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Voting/Ballot Specifications

  • Submit all file-ready art as JPG or PNG to the dimensions specified below.

  • Do not include crop marks.

  • Files must be RGB at 72 DPI.

  • Files must be non-animated, no GIF, Java, code, or html5 accepted

  • All measurements are in pixels.
     

  • Ballot Button (350x100)

  • Custom Voting Page (728x180)

  • High Impact Slider (1520x580)

  • Jumbo Ads (728x400)

  • Main Category Ad (728x180)

  • Sub-Category Banner (728x180)

Digital Display Specs

Newspaper Specifications

  • Submit all file ready art as a PDF to the dimensions specified below.

  • Do not include crop marks.

  • Files must be CMYK at 200 DPI.

  • All black copy needs to be 100% K.

  • We are not responsible for color shifts in artwork submitted in RGB.

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Front Page Strip

10.479" x 3"

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QUARTER PAGE

5.166" x 10.25"

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EIGHTH PAGE

5.166" x 5.125"

Minnesota's Best Magazine Specifications

  • Submit all file ready art as a PDF to the dimensions specified below.

  • Do not include crop marks.

  • Files must be CMYK at 300 DPI.

  • All black copy needs to be 100% K.

  • We are not responsible for color shifts in artwork submitted in RGB.

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Facing Pages

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Live Area: 17.5" x 10.25"
Trim: 18" x 10.75"
Bleed: 18.25" x 11"

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1/3 Tall

No Bleed

2.736" x 9.9167"

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Full Page

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Live Area: 8.5" x 10.25"
Trim: 9" x 10.75"
Bleed: 9.25" x 11"

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2/3 Page

No Bleed
5.618" x 9.9167"

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1/3 Square

No Bleed

5.618" x 4.885"

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1/6 Page

No Bleed

2.736” x 4.885”

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Category Takeover​

Live Area: 14.618" x 10.25"
Trim: 14.868" x 10.75"
Bleed: 15.243" x 11"

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