.grad-services-section {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    font-family: 'Manrope', sans-serif !important;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    padding-top: 100px;
}

#projects {
    display: none !important;
}

.grad-services-section h3 {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #333;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.section-title {
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 8px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

.grad-services-container {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    height: 80vh;
    max-height: 700px;
    min-height: 500px;
    box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 15px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff;
    position: relative;
}

.grad-service-column {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-right: 1px solid #0e0c0c;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    transition: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);
    min-width: 80px;
    max-width: 100%;
    flex: 0 0 80px;
    overflow: hidden;

}

.grad-service-column:last-child {
    border-right: none;
}


.grad-service-column:first-child {
    flex: 1 1 100% !important;
    min-width: 200px !important;
    background: #ffffff !important;

}

.grad-service-column:first-child .grad-vertical-text {
    opacity: 0 !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg) scale(0.8) !important;
}

.grad-service-column:first-child .grad-service-content {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

.grad-service-column:not(:first-child) {
    flex: 0 0 80px;
    background-color: #ffffff !important;

}

.grad-service-column:not(:first-child) .grad-vertical-text {
    opacity: 1;
}

.grad-service-column:not(:first-child) .grad-service-content {
    opacity: 0;
}


@media (min-width: 769px) {

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:not(:hover) {
        flex: 0 0 60px !important;
        min-width: 60px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:first-child:not(:hover) {
        flex: 0 0 60px !important;
        min-width: 60px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:first-child:not(:hover) .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 0 !important;
        pointer-events: none !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover {
        flex: 1 1 100% !important;
        min-width: 200px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;

    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 0 !important;
        transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg) scale(0.8) !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
    }


}

.grad-vertical-text {
    -webkit-writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg);
    left: 50%;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 3px;
    color: #000000;
    transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    z-index: 100;
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    padding: 10px 5px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    top: 3%;
}

.grad-service-column .grad-vertical-text {
    color: #000000 !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg) scale(1.1) !important;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;
    font-size: 1.1rem !important;

    font-weight: 400 !important;
    letter-spacing: 5px !important;
}

.grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:first-child:not(:hover) .grad-vertical-text {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    color: #000000 !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg) scale(1.1) !important;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;
    font-size: 1.1rem !important;
}

.grad-service-column:first-child .grad-vertical-text,
.grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover .grad-vertical-text {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(180deg) scale(0.8);
}

.grad-service-content {
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out 0.3s;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.grad-service-content img {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    object-fit: fill !important;
    object-position: center center !important;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.grad-service-column:first-child .grad-service-content img,
.grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover .grad-service-content img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.grad-content-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), transparent);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 30px 30px;
    pointer-events: none;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: transform 0.5s ease 0.4s;
}

.grad-service-column:first-child .grad-content-overlay,
.grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover .grad-content-overlay {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.grad-content-overlay h3 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
    font-size: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: white;
    text-align: left;
}

.grad-service-description {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
    opacity: 0.9;
    max-width: 500px;
    color: white;
    text-align: left;
}

.grad-service-column:not(:first-child):hover {
    background-color: #e9ecef;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .grad-services-section {
        padding: 80px 0;
        margin-top: -120px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .grad-services-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
        min-height: 800px;
        max-height: none;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    }

    .grad-service-column {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        border-right: none !important;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #3d3c3c !important;
        background-color: #f8f9fa !important;
        transition: none !important;
        position: relative;
    }

    .grad-service-column:last-child {
        border-bottom: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:first-child {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb !important;
        position: relative !important;
        left: auto !important;
        top: auto !important;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important;
        padding: 12px 15px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        font-size: 0.9rem !important;
        letter-spacing: 2px !important;
        text-align: center !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        white-space: nowrap !important;
        color: #000000 !important;
        text-shadow: none !important;
        display: flex !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        align-items: center !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:first-child .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb !important;
        font-size: 0.9rem !important;
    }

    .grad-content-overlay {
        display: none !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-description,
    .grad-service-btn {
        display: none !important;
        opacity: 0 !important;
        visibility: hidden !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content {
        position: absolute !important;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content img {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        visibility: visible !important;
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        min-height: 400px !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content,
    .grad-service-column:first-child:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content,
    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 0 !important;
        pointer-events: none !important;
    }


    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded {
        flex: 1 1 500px !important;
        min-height: 450px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
        display: block !important;
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content img {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        display: block !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        min-height: 450px !important;
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: center center !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-vertical-text {
        display: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-content-overlay {
        display: block !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-content-overlay h3 {
        display: block !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        visibility: visible !important;
        font-size: 1.5rem !important;
        text-align: center;
    }


    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:not(:hover) {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content img {
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: center center !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column * {
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .section-title {
        font-size: 2rem;
        letter-spacing: 4px;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .grad-services-section {
        padding: 100px 0;
        margin-top: -20px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .grad-services-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        height: auto;
        min-height: auto !important;

        max-height: none;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    }


    .grad-service-column {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        border-right: none !important;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #3d3c3c !important;
        background-color: #f8f9fa !important;
        transition: none !important;
        position: relative;
    }

    .grad-service-column:last-child {
        border-bottom: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:first-child {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb !important;
        position: relative !important;
        left: auto !important;
        top: auto !important;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) !important;
        padding: 12px 15px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        font-size: 0.9rem !important;
        letter-spacing: 2px !important;
        text-align: center !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        white-space: nowrap !important;
        color: #000000 !important;
        text-shadow: none !important;
        display: flex !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        align-items: center !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:first-child .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
        writing-mode: horizontal-tb !important;
        font-size: 0.9rem !important;
    }

    .grad-content-overlay {
        display: none !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-description,
    .grad-service-btn {
        display: none !important;
        opacity: 0 !important;
        visibility: hidden !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content {
        position: absolute !important;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content img {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        visibility: visible !important;
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        min-height: 500px !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content,
    .grad-service-column:first-child:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content,
    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:not(.grad-expanded) .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 0 !important;
        pointer-events: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded {
        flex: 1 1 550px !important;
        min-height: 550px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
        display: block !important;
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content img {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        display: block !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        min-height: 550px !important;
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: center center !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-vertical-text {
        display: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-content-overlay {
        display: block !important;
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-content-overlay h3 {
        display: block !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        visibility: visible !important;
        font-size: 1.5rem !important;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:not(:hover) {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        min-width: 100% !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:hover {
        flex: 0 0 70px !important;
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }

    .grad-service-content img {
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: center center !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column * {
        transition: none !important;
    }

    .section-title {
        font-size: 2rem;
        letter-spacing: 4px;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }

    .services-btn-container {
        padding-right: 75px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .grad-services-section {
        padding: 80px 0;
        margin-top: -10px;
        margin-bottom: -25px;
    }

    .grad-services-container {
        min-height: auto !important;
        border-radius: 10px;
    }

    .grad-service-column {
        flex: 0 0 60px !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded {
        flex: 1 1 450px !important;
        min-height: 450px !important;

    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content img {
        min-height: 450px !important;
    }

    .grad-services-container:hover .grad-service-column:first-child:not(:hover) .grad-vertical-text {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        color: #000000 !important;
        transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.1) !important;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) !important;
        font-size: 0.65rem !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column .grad-vertical-text {
        font-size: 0.85rem !important;
        letter-spacing: 1.5px !important;
        padding: 10px 12px !important;
    }

    .section-title {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
        letter-spacing: 3px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
    .grad-service-column {
        flex: 0 0 55px !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded {
        flex: 1 1 400px !important;
        min-height: 400px !important;

    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content img {
        min-height: 400px !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column .grad-vertical-text {
        font-size: 0.8rem !important;
        letter-spacing: 1px !important;
        padding: 8px 10px !important;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 768px) and (orientation: landscape) {
    .grad-services-container {
        min-height: auto !important;

    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded {
        flex: 1 1 400px !important;
        min-height: 400px !important;
    }

    .grad-service-column.grad-expanded .grad-service-content img {
        min-height: 400px !important;
    }
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {

    .grad-services-container {
        overflow-x: hidden;
    }
}

.about-btn-class {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.services-btn-container {
    padding-right: 90px;
}

.about-btn-class button {
    background-color: #c3d82c;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 12.5px;
    padding: 11px 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: white;
    margin-top: 3%;
}

.about-btn-class button:hover {
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 10px #c3d82c;
    transition: all 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    transform: translateY(-10px);
}