2 column centered content

by Jasper Stevens

HTML

<section class="container">
  <div class="left-half">
    <article>
      <h1>Left Half</h1>
      <p>Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.</p>
      <img src="http://lorempixel.com/200/200/">
    </article>
  </div>
  <div class="right-half">
    <article>
      <h1>Right Half</h1>
      <p>If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.</p>
    </article>
  </div>
</section>

CSS

/* Pen-specific styles */
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html, body, section, div {
  height: 100%;
}

body { 
  color: #fff;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 150%;
  text-align: center;
}

section {
  width: 100%;
}

article {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  padding: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

/* Pattern styles */
.left-half {
  background-color: #ff9e2c;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}
.right-half {
  background-color: #b6701e;
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}