This project is an example of a LaTeX poster using the sciposter class which emphasises the usage of native LaTeX fonts, figures created using TiKZ and PGF, and demonstrates a variety of these packages with references and links to manuals and package websites.
The main LaTeX file is poster.tex, and building it produces the poster found here. This repository includes a TeXlipse project for inclusing into Eclipse.
To install LaTeX, I recommend TexLive:
As an editor, I recommend Eclipse with the TeXlipse plugin:
For more such recommendations, see my website's links.