/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       ─── NOTABLE PROJECTS SECTION
    ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
    #notable-projects {
      background: #f0f4f7;
      padding: 86px 0;
    }
    .np-subtitle {
      color: #5a6a7a; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.7;
    }

    /* ── Client Cards ── */
    .np-client-card {
      background: var(--white);
      border: 1px solid #dde4eb;
      padding: 14px 16px;
      display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
      transition: box-shadow .25s, transform .25s, border-color .25s;
      cursor: default;
    }
    .np-client-card:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.09);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
      border-color: var(--primary);
    }
    .np-avatar {
      width: 44px; height: 44px; flex-shrink: 0;
      border-radius: 8px;
      display: grid; place-items: center;
      color: #fff;
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: .5px;
    }
    .np-client-info { min-width: 0; }
    .np-client-info strong {
      display: block;
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: .92rem; color: var(--dark);
      white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }
    .np-client-info span {
      font-size: .75rem; color: #8a9bb0;
    }

    /* ── Timeline container ── */
    .np-timeline-wrap {
      border-top: 1px solid #dde4eb;
      padding-top: 40px;
      margin-top: 8px;
    }
    .np-col-title {
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--primary);
      margin-bottom: 24px;
      padding-bottom: 12px;
      border-bottom: 2px solid var(--primary);
      display: inline-block;
    }
    .np-col-right {
      border-left: 1px solid #dde4eb;
    }
    @media (max-width: 991px) {
      .np-col-right { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid #dde4eb; padding-top: 32px; margin-top: 32px; }
    }

    /* ── Timeline items ── */
    .np-timeline { position: relative; padding-left: 20px; }
    .np-timeline::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute; left: 6px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px;
      width: 1.5px;
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--primary), rgba(212,135,10,.1));
    }
    .np-tl-item {
      display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start;
      padding: 14px 0;
      border-bottom: 1px dashed #dde4eb;
      position: relative;
      transition: background .2s;
    }
    .np-tl-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
    .np-tl-item:hover .np-tl-body h6 { color: var(--primary); }

    .np-tl-dot {
      width: 13px; height: 13px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 2.5px solid var(--primary);
      background: #f0f4f7;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      margin-top: 3px;
      position: relative; left: -20px;
      margin-right: -13px;
      transition: background .2s;
    }
    .np-tl-dot-alt { border-color: var(--primary-dk); }
    .np-tl-item:hover .np-tl-dot { background: var(--primary); }
    .np-tl-item:hover .np-tl-dot-alt { background: var(--primary-dk); }

    .np-tl-body { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
    .np-tl-year {
      display: inline-block;
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: 2px;
      color: var(--primary);
      background: rgba(212,135,10,.1);
      padding: 2px 8px;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }
    .np-tl-body h6 {
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: .97rem; font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--dark); margin-bottom: 3px;
      line-height: 1.3;
      transition: color .2s;
    }
    .np-tl-body p {
      font-size: .8rem; color: #7a8a9a;
      margin: 0; line-height: 1.5;
    }