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https://github.com/corybrunson/beamerthemeuconn

LaTeX Beamer themes for the University of Connecticut
https://github.com/corybrunson/beamerthemeuconn

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LaTeX Beamer themes for the University of Connecticut

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# UConn Beamer themes



This is a repo for the development of LaTeX themes and templates for the University of Connecticut, to complement the PowerPoint themes available on the [Brand Standards website](http://brand.uconn.edu/resources/powerpoint-templates/).



## Contents



### Themes



This repo contains the following coordinated Beamer themes:



- `beamercolorthemeuconn.sty` (color theme)

- `beamerfontthemeuconn.sty` (font theme)

- `beamerinnerthemeuconn.sty` (inner theme)

- `beamerouterthemeuconn.sty` (outer theme)

- `beamerthemeuconn.sty` (theme incorporating the above)



Together, they demonstrate the basics of each type of theme.



### Templates



Three templates are included, which illustrate the color and font themes (`uconn-color-font-example.tex`), the inner and outer themes (`uconn-inner-outer-example.tex`), and all four themes (`uconn-theme-example.tex`).



Additionally, the Markdown document `uconn-theme-markdown.md` illustrates how to use the `uconn` Beamer theme in a [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/) workflow.



It would be useful to include poster and report templates as well; i don't have plans for this, but contributions would be welcome.



## Use



### Current versions



The examples (the `.tex` files) illustrate how to use the themes in LaTeX documents.



To use these themes in your own Beamer slideshow, either store the `.sty` files and the `images` folder in the same directory as the `.tex` file, or clone this repo and edit one of the `.tex` files into your own slideshow. I have not yet tried installing them in a `texmf` directory.



To make subtle changes, for example to remove the oak leaf background or to permute the bullet point colors, edit the `.sty` files directly. (In future i hope to include theme options that will allow users to remove or change certain features using preamble commands.)



### Ongoing development



To see several university themes that illustrate a range of design space, check out [Martin Madsen's Ultimate Beamer Theme List](https://github.com/martinbjeldbak/ultimate-beamer-theme-list).



If you think these themes could be improved, please make suggestions in an [issue](https://guides.github.com/features/issues/) or send a [pull request](https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/)!



I am no longer at UConn Health, so if you've a mind to "adopt" these templates, feel free to ask. : )



## Acknowledgments



I'm grateful to Christine Ballestrini for reviewing the theme and discussing issues of branding and licensing. Some elements of the theme were inspired from [Jorge M. Agüero's (unofficial) UConn Beamer template](https://wp.jorge-aguero.uconn.edu/links/).



The [Beamer class users guide](http://tug.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf) and Thierry Masson's [cheat sheet](http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~masson/latex/Beamer-appearance-cheat-sheet.pdf) were indispensable to the development of the theme, as were several helpful discussions on [Stack Exchange](https://tex.stackexchange.com/).



### License



The code, including templates and examples, are [products of authorship](http://research.uconn.edu/technology-commercialization/resources-for-faculty/tech-transfer-faqs/invention-ownership-flowchart/) and released into the public domain. Wordmarks and logos are [trademarks of the University of Connecticut](http://brand.uconn.edu/standards/wordmark-and-logos/) and used with permission. See the [University Logo and Wordmark Policy](http://policy.uconn.edu/2015/01/29/university-logo-and-wordmark/) for guidance or [email the Brands office](mailto:[email protected]) with questions.