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CSS

Posted by Stu Cowley
Stu Cowley
26,287 Points

CSS Layout Basics Question: Making the Banner an Image. How do I do this?

Hi everyone,

I have just completed the CSS Layout Baics with Guil Hernandez. Learnt so much in this course, another information rich course!

I decided I would borrow the layout that we created. But I want to be able to add a background image to the banner instead of using a solid color. I have been playing around but I cannot seem to get it to work without breaking the layout on smaller devices.

Here's the code I have been using:

.banner {
    color: #fff;
    background: no-repeat center/100% url('../img/banner-bg.jpg) #00cfcc;
    padding: 12em 0;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

I have been fiddling around with this all day but I cannot get the image to display nicely on smaller screens.

Any advice on how I can fix this would be greatly appreciated!

Stu :)

1 Answer

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Stu,

Often mobile-first design dictates simply dropping a large image altogether ini favor of small-screen readability/usability. Barring that, have you checked out the course Responsive Images? That might help point you in the right direction.

Best, Cena

Stu Cowley
Stu Cowley
26,287 Points

Thanks for that Cena,

I must've missed that one, Treehouse is releasing so much content it starting to get difficult keeping track of what's what. I'll do the course and hopefully I find my answer!

Stu :)