/* vexidus.com — "serious corporate" (founder-approved 2026-11-14).
   AUDIENCE: investors, M&A counterparties, professionals, partners — not product buyers.
   LOOK: the aerospace / defense / industrial corporate idiom the group is judged against
   (Lockheed Martin, RTX, GE Aerospace, Textron, L3Harris, Leidos, Danaher — captured 2026-11-14):
   white + deep navy, bold grotesk sans (Inter, self-hosted) with capitals for statements,
   full-bleed photography of real work, utility bar + substantial nav, photo tiles, the CEO letter
   as a content block, navy footer. Earlier ivory/serif "editorial" directions were rejected by the
   founder as not serious — do not drift back to them.
   MARK: monochrome V (assets/brand/). PHOTOS: assets/img/CREDITS.md (stock placeholders).
   assets/site.css is the OLD stylesheet, kept only for investors.html. */
@font-face{font-family:'Inter';font-style:normal;font-weight:400 800;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/inter-var-latin.woff2) format('woff2')}
:root{--navy:#0B1F3F;--navy2:#13294F;--ink:#101828;--ink2:#475467;--mute:#667085;--line:#E4E7EC;--grey:#F3F5F8;--blue:#1D4ED8;
 --f:'Inter',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;font:400 17px/1.6 var(--f);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4,p,ul,dl,dd,figure,blockquote{margin:0}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}img{display:block;max-width:100%;height:auto}
.wrap{max-width:1280px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:8px;background:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:50}.skip:focus{left:8px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:2px}

/* utility bar + header */
.util{background:var(--navy);color:#C8D2E3;font-size:12.5px}
.util .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;height:36px}
.util nav{display:flex;gap:22px}.util a:hover{color:#fff}
.site-h{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;z-index:5}
.bar{display:flex;align-items:center;height:84px;gap:36px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}.brand .mark{width:34px;height:auto}
.brand span{font:800 20px var(--f);letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase}
.bar nav{display:flex;gap:30px;margin-left:auto;font:600 14.5px var(--f)}
.bar nav a{padding:30px 0;border-bottom:3px solid transparent}.bar nav a:hover,.bar nav a[aria-current]{border-color:var(--navy)}
.bar .c{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font:600 14px var(--f);padding:12px 20px;white-space:nowrap}.bar .c:hover{background:var(--blue)}
.menu{display:none;position:relative}
.menu summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;font:700 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;border:2px solid var(--navy);padding:9px 14px}
.menu summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.menu div{position:absolute;right:0;top:calc(100% + 10px);background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 18px 40px -18px rgba(11,31,63,.4);min-width:260px;padding:8px 0;z-index:10}
.menu div a{display:block;padding:11px 18px;font-weight:600}.menu div a:hover{background:var(--grey)}

/* type */
.eyebrow,.k{font:700 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin-bottom:12px}
h1{font:800 clamp(38px,4.6vw,64px)/1.06 var(--f);letter-spacing:-.02em;text-transform:uppercase}
h2{font:800 clamp(28px,3vw,42px)/1.12 var(--f);letter-spacing:-.02em;max-width:24ch}
h3{font:800 21px/1.25 var(--f)}
p{color:var(--ink2)}
.lede{font-size:18.5px;max-width:62ch;margin-top:16px}
.link,.more{font:700 14px var(--f);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);white-space:nowrap}
.link:hover,.more:hover{color:var(--navy)}
.sec{padding:96px 0}.grey{background:var(--grey)}
.sh{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:40px;margin-bottom:40px}
.b{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:52px;padding:0 26px;font:700 14px var(--f);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.b1{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}.b2{border:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);color:#fff}.b2:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:52px;padding:0 26px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font:700 14px var(--f);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;border:0;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{background:var(--blue)}

/* home hero */
.hero{position:relative;color:#fff;overflow:hidden;background:var(--navy)}
.hero>img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,20,42,.93) 0%,rgba(8,20,42,.72) 45%,rgba(8,20,42,.15) 100%)}
.hero .wrap{position:relative;z-index:1;min-height:640px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:72px}
.hero .eyebrow{color:#9DB7E6}.hero h1{max-width:15ch;margin:6px 0 22px;color:#fff}
.hero p{font-size:19px;color:#D6DEEC;max-width:52ch}
.btns{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-top:34px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* inner page title band */
.ph{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.ph .wrap{padding-top:84px;padding-bottom:72px}
.ph .eyebrow{color:#9DB7E6}.ph h1{color:#fff;max-width:20ch;font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,54px)}
.ph .lede{color:#D6DEEC}
.ph.photo>img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;opacity:.28}
.ph.photo .wrap{position:relative}

/* sectors band */
.sectors{background:var(--navy2);color:#fff}
.sectors .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.sectors .wrap>div{padding:26px 28px 28px 0;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.sectors .wrap>div+div{padding-left:28px}.sectors .wrap>div:last-child{border:0}
.sectors b{display:block;font:700 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9DB7E6;margin-bottom:6px}
.sectors span{font-size:15.5px;color:#D6DEEC}

/* company tiles */
.tiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px}
.tile{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.tile .phot{aspect-ratio:3/2;overflow:hidden}.tile .phot img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}.tile:hover .phot img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.tile .tx{padding:20px 22px 24px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.tile .s{font:700 11.5px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute)}
.tile h3{font-size:22px;margin:8px 0}.tile p{font-size:15px;flex:1}.tile .link{margin-top:16px}
.also{margin-top:28px;font-size:15px}.also b{color:var(--ink)}

/* CEO block */
.ceo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5fr 7fr}
.ceo .q{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:64px 56px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between}
.ceo blockquote{font:700 30px/1.3 var(--f);letter-spacing:-.01em}
.ceo .who{margin-top:40px;font-size:15px;color:#C8D2E3}.ceo .who b{display:block;color:#fff;font-size:17px}
.ceo .tx{padding:64px 56px;background:#fff}.ceo .tx p{font-size:17px;margin-bottom:16px}

/* roles / principles */
.roles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.roles>div{background:#fff;padding:32px 28px;border-top:4px solid var(--navy);box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line)}
.grey .roles>div{box-shadow:none}
.roles .n{font:800 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--blue)}.roles h3{margin:10px 0}.roles p{font-size:15.5px}
.princ{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px}
.princ>div{background:#fff;padding:28px;border-left:4px solid var(--navy)}.princ h3{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:8px}.princ p{font-size:15.5px}

/* duo cards */
.duo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}
.duo>a{display:block;padding:44px 40px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.duo>a:hover{border-color:var(--navy)}
.duo h3{font-size:26px;margin:4px 0 12px}.duo p{font-size:16px}.duo .link{display:inline-block;margin-top:20px}

/* holdings / structure table */
table.hold{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-top:3px solid var(--navy);background:#fff}
.hold td{padding:18px 16px 18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink2)}
.hold td:first-child{padding-left:20px}
.hold td.n{font:800 17px var(--f);color:var(--ink);width:26%}
.hold td.m{font:700 11.5px var(--f);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);white-space:nowrap;width:22%}
.hold td.l{text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:20px}.hold td.l a{font:700 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue)}
.note{font-size:14.5px;margin-top:18px;color:var(--mute);max-width:80ch}

/* company detail rows */
.co{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5fr 7fr;gap:48px;align-items:center;padding:48px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.co:first-of-type{border-top:0;padding-top:0}
.co .phot{aspect-ratio:3/2;overflow:hidden}.co .phot img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.co .s{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);margin-bottom:8px}
.co h2{font-size:32px}.co p{font-size:17px;margin-top:14px;max-width:60ch}.co .link{display:inline-block;margin-top:18px}
.co.rev .phot{order:2}
.fn{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;margin-top:24px}
.fn>div{background:#fff;padding:32px;border-top:4px solid var(--navy)}.fn h3{margin-bottom:10px}.fn p{font-size:15.5px}.fn .link{display:inline-block;margin-top:16px}

/* IP */
.pat{display:grid;grid-template-columns:3fr 3fr 6fr;gap:32px;padding:30px 28px;background:#fff;border-left:4px solid var(--navy);margin-bottom:16px;align-items:baseline}
.pat h3{font-size:26px}.pat .num{font:700 15px var(--f);color:var(--ink)}
.pat .num span{display:block;font:700 11.5px var(--f);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);margin-top:4px}
.pat p{font-size:15.5px}.pat a{display:inline-block;margin-top:10px}

/* partnerships kinds */
.kinds{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px}
.kinds>div{background:#fff;padding:32px 28px;border-top:4px solid var(--navy)}
.kinds .n{font:800 13px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--blue)}.kinds h3{margin:10px 0}.kinds p{font-size:15.5px}.kinds p+p{margin-top:12px}

/* facts / governance */
dl.facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:240px 1fr;border-top:3px solid var(--navy);background:#fff}
dl.facts dt,dl.facts dd{padding:18px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
dl.facts dt{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);padding-top:21px}
dl.facts dd{font-size:16.5px;color:var(--ink);padding-left:0}
.callout{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:48px 44px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:32px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.callout h3{font-size:26px;color:#fff}.callout p{color:#C8D2E3;margin-top:8px;max-width:60ch}.callout .b1{flex:none}

/* people */
.people{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:24px}
.person{background:#fff;padding:32px;border-top:4px solid var(--navy)}
.person .r{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--blue);margin:8px 0 12px}

/* letter page */
.letter{max-width:760px}
.letter .sal{font:700 22px/1.4 var(--f);color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:24px}
.letter p{font-size:18.5px;line-height:1.7;margin-bottom:22px;color:#344054}
.letter .sig{margin-top:36px;padding-top:24px;border-top:3px solid var(--navy)}
.letter .sig b{display:block;font:800 20px var(--f);color:var(--ink)}.letter .sig span{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute)}

/* contact */
.cgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:5fr 7fr;gap:56px}
.form{display:grid;gap:12px}
.form label{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);margin-top:6px}
.form input,.form textarea{width:100%;font:400 16px var(--f);padding:13px 14px;border:1px solid #D0D5DD;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);border-radius:0}
.form input:focus,.form textarea:focus{border-color:var(--navy);outline:2px solid var(--navy);outline-offset:0}
.form textarea{min-height:170px;resize:vertical}

/* prose (contact.php response) */
.prose p{font-size:17.5px;max-width:66ch}.prose p+p{margin-top:14px}
.page-h{padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px}

/* footer */
.site-f{background:var(--navy);color:#AEBBD3;font-size:14px;padding:64px 0 28px}
.site-f .fg{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;padding-bottom:36px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
.site-f .brand{color:#fff}.site-f p{color:#AEBBD3;margin-top:16px;max-width:40ch}
.site-f h4{font:700 12px var(--f);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;margin-bottom:14px}
.site-f a{display:block;margin-bottom:8px}.site-f a:hover{color:#fff}.site-f .brand{display:flex;margin:0}
.site-f .lg{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding-top:22px;font-size:13px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}

@media(max-width:1100px){.bar nav,.util nav{display:none}.bar .c{margin-left:auto}.menu{display:block}}
@media(max-width:1000px){
 .tiles{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.ceo,.duo,.site-f .fg,.roles,.kinds,.princ,.people,.fn,.cgrid,.co{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .co.rev .phot{order:0}.co{gap:20px}.pat{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
 .sectors .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sectors .wrap>div,.sectors .wrap>div+div{padding:16px 0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
 table.hold,.hold tbody,.hold tr,.hold td{display:block;width:auto!important}.hold tr{padding:14px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
 .hold td,.hold td:first-child{border:0;padding:2px 0}.hold td.l{text-align:left;padding-right:0}
 dl.facts{grid-template-columns:1fr}dl.facts dt{border:0;padding-bottom:0}dl.facts dd{padding-left:20px}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
 .wrap{padding:0 20px}.hero .wrap{min-height:0;padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:48px}h1,.hero h1{font-size:34px}.hero p{font-size:16.5px}
 .ph .wrap{padding-top:52px;padding-bottom:48px}.ph h1{font-size:32px}
 .tiles{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sh{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.sec{padding:64px 0}
 .ceo .q,.ceo .tx{padding:40px 24px}.ceo blockquote{font-size:23px}.brand span{font-size:17px}.b{height:48px;padding:0 18px;font-size:13px}
 .callout{padding:36px 24px}.duo>a{padding:32px 24px}
 .bar .c{display:none}.menu{margin-left:auto}.bar{gap:16px}
}
dl.facts.one{grid-template-columns:1fr}dl.facts.one dd{padding-left:20px}dl.facts.one dt{border:0;padding-bottom:0}