/* ===== A1 CONNECT — How It Works Page ===== Requires in , in this order: base.css, header.css, how-it-works.css. Self-contained (does not require hero.css / product-hero.css / testimonials.css) — dark intro hero + light numbered step-by-step section below. */ :root { --hiw-black: #060606; --hiw-black-soft: #121212; } /* Intro hero */ .how-it-works-hero { position: relative; background: radial-gradient(900px 420px at 85% -10%, rgba(59,130,246,0.22), transparent 60%), radial-gradient(700px 400px at 5% 110%, rgba(59,130,246,0.1), transparent 60%), linear-gradient(180deg, var(--hiw-black) 0%, var(--hiw-black-soft) 100%); color: #ffffff; padding: 96px 0 80px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; } .how-it-works-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.14); border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4); } .how-it-works-hero h1 { font-family: "Sora", "Inter", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.1; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem); margin: 0 auto 18px; max-width: 760px; background: linear-gradient(100deg, #ffffff 0%, #cfe0ff 22%, #8fb8ff 45%, #ffffff 65%, #cfe0ff 85%, #8fb8ff 100%); background-size: 250% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; text-shadow: 0 0 42px rgba(59,130,246,0.28); animation: howItWorksGradientMove 7s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes howItWorksGradientMove { 0% { background-position: 0% 50%; } 50% { background-position: 100% 50%; } 100% { background-position: 0% 50%; } } .how-it-works-hero p.lead { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; } /* Steps section */ .steps-section { background: #ffffff; } .step-list { position: relative; max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; } .step-list::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 27px; top: 28px; bottom: 28px; width: 2px; background: var(--gray-100); z-index: 0; } /* Animated progress line — a blue overlay on top of the grey base line that grows downward in sync with whichever step-number is currently lit up below, then resets and sweeps down again on a continuous loop. */ .step-list::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 27px; top: 28px; bottom: 28px; width: 2px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-dark) 100%); transform-origin: top; transform: scaleY(0); z-index: 0; animation: stepLineProgress 6s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes stepLineProgress { 0% { transform: scaleY(0); } 9%, 20% { transform: scaleY(0.05); } 29%, 40% { transform: scaleY(0.3); } 49%, 60% { transform: scaleY(0.55); } 69%, 80% { transform: scaleY(0.8); } 89%, 98% { transform: scaleY(1); } 100% { transform: scaleY(0); } } .step { display: flex; gap: 26px; position: relative; z-index: 1; padding-bottom: 44px; } .step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; } .step-number { flex-shrink: 0; width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: "Sora", "Inter", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.35rem; box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); } /* Step numbers light up one at a time, top to bottom, on a continuous loop — each on the same 6s cycle so the highlight travels down the timeline in step with the progress line above. */ .step:nth-child(1) .step-number { animation: stepActive1 6s ease-in-out infinite; } .step:nth-child(2) .step-number { animation: stepActive2 6s ease-in-out infinite; } .step:nth-child(3) .step-number { animation: stepActive3 6s ease-in-out infinite; } .step:nth-child(4) .step-number { animation: stepActive4 6s ease-in-out infinite; } .step:nth-child(5) .step-number { animation: stepActive5 6s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes stepActive1 { 0%, 20%, 100% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); transform: scale(1); } 4%, 14% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark) 60%, #0b2560); color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(29,78,216,0.45); transform: scale(1.1); } } @keyframes stepActive2 { 0%, 20%, 40%, 100% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); transform: scale(1); } 24%, 34% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark) 60%, #0b2560); color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(29,78,216,0.45); transform: scale(1.1); } } @keyframes stepActive3 { 0%, 40%, 60%, 100% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); transform: scale(1); } 44%, 54% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark) 60%, #0b2560); color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(29,78,216,0.45); transform: scale(1.1); } } @keyframes stepActive4 { 0%, 60%, 80%, 100% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); transform: scale(1); } 64%, 74% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark) 60%, #0b2560); color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(29,78,216,0.45); transform: scale(1.1); } } @keyframes stepActive5 { 0%, 80%, 100% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf2ff, #d7e6ff); color: var(--gold-dark); box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59,130,246,0.18); transform: scale(1); } 84%, 94% { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark) 60%, #0b2560); color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(29,78,216,0.45); transform: scale(1.1); } } .step-content { padding-top: 6px; } .step-content h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--gray-800); } .step-content p { margin: 0; } /* "Watch It Happen" — animated demo: phone + pulsing NFC tap rings + a "Review posted!" toast that fades in above, looping continuously. */ .demo-section { background: var(--gray-50); text-align: center; overflow: hidden; } .demo-section h2 { background: linear-gradient(100deg, #0b2560 0%, #1d4ed8 45%, #3b82f6 100%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; } .demo-section p.lead { max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto; } .demo-visual { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 56px; margin: 76px auto 20px; } .phone-mockup { width: 150px; aspect-ratio: 9 / 18; position: relative; filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.22)); animation: phoneTapMove 8s ease-in-out infinite; } /* Realistic front face (screen + notch), like a real iPhone mockup. The phone stays front-facing the whole time — it taps the ring with its flat front (screen) rather than flipping to show an edge or the back. */ .phone-face-front { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: #ffffff; border: 3px solid #1a1a1a; border-radius: 26px; overflow: hidden; } .phone-notch { position: absolute; top: 4%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); width: 26%; height: 4%; background: #0c0c0c; border-radius: 999px; z-index: 2; } /* Back face kept in the markup for potential reuse, but hidden — the tap animation below only ever shows the front face now. */ .phone-face-back { display: none; } /* The Google-review-form screen — a full mini "flow": fades in blank (no stars picked yet) right as the phone taps the ring, the 5 stars fill in one by one, a Submit button appears and gets "pressed", then the whole form fades out as the "Review posted!" toast appears above the phone. */ .review-form-screen { position: absolute; top: 13%; left: 9%; right: 9%; bottom: 7%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4%; text-align: left; opacity: 0; animation: reviewScreenShow 8s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes reviewScreenShow { 0%, 20% { opacity: 0; } 25%, 70% { opacity: 1; } 76%, 100% { opacity: 0; } } .rf-header { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; } .rf-avatar { width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; background: #dde1e8; flex-shrink: 0; } .rf-bar { flex: 1; height: 5px; border-radius: 3px; background: #2c2c2c; } .rf-posting { font-size: 5px; color: #9aa0aa; margin-left: 16px; margin-top: -3px; } /* Main 5-star rating — starts empty, fills in one star at a time as if the customer taps once and all 5 fill together, not one at a time. */ .rf-stars-big { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 3px; font-size: 13px; } .rf-star { color: #d3d6db; animation: starFillAll 8s steps(1) infinite; } @keyframes starFillAll { 0%, 27% { color: #d3d6db; } 28%, 100% { color: #f5b400; } } .rf-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; } .rf-row span:first-child { font-size: 6px; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 700; } .rf-stars-sm { color: #d3d6db; font-size: 6.5px; letter-spacing: 1px; animation: starFillAll 8s steps(1) infinite; } .rf-box { flex: 1; min-height: 14%; border: 1px solid #dde1e8; border-radius: 5px; } /* Submit button — hidden until all 5 stars are filled, fades in, then gets a quick "press" (scale dip + colour flash) right before the toast pops. */ .rf-submit { align-self: center; margin-top: 1px; padding: 4px 16px; border-radius: 999px; border: none; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; font-size: 6.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #ffffff; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark)); opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.9); animation: submitBtnAnim 8s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes submitBtnAnim { 0%, 52% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.9); } 58%, 61% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } 64% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(0.88); background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b7de0, #0b2560); } 68%, 74% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b9dff, var(--gold-dark)); } 80%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.9); } } /* Phone drifts right (no rotation — front face stays flat, facing the rings), taps them, holds near the ring while the review form is filled out and submitted, then returns home — synced to the ring ripple, the star fills, the submit press, and the toast below (all share one 8s cycle). */ @keyframes phoneTapMove { 0%, 8% { transform: translateX(0); } 17% { transform: translateX(52px); } 22% { transform: translateX(58px); } /* contact */ 27%, 78% { transform: translateX(52px); } /* held near the ring while the form is filled in */ 88%, 100% { transform: translateX(0); } } .tap-rings { position: relative; width: 120px; height: 120px; flex-shrink: 0; } .tap-rings span { position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--gold-dark); opacity: 0; animation: tapRingPulse 8s ease-out infinite; } .tap-rings span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.15s; } .tap-rings span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.3s; } @keyframes tapRingPulse { 0%, 21% { transform: scale(0.4); opacity: 0; } 24% { transform: scale(0.5); opacity: 0.95; } /* ripple starts right as the phone taps */ 34% { opacity: 0.2; } 42%, 100% { transform: scale(1.7); opacity: 0; } } .review-toast { position: absolute; top: -54px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(10px); background: #ffffff; border-radius: 999px; padding: 14px 26px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--gray-800); white-space: nowrap; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; opacity: 0; animation: toastFade 8s ease-in-out infinite; } .review-toast .toast-stars { color: #EDAB3B; letter-spacing: 1px; } @keyframes toastFade { 0%, 66% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(10px); } 72%, 92% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); } 98%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-6px); } } @media (max-width: 480px) { .demo-visual { gap: 30px; margin-top: 66px; } .tap-rings { width: 90px; height: 90px; } .review-toast { font-size: 0.82rem; padding: 11px 18px; top: -46px; } } /* "The Technology" — NFC explainer */ .tech-section { position: relative; background: radial-gradient(900px 420px at 85% -10%, rgba(59,130,246,0.22), transparent 60%), radial-gradient(700px 400px at 5% 110%, rgba(59,130,246,0.1), transparent 60%), linear-gradient(180deg, var(--hiw-black) 0%, var(--hiw-black-soft) 100%); color: #ffffff; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; } .tech-section .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); background: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.14); border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.4); } .tech-section h2 { color: #ffffff; background: none; -webkit-background-clip: initial; background-clip: initial; } .tech-section p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); } /* "Compatibility" section */ .compat-section { background: var(--gray-50); } .compat-section h2 { background: linear-gradient(100deg, #0b2560 0%, #1d4ed8 45%, #3b82f6 100%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; color: transparent; } .compat-tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 8px; } .compat-tags span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: #eaf2ff; color: var(--gold-dark); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.92rem; padding: 11px 22px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.18); } .compat-tags svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; flex-shrink: 0; } /* Closing CTA */ .how-it-works-cta { position: relative; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--hiw-black) 0%, var(--hiw-black-soft) 100%); color: #ffffff; text-align: center; overflow: hidden; } .how-it-works-cta h2 { color: #ffffff; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 14px; } .how-it-works-cta p.lead { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto 32px; } @media (max-width: 560px) { .how-it-works-hero { padding: 64px 0 56px; } .step-list::before { left: 23px; } .step { gap: 18px; } .step-number { width: 48px; height: 48px; font-size: 1.15rem; } }