.authorBanner {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ebf7ff 0, #fdf5eb 100%);
    position: relative;
    padding: 124px 0 102px;
    max-width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
}

.authorBanner::before {
    content: "";
    background: url(../images/blogBannerStar1.svg);
    width: 66px;
    height: 68px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 156px;
    left: 18px;
}

.authorBanner::after {
    content: "";
    background: url(../images/blogBannerStar2.svg);
    width: 106px;
    height: 139px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 153px;
    right: 0;
}

.authorBanner h1 {

    font-weight: 500;

    font-size: 42px;

    line-height: 130%;

    text-align: center;
    color: #231F20;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.authorBanner p {
    font-weight: 450;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 180%;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
    text-align: center;
    color: #676767;
}

/* authorListingSec */
.authorListingSec {
    padding: 60px 0;
}

.authorListingWrap {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 19px;
    row-gap: 86px;
}

.authorCard {
    max-width: 560px;
    width: 100%;
    background: #F1F4F8;
    border: 1px solid #F3F7FE;
    border-radius: 25px;
    padding: 15px 22px 17px;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.authorCard .authorBio {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.authorCard:hover {
    background: #E8EDF5;
    border-color: #E0E8F5;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.cardHead {
    display: flex;
    align-items: start;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.authorProfile {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    z-index: 1;
    margin-top: -41px;
}

.authorProfile:before {
    content: '';
    width: 95px;
    height: 91px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    border: 2px solid #F3CC30;
    display: inline-block;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    left: -4px;
    top: -3px;
}

.authorProfile img {
    width: 96px;
    height: 96px;
    border-radius: 18px;
}

.authorInfo .authorName {

    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 20px;
    display: block;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    color: #231F20;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.authorProfile .verified-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #233F8C;
    border: 2px solid #F3CC30;
    position: absolute;
    vertical-align: middle;
    bottom: 2px;
    right: -10px;
}

.authorProfile .verified-badge:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 5px;
    top: 2px;
    width: 4px;
    height: 7px;
    border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #ffffff;
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.authorInfo p {
    font-weight: 450;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 120%;
    letter-spacing: 0.5%;
    color: #6F6F6F;
}

.authorBio p {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    border: 1px solid #E6F1FF;
    padding: 18px 15px;
    font-weight: 450;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 160%;
    letter-spacing: 0.5%;
    color: #545964;
    min-height: 127px;
}

.authorBio a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    max-width: 163px;
    height: 39px;
    width: 100%;
    font-weight: 450;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
    background-color: #233F8C;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 100rem;
    gap: 6px;
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    margin: 15px auto 0;
}

.authorBio a:after {
    content: '';
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    background: url('../images/articleBtn.svg');
    display: inline-block;
}

.authorBio a:hover {
    background-color: #2c61bb;
}

@media(max-width:575px) {
    .authorBanner::before {
        width: 46px;
        height: 47px;
        background-size: contain;
        top: 83px;
        left: 9px;

    }

    .authorBanner::after {
        width: 36px;
        height: 139px;
        background-size: contain;
        top: 232px;
        right: 0;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
    }

    .authorBanner h1 {
        font-size: 32px;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .authorBanner p {
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .authorCard {
        padding: 15px 15px 17px;
    }

    .authorProfile img {
        width: 76px;
        height: 76px;
        border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .authorProfile:before {
        content: '';
        width: 75px;
        height: 71px;
    }

    .authorInfo .authorName {
        font-size: 18px;
        padding-bottom: 4px;
    }

    .authorInfo .authorName .verified-badge {
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
        border-width: 2px;
    }

    .authorProfile {

        margin-top: -27px;
    }

    .cardHead {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .authorBio p {
        padding: 15px 13px;
    }

    .authorBio a {
        font-size: 14px;
        max-width: 160px;
        height: 36px;
    }

    .authorListingWrap {
        row-gap: 50px;
    }
}