.projects {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px);
  border: 1px solid #168bd0;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #0a2849 0%, #061526 72%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #36dfc933, 0 18px 50px #001b3c66;
}

.projects .section-heading { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.projects .section-heading h2 { margin-top: 8px; }
.projects .section-heading p { margin-top: 6px; }
.project-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}
.project-showcase {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(118px, 42%) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  min-height: 178px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 14px 42px 14px 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #2a9fe8;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 12% 50%, #123b69 0, #081e38 45%, #07172a 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 24px #1a89e21c, 0 0 18px #0a9bff1c;
}
.project-showcase:nth-child(2), .project-showcase:nth-child(4) { border-color: #8d55ed; }
.project-showcase:nth-child(3) { border-color: #2ce8c3; }
.project-media { display: grid; place-items: center; min-width: 0; }
.project-media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 190px;
  height: 128px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
}
.project-showcase:nth-child(2) .project-media img { background: #f7f9fb; padding: 8px; }
.project-copy { min-width: 0; }
.project-copy .card-top { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; }
.project-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem); line-height: 1.1; }
.project-copy strong { display: block; margin-top: 6px; color: #35dce8; font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.project-copy p { margin-top: 10px; color: #c0d0e4; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.project-showcase .status { flex: none; padding: 4px 8px; font-size: .65rem; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .projects { width: calc(100% - 32px); padding: 22px 16px; border-radius: 18px; }
  .project-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .project-showcase { display: block; min-height: 0; padding: 14px; }
  .project-media { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .project-media img { width: min(100%, 260px); height: auto; max-height: 170px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .project-copy p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; }
}
@media (max-width: 390px) {
  .project-showcase { padding: 12px; }
  .project-copy strong { font-size: .95rem; }
  .project-copy p { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; }
}