/* Blog styles — matches tarun.bulchandanis.com design tokens */ :root { --bg: #ffffff; --bg-soft: #f7f8fa; --bg-card: #ffffff; --text: #1a1a2e; --text-soft: #555; --text-muted: #6f6f6f; --border: #ebecf2; --accent-1: hsl(187, 74%, 32%); --accent-1-soft: hsl(187, 40%, 95%); --accent-1-border: hsl(187, 40%, 88%); --accent-2: hsl(270, 70%, 45%); --accent-2-soft: hsl(270, 60%, 96%); --maxw: 1080px; --maxw-narrow: 720px; --shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03), 0 6px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); --shadow-hover: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); } /* Manual dark-mode toggle — matches the homepage's localStorage-driven theme switcher. The data-theme attribute is set on by the inline script in base.njk's . */ [data-theme="dark"] { --bg: #0e0f1a; --bg-soft: #161827; --bg-card: #1a1c2e; --text: #e8e9f3; --text-soft: #b8bacb; --text-muted: #7d8095; --border: #2a2c3f; --accent-1: hsl(187, 65%, 58%); --accent-1-soft: hsla(187, 60%, 40%, 0.18); --accent-1-border: hsla(187, 60%, 50%, 0.3); --accent-2: hsl(270, 65%, 70%); --accent-2-soft: hsla(270, 60%, 50%, 0.18); --shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 0 6px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); --shadow-hover: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { font-family: 'DM Sans', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text); background: var(--bg); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } a { color: var(--accent-1); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease; } a:hover { color: var(--accent-2); } :focus { outline: none; } :focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent-1); outline-offset: 4px; border-radius: 4px; } .skip-link { position: absolute; top: -100px; left: 16px; background: var(--text); color: var(--bg); padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 6px; z-index: 100; transition: top 0.2s ease; } .skip-link:focus { top: 16px; } .container { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; width: 100%; } .container--narrow { max-width: var(--maxw-narrow); } main { flex: 1; } /* === HEADER === */ .site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 18px 0; position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); } [data-theme="dark"] .site-header { background: rgba(14, 15, 26, 0.85); } .header-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; } .brand { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--text); } .brand:hover { color: var(--accent-1); } .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .nav-links a { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-soft); transition: color 0.2s ease; } .nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.is-active { color: var(--accent-1); } .nav-links a.is-active { font-weight: 600; } /* Theme toggle button — matches the homepage's */ .theme-toggle { background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 999px; width: 34px; height: 34px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; color: var(--text-soft); transition: border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease; padding: 0; line-height: 1; } .theme-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--accent-1); color: var(--text); transform: scale(1.05); } .theme-toggle:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent-1); outline-offset: 2px; } @media (max-width: 600px) { .nav-links { gap: 14px; font-size: 13px; } .nav-links a { font-size: 13px; } .brand { font-size: 15px; } } /* === BLOG INDEX HERO === */ .blog-hero { padding: 80px 0 56px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } @media (max-width: 720px) { .blog-hero { padding: 56px 0 40px; } } .eyebrow { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.22em; color: var(--accent-1); display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 18px; } .blog-hero h1 { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(36px, 6vw, 64px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 16ch; } .blog-hero h1 em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent-2); } .lede { font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 19px); color: var(--text-soft); max-width: 56ch; } /* === POST LIST === */ .blog-list { padding: 56px 0 100px; } @media (max-width: 720px) { .blog-list { padding: 40px 0 80px; } } .blog-list-actions { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .topic-links { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--text-muted); flex-wrap: wrap; } .topic-links a { color: var(--text-soft); border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease; } .topic-links a:hover { color: var(--accent-1); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-1-border); } .topic-links span { color: var(--text-muted); } .rss-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--text-muted); padding: 8px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 999px; transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; } .rss-link:hover { color: hsl(28, 90%, 45%); border-color: hsl(28, 90%, 60%); background: hsl(28, 90%, 96%); } @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .rss-link:hover { background: hsla(28, 60%, 50%, 0.12); } } .post-list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; } .post-card { background: var(--bg-card); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 16px; transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), border-color 0.3s ease; box-shadow: var(--shadow-card); } .post-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-hover); border-color: var(--accent-1-border); } .post-card-link { display: block; padding: 28px 32px; color: var(--text); } .post-card-link:hover { color: var(--text); } @media (max-width: 540px) { .post-card-link { padding: 22px 22px; } } .post-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--text-muted); margin-bottom: 12px; font-weight: 500; } .post-author { color: var(--text-muted); } .source-tag { display: inline-block; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; padding: 3px 9px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--accent-2-soft); color: var(--accent-2); border: 1px solid transparent; } .source-tag--linkedin { background: var(--accent-2-soft); color: var(--accent-2); } .post-card .post-title { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 26px); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 8px; } .post-excerpt { color: var(--text-soft); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; margin-bottom: 14px; } .post-cta { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent-1); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; } .post-card:hover .post-cta { color: var(--accent-2); } .empty { font-size: 17px; color: var(--text-muted); font-style: italic; } /* === POST PAGE === */ .post { padding: 56px 0 100px; } @media (max-width: 720px) { .post { padding: 40px 0 70px; } } .post-back { display: inline-block; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--text-muted); margin-bottom: 36px; transition: color 0.2s ease; } .post-back:hover { color: var(--accent-1); } .post-header { margin-bottom: 40px; padding-bottom: 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } .post-header .post-title { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 52px); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: var(--text); margin: 14px 0 18px; } .post-lede { font-size: clamp(17px, 2vw, 19px); color: var(--text-soft); line-height: 1.55; max-width: 60ch; } .post-hero { margin: 0 0 36px; } .post-hero img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid var(--border); display: block; background: var(--bg-soft); } @media (max-width: 720px) { .post-hero { margin-bottom: 28px; } .post-hero img { border-radius: 8px; } } .linkedin-note { margin: 48px 0 0; padding: 18px 22px; background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 10px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--text-soft); line-height: 1.5; } .linkedin-note p { margin: 0; } .linkedin-note a { color: var(--accent-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-2-soft); font-weight: 500; } .linkedin-note a:hover { color: var(--accent-1); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-1); } .linkedin-banner { background: var(--accent-2-soft); border: 1px solid var(--accent-2); border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px 26px; margin-bottom: 36px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; } .linkedin-banner p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--text); margin: 0; font-weight: 500; } .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 11px 22px; border-radius: 999px; font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; } .btn-primary { background: var(--accent-2); color: white; } .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent-1); color: white; transform: translateY(-1px); box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); } /* Long-form post body styling */ .post-body { font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--text); } .post-body p { margin-bottom: 22px; } .post-body h2 { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 28px); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin: 48px 0 16px; color: var(--text); } .post-body h3 { font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(19px, 2.4vw, 22px); line-height: 1.25; margin: 36px 0 12px; color: var(--text); } .post-body strong { font-weight: 600; color: var(--text); } .post-body em { font-style: italic; } .post-body a { color: var(--accent-1); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-1-border); transition: color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease; } .post-body a:hover { color: var(--accent-2); border-bottom-color: var(--accent-2); } .post-body ul, .post-body ol { padding-left: 26px; margin-bottom: 22px; } .post-body li { margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.65; } .post-body li::marker { color: var(--accent-1); } .post-body blockquote { border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-1); padding: 4px 0 4px 22px; margin: 28px 0; color: var(--text-soft); font-style: italic; } .post-body code { font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', Menlo, monospace; font-size: 0.9em; background: var(--bg-soft); padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--border); } .post-body pre { background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 10px; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 22px 0; overflow-x: auto; font-size: 14.5px; } .post-body pre code { background: transparent; padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 0; } .post-body img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 10px; margin: 24px 0; border: 1px solid var(--border); } /* Inline SVG diagrams. Wraps the SVG in a soft-bordered card with a caption underneath. The SVG itself scales by viewBox so it's crisp at any width. Theme variables are read by the SVG's own