/* ============================================================= NEXT STEP CAREER COACHING — STYLESHEET ============================================================= HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. COLOURS — change the brand colours in one place, in the ":root" section right below this comment. 2. FONTS — the site uses two Google Fonts. Change the font names in the ":root" section AND in the of every HTML page (look for the tag) if you want to swap them. 3. Everything else (buttons, cards, sections) uses the variables below, so changing a colour here updates the whole site automatically. ============================================================= */ :root { /* ---- BRAND COLOURS (from Laura's brand board) ---- */ --black: #000000; --white: #ffffff; --pink: #F00070; /* Hot pink — hero accents, buttons, key headings */ --green: #B0F800; /* Lime green — SMALL accents only: hearts, hovers, outlines */ --soft-white: #f8f8f8; /* Off-white background for light sections */ --text-dark: #111111; /* Body text colour on light backgrounds */ /* ---- FONTS ---- */ --font-display: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; /* Elegant serif — headings */ --font-signature: 'Dancing Script', cursive; /* Signature-style script — used sparingly for brand flourishes */ --font-body: 'Manrope', Arial, sans-serif; /* Clean sans — body text */ /* ---- SPACING / SHAPE (rarely need to change these) ---- */ --radius: 2px; --container-width: 1160px; --stripe-size: 10px; } /* ============================================================= RESET & BASE ============================================================= */ * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; } html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } body { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--text-dark); background: var(--white); line-height: 1.6; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } img { max-width: 100%; display: block; } a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; } ul { list-style: none; } .container { max-width: var(--container-width); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; } h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.2rem); } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.5vw, 3rem); } h3 { font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.8rem); } p { max-width: 62ch; } .eyebrow { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--pink); margin-bottom: 14px; } .eyebrow--on-dark { color: var(--green); } /* Reduced motion respect */ @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } * { animation-duration: 0.001ms !important; transition-duration: 0.001ms !important; } } /* ============================================================= SIGNATURE ELEMENT: THE STRIPE + DIAGONAL SYSTEM Thin black/white stripes + a hot pink diagonal corner block. Used sparingly as section dividers and hero backdrops — this is the visual fingerprint carried from the brand board. ============================================================= */ .stripe-band { height: 26px; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient( 90deg, var(--black), var(--black) 9px, var(--white) 9px, var(--white) 18px ); } .stripe-band--edge { border-top: 1px solid var(--black); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--black); } /* Bold stripe strip shown directly under the header on every page — this is the first thing a visitor sees, so the stripe motif from the brand board registers straight away, without needing to sit on top of any photos. */ .stripe-band--header { height: 10px; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient( 90deg, var(--black), var(--black) 10px, var(--white) 10px, var(--white) 20px ); } .hero-image-wrap { position: relative; display: block; } .diagonal-corner { position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; border-style: solid; pointer-events: none; } .diagonal-corner--pink-tr { top: 0; right: 0; border-width: 0 160px 160px 0; border-color: transparent var(--pink) transparent transparent; } /* Heart bullet — small lime green accent used across the site */ .heart-list li { position: relative; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 12px; font-size: 1.02rem; } .heart-list li::before { content: "♥"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 1px; color: var(--green); -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--black); font-size: 1.1rem; } /* ============================================================= HEADER / NAVIGATION ============================================================= */ .site-header { background: var(--black); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100; border-bottom: 1px solid #222; } .site-header .container { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 78px; } .logo { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1.05; margin-right: 36px; } .logo span.accent { color: var(--pink); font-weight: 700; } .logo .eyebrow-word { font-family: 'Segoe Script', cursive; font-style: italic; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--green); font-family: var(--font-body); letter-spacing: 0.02em; } .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; } /* Each page link reads as its own distinct tab/pill, not just text, so it's clear these are separate pages rather than one blob of text. */ .nav-links a { color: var(--white); font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 40px; border: 1px solid transparent; transition: border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease; white-space: nowrap; } .nav-links a:hover { border-color: #444; color: var(--pink); } /* The current page is filled in solid, so it's obvious at a glance which page you're on. */ .nav-links a.active { background: var(--pink); color: var(--white); border-color: var(--pink); } .nav-links a.active:hover { color: var(--white); } .nav-links a.nav-cta { background: transparent; color: var(--green); padding: 9px 18px; border-radius: 40px; border: 1px solid var(--green); margin-left: 10px; } .nav-links a.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--green); color: var(--black); border-color: var(--green); } .nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: none; color: var(--white); font-size: 1.6rem; cursor: pointer; } @media (max-width: 1040px) { .nav-toggle { display: block; } .nav-links { display: none; position: absolute; top: 78px; left: 0; right: 0; background: var(--black); flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; padding: 20px 24px 28px; gap: 10px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--pink); } .nav-links.open { display: flex; } .nav-links a { text-align: center; } .nav-links a.nav-cta { width: 100%; text-align: center; margin-left: 0; } } /* ============================================================= BUTTONS ============================================================= */ .btn { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem; padding: 16px 30px; border-radius: var(--radius); border: 2px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: transform 0.15s ease, background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease; text-align: center; } .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); } .btn-primary { background: var(--pink); color: var(--white); } .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--black); } .btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: var(--black); border-color: var(--black); } .btn-secondary:hover { border-color: var(--green); background: var(--green); } .btn-on-dark { background: transparent; color: var(--white); border-color: var(--white); } .btn-on-dark:hover { border-color: var(--green); color: var(--green); } .btn-block { display: block; width: 100%; } .btn-row { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 28px; } /* ============================================================= HERO ============================================================= */ .hero { position: relative; background: var(--black); color: var(--white); overflow: hidden; padding: 70px 0 0; } .hero .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; gap: 50px; align-items: center; position: relative; z-index: 2; padding-bottom: 60px; } /* Stacked hero variant (used on the homepage): centred text on top, one large centred image below, instead of side-by-side columns. */ .hero--stacked .container { display: block; } .hero-stacked-text { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; } /* Wider variant, used for the main headline so it runs across the screen with more words per line instead of wrapping narrowly. */ .hero-stacked-text--wide { max-width: 1040px; } .hero-stacked-text .lead { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .hero-stacked-text .btn-row { justify-content: center; } .hero-image-wrap--large { max-width: 1040px; margin: 36px auto; } .hero h1 { color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 20px; } .hero h1 .pink { color: var(--pink); } .hero h1 .white { color: var(--white); } /* Signature flourish — used for "Career coaching" in the homepage headline. Same serif as the rest of the heading, just larger and green, sitting inline and aligned with the rest of the sentence. */ .signature-accent { font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--green); font-size: 1.35em; font-weight: 700; } .hero p.lead { font-size: 1.15rem; color: #e8e8e8; margin-bottom: 8px; } .hero-image-wrap { position: relative; } .hero-image-frame img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; } /* ============================================================= GENERIC SECTIONS ============================================================= */ .section { padding: 90px 0; } /* Tighter padding for short, sparse content blocks (a line or two of text plus a button) so they don't read as empty filler space. */ .section--tight { padding: 56px 0; } .section--soft { background: var(--soft-white); } .section--dark { background: var(--black); color: var(--white); } .section--dark h2, .section--dark h3 { color: var(--white); } .section--dark p { color: #dcdcdc; } .section-head { max-width: 700px; margin-bottom: 46px; } .section-head.center { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; } /* Grid helpers */ .grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; } .grid-3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 30px; } .grid-4 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; } @media (max-width: 900px) { .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } } @media (max-width: 640px) { .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hero .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hero-image-wrap { order: -1; } } /* Cards */ .card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid #ececec; padding: 32px 28px; border-radius: var(--radius); position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; } /* Buttons inside cards always sit at the same bottom baseline across a row, regardless of how much description text sits above them. */ .card > .btn { margin-top: auto; align-self: flex-start; } .card-img { display: block; width: calc(100% + 56px); margin: -32px -28px 20px; border-radius: var(--radius) var(--radius) 0 0; } .card--dark { background: #0d0d0d; border: 1px solid #262626; color: var(--white); } .card .tag { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--pink); margin-bottom: 12px; } /* Offer / pricing card */ .offer-card { background: var(--black); color: var(--white); padding: 46px; padding-right: 76px; border-radius: var(--radius); position: relative; overflow: hidden; } /* Vertical stripe accent on the right edge, echoing the brand board's content card example. */ .offer-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 30px; background-image: repeating-linear-gradient( 180deg, var(--white), var(--white) 8px, var(--black) 8px, var(--black) 16px ); } .offer-card .price { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 3rem; color: var(--pink); margin: 10px 0 4px; } .offer-card .price small { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 1rem; color: #bbb; font-weight: 500; } /* Pull quote */ .pullquote { background: var(--soft-white); border-left: 4px solid var(--pink); padding: 26px 30px; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.2rem; font-style: italic; } /* Pill / label */ .pill { display: inline-block; border: 2px solid var(--black); border-radius: 40px; padding: 7px 18px; font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 700; } /* FAQ */ .faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e2e2; padding: 22px 0; } .faq-item h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 8px; } .faq-item p { color: #333; } /* Final CTA band */ .cta-band { background: var(--pink); color: var(--white); text-align: center; padding: 56px 0; } .cta-band h2 { color: var(--white); } .cta-band .btn-secondary { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--white); background: transparent; } .cta-band .btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--pink); border-color: var(--white); } .cta-band .btn-row { justify-content: center; } /* ============================================================= FOOTER ============================================================= */ .site-footer { background: var(--black); color: #cfcfcf; padding: 56px 0 30px; } .footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; } .footer-grid h4 { color: var(--white); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 16px; } .footer-grid a { color: #cfcfcf; display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 0.92rem; } .footer-grid a:hover { color: var(--green); } .footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid #262626; padding-top: 22px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #888; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; } @media (max-width: 640px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } } /* ============================================================= MISC PAGE-SPECIFIC HELPERS (used across a couple of pages) ============================================================= */ .numbered-step { display: flex; gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px; } .numbered-step .num { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--pink); min-width: 44px; } .credibility-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; } .stat-box { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; border-top: 4px solid var(--pink); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 30px 24px; text-align: center; } .stat-box strong { display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 2.4rem; color: var(--black); margin-bottom: 6px; } .stat-box span { font-size: 0.88rem; color: #444; font-weight: 600; } @media (max-width: 640px) { .credibility-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }