:root {
--background: #111;
--border-contrast: #2fe21f5f;
--text-color: #fff;
--text-color-darker: #f1f1f1;
--quotes-contrast:  greenyellow; 
--blurred-circle: #9fffb54d;
}

*,
::before,
::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  font-family: Inter, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  background-color: var(--background);
}

.ai-badge {
  z-index: 2;
}

.testimonials-section {
  padding: 0 12px;
}

.vertical-marquee {
  max-width: 950px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
  height: 550px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.vertical-marquee__blurred-circle {
  display: block;
  width: 300px;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: -35%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background-color: var(--blurred-circle);
  filter: blur(64px);
}

.vertical-marquee__blurred {
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
}
/* top */
.vertical-marquee__blurred--top {
  top: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 10px 70px var(--background);
}
/* bottom */
.vertical-marquee__blurred--bottom {
  box-shadow: 0 -5px 10px 70px var(--background);
  bottom: 0;
}

.vertical-marquee__slider {
  animation: vertical-marquee 12.4s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes vertical-marquee {
  to {
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
}

.vertical-marquee__panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-gap: 24px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  padding: 12px 22px;
}

.vertical-marquee__card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  border: 2px solid var(--border-contrast);
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.vertical-marquee__card-text {
  color: var(--text-color);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.vertical-marquee__green-quotes {
  color: var(--quotes-contrast);
}
.vertical-marquee__card-author {
  font-family: Raleway, sans-serif;
  margin-top: auto;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--text-color-darker);
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .vertical-marquee__slider {
    animation: vertical-marquee 30.4s linear infinite;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .vertical-marquee__slider {
    animation: vertical-marquee 40.4s linear infinite;
  }
  .vertical-marquee__panel {
    padding: 12px 2px;
  }
  .vertical-marquee__card-text {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .vertical-marquee__card-author {
    font-size: 14px;
  }
}