Beamer Template

This repo contains the template from which I create presentations in Beamer, including theme, color palette, and build config.

Compiled output & screenshots

The compiled template is available alongside as a GitHub release. Here are some screenshots showing off the basic layout and some key features:

Getting started

Dependencies

• TeX installation like TexLive
• pdflatex
• latexmk
• GNU Make

Overview of setup

1. Download this repo.
2. Install the dependencies listed above.
3. Test compilation by running make in the repo root directory. Sometimes it needs to be run twice for the initial compilation; subsequent compilations are faster.
4. Customize the slides in presentation.tex.
5. Customize the references in references.bib.
6. Optionally customize the fonts, colors, logo, etc, in beamerthemesu.sty.

Compilation

The build process is orchestrated by GNU Make and latexmk. The following Make targets are implemented:

• all: default target; build presentation
• bg: background compilation; watch files & recompile on changes
• clean: delete compilation artifacts
• install: place .tar.gz compressed version of this repo in ~/Templates

Disclaimer

Currently the template is set up with my personal details, and the colors and logo of Stellenbosch University. This project is in no way endorsed by or affiliated wtih Stellenbosch University, and I make no claim that any of the branding is correctly applied.