Scales

Spacing

Token	Value	Use
`gutter`	32px	Page side gutter and the gap between the hero's text and art columns.
`card-pad-y`	26px	Top padding of every card (sides and bottom 24px).
`card-pad-x`	24px	Side and bottom padding of every card.
`nav-pad-x`	22px	Nav tab side padding (13px top, 11px bottom).
`button-pad-x`	26px	Form Subscribe button side padding (14px vertical). Header button uses 22px.
`control-pad-y`	14px	Input and form button vertical padding.
`control-pad-x`	16px	Input side padding.
`section-gap`	96px	Space above a full-width band (newsletter, channel); 56px between course sections.
`torn-edge`	9px	Depth of a torn-paper edge mask; keep 26px+ padding inside a torn card so text clears it.

Token	Value	Use
`radius`	8px	8px on outline cards (essay, case study, path, series, most popular, course module rows), inputs, buttons, charts, figures, dialogs and the video. Torn-paper cards and bands have no radius: their edge is the torn mask. Printed sheets are square.
`radius-pill`	999px	Pill controls: Listen, share, sort and view toggles, the theme switch; the BETA / NEW / DRAFT badges.
`radius-round`	50%	Circles: icon controls (play, scroll-down, back-to-top), icon discs, the stops on the career timeline.

Token	Value	Use
`wrap`	1180px	Max page width, header to footer.
`read`	712px	Essay column width.
`text-measure`	68ch	Max line length for prose outside essays.