/* ABOUT PAGE STYLES */
.about-hero {
  background: var(--secondary-color);
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 5rem 2rem 4rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px var(--shadow-light);
  animation: fadeInDown 1s ease forwards;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-hero h1 {
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-hero .tagline {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: #dbe7f0;
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Two-column layout for main content */
.about-content {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 4rem auto;
  padding: 0 2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  animation: fadeInUp 1s ease forwards;
}

.about-text {
  flex: 1 1 500px;
}

.about-text h2 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--primary-color);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.about-text p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--text-light);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-text strong {
  color: var(--secondary-color);
}

/* Image side */
.about-image {
  flex: 1 1 380px;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-image img {
  max-width: 300px;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(13, 59, 102, 0.3);
  object-fit: cover;
  animation: fadeInUp 1.2s ease forwards;
}

/* Responsive tweaks */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-hero h1 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }
  .about-hero .tagline {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }
  .about-content {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .about-image {
    order: -1; /* image appears first on small screens */
  }
}

/* --- About page timeline --- */
.timeline {
  position: relative;
  margin: 2rem auto;
  padding-left: 30px;
  border-left: 3px solid #0d3b66; /* theme primary */
}

.timeline-item {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.timeline-item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -11px;
  top: 0;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  background: #f4d35e; /* theme accent */
  border: 3px solid #0d3b66;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.timeline-content {
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
  background: #112d4e0d; /* subtle tint */
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.timeline-content h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: #0d3b66;
}

.about-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 2rem 0;
}

.about-text {
  flex: 1 1 400px;
  max-width: 600px;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-text h2 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: #0d3b66; /* Calm tech-themed heading */
}

.about-text p {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #333;
}

.about-image {
  flex: 1 1 300px;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-image img {
  width: 300px;              /* fixed size to keep it neat */
  height: 300px;             /* make it square */
  object-fit: cover;         /* crop instead of squish */
  border-radius: 50%;        /* makes it round */
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}


.btn-secondary {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  background-color: #f4d35e;
  color: #112d4e;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.btn-secondary:hover {
  background-color: #e6c24b;
}

/* FOOTER */
footer {
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1.3rem 2rem;
  margin-top: auto;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  user-select: none;
}