Poster WIP

docs/poster/poster.tex

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-\usepackage[scaled=1.2]{helvet}
-\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault} 
+\documentclass[portrait,color=UCLblack,margin=1.5cm,bannerheight=8cm,logoheight=2.5cm]{uclposter}
+\usepackage{tikz}
+\usepackage[scaled=1.2]{helvet}
+\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault} 
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+\usepackage{tcolorbox}
 
 \title{Performance characterisation of 8-bit RISC and OISC architectures}
 
-\author[]{Mindaugas Jarmolovicius}
+\author{Mindaugas Jarmolovicius}
 
 %\affil[1]{UCL Electronic And Electrical Engineering}
 
 \begin{document}
 
+%\tikz\node[opacity=0.3,inner sep=0]{\includegraphics[height=\paperheight,width=\paperwidth]{background.jpg}}
+%\tikz[remember picture,overlay] \node[opacity=0.3,outer sep=0pt] at (current page.center){\includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight]{background.jpg}};
+
 \maketitle
 
-\section*{Introduction}
+\begin{tcolorbox}[title=\large{Introduction}]
+	
 This is a bunch of text for introductions that describes project, what it is about and that it compares RISC versus OISC architectures.
+\end{tcolorbox}
 
-\begin{multicols}{2}
-
-\section*{RISC}
 
-\begin{highlightbox}
+\begin{multicols}{2}
+	
+\begin{tcolorbox}[title=\large{OISC}]
 	\begin{description}
-		\item[$\bullet$] bunch of instructions
-		\item[$\bullet$] efficient instruction space
-		\item[$\bullet$] generally easy to use but damn to low number of registers.
-		\item[$\bullet$] needs optimisation.
+		\item[$\bullet$] Bunch of instructions
+		\item[$\bullet$] Efficient instruction space
+		\item[$\bullet$] Generally easy to use but damn to low number of registers.
+		\item[$\bullet$] Needs optimisation.
 	\end{description}
-\end{highlightbox}
+\end{tcolorbox}
 
 %\begin{highlightbox}[UCLdarkblue!20!white]
 %\end{highlightbox}
 
 \columnbreak
 
-\section*{OISC}
 
-\begin{highlightbox}
+\begin{tcolorbox}[title=\large{OISC}]
+	OISC is fun. Some graphs here.
 	\begin{description}
-			\item[$\bullet$] only one instruction
-			\item[$\bullet$] not so efficient instruction space
-			\item[$\bullet$] takes forever to write in assembly
-			\item[$\bullet$] takes no time to improve. It just asking for more data buses!
+		\item[$\bullet$] Only one instruction
+		\item[$\bullet$] Not so efficient instruction space
+		\item[$\bullet$] Takes forever to write in assembly
+		\item[$\bullet$] Takes no time to improve. It just asking for more data buses!
 	\end{description}
-\end{highlightbox}
+
+\end{tcolorbox}
 
 \end{multicols}
 
@@ -53,4 +60,5 @@ This is section with some results if I will have enough time to complete them..
 \section*{Future work}
 Explain future work, experiments, oisc improvements.
 
+
 \end{document}

docs/poster/uclposter.cls

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