@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');
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.article-visual{margin:36px 0 42px}.article-visual img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}.article-visual figcaption,.about-classroom-banner figcaption{margin-top:9px;color:var(--muted);font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.01em}.article-visual-wide{width:100%}.article-visual-small{max-width:650px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.article-visual-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px;margin:36px 0 42px}.article-visual-grid .article-visual{margin:0}.about-classroom-banner{width:min(1000px,100%);margin:0 auto 52px}.about-classroom-banner img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f3eee8}
@media(max-width:760px){.article-visual-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

.lead-magnet{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(300px,420px);gap:42px;align-items:center;margin:42px 0 58px;padding:34px;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line)}.lead-magnet h2{margin:0 0 15px;font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,42px);line-height:1.05;font-weight:500}.lead-magnet-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}.lead-magnet-image{margin:0}.lead-magnet-image img{display:block;width:100%;border:1px solid var(--line)}.lead-magnet-image figcaption{margin-top:8px;color:var(--muted);font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif}.lead-form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:24px}.lead-form label{display:block;font:500 10px/1.3 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}.lead-form input,.lead-form select{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:7px;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:white;color:var(--ink);font:400 15px/1.3 var(--serif)}.lead-form button{grid-column:1/-1;justify-self:start}.form-note{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0!important;color:var(--muted)!important;font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif!important}.hidden-field{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.success-copy p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}.success-copy .small-note{margin-top:28px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:760px){.lead-magnet{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:24px}.lead-form{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead-form button{grid-column:auto}.form-note{grid-column:auto}}



.newsletter{padding:58px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}
.newsletter-inner{width:min(760px,calc(100% - 48px));margin:auto;text-align:center}
.newsletter .eyebrow{margin-bottom:10px}
.newsletter h2{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:clamp(30px,3.5vw,42px);line-height:1.05;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.newsletter-copy{max-width:620px;margin:0 auto 24px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6}
.ml-form-embedContainer{width:100%;margin:0 auto}
.ml-form-embedContainer form{margin:0}
.ml-form-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr auto;gap:12px;align-items:end;text-align:left}
.ml-field label{display:block;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--muted);font:500 10px/1.2 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.ml-field input{display:block;width:100%;height:44px;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:white;color:var(--ink);font:400 14px/1.3 'Poppins',sans-serif}
.ml-submit{height:44px;padding:0 20px;border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font:500 11px/1 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer}
.ml-submit:hover{background:var(--oxblood);border-color:var(--oxblood)}
.newsletter-note{margin:12px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif}
@media(max-width:760px){.ml-form-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ml-submit{width:100%}.newsletter-inner{width:min(100% - 32px,760px)}}
.blog-author{padding:44px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}
.blog-author-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(360px,420px) 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.blog-author figure{margin:0}
.blog-author figure img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 48%;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.blog-author figcaption{margin-top:8px;color:var(--muted);font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif}
.blog-author h2{margin:0 0 14px;font-size:clamp(32px,4vw,48px);line-height:1.04;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.blog-author p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:650px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}
.before-after-banners{margin-top:32px}
.before-after-banners .article-visual{margin:0}
@media(max-width:760px){.hero .banner{width:100%;margin-bottom:38px}.blog-author-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:24px}.blog-author figure{max-width:260px}}

/* August 26 update: AP Lang storefront expansion and temporary TPT photo placeholder. */
.tpt-photo-placeholder{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:320px;padding:30px;border:1px dashed var(--muted);background:var(--paper);text-align:center;color:var(--muted)}
.tpt-photo-placeholder span{font:500 10px/1.2 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--oxblood);margin-bottom:10px}
.tpt-photo-placeholder strong{font:500 28px/1.1 var(--serif);color:var(--ink)}
.bookshop-note{font-size:14px!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
@media(max-width:950px){.store-grid.ap-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}

/* August 26 update: requested title treatment, centered About page hero, and matched before/after page dimensions. */
.about-page-hero{text-align:center}.about-page-hero h1{max-width:none;margin:0;font-weight:500}
.archetypes-before-after .article-visual img{aspect-ratio:1190 / 1540;object-fit:contain;background:#fff}

/* August 29 update: replace the TPT, Honestly photo placeholder with Leslie's real workspace photo. */
.tpt-working-photo{margin:0}.tpt-working-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper)}.tpt-working-photo figcaption{margin-top:8px;color:var(--muted);font:400 11px/1.5 'Poppins',sans-serif;letter-spacing:.01em}

.tpt-working-photos{display:block;}
.tpt-working-photo{margin:0;}
.tpt-working-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:2px;}
.tpt-working-photo figcaption{margin-top:.55rem;font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.45;}
@media (min-width:800px){.tpt-working-photos{display:block;max-width:420px;}}


/* August 29 update: refine the type scale so the site feels more editorial and less oversized. */
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,3.7vw,46px);line-height:1.05}
.section h2{font-size:clamp(36px,3.7vw,46px);line-height:1.06}
.home-card h3{font-size:24px}
.page-hero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,3.7vw,46px);line-height:1.02}
.article h2{font-size:30px}
.article h3{font-size:23px}
.blog-author h2{font-size:clamp(30px,3.5vw,42px)}
.store-column h2{font-size:31px}

/* About page: restrained editorial subheading */
.about-section-title{margin:0 0 28px;font-size:clamp(30px,3.2vw,42px);line-height:1.08;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.025em}
