--- name: latex-posters description: Creates academic-poster writing packages for LaTeX using beamerposter, tikzposter, or baposter. Use when a user needs poster-ready section copy, figure plans, captions, and package-specific layout decisions for conference or thesis posters. license: MIT author: AIPOCH --- > **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills) # LaTeX Academic Posters This is an **Academic Writing** skill for turning research content into a poster-ready LaTeX brief. The core deliverable is not just layout advice, but a writing package that can be assembled directly in `beamerposter`, `tikzposter`, or `baposter`. ## When to Use - The user needs a conference, thesis-defense, or departmental research poster. - The user wants help choosing between `beamerposter`, `tikzposter`, and `baposter`. - The user needs poster-ready section copy, figure plan, captions, and block ordering. - The user wants to compress a paper, abstract, or slide deck into a readable poster narrative. ## When Not to Use - The user wants a PowerPoint-native workflow with no LaTeX output at all. - The user wants to cram full manuscript detail onto one poster. - The user asks for fake results, invented metrics, or nonexistent figures. ## Core Deliverables This skill should produce one or more of these outputs: - **Poster Brief** poster size, audience, package choice, and section map - **Poster Copy Plan** title, introduction, methods, results, conclusion, and acknowledgments text limits - **Figure Plan** one-message-per-figure architecture, captions, and panel priorities - **LaTeX Assembly Guidance** package-specific layout choices using bundled assets in `assets/` ## Package Decision Matrix - Use `tikzposter` when the user wants modern flexible block design and portrait conference style. - Use `beamerposter` when the user wants a classic academic appearance or already knows Beamer. - Use `baposter` when the user needs a box-based multi-column layout and explicit panel control. If the user does not specify a package: - default to `tikzposter` for most modern research posters - switch to `beamerposter` for formal thesis-defense aesthetics - switch to `baposter` when the content is block-heavy and highly modular ## Writing Output Contract Always provide: 1. recommended package 2. poster size / orientation 3. section list in display order 4. section-level word budget 5. figure plan with one message per figure 6. caption guidance 7. final quality-control checklist If the user asks for direct copy, provide concise poster-ready wording for: - title - one-sentence problem statement - methods block - `2-4` results bullets - conclusion block - optional QR / data / contact block ## Hard Constraints - A0 poster: usually `300-800` words total - no more than `5-6` major content blocks on one poster - one figure = one message - avoid dense paragraphs - body text must remain poster-readable If the request violates these constraints, refuse the density request and propose a reduced architecture. ## Workflow ### 1. Collect poster context Confirm: - poster size and orientation - audience - source material type - required figures or logos - whether the user needs only a brief, or also section copy ### 2. Choose the package Use `## Package Decision Matrix`. ### 3. Compress the narrative Convert the source into: - one central message - one methods summary - `2-3` strongest results - one clear conclusion Do not preserve every subsection from the manuscript. ### 4. Plan the figures For each figure: - define one message only - keep labels minimal - assign where it belongs in the poster flow - define whether it needs a caption or only a headline ### 5. Assemble the writing package Return: - poster brief - section order - section copy limits - figure plan - LaTeX asset recommendation from `assets/` ## Refusal and Recovery Contract If the user asks for an unreadable or off-scope poster, respond with: ```text Cannot produce a readable poster plan as requested. Reason: Suggested recovery: - - ``` Use this when: - the user wants tiny-font dense content - the user wants a non-LaTeX-native deliverable - the source is too incomplete to plan poster copy ## Asset Usage Bundled assets: - `assets/beamerposter_template.tex` - `assets/tikzposter_template.tex` - `assets/baposter_template.tex` - `assets/poster_quality_checklist.md` Use these assets as the implementation anchor. Do **not** reference nonexistent local scripts. ## Academic Writing Rules - keep the tone neutral and conference-appropriate - prefer short declarative statements over abstract-like paragraphs - results language must stay grounded in source evidence - captions should interpret the figure's role, not repeat every numeric detail ## Final Quality Checklist Before returning: - package choice is explicit - section order is clear - word budget is realistic - figure plan is readable - no fake script requirement appears - no impossible density request is accepted --- Source attribution: aipoch Original project: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/blob/686e09dfdb45d9fa1a08664f06bb93769b3c9d91/scientific-skills/Academic%20Writing/latex-posters/SKILL.md License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 AIpoch Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. # Dave AI resource metadata Creator / publisher: aipoch Original project: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/blob/686e09dfdb45d9fa1a08664f06bb93769b3c9d91/scientific-skills/Academic%20Writing/latex-posters/SKILL.md Attribution basis: Source repository record Fields of work: Education & Research Roles: Academic Writer, Researcher, Tutor / Instructor Specialties: Specialty not specified Tools: Latex Country applicability: Country not specified Classification basis: Source catalog labels Instruction SHA-256: a303f229203c735a11320cf9f121cb1ab3961f994603e3bbd882db650d199622