* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

body {
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 12px;
}

/* Compact Header Section */
.header-container {
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
}

/* Base Styles for Header Elements */
.site-title, .nav-item {
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    padding: 2px 8px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.site-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #888888;
}

.nav-bar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
}

nav a {
    color: #888888;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Bracket Hover and Active Effect [ ] */
.site-title:hover, .site-title.active,
.nav-item:hover, .nav-item.active {
    color: #ffffff;
}

.site-title:hover::before, .site-title.active::before,
.nav-item:hover::before, .nav-item.active::before {
    content: "[";
    position: absolute;
    left: -2px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.site-title:hover::after, .site-title.active::after,
.nav-item:hover::after, .nav-item.active::after {
    content: "]";
    position: absolute;
    right: -2px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Full-Width Outer Container Frame */
.main-square {
    width: 100%;
    flex: 1;
    border: 1px solid #333333;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    background-color: #050505;
}

/* Left Half */
.square-left {
    padding: 30px;
    border-right: 1px solid #333333;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.subtitle {
    color: #888888;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.title {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.title span {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000000;
    padding: 0 4px;
}

.description {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #aaaaaa;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 500px;
}

.explore-link {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.explore-link:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Right Half */
.square-right {
    padding: 24px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #0d0d0d;
}

/* Inner Cards */
.card {
    border-radius: 2px;
    padding: 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex: 1;
}

.card-top {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000000;
}

.card-bottom {
    background-color: #1a1a1a;
    color: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #333333;
}

.card-title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.card-text {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: #555555;
}

.arrow-btn {
    padding: 4px 8px;
    background-color: #000000;
    color: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #ffffff;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    align-self: flex-end;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.card-bottom .arrow-btn {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000000;
}

.tags {
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: #aaaaaa;
}

@media (max-width: 800px) {
    .main-square {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
    
    .square-left {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
    }
}

/* Blog Specific Layout Adjustments */
.blog-list-container {
    padding: 0 !important; /* Edge-to-edge inner alignment */
    overflow-y: auto;
    justify-content: flex-start !important;
}

.blog-item {
    padding: 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}

.blog-item:hover, .blog-item.active {
    background-color: #111111;
}

.blog-item.active {
    border-left: 3px solid #ffffff;
}

.blog-date {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: #888888;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.blog-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.blog-preview {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #aaaaaa;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Right Article Panel */
.blog-post-container {
    padding: 30px !important;
    justify-content: flex-start !important;
    overflow-y: auto;
}

.blog-article-date {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #888888;
}

.blog-article-title {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin: 10px 0 20px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #333333;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog-article-body {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #cccccc;
}

.blog-article-body p {
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}