Horizontal Blog Card With Thumbnail

<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>My Example</title>

<style>
/* This is an optional body style to provide a background for the page */
body {
    background-color: #f9fafb;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* Container for the list */
.list-view-container {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 2rem auto;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    display: grid;
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

/* === Horizontal Blog Card Styles === */
.h-blog-card {
    --h-blog-radius: 12px;
    --h-blog-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);

background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: var(--h-blog-radius);
    box-shadow: var(--h-blog-shadow);
    display: flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.h-blog-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 4px 6px -4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.h-blog-card-link {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.h-blog-card-link:hover .h-blog-card-title {
    color: #4f46e5;
}

.h-blog-card-thumbnail {
    width: 150px;
    object-fit: cover;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.h-blog-card-content {
    padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.h-blog-card-category {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #4f46e5;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.h-blog-card-title {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
    /* Optional: Clamp title to 2 lines */
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.h-blog-card-excerpt {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #6b7280;
    margin: 0;
    /* Optional: Clamp excerpt to 2 lines */
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Footer with author byline */
.h-blog-card-footer {
    margin-top: auto; /* Pushes to the bottom */
    padding-top: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    color: #6b7280;
}
.h-blog-card-author {
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #374151;
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
    .h-blog-card-link {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .h-blog-card-thumbnail {
        width: 100%;
        height: 150px;
    }
}
</style>

<div class="list-view-container">
    
    
    <article class="h-blog-card">
        <a href="#" class="h-blog-card-link">
            
            <img class="h-blog-card-thumbnail" src="https://placehold.co/300x300/4ade80/ffffff/png?text=UX" alt="Abstract shapes representing UX concepts.">
            <div class="h-blog-card-content">
                <div class="h-blog-card-category">UX Design</div>
                <h3 class="h-blog-card-title">Cognitive Load in UI Design</h3>
                <p class="h-blog-card-excerpt">How to reduce complexity and design more intuitive interfaces by understanding the limits of human cognition. </p>
                <footer class="h-blog-card-footer">
                    By <span class="h-blog-card-author">Elara Vance</span> &bull; <time datetime="2025-11-10">Nov 10, 2025</time>
                </footer>
            </div>
        </a>
    </article>
    
    
    <article class="h-blog-card">
        <a href="#" class="h-blog-card-link">
            
            <img class="h-blog-card-thumbnail" src="https://placehold.co/300x300/fbbf24/ffffff/png?text=Backend" alt="Abstract shapes representing server-side code.">
            <div class="h-blog-card-content">
                <div class="h-blog-card-category">Backend Engineering</div>
                <h3 class="h-blog-card-title">Choosing the Right Database for Your Project</h3>
                <p class="h-blog-card-excerpt">A comprehensive comparison of SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL databases to help you make an informed decision for your next application.</p>
                <footer class="h-blog-card-footer">
                    By <span class="h-blog-card-author">Dr. Aris Thorne</span> &bull; <time datetime="2025-11-08">Nov 8, 2025</time>
                </footer>
            </div>
        </a>
    </article>
    
</div>