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Media Kit

Material Specifications and Deadlines


DISPLAY

SIZE

WIDTH

HEIGHT

2-Page Spread

16 1/4"

10 7/8"

2-Page Bleed Spread

16 3/4"

11 1/8"

Full Page (Live Matter)

7"

10"

Full Page Bleed

8 3/8"

11 1/8"

Full Page Trim Size

8 1/8"

10 7/8"

2/3 Page

4 5/8"

10"

1/2 Page Vertical

4 5/8"

7 3/8"

1/2 Page Horizontal

7"

4 7/8"

1/3 Page Vertical

2 1/4"

10"

1/3 Page Square

4 5/8"

4 7/8"


CLASSIFIED

SIZE

WIDTH

HEIGHT

1/2 Page Vertical

3 3/8"

10 "

1/2 Page Horizontal

7"

4 7/8"

1/4 Page

3 3/8 "

4 7/8 "

1/8 Page Vertical

1 5/8 "

4 7/8 "

1/8 Page Horizontal

3 3 /8"

2 5/16 "

1/16 Page Vertical

1 5/8"

2 5/16 "

1/16 Page Horizontal

3 3 /8"

1"


HIGH RESOLUTION PDF FILES
PDF/X-1

Digital Specifications:
A SWOP calibratored color proof must be submitted with all electronic files. Laser proofs are not acceptable for matching color on press. All digital material must conform to SWOP standards.

Platform: Macintosh compatible
Programs:  Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
Formats:High-resolution PDF files, JPEG, TIFF, EPS
 * Include graphics, art, fonts and any other related files.

Document Set-up:

  • Start document at trim size 8 1/8" X 10 7/8".
  • Always keep live matter at least 0.1875 (3/16") from trim.
  • Always include at least 0.125 (1/8") bleed.
  • Check that all files including ads supplied are designed to the proper trim size of the publication for which it is intended.

Images:

  • Line screen 300-DPI.
  • All crop marks must be outside the image area.
  • No RGB, JPEG, LAB, or INDEX color images, CMYK or B/W only.
  • Don't colorize any TIFF images in Quark, color them in the application they were built and then place in Quark.
  • No JPEG compression in EPS images.
  • No halftone screen or transfer functions in EPS images.
  • No alpha channels.

Spot Colors:

  • Convert all spot colors to CMYK.

Fonts:

  • Fonts in black must use 100% black, no CMYK.
  • No True Type fonts. Postscript fonts only.
  • Must include both printer and screen fonts.
  • Don't stylize any fonts in Quark (ex: if you're using Helvetica-Bold, don't type in Helvetica and select bold in the measurements palette.)

Trapping:

  • All trapping is the responsibility of the customer.
  • Black must always overprint.
  • Colors must always knockout or trap each other.
  • Text using any color that is on a white background must either knockout or overprint, otherwise you will get FAT type.
  • When running a 5th color, all text including black must knockout as that color is the last color to go down on press.

File Names:

  • No repetition of file names.
  • No illegal non-alphanumeric characters can be included in the names of images: < > / ? [ ] ! @ $ % ^ & * ( ) + { } " ; :

DELIVERY OPTIONS:

BY EMAIL
Attn: Vbru@Latintrade-inc.com

Compression: Stuff-it
Media: Zip, CD

By FTP:
Email password request
vbru@latintrade.com
or Call
Virginia Bru (305) 702-5720

By Disk

Attn:  Virginia Bru,
Production Director
Latin Trade, 95 Merrick Way,
Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134.
Phone: 305-702-5720


Ad Deadlines



 

Issue

Premium Ad Space Reservation

Final Ad Space Reservation

Ad Material Due






2007   

January

November 3, 2006

November 10

November 20

 

February

December 1, 2006

December 8

December 19

 

March

January 5

January 12

January 23

 

April & LT Élite

February 2

February 9

February 20

 

May

March 2

March 9

March 20

 

June & LT Élite

April 6

April 13

April 24

 

July

May 18

May 25

June 5

 

August

June 8

June 15

June 26

 

September & LT Élite

July 6

July 13

July 24

 

October

August 10

August 17

August 28

 

November & LT Élite

September 7

September 14

September 25

 

December

October 5

October 12

October 23






2008

January

November 2, 2007

November 9

November 27

 

February

December 4, 2007

December 7

December 18