:root {
            --orangered: #FF4500;
            --navy: #1f3b5c;
            --dark: #02021a;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
        }

        * { 
            margin: 0; 
            padding: 0; 
            box-sizing: border-box; 
        }
        body { 
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; 
            background: #fafafa; 
            color: var(--navy); 
            overflow-x: hidden; 
        }

        /* --- ABOUT HERO --- */
        .about-hero {
            margin-top: 120px;
            height: 70vh;
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,80,0.5), rgba(0,0,80,0.5)),
                        url(./ctpaints/bluewall.jpg);
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: #fff;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .about-hero h1 { 
            font-size: 3.3rem; 
            text-transform: uppercase; 
        }

        /* --- THE FOUNDER'S VISION SECTION --- */
        .founder-section { 
            padding: 100px 10%; 
            display: grid; 
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; 
            gap: 80px; 
            align-items: center; 
        }
        .founder-text h2 { 
            font-size: 2.5rem; 
            margin-bottom: 50px; 
            position: relative; 
            font-weight: 700; 
        }
        .founder-text h2::after { 
            content: ''; 
            position: absolute; 
            left: 0; 
            bottom: -10px; 
            width: 60px; 
            height: 4px; 
            background: var(--orangered); 
        }
        .founder-text p { 
            line-height: 1.9; 
            margin-bottom: 20px; 
            opacity: 0.8; 
        }

        .founder-image { position: relative; }
        .founder-image img { width: 100%; border-radius: 20px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
        .experience-badge {
            position: absolute; bottom: -30px; left: -30px;
            background: var(--orangered); color: #fff; padding: 30px;
            border-radius: 15px; font-family: Montserrat; text-align: center;
            animation: float 4s ease-in-out infinite;
        }

        @keyframes float { 0% { transform: translateY(0); } 50% { transform: translateY(-15px); } 100% { transform: translateY(0); } }

        /* --- JOURNEY TIMELINE --- */
        .timeline-section { padding: 100px 8%; background: var(--navy); color: #fff; text-align: center; }
        .timeline-section h2{
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 50px;
            font-weight: 700;
        }
        .timeline-container { margin-top: 60px; position: relative; max-width: 1000px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
        
        .timeline-item { 
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); 
            padding: 40px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 30px;
            border-left: 5px solid var(--orangered);
            text-align: left; transition: var(--transition);
        }
        .timeline-item:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); transform: translateX(10px); }
        .timeline-year { font-weight: 900; color: var(--orangered); font-size: 1.5rem; display: block; }
        .timeline-item h3{
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

   
        /* &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& */

         .cta { 
            padding: 120px 10%; 
            text-align: center; 
            position: relative;
            background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,50,0.6), rgba(0,0,50,0.6)), 
                        url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1560448204-61dc36dc98c8?q=80&w=2070');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed; /* Parallax effect */
            color: #fff;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .cta-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        .cta h2 { 
            /* font-family: 'Montserrat';  */
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); 
            margin-bottom: 20px; 
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .cta p { 
            font-size: 1.2rem; 
            margin-bottom: 40px; 
            opacity: 0.9; 
            max-width: 700px; 
            margin-left: auto; 
            margin-right: auto; 
        }

        /* Animated Button Logic */
        .btn-cta { 
            background: var(--orangered); 
            color: #fff; 
            padding: 20px 50px; 
            text-decoration: none; 
            font-weight: lighter; 
            border-radius: 5px; 
            display: inline-block; 
            transition: all 0.4s ease;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            border: 2px solid var(--orangered);
        }

        .btn-cta:hover { 
            background: transparent;
            color: #fff;
            transform: translateY(-10px) scale(1.05); 
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            border-color: #fff;
        }

        /* Aesthetic "Paint Drip" Decoration for CTA */
        .cta::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 10px;
            background: var(--orangered);
        }

        /* &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& */


          @media (max-width: 768px ){
            .about-hero {
                height: 50vh;
                padding: 1rem;
            }

            .about-hero h1 { 
              font-size: 2.8rem; 
              margin-bottom: 10px;
            }

            .founder-section { 
                grid-template-columns: 1fr; 
                gap: 80px; 
            }
        

          }