|  | %brent's poster layout :) | 
|  |  | 
|  | \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{2in} | 
|  | % end title section ------------------- | 
|  |  | 
|  | % Brgin body of poster | 
|  | \begin{multicols*}{3} | 
|  | \footnotesize{ | 
|  | $body$ | 
|  | } | 
|  | \end{multicols*} | 
|  | %end the poster | 
|  | \end{document} |