        /* Additional styles for projects page */
        .projects-page {
            margin-top: 80px;
            padding: 60px 32px;
        }

        .controls-container {
            display: flex;
            gap: 20px;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            align-items: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .search-container {
            flex: 1;
            min-width: 280px;
        }

        .search-input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 14px 20px;
            background: var(--surface-elevated);
            border: 2px solid var(--border);
            border-radius: 12px;
            color: var(--text-primary);
            font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
            font-size: 15px;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .search-input:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--accent);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.1);
        }

        .search-input::placeholder {
            color: var(--text-muted);
        }

        .sort-container {
            min-width: 220px;
        }

        .sort-dropdown {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 14px 20px;
            background: var(--surface-elevated);
            border: 2px solid var(--border);
            border-radius: 12px;
            color: var(--text-primary);
            font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
            font-size: 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            appearance: none;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' viewBox='0 0 12 12'%3E%3Cpath fill='%234F46E5' d='M6 9L1 4h10z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: right 16px center;
            padding-right: 45px;
        }

        .sort-dropdown:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--accent);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.1);
        }

        .sort-dropdown:hover {
            border-color: var(--accent);
        }

        .results-count {
            text-align: center;
            color: var(--text-secondary);
            font-size: 15px;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            padding: 12px 24px;
            background: var(--surface-elevated);
            border-radius: 12px;
            display: inline-block;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .no-results {
            text-align: center;
            padding: 60px 20px;
            color: var(--text-secondary);
        }

        .no-results h3 {
            font-size: 24px;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
            color: var(--text-primary);
        }

        .no-results p {
            font-size: 16px;
        }

        .filter-buttons {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 16px;
            margin-bottom: 60px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .filter-btn {
            padding: 12px 28px;
            background: var(--surface-elevated);
            border: 2px solid var(--border);
            border-radius: 12px;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 15px;
            color: var(--text-secondary);
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            font-family: 'Outfit', sans-serif;
        }

        .filter-btn.active {
            background: var(--accent);
            color: white;
            border-color: var(--accent);
        }

        .filter-btn:hover:not(.active) {
            border-color: var(--accent);
            color: var(--accent);
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }

        .category-section {
            margin-bottom: 80px;
        }

        .category-title {
            font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 36px);
            font-weight: 800;
            margin-bottom: 32px;
            color: var(--text-primary);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .category-icon {
            font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 36px);
        }

        .project-count {
            font-size: 18px;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-left: auto;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .projects-page {
                padding: 40px 20px;
            }

            .controls-container {
                flex-direction: column;
                gap: 16px;
            }

            .search-container,
            .sort-container {
                width: 100%;
                min-width: 100%;
            }

            .filter-buttons {
                flex-direction: column;
            }

            .filter-btn {
                width: 100%;
            }

            .category-title {
                flex-wrap: wrap;
            }

            .project-count {
                width: 100%;
                margin-left: 0;
                margin-top: 8px;
            }
        }

        /* ============================= */
/* Remove grey overlay on project images */
/* ============================= */

.projects-page .project-overlay {
    display: none !important;
}

/* In case overlay is added via pseudo-element */
.projects-page .project-image::before,
.projects-page .project-image::after {
    content: none !important;
    display: none !important;
}
  .project-image {
            width: 100%;
            height: 240px;
            background: var(--gradient-1);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 64px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            /* border: 1.5px solid #4F46E5; */
        }

        