
/* ============================================================
   ABOUT PAGE
   Page-specific rules only. Every selector is scoped to
   .page-about so nothing here can affect Home, Submissions or
   any other page. Colors, spacing and type come from the tokens
   declared at the top of this file.
   ============================================================ */

.page-about {
  --gold-line: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.55);
}

/* Side gutter for this page (spec shows content inset from the edge) */
.page-about .container {
  padding-inline: var(--sp-32);
}

/* ---------- Shared star rule: line, star, line ---------- */
.page-about .star-rule {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-16);
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.page-about .star-rule::before,
.page-about .star-rule::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.page-about .hero {
  min-height: 0;
  align-items: stretch;
}

/* Photo fills the right side and fades into black toward the text */
.page-about .about-hero-media {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 34%;
  z-index: 0;
}

.page-about .about-hero-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 45%;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 28%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, #000 28%);
}

.page-about .about-hero-content {
  max-width: 640px;
  padding: var(--sp-24) 0 var(--sp-24);
}

.page-about .about-kicker {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Oswald", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
  padding-bottom: var(--sp-4);
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-16);
  max-width: none;
}

.page-about .hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.4vw, 84px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-16);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 35%, #9D9DA2 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: var(--white);
}

.page-about .hero h1 .gold-text {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #F2C14E 0%, var(--gold) 55%, var(--gold-deep) 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .about-hero-content .star-rule {
  max-width: 470px;
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-24);
}

.page-about .hero p.about-lead {
  max-width: 600px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-16);
}

.page-about .hero p.about-lead:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.page-about .about-lead .hl {
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- Four-panel box ---------- */
.page-about .about-pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1.07fr 1.45fr;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  background: var(--black);
}

.page-about .pillar {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--sp-16) var(--sp-32) var(--sp-24);
}

/* Vertical gold dividers, inset from the top and bottom of the box */
.page-about .pillar + .pillar::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: var(--sp-24);
  bottom: var(--sp-24);
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--gold-line);
}

.page-about .pillar-icon {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 44px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-16);
}

/* Shield with a star cut into it (Our Approach) */
.page-about .pillar-icon .icon-stack {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.page-about .pillar-icon .icon-stack .fa-star {
  position: absolute;
  top: 44%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--black);
}

.page-about .pillar h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.page-about .pillar h2::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  margin: var(--sp-8) auto var(--sp-16);
}

.page-about .pillar p {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.page-about .pillar-mission p {
  padding-top: var(--sp-16);
}

.page-about .pillar-approach p,
.page-about .pillar-philosophy p {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.page-about .pillar-values ul {
  list-style: none;
  width: fit-content;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-about .pillar-values li {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  padding-left: var(--sp-32);
}

.page-about .pillar-values li::before {
  content: "\2605";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .pillar-quote {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 var(--sp-48);
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-8);
  font-family: "Oswald", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.9vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--gold);
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: fit-content;
}

.page-about .pillar-quote .fa-quote-left,
.page-about .pillar-quote .fa-quote-right {
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 28px;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .pillar-quote .fa-quote-left {
  left: 0;
  top: -12px;
}

.page-about .pillar-quote .fa-quote-right {
  right: 0;
  bottom: -8px;
}

.page-about .pillar-philosophy p {
  padding: 0 var(--sp-48);
}

/* ---------- Tagline banner with founder signature ---------- */
.page-about .about-banner {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--black);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.15);
}

.page-about .about-banner-img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.page-about .about-banner-img.is-left {
  left: 0;
  width: 24%;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 45%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 45%, transparent 100%);
}

.page-about .about-banner-img.is-right {
  right: 0;
  width: 24%;
  object-position: 60% 40%;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(270deg, #000 45%, transparent 100%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(270deg, #000 45%, transparent 100%);
}

.page-about .about-banner-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--sp-32);
  min-height: 88px;
  padding: var(--sp-8) 0;
}

.page-about .about-tagline {
  font-family: "Oswald", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 5px;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--gold);
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-8);
}

.page-about .about-banner-divider {
  align-self: stretch;
  width: 1px;
  margin: var(--sp-8) 0;
  background: var(--gold-line);
}

.page-about .about-signer {
  text-align: center;
}

/* Reserved space for the founder's signature image (to be supplied) */
.page-about .about-signature {
  width: 190px;
  height: 36px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.page-about .about-signature img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.page-about .about-signer-name {
  font-family: "Oswald", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--white);
}

.page-about .about-signer-title {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- Footer (About spec layout) ---------- */
.page-about .site-footer {
  border-top: none;
  padding: var(--sp-16) 0;
}

.page-about .footer-top {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}

.page-about .footer-brand {
  border-right: none;
  padding-right: 0;
  gap: var(--sp-4);
}

.page-about .footer-tagline {
  font-family: "Montserrat", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--white);
}

.page-about .footer-contact {
  color: var(--grey-light);
  font-size: 16px;
  gap: var(--sp-48);
}

.page-about .footer-contact i {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 18px;
}

.page-about .footer-sep {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.page-about .footer-legal {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--sp-8) var(--sp-32);
  border-top: none;
  padding-top: var(--sp-4);
  color: var(--grey-light);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.page-about .footer-social {
  gap: var(--sp-24);
}

.page-about .footer-social a {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  font-size: 24px;
}

/* ---------- Responsive (same breakpoints as the rest of the site) ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .page-about .about-pillars {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
  .page-about .pillar:nth-child(3)::before {
    display: none;
  }
  .page-about .pillar:nth-child(n + 3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  }
  .page-about .about-banner-img {
    opacity: 0.45;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  .page-about .about-hero-media {
    left: 0;
  }
  .page-about .about-hero-media img {
    -webkit-mask-image: none;
    mask-image: none;
    opacity: 0.3;
  }
  .page-about .about-banner-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: var(--sp-16);
    padding: var(--sp-24) 0;
  }
  .page-about .about-tagline {
    white-space: normal;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
  }
  .page-about .about-banner-divider {
    display: none;
  }
  .page-about .footer-top {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .page-about .footer-brand {
    align-items: center;
    border-bottom: none;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    width: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .page-about .container {
    padding-inline: var(--sp-16);
  }
  .page-about .about-pillars {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .page-about .pillar + .pillar::before {
    display: none;
  }
  .page-about .pillar + .pillar {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  }
  .page-about .pillar {
    padding: var(--sp-24);
  }
  .page-about .pillar-quote {
    font-size: 22px;
    padding: 0 var(--sp-32);
  }
  .page-about .pillar-philosophy p {
    padding: 0;
  }
  .page-about .footer-contact {
    gap: var(--sp-16);
  }
}
