:root{
  --brand:#4f46e5;
  --brand-dark:#4338ca;
  --violet:#7c3aed;
  --ink:#0f172a;
  --ink-soft:#1e293b;
  --muted:#64748b;
  --muted-2:#94a3b8;
  --line:#e4e7ef;
  --canvas:#f4f5fa;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --green:#16a34a;
  --font:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{font-family:var(--font);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.blog-wrap{width:min(1120px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:0 auto}
.blog-nav{height:76px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.94);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.blog-nav-in{height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}
.blog-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800}
.brand-word{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0}.brand-accent{color:var(--brand)}
.blog-logo{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:32px;height:28px;background:url("../assets/queliq-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat;flex:none}
.blog-nav .blog-brand{position:relative;width:132px;height:40px;background:url("../assets/queliq-lockup.png") center/contain no-repeat}
.blog-nav .blog-brand .blog-logo,.blog-nav .blog-brand .brand-word{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.blog-nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;color:#526078;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:650}
.blog-nav-links a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.blog-nav-cta{padding:9px 17px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:750}

.blog-index{padding:84px 0 104px;background:var(--canvas)}
.blog-index-head{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 360px;align-items:end;gap:56px;margin-bottom:46px}
.blog-kicker{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;width:max-content;padding:6px 13px;border:1px solid #c7d2fe;border-radius:999px;
  color:var(--brand-dark);background:#eef2ff;font-size:.76rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}
.blog-index h1{max-width:12ch;margin-top:20px;font-size:clamp(2.65rem,5vw,4.45rem);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:0;font-weight:820}
.blog-index-head p{color:#475569;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.7}
.blog-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px}
.blog-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px minmax(0,1fr);min-height:248px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;background:#fff;
  overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 44px -38px rgba(15,23,42,.44);transition:transform .18s,border-color .18s,box-shadow .18s}
.blog-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#c7d2fe;box-shadow:0 24px 48px -34px rgba(67,56,202,.28)}
.blog-cover{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;padding:22px 18px;background:#ecebfa;border-right:1px solid #dddaf1;overflow:hidden}
.blog-card:nth-child(2) .blog-cover{background:#f4edf8;border-color:#e8ddee}
.blog-card:nth-child(3) .blog-cover{background:#eaf3f4;border-color:#d7e7e8}
.blog-card:nth-child(4) .blog-cover{background:#eef1f8;border-color:#dde2ee}
.blog-card:nth-child(5) .blog-cover{background:#f5f0e9;border-color:#e8dfd2}
.blog-cover::after{content:"";position:absolute;width:76px;height:76px;right:-22px;bottom:38px;border:1px solid rgba(79,70,229,.22);transform:rotate(12deg)}
.blog-issue{position:relative;z-index:1;color:var(--brand-dark);font-size:.7rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.blog-number{position:relative;z-index:1;color:rgba(15,23,42,.14);font-size:4.6rem;font-weight:850;line-height:.85}
.blog-card-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:24px 24px 22px}
.blog-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:7px 14px;color:#64748b;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:750;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.blog-card h2{margin-top:15px;font-size:1.46rem;line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:0}
.blog-card p{margin-top:12px;color:#526078;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.55}
.blog-read{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;color:var(--brand-dark);font-size:.88rem;font-weight:800}
.blog-read span{transition:transform .18s}
.blog-card:hover .blog-read span{transform:translateX(3px)}

.article-shell{padding:0 0 104px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden}
.article-hero{width:min(900px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:0 auto 58px;padding:68px 0 54px;background:#f0f1f7;
  box-shadow:0 0 0 100vmax #f0f1f7;clip-path:inset(0 -100vmax)}
.article-back{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;color:#526078;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:700}
.article-back:hover{color:var(--brand-dark)}
.article-kicker{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:9px 15px;margin-top:38px;color:#64748b;font-size:.76rem;
  font-weight:780;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase}
.article-kicker .category{color:var(--brand-dark)}
.article-hero h1{max-width:12ch;margin-top:18px;font-size:clamp(3rem,7vw,5.6rem);line-height:.98;letter-spacing:0;font-weight:840}
.article-dek{max-width:650px;margin-top:24px;color:#3f4c62;font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.62}
.article-rule{display:grid;grid-template-columns:110px 1fr;align-items:end;gap:28px;margin-top:38px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.article-rule strong{color:rgba(79,70,229,.25);font-size:4.6rem;line-height:.8}
.article-rule span{color:#526078;font-size:.84rem}
.article-body{width:min(740px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:0 auto}
.article-body section{margin-top:46px}
.article-body section:first-child{margin-top:0}
.article-body h2{margin-bottom:18px;font-size:1.72rem;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:0}
.article-body p{margin:0 0 20px;color:#1f2937;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.8}
.article-body section:first-child p:first-child::first-letter{float:left;margin:8px 9px 0 0;color:var(--brand-dark);font-family:var(--font);font-size:4.15rem;
  font-weight:820;line-height:.72}

.article-figure{margin:48px -72px 58px;padding:30px;border:1px solid #253047;border-radius:16px;background:#101827;color:#fff;
  box-shadow:0 26px 60px -38px rgba(15,23,42,.7);font-family:var(--font)}
.figure-head{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;margin-bottom:26px}
.figure-head span{color:#a5b4fc;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.11em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}
.figure-head h2{max-width:24ch;margin:0;color:#fff;font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.2;text-align:right}
.article-figure figcaption{margin-top:24px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid #2a354b;color:#aab4c5;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.55}

.funnel-grid{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:13px}
.funnel-step{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 205px;align-items:center;gap:18px}
.funnel-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;min-height:44px;padding:10px 16px;border-radius:8px;background:#4f46e5}
.funnel-step:nth-child(2) .funnel-bar{width:88%;background:#5b52e7}
.funnel-step:nth-child(3) .funnel-bar{width:75%;background:#685eea}
.funnel-step:nth-child(4) .funnel-bar{width:61%;background:#766bed}
.funnel-bar span{color:#c7d2fe;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:850}
.funnel-bar strong{font-size:.9rem}
.funnel-step p{margin:0;color:#bdc7d8;font-family:var(--font);font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.4}

.signal-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
.signal-lane{padding:20px;border:1px solid #334155;border-radius:11px;background:#172033}
.signal-lane.focused{border-color:#4c8c69;background:#14251f}
.signal-label{color:#cbd5e1;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}
.signal-lane.focused .signal-label{color:#86efac}
.signal-steps{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:7px;margin-top:18px}
.signal-steps span{padding:7px 9px;border:1px solid #3a465b;border-radius:7px;color:#d6dce7;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap}
.signal-lane.focused .signal-steps span{border-color:#315f46}
.signal-steps i{color:#64748b;font-style:normal}
.signal-lane>strong{display:block;margin-top:20px;font-size:.92rem}

.workflow-track{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(6,1fr);gap:8px}
.workflow-step{position:relative;min-height:108px;padding:14px 10px;border:1px solid #354159;border-radius:9px;background:#182238}
.workflow-step::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:10px;right:10px;bottom:12px;height:4px;border-radius:4px;background:#6366f1}
.workflow-step.human{border-color:#3c7b58;background:#14251f}
.workflow-step.human::after{background:#22c55e}
.workflow-step span{display:block;color:#94a3b8;font-size:.64rem;font-weight:850}
.workflow-step strong{display:block;margin-top:9px;font-size:.8rem}
.workflow-key{display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;gap:18px;margin-top:14px;color:#aab4c5;font-size:.7rem}
.workflow-key span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.workflow-key i{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:#6366f1}
.workflow-key span:last-child i{background:#22c55e}

.matrix-table{overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #334155;border-radius:10px}
.matrix-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:130px 1fr 1fr;border-top:1px solid #2d384d}
.matrix-row:first-child{border-top:0}
.matrix-row>*{padding:12px 14px;border-left:1px solid #2d384d;font-size:.76rem;line-height:1.4}
.matrix-row>*:first-child{border-left:0}
.matrix-row>strong{color:#fff}
.matrix-row>span{color:#c3ccda}
.matrix-row .generic{color:#fda4af;background:#291d27}
.matrix-row .focused{color:#86efac;background:#14251f}
.matrix-head{background:#1a2438}
.matrix-head span{color:#94a3b8;font-size:.64rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}

.brief-flow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px}
.brief-step{position:relative;min-height:132px;padding:17px;border:1px solid #354159;border-radius:10px;background:#182238}
.brief-step:not(:last-child)::after{content:"→";position:absolute;top:50%;right:-18px;z-index:2;color:#818cf8;font-size:1.2rem;transform:translateY(-50%)}
.brief-step span{color:#a5b4fc;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:850}
.brief-step strong{display:block;margin-top:11px;font-size:.86rem}
.brief-step p{margin:7px 0 0;color:#aeb8c9;font-family:var(--font);font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.45}

.article-cta{margin-top:56px;padding:30px;border:1px solid #c9c7e7;border-radius:14px;background:#e9e9f7}
.article-cta h2{font-size:1.35rem}
.article-cta p{margin-top:10px;color:#354159;font-family:var(--font);font-size:.96rem;line-height:1.6}
.article-cta a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;margin-top:20px;padding:11px 18px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:800}
.article-punchline{margin-top:24px!important;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #d9d7f0;color:var(--ink)!important;font-weight:800}
.article-sources{margin-top:54px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.article-sources h2{font-size:1rem}
.article-sources ul{margin-top:12px;padding-left:18px}
.article-sources li{margin:8px 0;color:#475569;font-size:.86rem}
.article-sources a{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#c7d2fe;text-underline-offset:3px}
.article-sources a:hover{color:var(--brand-dark)}

.blog-footer{padding:34px 0;background:#0b1020;color:#94a3b8}
.blog-footer-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;font-size:.82rem}
.blog-footer .blog-brand{color:#fff}
.blog-footer .blog-logo{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:10px;background-color:#fff;background-size:31px;box-shadow:0 8px 20px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.8)}
.blog-footer-links{display:flex;gap:20px}
.blog-footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.blog-empty{padding:120px 24px;text-align:center}

@media(max-width:820px){
  .blog-index-head{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}
  .blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .blog-nav-links a:not(.blog-nav-cta){display:none}
  .article-figure{margin-left:0;margin-right:0}
  .signal-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .signal-steps{flex-wrap:wrap}
  .workflow-track{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
  .brief-flow{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .brief-step:nth-child(2)::after{display:none}
}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .blog-wrap,.article-hero,.article-body{width:min(100% - 32px,1120px)}
  .blog-nav{height:68px}
  .blog-index{padding:62px 0 78px}
  .blog-index h1{font-size:clamp(2.55rem,13vw,3.45rem)}
  .blog-card{grid-template-columns:94px minmax(0,1fr);min-height:228px}
  .blog-cover{padding:18px 12px}
  .blog-number{font-size:3.2rem}
  .blog-card-copy{padding:20px 18px}
  .blog-card h2{font-size:1.28rem}
  .article-shell{padding:0 0 76px}
  .article-hero{margin-bottom:42px;padding:48px 0 42px}
  .article-hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.8rem,16vw,4.25rem)}
  .article-dek{font-size:1.08rem}
  .article-rule{grid-template-columns:72px 1fr}
  .article-rule strong{font-size:3.5rem}
  .article-body p{font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.75}
  .article-body h2{font-size:1.48rem}
  .article-figure{margin-top:38px;margin-bottom:46px;padding:22px 18px;border-radius:13px}
  .figure-head{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;margin-bottom:20px}
  .figure-head h2{text-align:left;font-size:1.12rem}
  .funnel-step{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:5px}
  .funnel-step p{font-size:.72rem}
  .funnel-step:nth-child(n) .funnel-bar{width:100%}
  .workflow-track{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .workflow-key{align-items:flex-end;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
  .matrix-table{overflow-x:auto}
  .matrix-row{min-width:570px}
  .brief-flow{gap:12px}
  .brief-step{min-height:126px;padding:14px}
  .brief-step:not(:last-child)::after{display:none}
  .article-cta{padding:24px 20px}
  .blog-footer-in{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}
}