.custom-footer {
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b5876, #4e4376);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    animation: fadeInFooter 1s ease-in;
}

.footer-container {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 30px;
}

.footer-column {
    flex: 1 1 220px;
    min-width: 220px;
}

.footer-logo-animated {
    width: 120px;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px #f06292);
}

    .footer-logo-animated:hover {
        transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-3deg);
    }

.footer-company-name {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #f06292;
    margin: 10px 0;
    animation: flicker 3s infinite alternate;
}

.footer-description {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.footer-links {
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0;
}

    .footer-links li {
        margin: 8px 0;
    }

    .footer-links a {
        color: #b2ebf2;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

        .footer-links a:hover {
            color: #ff80ab;
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

.footer-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid #555;
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding-top: 20px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #ccc;
}

.footer-link {
    color: #f06292;
    margin: 0 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

    .footer-link:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

.designed-by a {
    color: #4dd0e1;
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 500;
}

    .designed-by a:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

.direction-link {
    color: #ffd54f;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

    .direction-link:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

/* Animations */
@keyframes fadeInFooter {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(30px);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

@keyframes flicker {
    0% {
        opacity: 1;
    }

    50% {
        opacity: 0.7;
    }

    100% {
        opacity: 1;
    }
}

/* ===== Mobile Responsive Styles ===== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .footer-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 25px;
    }

    .footer-column {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .footer-logo-animated {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
        width: 100px;
    }

    .footer-company-name {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

    .footer-description {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }

    .footer-links li {
        text-align: left;
    }

    .footer-links a {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }

    .footer-column h4 {
        margin-top: 15px;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
    }

    .direction-link {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }
}