{"id":26,"date":"2023-10-22T01:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deftstrokesdev.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:15:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deftstrokesdev.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.ds-about {\n  max-width: 1092px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 0 20px;\n}\n.ds-about__banner {\n  position: relative;\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 64px 75px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n  background: url('https:\/\/deftstrokesdev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/90463-ai-1.png') center \/ cover no-repeat;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  margin-bottom: 64px;\n}\n.ds-about__banner::before {\n  content: '';\n  position: absolute;\n  inset: 0;\n  background: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #111518);\n  opacity: 0.8;\n}\n.ds-about__banner > * {\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n.ds-about__banner-title {\n  font: 700 38px\/1.15 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #faf8f4);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n.ds-about__intro {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  gap: 48px;\n  margin-bottom: 64px;\n}\n.ds-about__photo-col {\n  flex: 0 0 220px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.ds-about__photo {\n  width: 200px;\n  height: 200px;\n  border-radius: 16px;\n  object-fit: cover;\n}\n.ds-about__name {\n  font: 600 20px\/1.3 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #faf8f4);\n  margin: 16px 0 4px;\n}\n.ds-about__role {\n  font: 400 15px\/1.3 'Heebo', sans-serif;\n  color: rgba(168,151,123,0.7);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n.ds-about__intro-text {\n  flex: 1;\n}\n.ds-about__intro-text p {\n  font: 300 16px\/1.7 'Heebo', sans-serif;\n  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.85);\n  margin: 0;\n  max-width: 65ch;\n}\n.ds-about__section {\n  margin-bottom: 64px;\n}\n.ds-about__section-eyebrow {\n  font: 600 14px\/1.3 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n  letter-spacing: 0.15em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #a8977b);\n  margin: 0 0 8px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.ds-about__section-heading {\n  font: 700 28px\/1.2 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #faf8f4);\n  margin: 0 0 32px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.ds-about__values-grid {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n  gap: 24px;\n}\n.ds-about__value-card {\n  background: rgba(168,151,123,0.07);\n  border: 1px solid rgba(168,151,123,0.18);\n  border-radius: 16px;\n  padding: 32px;\n  transition: background 0.2s;\n}\n.ds-about__value-card:hover {\n  background: rgba(168,151,123,0.14);\n}\n.ds-about__value-icon {\n  font-size: 28px;\n  margin-bottom: 16px;\n}\n.ds-about__value-name {\n  font: 600 18px\/1.3 Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #faf8f4);\n  margin: 0 0 12px;\n}\n.ds-about__value-desc {\n  font: 300 15px\/1.7 'Heebo', sans-serif;\n  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.7);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n.ds-about__mission-body {\n  max-width: 680px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n.ds-about__mission-body p {\n  font: 300 16px\/1.7 'Heebo', sans-serif;\n  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.85);\n  margin: 0 0 16px;\n}\n.ds-about__mission-body p:last-child {\n  margin-bottom: 0;\n}\n.ds-about__mission-steps {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n  gap: 24px;\n  margin-top: 32px;\n  counter-reset: step;\n}\n.ds-about__step {\n  text-align: center;\n  counter-increment: step;\n}\n.ds-about__step::before {\n  content: counter(step);\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  width: 40px;\n  height: 40px;\n  border-radius: 50%;\n  background: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #a8977b);\n  color: var(--theme-palette-color-4, #111518);\n  font: 700 16px\/1 Helvetica, sans-serif;\n  margin: 0 auto 12px;\n}\n.ds-about__step-text {\n  font: 300 15px\/1.6 'Heebo', sans-serif;\n  color: rgba(250,248,244,0.7);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n@media (max-width: 960px) {\n  .ds-about__intro {\n    flex-direction: column;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n  .ds-about__intro-text p {\n    max-width: none;\n  }\n  .ds-about__values-grid,\n  .ds-about__mission-steps {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}\n.ds-reveal {\n  opacity: 0;\n  transform: translateY(20px);\n  transition: opacity 0.5s ease, transform 0.5s ease;\n}\n.ds-reveal.ds-visible {\n  opacity: 1;\n  transform: translateY(0);\n}\n.ds-reveal:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0s; 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