diff --git a/styles/components/_portfolio_layout.scss b/styles/components/_portfolio_layout.scss
index d2a1998b..f82069d2 100644
--- a/styles/components/_portfolio_layout.scss
+++ b/styles/components/_portfolio_layout.scss
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@
 
     textarea {
       max-height: 9rem;
-      max-width: none;
     }
 
     .panel__footer {
diff --git a/styles/core/_grid.scss b/styles/core/_grid.scss
index ef264cd8..ff07cca6 100644
--- a/styles/core/_grid.scss
+++ b/styles/core/_grid.scss
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@
 
   &.col--half {
     width: 50%;
+    max-width: 30em;
   }
 }