Directory macros/latex/contrib/beamer-contrib/themes/beamertheme-durham
Durham Beamer Theme
Overview
The Durham Beamer Theme is a content-first presentation theme for LaTeX Beamer, designed for teaching, research, and long-form academic presentations.
Design Goals
- Structural clarity without visual distraction
- Stable layout under dense textual and mathematical content
- Subtle pacing awareness for presenters
- Predictable behavior in long slide decks
Design Influences
The design of this theme was informed by experience with existing Beamer themes. In particular, the Metropolis theme influenced the conceptual use of section title frames with progress indicators. The Durham theme is an independent implementation and does not incorporate code from Metropolis or other themes.
Color Palette
The color palette used in this theme is inspired by the visual identity of Durham University. This package is an independent academic contribution and is not an official or endorsed Durham University presentation template.
License
Released under the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), version 1.3c or later.
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beamertheme-durham – A content-first Beamer theme for teaching, research, and long-form academic presentations
This package provides the Durham Beamer Theme, a content-first presentation theme for LaTeX Beamer designed for teaching, research, and long-form academic presentations.
The theme emphasizes structural clarity, pacing awareness, and layout stability under dense textual and mathematical content. It is implemented entirely from first principles and not derived from any existing Beamer theme.
Conceptual inspiration from established themes such as Metropolis is acknowledged; no external code is reused. The color palette is inspired by the visual identity of Durham University. This package is an independent academic contribution and not an official or endorsed Durham University template.
The package includes a modular theme implementation, a demo document with compiled PDF, and a user manual.
| Package | beamertheme-durham |
| Version | 1.0 2026-02-04 |
| Licenses | The LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c |
| Copyright | 2026 Suhail Rizwan |
| Maintainer | Suhail Rizwan |
| Topics | Presentation |
