Thesis set
Pinup Presentation Board Template
Drawing-style title block along the bottom; Bricolage Grotesque with Inter, copper 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.
- Boards3
- FormatsA1 landscape, A1 portrait
- Opens inInDesign, Affinity Publisher
- FontsBricolage Grotesque, Inter
Every board
Portrait boards hold the same content; frames that sit side by side in landscape are stacked in portrait.
Landscape A1 841 x 594 mm
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Board 1 - Site and research
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Board 2 - Idea and project
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Board 3 - Construction and detail
Portrait A1 594 x 841 mm
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Board 1 - Site and research
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Board 2 - Idea and project
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Board 3 - Construction and detail
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 - Site and research | Research text and site photo, a six-step timeline, three photos and maps | History and change on the site, in order |
| Board 2 - Idea and project | A strip of five concept steps over the hero, concept text and site plan | The design moves in order, then the result |
| Board 3 - Construction and detail | 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
- Bricolage Grotesque MediumProject title in the title block
- Number
- Bricolage Grotesque LightBoard number in the title block
- Title
- Bricolage Grotesque MediumThe one-sentence idea or research question
- Lead
- Bricolage Grotesque LightSubtitle under the project title
- Heading
- Bricolage Grotesque MediumBoard titles and text-block headings
- Body
- Inter RegularRunning text
- Label
- Inter Medium capsSmall labels above text blocks and info fields
- Data
- Inter RegularTitle-block info, key, project data
- Caption
- Inter RegularImage and drawing captions, scale bar
- Folio
- Inter Regular capsSpare small text (credits, notes)
Colours
- Paper
#F4EEE8 - Ink
#1E1A17 - Grey
#7E746B - Accent
#B06A3B
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.
