Rolling Stone
Magazine.

General Specifications

Tech Specs
Below are the tech specs:

If an ad must be colour matched proofs need to be created and printed using our outlined colour profile
Download: Set-up info and Colour profile
‍Accepted Digital Files: Supplied as single file cmyk high res pdf (preferred) or eps tiff (accepted)
DPS need to be supplied as single pages with 5mm bleed on all edges
All fonts outlined/embedded
All digital advertising files should beprepared for process colour (cmyk) separations
No pms colours, no RGB, LAB colours
One ad per file only
Files must be composite (all colors on one page)
Ad orientation: right reading, portrait mode (no rotations), 100% (actual size)
Standard trim and bleed marks must be included in all separations
All trapping and overprints must be included in file
All images must be 300dpi

Contacts

Country: Australia
Contact & Digital Files to: campaigns@thebrag.media
Please Ship Proofs to: IVE Group Attn: Kieran Connelly, Locked Bag 70, Silverwater NSW 2128 Australia

Preparing Files

PDF Standard: PDF/X-1a:2001
Crop Marks: No crop/trim marks
Binding: Perfect Bound
Convert to CMYK using these settings: -IPMG PT-1-300-39L.icc
User Guides: Download User Guides
File Name: All files should be labeled with
1.Advertiser/client
2. Booking number
3. Size of ad:
Outside Back Cover (OBC), Inside Front Cover (IFC) and Opposite Table of Contents (OTOC), Full Page (FP), Double Page Spread (DPS)
4. Placement of ad (LHS, RHS) left hand side or right hand side.

Premium

Live matter & type safety:
Allow 10mm from trim and 15mm from bleed

Trim
W 230MM x H 278MM
Bleed
W 240MM x H 288MM
5MM all round
Type
W 210MM x H 258MM
Trim
W 230MM x H 278MM
Bleed
W 240MM x H 288MM
5MM all round
Type
W 210MM x H 258MM
Fixed Size

Live matter & type safety:
Allow 10mm from trim and 15mm from bleed

Trim
W 230MM x H 278MM
Bleed
W 240MM x H 288MM
5MM all round
Type
W 205MM x H 258MM
15MM From Gutter
Trim
W 230MM x H 278MM
Bleed
W 240MM x H 288MM
5MM all round
Type
W 205MM x H 258MM
15MM From Gutter
Trim
W 230MM x H 278MM
Bleed
W 240MM x H 288MM
5MM all round
Type
W 205MM x H 258MM
15MM From Gutter
Poster

Live matter & type safety:
Allow 10mm from trim and 15mm from bleed
Crop Marks:
It is the file creator’s responsibility 
to include double image allowance, if required.
As a recommendation only:
No type should appear within 25mm of the gutter, 13mm from the gutter will be a perforation line.

Trim
W 467MM x H 584MM
Bleed
W 477MM x H 594MM
5MM All round
Type
W 432MM x H 564MM
25MM From Gutter
Trim
W 467MM x H 584MM
Bleed
W 477MM x H 594MM
5MM All round
Type
W 432MM x H 564MM
25MM From Gutter
Deadlines
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
March – May 25
20
Mon, 3 Mar 2025
Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Fri, 7 Feb 2025
Mon,
10 Feb 2025
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
June – Aug 25
21
Mon, 2 Jun 2025
Fri, 2 May 2025
Fri, 9 May 2025
Mon,
12 May 2025
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
Sep – Nov 25
22
Mon, 1 Sep 2025
Fri, 1 Aug 2025
Fri, 8 Aug 2025
Mon,
11 Aug 2025
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
Dec 25 – Feb 26
23
Mon, 1 Dec 2025
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
Fri, 7 Nov 2025
Mon,
10 Nov 2025
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
March – May 26
24
Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Fri, 30 Jan 2026
Fri, 6 Feb 2026
Mon,
9 Feb 2026
Rolling Stone AU/NZ
June – Aug 26
25
Mon, 1 Jun 2026
Fri, 1 May 2026
Fri, 8 May 2026
Mon,
11 May 2026