  /* Reset */
  * {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  }

  body {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a1a, #b36b00);
    color: #fff;
  }

  /* Header */
  header {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 15px 0; /* keep small padding */
      margin-bottom: 10px; /* small gap below header */
  }

  .logo-img {
      height: 250px; /* smaller height if needed */
      width: auto;
  }


  /* Main container (3 columns) */
  .container {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1400px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 20px;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  /* Instructor sections */
  .instructor {
    flex: 0.7;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-end;
  }

  .instructor img {
    max-width: 1000px;
    width: 130%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin-bottom: -150px; /* overlap footer */
  }

  /* Middle Section */
  .middle-section {
    flex: 1.5;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 25px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .welcome-text h1 {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .welcome-text p {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #ddd;
    text-align: center;
  }

  /* Login Card */
  .login-card {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
    padding: 30px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0px 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 400px;
  }

  .login-card h2 {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .input-group {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .input-group input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .input-group input::placeholder {
    color: #ccc;
  }

  .options {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: #bbb;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .options a {
    color: #ffa500;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.3s;
  }

  .options a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  .btn {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 1rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }

  .btn-primary {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ffb300, #ff8000);
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ff8000, #ffb300);
    transform: scale(1.03);
  }

  .btn-secondary {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #888;
    color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .btn-secondary:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  }

  .quote {
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    text-align: center;
    color: #ddd;
  }

  /* Footer */
  footer {
    color: white;
    padding: 15px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  footer .footer-link {
      color: #333;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    footer .footer-link:hover {
      color: #007bff; /* Changes color on hover */
      text-decoration: underline; /* Adds underline */
      cursor: pointer;
    }

  /* Responsive */
  @media (max-width: 992px) {
    /* Hide instructor images on tablet + mobile */
    .instructor {
      display: none;
    }

    .container {
      flex-direction: column;
      text-align: center;
      justify-content: center;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 30px;
    }

    header {
      justify-content: center;
    }
  }
  body {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #f5f5f5; /* optional */
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .welcome-text h1 {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
    }

    .login-card {
      padding: 20px;
    }

    .btn {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .quote {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
    }

     .logo-img {
    max-width: 120px;   /* control width */
    height: auto;       /* keep aspect ratio */
    max-height: 120px;  /* prevent tall stretching */
    object-fit: contain;
  }
  }
