The following is required for Coffee News advertisements

 

  1. Ads must be in correct CN size and format, approx. 3” wide x 2” high for a single ad or 3″ wide x 4″ high for a double ad. CN ad frame examples are shown below with links to download.
  2. Ads must be grayscale/black and white; no CMYK or RGB elements
  3. Ads must adhere to the copyrighted Coffee News rounded corner format, as in the templates below.
  4. Graphic elements can break side borders by up to one eighth of an inch; top and bottom borders CANNOT be broken by graphic elements
  5. Final artwork should be supplied WITHOUT the external black border
  6. Graphic elements should be 300 dpi
  7. Text content should be kept ¼ inch clear of external border
  8. Strongly preferred file format is print quality PDF (all fonts must be converted to curves). Other acceptable formats: Corel Draw 2023 or lower (with fonts converted to curves); EPS; TIFF; JPEG.

Single Ad Space – approximately 3 inches wide by 2 inches high

Download PDF Template for Single Ad Space

Double Ad Space – approximately 3 inches wide by 4 inches high

Download PDF Template for Double Ad Space

Deadlines 2024

Northern Rural Alberta/Calgary

Deadline                Delivery Start          Issues

Jan 3                     Jan 10                          Jan 15/22/29 Feb 5
Jan 31                   Feb 7                            Feb 12/19/26 Mar 4
Feb 28                  Mar 6                           Mar 11/18/25 Apr 1
Mar 27                  Apr 3                           Apr 8/15/22/29
Apr 24                  May 1                           May 6/13/20/27
May 22                 May 29                        June 3/10/17/22

 

(Subject to Adjustments)

Edmonton and Area

Deadline              Delivery Start             Issues

Dec 18                   Dec 27                          Jan 1/8/15/22
Jan 17                   Jan 24                           Jan 29 Feb 5/12/19
Feb 14                   Feb 21                           Feb 26/Mar 4/11/18
Mar 13                   Mar 20                         Mar 25/ Apr 1/8/15
Apr 10                    Apr 17                           Apr 22/29 May 6
May 8                     May 15                          May 13/20/27 June3