Timeline
Author:
Sofia JIJON
Last Updated:
3 years ago
License:
LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c
Abstract:
A simple yet colourful timeline
\begin
Discover why 18 million people worldwide trust Overleaf with their work.
\begin
Discover why 18 million people worldwide trust Overleaf with their work.
\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{calc, arrows.meta, intersections, patterns, positioning, shapes.misc, fadings, through,decorations.pathreplacing}
\definecolor{ColorOne}{named}{MidnightBlue}
\definecolor{ColorTwo}{named}{Dandelion}
\definecolor{ColorThree}{named}{Plum}
\begin{document}
\tikzstyle{descript} = [text = black,align=center, minimum height=1.8cm, align=center, outer sep=0pt,font = \footnotesize]
\tikzstyle{activity} =[align=center,outer sep=1pt]
\begin{tikzpicture}[very thick, black]
\small
%% Coordinates
\coordinate (O) at (-1,0); % Origin
\coordinate (P1) at (4,0);
\coordinate (P2) at (8,0);
\coordinate (P3) at (12,0);
\coordinate (F) at (13,0); %End
\coordinate (E1) at (5,0); %Event
\coordinate (E2) at (0.5,0); %Event
%% Filled regions
\fill[color=ColorOne!20] rectangle (O) -- (P1) -- ($(P1)+(0,1)$) -- ($(O)+(0,1)$); % Studies
\path [pattern color=ColorOne, pattern=north east lines, line width = 1pt, very thick] rectangle ($(O)+(0.5,0)$) -- ($(O)+(2,0)$) -- ($(O)+(2,1)$) -- ($(O)+(0.5,1)$); % Something else
\fill[color=ColorTwo!20] rectangle (P1) -- (P2) -- ($(P2)+(0,1)$) -- ($(P1)+(0,1)$); % Work
\shade[left color=ColorThree, right color=white] rectangle (P2) -- (P3) -- ($(P3)+(0,1)$) -- ($(P2)+(0,1)$); % Current work
%% Text inside filled regions
\draw ($(P1)+(-2.5,0.5)$) node[activity,ColorOne] {Studies};
\draw ($(P2)+(-2,0.5)$) node[activity,ColorTwo] {Work};
\draw ($(P3)+(-2,0.5)$) node[activity, ColorThree] {Current activity};
%% Description
\node[descript,fill=ColorTwo!15,text=ColorTwo](D2) at ($(P2)+(-2,-2.5)$) {%
\textbf{Where}\\
Project\\
description};
\node[descript,fill=ColorThree!15,text=ColorThree](D3) at ($(P3)+(-2,-2.5)$) {%
\textbf{Where}\\
Project\\
description};
%% Events
\draw[<-,thick,color=black] ($(E1)+(0,0.1)$) -- ($(E1)+(0,1.5)$) node [above=0pt,align=center,black] {Unexpected\\event};
\draw [decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=6pt}]($(E2)+(-1,1.2)$) -- ($(E2)+(0.5,1.2)$) node [black,midway,above=6pt] {Something};
%% Arrows
\path[->,color=ColorTwo] ($(P2)+(-1,-0.1)$) edge [out=-90, in=130] ($(D2)+(0,1)$);
\path[->,color=ColorThree]($(P3)+(-1,-0.1)$) edge [out=-70, in=90] ($(D3)+(0,1)$);
%% Arrow
\draw[->] (O) -- (F);
%% Ticks
\foreach \x in {0,2,...,12}
\draw(\x cm,3pt) -- (\x cm,-3pt);
%% Labels
\foreach \i \j in {0/2013,2/2014,4/2015,6/2016,8/2017,10/2018,12/2019}{
\draw (\i,0) node[below=3pt] {\j} ;
}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}