Ad Specfications • Northwest Indiana Business Magazine

Ad Specfications

To make sure your artwork appears as intended in print, please follow these guidelines:

Sizes

File Specs

Magazine Trim Size:

8.125 x 10.875 inches

Magazine Bleed Size:

(For advertisements that go to the edge of the page.)

8.375 x 11.125 inches

File Formats:

PDFX-1A

Resolution:

All images must be a minimum of 300 dpi (dots per inch).

Safety Margin:

For full page or two-page spread artwork, keep all live content not intended to trim, 1/8” from TRIM edges to avoid getting cut off during the manufacturing process.

Artwork should bleed at least 1/8 inch beyond the trim edge of the document to allow printer to trim page to correct size.

All materials should comply with SWOP specifications.

Crop/Registration Marks:

All printers' marks should be offset from the trim edge of the document by at least 1/8 inch to avoid appearing in the final product. When creating a PDF, make sure the offset amount is the same as the bleed measurement.

Rules:

All rules should be at least 0.25 point or wider. Avoid using “hairline” or thin rules that might not print correctly.

Text specifications:

Text smaller than 9 points should be 100% black whenever possible.

Color:

All art and images should be built as process color (CMYK) in the original application as intended to print. Any spot colors – as well as RGB or LAB – should be converted to CMYK. Converting colors outside of the original application can have unexpected results.

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