Plaster Presentation Board Template
Title strip across the top; Karla throughout, chalk 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.
- Boards1
- FormatsA1 landscape, A1 portrait
- Opens inInDesign, Affinity Publisher
- FontsKarla
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 - Project summary | Concept column with site and diagrams; hero over plan and section | The idea in a column, the evidence beside it |
Type and colour
Paragraph styles
- Display
- Karla BoldProject title in the title block
- Number
- Karla LightBoard number in the title block
- Title
- Karla BoldThe one-sentence idea or research question
- Lead
- Karla LightSubtitle under the project title
- Heading
- Karla MediumBoard titles and text-block headings
- Body
- Karla RegularRunning text
- Label
- Karla Medium capsSmall labels above text blocks and info fields
- Data
- Karla RegularTitle-block info, key, project data
- Caption
- Karla RegularImage and drawing captions, scale bar
- Folio
- Karla Regular capsSpare small text (credits, notes)
Colours
- Paper
#FAFAF7 - Ink
#111111 - Grey
#85857F - Accent
#111111
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.


