:root {
    --color-primary: #2a2a2a;
    --color-secondary: #ff6f61;
    --color-accent: #3a7bd5;
    --color-background-light: #f0f2f5;
    --color-background-medium: #e6e9ee;
    --color-background-dark: #ffffff;
    --color-footer-bg: #1a1a1a;
    --color-text-dark: #2a2a2a;
    --color-text-light: #fdfefe;
    --color-border-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);

    --font-heading: 'Rubik Mono One', monospace;
    --font-body: 'Inter', sans-serif;

    --spacing-xs: 0.5rem;
    --spacing-sm: 1rem;
    --spacing-md: 1.5rem;
    --spacing-lg: 2.5rem;
    --spacing-xl: 4rem;

    --border-radius-base: 0.25rem;
    --border-radius-brutal: 0;

    --shadow-neumorphic-light: 4px 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), -4px -4px 8px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    --shadow-neumorphic-dark: inset 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), inset -2px -2px 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    --shadow-lift: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 4px 6px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);

    --transition-speed: 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@300;400;700&family=Rubik+Mono+One&display=swap');

*,
*::before,
*::after {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    font-size: 16px;
}

body {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
    background-color: var(--color-background-light);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

/* Typography */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-sm);
    letter-spacing: -0.05em; /* Neo-retro/Brutalism touch */
}

h1 {
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px var(--color-primary);
}

h2 {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

h3 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

p {
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
}

a {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color var(--transition-speed), text-shadow var(--transition-speed);
}

a:hover,
a:focus {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

ul, ol {
    margin-left: var(--spacing-md);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

li {
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-xs);
}

/* Sections & Layout */
.container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: var(--spacing-md);
}

.section {
    padding: var(--spacing-xl) var(--spacing-md);
    background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden; /* For pseudo-elements */
}

.section:nth-of-type(even) {
    background-color: var(--color-background-medium);
}

.section-hero {
    background-color: var(--color-background-light);
    padding: var(--spacing-xl) var(--spacing-md) calc(var(--spacing-xl) * 1.5);
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 90%, 0% 100%); /* Dynamic shape */
}

.section-hero::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(255, 111, 97, 0.1) 0%, rgba(58, 123, 213, 0.1) 100%);
    z-index: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* Buttons */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: var(--spacing-sm) var(--spacing-md);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal);
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px var(--color-primary); /* Brutalism shadow */
}

.btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.btn-primary:hover,
.btn-primary:focus {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    border-color: var(--color-primary);
    transform: translate(-2px, -2px); /* Shift for brutalism effect */
    box-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-secondary);
}

.btn-secondary {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    border-color: var(--color-primary);
    box-shadow: 4px 4px 0px var(--color-secondary);
}

.btn-secondary:hover,
.btn-secondary:focus {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
    border-color: var(--color-primary);
    transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
    box-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-accent);
}

/* Forms */
.form-group {
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
}

.form-control {
    width: 100%;
    padding: var(--spacing-sm);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 1rem;
    border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
    background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
    color: var(--color-text-dark);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal);
    box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0px var(--color-border-light);
    transition: all var(--transition-speed);
}

.form-control:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0px var(--color-accent), 0 0 0 3px rgba(58, 123, 213, 0.2);
}

textarea.form-control {
    min-height: 120px;
    resize: vertical;
}

/* Cards */
.card {
    background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
    padding: var(--spacing-md);
    border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal);
    box-shadow: 6px 6px 0px var(--color-secondary); /* Strong brutalist shadow */
    transition: transform var(--transition-speed), box-shadow var(--transition-speed);
    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-lg);
}

.card:hover {
    transform: translate(-4px, -4px);
    box-shadow: 10px 10px 0px var(--color-accent);
}

/* Header & Footer */
.header {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
    padding: var(--spacing-sm) var(--spacing-md);
    border-bottom: 4px solid var(--color-secondary);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
}

.header .logo {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    text-decoration: none;
    line-height: 1;
    text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px var(--color-accent);
}

.header .nav a {
    color: var(--color-text-light);
    margin-left: var(--spacing-md);
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.header .nav a::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 3px;
    background-color: var(--color-secondary);
    transition: width var(--transition-speed);
}

.header .nav a:hover::after {
    width: 100%;
}

.footer {
    background-color: var(--color-footer-bg);
    color: var(--color-text-light);
    padding: var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-md);
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.footer a {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.footer a:hover {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Alpine.js specific styles */
[x-cloak] {
    display: none !important;
}

.fade-transition {
    transition: opacity var(--transition-speed);
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:enter] {
    opacity: 0;
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:enter-start] {
    opacity: 0;
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:enter-end] {
    opacity: 1;
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:leave] {
    opacity: 1;
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:leave-start] {
    opacity: 1;
}

.fade-transition[x-transition:leave-end] {
    opacity: 0;
}

/* Utility classes (complementing Tailwind) */
.text-center { text-align: center; }
.text-left { text-align: left; }
.text-right { text-align: right; }
.max-w-prose { max-width: 65ch; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    h2 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }

    .header {
        flex-direction: column;
        padding-bottom: var(--spacing-sm);
    }

    .header .nav {
        margin-top: var(--spacing-sm);
    }

    .header .nav a {
        margin: 0 var(--spacing-xs);
        display: inline-block;
    }

    .section-hero {
        padding-top: var(--spacing-lg);
        padding-bottom: var(--spacing-xl);
    }

    .btn {
        width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: var(--spacing-sm);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    h1 {
        font-size: 2rem;
    }
    h2 {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
    p {
        font-size: 1rem;
    }
    .container {
        padding: var(--spacing-sm);
    }
    .section {
        padding: var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-sm);
    }
    .header .logo {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
}

/* Additional creative touches */
/* Neo-retro grid background for certain sections */
.grid-bg-section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
}

.grid-bg-section::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(to right, var(--color-border-light) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-border-light) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 25px 25px;
    opacity: 0.1;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* Interactive elements with transform on hover */
.interactive-item {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease-out, box-shadow 0.2s ease-out;
}

.interactive-item:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 15px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

/* Focus states for accessibility and brutalism */
*:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal); /* Keep brutalist */
}

/* Scrollbar styling for a custom look */
::-webkit-scrollbar {
    width: 12px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: var(--color-background-light);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border-light);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: var(--color-primary);
    border-radius: var(--border-radius-brutal);
    border: 3px solid var(--color-background-light);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: var(--color-accent);
}<ctrl63>


/* Cookie Banner Additional Styles for Tailwind */
.cookie-banner-hover-effect:hover {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .cookie-banner-hover-effect:hover {
        transform: none;
    }
}