Colour Specifica Tions

SPECIFICATION FOR THE SUPPLY OF COLOUR ADVERTS IN DIGITAL FORMAT/ISDN DIRECT TO INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS/ PRODUCTION HOUSE

This specification provides guidelines for the establishment of good working practices in the creation of advertisements to be supplied to Independent News & Media.

By following these procedures, the full benefit of supplying in digital format - optimum quality of reproduction and maximum efficiency for the advertiser in the timing and cost of delivery of advertisements -can be achieved.

Should you require any further information, advice or assistance regarding the digital supply of advertising, please contact one of our staff listed.

This specification relates to the supply of colour advertising materials in digital format for the following publications:

Irish Independent Sunday Independent Farming Independent Property Independent Evening Herald and all relevant supplements. COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIGITAL COLOUR ADVERTS - DIRECT TO INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS

Colour files will be accepted directly through the Quickcut service to Independent Newspapers after a normal testing procedure with Typetec/Quickcut

For information contact:

Operations Manager, Advertising Joe O'Keeffe Tel: 01 705 5392 Mobile: 087 238 5925 Email: [email protected]

Advertising Production Supervisor Martina Newton Tel: 01 705 5327 Mobile: 087 238 0719 Email: [email protected]

Typetec 500 9000 Dave O'Reilly 0872460128 Laura McGrath 0866007443 Ger Keane 0868079283 COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIGITAL COLOUR ADVERTS - DIRECT TO NOMINATED PRODUCTION HOUSE

Independent Newspapers will accept colour advertising wither directly through Quickcut or through any nominated gateway.

TYPEFACES • We recommend the use of Sans Serif typefaces for clarity. Fine serif typefaces should be avoided • For clarity and legibility, we recommend 12 point type or larger.

Reverse Type • Due to the nature of the newspaper printing process, the minimum point size for reverse out text in colour is 14point. • Fine serif typefaces should be avoided in reverses. Fonts with fine lines tend to fill in with ink during the printing process especially when using colour. • Reverse out text using colour should not be of more than 2 colours. We do not recommend reversing type out of 4-colour

Graphic File Format (Colour) • Scan Resolution: 200dpi • All reflective/transparency scanned images to be saved in Colormatch RGB EPS mode • No CMYK images, only RGB - Independent Newspapers maintain an RGB ICC Profiled Workflow. • All separated elements within the file should have a total ink weight of no more than 240% • Images should be saved with no embedded profile • No JPEG files are supported • Spot colours must be converted to process in Quark/Illustrator for linework

Creating Black Using 4-colours • 4-colour black is unacceptable. Colour can shift and misregistration of type becomes more visible.

Comparison colour proofs Comparison colour proofs supplied as cromalin will not be accepted. Independent Newspapers have introduced an ICC Profiled workflow for all its printing facilities. This workflow supports fully profiled proofs on newspaper stock paper. We will be happy to assist the introduction of ICC to your workflow. All enquiries in this area should be directed to those

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Typrform and Impress are offering colour proofs using the SeeColor Proofing System which Independent Newspapers will endorse 100% COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0872380719 Tel: 017055327 Martina Newton Advertising ProductionSupervisor Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0872385925 Tel: 017055392 Joe O'Keeffe Operations Manager, Advertising All queriesregardingtocolourdigitalfilesshouldbemade Page Type Are PAGE SIZEAREAANDCOLUMNMEASURES IMAGE TRANSFERMEDIUMTOPRODUCTIONHOUSE oun 340mm 8 column 298mm 7 column 255mm 6 column 212mm 5 column 169mm 4 column 126mm 3 column 83mm 2 column 40mm 1 column Column Measures Tabloid (6columnpage)255mmx330mm-EveningHerald Independent Broadsheet (8columnpage)340mmx530mm-Irish/Sunday IomegaZipDisk(100mb) Macintoshdisk • Syquestdisk • Opticaldisk,512bytesper sector • • ISDNusingEPSfiles/Native QuarkDocuments • URN. Filemustbenamedasthe transmission, asfileswillnotbeacceptedwithouttherelevant - ContactmustbemadewithIndependentNewspapersbefore a COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS email: [email protected] 02075382641 ChannelServer ISDN Numbers: Tel: 02075179940. Contact:Steve Howell Madison Bell Agencies: For UK email: [email protected] Contact: RayMonahan ISDN: 0035314300200 Fax; 0035316716934 Tel: 0035316779038 Co. Dublin. Citywest DigitalPark, 3050 LakeDrive, IMPRESS DIGITAL Property Advertising email: [email protected] Contact: Jennylambert Fax: 0035314906893 Tel: 0035314925689 Rathfarnham Terenure Road SUNDAY WORLD Sunday Independent&EveningHeraldcolouradvertising: email: [email protected] Contact: DeclanGray ISDN: 8194001or8534400 Fax: 0035318553853 Tel: 0035318553855 Dublin 3. East Wall Road Portside BusinessCentre TYPEFORM REPRO Irish IndependentColourAdvertising: Nominated ProductionHousesareasfollows: ISDN: 0035314064500 2 Channel Server 20207538 3766 2 ChannelServer 02075383743 2 ChannelServer 202075384082 8 ChannelServer Independent Newspapers are happy to receive mono adverts from the three nominated gateways and other production agencies such as Colour Central, Cosmon, Generation Graphics, Litho Studios, Lithoset and Masterphoto.

Colour files will be accepted directly through the Quickcut service to Independent Newspapers after a normal testing procedure. COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS