/* Blog Page Specific Styles */
.blog-container {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 4rem 2rem;
}

.blog-content {
    max-width: 700px;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: fadeInUp 1s ease-out 0.2s forwards;
}

.blog-title {
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.blog-post {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    opacity: 0;
    animation: fadeInUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.blog-post:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.blog-post:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
.blog-post:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
.blog-post:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.8s; }
.blog-post:nth-child(9) { animation-delay: 1s; }
.blog-post:nth-child(11) { animation-delay: 1.2s; }

.post-meta {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.post-date {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: var(--text-light);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.post-category {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    background: rgba(90, 108, 125, 0.1);
    padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
    border-radius: 12px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}

.post-category:hover {
    color: var(--accent-orange);
    background: rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.1);
}

.post-title {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--text-primary);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* Gradient background hover effect */
.post-title:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: -4px;
    right: -4px;
    bottom: -2px;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.4), rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.35), rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.3), rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.35), rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.4));
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: right;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out, opacity 0.5s ease-in-out;
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Activate hover effects */
.post-title:hover::before {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scaleX(1);
    transform-origin: left;
}

.post-title:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}

.post-excerpt {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--text-light);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.read-more {
    color: var(--text-light);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* Gradient background hover effect */
.read-more:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: -4px;
    right: -4px;
    bottom: -2px;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.6), rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.3));
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: right;
    transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out, opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/* Left accent bar hover effect */
.read-more:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -2px;
    left: -4px;
    width: 2px;
    bottom: -2px;
    background-color: rgba(238, 142, 78, 0.7);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: 1px;
}

/* Activate hover effects */
.read-more:hover::before {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scaleX(1);
    transform-origin: left;
}

.read-more:hover::after {
    opacity: 1;
}