  /* =========================================================
     FOOTER 2 — Columns + giant wordmark
  ========================================================= */
  .ft2-footer {
    /* padding: 6rem 1.5rem 0; */
    padding: 3rem clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    overflow: hidden;
    /* Glass Effect */
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  }

  .ft2-columns {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
  }

  .ft2-col { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }

  .ft2-brand-blurb {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 260px;
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }

  .ft2-col h5 {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  }

  .ft2-col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem; }
  .ft2-col a { font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--muted); transition: color 0.2s ease; }
  .ft2-col a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

  .ft2-bottom-bar {
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 1.5rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .ft2-back-top {
    all: unset;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: var(--muted);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }

  .ft2-back-top:hover { color: var(--accent); }

  .ft2-wordmark {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 14vw, 11rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
    color: transparent;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--color-primary);
    padding: 1rem 0 0.5rem;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.9);
  }