/* About page: image-led introduction and an open, editorial process section. */
#main-content > .page-header--about-story {
  background: var(--ogency-black2);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.page-header--about-story .about-hero__media {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.page-header--about-story .about-hero__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5, 5, 6, .98) 0%, rgba(5, 5, 6, .9) 27%, rgba(5, 5, 6, .42) 58%, rgba(5, 5, 6, .05) 100%);
}

.page-header--about-story .about-hero__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 42%;
  display: block;
}

.page-header--about-story .container {
  min-height: 650px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 138px;
  padding-bottom: 108px;
}

.about-hero__content {
  max-width: 700px;
}

.page-header--about-story .page-header__breadcrumb {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.page-header--about-story .page-header__breadcrumb li {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
  font-size: 14px;
}

.page-header--about-story .page-header__breadcrumb li:not(:last-of-type)::after {
  content: "›";
  right: -12px;
}

.about-hero__title {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5.2vw, 76px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}

.about-hero__title span {
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}

.about-hero__lead {
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 26px 0 32px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .84);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.4vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 18px 30px;
}

.about-hero__text-link,
.about-story__link {
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font-weight: 700;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ogency-base);
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  transition: color .2s ease;
}

.about-hero__text-link:hover,
.about-story__link:hover {
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}

.about-hero__text-link span,
.about-story__link span {
  color: var(--ogency-base);
  margin-left: 5px;
}

.about-story {
  padding: clamp(80px, 9vw, 126px) 0;
}

.about-story__stack {
  --stack-offset-x: clamp(17px, 2vw, 27px);
  --stack-offset-y: clamp(15px, 1.7vw, 23px);
  position: relative;
  max-width: 580px;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.about-stack__stage {
  position: relative;
  width: calc(100% - 2 * var(--stack-offset-x));
  aspect-ratio: 1.26;
  margin-bottom: calc(2 * var(--stack-offset-y) + 18px);
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.about-stack__card {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 8px;
  background: var(--ogency-black2);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 38px -24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .65);
  transform-origin: top left;
  transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
  z-index: 3;
}

.about-stack__card[data-depth="1"] {
  transform: translate(var(--stack-offset-x), var(--stack-offset-y)) scale(.97);
  z-index: 2;
}

.about-stack__card[data-depth="2"] {
  transform: translate(calc(2 * var(--stack-offset-x)), calc(2 * var(--stack-offset-y))) scale(.94);
  z-index: 1;
}

.about-stack__card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 8px;
  background: var(--ogency-black);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-stack__card[data-depth="1"]::before {
  opacity: .12;
}

.about-stack__card[data-depth="2"]::before {
  opacity: .24;
}

.about-stack__card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 8px;
  bottom: 8px;
  width: 18%;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--ogency-base);
}

.about-stack__card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.about-stack__card--craft img {
  object-position: 76% center;
}

.about-stack__footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  width: calc(100% - 2 * var(--stack-offset-x));
  min-height: 44px;
}

.about-stack__caption {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 4px 14px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* The countdown ring shares the carousel clock; no independent CSS timer. */
.about-stack__progress { display: inline-flex; flex-shrink: 0; align-self: center; }
.about-stack__progress[hidden] { display: none; }
.about-stack__progress svg { display: block; transform: rotate(-90deg); }
.about-stack__progress circle { stroke-width: 1.75; }
.about-stack__progress-track { stroke: rgba(var(--ogency-white-rgb), .18); }
.about-stack__progress-fill {
  stroke: var(--ogency-base);
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 100;
  stroke-dashoffset: 100;
}

.about-stack__controls {
  display: flex;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  gap: 4px;
}

.about-stack__controls[hidden],
.about-stack__pause[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.about-stack__control {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: transparent;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}

.about-stack__control:hover,
.about-stack__control[aria-pressed="true"] {
  border-color: var(--ogency-base);
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}

.about-stack__control:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--ogency-base);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.about-stack__play-icon,
.about-stack__pause[aria-pressed="true"] .about-stack__pause-icon {
  display: none;
}

.about-stack__pause[aria-pressed="true"] .about-stack__play-icon {
  display: block;
}

.about-story .about-three__content {
  padding-left: clamp(24px, 4vw, 68px);
}

.about-story .section-title__title {
  max-width: 600px;
}

.about-story__lead {
  color: var(--ogency-base);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 23px);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.about-story .about-three__content__text {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.page-wrapper main > .about-approach {
  background: #25282d;
  padding: clamp(76px, 8vw, 110px) 0;
}

.about-approach > .container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 110px);
}

.about-approach__intro .section-title__title {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.about-approach__intro > p:last-child {
  max-width: 440px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.about-approach__steps {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
}

.about-approach__step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 27px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
}

.about-approach__number {
  color: var(--ogency-second);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}

.about-approach__step h3 {
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font-size: clamp(23px, 2vw, 29px);
  margin: -4px 0 7px;
}

.about-approach__step p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .page-header--about-story .container {
    min-height: 590px;
  }

  .about-story .about-three__content {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-bottom: 44px;
  }

  .about-approach > .container {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .page-header--about-story .about-hero__media {
    position: relative;
    height: clamp(230px, 67vw, 340px);
  }

  .page-header--about-story .about-hero__media::after {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--ogency-black2), transparent 40%);
  }

  .page-header--about-story .about-hero__media img {
    object-position: 65% 45%;
  }

  .page-header--about-story .container {
    min-height: 0;
    display: block;
    padding-top: 8px;
    padding-bottom: 66px;
  }

  .page-header--about-story .page-header__breadcrumb {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .about-hero__title {
    font-size: clamp(38px, 9.7vw, 54px);
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
  }

  .about-hero__lead {
    margin: 20px 0 25px;
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .about-hero__actions {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .about-story {
    padding: 70px 0;
  }

  .about-story__stack {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .about-approach__intro > p:last-child {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .about-hero__text-link,
  .about-story__link,
  .about-stack__control {
    transition: none;
  }
}


.about-page #arbeitsweise,
.about-page #kontakt {
  scroll-margin-top: 88px;
}

/* ALZAG editorial direction: open principles, a process rail and direct contact.
   Catalog references and tradeoffs are recorded in .21st/alzag-about-research.md. */
.about-page {
  --about-muted: rgba(var(--ogency-white-rgb), .72);
  --about-rule: rgba(var(--ogency-white-rgb), .16);
  --about-section-space: clamp(72px, 8vw, 120px);
}

.about-page .page-wrapper {
  overflow: clip; /* Clip reveals without creating a scroll container for sticky content. */
}

.about-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: var(--ogency-base);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-page #main-content > .about-principles {
  background: var(--ogency-black);
  padding: var(--about-section-space) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-rule);
}

.about-principles__heading h2,
.about-contact__intro h2 {
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.13;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0;
}

.about-principles__heading h2 span,
.about-contact__intro h2 span,
.about-approach__intro h2 span {
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}

.about-principles__note {
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--about-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.about-principle {
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-rule);
}

.about-principle:first-child { padding-top: 24px; }
.about-principle:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }

.about-principle h3 {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 25px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.about-principle p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 510px;
  color: var(--about-muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.about-page #main-content > .about-approach {
  background: var(--ogency-black2);
  padding: var(--about-section-space) 0;
}

.about-approach > .container { align-items: start; }
.about-approach__intro { position: sticky; top: 128px; }
.about-approach__intro h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 3.2vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.about-approach__description {
  max-width: 380px;
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: var(--about-muted);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.about-approach__steps {
  margin: 0;
  border-top: 0;
  position: relative;
}
.about-approach__steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  bottom: 30px;
  left: 23px;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--about-rule);
}
.about-approach__step {
  position: relative;
  grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
  padding: 0 0 42px;
  margin-bottom: 38px;
  border: 0;
}
.about-approach__step:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.about-approach__number {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ogency-second);
  background: var(--ogency-black2);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.about-approach__step h3 {
  margin: 11px 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(29px, 2.5vw, 37px);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}
.about-approach__step p { color: var(--about-muted); line-height: 1.8; }
.about-approach__step .about-approach__phase {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}
.about-approach__step .about-approach__outcome {
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-rule);
  font-size: 13px;
}
.about-approach__outcome span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.about-page #main-content > .about-contact {
  background: var(--ogency-black);
  padding: var(--about-section-space) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-rule);
}
.about-contact__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 110px);
}
.about-contact__intro > p:not(.about-eyebrow) {
  max-width: 370px;
  color: var(--about-muted);
  margin: 28px 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.about-contact__intro h2 { font-size: clamp(36px, 3.5vw, 50px); }
.about-contact__email {
  display: inline-block;
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.4vw, 18px);
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  padding-bottom: 7px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ogency-base);
  transition: color .2s ease;
}
.about-contact__email span { margin-left: 8px; color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-contact__email:hover { color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-page .about-contact .contact-one__left { padding: 0; }
.about-page .main-footer__about,
.about-page .main-footer__navmenu ul li a,
.about-page .main-footer__copyright { color: var(--about-muted); }
.about-page .main-footer__navmenu ul li a:hover { color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-page :is(.about-story__link, .about-contact__email):focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ogency-base); outline-offset: 6px; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .about-contact__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .about-principles__note { max-width: 520px; }
  .about-approach__intro { position: static; }
  .about-approach__description { max-width: 520px; }
  .about-approach > .container { gap: 48px; }
  .about-contact__intro > p:not(.about-eyebrow) { max-width: 520px; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .about-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; font-size: 11px; }
  .about-principles__heading h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 8.6vw, 42px); }
  .about-principles__heading h2 br { display: none; }
  .about-approach__step { gap: 18px; padding-bottom: 30px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .about-approach__step h3 { font-size: 29px; }
  .about-approach__step .about-approach__phase { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .05em; }
  .about-contact__intro h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  html.reveal-ready .about-page [data-reveal] { transform: translate3d(0, 12px, 0); transition-duration: 480ms; }
  html.reveal-ready .about-page [data-reveal].is-visible { transform: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .about-contact__email { transition: none; }
  html.reveal-ready .about-page [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

.about-page .about-footer__settings {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--about-muted);
  font: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.about-page .about-footer__settings:hover { color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-page .about-footer__settings:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ogency-base); outline-offset: 4px; }

/* Interactive principles: measured rhythm and height transitions, no card shells. */
.about-principles__layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 110px);
  align-items: start;
}
.about-principles__heading h2 { font-size: clamp(36px, 3.6vw, 52px); }
.about-principles__heading .about-principles__note { margin-top: 28px; max-width: 390px; }
.about-principles__list { padding-top: 4px; }
.about-principle,
.about-principle:first-child,
.about-principle:last-child {
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--about-rule);
  transition: border-color 320ms ease;
}
.about-principle:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--about-rule); }
.about-principle h3 { margin: 0; }
.about-principle__trigger {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 27px 0;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 1.9vw, 27px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ogency-white);
  font: inherit;
  text-align: left;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 240ms ease;
}
.about-principle__trigger:disabled { cursor: default; }
.about-principle__trigger:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--ogency-base); outline-offset: 5px; }
.about-principle__index {
  color: rgba(var(--ogency-second-rgb), .72);
  font-size: clamp(30px, 2.6vw, 38px);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  transition: color 320ms ease;
}
.about-principles--interactive .is-open .about-principle__index { color: var(--ogency-second); }
.about-principle__icon { display: none; }
.about-principles--interactive .about-principle__icon {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  color: var(--ogency-base);
}
.about-principle__icon::before,
.about-principle__icon::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  background: currentColor;
  left: 2px;
  top: 8px;
  width: 14px;
  height: 1px;
}
.about-principle__icon::after { transform: rotate(90deg); transition: transform 320ms ease; }
.about-principle__panel { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.about-principle__panel-inner { min-height: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.about-principle__panel p { padding: 0 36px 27px 72px; }
.about-principles--interactive .about-principle__panel {
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: grid-template-rows 440ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1), visibility 0s 440ms;
}
.about-principles--interactive .about-principle__panel p {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  transition: opacity 260ms ease, transform 440ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
}
.about-principles--interactive .is-open { border-top-color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-principles--interactive .is-open .about-principle__trigger { color: var(--ogency-base); }
.about-principles--interactive .is-open .about-principle__icon::after { transform: rotate(0deg); }
.about-principles--interactive .is-open .about-principle__panel {
  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
  visibility: visible;
  transition-delay: 0s;
}
.about-principles--interactive .is-open .about-principle__panel p { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.about-principles__feedback { margin-top: 38px; color: var(--about-muted); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.about-principles__feedback[hidden] { display: none; }
.about-principles__tracks { display: flex; gap: 6px; width: 126px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.about-principles__tracks span { height: 2px; flex: 1; background: var(--about-rule); transition: background-color 240ms ease; }
.about-principles__tracks .is-active { background: var(--ogency-base); }
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .about-approach__number { transition: background-color 240ms ease, color 240ms ease; }
  .about-approach__step:hover .about-approach__number { background: var(--ogency-second); color: var(--ogency-black); }
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .about-principles__layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .about-principles__heading { max-width: 580px; }
  .about-principles__feedback { margin-top: 24px; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .about-principles__heading h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 8.6vw, 42px); }
  .about-principle__trigger { grid-template-columns: 46px minmax(0, 1fr) 20px; gap: 10px; font-size: 22px; padding: 23px 0; }
  .about-principle__index { font-size: 30px; }
  .about-principle__panel p { padding-left: 56px; padding-right: 16px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .about-principle,
  .about-principle__trigger,
  .about-principle__icon::after,
  .about-principles--interactive .about-principle__panel,
  .about-principles--interactive .about-principle__panel p,
  .about-principles__tracks span,
  .about-approach__number { transition: none; }
  .about-principles--interactive .about-principle__panel p { transform: none; }
}

/* Hero: the photograph settles into place once on load. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .page-header--about-story .about-hero__media img {
    animation: about-hero-settle 1800ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) both;
  }
}
@keyframes about-hero-settle {
  from { opacity: .35; transform: scale(1.08); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Image stack: horizontal swipes advance the stack on touch screens. */
.about-stack__stage { touch-action: pan-y; }

/* Process timeline: a scroll-linked rail; nodes and copy light up once reached. */
.about-approach__steps {
  --node: 48px;
  --rail-top: 24px;
  --rail-height: calc(100% - 54px);
  --rail-progress: 0;
}
.about-approach__steps::before,
.about-approach__steps::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: var(--rail-top);
  bottom: auto;
  left: calc(var(--node) / 2 - .5px);
  width: 1px;
  height: var(--rail-height);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.about-approach__steps::after {
  display: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(var(--ogency-base-rgb), .2), var(--ogency-base) 85%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(var(--ogency-base-rgb), .5);
  transform-origin: top;
  transform: scaleY(var(--rail-progress));
}
.about-approach--live .about-approach__steps::after { display: block; }
.about-approach__step { grid-template-columns: var(--node) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.about-approach__number {
  z-index: 1;
  width: var(--node);
  height: var(--node);
}
.about-approach__number::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ogency-second);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.about-approach__step .about-approach__phase::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 18px;
  height: 1px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  background: currentColor;
}
.about-approach__step .about-approach__outcome {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 4px 14px;
}
.about-approach__outcome span {
  display: inline;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ogency-base);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.about-approach__step .about-approach__outcome::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 0;
  width: 64px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ogency-base);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.about-approach--live .about-approach__number {
  border-color: rgba(var(--ogency-second-rgb), .38);
  color: var(--about-muted);
  transition: background-color 420ms ease, border-color 420ms ease, color 420ms ease, box-shadow 600ms ease;
}
.about-approach--live .about-approach__step > div {
  opacity: .42;
  transform: translate3d(8px, 0, 0);
  transition: opacity 600ms ease, transform 760ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
}
.about-approach--live .about-approach__outcome::before {
  transition: transform 900ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) 260ms;
}
.about-approach--live .is-reached .about-approach__number {
  background: var(--ogency-second);
  border-color: var(--ogency-second);
  color: var(--ogency-black);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(var(--ogency-second-rgb), .1), 0 0 28px rgba(var(--ogency-second-rgb), .32);
}
.about-approach--live .is-reached .about-approach__number::after {
  animation: about-node-ping 1100ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) 1;
}
.about-approach--live .is-reached > div { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.about-approach--live .is-reached .about-approach__outcome::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
@keyframes about-node-ping {
  from { opacity: .7; transform: scale(1); }
  to { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.7); }
}

/* Principles on touch screens: always open, each line draws in as it is read. */
.about-principles--touch .about-principles__feedback { display: none; }
.about-principles--touch .about-principle { position: relative; }
.about-principles--touch .about-principle::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--ogency-base);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1000ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
}
.about-principles--touch .about-principle__trigger { padding-bottom: 12px; }
.about-principles--touch .about-principle__index { transition: color 500ms ease; }
.about-principles--touch .about-principle__panel p {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translate3d(0, 10px, 0);
  transition: opacity 600ms ease 220ms, transform 760ms cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) 220ms;
}
.about-principles--touch .is-lit::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.about-principles--touch .is-lit .about-principle__index { color: var(--ogency-second); }
.about-principles--touch .is-lit .about-principle__panel p { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  /* tighter hand-off from the hero to "Über Alzag Consulting" (template adds 46px + 50px) */
  .page-header--about-story .container { padding-bottom: 34px; }
  .about-page .about-story.about-three { padding-top: 30px; }
  .about-page .about-story .about-three__content { padding-top: 0; }
  .about-hero__actions .ogency-btn { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
  .about-approach__steps { --node: 40px; }
  .about-approach__step { gap: 18px; }
  .about-approach--live .about-approach__step > div { transform: translate3d(0, 8px, 0); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .about-approach--live .about-approach__number,
  .about-approach--live .about-approach__step > div,
  .about-approach--live .about-approach__outcome::before,
  .about-principles--touch .about-principle::before,
  .about-principles--touch .about-principle__panel p { transition: none; }
  .about-approach--live .is-reached .about-approach__number::after { animation: none; }
}