.container { /* basic container I've chosen */
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
	padding: 0 10px;
}
header{
	position: fixed;
  width: 100%;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
}
li{
	list-style: none;
}
.nav-item{
	color: #333333;
}
.nav-link {
	position: relative;
	color: #333333;
}
/* navigation link underline & animation*/
.nav-link::before {
	content: "";
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0;
	left: 50%; /* makes sure underline starts in the middle and expands outwards */
	width: 0;
	height: 1px;
	background-color: #333333;
	transition: 0.3s ease;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.nav-link:hover::before {
	width: 100%;
	left: 1;
}
.navbar{
	min-height: 70px; /* sets a min height for my nav bar */
	display: flex;
	justify-content: space-between;
	align-items: center;
	padding: 0 24px;
	transition: 0.3s ease;
}
.nav-menu {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	padding: 0;
	position: fixed;
	top: -100%; /* hides my navbar in order to make my hamburger menu work */
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	background-color: white;
	text-align: center;
	transition: top 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
}
.bar{
	display: block;
	width: 25px;
	height: 3px;
	margin: 5px auto;
	-webkit-transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
	transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
	background-color: white;
}
.hamburger{
	cursor: pointer;
	display: block;
}
/* All .active and .activeScroll classes are to use with my javascript script */
.nav-menu.active{
	top: 0;
	margin-top: 0;
}
.hamburger.active .bar:nth-child(2){
	opacity: 0;
}
/* hamburger bars animations */
.hamburger.active .bar:nth-child(1){
	transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg);
	background-color: #333333;
}
.hamburger.active .bar:nth-child(3){
	transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg);
	background-color: #333333;
}
.spark-logo-nav.active{
	color: #333333;
}
.hamburger.activeScroll .bar{ /* to change color of bars as page scrolls */
	background-color: #333333;
}
.nav-item{
	margin: 16px 0;
}
.banner{
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column-reverse;
	height: 99vh;
}
.spark-logo-nav{
	font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.5rem;
	letter-spacing: -.1rem;
	color: white;
}
.banner-text h1{
	font-weight: bold;
}
.banner-text{
	flex: 1;
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	text-align: center;
	background-image: url(../images/square/darker.jpg); /* used to get the look I was going for */
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center center;
	background-size: cover;
	flex-direction: column;
	
}
.banner-text h1, .banner-text span{
	color: white;
	font-size: 3rem;
	letter-spacing: -.2rem;
	line-height: 2.5rem;
	margin-top: auto;
}
.banner-text p {
	color: white;
	font-size: .7rem;
	margin-top: auto;
	padding-bottom: 2rem;
}
.banner-img {
	display: none;
}
.banner-img img, .banner-img picture {
	width: 100%; /* Helps maintain the same width*/
	height: 100%;
	object-fit: cover; /* makes sure my image keeps its ratio as well */
	filter: brightness(80%); /* Changes the darkness level */
}
.banner-text span{
	font-weight: 400;
	display: block;
}
.scroll-down{
	margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.about-bold{
	font-weight: bold;
	letter-spacing: -.1rem;
}
.us-unBold{
	padding-left: .5rem;
}
.about {
	text-align: center;
}
.line-comb {
	position: relative;
	padding-top: 1.5rem;
}
/* about us lines styles */
.line-comb::before,
.line-comb::after {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	height: .5px; /* Set the height of the lines */
	width: 35%; /* Set the width of the lines */
	background-color: black; /* Set the color of the lines */
	top: 50%;
	transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.line-comb::before {
	left: -10px; 
}
.line-comb::after {
	right: -10px; 
}
.line-comb img {
	width: 20%;
}
/* recognitions section */
.recognitions{
	display: flex;
	padding: 2rem 0;
}
.recognition{
	flex: 1;
	text-align: center;
}
.recognition p{
	font-size: .7rem;
	margin: 0;
}
.rec-digit{
	font-weight: bold;;
} /* ends recognitions section */
/* GRID image stacks (used grid to be able to offset image on top of others like in my design*/
.image-stack-1-a{
	display: none;
}
.image-stack-2-a{
	display: none;
}
.image-stack-3-a{
	display: none;
}
.image-stack-1-b {
	grid-column: 1 / 9;
	grid-row: 1;
	padding-top: 10%; 
	z-index: 1;
}
.image-stack-2-b {
	grid-column: 1 / 9;
	grid-row: 3;
	padding-top: 10%; 
	z-index: 1;
}
.image-stack-3-b {
	grid-column: 1 / 9;
	grid-row: 5;
	padding-top: 10%; 
	z-index: 1;
}
.squareImage img{
	width: 100%;
}
.image-stack {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
	grid-template-rows: repeat(6, auto);
	position: relative;
}
.the-cut-text{
	grid-column: 1/9;
	grid-row: 2;
	text-align: center;
	align-self: center;
}
.the-shop-text{
	grid-column: 1/9;
	grid-row: 4;
	text-align: center;
	align-self: center;
}
.our-expertise-text{
	grid-column: 1/9;
	grid-row: 6;
	text-align: center;
	align-self: center;
}
.grid-bold{
	font-weight: bold;
	letter-spacing: -.1rem;
	padding-left: .5rem;
}
footer{
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column-reverse;
	justify-content: center;
	margin: 10rem 0 2rem 0;
	align-items: center;
	gap: 1rem;
}
.footer-tpc{
	display: flex;
	gap: 1rem;
}
/* fade-in animation for banner paragraph */
.fade-in {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: fadeInAnimation 2s ease-in-out forwards;
}
@keyframes fadeInAnimation { /* animation for banner paragraph, opacity. */
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}


@media screen and (min-width: 576px) {
  /* Styles for screens with a minimum width of 576 pixels */
	.banner-text h1, .banner-text span{
		letter-spacing: -.5rem;
		line-height: 4rem;
		font-size: 4.5rem;
	}
	.banner-text p {
		font-size: .95rem;
		
	}
	.recognition p{
		font-size: 0.8rem;
	}
	.line-comb img {
		width: 15%;
	}
}
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
  /* Styles for screens with a minimum width of 768 pixels */
	.spark-logo-nav{
		font-size: 2rem;
	}
	.recognition p{
		font-size: 0.9rem;
	}
	.line-comb img {
		width: 10%;
	}
	.about{
		padding: 5rem 5rem;
	}
	.image-stack{
		align-items: center;
		row-gap: 5rem;
	}
	.image-stack-1-b {
		grid-column: 2 / 5;
		grid-row: 1;
		padding-top: 10%; 
		z-index: 1;
	}
	.image-stack-1-b img{
		width: 70%;
		border: 10px solid white;
		rotate: 5deg;
	}
	.image-stack-1-a img{
		width: 25%;
	}
	.image-stack-1-a {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 1;
		display: block;
  }
	.image-stack-2-a img{
		width: 100%;
	}
	.image-stack-2-a {
    grid-column: 7 / 9;
    grid-row: 2;
		display: block;
  }
	.the-cut-text{
		grid-column: 5/9;
		grid-row: 1;
		text-align: start;
	}
	.image-stack-2-b {
		grid-column: 6/8;
		grid-row: 2;
		padding-top: 10%; 
		z-index: 1;
	}
	.image-stack-2-b img{
		width: 100%;
		border: 10px solid white;
		rotate: -5deg;
	}
	.the-shop-text{
		grid-column: 1/5;
		grid-row: 2;
		text-align: end;
	}
	.our-expertise-text{
		grid-column: 5/9;
		grid-row: 3;
		text-align: start;
	}
	.image-stack-3-b {
		grid-column: 2 / 5;
		grid-row: 3;
		padding-top: 10%; 
		z-index: 1;
	}
	.image-stack-3-b img{
		width: 70%;
		border: 10px solid white;
		rotate: 5deg;
	}
	.image-stack-3-a img{
		width: 25%;
	}
	.image-stack-3-a {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 3;
		display: block;
  }
	footer{
		margin: 2rem 0;
	}
}

@media screen and (min-width: 1300px) {
  /* Styles for screens with a minimum width of 1300 pixels */
	.container {
		max-width: 1800px;
		margin-left: auto;
		margin-right: auto;
		padding: 0 200px;
	}
	.banner{
		display: flex;
		flex-direction: row;
		height: 100vh;
	}
	.spark-logo-nav{
		color: #333333;
	}
	.banner-text h1{
		font-weight: bold;
		letter-spacing: -.5rem;
		line-height: 4rem;
	}
	.banner-img img{
		position: static;
	}
	.banner-img {
		flex: 1;
		display: flex;
		justify-content: center;
		align-items: center;
		text-align: center;
	}
	.banner-text{
		background: none;
	}
	.banner-text h1, .banner-text span{
		color: #333333;
	}
	.banner-text p{
		color: #333333;
		font-size: .9rem;
	}
	.hamburger{
		display: none;
	}
	.navbar{
		width: 100%;
		justify-content: space-between;
	}
	.nav-menu {
		display: flex;
		gap: 30px;
		flex-direction: row;
		padding: 0;
		position: static;
		top: 0;
		margin: 0;
		text-align: center;
		transition: top 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1);
		width: auto;
		padding-right: 50px;
		background: none;
	}
	.nav-link{
		color: white;
	}
	.nav-link.active{
		color: #333333;
	}
	.nav-link::before{
		background-color: white;
	}
	.nav-link.before::before{
		background-color: #333333;
	}
	.recognition p{
		font-size: 1rem;
	}
	.line-comb img {
		width: 8%;
	}
	.about{
		padding: 15rem 20rem;
	}
}