Visual polish: premium animations, gold shimmer, cinematic hero #3871

Originally written by @ccantynz-alt on GitHub.
Imported from https://github.com/ccantynz-alt/MarcoReid.com/pull/72

Visual Polish — Making the homepage feel alive

The homepage was functional but flat. This adds premium visual effects that make prestigious professionals say "wow" in the first 3 seconds.

What changed

Hero section:

• Animated grid mesh background (subtle moving lines behind content)
• Gold shimmer effect on the word "craft" in the main heading
• Glowing gold line separator between heading and body text
• Gold glow pulse on the primary CTA button

Stats bar:

• Gold border glow effect (subtle gold box-shadow)
• Text-shadow depth on stat numbers
• Trend arrows on each metric

Product sections:

• Left-side color accent bars (forest for Legal, plum for Oracle, etc.)
• Dramatic hover lift (8px with gradient background transition)

Section dividers:

• Diamond dividers (◆ with gold lines extending both sides)

Testimonials:

• Large decorative gold quotation marks
• Gold left border accent on each card
• Initial avatar circles

Final CTA:

• Dark navy background with animated gradient orbs
• Gold border accent

Build

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