.gi-hero-banner-section {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 520px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Container locking content alignment to standard grids */
.gi-hero-banner-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 160px 0px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
}

/* Left-aligned column constraining the main copy block */
.gi-hero-text-block {
    max-width: 520px;
}

/* Typography elements */
.gi-hero-main-heading {
    font-size: 2.35rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: #1a1a1a;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.3px;
}

.gi-brand-red {
    color: #ff0000;
}

.gi-hero-body-text {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #555555;
    line-height: 1.65;
    text-align: justify;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

/* Call-to-action button matching image styling */
.gi-hero-cta-button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #ff0000;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 13px 26px;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.2);
    transition: all 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.gi-hero-cta-button:hover {
    background-color: #ff0000;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 15px rgba(204, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.gi-cta-arrow {
    margin-left: 10px;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.gi-hero-cta-button:hover .gi-cta-arrow {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* Positioning background asset imagery right-aligned */
.gi-hero-bg-image {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 60%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
}

.gi-hero-bg-image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center left;
}

/* White-to-transparent mask layer merging the graphics into text seamlessly */
.gi-hero-gradient-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, 
        #ffffff 0%, 
        #ffffff 44%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) 52%, 
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%
    );
    z-index: 2;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS
   ========================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .gi-hero-banner-section {
        min-height: auto;
    }
    
    .gi-hero-gradient-overlay {
        background: linear-gradient(to right, 
            #ffffff 0%, 
            #ffffff 50%, 
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 100__%
        );
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .gi-hero-banner-section {
        flex-direction: column;
        background-color: #ffffff;
    }

    .gi-hero-bg-image {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        height: 260px;
    }

    .gi-hero-gradient-overlay {
        display: none; /* Disables fade-out when columns pile vertically */
    }

    .gi-hero-banner-container {
        padding: 40px 20px;
    }

    .gi-hero-text-block {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .gi-hero-main-heading {
        font-size: 1.85rem;
    }
}