  /* LANDING */

    .landing {
      height: calc(100vh - var(--nav-height)); /* desktop logic */
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      background-color: var(--color-background-500);
      padding: var(--space-md);
      gap: var(--space-md);
    }
     .card {
      border-radius: var(--radius-md);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 2rem;
      text-align: center;
      
       transition:
    transform 0.35s ease,
    box-shadow 0.35s ease;

      
    }


    /* Big screens layout */
    .card1 {
      background-color: var(--color-background-100);
      width: 60%;
      height: 95%;
      

      transform: translateX(-0.01rem); 
      animation: fadeSlideLeft 0.9s ease forwards;
      
      
    }

    .right-cards {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      width: 40%;
      height: 95%;
      gap: var(--space-md);
    }

    .card2 {
      background-color: var(--color-background-600);
      flex: 1;
      transform: translateX(4rem);
      animation: fadeSlideRight 0.9s ease forwards;
      animation-delay: 0.15s;
    }

    .card3 {
      flex: 1;
      transform: translateX(4rem);
      animation: fadeSlideRight 0.9s ease forwards;
      animation-delay: 0.3s;
  }

    
    /* CARD CONTENT WRAPPER */
    .card-content {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      border-radius: var(--radius-md);
      overflow: hidden;
      
    }

    /* IMAGE CONTROL */
    .card-content img {
    position: absolute;
      top: 51%;
      left: 50%;
      width: 90%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: contain;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      
      
       transition:
    transform 0.5s ease;
    }
    .card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);

  box-shadow:
    0 1rem 2.5rem rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
}

.card:hover img {
  transform:
    translate(-50%, -50%)
    scale(1.03);
}


  
                


    /*  TITLE SECTION */

    .title-section {
      height: 40vh;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 var(--space-md);
      background-color: var(--color-background-500);
    }

    .main-title {
      font-size: 6rem;
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--color-primary);
      font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
      font-optical-sizing: auto;
      font-weight: 900;
      font-style: bold;


      transform: translateY(3rem);
      animation: fadeUp 0.9s ease forwards;
      animation-delay: 1.5s;
    }

    /* INITIAL STATES FOR ANIM */

    .card1,
    .card2,
    .card3,
    .main-title {
      opacity: 0;
    }

    /* ABOUT */
    .about-section {
        display: flex;
        width: 100%;
        height: 50vh;
        background-color: var(--color-background-500);
      }
     .about-left {
        width: 50vw;
        height: 100%;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
      }

      .about-image-wrapper {
        width: 60%;
        height: 80%;
        background-color: var(--color-primary);
        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
        padding: var(--space-md);
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
      }

      .about-image-wrapper img {
        max-width: 100%;
        max-height: 100%;
        object-fit: contain;
        border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      }
      .about-right {
        width: 40vw;
        height: 100%;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        padding: var(--space-lg);
      }

      /* Layout: text top, CTA bottom */
      .about-content {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: var(--space-sm);
      }

      .about-cta {
        margin-top: auto; /* pushes button to bottom */
        display: flex;
        gap: var(--space-xs);
        justify-content: flex-start;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
      }

      .about-content h2 {
        font-size: 3.2rem;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: var(--space-sm);
        color: var(--color-primary);
        font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-weight: 700;
        font-style: bold;
      }

      .highlight {
        color: var(--color-primary);
      }
      .highlight-color {
        color: var(--color-primary);
        font-style: italic;
        
      }

      .highlight-alt {
        color: var(--color-background-100);
        font-style: italic;
        
      }
      .highlight-fin {
        color: var(--color-background-100);
        font-style: italic;
        
      }
      .highlight-extra {
        color: var(--color-background-100);
        font-style: italic;
        
      }
      

      .about-content p {
        font-size: 2rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
        /* color: var(--color-accent-gold); */
        /* color: var(--color-accent-cyan-soft); */
        /* color: var(--color-contrast-orange); */
        color: var(--color-background-200);
      }

      .about-content a {
        color: var(--color-contrast-orange);
        text-decoration: underline;
      }
      .cta-button {
        display: inline-block;
        padding: var(--space-sm) var(--space-md);
        background-color: var(--color-primary);
        color: var(--color-background-500);
        font-weight: bold;
        font-size: 2rem;
        border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-weight: 900;
        font-style: bold;
        
      }

      .cta-button:hover {
        background-color: rgb(143, 225, 176, 0.8);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
      }
 
    /* CONTACT SECTION */
      .contact-section {
        width: 100%;
        padding: var(--space-lg);
        
      }

      .contact-container {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
      }

      /* HEADER */
      .contact-header {
        margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
        
      }

      .contact-title {
        margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
        font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
        line-height: 1.5;
        color: var(--color-primary);
        font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-weight: 900;
        font-style: normal;
      }

      .contact-description {
        max-width: 60rem;
        opacity: 0.8;
        line-height: 1.6;
        color: var(--color-background-200);
        font-size: 2rem;
        
      }

      /* FORM */
      .contact-form {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: var(--space-md);
        
      }

      /* FIELD */
      .contact-field {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: var(--space-xs);
      }

      /* LABEL */
      .contact-label {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
        color: var(--color-background-200);
        font-family: "Alegreya", serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-weight: 900;
        font-style: normal;
      }

      /* INPUT + TEXTAREA */
      .contact-input,
      .contact-textarea {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 1.6rem;
        border-radius: var(--radius-md);
        border: 1px solid transparent;

        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);

        color: var(--color-background-100);
        font: inherit;

        transition:
          border-color 0.25s ease,
          background 0.25s ease,
          transform 0.25s ease,
          box-shadow 0.25s ease;
      }

      /* PLACEHOLDER */
      .contact-input::placeholder,
      .contact-textarea::placeholder {
        opacity: 0.45;
      }

      /* HOVER */
      .contact-input:hover,
      .contact-textarea:hover {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
      }

      /* FOCUS */
      .contact-input:focus,
      .contact-textarea:focus {
        outline: none;
        border-color: var(--color-background-400);
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
        box-shadow:
          0 0 0 0.3rem rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
        transform: translateY(-1px);
      }

      /* TEXTAREA */
      .contact-textarea {
        resize: vertical;
        min-height: 18rem;

      }

      /* BUTTON */
      .contact-button {
        width: fit-content;
        padding:
          1.4rem 2.4rem;
        border: none;
        border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
        background: var(--color-primary);
        color: var(--color-background-900);
        font: inherit;
        font-size: 2rem;
        font-weight: 900;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition:
          transform 0.25s ease,
          opacity 0.25s ease,
          background 0.25s ease,
          box-shadow 0.25s ease;
      }

      /* BUTTON HOVER */
      .contact-button:hover {
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        box-shadow:
          0 1rem 3rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
      }
      /* BUTTON ACTIVE */
      .contact-button:active {
        transform: translateY(0);
      }
      /* BUTTON DISABLED */
      .contact-button:disabled {
        cursor: not-allowed;
        opacity: 0.6;
        transform: none;
      }
      /* STATUS */
      .contact-status {
        display: none;
        padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
        border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
        font-size: 1.4rem;
        line-height: 1.5;
      }

      /* SUCCESS */
      .contact-status.success {
        display: block;
        background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.12);
        border: 1px solid rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.3);
        color: #4ade80;
      }

      /* ERROR */
      .contact-status.error {
        display: block;
        background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.12);
        border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.3);
        color: #f87171;
      }
      /* HONEYPOT */
      .contact-honeypot {
        display: none;
      }

      @keyframes fadeSlideLeft {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes fadeSlideRight {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
}

@keyframes fadeUp {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes fadeUpMobile {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}


    /* RESPONSIVE — TABLET */

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
       .landing {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: 60vh; /* total available space below navbar */
        padding: 0;    /* remove vertical padding to avoid overflow */
        gap: var(--space-md); /* spacing between card1 and card2 */
        align-items: center;
    }

       .card1, .right-cards {
        width: 95%;
        height: calc((100% - var(--space-sm)) / 2); /* split landing height evenly minus gap */
      }

      .right-cards {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0;           /* card2 takes full height of wrapper */
      }

      .card2 {
        flex: 1;          /* fill right-cards wrapper completely */
      }

      .card3 {
        display: none;
      }
    

      .title-section {
        height: 30vh;
      }
      .main-title {
        font-size: 4rem;
        text-align: center;
      }
       .about-section {
          flex-direction: column;
          height: auto;
        }

        .about-left {
          display: none; /* hide image */
        }

        .about-right {
          width: 100%;
          height: auto;
          padding: var(--space-md);
          overflow: visible; 
        }
        .about-content {
          gap: var(--space-md);
        }

        .about-cta {
          margin-top: var(--space-lg);
          gap: var(--space-md);
        }
    }
     /* RESPONSIVE — MOBILE */

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
        .landing {
        padding: var(--space-sm);
        gap: var(--space-sm);
      }

       .card1, .right-cards {
        height: calc((100% - var(--space-xs)) / 2);
      } 
       .card1,
  .card2,
  .card3,
  .main-title {

    transform: translateY(2rem);

    animation:
      fadeUpMobile 0.6s ease forwards;
  }

  .card2 {
    animation-delay: 0.1s;
  }

  .card3 {
    animation-delay: 0.2s;
  }

  .main-title {
    animation-delay: 0.5s;
  }





       .contact-section {
          padding: var(--space-md);
        }

        .contact-button {
          width: 100%;
          justify-content: center;
        }

      
    }