COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS

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

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

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 names listed in our contact section. Typrform and Impress are offering colour proofs using the SeeColor Proofing System which Independent Newspapers will endorse 100%

COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS

IMAGE TRANSFER MEDIUM TO PRODUCTION HOUSE • ISDN using EPS files/Native Quark Documents - Contact must be made with Independent Newspapers before transmission, as files will not be accepted without the relevant URN. File must be named as the URN. • Optical disk, 512 bytes per sector • Syquest disk • Macintosh disk • Iomega Zip Disk (100mb)

PAGE SIZE AREA AND COLUMN MEASURES Page Type Area Broadsheet (8 column page) 340mm x 530mm - Irish/Sunday Independent Tabloid (6 column page) 255mm x 330mm - Evening Herald Column Measures 1 column 40mm 2 column 83mm 3 column 126mm 4 column 169mm 5 column 212mm 6 column 255mm 7 column 298mm 8 column 340mm

All queries regarding to colour digital files should be made to 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]

COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS

Nominated Production Houses are as follows: Irish Independent Colour Advertising: TYPEFORM REPRO Portside Business Centre East Wall Road Dublin 3. Tel: 00353 1 855 3855 Fax: 00353 1 855 3853 ISDN: 819 4001 or 8534400 Contact: Declan Gray email: [email protected] Sunday Independent & Evening Herald colour advertising: SUNDAY WORLD Terenure Road Rathfarnham Tel: 00353 1 492 5689 Fax: 00353 1 490 6893 ISDN: 00353 1 406 4500 Contact: Jenny lambert email: [email protected] Property Advertising IMPRESS DIGITAL 3050 Lake Drive, Citywest Digital Park, Co. Dublin. Tel: 00353 1 677 9038 Fax; 00353 1 671 6934 ISDN: 00353 1 4300200 Contact: Ray Monahan email: [email protected] For UK Agencies: Madison Bell Contact:Steve Howell Tel: 0207 5179940. ISDN Numbers : Channel Server 020 7538 2641 8 Channel Server 2 020 7538 4082 2 Channel Server 020 7538 3743 2 Channel Server 2 020 7538 3766 email: [email protected]

COLOUR SPECIFICATIONS

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.