diff --git a/_includes/projects.html b/_includes/projects.html
index 8d125ee..c50783c 100644
--- a/_includes/projects.html
+++ b/_includes/projects.html
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
     <div class="item">
 
       <span class="project-title">
-        <a href="{{ project.link }}">{{ project.title }}</a>
+        {% if project.link %}
+        <a href="{{ project.link }}" target="_blank">{{ project.title }}</a>
+        {% else %}
+        {{ project.title }}
+        {% endif %}
       </span>
 
       {% if project.tagline %}
diff --git a/_sass/_base.scss b/_sass/_base.scss
index 81d781c..2b66ce8 100644
--- a/_sass/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/_base.scss
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ p {
         font-weight: 400;
         margin-top: 0;
         margin-bottom: 5px;
+	color: darken($theme-color, 15%);
     }
     .projects-section {
         .intro {