diff --git a/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte b/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
index fefaf63..59d8f58 100644
--- a/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/blog/+page.svelte
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@
         <p class="tag-filter-header"># filter posts by tag:</p>
         <div class="tag-filter-container">
             {#each Object.values(BlogPostTag) as tag}
-                {#if tag == filter}
-                    <button class="post-tag tag-filter tag-filter-selected" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
-                {:else}
-                    <button class="post-tag tag-filter" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
-                {/if}
+                <button class="post-tag tag-filter {tag == filter ? "tag-filter-selected" : ""}" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
             {/each}
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte b/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
index 2154df1..5408df6 100644
--- a/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/projects/+page.svelte
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@
         <p class="tag-filter-header"># filter projects by category:</p>
         <div class="tag-filter-container">
             {#each Object.values(ProjectCategory) as tag}
-                {#if tag == filter}
-                    <button class="post-tag tag-filter tag-filter-selected" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
-                {:else}
-                    <button class="post-tag tag-filter" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
-                {/if}
+                <button class="post-tag tag-filter {tag == filter ? "tag-filter-selected" : ""}" onclick={() => { setFilter(tag) }}>{tag}</button>
             {/each}
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -179,6 +175,7 @@
 
     .project-status {
         font-style: italic;
+        text-align: end;
     }
 
     .project-category, .project-status {