.services-icon-row .service-pill,
.feature-card,
.seo-mini,
.cta-band,
.process-timeline .step-card,
[data-animate] {
  -webkit-transform: translateZ(0);
  transform: translateZ(0);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  /* avoid will-change globally for performance */
  perspective: 1000px;
}

#hero.hero-section {
  min-height: 88vh;
}

.services-icon-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2.5rem; 
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill {
  background: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  padding: 1.2rem 2rem; 
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);

  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;

  width: 150px;   
  height: 150px;  

  gap: 0.8rem;    

  transition:
    transform 0.25s ease,
    box-shadow 0.25s ease,
    border-color 0.25s ease,
    background 0.25s ease;
}
.services-icon-row .service-pill i {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--accent-soft);
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill span {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) translateZ(0);
  border-color: var(--primary-blue-soft);
  /* Reduce shadow blur/size to decrease repaint load */
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
}

.feature-card.minimal {
  background: var(--bg-card-soft);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
}

.build-band {
  padding: 2.4rem 1.6rem;
  max-width: 48rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.build-band .small {
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.featured-project .project-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.seo-mini {
  background: var(--bg-card-soft);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  height: 100%;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.seo-mini:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) translateZ(0);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
}

.process-timeline .step-card {
  text-align: center;
}

.process-timeline .step-number {
  position: static;
  font-size: 2rem;
  opacity: 0.16;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.cta-band {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translateZ(0);
}

.cta-band p {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}


@keyframes icon-wiggle {
  0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  30% { transform: rotate(-6deg); }
  60% { transform: rotate(4deg); }
  100% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill i,
.hero-meta .meta-item i {
  transform: translateZ(0);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill:hover i,
.hero-meta .meta-item i:hover {
  animation: icon-wiggle 0.45s ease-out;
}

[data-animate] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px) translateZ(0);
  transition:
    opacity 0.55s ease,
    transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

[data-animate].in-view {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) translateZ(0);
}

.services-icon-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.2rem;
}

.services-icon-row .service-pill {
  width: 140px; 
  max-width: 45%;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .services-icon-row .service-pill {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}


  .services-icon-row {
    display: flex!important;
    flex-direction: column!important;
    gap: 1.4rem!important; 
    width: 100%!important;
    align-items: center!important;

  }

  .services-icon-row .service-pill {
    width: 100%!important;       
    max-width: 100%!important;    
    height: auto!important;      
    padding: 1.2rem!important;    
    border-radius: 12px!important; 
    
    flex-direction: row!important; 
    justify-content: flex-start!important;
    align-items: center!important;
    text-align: left!important;
    gap: 1rem!important;          
  }

  .services-icon-row .service-pill i {
    font-size: 1.6rem!important;
  }