:root {
      --v88-primary-color: #FFD700; 
      --v88-secondary-color: #000000; 
      --v88-text-color: #FFFFFF; 
      --v88-dark-gray: #333333;
      --v88-medium-gray: #666666;
      --v88-light-gray: #CCCCCC;
      --v88-card-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05); 
      --v88-border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
      --v88-shadow-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
      --header-offset: 120px; 
    }

    .blog-list {
      background-color: var(--v88-secondary-color);
      color: var(--v88-text-color);
      padding-top: var(--header-offset, 120px);
      padding-bottom: 40px;
      min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-offset, 120px));
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__container {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 20px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .blog-list__heading {
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      color: var(--v88-primary-color);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      font-weight: bold;
      padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .blog-list__description {
      font-size: 1.125rem;
      color: var(--v88-light-gray);
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin-left: auto;
      margin-right: auto;
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline {
      position: relative;
      padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .blog-list__timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 50%;
      width: 2px;
      height: 100%;
      background-color: var(--v88-primary-color);
      transform: translateX(-50%);
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .blog-list__item {
      display: flex;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      position: relative;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
      flex-direction: row-reverse;
    }

    .blog-list__item-dot {
      width: 20px;
      height: 20px;
      background-color: var(--v88-primary-color);
      border-radius: 50%;
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      left: 50%;
      transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
      z-index: 1;
      border: 3px solid var(--v88-secondary-color);
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--v88-primary-color);
    }

    .blog-list__date {
      width: 20%;
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 1rem;
      color: var(--v88-light-gray);
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      padding: 0 10px;
    }
    
    .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date {
        order: 2;
    }

    .blog-list__card-wrapper {
      width: 70%;
      padding: 0 20px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__card {
      background-color: var(--v88-card-bg);
      border-radius: 12px;
      overflow: hidden;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 15px var(--v88-shadow-color);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      height: 100%;
    }

    .blog-list__card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: 0 8px 25px var(--v88-shadow-color);
    }

    .blog-list__image-wrapper {
      width: 100%;
      padding-top: 56.25%;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: var(--v88-dark-gray);
    }

    .blog-list__image {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .blog-list__content {
      padding: 20px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__title {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      font-weight: bold;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      line-height: 1.4;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link {
      color: var(--v88-primary-color);
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: color 0.3s ease;
    }

    .blog-list__title-link:hover {
      color: var(--v88-text-color);
    }

    .blog-list__excerpt {
      font-size: 0.9375rem;
      color: var(--v88-light-gray);
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      display: -webkit-box;
      -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
      -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
      overflow: hidden;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
      flex-grow: 1;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--v88-primary-color);
      color: var(--v88-secondary-color);
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 5px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: bold;
      transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
      align-self: flex-start;
      margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .blog-list__read-more:hover {
      background-color: var(--v88-text-color);
      color: var(--v88-dark-gray);
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 2rem;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 1rem;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(0);
      }
      .blog-list__item,
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        flex-direction: row;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__date {
        width: 100px;
        text-align: left;
        padding-left: 30px;
        position: static;
        order: 0;
        align-self: flex-start;
        margin-right: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-dot {
        left: 20px;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        top: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 115px);
        padding: 0;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1.125rem;
      }
      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 0.875rem;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.9375rem;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-dot {
        left: 15px;
        top: 15px;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
      }
      .blog-list__date {
        width: 80px;
        padding-left: 25px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        margin-right: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 95px);
      }
      .blog-list__card {
        border-radius: 8px;
      }
      .blog-list__content {
        padding: 15px;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 1rem;
      }
      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 0.8125rem;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 8px 15px;
        font-size: 0.875rem;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
      .blog-list__container {
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__heading {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
      }
      .blog-list__description {
        font-size: 0.875rem;
      }
      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__item-dot {
        left: 10px;
        top: 10px;
        width: 14px;
        height: 14px;
      }
      .blog-list__date {
        width: 70px;
        padding-left: 20px;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        margin-right: 5px;
      }
      .blog-list__card-wrapper {
        width: calc(100% - 85px);
      }
      .blog-list__content {
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .blog-list__title {
        font-size: 0.9375rem;
      }
      .blog-list__excerpt {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 6;
      }
      .blog-list__read-more {
        padding: 7px 12px;
        font-size: 0.8125rem;
      }
    }

    @media (min-width: 1025px) {
      .blog-list__timeline {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 2px 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
        padding: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__timeline::before {
        left: 50%;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
        height: 100%;
        top: 0;
      }

      .blog-list__item {
        margin-bottom: 0;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) {
        grid-column: 1 / 2;
        justify-self: end;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) {
        grid-column: 3 / 4;
        justify-self: start;
        flex-direction: column;
      }

      .blog-list__item-dot {
        position: absolute;
        left: 50%;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__item-dot {
        left: calc(100% + 20px);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__item-dot {
        left: -20px;
      }

      .blog-list__date {
        position: absolute;
        width: auto;
        padding: 5px 10px;
        background-color: var(--v88-primary-color);
        color: var(--v88-secondary-color);
        border-radius: 5px;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: bold;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        z-index: 2;
      }
      
      .blog-list__item:nth-child(odd) .blog-list__date {
        right: calc(100% + 40px);
      }

      .blog-list__item:nth-child(even) .blog-list__date {
        left: calc(100% + 40px);
      }

      .blog-list__card-wrapper {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0;
      }
    }