thefoldwithin-earth/styles.css

/* — THE FOLD WITHIN — */
/* Refined gold-on-black aesthetic for markdown-native blogging */

:root {
  --bg-dark: #0f0d0e;
  --bg-card: #1a1618;
  --gold: #d4af37;
  --gold-soft: #b89f50;
  --border: #333;
  --error: #ff6666;
  --font-body: 'Georgia', serif;
  --transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  background: var(--bg-dark);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.7;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* — Links — */
a {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: var(--transition);
}
a:hover {
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--gold);
}

/* — Header & Nav — */
header {
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
}
.logo {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
}
nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
}
nav li {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

/* — Hero — */
.hero {
  margin: 3rem auto;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.glyph {
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: relative;
  transition: var(--transition);
}
.glyph::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 25%;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transition: var(--transition);
}
.glyph:hover {
  transform: rotate(5deg);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(212,175,55,0.3);
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
}

/* — Layout — */
main {
  padding: 2rem 1rem 4rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* — Post Grid — */
.latest h2 {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
}
article {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  transition: var(--transition);
  cursor: pointer;
}
article:hover {
  transform: scale(1.03);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(212,175,55,0.35);
}
.thumb {
  width: 100%;
  height: 140px;
  background: var(--border);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
h3 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
.date {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

/* — Markdown Content — */
.markdown {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 3rem auto;
  line-height: 1.85;
  font-size: 1rem;
}
.markdown h1, .markdown h2, .markdown h3 {
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-top: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.markdown h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
}
.markdown h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}
.markdown h3 {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.markdown p {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.markdown a {
  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--gold-soft);
}
.markdown a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 4px var(--gold);
}

/* — Back link — */
#back {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 2rem 0 1rem;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
#back:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px var(--gold);
}

/* — Error & Utility — */
.error {
  color: var(--error);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

/* — Responsiveness — */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  nav ul {
    gap: 1rem;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
  .glyph {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
  }
}