:root {
  --gold: #C9A84C;
  --gold-lt: #E8C96D;
  --gold-dk: #8B6914;
}

.hero .layer-worldmap {
  opacity: .76;
  filter: brightness(1.12) contrast(1.12) saturate(1.04);
}

.hero-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.04fr) minmax(0, .96fr);
  transform: translateZ(20px);
}

.hero .layer-overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .58) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .36) 32%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) 62%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .24) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, .09), transparent 42%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .16));
}

.hero .hg {
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFF8D9 0%, #F2D77F 38%, #DAB756 72%, #BC8B27 100%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 16px rgba(255, 220, 112, .28));
}

.emblem-img {
  filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .56))
    drop-shadow(0 0 28px rgba(201, 168, 76, .2));
}

.quote-card {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(10, 10, 10, .88), rgba(3, 3, 3, .94));
  border-color: rgba(232, 201, 109, .4);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 54px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .06),
    0 0 28px rgba(201, 168, 76, .07);
}

.section-shell {
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: #090909;
}

.section-shell::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background: url("../images/world-map.png") center 46% / clamp(900px, 112vw, 1800px) auto no-repeat;
  content: "";
  opacity: .60;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.section-shell::after {
  content: none;
}

.global-network-canvas {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: .85;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.section-shell > .section-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}

.section-shell-muted {
  background-color: #0d0d0d;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .section-shell::before {
    background-size: 900px auto;
    background-position: 53% 45%;
  }

  .global-network-canvas {
    opacity: .68;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .global-network-canvas {
    opacity: .58;
  }
}

.solution-grid,
.industry-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.solution-card,
.industry-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, .24);
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .035), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(18, 17, 14, .91), rgba(8, 8, 8, .94));
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, .34),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .045),
    0 0 22px rgba(201, 168, 76, .035);
  transition: transform .35s ease, border-color .35s ease, box-shadow .35s ease;
}

.solution-card::before,
.industry-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 12%;
  width: 76%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 230, 155, .8), transparent);
  content: "";
  opacity: .45;
  transition: opacity .35s ease, width .35s ease, left .35s ease;
}

.solution-card h3,
.industry-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.45vw, 1.5rem);
}

.industry-card {
  min-height: 178px;
}

.solution-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 320px;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.solution-card .btn-small {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.solution-icon {
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .1),
    0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, .32),
    0 0 18px rgba(201, 168, 76, .09);
  transform: translateZ(18px);
}

.careers-layout {
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 76px);
}

.career-intro > .eyebrow-sm {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.career-intro h2 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: var(--fs);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 2.45vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.career-intro > p:not(.eyebrow-sm) {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.career-points {
  gap: 8px;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.career-points li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 19px;
}

.career-points li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: .7em;
  left: 1px;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold-lt);
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(232, 201, 109, .5);
  content: "";
}

.career-form-wrap {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, .28);
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(22, 20, 15, .87), rgba(10, 10, 10, .93));
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4),
    0 0 34px rgba(201, 168, 76, .07),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .055);
}

.career-form-wrap::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255, 230, 155, .8), transparent);
  content: "";
}

.career-form {
  position: relative;
  gap: 17px;
}

.career-form label {
  gap: 7px;
  font-size: .7rem;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
}

.career-form input,
.career-form textarea {
  min-height: 44px;
  border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, .2);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(7, 7, 7, .74);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: .88rem;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  text-transform: none;
  transition: border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease, background .25s ease;
}

.career-form textarea {
  min-height: 100px;
}

.career-form input::placeholder,
.career-form textarea::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .42);
}

.career-form input:focus,
.career-form textarea:focus {
  border-color: rgba(232, 201, 109, .72);
  background: rgba(8, 8, 8, .94);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 168, 76, .1),
    0 0 18px rgba(201, 168, 76, .08);
}

.career-form input[type="file"] {
  padding: 8px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .64);
}

.career-form input[type="file"]::file-selector-button {
  min-height: 30px;
  margin-right: 12px;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, .5);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e8c96d, #b88825);
  color: #100d06;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.career-form > .btn-primary {
  width: 100%;
}

.btn-primary,
.nav-cta {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.btn-primary:focus-visible,
.nav-cta:focus-visible,
.btn-secondary:focus-visible,
.solution-card a:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--gold-lt);
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .solution-card:hover,
  .industry-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-7px) rotateX(1deg) rotateY(-.6deg);
    border-color: rgba(232, 201, 109, .62);
    box-shadow: 0 28px 54px rgba(0, 0, 0, .42),
      0 0 28px rgba(201, 168, 76, .11),
      inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
  }

  .solution-card:hover::before,
  .industry-card:hover::before {
    left: 4%;
    width: 92%;
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .solution-grid,
  .industry-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .career-fields {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .solution-grid,
  .industry-grid,
  .career-fields {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .solution-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .career-form-wrap {
    padding: 20px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .emblem-wrap {
    animation: none;
  }

  .solution-card:hover,
  .industry-card:hover {
    transform: none;
  }

  .solution-card,
  .industry-card,
  .career-form input,
  .career-form textarea {
    transition: none;
  }
}


/* ================================================================
   AURETHIONX FINISHING PASS — CARDS, INDUSTRY ICONS & CAREERS FORM
   Visual-only refinements. Existing HTML names, form fields and
   submission hooks are intentionally preserved.
   ================================================================ */

/* Consistent card geometry and premium dimensional surfaces. */
.solution-grid,
.industry-grid {
  align-items: stretch;
  perspective: 1400px;
}

.solution-card,
.industry-card {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  min-width: 0;
  border-radius: 3px;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.solution-card {
  padding: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px);
  min-height: 320px;
  gap: 0;
}

.solution-icon {
  flex: 0 0 56px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 201, 109, .52);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 32% 24%, rgba(255, 230, 155, .18), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(201, 168, 76, .16), rgba(10, 10, 10, .92));
  color: #f0d890;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(232, 201, 109, .35);
}

.solution-card h3,
.industry-card h3 {
  line-height: 1.28;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.solution-card p,
.industry-card p {
  line-height: 1.68;
}

/* Careers / student application form: align labels and give each field
   a restrained gold icon marker without changing the form markup. */
.career-form-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 30px);
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.career-form,
.career-fields,
.career-form label {
  min-width: 0;
}

.career-form label > span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: 22px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .88);
}

.career-label-icon {
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  flex: 0 0 20px;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.career-form input,
.career-form textarea {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  min-width: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.career-form input[type="file"] {
  min-height: 46px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.career-form > .btn-primary {
  min-height: 46px;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.career-form input:focus-visible,
.career-form textarea:focus-visible,
.career-form button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid rgba(232, 201, 109, .78);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .solution-card,
  .industry-card {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .industry-card h3 {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .career-form-wrap {
    padding: 18px;
  }

  .career-fields {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 15px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero .emblem-wrap,
  .hero .emblem-img {
    animation: none !important;
    translate: none !important;
  }
}


/* Catalogue sections use the map's built-in network art as one background. */

/* Services was missing the shared map/canvas layer. */
#services-page {
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #050505;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.52), rgba(0,0,0,.64)),
    url("../images/world-map.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center, center 48%;
  background-size: cover, min(100%, 1720px) auto;
}
#services-page::after {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.26), rgba(0,0,0,.08) 48%, rgba(0,0,0,.30)),
    url("../images/contact/particles.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
  background-position: center, 0 0;
  background-size: cover, 560px auto;
  opacity: .19;
  filter: brightness(.84) contrast(1.04) saturate(.78);
}
#services-page > .services-network-canvas {
  z-index: 3;
  opacity: .48;
}
#services-page .svc-grid-sec,
#services-page .founder-contact-sec { position: relative; z-index: 5; }
#services-page .svc-smoke { z-index: 1; opacity: .48; }
#services-page .svc-stars { opacity: .10; }

/* About: balance its brighter network with the same matte exposure as
   the Solutions and Industries sections. */
#about-page {
  background-color: #050505;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,.34), rgba(0,0,0,.42)),
    url("../images/world-map.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center, center 48%;
  background-size: cover, cover;
}
#about-page::after {
  background-image:
    url("../images/contact/particles.png"),
    url("../images/contact/spark-lines.png");
  background-repeat: repeat, repeat;
  background-position: 0 0, center;
  background-size: 480px auto, 820px auto;
  opacity: .24;
  filter: brightness(1.02) contrast(1.06) saturate(.88);
}
#about-page > .about-network-canvas {
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: .54;
}
#about-page > #aboutCanvas { opacity: .34; }
#about-page .about-orbs { opacity: .20; }
#about-page .stats-bar,
#about-page .about-main,
#about-page .about-content,
#about-page .about-grid { position: relative; z-index: 5; }

/* Contact / Get in Touch: extend the same world + connected-node language
   behind the existing form and emblem, keeping all controls above it. */
.axc-contact {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-color: transparent;
}
.axc-contact::after {
  content: none;
}
.axc-viewport > .contact-network-canvas {
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: .56;
}
.axc-contact > .axc-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.axc-contact .axc-shell { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.axc-contact .axc-particles { opacity: .24; }

/* Subtle, consistent card depth: premium glass-metal finish, not neon. */
.solution-card,
.industry-card,
.svc-card,
.founder-card,
.vision-card,
.contact-card,
.career-form-wrap,
.axc-form-card {
  box-shadow:
    0 18px 42px rgba(0,0,0,.38),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.045),
    0 0 22px rgba(201,168,76,.035);
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #about-page { background-size: cover, cover; }
  #about-page::after { opacity: .20; background-size: 420px auto, 620px auto; }
  #services-page { background-size: cover, 1180px auto; }
  #services-page::after { opacity: .21; background-size: cover, 420px auto; }
  .global-network-canvas { opacity: .52; }
  #about-page > #aboutCanvas { opacity: .28; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  #about-page::after,
  #services-page::after,
  .global-network-canvas { animation: none !important; }
}


/* =====================================================================
   FINAL RESPONSIVE FINISH — consistent exposure, aligned cards,
   careers form balance, connected section flow and brand loader.
   ===================================================================== */

/* Unified matte world-map exposure across inner sections. */
#about-page {
  background-color: #070707;
  background-blend-mode: normal;
  background-size: cover, cover;
}
#about-page::before { opacity: .78; }
#about-page::after { opacity: .24; filter: brightness(1.02) contrast(1.06) saturate(.88); }
#about-page > .about-network-canvas { opacity: .54; }
#about-page > #aboutCanvas { opacity: .34; }
#about-page .about-orbs { opacity: .20; }

#services-page {
  background-color: #070707;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.34), rgba(0,0,0,.42)),
    url("../images/world-map.png");
  background-size: cover, cover;
}
#services-page::before { opacity: .78; }
#services-page::after { opacity: .25; filter: brightness(1.02) contrast(1.05) saturate(.88); }
#services-page > .services-network-canvas { opacity: .54; }

.section-shell {
  min-height: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(82px, 7.2vw, 108px) 0 clamp(62px, 5.6vw, 82px);
  background-color: #080808;
  scroll-margin-top: 82px;
}
.global-network-canvas { opacity: .58; }
.section-shell-muted { background-color: #0a0a0a; }
.section-inner { width: min(100% - 64px, 1320px); padding: 0; }
.section-shell .section-heading h2 { max-width: 1050px; margin: 0 auto; }

/* Keep the catalogue cards wide, readable, and in their requested order. */
.solution-grid,
.industry-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.4vw, 20px);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.solution-card,
.industry-card {
  grid-column: 1;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  height: auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.solution-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-content: center;
  align-items: start;
  column-gap: clamp(18px, 2vw, 28px);
  min-height: clamp(190px, 12vw, 230px);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.1vw, 30px);
}
.solution-icon {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  flex: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}
.solution-icon img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.solution-content {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}
.solution-card h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.solution-card p { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.solution-card ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 5px 26px;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  padding-left: 18px;
}
.solution-card .btn-small { margin-top: 0; justify-self: start; }
.industry-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(220px, .7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  align-items: center;
  column-gap: clamp(22px, 3vw, 44px);
  min-height: 142px;
  padding: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px);
}
.industry-icon {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
}
.industry-icon img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.industry-card h3 { grid-column: 2; margin: 0; }
.industry-card p { grid-column: 3; margin: 0; }
.solution-card h3, .industry-card h3 { min-width: 0; overflow-wrap: break-word; }
.solution-card p, .industry-card p { max-width: 100%; }

/* Careers: increase form presence and balance the two columns. */
#careers .section-inner.careers-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(42px, 5vw, 84px);
  width: min(100% - 72px, 1320px);
}
.career-intro { max-width: 590px; }
.career-intro h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 3.8vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}
.career-intro h2 .gtxt {
  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #FFF4C6 0%, #F2D77F 42%, #DAB756 100%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 14px rgba(255, 220, 112, .2));
}
.career-intro > p:not(.eyebrow-sm) {
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.2vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.career-points { gap: 10px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.career-points li { line-height: 1.6; }
.career-form-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 700px;
  justify-self: end;
  padding: clamp(28px, 2.6vw, 40px);
}
.career-form { gap: 17px; }
.career-fields { gap: 16px 20px; }
.career-form input, .career-form textarea { min-height: 48px; }
.career-form textarea { min-height: 112px; }

/* Natural continuous page flow; no artificial viewport-height gaps. */
#about, #services, #solutions, #industries, #careers, #contact-us {
  scroll-margin-top: 82px;
}
#solutions, #industries, #careers { overflow: hidden; }
.axc-viewport { margin-top: 0; }

/* Existing AURETHIONX logo as a discreet page-loading indicator. */
.ax-loading-screen {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 10000;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #17130a 0%, #080808 48%, #030303 100%);
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transition: opacity .35s ease, visibility .35s ease;
}
.ax-loading-screen.is-hidden { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.ax-loading-content { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 20px; padding: 24px; }
.ax-loading-logo { display: block; width: clamp(150px, 22vw, 230px); height: auto; object-fit: contain; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 18px rgba(201,168,76,.22)); }
.ax-loading-ring {
  width: 34px; height: 34px; border: 2px solid rgba(201,168,76,.18);
  border-top-color: #e8c96d; border-right-color: rgba(201,168,76,.58);
  border-radius: 50%; animation: ax-loader-spin .85s linear infinite;
}
.ax-loading-label { color: rgba(232,201,109,.72); font: 600 9px/1.4 Montserrat, sans-serif; letter-spacing: .22em; text-align: center; }
@keyframes ax-loader-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  #careers .section-inner.careers-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 34px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section-inner { width: min(100% - 44px, 720px); }
  .solution-grid, .industry-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .industry-card { grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(180px, .7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr); column-gap: 18px; }
  .industry-icon { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
  #careers .section-inner.careers-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); width: min(100% - 44px, 720px); gap: 34px; }
  .career-form-wrap { max-width: none; justify-self: stretch; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .section-inner { width: min(100% - 36px, 520px); }
  .solution-grid, .industry-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
  .solution-card, .industry-card { grid-column: 1; min-height: 0; }
  .solution-card { grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 14px; padding: 20px; }
  .solution-icon { width: 48px; height: 48px; }
  .solution-card ul { display: grid; gap: 5px; }
  .industry-card {
    grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: auto auto;
    column-gap: 14px;
    row-gap: 7px;
  }
  .industry-icon { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1 / span 2; width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .industry-card h3 { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .industry-card p { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; }
  .section-shell { padding: 76px 0 58px; }
  #careers .section-inner.careers-layout { width: min(100% - 36px, 520px); gap: 26px; }
  .career-form-wrap { padding: 20px; }
  .career-fields { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
  .career-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 8vw, 2.55rem); }
  .ax-loading-logo { width: 164px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ax-loading-screen { transition: none; }
  .ax-loading-ring { animation-duration: 1.8s; }
}

.svc-card,
.solution-card,
.industry-card {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.svc-card::after,
.solution-card::after,
.industry-card::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: -70%;
  left: -55%;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 44%;
  height: 240%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(255, 230, 155, .12) 34%,
    rgba(255, 245, 205, .42) 50%,
    rgba(255, 230, 155, .14) 66%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  content: "";
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate3d(-180%, 0, 0) rotate(24deg);
}

.svc-card > *,
.solution-card > *,
.industry-card > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.industry-card:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-lt);
  outline-offset: -4px;
}

.svc-card:hover::after,
.svc-card:focus-within::after,
.svc-card:active::after,
.solution-card:hover::after,
.solution-card:focus-within::after,
.solution-card:active::after,
.industry-card:hover::after,
.industry-card:focus-within::after,
.industry-card:active::after {
  animation: card-light-sweep .9s ease-out both;
}

@keyframes card-light-sweep {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate3d(-180%, 0, 0) rotate(24deg);
  }
  18% { opacity: .9; }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate3d(420%, 0, 0) rotate(24deg);
  }
}

.axc-viewport > .contact-network-canvas {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: .56;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .svc-card::after,
  .solution-card::after,
  .industry-card::after {
    animation: none;
    transition: none;
  }

  .svc-card:hover::after,
  .svc-card:focus-within::after,
  .svc-card:active::after,
  .solution-card:hover::after,
  .solution-card:focus-within::after,
  .solution-card:active::after,
  .industry-card:hover::after,
  .industry-card:focus-within::after,
  .industry-card:active::after {
    opacity: .16;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) rotate(24deg);
  }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-height: 1200px) {
  .hero-grid { transform: translate3d(0, -10px, 20px); }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-height: 800px) {
  .hero-grid { transform: translate3d(0, -12px, 20px); }
}

/* Keep section maps full-bleed; the fixed-width background left exposed
   black gutters on wide layouts, while Solutions had no live network canvas. */
.section-shell {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #070707;
}
.section-shell::before {
  background-image: url("../images/world-map.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center 48%;
  background-size: cover;
  opacity: .68;
}
.section-shell > .global-network-canvas {
  z-index: 2;
  opacity: .58;
}
#solutions > .solution-network-canvas { opacity: .62; }

#services-page {
  background-color: #070707;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.16), rgba(0,0,0,.22)),
    url("../images/world-map.png");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center, center 48%;
  background-size: cover, cover;
}
#services-page::after {
  content: none;
  -webkit-mask-image: none;
  mask-image: none;
  animation: none;
}

.career-enquiry-callout {
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
  justify-items: start;
  gap: 12px;
}
.career-enquiry-title {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--gold-lt);
  font: 700 clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem)/1.35 "Cinzel", serif;
}
.career-enquiry-copy {
  margin: 0 0 4px;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
  font: 400 .98rem/1.65 "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}

/* Let the shared animated network remain legible behind the emblem. */
.axc-shell {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,7,7,.58) 0%, rgba(7,7,7,.28) 52%, rgba(7,7,7,.06) 100%),
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(18,16,12,.18) 0%, rgba(8,8,10,.22) 60%, rgba(4,4,6,.28) 100%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
}
.axc-emblem { position: relative; z-index: 3; }