I'm trying to learn how to make posters for myself. I am learning this one step at a time, so I expect to have more questions about my project in the future.
Anyway, I am starting with a borderless square document and am learning how to construct modules using tikz. However, I may consider changing the page dimensions later.
How do I
- get the right-most edge of the module to not run off to the right edge of the page,
- make the bottom corners of the modules square instead of rounded, and
- create independent columns in which I can add and shuffle modules around?
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\documentclass{extreport}
\usepackage{array}
%\usepackage{wallpaper}
%\CenterWallPaper{1.02}{background2} % Can't use a PDF
\usepackage[
paperwidth=12.0in,
paperheight=12.0in,
margin=0.0in
]{geometry}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{arev}
%\usetikzlibrary{shapes,snakes}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\linespread{1.1}
\parskip=0\baselineskip
\parindent=0pt
\pagestyle{empty}
\definecolor{bordercol1}{rgb}{0.2, 0.2, 0.2}
\begin{document}
% Define box and box title style
\tikzstyle{posterbox}=[
draw=bordercol1,
fill=blue!25,
very thick,
rectangle,
rounded corners=12pt,
inner xsep=0pt,
inner ysep=20pt
% outer sep=0pt,
]
\tikzstyle{fancytitle}=[fill=red,text=white]
\begin{tikzpicture}
\node[posterbox] (box){
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
Consider the set of equations:
\begin{align}
\dot{a} &= x\cos\psi -y\sin\psi, \\
\dot{b} &= x\sin\psi + y\cos\psi.
\end{align}
We also consider the following linear combination:
\begin{equation}
X = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}Y + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}Z
\end{equation}
\end{minipage}
};
% Title must be placed after box has been defined
\node[fancytitle, right=10pt] at (box.north west) {Equation Review};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
