.applications-page {
  background: var(--bone);
  padding: 5rem 0 6rem;
}

.page-banner {
  padding-top: 5rem;
}

.applications-intro,
.applications-copy {
  max-width: 65ch;
}

.applications-intro {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.applications-intro p,
.applications-copy p {
  color: rgba(43, 36, 32, 0.86);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.applications-copy {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.applications-copy a {
  color: var(--rust);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(156, 59, 43, 0.35);
}

.applications-copy a:hover { border-color: currentColor; }

.application-step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(230px, 0.48fr) minmax(0, 1.52fr);
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(43, 36, 32, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--parchment);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 22px rgba(43, 36, 32, 0.06);
}

.application-step:nth-child(even) { background: #e8efe0; }

.application-step-copy {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.application-step-number {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 2.5rem;
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--bone);
  background: var(--rust);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.application-step:nth-child(even) .application-step-number { background: var(--moss); }
.application-step h2 { margin: 0 0 0.45rem; font-size: 1.4rem; }
.application-step p { margin: 0; }

.application-step img,
.application-step-placeholder {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 220px;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(43, 36, 32, 0.1);
}

.application-step img { display: block; height: auto; max-width: none; }

.application-step-placeholder {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--moss);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.application-note {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--rust);
  background: #f5ead3;
}

.application-note p { margin: 0.75rem 0 0; }
.application-note p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .page-banner { padding-top: 3.5rem; }
  .applications-page { padding: 3.5rem 0 4.5rem; }
  .application-step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
}