hphecker.sty

%
% LaTex package for a title page based on a design by F. Dornhecker
% and the ku-titlepage
%

%%% Some packages that are needed.
\RequirePackage{geometry}
\RequirePackage{xcolor}

%%% Define custom methods for frontpage.
\def\ASSIGNMENT{Use \texttt{$\backslash$assignment$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\AUTHOR{Use \texttt{$\backslash$author$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\TITLE{Use \texttt{$\backslash$title$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\SUBTITLE{Use \texttt{$\backslash$subtitle$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\ADVISOR{Use \texttt{$\backslash$advisor$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\INSTITUTION{Use \texttt{$\backslash$institution$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\DEPARTMENT{Use \texttt{$\backslash$department$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\DATE{Use \texttt{$\backslash$date$\lbrace \ldots \rbrace$}}
\def\FRONTPAGEIMAGE{...}

%%% Some of the above methods already exists. We override these.
\renewcommand{\author}[1]{\def\AUTHOR{#1}}
\renewcommand{\title}[1]{\def\TITLE{#1}}
\renewcommand{\date}[1]{\def\DATE{#1}}

%%% The rest are defined.
\newcommand{\assignment}[1]{\def\ASSIGNMENT{#1}}
\newcommand{\subtitle}[1]{\def\SUBTITLE{#1}}
\newcommand{\advisor}[1]{\def\ADVISOR{#1}}
\newcommand{\institution}[1]{\def\INSTITUTION{#1}}
\newcommand{\department}[1]{\def\DEPARTMENT{#1}}
\newcommand{\frontpageimage}[1]{\def\FRONTPAGEIMAGE{#1}}

\def\maketitle{
  \savegeometry{Mem} % saves the current page style
  \newgeometry{margin=0pt} % removes all margins
    \noindent
    \begin{minipage}{.33\paperwidth}
      {\color{white} ...}
    \end{minipage}
    \begin{minipage}[t]{.67\paperwidth}
      \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{\FRONTPAGEIMAGE}
    \end{minipage}

    \vspace{-1mm}
    \noindent
    \fcolorbox{black}{black}{%
    \begin{minipage}{.33\paperwidth}
      {...}
    \end{minipage}
    \begin{minipage}{.67\paperwidth}
      \vspace{2cm}
      {\color{white}
      {\fontsize{20pt}{22pt}\selectfont\bfseries\TITLE}
      \par\vspace{4mm}
      {\fontsize{20pt}{22pt}\selectfont\itshape\SUBTITLE}
      \par\vspace{12mm}

      {\fontsize{12pt}{22pt}\selectfont\bfseries\ASSIGNMENT}
      \par\vspace{1mm}
      {\fontsize{12pt}{16pt}\selectfont\itshape by \AUTHOR}}
      \vspace{2cm}
    \end{minipage}}

    \noindent
    \begin{minipage}{.33\paperwidth}
      \centering
      \vspace{1.2cm}
      \includegraphics[width=.3\linewidth]{cover/ku-logo.jpg}
    \end{minipage}
    \begin{minipage}{.67\paperwidth}
      \vspace{1cm}
      {\fontsize{12pt}{22pt}\selectfont\bfseries Advisors}\par
      {\fontsize{12pt}{22pt}\selectfont\itshape\ADVISOR}
      \par\vspace{5mm}
      {\fontsize{12pt}{22pt}\selectfont\bfseries\INSTITUTION}\par
      {\fontsize{12pt}{22pt}\selectfont\itshape\DEPARTMENT}
    \end{minipage}
	\pagenumbering{gobble}
  \phantom{...}
  \afterpage{\blankpage}
  \noindent

  % restore margins, etc.
  \clearpage 
  \loadgeometry{Mem}
}