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Build a poster

Assemble and render a poster from a spec.

poster()
Build a poster from a declarative spec
read_poster_yaml()
Read a poster spec from a YAML file
render_poster()
Render a poster to PDF or PNG at true size

Theming

Colours, fonts, and spacing.

poster_theme()
Theme (visual settings) for a ggposter poster
theme_green()
A green preset theme resembling the bundled sample poster
poster_font()
Find an available font family for a poster
poster_register_font()
Register a font so its exact file is used by graphics devices

Content builders

Build the body of a section card.

card_text()
Text card content: a bullet list rendered as markdown
card_table()
Table card content: a booktab-style table grob
card_figure()
Figure card content: a ggplot styled for poster font size
card_image()
Image card content: one or more photos arranged in a row, with optional labels

Cards and titles

poster_card()
Build a section card: a rounded box with a header tab and content
poster_title()
Build the full-width title band of a poster