◆ Guides & resources
Everything you need before you print
Practical guides written by people who have printed theses and projects in Rome for twenty years. Title page, formatting, colours by faculty, paper, PDF/A and more.
Colours by faculty
Thesis cover colours by faculty
The map of traditional and university colours, with real data from 2,693 theses.
Read →Medicine thesis colour
Bordeaux and variants, university by university.
Read →Law thesis colour
Blue, red or bordeaux: which is right.
Read →Economics thesis colour
Yellow, green or bordeaux depending on the university.
Read →Engineering thesis colour
The black cover and its variants.
Read →Before printing
Thesis title page: what to write
The 8 required elements, examples by faculty, common mistakes.
Read →Thesis acknowledgements: ready examples
How to write them and who to thank, examples to copy.
Read →How to format your thesis
Margins, fonts, line spacing, table of contents: the full guide.
Read →Thesis bibliography: styles and rules
APA and other styles, correct citation examples.
Read →PDF/A for your thesis: how to create it
From Word, Mac or Acrobat, step by step.
Read →Materials
Il giorno della laurea
Posters & conferences
How to make a scientific poster
Structure, how much text, and the six mistakes that force a reprint.
Read →Scientific poster dimensions
A0, A1, conference sizes, paper or fabric, and how to travel with it.
Read →Scientific poster templates and examples
PowerPoint, Canva or LaTeX, and how to prepare the file for print.
Read →Photo printing
Digital printing
Business cards: print-ready file
Size, bleed, CMYK and the right black for small text.
Read →Flyers: size, paper and how many
A6, A5 or A4, paper weights and how many copies you really need.
Read →Brochures and leaflets: how many panels
Two, three or four panels, and why the inner one must be shorter.
Read →Custom calendar: how to prepare it
Thirteen photographs, the right resolution and when to order.
Read →Stickers and labels: material and file
White or clear backing, where adhesive paper holds, and the cut path.
Read →Restaurant menus: format and allergens
The format that works on a table, which lamination, and how to show allergens.
Read →Copy shop
Large format
Roll-up banners: file, fabric and visible height
Sizes, the centimetres swallowed by the base, and which fabric to choose.
Read →PVC banners: sizes and grommets
How large it can be, where grommets go and how to tension it against wind.
Read →Posters: which paper and how to hang it
90 gsm, photo or fine art, and the ways of hanging one that do not ruin it.
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