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In his own words:\n\u003e Every field in science uses the same, old, wall-of-text poster design. If we can improve the knowledge transfer efficiency of that design even by a little bit, it could have massive ripple effects on all of science.\n\u003e \n\u003e Also, poster sessions tend to suck, so here's my pitch to make them more efficient AND more fun with a new approach to designing scientific posters/academic posters that is both more usable, and easier to create!\n\n - If you want to learn more about the reasons behind the design and how it improves upon more typical academic poster templates, I recommend Mike's [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RwJbhkCA58\u0026feature=youtu.be).\n - If you want to see how people are using the Better Poster design, see [#betterposter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/betterposter?src=hash) on twitter.\n - If you want the original PowerPoint template, you can find it [here](https://t.co/6WRGQK63g6).\n - If you want to start using the LaTeX template instead, download the repository and keep reading!\n\n\u003ckbd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/example.png\" width=\"600px\" /\u003e\n\u003c/kbd\u003e\n\n## Documentation\nThe template has been implemented as a LaTeX class, `betterposter.cls`. You can load it into your `tex` file by using the command\n```\n\\documentclass{betterposter}\n```\n\n### The `\\betterposter` command\n\nThe main command provided by the `betterposter` class is `\\betterposter`. The command takes three arguments: the content of the central, left and right columns, respectively. You type  the content in, and the command takes care of the formatting.\n```\n\\betterposter{\n% content of the main column\n}{\n% content of the left column\n}{\n% content of the right column\n}\n```\n\n### The `\\maincolumn` command\n\nThe `\\maincolumn` command takes care of the formatting of the main column. It takes two arguments: the content of the main section (for the main point of the poster), and the content of the bottom section (destined for the QR code).\n```\n\\maincolumn{\n% main point of the poster\n}{\n% QR code\n}\n```\n\n### The `\\qrcode` command\n\nThe `\\qrcode` command formats the QR code for the poster. It takes three arguments: the path for the QR code image, the path for a small icon (a smartphone by default), and the caption (\"Take a picture to download the full paper\" by default).\n```\n\\qrcode{path/to/image}{path/to/icon}{\n% caption\n}\n```\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/doc/qrwithcaption.png\" height=\"200px\" /\u003e\n\nAlternatively, the `\\compactqrcode` command renders a more compact link by omitting the small icon.\n```\n\\compactqrcode{path/to/image}{\n% caption\n}\n```\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/doc/compactqrwithcaption.png\" height=\"200px\" /\u003e\n\n#### Generating QR Codes\n\nYou should include a QR code that links to a relevant document which complements the poster (your paper, a website containing simulations or data...) There are many free QR code tools available, I have used [www.qr-code-generator.com](https://www.qr-code-generator.com/).\n\nThe example included in the template points to this repository:\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/doc/qrcode.png\" height=\"200px\" /\u003e\n\nYou can also create QR codes which contain a logo:\n\n\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/doc/qrcodeARXIV.png\" height=\"200px\" /\u003e\n\n### Class Options\n\nThe `betterposter` class accepts three options which change the paper size:\n - `a0paper`, for A0, the default size.\n - `a1paper`, for A1.\n - `a2paper`, for A2.\n\nThese options behave like the usual LaTeX class options, for instance:\n```\n\\documentclass[a0paper]{betterposter}\n```\n#### Other Class Options\nThe `betterposter` class extends the basic `article` class. Any options you give `betterposter`, other than the ones mentioned above, will be passed directly to `article`. For instance,\n```\n\\documentclass[a0paper,fleqn]{betterposter}\n```\nwill let `betterposter` deal with the `a0paper` option, but will pass `fleqn` directly to `article`.\n\n### Custom Formatting Options\nThese commands should be placed before `\\begin{document}`.\n\n#### Column Width\nYou can customise the width of the columns:\n - The left column, `\\setlength{\\leftbarwidth}{value}`.\n - The right column, `\\setlength{\\rightbarwidth}{value}`.\n - The main column automatically resizes to the rest of the space available.\n\n#### Column Margins\nYou can change the margins of the columns:\n - The vertical margin of the side columns, `\\setlength{\\columnmarginvertical}{value}`.\n - The horizontal margin of the side columns, `\\setlength{\\columnmarginhorizontal}{value}`.\n - The vertical margin of the side columns, `\\setlength{\\maincolumnmarginvertical}{value}`.\n - The horizontal margin of the side columns, `\\setlength{\\maincolumnmarginhorizontal}{value}`.\n\n#### Font Sizes\nThe `\\fontsize` command takes two arguments, the `size` (the size of the font in `pt`) and the `baselineskip` (usually you want `baselineskip` to be roughly 1.25 times the `size`.\n\nYou can change specific font sizes:\n - The text font, `\\renewcommand{\\fontsizestandard}{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont}`.\n - The main column font, `\\renewcommand{\\fontsizemain}{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont}`.\n - The title font, `\\renewcommand{\\fontsizetitle}{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont}`.\n - The author font, `\\renewcommand{\\fontsizeauthor}{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont}`.\n - The section font, `\\renewcommand{\\fontsizesection}{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont}`.\n\nAdditionally, you can change the font size of a specific text segment by placing the text in brackets as:\n```\n{\\fontsize{28}{35} \\selectfont Your text goes here}\n```\n\n#### Colours\n\nThe class defines the theme colours of the original design:\n - `empirical`: ![#f03c15](https://placehold.it/15/004D40/000000?text=+) `(0,77,64)`,\n - `theory`: ![#f03c15](https://placehold.it/15/1A237E/000000?text=+) `(26,35,126)`,\n - `methods`: ![#f03c15](https://placehold.it/15/8C1616/000000?text=+) `(140,22,22)`,\n - `intervention`: ![#f03c15](https://placehold.it/15/FFD54F/000000?text=+) `(255,213,79)`,\n\nas well as `imperialblue`: ![#f03c15](https://placehold.it/15/003E74/000000?text=+) `(0,62,116)`.\n\nYou can change the background and the font colours:\n - Background of side columns, `\\renewcommand{\\columnbackgroundcolor}{black}`.\n - Font of side columns, `\\renewcommand{\\columnfontcolor}{gray}`.\n - Background of main column, `\\renewcommand{\\maincolumnbackgroundcolor}{empirical}`.\n - Font of main column, `\\renewcommand{\\maincolumnfontcolor}{gray}`.\n\n\n## Questions/Suggestions?\nYou can find me on twitter, [@rtsbailo](https://twitter.com/rtsbailo).\n\n## Acknowledgements\n\n| Item | Author | Preview |\n|:-------:|:-------:|:------:|\n|[Original Better Poster Design](https://t.co/6WRGQK63g6)|[Mike Morrison](https://twitter.com/mikemorrison)|\u003cimg src=\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2o9U6iX0AEkolp.jpg\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n|[Smartphone icon](https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/smartphone_65680)|[Freepik](https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik)|\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/img/smartphoneBlack.png\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n|[Ducklings](https://www.pexels.com/photo/selective-focus-photo-of-flock-of-ducklings-perching-on-gray-concrete-pavement-1300355/)|[Magda Ehlers](https://www.pexels.com/@magda-ehlers-pexels)|\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/img/ducklings.jpg\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n|[Linear regression](http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/linear-regression/)|Henri Menke|\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/img/tikzexample1.png\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n|[Commutative diagram](http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/commutative-diagram/)|[Stefan Kottwitz](http://texblog.net/)|\u003cimg src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rafaelbailo/betterposter-latex-template/master/img/tikzexample2.png\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n|[Imperial College London logo](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/brand-style-guide/visual-identity/the-imperial-logo/)|[Imperial College London](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/)|\u003cimg src=\"https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ImageCropToolT4/imageTool/uploaded-images/White-on-navy--tojpeg_1495792347019_x1.jpg\" height=\"150px\" /\u003e|\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Frafaelbailo%2Fbetterposter-latex-template","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Frafaelbailo%2Fbetterposter-latex-template","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Frafaelbailo%2Fbetterposter-latex-template/lists"}