Build at final size
Use the exact dimensions for your placement. Do not scale a smaller document up after design is complete.
CITYVIEW MAGAZINE · PRODUCTION RESOURCES
Design with confidence.
Everything needed to prepare polished, press-ready advertising for Cityview Magazine.
Find your ad size
START HERE
Good files in.
Great work out.
Set the document up at final size, extend backgrounds through the bleed and keep every critical detail inside the live area.
Protect the live area
Keep type, logos and important graphics inside the safe-area guides in your placement’s template.
Prepare images
Use CMYK images at 300 dpi at final size. Total ink coverage should not exceed 280%.
Export a PDF
Supply a press-ready PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-4 with fonts embedded and bleed included where required.
MAGAZINE PAGE
One page.
Three boundaries.
- Bleed size
- 8⅛” W × 10¾” H
- Trim size
- 7⅞” W × 10½” H
- Live / safe area
- 6⅞” W × 9½” H
- Safety margin
- ½” inside trim
PRINT AD DIMENSIONS
Choose the space.
Build to fit.
Bleed sizes include an additional ⅛ inch beyond every trimmed edge. Fractional non-bleed sizes are shown as live dimensions.
TWO-PAGE SPREAD
Spread
- Bleed
- 16” × 10¾”
- Trim
- 15¾” × 10½”
- Live
- 14¾” × 9½”
Ready-made templates
FULL PAGE
Full page
- Bleed
- 8⅛” × 10¾”
- Trim
- 7⅞” × 10½”
- Live
- 6⅞” × 9½”
Ready-made templates
FRACTIONAL
⅔ vertical
- Bleed
- 5⅛” × 10¾”
- Trim
- 4⅞” × 10½”
- Live
- 3⅞” × 9½”
Ready-made templates
FRACTIONAL
½ vertical
- Bleed
- 4 3/16” × 10¾”
- Trim
- 3 15/16” × 10½”
- Live
- 3 7/16” × 10”
Ready-made templates
FRACTIONAL
⅓ vertical
- Bleed
- 2⅞” × 10¾”
- Trim
- 2⅝” × 10½”
- Live
- 2⅛” × 9½”
Ready-made templates
DIGITAL AD DIMENSIONS
Built for the screen.
Ready to publish.
Use the exact pixel dimensions below. Supply RGB artwork as a high-quality JPG, PNG or GIF unless the campaign calls for another format.
PDF EXPORT WORKFLOW
Package it right.
Send with confidence.
Install the Cityview PDF preset once, then use it whenever you export a print ad. The in-app installation path is the same on macOS and Windows.
ADOBE INDESIGN
Export from InDesign
Install once Mac + PC
- Download the Cityview preset. If it arrives as a ZIP, unzip it first.
- In InDesign, choose File › Adobe PDF Presets › Define.
- Select Load, choose the extracted .joboptions file and open it.
- Confirm that the preset appears in the presets list.
Export each ad
- Open Window › Output › Preflight. Resolve missing fonts or links, overset text and low-resolution images.
- Choose File › Export.
- Select Adobe PDF (Print) under Format on Mac or Save as type on PC.
- Choose the Cityview preset and confirm the correct page or spread.
- Export the PDF, reopen it and review it at 100%.
Before you export: Extend backgrounds through the bleed, keep important content inside the live area and make sure every font and image link is intact.
View Adobe’s InDesign PDF guide
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
Export from Illustrator
Install once Mac + PC
- Download the Cityview preset. If it arrives as a ZIP, unzip it first.
- In Illustrator, choose Edit › Adobe PDF Presets.
- Select Import, choose the extracted .joboptions file and open it.
- Confirm that the preset appears in the presets list.
Export each ad
- Confirm the artboard dimensions, bleed and live-area guides match your placement.
- Choose File › Save a Copy and select Adobe PDF. This keeps the working Illustrator file open.
- Choose the Cityview preset and select the correct artboard if prompted.
- Select Save PDF, reopen the PDF and inspect it at 100%.
Before you export: Check image resolution and color mode, extend all bleed artwork and keep essential type and logos inside the live area.
View Adobe’s Illustrator PDF guide
CANVA · PRINT ADVERTISING
Export from Canva
Your print-ready PDF
- Finish your design, then unlock and delete the template’s guide overlay in Position › Layers. Select Share › Download.
- Under File type, choose PDF Print (or PDF › Print in Canva’s newer menu).
- Leave Crop marks and bleed off: Cityview’s print templates already include bleed. Leave Include notes off too.
- Under Color profile, select CMYK.
- Select Download, review your PDF, then send it to ads@cityviewmag.com.
Don’t have Canva Pro? Finish your design and contact our art department. We can open your shared design through our Canva account and prepare the final file.
Get help with your Canva exportA LITTLE EXTRA GUIDANCE
Understand your template guides
- Bleed · outermost edge
- Extend backgrounds, images and edge-to-edge artwork to this boundary. The extra area is trimmed after printing to prevent white edges.
- Trim · finished edge
- The finished page edge, where the physical cut is made. Keep critical content away from this line.
- Safe zone · inner guide
- Keep text, logos, phone numbers and important details inside this boundary.
- Canva’s dotted guide
- Use the Cityview template’s safe zone. The additional dotted safe-area guide supplied by Canva can be disregarded for these templates.
See the export settings
Choose PDF Print and CMYK. For Cityview’s templates, leave Crop marks and bleed and Include notes off. Open Advanced Settings to check these options.
DOWNLOADS & TEMPLATES
Start correctly.
Finish faster.
Platform-ready files will live here so designers can begin with the correct page dimensions, guides and export settings.
EXPORT PROFILE
Press-ready PDF
Install the Cityview preset and follow the application-specific export workflow.
PRINT TEMPLATES
InDesign, Illustrator & Canva
Download or open the correct template directly from each print ad size.
DIGITAL TEMPLATES
Photoshop, InDesign & Canva
Ready-made files for Billboard, Inline Horizontal and Waterfall placements.
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
Illustrator templates
Download preset Illustrator artboards directly from each available print ad size.
ARTWORK SUPPORT
Not sure your file
is ready?
Send it to the Cityview art department before deadline. We are happy to review dimensions, image quality, color setup and export settings.