diff --git a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
index 81aa601..6875836 100644
--- a/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
+++ b/convertion_templates_pandoc/template_pdf-via-xelatex/template_first-skyfritt-example.tex
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 \usepackage{xcolor}
 \definecolor{accent}{HTML}{2C3E50}
 \definecolor{muted}{HTML}{7F8C8D}
+\definecolor{vertbar}{HTML}{297ab3}
 
 %% ── Hyperlinks ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage[
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ $endif$
 \setkeys{Gin}{width=\maxwidth, keepaspectratio}
 
 \usepackage{etoolbox}
+\usepackage{tikz}
 
 %% ── Code listings ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \usepackage{fancyvrb}
@@ -177,12 +179,17 @@ $endif$
 %% ── Title page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 \begin{titlepage}
   \thispagestyle{empty}
-  \centering
+  %% ── Full-height left vertical bar ─────────────────────────────────────────
+  \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture, overlay]
+    \fill[vertbar] (current page.north west)
+      rectangle ++(1.27cm, -29.70cm);
+  \end{tikzpicture}
+  \raggedright
   \vspace*{4cm}
 
   {\Huge\bfseries\color{accent} $title$ \par}
   \vspace{0.5cm}
-  \textcolor{muted}{\rule{0.4\textwidth}{0.4pt}}
+  {\color{vertbar}\rule{3.31cm}{0.2cm}}
   \vspace{1cm}
 
   $if(subtitle)$
@@ -203,7 +210,7 @@ $endif$
 
   $if(description)$
     \begin{minipage}{0.7\textwidth}
-      \centering\small\textcolor{muted}{$description$}
+      \raggedright\small\textcolor{muted}{$description$}
     \end{minipage}
   $endif$