
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(#ffffff, #ffffff 2.15rem, var(--color-border) 2.2rem);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* Scope comparison: proposal anatomy on one side, normalization table on the other. */
.series-scope .series-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-bg-dark), var(--color-primary));
}

.scope-board {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.scope-stack {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.scope-card {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.scope-card h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.scope-table-panel {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}

.scope-table-panel table { margin-bottom: 1rem; }

.series-scope .series-cta {
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
  color: var(--color-text);
}

.series-scope .series-cta h2 { color: var(--color-primary); }
.series-scope .series-cta p { color: var(--color-muted); }
.series-scope .series-cta .btn { background: var(--color-primary); color: #ffffff; }

/* Leadership brief: wide image-led opening and a four-question briefing grid. */
.series-leadership .series-hero {
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
  background: var(--color-primary);
}

.leadership-opening {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(360px, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

.leadership-opening .series-photo img { min-height: 360px; }

.leadership-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.leadership-question {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.leadership-question h2 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
}

.leadership-prompt {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
}

.leadership-prompt strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}

/* Intake worksheet: symptom/system/history in a horizontal diagnostic strip. */
.series-intake .series-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary) 0 56%, var(--color-bg-dark) 56% 100%);
}

.intake-lead {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(360px, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.intake-diagnostic {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin: 4rem 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.intake-diagnostic section {
  padding: 2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.intake-diagnostic section:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.intake-diagnostic h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; }

.intake-packet {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.45fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-alt);
}

.intake-packet ul {
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 2.5rem;
}

/* Format comparison: two distinct evidence columns joined by a hybrid bridge. */
.series-format .series-hero {
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, var(--color-bg-dark) 0 49.5%, var(--color-primary) 49.5% 100%);
}

.format-intro {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.format-compare {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.format-panel {
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.format-panel img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 260px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.format-panel__copy { padding: 2rem; }
.format-panel__copy h2 { margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }

.hybrid-bridge {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.hybrid-bridge span {
  display: grid;
  width: 4rem;
  height: 4rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hybrid-bridge h2 { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; color: #ffffff; }

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .series-article .series-hero { padding: 3.25rem 0; }
  .series-article .series-story { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
  .series-article .series-photo img,
  .leadership-opening .series-photo img { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .series-article .series-cta .container,
  .decision-layout,
  .field-lead,
  .scope-board,
  .leadership-opening,
  .intake-lead,
  .intake-packet,
  .format-compare {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .decision-brief { position: static; }
  .field-step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .leadership-grid,
  .intake-diagnostic { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .intake-diagnostic section { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
  .intake-diagnostic section:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .intake-packet ul { columns: 1; }
  .format-panel img { height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
  .series-field-note .series-hero { background: var(--color-primary); }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .series-decision .series-hero::after { display: none; }
  .series-article .series-cta .container { gap: 1.25rem; }
  .series-article .series-cta .btn { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
  .decision-step { grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .decision-step span { width: 2rem; height: 2rem; }
  .hybrid-bridge { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .series-article .breadcrumbs li:nth-last-child(2)::after { display: none; }
  .series-article .breadcrumbs li:last-child { flex-basis: 100%; }
}