#cases {
    background-color: black;
    padding: 50px 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
}
#cases .cases-title {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}
#cases .cases-title h2 {
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: white;
    margin: 0px;
}
#cases .cases-title a {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: white;
    text-decoration: none;
}
#cases .cases-title a i {
    color: white;
    font-size: 34px;
}
.cases-swiper {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.cases-cta h3 {
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: 34px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--yellow);
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 25px;
}
.cases-swiper .swiper-wrapper {
    align-items: stretch;
}

.case-slide {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 16px;
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
    max-height: 400px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* Background video */
.case-slide__bg-video {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

/* Background image */
.case-slide__bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

.case-slide:hover .case-slide__bg {
    transform: scale(1.04);
}

/* Black gradient — bottom to top, always visible */
.case-slide__gradient {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 45%, transparent 70%);
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.case-slide:hover .case-slide__gradient {
    opacity: 0;
}

/* Yellow gradient — bottom to top, on hover */
.case-slide__hover-gradient {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(254, 208, 7, 0.92) 0%, rgba(254, 208, 7, 0.3) 45%, transparent 70%);
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.case-slide:hover .case-slide__hover-gradient {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Diagonal ticker band */
.case-slide__ticker {
    position: absolute;
    left: -60%;
    right: -60%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(-8deg);
    background: var(--yellow);
    padding: 10px 0;
    z-index: 2;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.case-slide:hover .case-slide__ticker {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Scrolling track — duplicate content scrolls seamlessly */
@keyframes ticker-scroll {
    from { transform: translateX(0); }
    to   { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.case-slide__ticker-track {
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: ticker-scroll var(--ticker-duration, 14s) linear infinite;
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Content: title + intro bottom left */
.case-slide__content {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 28px;
    left: 28px;
    right: 28px;
    z-index: 3;
    pointer-events: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
}

.case-slide__title {
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.35rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    margin: 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}



.case-slide__intro {
    font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1.1vw, 1rem);
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.5;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}
#cases .buttons {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
#cases .button {
    margin-top: 35px;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
    #cases {
        padding: 100px 0;
    }
    .cases-cta h3 {
        font-size: 46px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1023px) {
    .case-slide.swiper-slide-active .case-slide__bg {
        transform: scale(1.04);
    }
    .case-slide.swiper-slide-active .case-slide__gradient {
        opacity: 0;
    }
    .case-slide.swiper-slide-active .case-slide__hover-gradient {
        opacity: 1;
    }
    .case-slide.swiper-slide-active .case-slide__ticker {
        opacity: 1;
    }
}