/* ============================================================================
Issued for Interns — Hero "05A" (Cursor-reactive Grid + Button Hover)
Dependency-free. All rules scoped under .ifi-hero and prefixed `ifi-`
so they won't collide with the rest of your site.
Fonts used: Space Grotesk (display/body) + Space Mono (technical labels).
Load them in your :
========================================================================== */
.ifi-hero {
/* palette */
--ifi-bg: #2d3d24;
--ifi-bg-dark: #1a2613;
--ifi-gold: #c19a2e;
--ifi-gold-bright: #d4a82e;
--ifi-cream: #f0ebe0;
--ifi-cream-dim: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.62);
--ifi-cream-faint: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.18);
--ifi-gold-tint: rgba(212, 168, 46, 0.12);
--ifi-frame: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.55);
--ifi-frame-tick: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.65);
position: relative;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
width: 100%;
min-height: 760px;
height: 100vh;
max-height: 920px;
background: var(--ifi-bg);
color: var(--ifi-cream);
overflow: hidden;
font-family: "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif;
font-weight: 500;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
.ifi-hero *,
.ifi-hero *::before,
.ifi-hero *::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
/* The cursor-reactive dot grid fills the whole hero, behind content. */
.ifi-hero__grid {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 0;
}
/* ---- Navigation ---------------------------------------------------------- */
.ifi-nav {
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
flex: 0 0 auto;
height: 64px;
padding: 0 48px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ifi-cream-faint);
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: 500;
}
.ifi-nav__brand {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 12px;
}
.ifi-nav__brand-name {
font-weight: 500;
}
.ifi-nav__menu {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 36px;
}
/* text links — gold hairline grows from the left on hover */
.ifi-nav__link {
position: relative;
cursor: pointer;
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
padding-bottom: 4px;
transition: color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-nav__link::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
width: 0;
height: 1px;
background: var(--ifi-gold);
transition: width 220ms ease;
}
.ifi-nav__link:hover {
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-nav__link:hover::after {
width: 100%;
}
/* Login pill (outline, square) */
.ifi-nav__login {
padding: 8px 16px;
border: 1px solid var(--ifi-cream);
color: var(--ifi-cream);
background: transparent;
border-radius: 0;
cursor: pointer;
font: inherit;
transition:
color 180ms ease,
border-color 180ms ease,
background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-nav__login:hover {
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
border-color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
background: var(--ifi-gold-tint);
}
/* Gold CTA pill (square) with a tolerance frame on hover */
.ifi-nav__cta-wrap {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.ifi-nav__cta {
display: inline-block;
padding: 9px 18px;
background: var(--ifi-gold);
color: var(--ifi-bg-dark);
border: none;
border-radius: 0;
font: inherit;
font-weight: 600;
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-nav__cta-wrap:hover .ifi-nav__cta {
background: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-nav__hamburger {
display: none;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
background: transparent;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 8px 6px;
pointer-events: auto;
}
/* ---- Main content -------------------------------------------------------- */
.ifi-main {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
flex: 1 1 auto;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
padding: 44px 80px 56px;
pointer-events: none; /* let the grid receive the mouse; re-enable on controls */
}
.ifi-main a,
.ifi-main button,
.ifi-main .ifi-sub {
pointer-events: auto;
}
.ifi-eyebrow {
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--ifi-gold);
margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.ifi-headline {
margin: 0;
font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
font-weight: 300;
font-size: clamp(44px, 6.4vw, 202px);
line-height: 0.98;
letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.ifi-headline em {
font-style: italic;
font-weight: 400;
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-sub {
margin-top: 22px;
max-width: 600px;
font-size: 22px;
line-height: 1.4;
font-weight: 300;
}
.ifi-sub b {
font-weight: 300;
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
/* Bullets — reticule marker + mono index + label */
.ifi-bullets {
margin-top: 30px;
display: grid;
gap: 13px;
max-width: 760px;
}
.ifi-bullet {
display: flex;
gap: 14px;
align-items: center;
}
.ifi-bullet__index {
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.16em;
color: var(--ifi-cream-dim);
min-width: 22px;
text-align: right;
}
.ifi-bullet__label {
font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 15px;
color: var(--ifi-cream);
line-height: 1.4;
}
.ifi-reticule {
flex: 0 0 auto;
display: block;
}
/* ---- CTAs with architectural dimension lines ----------------------------- */
.ifi-ctas {
display: flex;
gap: 28px;
align-items: stretch;
}
.ifi-cta-col {
display: inline-flex;
flex-direction: column;
position: relative;
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary {
width: 268px;
}
.ifi-cta-col--secondary {
width: 244px;
}
.ifi-btn {
border-radius: 0;
font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
font-size: 15px;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
cursor: pointer;
height: 48px;
position: relative;
}
.ifi-btn--primary {
width: 268px;
background: var(--ifi-gold);
color: var(--ifi-bg-dark);
border: none;
font-weight: 600;
padding: 15px 24px;
transition: background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary:hover .ifi-btn--primary {
background: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-btn--secondary {
width: 244px;
background: transparent;
color: var(--ifi-cream);
border: 1px solid var(--ifi-cream);
font-weight: 500;
padding: 14px 22px;
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 8px;
transition:
color 180ms ease,
border-color 180ms ease,
background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-cta-col--secondary:hover .ifi-btn--secondary {
background: var(--ifi-gold-tint);
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
border-color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-btn--secondary .ifi-arrow {
display: inline-block;
transition: transform 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-cta-col--secondary:hover .ifi-arrow {
transform: translateX(4px);
}
/* tolerance frame (primary only) — appears on hover, 4px outside the button */
.ifi-tol-frame {
position: absolute;
left: -4px;
right: -4px;
top: -4px;
height: 56px;
border: 1px solid transparent;
transition: border-color 180ms ease;
pointer-events: none;
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary:hover .ifi-tol-frame {
border-color: var(--ifi-frame);
}
/* corner cross-ticks on the frame */
.ifi-tol-frame i {
position: absolute;
width: 0;
height: 0;
opacity: 0;
transition: opacity 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary:hover .ifi-tol-frame i {
opacity: 1;
}
.ifi-tol-frame i::before,
.ifi-tol-frame i::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
background: var(--ifi-frame-tick);
}
.ifi-tol-frame i::before {
left: -3px;
top: 0;
width: 7px;
height: 1px;
} /* horizontal */
.ifi-tol-frame i::after {
left: 0;
top: -3px;
width: 1px;
height: 7px;
} /* vertical */
.ifi-tol-frame .tl {
left: 0;
top: 0;
}
.ifi-tol-frame .tr {
right: 0;
top: 0;
}
.ifi-tol-frame .bl {
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
}
.ifi-tol-frame .br {
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
}
/* horizontal dimension line below each button */
.ifi-dim-h {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 18px;
margin-top: 10px;
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 9px;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
color: var(--ifi-cream-dim);
text-transform: uppercase;
transition: color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-dim-h__line {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
top: 9px;
height: 1px;
background: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.32);
transition: background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-dim-h__cap {
position: absolute;
top: 1px;
width: 1px;
height: 16px;
background: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-dim-h__cap--l {
left: 0;
}
.ifi-dim-h__cap--r {
right: 0;
}
.ifi-dim-h__cap::after {
/* the perpendicular tick of the "+" */
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 8px;
left: -3px;
width: 7px;
height: 1px;
background: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-dim-h__label {
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
top: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
background: var(--ifi-bg);
padding: 0 10px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
/* brighten on hover of the owning column */
.ifi-cta-col--primary:hover .ifi-dim-h,
.ifi-cta-col--secondary:hover .ifi-dim-h {
color: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary:hover .ifi-dim-h__line,
.ifi-cta-col--secondary:hover .ifi-dim-h__line {
background: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.65);
}
.ifi-cta-col--secondary:hover .ifi-dim-h {
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
/* vertical dimension line — flush to the right of the secondary button */
.ifi-dim-v {
position: relative;
width: 30px;
height: 48px;
align-self: flex-start;
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 9px;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
color: var(--ifi-cream-dim);
text-transform: uppercase;
transition: color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-dim-v__line {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 1px;
width: 1px;
background: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.32);
transition: background-color 180ms ease;
}
.ifi-dim-v__cap {
position: absolute;
left: -1px;
width: 6px;
height: 1px;
background: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-dim-v__cap--t {
top: 0;
}
.ifi-dim-v__cap--b {
bottom: 0;
}
.ifi-dim-v__cap::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 2px;
top: -3px;
width: 1px;
height: 7px;
background: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-dim-v__label {
position: absolute;
left: 17px;
top: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-90deg);
background: var(--ifi-bg);
padding: 2px 6px;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.ifi-ctas:hover .ifi-dim-v {
color: var(--ifi-cream);
}
.ifi-ctas:hover .ifi-dim-v__line {
background: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.65);
}
.ifi-ctas:has(.ifi-btn--secondary:hover) .ifi-dim-v {
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
/* ---- Floating chrome: readout (top-right) + hint (bottom-right) ---------- */
.ifi-readout {
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
top: 84px;
right: 32px;
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 11px;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
color: var(--ifi-cream-dim);
text-align: right;
line-height: 1.7;
pointer-events: none;
}
.ifi-readout b {
font-weight: 400;
color: var(--ifi-gold-bright);
}
.ifi-readout__status {
margin-top: 6px;
color: var(--ifi-gold);
}
.ifi-hint {
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
bottom: 78px;
right: 32px;
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
color: var(--ifi-cream-dim);
text-transform: uppercase;
text-align: right;
line-height: 1.6;
pointer-events: none;
}
.ifi-hint span {
color: rgba(240, 235, 224, 0.35);
}
/* ---- Responsive ---------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
.ifi-nav {
padding: 0 24px;
}
.ifi-nav__menu {
gap: 18px;
}
.ifi-nav__link {
display: none;
}
.ifi-nav__cta-wrap {
display: none;
}
.ifi-nav__hamburger {
display: flex;
}
.ifi-main {
padding: 32px 24px 40px;
}
.ifi-readout {
display: none;
}
.ifi-hint {
display: none;
}
.ifi-sub {
font-size: 18px;
}
.ifi-bullets {
gap: 11px;
}
.ifi-ctas {
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 18px 28px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
.ifi-hero {
height: auto;
min-height: 0;
max-height: none;
}
.ifi-main {
gap: 40px;
}
.ifi-cta-col--primary,
.ifi-btn--primary {
width: 100%;
}
.ifi-cta-col--secondary,
.ifi-btn--secondary {
width: 100%;
}
.ifi-ctas {
flex-direction: column;
}
.ifi-dim-v {
display: none;
}
}
/* Respect users who prefer reduced motion: the grid script also checks this. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.ifi-nav__link::after,
.ifi-btn,
.ifi-arrow,
.ifi-dim-h,
.ifi-dim-v {
transition: none;
}
}