CREATIVE ASSETS DUE DATES
Client Supplied Standard Display Sizes = 5 Business Days
The Globe and Mail High Impact Units or Standard Display Creative Build = 15 Business Days
*All High Impact units must be built by our Globe Creative Studio*
Creative Size: 728x90
Max File Size/Initial Load: 150kb
Max Subload: 300kb
Accepted Formats: jpg, png, gif, HTML5
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (see video element specs here)
Third Party Tags Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
Creative with a black background on CNN must use a light coloured border.
All ads must click into a new browser window.
HTML5 zip assets are not supported for impression-based roadblocks.
Mandatory size for all sponsorship/takeover executions.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: 300x250
Max File Size/Initial Load: 150kb
Max Subload: 300kb
Accepted Formats: jpg, png, gif, HTML5
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (see video element specs here)
Third Party Tags Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
All ads must click into a new browser window.
HTML5 zip assets are not supported for impression-based roadblocks.
Mandatory size for all sponsorship/takeover executions.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: 300x600
Max File Size/Initial Load: 200kb
Max Subload: 400kb
Accepted Formats: jpg, png, gif, HTML5
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (see video element specs here)
Third Party Tags Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
All ads must click into a new browser window.
HTML5 zip assets are not supported for impression-based roadblocks.
Mandatory size for App sponsorships.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: 970x250
Max File Size/Initial Load: 250kb
Max Subload: 500kb
Accepted Formats: jpg, png, gif, HTML5
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (see video element specs here)
Third Party Tags Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
Creative with a black background on CNN must use a light coloured border.
All ads must click into a new browser window.
HTML5 zip assets are not supported for impression-based roadblocks.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: Responsive
Max File Size/Initial Load: 250kb
Max Subload: 500kb
Required Creative Assets: Layered PSD files, high res images (jpg or png), logo (svg/eps/png), brand guidelines or storyboards, custom fonts, URL
To optimize production time, provide Photoshop PSD files/storyboards in layers based on the ad breakpoint sizes: 1800x250, 1024x250, 768x250, 320x250
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (Please supply mp4 file based on these specs)
Third Party Tags Accepted: No
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes, single set per overall unit (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
All creative must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: Responsive
Max File Size/Initial Load: 250kb
Max Subload: 500kb
Required Creative Assets: Layered PSD files, product captions, high res images (jpg or png), logo (svg/eps/png), brand guidelines or storyboards, custom fonts, URL
To optimize production time, provide Photoshop PSD files/storyboards in layers based on the ad breakpoint sizes: 1800x250, 1024x250, 768x250, 320x250
Images: 1280x250 (max of 5)
Captions: max. 60 characters including spaces
Max Animation Length: 15s
Looping: Not allowed
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (Please supply mp4 file based on these specs)
Third Party Tags Accepted: No
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes, single set per overall unit (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Minimum 3 content pieces, maximum 5 content pieces
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
All creative must include client branding and utilize a 1 pixel visible border.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: Responsive
Max File Size/Initial Load: 250kb
Max Subload: N/A
Creative Assets: Layered PSD files, high res images (jpg or png), logo (svg/eps/png), brand guidelines or storyboards, custom fonts
To optimize production time, provide Photoshop PSD files/storyboards in layers utilizing one of the following templates:
Wallpaper Template with All Breakpoints
If including text copy within design: maximum 10 words per panel
Max Animation Length: N/A
Looping: N/A
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (Please see Video Wallpaper specs below)
Third Party Tags Accepted: No
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Wallpaper is not clickable. Static images only.
Cannot have any repeating logos or patterns and should not include floating text, logos, or graphics on a solid white or light gray background.
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must be paired with a hero or billboard unit within a homepage takeover. Cannot run on article pages or as CPM based delivery.
Wallpaper is presented to anonymous desktop users with a screen resolution of 1024px to 1280px.
Please review additional important information here.
Creative Size: Responsive
Max File Size/Initial Load: 250kb
Max Subload: 1.1mb
Creative Assets: Layered PSD files, mp4 file, high res images (jpg or png), logo (svg/eps/png), brand guidelines or storyboards, custom fonts
To optimize production time, provide Photoshop PSD files/storyboards in layers utilizing one of the following templates:
Basic Video Wallpaper Template
Video Wallpaper Template with All Breakpoints
If including text copy within design: maximum 10 words per panel
Vertical video can run within the left or right panel. Please confirm preferred location.
Max Video Length: 30s
Max Animation Length: N/A
Looping: N/A
In Banner Video Supported: Yes (Please supply mp4 file based on these specs)
Third Party Tags Accepted: No
Third Party Trackers Accepted: Yes, single set of 1x1 tracking tags (must be secure)
Verification Tags Accepted: Yes (monitoring only)
Important Notes:
Wallpaper is not clickable. Static images only.
Cannot have any repeating logos or patterns and should not include floating text, logos, or graphics on a solid white or light gray background.
Globe and Mail colours cannot be used within the creative design = Red: Hex #DA161F & Grey: Hex #595959
Must be paired with a hero or billboard unit within a homepage takeover. Cannot run on article pages or as CPM based delivery.
Wallpaper is presented to anonymous desktop users with a screen resolution of 1024px to 1280px.
Please review additional important information here.