/* Home: About, Tickets and Book a Show merged into one scrolling page.
   Component styles below are carried over verbatim from the old
   live-shows.html and brands.html inline <style> blocks. */

/* Content that rises over the pinned hero video */
.home-sections {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    background: var(--background-color);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}

/* Land section jumps just below the fixed nav */
.home-section,
#newsletter {
    scroll-margin-top: var(--nav-height);
}

.home-sections + .footer,
footer.footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

/* The wrappers are only anchors; don't let the global section padding
   put black bands between About, Tickets and Book a Show */
.home-section {
    padding: 0;
}

/* Hero: the video fills the first screen, with a headline bar along the
   bottom (headline left, "Learn more" right) */
.hero-tx {
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: calc(100vh - var(--nav-height));
    height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-height));
    min-height: 520px;
    background: #000;
}

.hero-tx-video {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #000;
}

/* Show the whole 16:9 frame instead of cropping it */
.hero-tx .hero-bg-video {
    object-fit: contain;
    background: #000;
}

.hero-tx-bar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    padding: 28px var(--spacing-8) 36px;
    background: #000;
}

.hero-tx-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.hero-tx-copy p {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.2rem);
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    margin: 0;
}

.accent-text {
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.hero-tx-cta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.hero-tx-line {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: clamp(80px, 14vw, 220px);
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--secondary-color);
}

.hero-tx-line::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: -4px;
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.hero-tx-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 14px 16px 14px 26px;
    background: var(--secondary-color);
    color: #0A0A0B;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.hero-tx-btn:hover {
    background: var(--accent-color);
    color: var(--on-accent);
}

.hero-tx-btn-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    background: #0A0A0B;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hero-tx {
        height: auto;
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .hero-tx-video {
        flex: none;
        aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    }

    .hero-tx-bar {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 22px;
        padding: 24px 20px 32px;
    }

    .hero-tx-line {
        display: none;
    }
}

/* About: big statement on the left (stays put while you scroll),
   project cards stacked on the right */
.about-tx {
    padding-top: clamp(72px, 9vw, 128px) !important;
}

.about-tx-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
    gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 80px);
    align-items: start;
}

.about-tx-left {
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--nav-height) + 40px);
}

.about-tx-eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.about-tx-statement {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 4.2rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    margin: 0;
}


.about-tx-projects {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 28px;
}

.project-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
    padding: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 48px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.project-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent-color);
    background: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.04);
}

.project-card-text {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}

.project-card h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.project-card p {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    margin: 0 0 24px;
}

.project-card-link {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
}

.project-card:hover .project-card-link {
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.project-card-art {
    flex: 0 0 clamp(120px, 14vw, 190px);
}

.project-card-art img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 12px; /* project logos stay rounded; everything else is square */
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .about-tx-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-tx-left {
        position: static;
    }

    .about-tx-statement {
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .project-card {
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .project-card-art {
        flex: none;
        width: 140px;
    }
}

/* Next Show card with the mailing-list signup on top */
.show-card.show-card-with-signup {
    flex-direction: column;
}

.show-card.show-card-with-signup:hover {
    transform: none;
}

.show-card-signup {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 32px;
    padding: 32px 36px;
    border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
}

.show-card-signup h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.show-card-signup p {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
}

.show-card-signup .hq-subscribe {
    flex: 0 1 400px;
    margin: 0;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .show-card-signup {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
        text-align: center;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .show-card-signup .hq-subscribe {
        flex-basis: auto;
        margin: 0 auto;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .show-card-signup {
        padding: 28px 24px 24px;
    }
}

/* Project cards and the logo wall span the full content width below the
   HQ Universe label/intro (the split column was leaving the left empty).
   Cards keep the site's standard portfolio-item styling. */
.hq-universe-full {
    margin-top: var(--spacing-10);
}

#hq-universe-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: var(--spacing-6);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    #hq-universe-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    #hq-universe-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* "Backed by the best" logo wall: no tile fills, logos centred in equal
   cells separated by hairlines (gap shows the grid background through),
   all logos one muted grey and the same visual weight. */
.concept-ventures {
    margin-top: var(--spacing-16);
}

.concept-ventures-title {
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-6);
}

.concept-ventures-grid {
    list-style: none;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--border-color);
}

.concept-ventures-grid li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 140px;
    padding: var(--spacing-6) var(--spacing-3);
    background: var(--background-color);
}

.concept-ventures-grid img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 92%;
    height: auto;
    opacity: 0.8;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.concept-ventures-grid li:hover img {
    opacity: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .concept-ventures-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .concept-ventures-grid li {
        min-height: 120px;
    }
}

/* Native newsletter form (popup + Next Show card); posts to /api/subscribe */
.visually-hidden {
    position: absolute !important;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    margin: -1px;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
}

.hq-subscribe {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 6px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 420px;
    padding: 6px;
    background: #1a1a1a;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 0;
    text-align: left;
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-subscribe:focus-within {
    border-color: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.6);
}

.hq-subscribe-input {
    flex: 1 1 180px;
    min-width: 0;
    height: 46px;
    padding: 0 var(--spacing-4);
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: var(--font-size-base);
}

.hq-subscribe-input::placeholder {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.hq-subscribe-input:focus {
    outline: none;
}

.hq-subscribe-btn {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    height: 46px;
    padding: 0 var(--spacing-6);
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: var(--accent-color);
    color: var(--on-accent);
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-subscribe-btn:hover {
    background: var(--accent-hover);
}

.hq-subscribe-btn:disabled {
    opacity: 0.6;
    cursor: progress;
}

.hq-subscribe-status {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 var(--spacing-2);
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.hq-subscribe-status:empty {
    display: none;
}

.hq-subscribe[data-state="success"] .hq-subscribe-status {
    color: var(--success-color);
}

.hq-subscribe[data-state="error"] .hq-subscribe-status {
    color: var(--accent-hover);
}

.hq-subscribe-why {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 2px;
    font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
    color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.hq-subscribe-status a {
    color: var(--accent-color);
    font-weight: 600;
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
    .hq-subscribe-btn {
        flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
}

/* Welcome popup (newsletter + next show tickets) */
.hq-popup {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 2000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: var(--spacing-4);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.hq-popup[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

.hq-popup.is-open {
    opacity: 1;
}

.hq-popup-card {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 460px;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 32px);
    max-height: calc(100dvh - 32px);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: var(--spacing-10) var(--spacing-8) var(--spacing-6);
    text-align: center;
    background: #0b0b0b;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) inset;
    transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.98);
    transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.2, .8, .2, 1);
}

.hq-popup.is-open .hq-popup-card {
    transform: none;
}

.hq-popup-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
    right: 12px;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-popup-close:focus:not(:focus-visible) {
    outline: none;
}

.hq-popup-close:hover {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.hq-popup-logo {
    display: block;
    width: 144px;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0 auto var(--spacing-6);
}

.hq-popup-title {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-3);
}

.hq-popup-text {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 340px;
    margin: 0 auto var(--spacing-5);
}

.hq-popup-form {
    margin: 0 auto var(--spacing-5);
}

/* Next show strip */
.hq-popup-show {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: var(--spacing-4);
    padding: var(--spacing-3);
    text-align: left;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: var(--accent-soft);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.3);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-popup-show:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent-color);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hq-popup-show-date {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex: none;
    width: 52px;
    line-height: 1;
}

.hq-popup-show-month {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.hq-popup-show-day {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    margin-top: 2px;
}

.hq-popup-show-info {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    gap: 2px;
}

.hq-popup-show-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.hq-popup-show-venue {
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.hq-popup-show-time {
    font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
    color: var(--text-secondary);
}

.hq-popup-show-cta {
    flex: none;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    font-weight: 700;
    white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--on-accent);
    background: var(--accent-color);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    transition: background 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-popup-show:hover .hq-popup-show-cta {
    background: var(--accent-hover);
}

.hq-popup-skip {
    margin-top: var(--spacing-5);
    padding: var(--spacing-2);
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    font: inherit;
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.hq-popup-skip:hover {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .hq-popup-card {
        padding: var(--spacing-8) var(--spacing-5) var(--spacing-4);
    }

    .hq-popup-title {
        font-size: 1.35rem;
    }

    .hq-popup-show {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .hq-popup-show-cta {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hq-popup,
    .hq-popup-card {
        transition: none;
    }
}

/* Footer ends with the big HQ wordmark, edge to edge and flush with the
   bottom of the page (the footer's own bottom padding is dropped). */
footer.footer {
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.footer-wordmark {
    margin-top: var(--spacing-16);
    line-height: 0;
}

.footer-wordmark img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    /* the PNG's black fill is darker than the footer; let it blend away */
    mix-blend-mode: lighten;
}

/* ── From live-shows.html ── */
/* ── Photo sections ─────────────────────────────── */
.photo-section {
    position: relative;
    height: 70vh;
    min-height: 360px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-attachment: fixed;
    z-index: 1;
}

.photo-section-img {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.photo-section-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

.photo-section-spacer {
    display: none;
}

.photo-section-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.shows-section {
    background-color: var(--background-color);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Caption overlaid on photo */
.photo-caption {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 52px 0;
    color: #fff;
    z-index: 2;
}

.photo-caption h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.photo-caption p {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    margin: 0;
}

/* ── Shows section ──────────────────────────────── */
.shows-section {
    padding: 60px 0 60px;
}

.show-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    background: var(--background-secondary);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03) inset;
    transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}

.show-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent-color);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.show-next-label {
    display: none;
}

.show-card-left {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 148px 1fr auto;
    gap: 0;
    align-items: stretch;
    flex: 1;
}

.show-date-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.14), rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.04));
    border-right: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
    padding: 28px 16px;
}

.show-date-month {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.show-date-day {
    font-size: 3.4rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.show-date-day.show-date-tbd {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
}

.show-date-year {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.show-info {
    padding: 28px 36px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.show-info-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    align-self: flex-start;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--accent-color);
    background: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.3);
    padding: 4px 10px;
    border-radius: 0;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.show-info-badge::before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.25);
}

.show-info h3 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.show-venue {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.show-venue svg {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.show-venue a {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.show-venue a:hover {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
}

.show-tags {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.show-tag {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--accent-color);
    background: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.22);
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.show-action {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 36px 0 0;
    border-left: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
    margin-left: -1px;
}

.show-action a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 14px 30px;
    margin-left: 36px;
    background: var(--accent-color);
    color: var(--on-accent);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.3);
    transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
}

.show-action a:hover {
    background: var(--accent-hover);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.45);
}

.show-action a svg {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
}

.show-card-hero {
    width: 260px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.show-card-hero img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    display: block;
}

footer.footer {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* ── Responsive ─────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .photo-section {
        background-attachment: scroll;
    }

    .photo-section-img,
    .photo-section {
        height: 52vh;
        min-height: 320px;
    }

    .photo-section-img {
        position: relative;
        top: auto;
        left: auto;
        right: auto;
    }

    .photo-section-spacer {
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .show-card {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .show-card-left {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 0;
    }

    .show-date-block {
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 10px;
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border-color);
        padding: 20px 24px;
    }

    .show-date-day { font-size: 2.2rem; }
    .show-date-day.show-date-tbd { font-size: 1.8rem; }

    .show-info {
        padding: 24px 24px 20px;
    }

    .show-action {
        padding: 0 24px 24px;
        border-left: none;
    }

    .show-action a {
        margin-left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* ── From brands.html ── */
.process-section {
    margin-top: var(--spacing-20);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-16);
}

.process-steps {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: var(--spacing-6);
    margin-top: var(--spacing-10);
}

/* Connecting line threading behind the cards, visible only in the gaps */
.process-steps::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 66px;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--border-color);
}

.process-step {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: var(--spacing-8) var(--spacing-6) var(--spacing-6);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-lg);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    background: var(--background-color);
    transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.process-step:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent-color);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.step-number {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.12);
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.35);
    color: var(--accent-color);
    font-size: var(--font-size-xl);
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-5);
}

.process-step h4 {
    color: var(--secondary-color);
    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-2);
}

.process-step p {
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
    line-height: 1.7;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
    .process-steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .process-steps::before {
        display: none;
    }
}