phd/src/titlepage.tex

\begin{titlepage}
    \begin{tikzpicture}[overlay,remember picture,line width=5pt]
        \node at (current page.center) {\includegraphics[width=\pagewidth]{assets/background.png}};
        \node at (current page.south) [%
            fill=black,
            draw=MidnightBlue,
            fill opacity=0.7,
            thin,
            above=1.5cm,
            minimum width=18cm,
            minimum height=7cm,
        ]{};

        \node at (current page.south)[
            above=7cm,
            font=\sffamily\bfseries\Huge,
        ] {\color{white}\thetitle};

        \node at (current page.south)[
            above=6.25cm,
            font=\sffamily\bfseries,
        ] {\color{white}Presented and defended on Friday 29\textsuperscript{th} November, 2019 by \theauthor};
    \end{tikzpicture}
\end{titlepage}