| %brent's poster layout :) | 
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 | \documentclass[60pt,extrafontsizes]{memoir} | 
 |  | 
 | %utf-8 seems to be important | 
 | \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} | 
 | \usepackage{multicol} | 
 |  | 
 | %define poster size | 
 | \usepackage[paperwidth=45in,paperheight=38in, text={7in,10in},centering, margin=1in]{geometry} | 
 |  | 
 | %define column spacing | 
 | \setlength\columnsep{1.5in} | 
 |  | 
 | %begin the document | 
 | \begin{document} | 
 |  | 
 |  | 
 | % group which adds title author and other infor | 
 | % Used instead of \maketitle for better spacing options | 
 | \begingroup | 
 |   \centering | 
 |   \LARGE $title$\\[0.3in] | 
 |   \footnotesize $author$\par | 
 | \endgroup | 
 |  | 
 | \vspace{1in} | 
 | % end title section ------------------- | 
 |  | 
 | % Brgin body of poster | 
 | \begin{multicols*}{3} | 
 | \footnotesize{ | 
 | $body$ | 
 | } | 
 | \end{multicols*} | 
 | %end the poster | 
 | \end{document} |