A Newcastle University beamer theme

beamerthemeNCLDennis.sty

% adapted Philippe Dreuw and Thomas Deselaers
% further adapted from edits by James Malcolm
% finally, Shawn Lankton made some edits (www.shawnlankton.com)
% and I added some quick changes - Dennis Prangle

\ProvidesPackage{beamerthemeNCLDennis}

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\mode<presentation>
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\definecolor{beaublue}{rgb}{0.74, 0.83, 0.9}
\definecolor{nclblue}{rgb}{0.018, 0.255, 0.506}

\setbeamercolor{headline}{bg=beaublue}
\setbeamercolor{footline}{bg=beaublue}
\setbeamerfont{footline}{size=\large}
\setbeamercolor{separation line}{bg=beaublue}
\setbeamercolor{title in headline}{fg=nclblue}
\setbeamercolor{author in headline}{fg=nclblue}

\setbeamercolor{framesubtitle}{fg=nclblue, bg=gray}
\setbeamercolor{author in head/foot}{fg=nclblue,bg=beaublue}
\setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=nclblue,bg=beaublue}
\setbeamercolor{website in footline}{fg=nclblue,bg=beaublue}
\setbeamercolor{email in footline}{fg=nclblue,bg=beaublue}

\setbeamercolor*{normal text}{fg=black, bg=white}
\setbeamercolor*{block body}{fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor*{block title}{fg=nclblue,bg=beaublue}
\setbeamerfont{block title}{size=\large,series=\sc\bf}
\setbeamercolor{upper separation line head}{fg=black}

% \setbeamertemplate{blocks}[rounded][shadow=true]

% \setbeamertemplate{itemize items}[triangle]
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}  % no navigation on a poster

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\setbeamertemplate{block begin}{
  \vskip.5ex
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[rounded=true,shadow=false,leftskip=1ex,colsep*=.5ex]{block title}%
    \usebeamerfont*{block title}{\Large \insertblocktitle}
  \end{beamercolorbox}%
  {\ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block body}{}{\nointerlineskip\vskip-0.5pt}}%
  \usebeamerfont{block body}%
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[rounded=false,shadow=true,colsep*=.5ex,sep=.5ex,vmode]{block body}%
    \ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block body}{\vskip-.25ex}{\vskip-.5ex}\vbox{}%
  }
  \setbeamertemplate{block end}{
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}

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\setbeamertemplate{headline}{
  \leavevmode

  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{headline}
    \begin{columns}[T]
      \begin{column}{.02\paperwidth}
      \end{column}
      \begin{column}{.07\paperwidth}
      \end{column}
      \begin{column}{.675\paperwidth}
        \vskip4ex
        \raggedleft
        \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{fg}\textbf{\huge{\inserttitle}}\\[1ex]}
        \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{fg}\Large{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
        \vskip2ex
      \end{column}
      \begin{column}{.25\paperwidth}
        \centering
        \vskip4ex
        \includegraphics[height=0.05\paperwidth]{logo}
        \vspace{1pt}
      \end{column}
      \begin{column}{.03\paperwidth}
      \end{column}
    \end{columns}
  \end{beamercolorbox}

  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{lower separation line head}
    \rule{0pt}{2pt}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}

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\setbeamertemplate{footline}{
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{upper separation line foot}
    \rule{0pt}{2pt}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \leavevmode%
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=4ex,leftskip=1cm,rightskip=1cm]{author in head/foot}%
    \usebeamercolor{website in footline}{\color{fg} \footleft}
    \hfill
    \usebeamercolor{email in footline}{\color{fg} \footright}
    \vskip1ex
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \vskip0pt%
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{lower separation line foot}
    \rule{0pt}{2pt}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}

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% Display a grid to help align images ... and it looks nice with this color scheme
%\beamertemplategridbackground[1cm]

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% \Mode<all>