.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-7f29da90{--display:flex;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-cddf721{--display:flex;--min-height:650px;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--padding-top:128px;--padding-bottom:128px;--padding-left:80px;--padding-right:80px;--e-transform-origin-x:center;--e-transform-origin-y:center;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-cddf721:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-cddf721 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url("https://i0.wp.com/zenexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/zxm-insights-hero-001.webp?fit=2912%2C1632&ssl=1");background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6fcb7f4{text-align:start;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6fcb7f4 .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-weight );color:#B8860B;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-63cacc7{text-align:start;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-63cacc7 .elementor-heading-title{font-family:"Bricolage Grotesque", Sans-serif;font-size:60px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.1em;letter-spacing:-0.01em;color:#FFFFFF;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );color:var( --e-global-color-text );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap, .elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-default .elementor-drop-cap{color:var( --e-global-color-primary );border-color:var( --e-global-color-primary );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-90c20b3{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );color:#E8DCC8;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c8027a5{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--padding-top:96px;--padding-bottom:96px;--padding-left:80px;--padding-right:80px;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c8027a5:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c8027a5 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-color:#F0F2F5;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-3229c5c{--display:flex;--padding-top:80px;--padding-bottom:80px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a0822b8{--display:flex;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;--margin-top:0px;--margin-bottom:0px;--margin-left:0px;--margin-right:0px;--padding-top:0px;--padding-bottom:0px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}@media(max-width:1024px){.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-cddf721{--padding-top:80px;--padding-bottom:80px;--padding-left:40px;--padding-right:40px;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6fcb7f4 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-size );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-63cacc7 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:44px;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-90c20b3{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c8027a5{--padding-top:64px;--padding-bottom:64px;--padding-left:40px;--padding-right:40px;}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-cddf721{--padding-top:64px;--padding-bottom:64px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-primary-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6fcb7f4 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-size );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-63cacc7 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:36px;}.elementor-widget-text-editor{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-90c20b3{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-c8027a5{--padding-top:48px;--padding-bottom:48px;--padding-left:20px;--padding-right:20px;}.elementor-51289 .elementor-element.elementor-element-a0822b8{--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:100%;--container-widget-height:initial;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;--container-widget-align-self:initial;--flex-wrap-mobile:wrap;}}







/* Start custom CSS for zxm_insights, class: .elementor-element-e9e5f53 *//* ============================================================
   ZXM INSIGHTS WIDGET — Custom CSS v5.7.0
   Paste into: Elementor editor > widget > Advanced > Custom CSS
   Elementor scopes every rule here with .elementor-element-{id}
   so these rules only affect this widget instance.

   Key changes from v5.6.3:
   — padding-bottom increased from 75% → 125% for portrait cards
   — Body padding reduced and made relative so text never clips
   — Title line-clamp tightened to 2 lines (was 3) so body fits
   — Excerpt font-size reduced slightly on standard cards
   — Bento card body padding adjusted to match new portrait ratio
   ============================================================ */


/* ============================================================
   GRID
   Sets max-width and centres the card grid within the section.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-grid {
  max-width: var(--container-max, 1400px);
  margin-inline: auto;
}


/* ============================================================
   CARD SHELL
   border-radius clips the image to rounded corners.
   overflow: hidden ensures the image does not bleed outside.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card {
  border-radius: 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
}


/* ============================================================
   IMAGE CONTAINER
   padding-bottom drives the card aspect ratio.
   125% ≈ 4:5 portrait — tall enough for body text to breathe
   without the text escaping the image area.
   background-color is the fallback for posts with no featured image.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__image {
  background-color: var(--color-midnight, #0A1628);
  padding-bottom: 125%;
}


/* ============================================================
   BASE SCRIM — permanent diagonal gradient
   Always-on overlay so text is legible over any photo.
   Runs 135deg so the dark area anchors the badge (top-left)
   and the footer text (bottom).
   This layer does NOT transition — hover darkening is handled
   separately by the ::after layer below.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__scrim {
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.95) 0%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.80) 30%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.40) 60%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.00) 100%
  );
}


/* ============================================================
   HOVER OVERLAY — smooth opacity fade
   A second darker gradient sits on top of the base scrim.
   Starts invisible (opacity: 0), fades to visible on hover.
   Only opacity transitions — browsers interpolate it smoothly.
   500ms ease gives an unhurried, considered feel.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__scrim::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.40) 0%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.30) 30%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.15) 60%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.00) 100%
  );
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 500ms ease;
}

.zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__scrim::after {
  opacity: 1;
}


/* ============================================================
   NO-IMAGE FALLBACK SCRIM
   When a post has no featured image the card is solid midnight.
   The scrim adds a slate tint at top-left so the badge has
   visual separation from the solid background.
   The ::after hover overlay is suppressed — unnecessary on solid bg.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card--no-image .zxm-insights-card__scrim {
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    rgba(28, 53, 83, 0.55) 0%,
    rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.00) 100%
  );
}

.zxm-insights-card--no-image .zxm-insights-card__scrim::after {
  display: none;
}


/* ============================================================
   CARD BODY PADDING
   Reduced from 40px flat to a tighter responsive value.
   Using clamp so it breathes on wide screens but stays compact
   enough on grid columns where titles run to two lines.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__body {
  padding: 24px 28px 28px;
}


/* ============================================================
   CATEGORY BADGE
   The bronze pill label in the top-left of each card.
   11px matches the eyebrow size used elsewhere on the page.
   flex-shrink: 0 prevents the badge from being clipped.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__badge {
  font-family: var(--font-mono, 'DM Mono', monospace);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-midnight, #0A1628);
  background-color: var(--color-bronze, #B8860B);
  padding: 3px 8px;
  border-radius: 3px !important;
  line-height: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}


/* ============================================================
   TITLE
   Bricolage Grotesque 600 weight, clamped between 1rem and
   1.125rem. -webkit-line-clamp at 2 lines (was 3) ensures
   the body content never escapes the card on portrait layout.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display, 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.2vw, 1.125rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: var(--leading-h3, 1.20);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight, -0.01em);
  color: var(--color-white, #FFFFFF);
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}


/* ============================================================
   FOOTER GAP
   Controls the vertical space between title, excerpt, CTA, date.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__footer {
  gap: var(--space-2, 8px);
}


/* ============================================================
   EXCERPT
   Cream colour reads as secondary text relative to white title.
   Font-size reduced slightly to 0.875rem so longer excerpts
   stay within the portrait card body without overflow.
   Line-clamp at 3 lines keeps rows visually consistent.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__excerpt {
  font-family: var(--font-body, 'Instrument Sans', sans-serif);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--color-cream, #E8DCC8);
  margin: 0 0 var(--space-3, 12px);
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}


/* ============================================================
   CTA — "Read article" link
   Sentence case, bronze colour.
   Arrow (↗ unicode 2197) appended via ::after.
   On hover the arrow translates 3px right and 3px up —
   consistent with all other CTA elements site-wide.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, 'DM Mono', monospace);
  font-size: var(--text-cta, 0.8125rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-cta, 0.12em);
  text-transform: none !important;
  color: var(--color-bronze, #B8860B);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2, 8px);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.zxm-insights-card__cta::after {
  content: "\2197" !important;
  display: inline-block !important;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1;
  vertical-align: middle;
  transition: transform 200ms ease;
  color: var(--color-bronze, #B8860B);
}

.zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__cta::after {
  transform: translate(3px, -3px);
}


/* ============================================================
   DATE
   DM Mono, sentence case. Steel at 85% opacity reads as
   tertiary metadata below the CTA.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__date {
  font-family: var(--font-mono, 'DM Mono', monospace);
  font-size: var(--text-label, 0.8125rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--color-steel, #7FA8B8);
  opacity: 0.85;
}


/* ============================================================
   FOCUS RING — keyboard accessibility
   Bronze outline, 3px offset — matches site-wide focus style.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card__link:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-bronze, #B8860B);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: var(--radius, 6px) !important;
}


/* ============================================================
   BENTO CARD — background
   Manually-authored slot replacing one post in the grid.
   Shares all post-card CSS above via same class structure;
   only differences are declared here.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__image {
  background-color: #B8860B;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 300px;
}

/* Suppress hover overlay on bento — solid bg needs no darkening */
.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__scrim {
  background: none;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__scrim::after {
  display: none;
}


/* ============================================================
   BENTO CARD — typography
   Title and excerpt sized up as bento is a feature slot,
   not a list item. Badge and CTA inherit post-card rules.
   ============================================================ */

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.625rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  -webkit-line-clamp: unset;
  overflow: visible;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__excerpt {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-line-clamp: unset;
  overflow: visible;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__body {
  padding: 40px;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__cta {
  color: var(--color-offwhite, #F0F2F5);
  position: absolute;
  right: 40px;
  bottom: 40px;
  font-weight: normal;
}

.zxm-insights-card--bento .zxm-insights-card__cta::after {
  color: var(--color-offwhite, #F0F2F5);
}


/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE — tablet (≤1024px)
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .zxm-insights-card__body {
    padding: 20px 20px 24px;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE — mobile (≤767px)
   Title allows 3 lines on narrow viewports.
   Excerpt shows 4 lines — more vertical space available in
   single-column layout.
   ============================================================ */

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .zxm-insights-card__image {
    padding-bottom: 100%;  /* Square on mobile — less extreme in single column */
  }
  .zxm-insights-card__body {
    padding: 16px 20px 20px;
  }
  .zxm-insights-card__title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  }
  .zxm-insights-card__excerpt {
    -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   IMAGE HOVER ANIMATION MODIFIERS
   Set via the widget Style tab > "Background image on hover".
   Only ::before moves/fades — the scrim and text never move.
   ============================================================ */

/* Grow — photo scales up 6% */
.zxm-insights-card--img-grow .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transition: transform var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--img-grow .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

/* Shrink — photo starts slightly enlarged, recedes on hover */
.zxm-insights-card--img-shrink .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transform: scale(1.06);
  transition: transform var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--img-shrink .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transform: scale(1.00);
}

/* Fade — photo dims on hover, no movement */
.zxm-insights-card--img-fade .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transition: opacity var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--img-fade .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* None — photo is completely static */
.zxm-insights-card--img-none .zxm-insights-card__image::before {
  transition: none;
}


/* ============================================================
   EXCERPT REVEAL ANIMATION MODIFIERS
   Set via the widget Style tab > "Excerpt reveal on hover".
   ============================================================ */

/* Always visible — no hover required, no animation */
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-none .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 300px;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: var(--space-3, 12px);
}

/* Slide — excerpt slides down from zero height on hover */
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: 0;
  transition: max-height var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease,
              margin-top  var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__reveal,
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide .zxm-insights-card__link:focus-within .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 300px;
  margin-top: var(--space-3, 12px);
}

/* Fade — excerpt fades in at full height, no movement */
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-fade .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 300px;
  opacity: 0;
  margin-top: var(--space-3, 12px);
  transition: opacity var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-fade .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__reveal,
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-fade .zxm-insights-card__link:focus-within .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Slide and fade — both transitions together */
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide-fade .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  transition: max-height var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease,
              opacity     var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease,
              margin-top  var(--transition-slow, 300ms ease) ease;
}
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide-fade .zxm-insights-card__link:hover .zxm-insights-card__reveal,
.zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide-fade .zxm-insights-card__link:focus-within .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
  max-height: 300px;
  opacity: 1;
  margin-top: var(--space-3, 12px);
}

/* Mobile — all animated variants show excerpt always (no hover on touch) */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide .zxm-insights-card__reveal,
  .zxm-insights-card--reveal-fade .zxm-insights-card__reveal,
  .zxm-insights-card--reveal-slide-fade .zxm-insights-card__reveal {
    max-height: 300px;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: var(--space-3, 12px);
    transition: none;
  }
}/* End custom CSS */