.projects-preview {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;

  width: 95%;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;

  padding: 3.5rem 0;
}

/* Header */
.projects-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.projects-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.2vw, 3.3rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.projects-subtitle {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.75);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.projects-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;

  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;

  color: var(--primary);
  transition: gap 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.projects-link:hover {
  gap: 1rem;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* ===== GRID ===== */

.projects-grid {
  margin-top: 3.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 2.25rem;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .projects-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

/* Card wrapper */
.project-card {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  display: block;
}

/* Media Panel */
.project-media {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 2.5rem;
  padding: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
}

/* Image default B/W */
.project-media img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;

  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;

  filter: grayscale(1) brightness(0.95) contrast(1.25);
  transform: scale(1.08);
  transition: transform 0.9s ease, filter 0.9s ease;
}

/* Hover: Color reveal */
.project-card:hover .project-media img {
  transform: scale(1.02);
  filter: grayscale(0) brightness(1.05) contrast(1.15);
}

/* Subtle red overlay */
.project-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(255, 26, 26, 0.18);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.project-card:hover .project-overlay {
  opacity: 0;
}

/* ===== Glass Info Bubble ===== */

.project-info {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1.25rem;
  right: 1.25rem;
  bottom: 1.25rem;

  border-radius: 2rem;
  padding: 1.6rem;

  transform: translateY(22px);
  opacity: 0;

  transition: transform 0.7s ease, opacity 0.7s ease;
}

.project-card:hover .project-info {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
}

.project-meta {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--primary);
}

.project-name {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.92);
}

.project-desc {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.75);
  font-weight: 300;
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .projects-preview {
    padding: 4.5rem 0;
  }

  .projects-header {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }
}