/* ── BLOG SECTION ── */
        .blog-section {
            padding: 80px 5% 100px;
            background: #f7faff;
        }

        .blog-inner {
            max-width: 1280px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px;
            gap: 3.5rem;
            align-items: start;
        }
        /* Featured post */
        .blog-featured {
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 24px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.1);
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            transition: transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
        }

        .blog-featured:hover {
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.14);
        }

        .blog-featured-img {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112240, #1a5fba);
            min-height: 320px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .blog-featured-img img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            display: block;
        }

        .blog-featured-img i {
            font-size: 5rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
        }

        .featured-tag {
            position: absolute;
            top: 14px;
            left: 14px;
            background: #c9a84c;
            color: #0a1628;
            font-size: 0.65rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
            border-radius: 50px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
        }

        .blog-featured-body {
            padding: 2.5rem;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .blog-cat-tag {
            display: inline-block;
            background: #e8f2ff;
            color: #1a5fba;
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.08em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            padding: 0.2rem 0.7rem;
            border-radius: 50px;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            width: fit-content;
        }

        .blog-featured-title {
            font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #0a1628;
            line-height: 1.4;
            margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
        }

        .blog-featured-title a {
            text-decoration: none;
            color: inherit;
            transition: color 0.3s;
        }

        .blog-featured-title a:hover {
            color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .blog-excerpt {
            font-size: 0.87rem;
            color: #6b7a99;
            line-height: 1.8;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        .blog-meta {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 1.2rem;
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            color: #6b7a99;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .blog-meta i {
            color: #1a5fba;
            margin-right: 0.2rem;
        }

        .btn-read-more {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.4rem;
            color: #1a5fba;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: gap 0.25s;
            margin-top: 1.2rem;
        }

        .btn-read-more:hover {
            gap: 0.7rem;
        }

        /* Blog cards grid */
        .blog-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            gap: 1.8rem;
        }

        .blog-card {
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 20px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.07);
            transition: transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .blog-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-6px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 48px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.13);
        }

        .blog-card-img {
            height: 200px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112240, #1a5fba);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .blog-card-img img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            display: block;
            transition: transform 0.5s;
        }

        .blog-card:hover .blog-card-img img {
            transform: scale(1.06);
        }

        .blog-card-img i {
            font-size: 3rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
        }

        .blog-card-body {
            padding: 1.5rem;
            flex: 1;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .blog-card-title {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #0a1628;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
        }

        .blog-card-title a {
            text-decoration: none;
            color: inherit;
            transition: color 0.3s;
        }

        .blog-card-title a:hover {
            color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .blog-card-excerpt {
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            color: #6b7a99;
            line-height: 1.75;
            flex: 1;
            margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
        }

        .blog-card-footer {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            padding-top: 1rem;
            border-top: 1px solid #d0daea;
        }

        .blog-card-date {
            font-size: 0.76rem;
            color: #6b7a99;
        }

        .blog-card-date i {
            color: #1a5fba;
            margin-right: 0.2rem;
        }

        /* Pagination */
        .pagination-row {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
            margin-top: 3rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .page-btn {
            width: 40px;
            height: 40px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            background: #ffffff;
            color: #0a1628;
            border: 1px solid #d0daea;
            transition: all 0.25s;
        }

        .page-btn:hover,
        .page-btn.active {
            background: #1a5fba;
            color: #ffffff;
            border-color: #1a5fba;
        }

        /* ── SIDEBAR ── */
        .blog-sidebar {
            position: sticky;
            top: 100px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.8rem;
        }

        .sb-card {
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 18px;
            padding: 1.6rem;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.07);
        }

        .sb-title {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #0a1628;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
            padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #d0daea;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .sb-title i {
            color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .search-box {
            display: flex;
            gap: 0;
        }

        .search-box input {
            flex: 1;
            padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
            border: 1.5px solid #d0daea;
            border-radius: 10px 0 0 10px;
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            outline: none;
            transition: border-color 0.3s;
        }

        .search-box input:focus {
            border-color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .search-box button {
            padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
            background: #1a5fba;
            color: #ffffff;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.25s;
        }

        .search-box button:hover {
            background: #2d7cf0;
        }

        .cat-list {
            list-style: none;
        }

        .cat-list li a {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            padding: 0.65rem 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #d0daea;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: #1a2540;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.25s;
        }

        .cat-list li:last-child a {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .cat-list li a:hover {
            color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .cat-list li a span {
            background: #e8f2ff;
            color: #1a5fba;
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            padding: 0.1rem 0.5rem;
            border-radius: 50px;
        }

        .recent-post {
            display: flex;
            gap: 0.8rem;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .recent-post:last-child {
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .recent-post-img {
            width: 64px;
            height: 64px;
            min-width: 64px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112240, #1a5fba);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .recent-post-img i {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
        }

        .recent-post-title a {
            font-size: 0.83rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            color: #0a1628;
            text-decoration: none;
            line-height: 1.5;
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
            transition: color 0.25s;
        }

        .recent-post-title a:hover {
            color: #1a5fba;
        }

        .recent-post-date {
            font-size: 0.73rem;
            color: #6b7a99;
        }

        .tags-cloud {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .tag-chip {
            padding: 0.3rem 0.8rem;
            background: #e8f2ff;
            color: #1a5fba;
            border-radius: 50px;
            font-size: 0.77rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: background 0.25s, color 0.25s;
        }

        .tag-chip:hover {
            background: #1a5fba;
            color: #ffffff;
        }

        /* Reveal Animation */
        .reveal {
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(24px);
            transition: opacity 0.65s ease, transform 0.65s ease;
        }

        .reveal.visible {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .blog-inner {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .blog-sidebar {
                position: static;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .blog-featured {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .blog-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
        }