.footer {
    background-color: var(--bg--color);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 80px 5% 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.footer--content {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.footer--top {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer--cta {
    flex: 2;
    min-width: 300px;
}

.footer--heading {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    color: #fff;
}

.footer--email {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.footer--email::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 1px;
    bottom: -2px;
    left: 0;
    background-color: var(--white);
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: bottom right;
    transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.86, 0, 0.07, 1);
}

.footer--email:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

.footer--email:hover::after {
    transform: scaleX(1);
    transform-origin: bottom left;
}

.footer--nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 60px;
    flex: 1;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.footer--nav-column h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    margin: 0 0 15px 0;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.footer--nav-column ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.footer--nav-column li a {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    text-decoration: none;
    line-height: 2;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.footer--nav-column li a:hover {
    color: #fff;
}

.footer--bottom {
    padding-top: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.footer--copyright,
.footer--credits {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    text-align: left;
    margin: 0;
}

.footer--credits {
    margin-top: 4px; 
}