Trace Presentation Board Template
Title strip across the top; Chivo capitals with Chivo Mono, blueprint 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
- FontsChivo, Chivo Mono
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
- Chivo Bold capsProject title in the title block
- Number
- Chivo LightBoard number in the title block
- Title
- Chivo BoldThe one-sentence idea or research question
- Lead
- Chivo LightSubtitle under the project title
- Heading
- Chivo MediumBoard titles and text-block headings
- Body
- Chivo RegularRunning text
- Label
- Chivo Mono Medium capsSmall labels above text blocks and info fields
- Data
- Chivo Mono RegularTitle-block info, key, project data
- Caption
- Chivo Mono RegularImage and drawing captions, scale bar
- Folio
- Chivo Mono Regular capsSpare small text (credits, notes)
Colours
- Paper
#E9EEF4 - Ink
#0F1E33 - Grey
#5F6E82 - Accent
#1F4FD8
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.


