Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:35:40 -0700
From: Bret Victor
Subject: making a realtalk poster
Here are the materials and instructions for making a poster / kit:


surface

1 black foam board, 20" x 30" x 3/16"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GNRXTD9/
1 cork shelf liner, 18" x 4'
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071FBQ49Y/
double push-pins
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074Z5MYVK/


border

black masking tape, 1" wide
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DVAYZPW/
glitter washi tape
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y5W2D5Q/
glue
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006IFBA/


clips

16 binder clips, 75-sheet capacity, 5/16" thick, 3/4" wide
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/12755T72
16 flathead screws, 18-8, 1/4"-20 thread size, 3/4" long, undercut profile
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/91099A453
16 hex nuts, 1/4"-20 thread size
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/95505A601
16 wing nuts, 1/4"-20 thread size
https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/90866A029


rulebook and pocket

1 wood square, 4.75” wide, 3/16" thick
https://www.sotolasercutting.com/products/wood-square-1-8-thick-package-price-c
(special order 4.75" width)
tagboard
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BIPHE0Y/
double-sided tape
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000DH8IT/


instructions

You can see the basic procedure in this video, although some details have evolved:

[rulebook-posters.mov]

1. Cut a cork roll to the length of the posterboard, and attach it to the posterboard.
2. Around the poster, place a border of masking tape, a line of glue, and a border of glitter tape.
3. Drill 16 holes down the exposed black surface of the poster, 1.5" apart, inset from the edge by 1".  (Best to make a mask first.)
4. Slide a binder clip onto a screw, and secure with a hex nut, as shown below (b).  (I use a screwdriver and socket wrench.)
5. Insert the screw into a drilled hole, and secure by hand with a wing nut.

Because the posters are heavy with all 16 clips attached, I've been adding them as needed from a box of pre-made screw-clips. (c)

6. Fold a piece of tagboard around a wood square to make an envelope (d).  (Pad the square a bit so the envelope isn't too tight.)
7. Attach the envelope to the back of the posterboard with double-sided tape (e), and insert rulebook.
8. Attach non-clipped material to the posterboard using the double-pushpins. (Pin in the top-left corner of the page and stack staggered for easy browsing.)
9. Arrange posters as desired. (f)


(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)