| %brent's poster layout :) |
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| \documentclass[60pt,extrafontsizes]{memoir} |
| |
| %utf-8 seems to be important |
| \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} |
| \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} |
| \usepackage{palatino} |
| \usepackage{multicol} |
| \usepackage{graphicx} |
| |
| % this is for keeping figures within the coloumns ---- |
| \usepackage{nonfloat} |
| |
| \newcommand\myfigure[1]{% |
| \medskip\noindent\begin{minipage}{\columnwidth} |
| \centering% |
| #1% |
| %figure,caption, and label go here |
| \end{minipage}\medskip} |
| %----------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| |
| %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} |