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      340 E. Huron St.
      Ann Arbor, Michigan
      48106-1147

      Phone:  734-994-6989,
      Fax:  734-994-6702

 
 
  Printing Specifications

Newsprint roll widths: 11.75", 23.5".

  • Single sheet size: 12 1/2' x 22"
  • Camera ready ads must have a solid 5% highlight dot and an open 90% shadow dot.
  • Rule lines that are 4 points or thinner, as well as small type is defined as; san-serif type 7 or smaller, serif type 12 points or smaller, fine-serif type, such as Bodoni, 14 points or smaller. San-serif is the best choice for cold offset reproductions.
  • Type smaller than 12 points should not be reversed on a four-color background and
    type smaller than 10 points should not be reversed even on a single color background.
    Serif type and fine-serif type should not be reversed at sizes smaller than 12 points.
  • For contrast and readability, reverse type should not be positioned within screened
    areas containing less than 70% screen and any one, two, three or four colors.
  • Type should not be reversed on a yellow or other light colored background. Any
    type smaller than 12 point should be printed in black only. This includes customer logos.

ROP Depth Requirements

ROP ads will be billed in 1/4 inch increments. Minimum display ROP ad size is 1 column by 1 inch
in depth. On a standard page, copy exceeding 19” will be charged for full column depth of 21”. For a
tabloid page, copy exceeding 9.5” will be charged as full column depth of 10 3/4”.

Mechanical Requirements

DISPLAY ADS: (6 column format) 6 x 21” = 126 column inches. Use these measurements
for submitting ad copy

Standard Page

  • Full Page Ad = 6 Columns (10.875”) x 21”
  • Column 1.729” wide - 10 pts between
  • Double Truck = 12 cols. (22.625” x 21”  
       
  WIDTH INCHES POINTS
  1 column 1.729" 124.5 pts
  2 column 3.558" 256.2 pts
  3 column 5.387" 387.9 pts
  4 column 7.216" 519.6 pts
  5 column 9.045" 651.3 pts
  6 column 10.875" 783 pts

Tabloid Page

  • Full Page Ad = 5 columns (9.046” x 10.75”) 53.75 column inches
  • Column 1.833” wide - 1/8” in between
  • Double Truck = 11 cols. (19.549” x 10.75”)
       
  WIDTH INCHES POINTS
  1 column 1.729" 124.5 pts
  2 column 3.558" 256.2 pts
  3 column 5.387" 387.9 pts
  4 column 7.216" 519.6 pts
  5 column 9.045" 651.3 pts

Modular Sizes

  • Full Page Ad = 10 1/8” x 10. 3/4”
  • Half Page Ad Horizontal = 10 1/8” x 5 5/16”
  • Half Page Ad Vertical = 5” x 10 3/4”
  • Quarter Page Ad = 5” x 5 5/16”

Classified Mechanical Specifications
10 column format. Double truck 22.625' wide.

       
  WIDTH INCHES POINTS
  1 column 1.051" 75.6 pts
  2 column 2.142” 154.2 pts
  3 column 3.234” 2.358 pts
  4 column 4.325” 311.4 pts
  5 column 5.417” 390.0 pts
  6 column 6.508” 468.6 pts
  7 column 7.600” 547.2 pts
  8 column 8.691” 625.8 pts
  9 column 9.782” 704.4 pts
  10 column 10.875” 783 pts

 

 

 
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