/* =========================================================
   The Readiness Forum — About Us page (designed version)
   Builds on style.css (tokens, nav, footer, .btn, .grad)
   and legal.css (white page + gradient banner).
   ========================================================= */

.about-wrap {
  max-width: calc(var(--shell) + var(--gutter) * 2);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.about-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-700);
}
.about-kicker::before {
  content: "";
  width: .55rem;
  height: .55rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--mark-blue);
}

.about-h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "K2D", var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--ink-900);
}

.about-p {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  color: var(--ink-600);
}
.about-p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ---------- 1. Intro ---------- */
.about-intro {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5.5rem) clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
}
.about-intro__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.about-intro__lede {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: var(--fs-lede);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -.018em;
  color: var(--ink-900);
}

.about-quote {
  margin: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem) clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--chip-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--chip-line);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--mark-blue);
}
.about-quote p {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: var(--fs-body-lg);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-900);
}
.about-quote strong { font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: var(--mark-blue); }

/* ---------- 2. The Forum ---------- */
.about-forum {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f4f7ff 0%, var(--chip-bg) 100%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--chip-line);
}
.about-forum__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3rem);
}

.about-formats {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.about-format {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--chip-line);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease-hover), box-shadow .35s var(--ease-hover);
}
.about-format:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 40px -30px rgba(10, 20, 50, .45);
}
.about-format img { width: 3.25rem; height: 3.25rem; object-fit: contain; }
.about-format__icon-svg {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 3.25rem;
  height: 3.25rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: var(--chip-bg);
  color: var(--mark-blue);
}
.about-format h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "K2D", var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--fs-h5);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink-900);
}

.about-roles {
  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 2.25rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
}
.about-role {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--chip-line);
}
.about-role img { flex: none; width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; object-fit: contain; }
.about-role h3 {
  margin: 0 0 .3rem;
  font-family: "K2D", var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
}
.about-role p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-body-sm);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  color: var(--ink-600);
}

.about-open {
  margin: clamp(1.75rem, 4vh, 2.5rem) 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  color: var(--ink-600);
  text-align: center;
}
.about-open strong { color: var(--ink-900); font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- 3. Ecosystem ---------- */
.about-eco { padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5.5rem); }
.about-eco__head { max-width: 46rem; margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3rem); }
.about-eco__head .about-p { margin-top: 1rem; }

.eco-cards {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1.1rem;
  position: relative;
}
.eco-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--chip-line);
  background: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.eco-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 4px;
}
.eco-card--forum::before    { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2C5BFD, #5EE0F7); }
.eco-card--platform::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, #78CB9B, #C1D177); }
.eco-card--parent::before   { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--grad-c), var(--grad-a)); }

.eco-card__step {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mark-blue);
}
.eco-card__name {
  margin: .5rem 0 .2rem;
  font-family: "K2D", var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: var(--fs-h4);
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  color: var(--ink-900);
}
.eco-card__role {
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  color: var(--ink-700);
}
.eco-card__text {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-body-sm);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  color: var(--ink-600);
  flex: 1;
}
.eco-card__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .5rem;
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--fs-ui);
  color: var(--ink-900);
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid currentColor;
  padding-bottom: .15rem;
  transition: color .25s var(--ease-hover), gap .25s var(--ease-hover);
}
.eco-card__link:hover { color: var(--mark-blue); gap: .75rem; }

.about-flow {
  margin: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3rem) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  border-radius: 18px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: var(--fs-body-lg);
  line-height: 1.45;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}
.about-flow strong { font-weight: 700; }

/* ---------- 4. Closing CTA ---------- */
.about-cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 85% 100%, rgba(174, 217, 191, .95) 0%, rgba(174, 217, 191, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(115deg, var(--blue-deep) 0%, #4d70c8 45%, #7fae9f 78%, #a9d6c0 100%);
}
.about-cta__inner {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, .9fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.about-cta__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "K2D", var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: var(--fs-h2);
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.about-cta__text {
  margin: .9rem 0 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: var(--lh-body);
  opacity: .95;
}
.about-cta .btn { margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 3vh, 1.75rem); }

.about-links { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
.about-links a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  transition: background-color .3s var(--ease-hover), transform .3s var(--ease-hover);
}
.about-links a:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .26); transform: translateX(3px); }
.about-links__label {
  display: block;
  font-size: var(--fs-caption);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: .85;
}
.about-links__name {
  display: block;
  margin-top: .15rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
}
.about-links svg { flex: none; }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .about-formats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .about-intro__grid,
  .about-forum__head,
  .about-cta__inner { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .about-forum__head { align-items: start; }
  .eco-cards,
  .about-roles { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .about-formats { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .about-format { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; }
  .about-cta .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }
}