.ek-work {
  --ek-bg: #0e0f0d;
  --ek-card: #16181400;
  --ek-line: rgba(152, 203, 97, 0.18);
  --ek-accent: #0c2e30;
  --ek-text: #f4f5f1;
  --ek-muted: #9aa090;

  position: relative;
  background: #184d51;
  color: var(--ek-text);
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 7rem) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* subtle diagonal line texture like the reference */
.ek-work::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
    115deg,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 0px,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 1px,
    transparent 1px,
    transparent 9px
  );
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* soft accent glow top-left */
.ek-work::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -20%;
  left: -10%;
  width: 50vw;
  height: 50vw;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(152, 203, 97, 0.10), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-filter: blur(20px);
          filter: blur(20px);
}

.ek-work .ek-container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: min(1180px, 92%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* normalize link + icon rendering inside the section */
.ek-work a { color: inherit; }
.ek-work .material-symbols-outlined {
  font-family: "Material Symbols Outlined";
  font-weight: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  text-transform: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  word-wrap: normal;
  direction: ltr;
  -webkit-font-feature-settings: "liga";
  font-feature-settings: "liga";
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.ek-work__head {
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-box-align: end;
      -ms-flex-align: end;
          align-items: flex-end;
  -webkit-box-pack: justify;
      -ms-flex-pack: justify;
          justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  -ms-flex-wrap: wrap;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.ek-work__title {
  
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
}

.ek-work__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--ek-accent);
}

.ek-work__kicker {
  display: -webkit-inline-box;
  display: -ms-inline-flexbox;
  display: inline-flex;
  -webkit-box-align: center;
      -ms-flex-align: center;
          align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  font-family: "Share Tech", monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color:white;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
}
.ek-work__kicker::before {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 1px;
  background: white;
}

.ek-work__see {
  display: -webkit-inline-box;
  display: -ms-inline-flexbox;
  display: inline-flex;
  -webkit-box-align: center;
      -ms-flex-align: center;
          align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  font-family: "Share Tech", monospace;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ek-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
  -webkit-transition: color 0.3s ease;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.ek-work__see .dot {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--ek-line);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  -webkit-transition: 0.35s ease;
  transition: 0.35s ease;
}
.ek-work__see .dot .material-symbols-outlined {
  font-size: 16px;
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.35s ease;
  transition: -webkit-transform 0.35s ease;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease, -webkit-transform 0.35s ease;
}
.ek-work__see:hover { color: var(--ek-text); }
.ek-work__see:hover .dot {
  background: var(--ek-accent);
  border-color: var(--ek-accent);
  color: #0e0f0d;
}
.ek-work__see:hover .dot .material-symbols-outlined { -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); }

/* ---------- Grid ---------- */
.ek-work__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(0.8rem, 1.6vw, 1.4rem);
}

/* feature first card span on wide screens for rhythm */
.ek-card {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-decoration: none;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  background: #111;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  isolation: isolate;
  -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
          transform: translateZ(0);
}

.ek-card__img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  
  -o-object-fit: cover;
     object-fit: cover;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.04);
          transform: scale(1.04);
  -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), -webkit-filter 0.6s ease;
  transition: -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), -webkit-filter 0.6s ease;
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), filter 0.6s ease;
  transition: transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), filter 0.6s ease, -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), -webkit-filter 0.6s ease;
  -webkit-filter: saturate(0.92) brightness(0.92);
          filter: saturate(0.92) brightness(0.92);
}

/* gradient scrim for label legibility */
.ek-card__scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: -webkit-gradient(
    linear,
    left bottom, left top,
    from(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72)),
    color-stop(32%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28)),
    color-stop(60%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0))
  );
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72) 0%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28) 32%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 60%
  );
  z-index: 1;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
  transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
}

.ek-card__meta {
  position: absolute;
  left: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  right: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  bottom: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
  z-index: 2;
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  -webkit-box-align: end;
      -ms-flex-align: end;
          align-items: flex-end;
  -webkit-box-pack: justify;
      -ms-flex-pack: justify;
          justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.ek-card__name {
  font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--ek-text);
}
.ek-card__sub {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Share Tech", monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ek-muted);
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
}

.ek-card__tag {
  -ms-flex-negative: 0;
      flex-shrink: 0;
  font-family: "Share Tech", monospace;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ek-text);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
          backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 100px;
  -webkit-transition: 0.4s ease;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}

/* arrow that slides in on hover */
.ek-card__go {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
  right: clamp(0.9rem, 2vw, 1.3rem);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ek-accent);
  color: white;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translate(8px, -8px) scale(0.8);
          transform: translate(8px, -8px) scale(0.8);
  -webkit-transition: 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  transition: 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.ek-card__go .material-symbols-outlined { font-size: 20px; }
.ek-card__go svg { display: block; }
.ek-work__see .dot svg { display: block; -webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.35s ease; transition: -webkit-transform 0.35s ease; transition: transform 0.35s ease; transition: transform 0.35s ease, -webkit-transform 0.35s ease; }
.ek-work__see:hover .dot svg { -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); }

/* hover state */
@media (hover: hover) {
  .ek-card:hover .ek-card__img {
    -webkit-transform: scale(1.09);
            transform: scale(1.09);
    -webkit-filter: saturate(1.05) brightness(1);
            filter: saturate(1.05) brightness(1);
  }
  .ek-card:hover .ek-card__scrim { opacity: 0.85; }
  .ek-card:hover .ek-card__go {
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
            transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
  }
  .ek-card:hover .ek-card__tag {
    background: var(--ek-accent);
    border-color: var(--ek-accent);
    
  }
}

/* accent border line that draws on hover */
.ek-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 14px;
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-transition: border-color 0.4s ease;
  transition: border-color 0.4s ease;
}
.ek-card:hover::after { border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); }

/* ---------- Reveal animation (GSAP adds .is-in) ---------- */
.ek-card {
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(34px);
          transform: translateY(34px);
}
.ek-card.is-in {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translateY(0);
          transform: translateY(0);
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.8s ease, -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), -webkit-transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
/* fallback if JS/GSAP unavailable */
.no-js .ek-card,
.ek-work.ek-ready-fallback .ek-card {
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: none;
          transform: none;
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ek-work__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ek-card { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .ek-work__head { -webkit-box-align: start; -ms-flex-align: start; align-items: flex-start; }
  .ek-card__go { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ek-card,
  .ek-card__img,
  .ek-card__scrim,
  .ek-card__go { -webkit-transition: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  .ek-card { opacity: 1 !important; -webkit-transform: none !important; transform: none !important; }
}