/* ==========================================================================
   Ultimate STEM Challenge competition page
   Loaded only on pages using templates/competition-ultimate-stem-challenge.php.

   2026/27 theme: space. The banner and quotes band are "space" sections —
   deep navy with a CSS starfield and white line doodles — bookending a light
   middle. Yellow picks up the highlight colour in the campaign artwork.
   ========================================================================== */

.usc-page {
    --usc-ink: #110e63;
    --usc-yellow: #ffcf2c;
    --usc-mist: #f2f2f7;
    overflow: hidden; /* doodles hang off section edges */
    margin-bottom: 80px; /* the site footer has no top spacing of its own */
}
.usc-page * { box-sizing: border-box; }
.usc-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 1300px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; } /* lines up with the theme's .section--large, used by the carousels */

/* Decorative doodles — never interactive, always behind content */
.usc-doodle { position: absolute; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; user-select: none; height: auto; }

/* ── Space sections (banner + quotes) ──────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-space {
    position: relative;
    color: #fff;
    background-color: var(--usc-space-bg, #0f0c4d);
    /* Starfield: a few layers of tiny dots at different sizes and spacings,
       plus a soft glow, so it reads as space without an image. */
    background-image:
        radial-gradient(1.5px 1.5px at 20px 30px, rgba(255,255,255,.9), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(1px 1px at 90px 120px, rgba(255,255,255,.7), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(1.2px 1.2px at 160px 60px, rgba(255,255,255,.8), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(1px 1px at 230px 170px, rgba(255,255,255,.55), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(2px 2px at 300px 90px, rgba(255,255,255,.95), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 85% 20%, rgba(120, 90, 255, .28), transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 70% at 5% 100%, rgba(40, 140, 255, .18), transparent 70%);
    background-size: 340px 220px, 340px 220px, 340px 220px, 340px 220px, 340px 220px, 100% 100%, 100% 100%;
}

/* ── Banner ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-hero { padding: 64px 0 72px; }
.usc-hero__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 1fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: center;
}
.usc-hero__tab {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: var(--usc-yellow);
    color: var(--usc-ink);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.usc-hero__title { margin: 0 0 22px; color: #fff; line-height: 1.1; }
.usc-hero__copy { font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.usc-hero__copy p { margin: 0 0 14px; color: #fff; }
.usc-hero__copy ul { margin: 0 0 16px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.usc-hero__copy li { position: relative; margin: 0 0 8px; padding-left: 28px; color: #fff; }
/* Yellow star bullets */
.usc-hero__copy li::before {
    content: "\2605";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    color: var(--usc-yellow);
}
.usc-hero__terms { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.usc-hero__terms a { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }

.usc-hero__downloads { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 26px; }

.usc-hero__media img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    border-radius: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
}

/* Doodle placement — kept to the margins so they never sit under copy */
.usc-hero__d1 { width: 120px; top: 28px; right: 3%; opacity: .9; transform: rotate(-8deg); }
.usc-hero__d2 { width: 110px; top: 30px; left: 46%; opacity: .55; }
.usc-hero__d3 { width: 170px; bottom: -30px; left: -40px; opacity: .45; }

/* ── Buttons ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 14px 24px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.usc-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); text-decoration: none; }
.usc-btn--yellow { background: var(--usc-yellow); color: var(--usc-ink) !important; }
.usc-btn--yellow:hover { box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(255, 207, 44, .3); }
.usc-btn--navy { background: var(--usc-ink); color: #fff !important; }

/* ── Lozenges ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-pills { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin: 26px 0 0; padding: 0; }
.usc-pill {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ── Section headings ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-section { position: relative; padding: 72px 0; }
.usc-heading { margin: 0 0 20px; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-heading--light { color: #fff; }

/* ── Resource carousels ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-carousel { position: relative; }
.usc-carousel + .usc-carousel { border-top: 1px solid #e6e6ef; }
.usc-carousel__doodle { width: 120px; top: 14px; right: -16px; opacity: .18; }

/* ── How to enter ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-enter {
    position: relative;
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: var(--usc-yellow);
    color: var(--usc-ink);
}
.usc-enter__doodle { width: 130px; top: 26px; left: 53%; opacity: .25; transform: rotate(160deg); }
.usc-enter__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
    gap: 64px;
    align-items: center;
}
.usc-enter .usc-heading { font-size: 2.4rem; }
.usc-enter__lead { font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.usc-enter__lead p { margin: 0 0 14px; }

.usc-steps { list-style: none; margin: 24px 0 30px; padding: 0; }
.usc-step { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; }
.usc-step + .usc-step { margin-top: 20px; }
.usc-step__num {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--usc-ink);
    color: var(--usc-yellow);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
}
.usc-step__title { margin: 6px 0 4px; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-step__text { margin: 0; line-height: 1.55; }

.usc-enter__form-img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 10px; transform: rotate(2deg); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(17, 14, 99, .25); }

/* Drawn entry form — graph paper with a paperclip, after the campaign artwork */
.usc-form {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 40px 34px 30px;
    background-color: #fff;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(17, 14, 99, .07) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17, 14, 99, .07) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 18px 18px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    transform: rotate(2.5deg);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(17, 14, 99, .28);
}
.usc-form__clip {
    position: absolute;
    top: -22px;
    left: 40px;
    width: 22px;
    height: 64px;
    border: 3px solid #9aa0b4;
    border-radius: 12px;
}
.usc-form__stamp {
    position: absolute;
    top: 22px;
    right: 22px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 6px 10px;
    border: 2px solid #e8604c;
    border-radius: 4px;
    color: #e8604c;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    text-align: center;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transform: rotate(-6deg);
}
.usc-form__title { margin: 0 0 22px; font-size: 1.6rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-form__field { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.usc-form__field span { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-form__field i { display: block; height: 2px; background: rgba(17, 14, 99, .35); }
.usc-form__field i + i { margin-top: 22px; }
.usc-form__field--tall i:first-of-type { margin-top: 22px; }
.usc-form__freepost {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    background: var(--usc-ink);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
}

/* ── Prizes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-prizes { background: #fff; }
.usc-prizes__doodle { width: 130px; top: 50px; right: 5%; opacity: .25; }
.usc-prizes__lead { max-width: 760px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.usc-prizes__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
    margin-top: 32px;
}
.usc-prize {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 0 0 28px;
    border: 1.5px solid #e2e2ec;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #fff;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.usc-prize:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(17, 14, 99, .08); }
.usc-prize__media {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 220px;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    background: #fff;
}
.usc-prize__media img { max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; width: auto; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
/* A space doodle stands in when a card has no image — kept on white so it
   matches the cards that do */
.usc-prize__media--doodle img { max-height: 150px; opacity: .85; }
.usc-prize__badge {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin: 20px 24px 10px;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--usc-yellow);
    color: var(--usc-ink);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}
.usc-prize__title { margin: 0 24px 8px; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.3; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-prize__text { margin: 0 24px; line-height: 1.55; }

/* ── Quotes ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.usc-quotes { padding: 80px 0; }
.usc-quotes__d1 { width: 150px; top: 36px; right: 4%; opacity: .5; }
.usc-quotes__d2 { width: 140px; bottom: -20px; left: -30px; opacity: .35; }
.usc-quotes__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    margin-top: 28px;
}
.usc-quote {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 46px 30px 26px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--usc-ink);
}
.usc-quote::before {
    content: "\201C";
    position: absolute;
    top: -6px;
    left: 22px;
    font-size: 5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--usc-yellow);
}
.usc-quote p { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--usc-ink); }
.usc-quote cite { font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* ── Responsive ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .usc-prizes__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
    .usc-hero__grid,
    .usc-enter__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    .usc-hero__media { max-width: 460px; }
    .usc-hero__d2, .usc-enter__doodle, .usc-carousel__doodle { display: none; }
    .usc-quotes__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .usc-enter .usc-heading { font-size: 2rem; }
}
/* The theme's card carousel goes from three-across straight to one below
   451px, so large phones get three squashed cards. Two-across in between,
   on this page only. */
@media (max-width: 700px) and (min-width: 451px) {
    .usc-carousel .flickity--cards .flickity__item { width: 47%; margin-right: 4%; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .usc-hero { padding: 44px 0 52px; }
    .usc-quotes__d1 { width: 90px; top: 12px; right: -10px; opacity: .3; }
    .usc-section, .usc-enter, .usc-quotes { padding: 52px 0; }
    .usc-prizes__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .usc-hero__downloads .usc-btn { width: 100%; }
    .usc-hero__d1 { width: 80px; top: 14px; }
    .usc-form { padding: 34px 24px 24px; }
}