Not sure how to position elements with different order in mobile and desktop versions

Question

I'm trying to build a specific design. This is the design on desktop and mobile devices:

.section {
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

.section__inner {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.title {
  color: white;
}

.img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.text-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background-color: black;
  color: white;
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
  .section__inner {
    width: 175px;
    margin-left: auto;
  }
  .img {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: -1;
    width: 60%;
  }
}

<div class="section">
  <div class="section__inner">
    <h1 class="title">Title</h1>
    <img class="img" src="https://source.unsplash.com/random/" alt="random" />
    <div class="text-container">
      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur cursus ornare risus. Ut sed gravida magna. Mauris in elit imperdiet, porta turpis a, mollis lorem. Nulla consectetur gravida urna, at condimentum dolor.</p>
      <p>Suspendisse potenti. Cras malesuada lacus sed malesuada efficitur. Maecenas eros leo, sollicitudin convallis nunc nec, maximus blandit nisi. Cras eleifend nisi id risus vestibulum aliquet. Donec maximus justo at nulla blandit, vel dictum nisi volutpat.
        Morbi placerat augue vel libero feugiat, eu venenatis libero aliquet.
      </p>
    </div>
    <button>Go to the link</button>
  </div>
</div>

This is my code pen with what I have developed so far. I don't understand how to position these elements and what approach to take.

Answer 1

First, you need to set the correct max-width and width for the container element, and allow it to be centered on the screen (according to your desktop design)

Second, position the .text-container div on the left so that it is above the image, and since it is already in the correct hierarchy, there is no need to set z-index It will be stacked on top of the image

Finally, move the button into the .text-container so that it can be positioned along with the text

This is the updated section of CSS:

@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
  .section {
    /* Ensure that enough space is available before 1200px, you can tweak this according to your design */
    width: 90%;

    /* So the 90% would only apply below this threshold, you can adjust the value as well if needed */
    max-width: 1200px;

    /* Center this element */
    margin: auto;
  }

  .text-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20%;
    left: 50%;
  }

  .img {
    width: 60%;
  }
}

  

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur
    cursus ornare risus. Ut sed gravida magna. Mauris in elit imperdiet,
    porta turpis a, mollis lorem. Nulla consectetur gravida urna, at
    condimentum dolor.
  
  

    Suspendisse potenti. Cras malesuada lacus sed malesuada efficitur.
    Maecenas eros leo, sollicitudin convallis nunc nec, maximus blandit
    nisi. Cras eleifend nisi id risus vestibulum aliquet. Donec maximus
    justo at nulla blandit, vel dictum nisi volutpat. Morbi placerat
    augue vel libero feugiat, eu venenatis libero aliquet.
  
  Go to the link

Please note that when resizing the image, the same aspect ratio as the reference design should be maintained.