Advertising on the web and newsletters
File format banner: GIF, JPEG, PNG, HTML5 (but not HTML5 for full page/takeover). Max 500 Kb.
File format newsletter: JPEG, PNG. Max 200 Kb.
Resolution: 150 dpi.
Deadline: 1 week before publishing.
Other information: Third-party tags on all formats except full page/takeover. HTML test via link. Applies to web only – not newsletters. See more info at vvsforum.ocast.com/se/

Advertising in the magazine 
We accept advertising material as high-resolution, print-optimised PDFs, via email or a file service such as Sprend.com. ICC profiles and job options for Indesign can be down-loaded from www.v-tab.se/tjanster/farginstallningar-magasin/
For prepress questions, please contact V-tab's prepress department directly: prepress@v-tab.se, phone +46 10 480 65 90. For perfect printing results, the following specification should be followed:

1. Format and format settings
» Use high-resolution (300 dpi) print-optimised PDF format.
» Images should be converted to the printer's ICC profile and high resolution, 300 dpi.
» Fonts used must be included.
» In the case of a bleeding ad, cut marks must be indicated. OPI links must not be used.

2. Text, font
» Use only Type 1, Open Type or Unicode postscript fonts. Other font types may not be used, including composite fonts.
» Avoid ligatures.

3. Colour space
» No colour spaces other than CMYK may be used in the advertisement.
» RGB, Pantone or ”spot colors” and similar must not be used.
» Do not use 4-colour in black text.

4. Size
» Always deliver the ad in size 100 percent of the booked space.
» Ads with bleed must be screen-marked and delivered with a minimum of 5 mm screen margin. Full page 210 x 280 mm (+ 5 mm bleed) and cover 420 x 280 mm (+ 5 mm bleed). Please note for spreads that the magazine is glued and that the information in the middle of the ad disappears into the bundle. Allow about 5 mm in each direction from the centre.

Document name
Magazine
Template: Company_yearissue_format.suffix
Example: Company_2306_88x122.pdf
Website
Template: Company_startdate_enddate_format.suffix
Example: Company_230604_231231_640x120.jpg
Newsletter
Template: Company_issuedate_format.suffix
Example: Company_230121_640x120.jpg

Leave material
Print: annons@vvsforum.se or https://vvsforum.ocast.com/sv/specifications/leave-material
Site/newsletter: banner@vvsforum.se
Advertising material that does not comply with this specification cannot give rise to a complaint. Please respect the times. This allows for the correction of any errors detected during the pre-flight/pre-print check of material by the newspaper.

In case of cancellation later than 21 days before material day, 75 % of the advertisement price will be charged.

 

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ISSN 0346-4644.

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S-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden
Visiting address: Ringvägen 100, Stockholm

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We reserve the right to make any errors in the information and reserve the right to change text and prices without prior notice.