.projects-container {
    padding: 2rem;
    max-width: 1440px;
    margin: 0 auto;
   
}

.masonry-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
    grid-auto-rows: 50px;
    grid-gap: 20px;
    grid-auto-flow: dense;
}

.project-box {
    background: #1a1a1a;     
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    
}

.project-box:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.02);
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(24, 24, 24, 0.6);    
    z-index: 5;

}

.project-box::before {
    content: src('https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d6/64/2a/d6642a9fe6cca36b0f65c6240852ad51.jpg');
    ;
    display: block;
    padding-top: 100%;
    }

.project-box:hover::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;   
    bottom: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.1);
    border-radius: 15px;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.project-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: auto;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 60%;
    background-image: linear-gradient(
        to top,
        rgba(0, 0, 0) 0%,
        rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 60%,
        transparent 100%
    ); 
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 10px;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    transform: translateY(100%);
    z-index: 10;
    
    
}

.overlay-content {
    text-shadow: 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
.overlay-content h3 {
    color: #d1d1d1;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    font-size: large;
}

.overlay-content h3::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 0px;
    height: 2px;
    background: #ff5400;
    transition: width 0.3s ease ;
}

.project-box:hover .overlay-content h3::after {
    width: 50px; 
}

.overlay-content p {
    color: rgba(165, 161, 161, 0.9);
}

/* .overlay-content small {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
} */

.project-box:hover .project-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Random height generator classes */
.box-small { grid-row-end: span 4; }
.box-medium { grid-row-end: span 6; }
.box-large { grid-row-end: span 8; }

/* Skeleton Loading Effect */
.skeleton {
    animation: skeleton-loading 1.5s infinite linear;
    background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        #2a2a2a 25%,
        #333 50%,
        #2a2a2a 75%
    );
    background-size: 200% 100%;
}

@keyframes skeleton-loading {
    0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
    100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .masonry-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(130px, 1fr));
        grid-auto-rows: 36px;
        grid-gap: 12px;
    }

    .projects-container {
        padding: 0.5rem;        
              
    }
}