I would like to know how to put some space between my minipages and the \vrule, in this title page for an exam I am trying to produce.
If there is another way of approaching what I am trying to do I am happy to look at alternatives to minipage.
\documentclass[../main.tex]{subfiles}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{anyfontsize}
\graphicspath{{\subfix{../images/}}}
\begin{document}
\sffamily
\begin{flushright}
\begin{Huge}
2020
{\Large
My Institute
}
\vspace{1cm}
First Assessment Task
\end{Huge}
\end{flushright}
\vspace{3cm}
\fontsize{30}{50}\selectfont Software Design and
Development
\newline\newline\newline
\Large
\vspace{5cm}
\begin{minipage}{6.5cm}
\textbf{General Instructions}
\begin{itemize}
\item Reading time - 5 minutes
\item Working time - 1 hour
\item Write using blue or black pen
\item Write your student number and / or name at the top of every page
\end{itemize}
\end{minipage}
\vrule
\begin{minipage}{6cm}
\large{\textbf{Total Marks:90 }}
\normalsize
\newline\newline
\large{\textbf{Section I}}
Total marks (10)
\begin{itemize}
\item Attempt Questions 1 - 10
\item Allow about 12 minutes for this section
\item Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided
\end{itemize}
\large{\textbf{Section II}}
Total marks (30)
\begin{itemize}
\item Attempt Questions 1 - 10
\item Allow about 12 minutes for this section
\item Mark your answers on the answer sheet provided
\end{itemize}
\end{minipage}
\end{document}
\large{\textbf{Total Marks:90 }}\normalsizeis a slightly weird markup\textbf{\large Total Marks:90 }would be simpler , size commands do not take an argument\vrule, for example~\vrule~or\quad\vrule\quador use some\hspace{....}