:root {
    --blog-bg: #111111;
    --blog-card-bg: #161616;
    --blog-text-primary: #e0e0e0;
    --blog-text-secondary: #aaaaaa;
    --blog-accent: #ffffff;
    --blog-gap: 40px;
}

/* Blog Section - Atmosphere */
.blog-section {
    background-color: var(--blog-bg);
    color: var(--blog-text-primary);
    padding: 120px 0;
    min-height: 100vh;
    position: relative;
}

/* Noise Texture */
.blog-section::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.8' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)' opacity='0.08'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.blog-container {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.blog-header {
    margin-bottom: 80px;
    max-width: 800px;
}

.blog-title {
    font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--blog-accent);
}

.blog-subtitle {
    font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    color: var(--blog-text-secondary);
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* Grid Layout */
.blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: var(--blog-gap);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Focus Effect: Dim other cards on hover */
.blog-grid:hover .blog-card {
    opacity: 0.4;
    filter: grayscale(80%);
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease, filter 0.6s ease;
}

.blog-grid:hover .blog-card:hover {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: grayscale(0%);
}

/* Blog Card */
.blog-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    /* Initial state for animation */
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.blog-image-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    position: relative;
    background: #000;
}

/* Gradient Overlay for depth */
.blog-image-wrapper::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 40%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), transparent);
    opacity: 0.6;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-image-wrapper::after {
    opacity: 0.3;
    /* Lighten overlay on hover to reveal detail */
}

.blog-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

/* Base Hover Scale (Enhance with JS for parallax) */
.blog-card:hover .blog-image {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.blog-card-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    position: relative;
}

.blog-meta {
    font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: var(--blog-text-secondary);
    opacity: 0.8;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.blog-card-title {
    font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--blog-text-primary);
    line-height: 1.2;
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
    display: inline-block;
    width: fit-content;
    position: relative;
}

/* Animated Underline */
.blog-card-title::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: -4px;
    width: 0%;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: var(--blog-accent);
    transition: width 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
    opacity: 0.6;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-card-title::after {
    width: 100%;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-card-title {
    color: #ffffff;
}

.blog-excerpt {
    font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--blog-text-secondary);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 95%;
    font-weight: 300;
    opacity: 0.9;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-excerpt {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Responsive */
@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
    .blog-title {
        font-size: 3rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 60px;
    }

    .blog-container {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

    .blog-title {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    /* Disable hover effects on mobile for cleaner UX */
    .blog-grid:hover .blog-card {
        opacity: 1;
        filter: none;
    }
}
/* MOBILE FIXES */
@media screen and (max-width: 479px) {
    .blog-title {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
    }
    
    .blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }
    
    .blog-container {
        padding: 0 15px;
    }
    
    .blog-card-title {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }
}