/*colors*/
:root {
  /*miscellaneous palette colors I may or may not use for other elements*/
  --blue: #086788;
  --blue-rgb: 8, 103, 136;
  --red: #C64421;
  --orange: #F18805;
  --blue-green: #64B9A3;

  /*actual colors used in the webpage*/
  --dark-bg: #07062C;
  --dark-bg-rgb: 7, 6, 44;
  --light-bg: #e9ebf5;
  --light-bg-2: #f5f5fa;
  --header-gradient: linear-gradient(#071e42, var(--dark-bg));
  --header-gradient-rgb: 7, 30, 66;
  --item-gradient: linear-gradient(30deg, #0e909c, #086788);
  --main-text: #5a597d;
  --nav-link: var(--blue);
  --nav-link-rgb: var(--blue-rgb);
  --shadow: rgba(8, 103, 136, 0.15);
  --link: var(--red);
  --link-rgb: 198, 68, 33;
  --button-link: var(--blue);

  /*form elements variables*/
  --form-border-inactive: rgba(90, 89, 125, 0.6);
  --form-border-active: rgba(8, 103, 136, 0.6);
  --form-hover-outline: 4px;
  --form-error: #c51515;
  --form-error-rgb: 197, 21, 21;

  /*other variables*/
  --outline-gap: 10px;
  --neg-outline-gap: -10px;
  --radius: 5px;
}

/*general styling*/
html {
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
}
input {
  font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: "Exo 2", sans-serif;
}
body, input {
  line-height: 1.3;
}
div {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
::-moz-selection { /*selection styles*/
  color: white;
  background: var(--link);
}
::selection {
  color: white;
  background: var(--link);
}

/*navbar styling. we're in for a ride*/
nav {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1em 2.5em;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: transparent;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: lowercase;
  transition: 0.25s ease;
}
nav #nav-collapse {
  z-index: 50;
}
input.nav-checkbox-hidden { /*hide checkboxes necessary for opening/closing nav/dropdowns*/
  display: none;
}

/*nav name (logo) styling*/
.nav-name {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0;
  margin-right: 1em;
}
.nav-name .nav-logo-container {
  position: relative;
  width: 2.5em;
  height: 2.5em;
  margin-right: 0.5em;
}
.nav-name .nav-logo-container > * {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}
.nav-name img.nav-logo { /*initially hide colored logo if not scrolled down*/
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
}
.nav-name .nav-logo {
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
.nav-name span {
  font-size: 1.25em;
}
#nav-name-backup {
  color: white;
}

/*nav links styling*/
nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
nav li {
  list-style: none;
  position: relative;
}
nav a, nav .dropdown-title {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  display: block;
}
nav li.curPage {
  pointer-events: none;
}
nav .dropdown-title::after { /*caret at the end of a dropdown*/
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 0;
  border-right: 2px solid white;
  border-bottom: 2px solid white;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  padding: 4px;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}

/*general dropdown styling*/
nav li.has-dropdown .dropdown {
  padding-inline-start: 0;
}
nav .dropdown a {
  color: var(--main-text);
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}

/*general scrolled-down styling*/
nav.scrolled-down, body.no-js nav {
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0.25em 1em var(--shadow);
  padding: 0.5rem 2.5em;
  color: var(--main-text);
}
nav.scrolled-down .nav-name span, body.no-js .nav-name span {
  color: var(--nav-link);
}
nav.scrolled-down .nav-name svg.nav-logo, body.no-js .nav-name svg.nav-logo {
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
}
nav.scrolled-down .nav-name img.nav-logo, body.no-js .nav-name img.nav-logo {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}

/*mobile-specific navbar styling*/
@media (max-width: 925px) {
  /*decreasing padding on nav*/
  nav, nav.scrolled-down, body.no-js nav {
    padding-left: 1em;
    padding-right: 1em;
  }

  /*styling nav icons*/
  .nav-icons {
    font-size: 1em;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  #nav-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: 1em;
    transform: translate(0, -50%);
    color: white;
  }
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-menu, body.no-js #nav-menu {
    color: var(--main-text);
  }
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-menu:hover, body.no-js #nav-menu:hover,
  #nav-close:hover {
    color: var(--nav-link);
  }
  #nav-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1em;
    right: 1em;
    color: var(--main-text);
  }

  /*styling the menu of links that drops down*/
  nav #nav-collapse {
    height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    overflow-y: auto;
    transform: translateY(-100%);
    opacity: 0;
    padding: 3em 2.5em;
    background: white;
    transition: 0.5s ease;
  }
  #nav-checkbox-open:checked ~ #nav-collapse {
    transform: translateY(0%);
    opacity: 1;
  }

  /*styling links*/
  #nav-collapse > li > a, nav .dropdown-title {
    color: var(--main-text);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--light-bg);
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  nav .dropdown-title::after {
    border-right-color: var(--main-text);
    border-bottom-color: var(--main-text);
    opacity: 0.75;
  }
  #nav-collapse > li > a::before, nav .dropdown-title::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -2px;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    transform: scale(0, 1);
    transform-origin: left center;
    background-color: var(--nav-link);
    opacity: 0.9;
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  #nav-collapse a:hover, #nav-collapse a:focus,
  nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title, nav .has-dropdown:focus .dropdown-title,
  body.no-js nav .nav-checkbox-dropdown:checked ~ .dropdown-title,
  nav li.has-dropdown.active .dropdown-title,
  nav #nav-collapse li.curPage a  { /*changing color on action*/
    color: var(--nav-link);
  }
  nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title::after, nav .has-dropdown:focus .dropdown-title::after,
  body.no-js nav .nav-checkbox-dropdown:checked ~ .dropdown-title::after,
  nav li.has-dropdown.active .dropdown-title::after { /*styling the caret on action*/
    border-right-color: var(--nav-link);
    border-bottom-color: var(--nav-link);
  }
  body.no-js nav .nav-checkbox-dropdown:checked ~ .dropdown-title::after,
  nav li.has-dropdown.active .dropdown-title::after {
    transform: translate(0%, 0) rotate(225deg);
  }
  #nav-collapse > li > a:hover::before, #nav-collapse > li > a:focus::before,
  nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title::before, nav .has-dropdown:focus .dropdown-title::before,
  body.no-js nav .nav-checkbox-dropdown:checked ~ .dropdown-title::before,
  nav li.has-dropdown.active .dropdown-title::before,
  nav #nav-collapse > li.curPage a::before { /*styling the underline on action*/
    transform: scale(1, 1);
  }

  /*styling nav name*/
  #nav-collapse .nav-name {
    justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    color: var(--nav-link);
  }

  /*dropdown stylings*/
  nav .dropdown-title::after {
    transform: translate(0%, -7px) rotate(45deg);
  }
  nav .has-dropdown > div { /*for JS transition on height*/
    overflow: hidden;
    backface-visibility: hidden; /*safari fix as per last year*/
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    transition: 0.25s ease;
  }
  nav .dropdown {
    margin: 1em 0;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(var(--nav-link-rgb), 0.4);
  }
  nav .dropdown::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    bottom: -1em;
    background: var(--light-bg);
  }
  nav .dropdown a {
    padding: 0.5rem 1.25em;
  }
  nav .dropdown li.curPage a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: -2px;
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: var(--nav-link);
  }

  /*showing/hiding dropdown for no js*/
  body.no-js nav .dropdown {
    display: none;
  }
  body.no-js nav .nav-checkbox-dropdown:checked ~ div .dropdown {
    display: block;
  }
}

/*desktop navbar styling*/
@media (min-width: 926px) {
  /*hide the backup nav name + icons*/
  nav #nav-collapse .nav-name {
    display: none;
  }
  nav .nav-icons {
    display: none;
  }

  /*styling links*/
  nav #nav-collapse > li {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0.25em 1.5em;
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li > a, nav .dropdown-title {
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
    color: white;
    opacity: 0.8;
    z-index: 1;
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li::before,
  nav #nav-collapse > li::after { /*diamonds for hover effect*/
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1em;
    height: 1em;
    border: 2px solid white;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg) scale(0);
    z-index: 0;
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li::after {
    width: 1.75em;
    height: 1.75em;
    border-width: 1px;
    transition: 0.2s 0.05s ease;
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li:hover::before,
  nav #nav-collapse > li:hover::after {
    opacity: 0.25;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1);
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li:hover a,
  nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  }

  /*styling dropdowns in particular*/
  nav .dropdown-title::after {
    transform: translate(200%, -7px) rotate(45deg);
    opacity: 0.8;
  }
  nav li.has-dropdown > div {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    padding-top: 1rem;
    visibility: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    min-width: 8em;
    transform: translate(0, -0.2rem);
    transition: 0.2s ease;
  }
  nav li.has-dropdown .dropdown {
    background: white;
    box-shadow: 0 0.25em 1em var(--shadow);
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin: 0;
  }
  nav li.has-dropdown:hover > div { /*making the div visible on hover*/
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
  nav .dropdown a {
    padding: 0.5rem 1em;
  }
  nav .dropdown li:first-child a {
    border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
  }
  nav .dropdown li:last-child a {
    border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
  }
  nav .dropdown a:hover {
    color: var(--nav-link);
    background-color: rgba(var(--nav-link-rgb), 0.1);
  }

  /*styling active page*/
  nav #nav-collapse > li.curPage a {
    opacity: 1;
    text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  }
  nav #nav-collapse > li.curPage::after,
  nav #nav-collapse > li.curPage::before {
    opacity: 0.35;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1);
  }
  nav #nav-collapse .dropdown li.curPage a {
    background: var(--nav-link);
    color: white;
    opacity: 0.8;
  }

  /*scrolled down styling for links*/
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-collapse > li > a, nav.scrolled-down .dropdown-title,
  body.no-js nav #nav-collapse > li > a, body.no-js nav .dropdown-title {
    color: var(--main-text);
  }
  nav.scrolled-down .dropdown-title::after, body.no-js .dropdown-title::after {
    border-right-color: var(--main-text);
    border-bottom-color: var(--main-text);
  }
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-collapse > li::after,
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-collapse > li::before,
  body.no-js #nav-collapse > li::after, 
  body.no-js #nav-collapse > li::before {
    border-color: rgba(var(--nav-link-rgb), 0.5);
  }
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-collapse > li > a:hover, nav.scrolled-down .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title,
  body.no-js nav #nav-collapse > li > a:hover, body.no-js nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title,
  nav.scrolled-down #nav-collapse > li.curPage > a, 
  body.no-js #nav-collapse > li.curPage > a {
    color: var(--nav-link);
  }
  nav.scrolled-down .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title::after, 
  body.no-js nav .has-dropdown:hover .dropdown-title::after {
    border-right-color: var(--nav-link);
    border-bottom-color: var(--nav-link);
  }
}

/*heading stuff*/
.heading {
  position: relative;
  padding: 7.5em 20%;
  padding-bottom: 4em;
  background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--header-gradient-rgb), 0.5), transparent), url("../media/star-background.svg"), var(--header-gradient);
  background-attachment: fixed;
  background-size: 100% 100%, auto 25%, 100% 100%;
  background-position: center center;
  background-repeat: repeat;
  text-align: center;
}
.heading::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -2em;
  width: 100%;
  height: 11em;
  background: url("../media/star-background.svg");
  background-size: auto 100%;
  background-repeat: repeat;
}
.heading.slant::before {
  height: 16em;
  height: calc(11em + 14vw);
  background-size: auto 50%;
}
.heading h1 {
  padding-bottom: 0.5em;
  font-size: 2.75em;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: 3px 3px 0.25em rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}
.heading:not(.slant) + div.content::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: white;
  top: var(--neg-outline-gap);
  left: 0;
}

/*content stuff*/
div.content {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2em 20%;
  color: var(--main-text);
}
div.content.light {
  background: var(--light-bg);
  text-shadow: 0 2px white;
}
div.content.dark {
  background: var(--dark-bg);
  color: white;
}
div.content .before-list { /*list styling*/
  margin-bottom: 0.25em;
}
div.content .before-list + ul {
  margin-top: 0.25em;
}
div.content ul.space-links > li {
  margin: 0.75em 0;
}
div.content li > ul { /*nested lists*/
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}
div.content h2 { /*heading styling*/
  font-size: 1.75em;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
div.content h3 {
  font-size: 1.5em;
}
div.content h2, div.content h3 {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--dark-bg);
}
div.content.dark h2, div.content.dark h3 {
  color: white;
}
div.content h2.center { /*centered section title styling*/
  margin-top: 2.25em;
}
div.content h2.center::before, div.content h2.center::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.5em;
  left: 50%;
  width: 0.5em;
  height: 0.5em;
  border: 1px solid var(--dark-bg);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
}
div.content h2.center::after {
  top: -0.75em;
  border-color: transparent;
  background-clip: border-box;
  background: rgba(var(--dark-bg-rgb), 0.15);
}
div.content.dark h2.center::before {
  border-color: white;
}
div.content.dark h2.center::after {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}
div.content a:not(.styled-button), footer a, .styled-link { /*link styling*/
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--link);
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--link-rgb), 0.8), rgba(var(--link-rgb), 0.8)), /*the underline*/
              linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(var(--link-rgb), 0.15), rgba(var(--link-rgb), 0.05)); /*the highlight*/
  background-size: 0 2px, 0 100%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: left 0 bottom -1px, 0 100%;
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(var(--link-rgb), 0.5);
  opacity: 0.7;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
div.content a:not(.styled-button):hover, footer a:hover, .styled-link:hover { /*hover styling*/
  opacity: 1;
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  background-size: 100% 2px, 100% 100%;
}
div.content a.light:not(.styled-button), footer a.light, .styled-link.light { /*changing color for light links*/
  color: white;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)),
              linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05));
  border-bottom-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
.break-long-links a { /*break long links*/
  word-wrap: break-word;
}

/*miscellaneous styling stuff e.g. diamond images/diamond dividers*/
.styled-button { /*button links*/
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  font-size: 1em;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5em;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid var(--button-link);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--button-link);
  text-shadow: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.styled-button.primary {
  background: var(--button-link);
  color: white;
}
.styled-button::before, .styled-button::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--button-link);
  background-clip: border-box;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transform: translateX(-100%) skewX(0);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: inherit;
  z-index: -1;
}
.styled-button.primary::before, .styled-button.primary::after {
  background: white;
}
.styled-button::after {
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
  transform: translateX(100%) skewX(0);
}
.styled-button:hover {
  color: white;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.styled-button.primary:hover {
  color: var(--button-link);
}
.styled-button:hover::before {
  transform: translateX(0%) skewX(-45deg);
  opacity: 1;
}
.styled-button:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(0%) skewX(45deg);
  opacity: 1;
}
.styled-button.light { /*light version of button*/
  border-color: white;
  color: white;
}
.styled-button.light::before, .styled-button.light::after {
  background: white;
}
.styled-button.light:hover {
  color: var(--dark-bg);
}
.styled-button.disabled { /*disabled styling*/
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.loading-sign, .loading-sign::before { /*loading sign, like for buttons*/
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1.25rem;
  height: 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0);
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
.loading-sign::before {
  content: "";
  border: 2px solid white;
  border-right-color: transparent;
}
.loading-sign {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  border: 5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  border-right-color: transparent;
}
.loading .loading-sign {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0);
  animation: buttonLoad 1s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes buttonLoad { /*loading animation*/
  from {
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0);
  }
  to {
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(360deg);
  }
}
.slant { /*slanted breaks between divs styling*/
  position: relative;
}
.slant * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.slant.contained {
  padding-bottom: 14vw;
}
.slant.contained + div {
  padding-top: 0;
}
.slant.contained + div h2.center:first-child {
  margin-top: 1.5em;
}
@media (min-width: 50em) {
  .slant.contained + div h2.center:first-child {
    margin-top: 1.25em;
  }
}
.slant:not(.contained) {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}
.slant:not(.contained) + div {
  padding-top: 14vw;
}
@media (max-width: 40em) {
  .slant.contained {
    padding-bottom: 17vw;
  }
  .slant:not(.contained) + div {
    padding-top: 25vw;
  }
}
.slant::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 13.5vw;
  background: white;
  outline: 2px solid white;
  outline-offset: var(--outline-gap);
  transform: translateY(50%) skewY(-7.5deg);
  z-index: 1;
}
.slant.contained::after {
  z-index: 0;
}
.slant.down-right::after {
  transform: translateY(50%) skewY(7.5deg);
}
.light.slant::after {
  background: var(--light-bg);
  outline-color: var(--light-bg);
}
.slant:not(.contained) + div h2.center {
  margin-top: 1.25em;
}
.img-cont { /*general image container styling*/
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.img-cont > img {
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.diamond-img { /*images cropped to a diamond*/
  position: relative;
  transform: rotate(45deg) scale(0.707); /*scale to make it fit in container once rotated*/
  overflow: hidden;
}
.diamond-img.has-shadow {
  box-shadow: 1em 1em var(--shadow);
}
.diamond-img > img {
  object-fit: cover;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.42); /*scale to make it cover element*/
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
.diamond-img.hover-anim:hover > img {
  transform: rotate(-45deg) scale(1.75);
}
.divider { /*dividers with diamond shape*/
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  padding: 0.3em;
  border: 1px solid var(--light-bg);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  transform-origin: center center;
}
.divider::before, .divider::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 6em;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--light-bg);
  transform-origin: left center;
}
.divider.short::before, .divider.short::after {
  width: 4em;
}
.divider::before {
  bottom: -0.5em;
  left: -0.5em;
  transform: rotate(135deg) translateY(-50%);
}
.divider::after {
  top: -0.5em;
  right: -0.5em;
  transform: translateX(100%) rotate(-45deg) translateY(-50%);
}
.divider.light { /*color variations*/
  border-color: white;
}
.divider.light::before, .divider.light::after {
  background: white;
}
.divider.dark {
  border-color: var(--main-text);
}
.divider.dark::before, .divider.dark::after {
  background: var(--main-text);
}
.divider.blue {
  border-color: var(--blue);
}
.divider.blue::before, .divider.blue::after {
  background: var(--blue);
}
.divider.small { /*size variation*/
  padding: 0.2em;
}
.divider.small::before, .divider.small::after {
  width: 3em;
}
.center { /*general class to center elements*/
  text-align: center;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.justify { /*general class to justify text*/
  text-align: justify;
}
@media (max-width: 40em){
  .justify-small {
    text-align: justify;
  }
}
.gradient-text { /*text gradient, if supported*/
  color: var(--blue);
}
@supports (-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text){
  .gradient-text {
    background: var(--item-gradient);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
  }
}

/*form elements*/
form section .section-heading {
  margin-bottom: 0.25em;
}
form label, form input { /*inputs and general styling*/
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
}
form input {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
form input, div.checkbox, div.custom-label {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border: 1px solid var(--form-border-inactive);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 var(--shadow);
  outline: none;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
form input, div.custom-label {
  padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  color: var(--main-text);
}
form input:hover, form input:focus, 
div.custom-dropdown:hover .custom-label, div.custom-dropdown:focus .custom-label, div.custom-dropdown.active .custom-label,
label.checkbox-label:hover div.checkbox, div.checkbox:hover {
  border-color: var(--form-border-active);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--form-hover-outline) var(--shadow);
}
form input, .custom-dropdown, form section {
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}
form input.has-error, .custom-dropdown.has-error, form section.has-error {
  margin-bottom: 0.2em;
}
div.custom-dropdown, div.custom-dropdown .custom-label { /*custom dropdown styling*/
  position: relative;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-label::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  right: 0.75rem;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  padding: 4px;
  border: solid var(--main-text);
  border-width: 0 0 2px 2px;
  transform: translate(0%, -7px) rotate(-45deg);
  transition: inherit;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options-cont { /*styling dropdown*/
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  transform: translateY(100%);
  width: 100%;
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: 0.3s ease;
  z-index: 10;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}
div.custom-dropdown.active .custom-options-cont { /*active dropdown state*/
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options {
  margin-top: 0.5em;
  padding-inline-start: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em var(--shadow);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  max-height: 10.5em;
  overflow-y: auto;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options li {
  list-style: none;
  display: block;
  padding: 0.35em 0.75em;
  transition: 0.3s ease;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options li:first-child {
  border-radius: var(--radius) var(--radius) 0 0;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options li:last-child {
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--radius) var(--radius);
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options li:hover {
  background: rgba(var(--blue-rgb), 0.1);
  color: var(--dark-bg);
  cursor: pointer;
}
div.custom-dropdown .custom-options li.selected {
  background: var(--blue);
  color: white;
  pointer-events: none;
}
input.checkbox-hidden { /*checkbox styling*/
  display: none;
}
div.checkbox {
  position: relative;
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 0.5em;
  background-color: transparent;
}
div.checkbox::after { /*check mark*/
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 0.3em;
  height: 0.5em;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: white;
  border-width: 0 0.15rem 0.15rem 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: translate(-45%, -60%) rotate(45deg) scale(0);
  transition: inherit;
}
input.checkbox-hidden:checked ~ div.checkbox { /*checked styling*/
  background-color: var(--blue);
}
input.checkbox-hidden:checked ~ div.checkbox::after {
  transform: translate(-45%, -60%) rotate(45deg) scale(1);
}
label.checkbox-label, label.radio-label { /*vertically align with text*/
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
input[type="radio"] { /*radio elements*/
  position: relative;
  -webkit-appearance: none; /*resetting appearances*/
  appearance: none;
  background-color: white;
  margin: 0;
  margin-right: 0.5em;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
input[type="radio"]::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 6px solid var(--blue);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0);
  transition: inherit;
}
input[type="radio"]:checked::before {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
}
form input.error, div.custom-dropdown.error .custom-label,
form input.error:hover, form input.error:focus, 
div.custom-dropdown.error:hover .custom-label, div.custom-dropdown.error:focus .custom-label, div.custom-dropdown.error.active .custom-label { /*error styling*/
  border-color: rgba(var(--form-error-rgb), 0.6);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--form-hover-outline) rgb(var(--form-error-rgb), 0.1);
}
span.error {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.8em;
  color: rgb(197, 21, 21);
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
span.error .material-icons {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin-right: 0.25em;
}

/*svg stuff*/
#svg-defs {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

/*popups*/
#alert-container {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 3em;
  left: 0;
  width: 27em;
  z-index: 10;
}
#alert-container .alert {
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em var(--shadow);
  background: var(--item-gradient);
  color: white;
  display: flex;
  padding: 1.25em 3em 1.5em 1.5em;
  border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0;
  align-items: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: 0.3s ease;
}
#alert-container .alert.error {
  background: linear-gradient(30deg, var(--red), var(--form-error));
}
#alert-container .alert .alert-title {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
#alert-container .alert .alert-body {
  margin-top: 0.5em;
}
#alert-container .alert .material-icons.alert-icon { /*styling icon*/
  position: relative;
  margin-left: 0.5em;
  margin-right: 1.25em;
  font-size: 2.25em;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 7px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
}
#alert-container .alert .material-icons.alert-icon::after,
#alert-container .alert .material-icons.alert-icon::before { /*diamond around icon*/
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  border: 2px solid white;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg) scale(1.5);
}
#alert-container .alert .material-icons.alert-icon::after { /*glow effect on diamond border*/
  opacity: 0.8;
  filter: blur(2px);
}
#alert-container .alert .alert-close { /*x-out button*/
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.25em;
  right: 0.25em;
  padding: 0.25em;
  font-size: 1.5em;
  opacity: 0.8;
  transition: 0.2s ease;
}
#alert-container .alert .alert-close:hover {
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 1;
}
@media (max-width: 27em){
  #alert-container {
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  #alert-container .alert {
    border-radius: var(--radius) var(--radius) 0 0;
  }
  #alert-container .alert .material-icons.alert-icon {
    font-size: 1.75em;
  }
}

/*footer stuff*/
footer {
  position: relative;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 1.75em 20% 1.5em 20%;
  width: 100%;
  background: var(--light-bg-2);
  color: var(--main-text);
}
footer::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: var(--neg-outline-gap);
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: inherit;
}
footer .column .column-title {
  font-family: "Exo 2", sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
footer .column p {
  margin: 0.25em 0;
}
footer .footer-text {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 1.1em;
}
footer .footer-text i.material-icons {
  font-size: 0.9em;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
footer .column {
  padding: 0.5em 0;
}
@media (min-width: 20em) {
  footer .column {
    vertical-align: top;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0;
  }
  footer .column.larger {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
  }
  footer .column:nth-child(2) {
    padding-right: 0.75em;
    width: 40%;
  }
  footer .column:last-child {
    width: calc(60% - 0.75em);
  }
}
@media (min-width: 45em) {
  footer .footer-flex {
    display: flex;
  }
  footer .column {
    position: relative;
    flex-grow: 1;
    flex-shrink: 1;
    margin: 0 1em;
    padding: 0 0.5em;
  }
  footer .column::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: -0.75em;
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--light-bg);
  }
  footer .column.larger {
    flex-basis: 40%;
    margin: 0 1em;
    margin-left: 0;
  }
  footer .column:nth-child(2) {
    flex-basis: 15%;
  }
  footer .column:last-child {
    flex-basis: 25%;
    margin-right: 0;
  }
  footer .column:last-child::after {
    display: none;
  }
}

/*responsive adjustment to larger displays (font size, padding, etc.)*/
@media (max-width: 40em) {
  div.heading {
    padding-top: 5em;
  }
  footer, div.content, div.heading {
    padding-left: 10%;
    padding-right: 10%;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 50em){
  body {
    font-size: 1.1em;
  }
  body, input {
    line-height: 1.4;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 70em){
  body {
    font-size: 1.2em;
  }
  body, input {
    line-height: 1.45;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 120em){
  body {
    font-size: 1.35em;
  }
  body, input {
    line-height: 1.6;
  }
}
@media (min-width: 160em){
  body {
    font-size: 1.5em;
  }
  body, input {
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
}