Styling the Main Content

Styling the Main Content

With the header and hero styled, let's move on to the main content sections — the About area and the Services grid. We'll use Flexbox for layout and create polished card components.

Section Title Styling

.section-title {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    color: #333;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

/* Decorative underline */
.section-title::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 60px;
    height: 3px;
    background: #31A8FF;
}

About Section Layout

#about {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: #fff;
}

.about-content {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 40px;
}

.about-img {
    flex: 1;
}

.about-img img {
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.about-text {
    flex: 1;
}

.about-text p {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: #555;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

Flexbox Layout Explained

Property	What It Does
display: flex	Creates a flex container — children sit side by side
gap: 40px	Adds consistent spacing between flex items
flex: 1	Each child takes equal available space
align-items: center	Vertically centers the items

Services Section Layout

#services {
    padding: 80px 0;
    background: #f4f4f4;
}

.services-grid {
    display: flex;
    gap: 30px;
}

Service Card Styling

.service-card {
    flex: 1;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.service-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.service-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 200px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.service-card h3 {
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 20px 20px 10px;
    color: #333;
}

.service-card p {
    padding: 0 20px 20px;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: #666;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

The object-fit Property

The object-fit: cover property is essential for image cards:

• It makes the image fill the container completely
• It crops the image if the aspect ratio doesn't match
• Combined with a fixed height, it gives uniform card images regardless of the original photo dimensions

/* Other useful values */
object-fit: contain;   /* Fit inside without cropping */
object-fit: fill;      /* Stretch to fill (distorts) */
object-fit: none;      /* Original size, may overflow */

Card Design Patterns

Well-designed cards follow these patterns:

• Overflow: hidden — clips the image to the card's border-radius
• Box-shadow — adds subtle depth
• Hover transform — lifts the card on hover for interactivity
• Consistent padding — uniform spacing inside the card
• Visual hierarchy — image → title → description

Adding a Subtle Background Pattern

/* Optional: light pattern for visual interest */
#services {
    background: #f4f4f4 url('../img/bg-pattern.png') repeat;
}

Key Takeaways

• Use Flexbox with gap for clean grid layouts
• The ::after pseudo-element creates decorative section underlines
• object-fit: cover ensures uniform image sizes across cards
• Card components use overflow, shadow, and hover transforms for polish
• Consistent vertical padding on sections creates visual rhythm