Description
This sign template is designed to alert the viewer of an important threat or notice. It does this with a large red heading at the top which draws immediate attention. Due to this, the sign is best suited to warning, danger or caution signs. The main message of the sign is in all caps in a large bold font to enable quick communication at a glance. Finally, the information text at the bottom of the sign provides an optional place for a description of the alert or call to action.
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Authorship
This template was created by Vel.
Current Version
v1.1 (February 25, 2022)
License
This template is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Click here to see what this license means for your use of the template.
Usage Guide
Compilation
This template compiles with standard pdflatex. There are no special requirements outside of packages that are supplied with a full distribution of TeX.
Sign Content Commands
Several custom commands are present in the template for outputting the three parts of the sign.
\alertheading This command takes a single parameter for the top alert heading, automatically capitalized. Commonly used values include: caution, danger, notice, warning, restricted, alert, stop and beware. The text you enter will split to new lines if it is too long, but it is not recommended to have more than two lines for this text.
\alerttext This command takes the main message of the sign in its single parameter. The text you enter will be automatically capitalized and you may specify new lines manually with the standard \\.
\instructiontext This command takes a single parameter for the instruction text on the bottom of the sign. Text entered will be italicized automatically. You may specify new lines manually with the standard \\. Leave this command empty (i.e. \instructiontext{}) if this text is not required.
Sign Settings Commands
Custom commands are present in the template for specifying the font sizes of the three sign elements. It is important to choose the correct size for your sign text in order to make the sign stand out effectively.
\alertheadingfontsize This command (length) sets the font size of the top alert heading, specified in points, e.g. 80pt. This should be a large value to draw the viewer's eye to the sign.
\alerttextfontsize This command (length) sets the font size of the main alert text, specified in points, e.g. 70pt.
\instructiontextfontsize This command (length) sets the font size of the instruction text at the bottom of the sign, specified in points, e.g. 50pt. It is recommended to set a size for this command such that the amount of text you enter for this block is easily visible from afar.
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This page last updated on: February 25, 2022
