.blog-hero {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 2rem 0 1.5rem;
    }
    @media (min-width: 768px) { .blog-hero { padding: 3rem 0 2rem; } }

    .blog-hero-eyebrow {
      display: inline-block;
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--coral);
      background: #fff;
      border: 2px solid var(--coral);
      padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      margin: 0 auto 1rem;
      box-shadow: 0 3px 0 var(--coral-shade);
      animation: popIn 0.6s 0.05s both var(--spring);
    }
    .blog-hero h1 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.4rem);
      line-height: 1.05;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
      animation: popIn 0.7s 0.18s both var(--spring);
    }
    .blog-hero p {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.15rem);
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      max-width: 580px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      line-height: 1.4;
      animation: popIn 0.7s 0.3s both var(--spring);
    }

    .article-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 1.25rem;
      margin: 2rem 0;
    }
    @media (min-width: 768px) { .article-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem; } }
    @media (min-width: 1024px) { .article-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

    .article-card {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0.6rem;
      padding: 1.5rem 1.4rem;
      background: #fff;
      border: 3px solid var(--ink);
      border-radius: 24px;
      box-shadow: 0 6px 0 var(--ink);
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
      transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease;
      isolation: isolate;
      animation: cardPop 0.55s both var(--spring);
      animation-delay: 0.2s;
    }
    .article-card:nth-child(2)  { animation-delay: 0.26s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(3)  { animation-delay: 0.32s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(4)  { animation-delay: 0.38s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(5)  { animation-delay: 0.44s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(6)  { animation-delay: 0.50s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(7)  { animation-delay: 0.56s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(8)  { animation-delay: 0.62s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(9)  { animation-delay: 0.68s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(10) { animation-delay: 0.74s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(11) { animation-delay: 0.80s; }
    .article-card:nth-child(12) { animation-delay: 0.86s; }
    .article-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 10px 0 var(--ink); }
    .article-card:active { transform: translateY(2px); box-shadow: 0 4px 0 var(--ink); }
    .article-card:focus-visible { outline: 4px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }

    .article-card[data-tone="coral"] { --tone: var(--coral); --tone-shade: var(--coral-shade); }
    .article-card[data-tone="teal"]  { --tone: var(--teal);  --tone-shade: var(--teal-shade); }
    .article-card[data-tone="gold"]  { --tone: var(--gold);  --tone-shade: var(--gold-shade); }
    .article-card[data-tone="sky"]   { --tone: var(--sky);   --tone-shade: var(--sky-shade); }
    .article-card[data-tone="grape"] { --tone: var(--grape); --tone-shade: var(--grape-shade); }

    .article-card-top {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
    }
    .article-card-category {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 0.72rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.18em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: #fff;
      background: var(--tone, var(--coral));
      padding: 0.3rem 0.75rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 0 var(--tone-shade, var(--coral-shade));
    }
    .article-card-time {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      color: var(--ink-mute);
    }

    .article-card h2 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      line-height: 1.2;
      letter-spacing: -0.005em;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
    }
    .article-card-subtitle {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      line-height: 1.4;
      margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
    }
    .article-card-excerpt {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      margin: 0;
      flex: 1;
    }
    .article-card-footer {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 0.75rem;
      padding-top: 0.85rem;
      border-top: 2px dashed var(--hair-strong);
      margin-top: 0.4rem;
    }
    .article-card-author {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.82rem;
      color: var(--ink-mute);
    }
    .article-card-read {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      color: var(--tone-shade, var(--coral-shade));
      letter-spacing: 0.04em;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .article-card-empty {
      grid-column: 1 / -1;
      text-align: center;
      padding: 3rem 2rem;
      background: #fff;
      border: 2px dashed var(--hair-strong);
      border-radius: 24px;
    }
    .article-card-empty p {
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .blog-cta {
      max-width: 720px;
      margin: 2.5rem auto 1rem;
      padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
      background: var(--bg-soft);
      border: 2px solid var(--hair-strong);
      border-radius: 28px;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .blog-cta h3 {
      font-family: var(--display);
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      color: var(--ink);
      margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
    }
    .blog-cta p {
      font-family: var(--body);
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--ink-soft);
      margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
    }