Traditional Broadsheet Artwork Guidelines

Page size

• Set up your document to the size of one page - width 380mm x height 578mm.

Margins

• Leave a 15mm margin at the top, bottom, inside and outside edge of each page. It is not possible to print a full double-page spread on a traditional broadsheet.

Pages

• Traditional broadsheets can be a minimum of 2 pages, and a maximum of 20 pages.
• Pages must be in multiples of 2.
• Find out more about pages, spreads and sheets.

Colours

Read our traditional printing guide for essential information on colour, and the glossary for an explanation of any unfamiliar terms.

• Colours can be CMYK or greyscale.
• Do not use RGB or spot colours.
• Black and white photos and artwork should be set to print greyscale.
• Colour profiles - You can use any generic CMYK colour profile. We will manage colour before printing, to reduce ink coverage to an acceptable level for newsprint.

Text and images

Image resolution

• We recommend you set your image resolution between 150dpi and 300dpi.

Minimum font size

• The smallest font size we recommend is 8pt, although some fonts may print well at smaller sizes.

Export guide

• Export your PDF as single pages, in reading order, with no crop marks or bleed added.
• See our export guide for full instructions.