Gusset Presentation Board Template
Solid title band across the top; Barlow Condensed capitals with Barlow, mustard palette. A presentation-board template for architecture students: every board shares one title block and sits on a 24 x 24 grid, so a jury reads the set as one piece of work.
- Boards2
- FormatsA1 landscape, A1 portrait
- Opens inInDesign, Affinity Publisher
- FontsBarlow, Barlow Condensed
Board by board
What goes on each board, and what a jury looks for there.
| Board | What goes here | What a jury looks for |
|---|---|---|
| Board 1 - Process | Process text and three sketches beside six model photos | Thinking through models; each step captioned |
| Board 2 - Drawings | Wall section at 1:20 beside a plan and elevation, details and materials | How it is built: build-up, junctions, materials named |
Type and colour
Paragraph styles
- Display
- Barlow Condensed SemiBold capsProject title in the title block
- Number
- Barlow Condensed LightBoard number in the title block
- Title
- Barlow Condensed SemiBoldThe one-sentence idea or research question
- Lead
- Barlow Condensed LightSubtitle under the project title
- Heading
- Barlow Condensed MediumBoard titles and text-block headings
- Body
- Barlow RegularRunning text
- Label
- Barlow Medium capsSmall labels above text blocks and info fields
- Data
- Barlow RegularTitle-block info, key, project data
- Caption
- Barlow RegularImage and drawing captions, scale bar
- Folio
- Barlow Regular capsSpare small text (credits, notes)
Colours
- Paper
#E7E6E1 - Ink
#1A1A1A - Grey
#6E6D68 - Accent
#C7921A
Recolour the whole document by editing one swatch. All fonts are free under the SIL Open Font License and come in the download.
What is in the download
- Editable InDesign IDML for landscape and portrait A1: the title block on a master, paragraph styles, swatches and labelled frames. Opens in InDesign CC 2019 or later and in Affinity Publisher.
- Preview PDF and board images of both formats.
- The fonts, free under the SIL Open Font License.
- A user guide: the grid, the title block, drawing scales, making the boards read and exporting for print.


