gistfile1.txt

In the template:
			<ul class="cf" id="port-grid">
				<li class="web">
					<a href="#">
					<img src="img/img1.jpg" alt="">
					<span>
						<span>Title</span>
						<span>Excerpt</span>
					</span>
					</a>
				</li>
				<li class="print">
					<a href="#">
					<img src="img/img2.jpg" alt="">
					<span>
						<span>Title</span>
						<span>Excerpt</span>
					</span>
					</a>
				</li>
			</ul>
 
In CSS:

ul {
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0 0 0 -23px;
}
ul li {
  list-style: none;
  float: left;
  margin-left: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
}
ul li a {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
ul li a:hover > span {
  opacity: 1;
}
ul li a img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
}
ul li a > span {
  display: block;
  opacity: 0;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 200ms;
  -moz-transition: opacity 200ms;
  -o-transition: opacity 200ms;
  transition: opacity 200ms;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 10;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background: url(bg.jpg) no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  padding: 43px 30px 43px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
}
ul li a > span > span:first-child {
  font-size: 30px;
  color: #ffffff;
  line-height: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 21px;
  display: block;
  font-family: 'oswald', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
ul li a > span span {
  font-family: 'district_pro';
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 24px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: #ffffff;
  display: block;
}