.ard-blog-9-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
    gap: 55px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item:not(:last-child) {
    margin-bottom: 50px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .content-wrap {
    padding-left: 80px;
    padding-right: 0px;
    text-align: right;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1399px), only screen and (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .content-wrap {
      padding-left: 0px;
    }
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .content-wrap {
      padding-left: 0px;
      text-align: left;
    }
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .author-btn {
      align-items: end;
      justify-content: end;
      flex-direction: column-reverse;
    }
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .author-btn {
      align-items: start;
      justify-content: start;
      flex-direction: unset;
    }
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item:is(.has-style-2) .project_img {
      grid-row-start: 1;
    }
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .project_img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 400px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .project_img .hover_area {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .blog-date {
    width: 170px;
    height: 170px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: var(--ard-pr-9);
    position: absolute;
    right: -30px;
    top: -40px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: end;
    align-items: baseline;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #fff;
    padding-left: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .blog-date .date {
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding-left: 11px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .content-wrap {
    padding-right: 80px;
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1399px), only screen and (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px), only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px), (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item .content-wrap {
      padding-right: 0px;
    }
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .title {
    font-size: 35px;
    line-height: 1.41;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .title:hover {
    color: var(--ard-pr-9);
  }
  @media only screen and (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px), only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item .title {
      font-size: 30px;
    }
  }
  @media (max-width: 767px) {
    .ard-blog-9-item .title {
      font-size: 25px;
    }
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .disc {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .author-btn {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .author {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .author img {
    width: 54px;
    height: 54px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 3px solid #FEE8D1;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-right: 15px;
  }
  .ard-blog-9-item .author .name {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 24px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

.ar-blog-item-wrap {
  top: 100px;
  position: sticky;
}

.ar-blog-item-8 {
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  position: relative;
}
.ar-blog-item-8:before {
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  content: "";
  height: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(50.26%, rgba(9, 9, 9, 0)), color-stop(99.06%, #090909));
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9, 9, 9, 0) 50.26%, #090909 99.06%);
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .blog-img {
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .blog-img img {
  -webkit-transition: all 500ms ease;
  transition: all 500ms ease;
  width: 100%;
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .blog-text {
  z-index: 2;
  left: 30px;
  bottom: 30px;
  position: absolute;
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .blog-text .blog-cate {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ar-base-color-2);
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .blog-text .blog_title {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 450px;
  font-size: 32px;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding-top: 10px;
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .read_more {
  opacity: 0;
  right: 30px;
  z-index: 2;
  bottom: 0px;
  font-weight: 700;
  visibility: hidden;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--ar-base-color-2);
}
.ar-blog-item-8 .read_more:hover {
  letter-spacing: 3px;
}
.ar-blog-item-8:hover .blog-img img {
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.04);
          transform: scale(1.04);
}
.ar-blog-item-8:hover .read_more {
  opacity: 1;
  bottom: 30px;
  visibility: visible;
}
.ar-blog-section-title .elementor-container {
  top: 100px;
  position: sticky;
}