:root {
    --page-gutter: 40px;
}

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
}

p {
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}


.about-intro {
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}

.about_span {
    color: #818574;
}

.about-heading {
    color: #17181c;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.about-columns {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
}

.about-image {
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 520px;
}

.about-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.about-image:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.about-col p {
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #5b6470;
}

/*  expertise-section  */

.expertise-section::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -60px;
    right: -60px;
    width: 340px;
    height: 340px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, #00a1ca14 0%, transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
}

.expertise-desc {
    position: relative;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #5b6470;
    z-index: 1;
}

.expertise-grid {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 50px;
    z-index: 1;
}

.expertise-item {
    position: relative;
    height: 280px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 28px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    background: #101216;
    isolation: isolate;
}

.expertise-item .expertise-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    filter: grayscale(0%) brightness(0.85);
    transform: scale(1.08);
    transition: filter 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(.25, .8, .25, 1);
    z-index: 0;
}

.expertise-item:hover .expertise-bg {
    filter: grayscale(100%) brightness(0.6);
    transform: scale(1.15);
}

.expertise-item::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 30%, #05060899 75%, #050608 100%);
    z-index: 1;
}

.expertise-item::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border: 1px solid #ffffff22;
    border-radius: 18px;
    z-index: 2;
    transition: border-color 0.4s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.expertise-item:hover::after {
    border-color: #00a1ca88;
}

.expertise-num {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    color: white;
    margin-bottom: auto;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
}

.expertise-item:hover .expertise-num {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.expertise-icon {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    background: #00a1ca;
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    border: 1px solid #ffffff33;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .03em;
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(.25, .8, .25, 1);
}

.expertise-item:hover .expertise-icon {
    background: #00a1ca;
    border-color: #00a1ca;
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.expertise-item h5 {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 19px;
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
    margin: 0;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.expertise-item p.expertise-sub {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: #ffffffb0;
    margin: 6px 0 0;
    max-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.4s ease, opacity 0.4s ease, margin 0.4s ease;
}

.expertise-item:hover p.expertise-sub {
    max-height: 40px;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 6px;
}

/* vision */
.vision-mission-section {
    padding-top: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 0px;
}

.vm-card {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 400px;
    border-radius: 24px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 70px 60px 60px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 10, 10, .55) 0%, rgba(10, 10, 10, .35) 40%, rgba(10, 10, 10, .75) 100%), url("../images/mcreatives_img_57.jpeg");
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center 40%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    text-align: center;
}

.vm-heading {
    color: white;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.vm-subheading {
    color: #e4e4e0;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0 0 50px;
    text-align: left;
    padding-top: 20px
}

.vm-columns {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    text-align: left;
}

.vm-col {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 32px 26px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}

.vm-col-active {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .55);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
}

.vm-icon {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
    border-radius: 50%;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.vm-label {
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.vm-col p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #d8d8d4;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    max-width: none;
}

/*services we offer*/
.services-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 100px var(--page-gutter);
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.services-heading {
    margin: 0 0 40px;
}

.services-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
}

.service-card {
    position: relative;
    height: 460px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.service-card-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    filter: grayscale(60%) brightness(0.6);
    transform: scale(1.05);
    transition: filter 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(.25, .8, .25, 1);
    z-index: 0;
}

.service-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 20%, #05060899 70%, #050608 100%);
    z-index: 1;
    transition: background 0.5s ease;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-bg {
    filter: grayscale(0%) brightness(0.45);
    transform: scale(1.12);
}

.service-card-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.service-card-num {
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    color: #00a1ca;
    margin-bottom: auto;
}

.service-card-content h3 {
    font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 28px;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.service-card-details {
    max-height: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height 0.5s ease, opacity 0.4s ease, margin 0.4s ease;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-details {
    max-height: 200px;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

.service-card-details p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #e4e4e0;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.service-card-link {
    display: inline-block;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #00a1ca;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.service-card-link:hover {
    color: #00a1ca;
}

.history-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 100px var(--page-gutter);
    padding-top: 0px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.history-section-topic {
    margin: 0 0 0px;
}

.history-subtopic {
    margin: 0 0 70px;
}

.history-timeline-wrapper {
    overflow-x: auto;
}

.history-timeline {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 40px;
    min-width: max-content;
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.history-timeline::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
    right: 20px;
    top: 100px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
    z-index: 0;
}

.history-hex-item {
    position: relative;
    width: 220px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 1;
}

.history-hex-item.hex-up {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.history-hex-item.hex-down {
    margin-top: 140px;
}

.history-hex {
    position: relative;
    width: 170px;
    height: 190px;
    clip-path: polygon(50% 0%, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0% 75%, 0% 25%);
    background: #00a1ca;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: background 0.4s ease, transform 0.4s ease;
}

.history-hex-item:nth-child(even) .history-hex {
    background: #00a1ca;
}

.history-hex-item:hover .history-hex {
    background: #eef7fa;
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.history-hex-year {
    font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 32px;
    color: white;
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
}

.history-hex-item:hover .history-hex-year {
    color: black;
}

.history-hex-text {
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding: 0 8px;
    max-width: 210px;
}

.history-title {
    font-family: "Roboto Condensed", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #17181c;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.history-hex-text p {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #5b6470;
    margin: 0;
}

/*reviews*/
.reviews-section-topic {
    color: #008db1;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 525;
}

.reviews-subtopic {
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.reviews-section {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 100px var(--page-gutter);
    padding-top: 0px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.reviews-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #5b6470;
    margin: 0;
}

.reviews-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
}

.review-card {
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid #6f736238;
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 32px 24px;
    transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.review-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.review-card:nth-child(2) {
    margin-top: 60px;
}

.review-quote-mark {
    display: block;
    font-family: Georgia, serif;
    font-size: 48px;
    color: #17181c;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.review-text {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #17181c;
    margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.review-author {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #5b6470;
    margin: 0;
}


/* Width 1025px to 1199px */
@media screen and (max-width: 1199px) {

    /* ABOUT HERO */
    .about-columns {
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .about-image {
        height: 460px;
    }

    /* EXPERTISE */
    .expertise-section {
        padding-top: 50px;
    }


    .expertise-desc {
        max-width: 480px;
    }

    .expertise-grid {
        gap: 20px;
        margin-top: 40px;
    }

    .expertise-item {
        height: 250px;
        padding: 22px;
    }

    /* VISION / MISSION */
    .vision-mission-section {
        padding: 60px 40px;
        padding-top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-card {
        padding: 60px 40px 50px;
    }

    .vm-columns {
        gap: 18px;
    }

    /* SERVICES */
    .services-section {
        padding: 60px 40px;
    }

    .services-cards {
        gap: 18px;
    }

    .service-card {
        height: 420px;
    }

    .service-card-content {
        padding: 26px;
    }

    .service-card-content h3 {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    /* HISTORY */
    .history-section {
        padding: 60px 40px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .history-subtopic {
        margin-bottom: 50px;
    }

    .history-hex {
        width: 160px;
        height: 180px;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 120px;
    }

    /* REVIEWS */
    .reviews-section {
        padding: 60px 40px;
    }

    .reviews-grid {
        gap: 18px;
    }
}

/* iPads (landscape) 992px to 1024px */
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {

    .about-columns {
        gap: 32px;
    }

    .about-image {
        height: 400px;
    }

    .expertise-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .expertise-item {
        height: 230px;
    }

    .expertise-item h5 {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

    /* VISION / MISSION */
    .vision-mission-section {
        padding: 50px 30px;
        padding-top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-card {
        padding: 50px 32px 40px;
        min-height: 340px;
    }

    .vm-subheading {
        font-size: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 36px;
    }

    .vm-columns {
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .vm-col {
        padding: 24px 18px;
    }

    .vm-icon {
        width: 38px;
        height: 38px;
        font-size: 13px;
        margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .vm-label {
        font-size: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .vm-col p {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }

    /* SERVICES */
    .services-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
    }

    .services-cards {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .service-card {
        height: 380px;
    }

    /* HISTORY */
    .history-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .history-subtopic {
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .history-timeline-wrapper {
        overflow-x: visible;
    }

    .history-timeline {
        flex-wrap: nowrap;
        min-width: 0;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 0 4px;
    }

    .history-timeline::before {
        top: 78px;
    }

    .history-hex-item {
        width: auto;
        flex: 1 1 0;
        min-width: 0;
    }

    .history-hex {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 170 / 190;
    }

    .history-hex-year {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 100px;
    }

    .history-hex-text {
        margin-top: 20px;
        max-width: 100%;
        padding: 0 4px;
    }

    .history-title {
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .history-hex-text p {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.55;
    }

    /* REVIEWS */
    .reviews-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
    }


    .reviews-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .review-card:nth-child(2) {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .review-card {
        padding: 18px 14px;
    }

    .review-quote-mark {
        font-size: 28px;
        margin-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .review-text {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .review-author {
        font-size: 11px;
    }
}

/* iPads (portrait) - 768px to 991px */
@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {

    .about-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 28px;
    }

    .about-image {
        height: 340px;
        order: -1;
    }

    .expertise-desc {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .expertise-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 12px;
        margin-top: 32px;
    }

    .expertise-item {
        height: 220px;
    }

    /* VISION   */
    .vision-mission-section {
        padding: 44px 24px;
        padding-top: 0;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-card {
        padding: 36px 22px 28px;
        min-height: auto;
    }


    .vm-subheading {
        font-size: 13px;
        margin-bottom: 22px;
    }

    .vm-columns {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .vm-col {
        padding: 14px 12px;
    }

    .vm-icon {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
        font-size: 11px;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .vm-label {
        font-size: 10.5px;
        margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .vm-col p {
        font-size: 11.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    /* SERVICES — 2 columns */
    .services-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
    }


    .services-cards {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .service-card {
        height: 360px;
    }

    /* HISTORY */
    .history-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .history-timeline {
        flex-wrap: nowrap;
        min-width: 0;
        gap: 10px;
        padding: 0 4px;
    }

    .history-timeline::before {
        top: 68px;
    }

    .history-hex-item {
        width: auto;
        flex: 1 1 0;
        min-width: 0;
    }

    .history-hex {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 170 / 190;
    }

    .history-hex-year {
        font-size: 21px;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 75px;
    }

    .history-hex-text {
        margin-top: 16px;
        max-width: 100%;
        padding: 0 3px;
    }

    .history-title {
        font-size: 14.5px;
    }

    .history-hex-text p {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    /* REVIEWS  */
    .reviews-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
    }

    .reviews-subtopic {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .reviews-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .review-card:nth-child(2) {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .review-card {
        padding: 14px 12px;
    }

    .review-quote-mark {
        font-size: 24px;
        margin-bottom: 3px;
    }

    .review-text {
        font-size: 11.5px;
        line-height: 1.45;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .review-author {
        font-size: 10.5px;
    }
}


/* Smartphones (landscape) 481px to 767px */
@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {

    .about-image {
        height: 260px;
        border-radius: 10px;
    }

    .about-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 18px;
    }


    .expertise-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 22px;
        margin-top: 24px;
    }

    .expertise-item {
        position: relative;
        height: auto;
        min-height: 0;
        padding: 0;
        border-radius: 16px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
        gap: 0;
    }

    .expertise-item .expertise-bg {
        position: relative;
        inset: auto;
        width: 100%;
        height: 220px;
        border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .expertise-item:hover .expertise-bg {
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .expertise-item::before,
    .expertise-item::after {
        display: none;
    }

    .expertise-item .expertise-num {
        display: none;
    }

    .expertise-icon {
        position: static;
        width: 42px;
        height: 42px;
        font-size: 10px;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin: 16px 0 0 18px;
    }

    .expertise-item h5 {
        font-size: 18px;
        line-height: 1.25;
        color: #17181c;
        margin: 12px 18px 0;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .expertise-item p.expertise-sub {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        color: #5b6470;
        opacity: 1;
        max-height: none;
        overflow: visible;
        margin: 6px 18px 18px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    /* VISION / MISSION */
    .vision-mission-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-card {
        padding: 36px 20px 30px;
        border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .vm-subheading {
        font-size: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .vm-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .vm-col {
        padding: 14px 16px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 0 12px;
    }

    .vm-icon {
        width: 28px;
        height: 28px;
        font-size: 11px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .vm-label {
        font-size: 12px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-col p {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 6px 0 0;
    }

    /* SERVICES */
    .services-section {
        padding: 50px var(--mobile-gutter);
        padding-bottom: 0px;
    }


    .services-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 22px;
    }

    .service-card {
        height: auto;
        border-radius: 16px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
        cursor: default;
    }

    .service-card-bg {
        position: relative;
        inset: auto;
        width: 100%;
        height: 200px;
        border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .service-card::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .service-card-content {
        position: static;
        height: auto;
        padding: 20px;
    }

    .service-card-num {
        display: none;
    }

    .service-card-content h3 {
        color: #17181c;
        font-size: 20px;
    }

    .service-card-details {
        max-height: none;
        opacity: 1;
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .service-card-details p {
        color: #5b6470;
        font-size: 13.5px;
        line-height: 1.55;
    }

    .service-card-link {
        color: #00a1ca;
        border-bottom-color: #00a1ca;
    }

    /* HISTORY */
    .history-section {
        padding: 50px var(--mobile-gutter);
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .history-timeline {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 26px 20px;
        min-width: 0;
        padding: 0;
        justify-items: center;
    }

    .history-timeline::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-up,
    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .history-hex-item {
        width: auto;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .history-hex {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 140px;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 170 / 190;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .history-hex-year {
        font-size: 21px;
    }

    .history-title {
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .history-hex-text {
        margin-top: 14px;
        max-width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .history-hex-text p {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    /* REVIEWS */
    .reviews-section {
        padding: 50px var(--mobile-gutter);
    }

    .reviews-section-topic {
        color: #008db1;
        padding-bottom: 0px;
        font-size: 13px;
        letter-spacing: .02em;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .reviews-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .review-card {
        padding: 22px 20px;
        border-radius: 12px;
    }

    .review-quote-mark {
        font-size: 32px;
    }

    .review-text {
        font-size: 13.5px;
        line-height: 1.55;
    }

    .review-author {
        font-size: 12px;
    }
}

/* Smartphones (portrait) < 480px */
@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {

    .about-image {
        height: 200px;
    }

    .about-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 15px;
    }

    /* EXPERTISE */

    .expertise-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    .expertise-item {
        position: relative;
        height: auto;
        min-height: 0;
        padding: 0;
        border-radius: 14px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
        gap: 0;
    }


    .expertise-item .expertise-bg {
        position: relative;
        inset: auto;
        width: 100%;
        height: 150px;
        border-radius: 14px 14px 0 0;
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .expertise-item:hover .expertise-bg {
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .expertise-item::before,
    .expertise-item::after {
        display: none;
    }

    .expertise-item .expertise-num {
        display: none;
    }

    .expertise-icon {
        position: static;
        width: 38px;
        height: 38px;
        font-size: 9px;
        font-weight: 400;
        margin: 14px 0 0 16px;
    }

    .expertise-item h5 {
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 1.2;
        color: #17181c;
        margin: 10px 16px 0;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

    .expertise-item p.expertise-sub {
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 1.45;
        color: #5b6470;
        opacity: 1;
        max-height: none;
        overflow: visible;
        margin: 4px 16px 16px;
        padding-top: 0;
    }

    .expertise-desc {
        margin-bottom: 0px;
        padding-bottom: 0px;
    }

    /* VISION / MISSION */
    .vision-mission-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-card {
        padding: 30px 16px 24px;
    }

    .vm-subheading {
        font-size: 11px;
        margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .vm-columns {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .vm-col {
        padding: 12px 14px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 0 10px;
    }

    .vm-icon {
        width: 26px;
        height: 26px;
        font-size: 10px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .vm-label {
        font-size: 11px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .vm-col p {
        font-size: 11.5px;
        line-height: 1.45;
        margin: 6px 0 0;
    }

    /* SERVICES */
    .services-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .services-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-bottom: 0px;
    }

    .service-card {
        height: auto;
        border-radius: 14px;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
        cursor: default;
    }

    .service-card-bg {
        position: relative;
        inset: auto;
        width: 100%;
        height: 180px;
        border-radius: 14px 14px 0 0;
        filter: none;
        transform: none;
    }

    .service-card::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .service-card-content {
        position: static;
        height: auto;
        padding: 18px;
    }

    .service-card-num {
        display: none;
    }

    .service-card-content h3 {
        color: #17181c;
        font-size: 18px;
    }

    .service-card-details {
        max-height: none;
        opacity: 1;
        margin-top: 8px;
    }

    .service-card-details p {
        color: #5b6470;
        font-size: 12.5px;
        line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .service-card-link {
        color: #00a1ca;
        border-bottom-color: #00a1ca;
    }

    /* HISTORY */
    .history-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
        padding-bottom: 0px;
    }

    .history-timeline {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 20px 20px;
        min-width: 0;
        padding: 0;
        justify-items: center;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-up,
    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .history-timeline::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .history-timeline {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 16px 35px;
        min-width: 0;
        padding: 4px 0 0;
        justify-items: center;
    }

    .history-hex-item.hex-up,
    .history-hex-item.hex-down {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    .history-hex-item:nth-child(2n) {
        margin-top: 52px;
    }

    .history-hex-year {
        font-size: 18px;
    }

    .history-hex-text {
        margin-top: 12px;
        max-width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .history-title {
        font-size: 13.5px;
    }

    .history-hex-text p {
        font-size: 11.5px;
        line-height: 1.45;
    }

    .history-hex {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 150px;
        height: auto;
        aspect-ratio: 60 / 70;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    /* REVIEWS */
    .reviews-section {
        padding: 50px 20px;
    }

    .reviews-section-topic {
        color: #008db1;
        padding-bottom: 0px;
        font-size: 13px;
        letter-spacing: .02em;
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .reviews-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .review-card {
        padding: 20px 18px;
        border-radius: 12px;
    }

    .review-quote-mark {
        font-size: 30px;

    }

    .review-text {
        font-size: 13px;
        line-height: 1.55;

    }

    .review-author {
        font-size: 11.5px;
    }
}