.post-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 25px 0;
}

.post-author {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.post-author img {
	width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 12px;
    border: 1px solid #CC1B1B;
}

.author-name,
.post-date,
.reading-time {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #222;
}

.post-date i,
.reading-time i {
    margin-right: 8px;
    color: #777;
}

.post-author .avatar {
    border-radius: 50%;
}

section.about-author-section {
    padding-top: 60px;
}
.about-author{
    display:flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap: 50px;
    padding: 30px 50px;
    border:1px solid #d9d9d9;
    border-radius:18px;
    background:#fff;
    margin: 0px 0 60px;
    position: relative;
}

.about-author__image{
    flex:0 0 180px;
}

.about-author__image img{
    display: flex;
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    max-width: 300px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, #0E3F6B 0%, #1A6FB5 60%, #2E9BD6 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 50px -24px rgba(10, 46, 77, 0.60);
}

.about-author__content{
    flex:1;
}

.about-author h3{
    color: #222426;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 24px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.2 !important;
    margin: 0;
}

.about-author span.designation{
    color: #1A6FB5;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 100% !important; 
    margin: 0;
}

.about-author h5{
    color: #6E6E6E;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 6px;
}
.about-author h5:after{
    content:'';
    width: 64px;
    height: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    bottom:0px;
    left:0px;
    border-radius: 3px;
background: #ED1C24;
}
span.company_name {
    color: #ED1C24;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 39.6px; 
}
.about-author p{
    color: #3C4044;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 17px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.6 !important; /* 205.882% */
}

.author-buttons{
    display:flex;
    gap:15px;
    flex-wrap:wrap;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

.author-buttons a{
    display:inline-flex;
    align-items:center;
    gap:8px;
    padding:12px 22px;
    text-decoration:none;
    transition:.3s;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(16, 40, 60, 0.22);
    color: #222426;
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-size: 18px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 29.7px; 
    letter-spacing: 0.54px;
}

.author-buttons a:first-child{
    color:#fff;
    border-color:#0A66C2;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: #0A66C2;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -12px rgba(10, 102, 194, 0.70);
}

.author-buttons a:hover{
    transform:translateY(-2px);
    background: #ED1C24;
    border-color:#ED1C24;
    color: #fff;
}
.about-author:before {
    content: '';
    width: 6px;
    height: 100%;
    top: 0px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0px;
    bottom: -83.25px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ED1C24 0%, #1A6FB5 100%);
}

.archive.author .about-author {
    border-radius: 18px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(16, 40, 60, 0.12);
    background: #FFF;
    box-shadow: 0 40px 90px -50px rgba(10, 46, 77, 0.45);
    padding: 50px 50px;
    align-items: self-start;
}
.archive.author h2.title-heading-left {
    font-family: "Work Sans";
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 34px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    margin: 0;
}
@media(max-width:768px){

.about-author{
    flex-direction:column;
    text-align:center;
}

.author-buttons{
    justify-content:center;
}

}