{"id":6,"date":"2026-10-28T20:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwardcalstone.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-28T20:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:50:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwardcalstone.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.ec-showcase{background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 20%,#414039,#15171b 65%);color:#f4eee2;border-radius:18px;padding:65px 18px;text-align:center;overflow:hidden}\n.ec-showcase h2{color:#e7c985;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,50px)}\n.ec-showcase p{color:#e2dcd0}\n.ec-flip{position:absolute;opacity:0;width:1px;height:1px}\n.ec-scene{perspective:1200px;width:245px;height:340px;margin:45px auto 20px;cursor:pointer;display:block}\n.ec-book{position:relative;width:100%;height:100%;transform-style:preserve-3d;transition:transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.15,1);filter:drop-shadow(14px 18px 15px #0009)}\n.ec-scene:hover .ec-book{transform:rotateY(-25deg) rotateX(4deg)}\n.ec-flip:checked+.ec-scene .ec-book{transform:rotateY(-180deg)}\n.ec-flip:checked+.ec-scene:hover .ec-book{transform:rotateY(-155deg) rotateX(4deg)}\n.ec-face{position:absolute;inset:0;backface-visibility:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;box-sizing:border-box;padding:28px 18px;border:2px solid #c5a15e;background:linear-gradient(125deg,#1b242b,#29323a 55%,#11171c);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 8px #d3b47516}\n.ec-face strong{color:#f2dca4;font:26px\/1.25 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:.07em}\n.ec-face small{color:#e5c985;letter-spacing:.18em}\n.ec-back{transform:rotateY(180deg);background:linear-gradient(145deg,#273038,#10171d)}\n.ec-spine{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:26px;height:100%;transform:translateX(-13px) rotateY(90deg);background:linear-gradient(90deg,#94723b,#e3c57e,#94723b)}\n.ec-controls{color:#e7c985!important;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.07em}\n.ec-showcase .ec-note{font-size:13px;color:#bbb}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ec-book{transition:none}.ec-scene:hover .ec-book{transform:none}}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"ec-showcase\" aria-label=\"Interactive 3D book demonstration\"><p style=\"letter-spacing:.24em;color:#d8b970\">AN INTERACTIVE LIBRARY<\/p><h2>Explore the Books in 3D<\/h2><p>Touch or click the book to turn it around.<\/p><input class=\"ec-flip\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ec-flip-one\" aria-label=\"Show the back cover\"><label class=\"ec-scene\" for=\"ec-flip-one\" title=\"Click to rotate the book\"><span class=\"ec-book\"><span class=\"ec-face\"><small>EDWARD CALSTONE<\/small><strong>THE ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION<\/strong><span style=\"font-size:75px;color:#d8b970\">\u2726<\/span><small>BOOK PREVIEW<\/small><\/span><span class=\"ec-face ec-back\"><small>EDWARD CALSTONE<\/small><strong>Discover. 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