DISPLAY ADS

DOCUMENT

• All transparencies must be flattened
• Bleed for full page ads must be set to 5mm and must include crop marks
• Double page spreads must be supplied as 2 separate files (LHP and RHP) with bleed on all sides
• Avoid running type across the gutter

FONTS

• All fonts must be embedded
• Type size must not be below 7point, or 10point for reversed type
• Website and email addresses must be live copy to enable hyperlinks when published online

COLOUR

• All material must be supplied in CMYK colour space
• Convert spot/PMS * colours to process colours
• Do not embed colour profiles
• Do not use colour patterns
• Black type should be process black only
• Total ink weight should not exceed 310% and allow for a 14-18% dot gain

Conversion of spot/PMS may alter colours. Spot/PMS printing can be arranged at an additional cost.

IMAGES & QR CODES

• CMYK
• 300dpi at 100% print size
• Black & White Line Art - 2400dpi at 100% print size
• QR code minimum size is 15x15mm
• QR codes should be generated using a shortened URL

SHOWCASES

HALF PAGE SHOWCASE

• 48-character headline
• 200 words
• 2–3 high resolution images (300dpi)

QUARTER PAGE SHOWCASE

• 48-character headline
• 110 words
• 2 high resolution images (300dpi)

ADVERTORIALS

FULL PAGE ADVERTORIAL

• 500 words
• 2–3 high resolution images (300dpi)
• High resolution company logo
• Ability to link to content via QR code or URL

DPS ADVERTORIAL

• 1000 words
• 5–6 high resolution images (300dpi)
• High resolution company logo
• Ability to link to content via QR code or URL

COMPANY DISPLAY, RUN OF SITE, CATEGORY SPONSORSHIP

DESIGN

• Your creative will appear on our website which has a white background
• All creatives with a white background must include a 1 pixel border.
• Please DO NOT include your phone number or website URL in your creative as it may skew your results

FILE SPECS

• Static JPG or PNG ads, or animated GIFs
• HTML 5
  • Architecture & Design recommend using a 3rd party for HTML5 ads
  • If you are not providing 3rd party tags, please take the following considerations into account:
    • Javascript (JS) and CSS should be line or externally hosted (this must be secure i.e. https://). This cannot be hosted for you.
    • Please insert the click macro: %%CLICK_URL_ESC%%
    • This is usually placed before the destination URL (more info: https://support.google.com/richmedia/answer/6279525?hl=en )
  • What to provide:
    • 1x HTML file
    • You may also include image files that are referenced by the HTML file. (Our preference is that these are externally hosted.)
  • Architecture & Design recommend using a 3rd party for HTML5 ads
• FLASH
  • FILES ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR ONLINE DISPLAY, BUT NOT RECOMMENDED
  • Some browsers no longer support Flash. Your ads will not autoplay, and will appear with a “play” button that must be pushed before animation will begin
  • Flash creative (SWFs Version 9.0 or earlier only) SWF creative must contain the following Action script in Version 1.0 or 2.0:
    • on(release){getURL(_level0.clickTag,”_blank”);}
• For ALL HTML5 creative, please provide 3 working days for ad to be tested.

COLOUR

• All material should be supplied in RGB colour space

INDUSTRY & PRODUCT NEWSLETTERS

DESIGN

• Your creative will appear on our website with a white background.
• All creatives with a white background must include a 1 pixel border.
• Please DO NOT include your phone number or website URL in your creative as it may skew your results

FILE SPECS

• FLASH OR HTML5 FILES ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR NEWSLETTERS
• Static JPG ads preferred
• Animated GIFs accepted, if all important information is contained in the first slide (some email clients will not play the animation, so your GIF will display the first slide only)

COLOUR

• All material should be supplied in RGB colour space

WEBSKIN

DESIGN

• Dimensions: 1650px (W) X 800px (H)
• Please DO NOT include your phone number or website URL in your creative as it may skew your results
• Filezsize: 150KB maximum
• The skin should have a solid background.

FILE SPECS

• Static JPG or GIF (no animations/3rd party tags)
• Clickthrough: Only 1 URL can be applied, as image area takes into account bleed for scroll bars, variations on screen sizes etc.

COLOUR

• All material should be supplied in RGB colour space