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Print That Gets Noticed
A print ad has seconds and a fixed rectangle to do its work. We design ads that pull the eye from the surrounding page and give the reader one idea and one next step, with a headline, image and call to action working as a single unit.
Magazine ads and newspaper ads need different treatment. Magazine pages favor strong imagery and a considered color palette that reflects the brand. Newspaper ads compete with dense text, so contrast, hierarchy and simple layouts matter more.
We prepare print-ready files to each publication specification and follow your brand identity, so the ad looks like your company wherever it runs.
Whether the placement is a full-page magazine spread or a small newspaper column, we start from the same question: what single message must the reader take away.
WHO IT IS FOR
Companies placing ads in regional or trade publications, brands running seasonal campaigns and local businesses advertising in newspapers.
IN-HOUSE ADVANTAGE
Connected With Our Full Los Angeles Team
We align your print ads with matching landing pages on your website so readers who look you up online see a consistent offer.
What Is Included in Print Ads
Ad concept and layout for each placement
Magazine ads sized to publication specifications
Newspaper ads built for contrastand clarity
Print-ready files and proofing
Matching web and banner versions
Your Print Ad Campaign Process
DiscoveryWe learn your audience and your message, and you receive a clear scope before work starts.
DesignConcepts start from your audience and message.
BuildYou sign off each stage.
LaunchFinal files for print, web and social; we arrange printing.
Design differences between magazine and newspaper ads
Magazine and newspaper ads reach readers in different moods and on different paper. Glossy magazine stock holds fine detail and rich color, so photography carries the page. Newsprint absorbs ink and softens detail, so bold shapes, larger type and strong contrast keep an ad crisp.
Every publication also sets its own column widths, ad sizes and deadlines. Designing to each specification sheet instead of a generic template means the ad fits its space exactly and looks deliberate on the page.
File preparation that avoidsrejected proofs
A publication's production team checks every file against its rules, and we prepare yours to pass the first time. That means the right colors for the press, artwork that runs cleanly to the edge of the page, type kept clear of the trim, fonts that print exactly as designed and every image at full resolution.
One more check is worth making: view the ad at the size it will actually print. Many placements are smaller than people picture, and a headline that reads well on a large screen has to read just as clearly on the page.
Measuring a print ad
A print ad can report back almost as clearly as a click when measurement is built into the design. A dedicated phone number, a short web address leading to a matching landing page or an offer code each shows which publication brought the response.
Readers who look you up online should land on a page that repeats the ad's promise. That concept then becomes banner ads and a brochure, so the message holds across media, and print advertising takes its place in our design services.
Structural and graphic package design that wins attention on the shelf and carries the features and specifications buyers need.
Print Ads Questions & Answers
What do you handle on aprint ad?
Every step before printing: the concept, the copy and the layout, files built to each publication's specification and advice on the titles and formats that suit your message and budget, so placing the ad is quick and simple.
Can you adapt a print ad for the web?
Yes. The concept becomes banner and social versions, so readers who see the magazine page and the web ad recognize one campaign.
Do you design to publication specifications?
Yes. Each ad is built to the publication's size, bleed and color requirements and delivered as a print-ready file for its production team.
Can the same ad run in more than one publication?
Yes. The concept stays and the size, layout and file are adapted for each title, since magazines and newspapers set their own column widths and ad sizes.
How do I know which publicationsto use?
Look first at where your buyers read. Trade journals suit business-to-business offers, regional magazines suit local brands and newspapers suit time-limited promotions. Our senior designers talk through the options with you in your Free Consultation.
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