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xd111ds/sii-beamer-theme — explained in plain English

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18TeXAudience · researcherComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · moderate

tl;dr

An unofficial LaTeX Beamer theme that gives academic slide decks the Shanghai Innovation Institute's branding, layout, and visual style.

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  root((SII Beamer Theme))
    What it does
      Branded slide theme
      16 9 layout
      Section overviews
    Tech stack
      LaTeX
      XeLaTeX
      TikZ
    Use cases
      Thesis defenses
      Lectures
      Seminars
    Audience
      Researchers
      Students
    Components
      Highlight boxes
      Summary bars
      Flowchart styles

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Create SII branded slide decks for thesis defenses and academic seminars

VIBE 2

Build lecture slides with a consistent SII visual identity

VIBE 3

Use TikZ flowchart styles to diagram processes within a talk

VIBE 4

Add highlighted blocks and summary bars to emphasize key points on a slide

what's the stack?

LaTeXBeamerXeLaTeXTikZ

how it stacks up fr

xd111ds/sii-beamer-themewu-beining/geo-research-hubxiongqi123123/awesome-rebuttal
Stars181724
LanguageTeXTeXTeX
Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity2/51/52/5
Audienceresearcherresearcherresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires a full TeX distribution and XeLaTeX, not just any LaTeX compiler.

Free to use and modify under GPL 3.0, but any derivative work must also be shared under the same license.

in plain english

This repository is an unofficial presentation slide theme for LaTeX Beamer, styled to match the visual identity of Shanghai Innovation Institute (SII) in China. Beamer is a tool that lets academics and researchers create slide decks using the same typesetting system they use for papers, which is common in university and research settings. The theme provides a branded look for academic presentations including a title page with the SII background image and logo, automatic section overview pages, a consistent footer, and a closing thank-you page. It is designed in 16:9 format and supports Chinese text through the XeLaTeX typesetting engine. The theme also includes some ready-made components such as highlighted blocks for key messages, compact summary bars at the bottom of slides, small colored label tags, and flowchart styles for drawing diagrams. To use it, you write your presentation in a plain text file using LaTeX commands, then compile it with a tool called XeLaTeX to produce a PDF. The repository includes an example presentation file and the compiled PDF so you can preview the result without installing anything first. The actual theme is contained in two files: one that handles the layout and slide templates, and one that defines the color palette. The theme source code is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. The SII logo files and brand assets remain under the institution's own trademark rules. The repository is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shanghai Innovation Institute.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Help me customize the SII Beamer theme's color palette for my presentation
prompt 2
Show me how to add a new section with an automatic overview page using this LaTeX theme
prompt 3
Write a minimal SII Beamer slide deck for a thesis defense using this template
prompt 4
Explain how to compile this LaTeX Beamer theme with XeLaTeX

Frequently asked questions

what is sii-beamer-theme fr?

An unofficial LaTeX Beamer theme that gives academic slide decks the Shanghai Innovation Institute's branding, layout, and visual style.

What language is sii-beamer-theme written in?

Mainly TeX. The stack also includes LaTeX, Beamer, XeLaTeX.

What license does sii-beamer-theme use?

Free to use and modify under GPL 3.0, but any derivative work must also be shared under the same license.

How hard is sii-beamer-theme to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is sii-beamer-theme for?

Mainly researcher.

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