/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Blue Arctic V6 · About page
   ───────────────────────────
   Loaded via $page_css = ['page', 'about']. Complete 2026-07-22
   redesign: the page exists to answer one question: "why should
   I trust Blue Arctic with my website?" Premium hero, founding
   story with then/now contrast, differentiator cards, dark
   numbers band, industries grid, three-step approach.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── 1 · Hero ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   Larger and airier than the standard interior hero (About is
   a destination page, not a product page) but still light, so
   the homepage keeps its exclusive dark canvas. */
.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem) clamp(3.25rem, 6vw, 5.25rem);
  background: var(--wash-hero), var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, .95fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.about-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: var(--lh-tight);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  max-width: 13em;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.about-hero h1 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--blue-600); }
.about-hero .lead { max-width: 34em; }
.about-hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.about-hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .8rem; margin-top: 1.75rem; }
.about-hero-proof {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .5rem 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.about-hero-proof span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem; }
.about-hero-proof .ico { color: var(--ok-600); }

/* Photo card: offset ice frame behind, glass identity badge in front */
.about-hero-photo { position: relative; }
.about-hero-photo::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 1.75rem -1.25rem -1.25rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ice-100), var(--blue-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--ice-200);
}
.about-hero-photo img {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-panel);
}
.about-badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: -1.4rem;
  bottom: 1.6rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .85rem;
  padding: .9rem 1.3rem .9rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .93);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.about-badge-ico {
  flex: none;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.6rem;
  height: 2.6rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ice-100), var(--blue-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--ice-200);
  color: var(--blue-600);
}
.about-badge strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .975rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.about-badge small { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--ink-3); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .about-hero-photo { margin-inline: 1.25rem 0; }
  .about-badge { left: -1rem; bottom: 1.1rem; padding: .75rem 1.05rem .75rem .8rem; }
}

/* ── 2 · Why we started ────────────────────────────────── */
.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, .9fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.story-copy p:not(.eyebrow) {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.1875rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.story-copy p + p { margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.story-copy p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 650; }
.story-photo { position: relative; }
.story-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.story-photo figcaption {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  margin-top: .9rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
  color: var(--ink-3);
}
.story-photo figcaption .ico { color: var(--sky-400); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}

/* Then / now contrast: the founding frustration made scannable */
.story-contrast {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin-top: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4rem);
}
.story-panel {
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
}
.story-panel-tag {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-tiny);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: .45rem;
}
.story-panel h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h4); margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.story-panel ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: .7rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.story-panel li { display: flex; gap: .55rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.story-panel .ico { flex: none; margin-top: .2rem; }
.story-panel-then { background: var(--mist); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.story-panel-then .story-panel-tag { color: var(--ink-3); }
.story-panel-then .ico { color: var(--line-2); }
.story-panel-now {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--ice-200);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--blue-500), var(--shadow-lift);
}
.story-panel-now .story-panel-tag { color: var(--blue-600); }
.story-panel-now .ico { color: var(--ok-600); }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .story-contrast { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ── 3 · What makes us different ───────────────────────────
   Uses the shared .feature-grid/.feature-card kit; About adds
   the gentle hover lift the plan cards already have. */
.about-diff .feature-card {
  transition: transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out), box-shadow var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out);
}
.about-diff .feature-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.about-diff-more {
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

/* ── 4 · By the numbers ────────────────────────────────────
   The page's dark movement. Licensed abstract accent
   (accent-deep-data) far beneath a ~95% navy overlay, same
   restraint as the trial band and CTA band. */
.numbers-section {
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 440px at 12% -18%, rgba(95, 185, 238, .16), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(700px 380px at 95% 110%, rgba(21, 96, 232, .14), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(8, 20, 32, .95), rgba(12, 29, 46, .97)),
    url(../images/stock/accent-deep-data-1600.jpg) center / cover no-repeat,
    var(--navy-950);
  color: #A8BFD3;
}
.numbers-section .section-head h2 { color: #F4F9FD; }
.numbers-section .section-head .lead { color: #A8BFD3; }
.numbers-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}
.num-card {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .045);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .11);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 2.1rem 1.9rem 1.9rem;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.num-card strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.8vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #F4F9FD;
}
.num-card span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .6rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: #9DB4C9;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.num-card span a { color: var(--sky-400); font-weight: 600; }
.numbers-close {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6rem 1rem;
  margin-top: 2.25rem;
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(157, 180, 201, .18);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: #9DB4C9;
}
.numbers-close .ico { color: var(--sky-400); }
.numbers-close strong { color: #E8F1F9; font-weight: 650; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .numbers-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .numbers-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ── 5 · Who we help ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.ind-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-card-gap);
}
.ind-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 1.7rem 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transition: transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out), box-shadow var(--dur-med) var(--ease-out);
}
.ind-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift); }
.ind-ico {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.6rem;
  height: 2.6rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ice-100), var(--blue-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--ice-200);
  color: var(--blue-600);
}
.ind-card h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: .95rem 0 .3rem; }
.ind-card p { font-size: var(--fs-tiny); color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55; }
/* The eighth tile: an invitation, not an industry */
.ind-card-cta {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  justify-items: start;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #FDFEFF, var(--ice-100));
  border-color: var(--ice-200);
}
.ind-card-cta h3 { margin-top: 0; }
.ind-card-cta .link-arrow { margin-top: .55rem; font-size: var(--fs-small); }
.ind-more {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .ind-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .ind-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ── 6 · Our approach ──────────────────────────────────────
   Three stations on one route: the node-and-line brand grammar
   from the trial path, in daylight. */
.approach-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-card-gap);
}
.approach-step {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 2.1rem 1.9rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}
/* connector between cards (desktop only) */
.approach-step:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: -1.3rem;
  width: 1.35rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sky-400), var(--ice-200));
  border-radius: 1px;
}
.approach-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.approach-ico {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ice-100), var(--blue-100));
  border: 1px solid var(--ice-200);
  color: var(--blue-600);
}
.approach-num {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ice-200);
}
.approach-step h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h4); margin-bottom: .5rem; }
.approach-step p { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); }
.approach-step .link-arrow { margin-top: .9rem; font-size: var(--fs-small); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .approach-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 30rem; margin-inline: auto; }
  .approach-step:not(:last-child)::after {
    top: auto;
    bottom: -1.3rem;
    right: auto;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 2px;
    height: 1.35rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--sky-400), var(--ice-200));
  }
}