I'm facing a challenge in creating an alternating grid layout using CSS, and it's proving to be more difficult than I anticipated.
My goal is to design a layout with two boxes that alternate - first a box containing text, followed by a box displaying an image. The image should cover the entire block, resizing accordingly when the screen size changes (sticking to the right of the page but maintaining the same distance from the other block to avoid large white spaces between them).
For reference, here is an example:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/I04Zd.png
This website serves as an example of what I want to achieve
I attempted to use CSS Grid for this layout, but unfortunately, it was not successful.
<div class="wrapper contentwrap">
<div class="box sidebar">
<h6>Headertext</h6>
<p>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
</p>
</div>
<div class="box content" style="background-image:url('https://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/photoshop/using/convert-color-image-black-white/jcr_content/main-pars/before_and_after/image-before/Landscape-Color.jpg')">
</div>
</div>
Styling:
<style media="screen">
.sidebar {
grid-area: sidebar;
}
.content {
grid-area: content;
}
.wrapper {
display: grid;
grid-gap: 0px;
grid-template-columns: 50% 50% 100%;
grid-template-areas:
"sidebar content";
background-color: #fff;
color: #444;
}
.box {
height: 400px;
padding: 10px;
}
</style>
The issue I'm encountering is that the image becomes excessively zoomed in when I apply background-size:cover. It seems to cover a larger area than necessary, extending beyond the viewable screen. Similarly, if I switch the blocks and place text on the right, the text extends off the screen. Furthermore, adding a new row of blocks to my grid results in an empty grid entirely.
Is there a better approach to accomplish this design?