\documentclass[final]{beamer}
\usepackage{dgd-theme}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{picture}
\usepackage{verbatim}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% \dgdposter{project code}{project title}{principal investigators}{participating universities}
%
%    participating universities has to be a subset of (spelling is important):
%    TU~Berlin, TU~München, FU~Berlin, TU~Wien, TU~Graz, IST~Austria 
\dgdposter{X01}{My project title}{PI1, PI2, PI3}{TU~Berlin, TU~München, etc.}
%\backgroundimage{background.png} 

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}[fragile,t]
  \begin{notitlebox}
  \begin{enumerate}
  \item Project metadata are set using the command
\begin{verbatim}
\dgdposter{project code}{project title}{principal investigators}{participating universities}
\end{verbatim}
  \item \texttt{participating universities} must be a subset of
\begin{verbatim}
TU~Berlin, TU~München, FU~Berlin, TU~Wien, TU~Graz, IST~Austria
\end{verbatim}
  Please keep the spelling intact (including the non-breaking space
  `\texttt{\~}') so that the right logos are automatically determined.
    \item To compile your poster call \texttt{pdflatex} twice.
      
    \item We suggest to use \texttt{columns} and \texttt{column}
      environment to arrange the boxes as in this example. To make
      sure that the columns are properly aligned you need to use the
      \texttt{onlytextwidth} option.

    \item 
      The package provides four kinds of box environments:
      \begin{itemize}
      \item \texttt{notitlebox}: a box with no title tab
      \item \texttt{lefttitlebox}: a box with a title tab on the top
        left
      \item \texttt{righttitlebox}: a box with a title tab on the top
        right
      \item \texttt{centertitlebox}: a box with a centered title tab
      \end{itemize}

    \item To control the width of the boxes you may either put them
      into columns of appropriate size or specify the size explicitly
      with the optional parameter \texttt{[width=<width>]}.

    \item   
      To adjust the heights of two boxes you can use the optional
      \texttt{[equal height group=<name>]} parameter for the boxes. 
      To see the result you need to \texttt{pdflatex} \textbf{twice}.

    \item 
      For the vertical spacing in between the boxes you may use
      \texttt{vspace}. For equal spacing you can add \texttt{\textbackslash vfill}
      between the horizontal components.

    \item 
      For absolute positioning of your boxes and images you may also create
      a \texttt{picture} environment and \texttt{put} all boxes at your desired
      position.

    \item Remember to prepare your graphics with appropriate
      resolution. Depending on the type of pixel graphics you might
      need 300 ppi (pixels per inch).

    \end{enumerate}
    
  \end{notitlebox}
  % \begin{pspicture}(0,0)(\contentswidth,\contentsheight)

  \vspace{1cm}

  %   \rput[tl](0.5cm,24cm){%
  \begin{columns}[onlytextwidth]
    \begin{column}[T]{.49\textwidth}
      \begin{lefttitlebox}{Example Box}
        \begin{flushleft}
          This is an example box. It has rounded corners and a tab on
          the left. It is typeset using the command
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{lefttitlebox}[width=<width>]{<title>}
...
\end{lefttitlebox}
\end{verbatim}
        \end{flushleft}
      \end{lefttitlebox}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}[T]{.49\textwidth}
      \begin{righttitlebox}{Right Example Box}
        \begin{flushleft}
          This is another example box with the title tab on the right.
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{righttitlebox}[width=<width>]{<title>} 
...
\end{righttitlebox}
\end{verbatim}
        \end{flushleft}
      \end{righttitlebox}
    \end{column}
  \end{columns}

  \vfill

  \begin{columns}[onlytextwidth]
    \begin{column}[T]{.49\textwidth}
      \begin{lefttitlebox}[equal height group=A]{Example Box}
        \begin{flushleft}
          This is an example box. It has rounded corners and a tab on
          the left. It is typeset using the command
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{lefttitlebox}[width=<width>]{<title>}
...
\end{lefttitlebox}
\end{verbatim}
        \end{flushleft}
        %\lipsum[1]
      \end{lefttitlebox}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}[T]{.49\textwidth}
      \begin{righttitlebox}[equal height group=A]{Right Example Box}
        \begin{flushleft}
          This is another example box with the title tab on the right.
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{righttitlebox}[width=<width>]{<title>} 
...
\end{righttitlebox}
\end{verbatim}
        \end{flushleft}
      \end{righttitlebox}
    \end{column}
  \end{columns}
  
%  \fbox{
    \begin{center}
      \begin{picture}(.985\textwidth,23cm) \put(10cm,1cm){
          \begin{centertitlebox}[width=.3\textwidth]{Centered Title Box}
            This is a box with explicit width set using the optional
            \texttt{[width=<width>]} parameter. It has been placed
            using \texttt{put} in a \texttt{picture} environment.
          \end{centertitlebox}
        }
        \put(20cm,15cm){
          \begin{notitlebox}[width=.3\textwidth]%{Centered Title Box}
            This is a box with explicit width set using the optional
            \texttt{[width=<width>]} parameter.
          \end{notitlebox}
        }
        \put(55cm,5cm){
          \begin{lefttitlebox}[width=.2\textwidth]{Narrow box}
            \begin{flushleft}
              Especially in narrow boxes, paragraphs may look better
              if the right margin is not justified. Use the {\tt
                flushleft} environment.
            \end{flushleft}
          \end{lefttitlebox}
        }
      \end{picture}
    \end{center}
%  }

\end{frame}
\end{document}
