.projects-page .page-shell {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 8%, rgba(245,130,32,0.16), transparent 28rem),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17,17,15,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17,17,15,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    #f8f6f2;
  background-size: auto, 78px 78px, 78px 78px, auto;
}

.projects-page .page-hero {
  min-height: clamp(620px, 78vh, 840px);
}

.project-index-section {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 7rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(17,17,15,0.12);
}

.project-index-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, 0.34fr) minmax(0, 0.66fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.project-index-intro {
  position: sticky;
  top: 8rem;
}

.project-index-intro h2 {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 3.9vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  word-break: normal;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  hyphens: none;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.project-index-intro p {
  max-width: 440px;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  color: #5b5b55;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.project-index-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.project-index-tags span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: 0 0.8rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(17,17,15,0.14);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.58);
  color: #33332f;
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.project-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
}

.project-card-link {
  --project-image: none;
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 420px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(17,17,15,0.12);
  background: #11110f;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 70px rgba(17,17,15,0.12);
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
}

.project-card-link:nth-child(1),
.project-card-link:nth-child(4) {
  min-height: 500px;
}

.project-card-link:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(245,130,32,0.65);
  box-shadow: 0 34px 90px rgba(17,17,15,0.2);
}

.project-card-visual {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 1px, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle at var(--accent-x, 78%) var(--accent-y, 22%), rgba(245,130,32,0.34), transparent 18rem),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #23231f, #0f0f0d 64%);
  background-size: 48px 48px, 48px 48px, auto, auto;
}

.project-card-visual::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: clamp(9rem, 17vw, 16rem);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  right: 10%;
  top: 16%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px solid rgba(245,130,32,0.96);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17,17,15,0.12), rgba(17,17,15,0.52)),
    var(--project-image),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(245,130,32,0.18), rgba(245,130,32,0.04));
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  transform: rotate(var(--shape-rotate, 0deg));
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1rem rgba(245,130,32,0.04), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  opacity: 0.92;
}

.project-card-link.has-project-image .project-card-visual::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.project-card-visual::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: clamp(12rem, 22vw, 22rem);
  height: 2px;
  right: -8%;
  top: 52%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.24), transparent);
  transform: rotate(-28deg);
}

.project-card-link::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(17,17,15,0.08), rgba(17,17,15,0.9));
}

.project-card-content {
  display: flex;
  min-height: inherit;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
}

.project-card-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.54);
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.project-card-bottom {
  max-width: 640px;
}

.project-card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.project-card-tags span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 28px;
  padding: 0 0.68rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.76);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 750;
}

.project-card-link h3 {
  max-width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 2.45vw, 3.15rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  color: #fff;
  word-break: normal;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  hyphens: none;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.project-card-link p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.project-card-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  color: #f58220;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.project-card-cta::after {
  content: '→';
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.project-card-link:hover .project-card-cta::after {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.projects-page .page-inline-cta {
  padding-top: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .project-index-layout,
  .project-card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .project-index-intro {
    position: static;
  }

  .project-index-intro h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 7.5vw, 3.8rem);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .project-card-link,
  .project-card-link:nth-child(1),
  .project-card-link:nth-child(4) {
    min-height: 380px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .project-index-section {
    padding: 3rem 0;
  }

  .project-index-intro h2 {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 8.5vw, 2.8rem);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.052em;
  }

  .project-index-intro p {
    margin-top: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.96rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
  }

  .project-card-link,
  .project-card-link:nth-child(1),
  .project-card-link:nth-child(4) {
    min-height: 340px;
  }

  .project-card-content {
    padding: 1.15rem;
  }

  .project-card-top {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
  }

  .project-card-link h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 9vw, 2.75rem);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  }
}