* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* basic stylings ------------------------------------------ */
/*body {
    /*background: url(https://scotch.io/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/61.jpg);
}*/
 .container {
    font-family: 'Roboto';
    width: 600px;
    margin: 30px auto 0;
    display: block;
    background: #FFF;
    padding: 10px 50px 50px;
    border: 1px solid red;
}

/*h2 {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}*/

    h2 small {
        font-weight: normal;
        color: #888;
        display: block;
    }

/*.footer {
    text-align: center;
}

    .footer a {
        color: #53B2C8;
    }*/

/* form starting stylings ------------------------------- */
.group {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    margin-top: 10px;
}

input {
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 8px 8px 8px 5px;
    display: block;
    width: 100%; /*300px;*/
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #676a6c;/*#1ab394;*/
    background-color: transparent !important;
}

    input:focus {
        outline: none;
    }

textarea {
    font-size: 12px;
    padding: 8px 8px 8px 5px;
    display: block;
    width: 100%; /*300px;*/
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #676a6c;
    background-color: transparent !important;
    resize: none;
}

    textarea:focus {
        outline: none;
    }

/* LABEL ======================================= */
.label_m {
    color: #999;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: normal;
    position: absolute;
    pointer-events: none;
    left: 5px;
    top: 10px;
    transition: 0.2s ease all;
    -moz-transition: 0.2s ease all;
    -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease all;
}

/* active state */
input:focus ~ label, input:valid ~ label {
    top: -20px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #5e5e5e;
    font-weight:bold;
}

textarea:focus ~ label, textarea:valid ~ label {
    top: -20px;
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #5e5e5e;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* BOTTOM BARS ================================= */
.bar {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;/*300px;*/
}

    .bar:before, .bar:after {
        content: '';
        height: 2px;
        width: 0;
        bottom: 1px;
        position: absolute;
        background: #676a6c;
        transition: 0.2s ease all;
        -moz-transition: 0.2s ease all;
        -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease all;
    }

    .bar:before {
        left: 50%;
    }

    .bar:after {
        right: 50%;
    }

/* active state */
input:focus ~ .bar:before, input:focus ~ .bar:after {
    width: 50%;
}

/* HIGHLIGHTER ================================== */
.highlight {
    position: absolute;
    height: 60%;
    width: 100%;/*100px;*/
    top: 25%;
    left: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.5;
}

/* active state */
input:focus ~ .highlight {
    -webkit-animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
    -moz-animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
    animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
}

/* ANIMATIONS ================ */
@-webkit-keyframes inputHighlighter {
    from {
        background: #676a6c;
    }

    to {
        width: 0;
        background: transparent;
    }
}

@-moz-keyframes inputHighlighter {
    from {
        background: #676a6c;
    }

    to {
        width: 0;
        background: transparent;
    }
}

@keyframes inputHighlighter {
    from {
        background: #676a6c;
    }

    to {
        width: 0;
        background: transparent;
    }
}