Ad sizes

Business Card Horizontal (3.5 in x 2 in)	1/6 page Horizontal (5 in x 1.875 in)	1/8 page Horizontal (5 in x 3.75 in)
1/4 page Vertical (5 in x 8 in)	1/2 page Horizontal (10 in x 8 in)	Full Page (10 in x 16 in)

Printing Specifications

Printing: My Hometown Estrella is printed on a webpress on 35# Highbrite (Newspaper like stock). Please allow for 30% dot gain (see below).

File Format: Print Ready/High Resolution PDF format. DPI: Material should be built at a minimum resolution of 220 dpi.

Fonts: Please embed all fonts or convert fonts to outlines when making a PDF.

Black and White Ads: Allow for 30% Dot gain which will result in images printing darker than expected. Lighten images accordingly.

Color Ads: Allow for 30% Dot gain which wiil result in images printing darker than expected. Lighten images accordingly. Color material should be sent as four color process. Please avoid small 4 color black type. Color may vary slightly from issue to issue.

Photoshop tips: Using Photoshop, apply an Unsharp Mask at about 80% to all images. This will help with your images printing clearer

Where to Send Files

DO NOT EMAIL YOUR FILES. Please use our upload tool.

Ad Material uploader tool: Launch Tool