/* ========================================================================== Readers on the Rise — shared stylesheet Loaded on all 5 pages. Fonts are loaded via tags in each page's (see index.html) — that's a Google Fonts performance best practice, which is why you won't find @import font-face rules here. ========================================================================== */ /* ---- Reset / base ---- */ *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--color-cream); color: var(--color-black); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; } img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; } ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; } button { font: inherit; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; } h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin: 0 0 0.6em; font-family: var(--font-heading); line-height: 1.15; } p { margin: 0 0 1em; } /* Visible focus ring everywhere — required for keyboard nav, easy to lose by accident when styling buttons/links, so it's set once here globally. */ a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--color-sky); outline-offset: 3px; } /* Skip link: invisible until a keyboard user tabs to it — lets someone using a screen reader/keyboard jump past the repeated header nav. */ .skip-link { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; background: var(--color-black); color: var(--color-cream); padding: 0.75em 1.2em; z-index: 200; border-radius: 0 0 8px 0; } .skip-link:focus { left: 0; } /* ---- Design tokens ---- */ :root { /* Palette — see docs/02-design-spec.md for usage rules */ --color-sky: #7EC4E0; --color-pink: #F0A8C4; --color-mustard: #F6D776; --color-cream: #FAF3E7; --color-sage: #A8B57A; --color-black: #1A1A1A; /* Coral accent — not part of the original brand palette, added as a standout color for the "Find a Session" CTAs specifically. */ --color-coral: #F2665A; --font-heading: "Baloo 2", cursive; --font-body: "Nunito", sans-serif; --font-accent: "Patrick Hand", cursive; --radius-card: 20px; --shadow-sticker: 5px 5px 0 var(--color-black); --shadow-sticker-sm: 3px 3px 0 var(--color-black); --container-width: 1140px; --gutter: 1.5rem; --section-padding: 4rem; } @media (min-width: 768px) { :root { --section-padding: 6rem; } } /* ---- Layout utilities ---- */ .container { width: 100%; max-width: var(--container-width); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); } .section { padding-block: var(--section-padding); } .section-narrow { max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; } .text-center { text-align: center; } .visually-hidden { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; } /* Anything meant to animate in on scroll starts here — the motion pass toggles a "is-visible" class (or animates opacity directly with GSAP), these defaults just make sure there's no "flash of fully-visible content" before JS/GSAP takes over, and give every element a transition to animate along by default. */ [data-animate] { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease; } .js-gsap-ready [data-animate] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } [data-animate] { transition: opacity 0.3s ease; } } /* ========================================================================== Buttons ========================================================================== */ .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 0.4em; padding: 0.75em 1.6em; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 999px; font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--color-black); background: var(--color-cream); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease; } .btn:focus-visible, .btn:active { transform: translate(5px, 5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--color-black); } .btn-primary { background: var(--color-sky); } .btn-secondary { background: var(--color-cream); } /* Used only for the "Find a Session" CTAs on the home page — everywhere else (header, Join Us, session sign-up) keeps .btn-primary so it stays consistent. */ .btn-coral { background: var(--color-coral); } .btn-secondary:focus-visible, .btn-secondary:active { background: var(--color-mustard); transform: translate(5px, 5px); } .btn-block { width: 100%; } /* Hover-only versions of the states above, scoped to devices that actually have a mouse. Without this guard, tapping a button on a touch phone can leave it "stuck" showing the hover style until the user taps elsewhere. */ @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .btn:hover { transform: translate(5px, 5px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--color-black); } .btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--color-mustard); transform: translate(5px, 5px); } } /* ========================================================================== Header / Nav ========================================================================== */ #header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; } .site-header { background: var(--color-cream); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-black); transition: padding 0.25s ease; } .header-inner { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; padding-block: 1rem; } .header-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; flex-shrink: 0; } .header-logo img { border-radius: 50%; transition: transform 0.2s ease; } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .header-logo:hover img { transform: rotate(-6deg) scale(1.05); } } .header-wordmark { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700; } .site-nav { display: none; } .nav-list { display: flex; gap: 1.75rem; } .nav-link { position: relative; font-weight: 700; padding-block: 0.3em; } .nav-link::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%; height: 3px; background: var(--color-sky); border-radius: 2px; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.25s ease; } .nav-link:focus-visible::after, .nav-link.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .nav-link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); } } /* Dropped from the collapsed mobile bar (too tight at small widths) — it reappears as the first, most prominent item inside the opened menu (.mobile-nav-cta) instead. Shown again once .site-nav reappears below. */ .header-cta { display: none; flex-shrink: 0; } /* Hamburger — hidden on desktop, shown on mobile via the breakpoint below */ .hamburger { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: 5px; width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 8px; } .hamburger span { display: block; height: 3px; border-radius: 3px; background: var(--color-black); transition: transform 0.25s ease, opacity 0.25s ease; } /* Morphs into an X when open — pure CSS fallback; the motion pass adds a nicer eased version but this works even if GSAP fails to load. */ .hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg); } .hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; } .hamburger.is-open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg); } .mobile-nav { position: fixed; /* top is set inline by header.js to the header's real measured height — a hardcoded value here would drift out of sync with the actual header (different font-load states, the scroll-condensed size, etc.) and leave a gap where the hero content behind it peeks through. */ inset: 0 0 0 0; background: var(--color-cream); transform: translateX(100%); transition: transform 0.3s ease; overflow-y: auto; padding: 2rem var(--gutter); z-index: 99; } .mobile-nav.is-open { transform: translateX(0); } .mobile-nav-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.5rem; } .mobile-nav-list .nav-link { font-size: 1.4rem; } .mobile-nav-cta { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } @media (min-width: 900px) { .site-nav { display: block; } .header-cta { display: inline-flex; } .hamburger, .mobile-nav { display: none; } } /* Scroll-condensed state — class toggled by main.js once the header exists */ .site-header.is-scrolled .header-inner { padding-block: 0.6rem; } .site-header.is-scrolled .header-logo img { width: 42px; height: 42px; } /* ========================================================================== Footer ========================================================================== */ #footer { position: relative; } .site-footer { position: relative; background: var(--color-sage); /* Cream text on sage measures ~2:1 contrast — well under the 4.5:1 WCAG AA minimum for body text. Black on sage is ~7.9:1 (AAA), so text is black here even though every other dark-background moment on the site uses cream — sage is a mid-tone, not a dark one, so it needs dark text. */ color: var(--color-black); padding-top: 2rem; } .footer-scallop { position: absolute; top: -1px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 20px; color: var(--color-cream); } .footer-inner { display: grid; gap: 2.5rem; padding-block: 2rem 3rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .footer-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem; } .footer-brand img { border-radius: 50%; } .footer-tagline { font-family: var(--font-accent); font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 0; } .footer-heading { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 0.9rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 0.75em; } .footer-col a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } .footer-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; } .social-row { display: flex; gap: 0.75rem; } .social-icon { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--color-cream); color: var(--color-black); transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .social-icon:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); background: var(--color-mustard); } } .footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid rgba(250, 243, 231, 0.35); padding-block: 1.25rem; text-align: center; font-size: 0.85rem; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr 1fr; } } /* ========================================================================== Cards — shared visual system for session / team / book-highlight cards ========================================================================== */ .card-grid { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; } @media (min-width: 640px) { .card-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 2rem; } } .card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--color-cream); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); overflow: hidden; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease; } .card:focus-within { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 2px 8px 0 var(--color-black); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .card:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 2px 8px 0 var(--color-black); } } .card-media { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 1rem; text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-accent); font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--color-black); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-black); } .card-media--sky { background: var(--color-sky); } .card-media--pink { background: var(--color-pink); } .card-media--mustard { background: var(--color-mustard); } /* Real cover images are portrait-shaped, unlike the 4:3 media box, so they use object-fit: contain (not cover) — this shows the whole cover with a bit of the colored background as a frame around it, rather than cropping it. */ .card-media--has-image { padding: 0.75rem; } .card-media--has-image img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; } .card-body-wrap { padding: 1.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; flex-grow: 1; } .card-eyebrow { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: -1.9rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; padding: 0.25em 0.9em; background: var(--color-mustard); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 999px; font-family: var(--font-accent); font-size: 0.95rem; z-index: 1; } .card-title { font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 0.15em; } .card-meta { font-weight: 700; color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.7); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 0.5em; } .card-body { flex-grow: 1; margin-bottom: 1rem; } .card-cta { margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start; } /* ========================================================================== Hero (Home + Volunteer share this base) ========================================================================== */ .hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-block: 4rem; text-align: center; } .hero-decor { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; color: var(--color-sage); opacity: 0.9; } .hero-decor--1 { top: 8%; left: 4%; width: 48px; } .hero-decor--2 { bottom: 10%; right: 6%; width: 60px; color: var(--color-pink); } .hero-decor--3 { top: 12%; right: 10%; width: 36px; color: var(--color-mustard); } .hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.4rem); max-width: 14ch; margin-inline: auto; margin-bottom: 0.4em; } .hero-subtitle { font-size: 1.15rem; max-width: 46ch; margin-inline: auto; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; } /* Home's hero has no subtitle, so the button sits right under the title — this only fires when the button directly follows the h1 (i.e. no .hero-subtitle in between), so pages that keep the subtitle are unaffected. */ .hero-title + .btn { margin-top: 0.5rem; } /* Small floating decorative icons reused outside the hero (What We Do, Location sections) for extra visual interest while scrolling. Shares the hero's icon look; each instance gets its own position modifier. Host section needs position:relative + overflow:hidden (set per-section below) so these don't spill into neighboring sections. */ .decor-icon { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.9; } /* ========================================================================== Home page sections ========================================================================== */ .what-we-do { position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .decor-icon--wwd1 { top: 4%; left: 3%; width: 34px; color: var(--color-mustard); } .decor-icon--wwd2 { bottom: 8%; right: 4%; width: 52px; color: var(--color-pink); } .badge-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .badge { padding: 0.6em 1.3em; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 999px; font-weight: 800; font-family: var(--font-body); /* Not a link — the transform/shadow below is purely a "fun to look at" touch, so it needs its own transition (buttons/cards already have one). */ transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease; } .badge--sky { background: var(--color-sky); } .badge--pink { background: var(--color-pink); } .badge--mustard { background: var(--color-mustard); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .badge:hover { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-3deg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker-sm); } .badge--pink:hover { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(3deg); } } .gallery-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1rem; } @media (min-width: 640px) { .gallery-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem; } } .gallery-item { aspect-ratio: 1; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease; } .gallery-item img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; } .gallery-item:nth-child(odd) { transform: rotate(-2deg); } .gallery-item:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(2deg); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { /* Lifts like a sticker being picked up, on top of the existing "un-tilt" hover */ .gallery-item:hover { transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.05) translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); } } .location-section { position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .decor-icon--loc1 { top: 6%; left: 6%; width: 40px; color: var(--color-sage); } .location-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .location-badge { width: 160px; height: 160px; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); background: var(--color-sky); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 1rem; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease; } .location-badge:nth-child(2) { background: var(--color-pink); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .location-badge:hover { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-4deg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); } .location-badge:nth-child(2):hover { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(4deg); } } /* ========================================================================== Session Sign Up page ========================================================================== */ .steps { display: grid; gap: 2rem; margin-top: 2.5rem; position: relative; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } .steps::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 28px; left: 12%; right: 12%; border-top: 3px dashed var(--color-black); z-index: 0; } } .step { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; } .step-number { width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--color-mustard); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 1.4rem; } .callout-box { border: 2px dashed var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); padding: 1.75rem; background: var(--color-cream); margin-top: 2.5rem; } /* Smaller, centered variant for a short one-line prompt (e.g. under the Volunteer page's hero button) rather than a full-width block. */ .callout-box--compact { max-width: 360px; margin-inline: auto; padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem; } .callout-box-title { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.25em; } .callout-box--compact p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .waitlist-card { background: var(--color-mustard); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); padding: 2rem; margin-top: 3rem; text-align: center; } .waitlist-card .btn { margin-top: 1rem; } /* Private Book Clubs feature box — sky background (instead of the mustard used by the mailing-list boxes above) so it reads as a distinct offer, not another "join our list" CTA. Left-aligned since it holds a bullet list. */ .feature-box { background: var(--color-sky); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); padding: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .feature-box .badge { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.75rem; } .feature-box .btn { margin-top: 0.5rem; } .feature-notes { margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem; } .feature-notes li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.6em; } .feature-notes li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55em; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--color-black); } /* ========================================================================== About page — bio carousel ========================================================================== */ .bio-carousel-wrap { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .bio-carousel { flex-grow: 1; display: flex; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); background: var(--color-cream); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker); /* The arrows + dots already give a clear way to navigate, so the native scrollbar is just visual noise — hidden in both Firefox and WebKit. */ scrollbar-width: none; } .bio-carousel::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } .bio-slide { flex: 0 0 100%; scroll-snap-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 2.5rem 2rem; } /* Same sky/pink/mustard rotation used by cards elsewhere on the site. */ .bio-slide:nth-child(3n+1) { background: var(--color-sky); } .bio-slide:nth-child(3n+2) { background: var(--color-pink); } .bio-slide:nth-child(3n+3) { background: var(--color-mustard); } .bio-slide h3 { text-align: center; } .bio-slide p { margin-bottom: 0; } .carousel-arrow { flex-shrink: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 44px; height: 44px; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 50%; background: var(--color-cream); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sticker-sm); color: var(--color-black); transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, opacity 0.18s ease; } .carousel-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.35; } .carousel-arrow:not(:disabled):active, .carousel-arrow:focus-visible { transform: translate(3px, 3px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--color-black); } @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) { .carousel-arrow:not(:disabled):hover { transform: translate(3px, 3px); box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--color-black); } } /* Hidden on small screens — swipe + the dots below are enough there, and two 44px buttons eat too much width next to an already-narrow carousel. */ @media (max-width: 639px) { .carousel-arrow { display: none; } } .carousel-dots { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 1.25rem; } .carousel-dot { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); background: var(--color-cream); padding: 0; transition: background 0.18s ease; } .carousel-dot.is-active { background: var(--color-sky); } /* ========================================================================== Volunteer page ========================================================================== */ .involves-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.25rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .involves-item { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1rem; padding: 1.25rem; background: var(--color-cream); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 16px; } .involves-icon { flex-shrink: 0; width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--color-sky); border: 2px solid var(--color-black); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } /* ========================================================================== Book Highlights page ========================================================================== */ /* Full-bleed sage block to set the grade-band suggestions visually apart from "Books We've Read Together" above it — same scalloped-edge transition the footer uses, so it reads as an intentional section break, not a jump. */ .suggestions-section { position: relative; background: var(--color-sage); padding-top: calc(var(--section-padding) + 1rem); } .suggestions-scallop { position: absolute; top: -1px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 20px; color: var(--color-cream); } .suggestions-section h2, .suggestions-section p { color: var(--color-black); } .diy-section { border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: var(--radius-card); background: var(--color-cream); padding: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; } .diy-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; } .diy-item { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.85rem; } .diy-check { flex-shrink: 0; width: 28px; height: 28px; color: var(--color-sage); } /* ========================================================================== Google Form embeds — keep responsive without a fixed pixel width ========================================================================== */ .form-embed { width: 100%; border: 2px solid var(--color-black); border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; } .form-embed iframe { width: 100%; min-height: 640px; border: none; display: block; } .form-embed-placeholder { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; margin: 0; text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-accent); font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--color-black); } .form-embed[hidden] { display: none; } .card-cta.js-toggle-form { border: 2px solid var(--color-black); }