designboom is the first and largest independent publication dedicated to architecture and design.
4 million people who spend their valuable time on designboom can’t be wrong.
these are impressive numbers (and real measurable results):
designboom is the most popular web-destination for architects and designers worldwide.
in the 13 years that we’ve been online designboom has helped some of the world’s most respected
companies communicating their work and themselves to our audience in a purposeful manner,
underlining the high profile of their activities.
in 2007 TIME Magazine selected designboom as one of the top
100 design influencers in the world.
designboom was mentioned among 8 online design publications.
google and various internet mapping projects frequently show designboom
as one of the most linked-to publications in the world.
traffic*
• 130,000 readers daily
• 3,8 million monthly visitors
• over 20 million monthly page views
• over 28,500 articles
• over 230,000 bi-weekly newsletter subscribers
• over 70,000 daily newsletter subscribers
• over 300,000 facebook followers
• over 120,000 twitter followers
[* as of april 2013]
banner formats
designboom offers several options for reaching our audience through banner advertisements
– on a global level
– or geotargeted (local advertising)
unless otherwise noted, ads are displayed in rotation for the length of the agreement,
until the guaranteed amount of impressions is achieved.
PREMIUM TOP BANNERS
premium refers to banner space where your advertisement will be the only one seen
when a reader immediately lands on a new page, offering amazing prime visibility.
PREMIUM TOP HALF PAGE
– banner location: every page of designboom (ROS); over the fold
– banner size: 300×600 pixels
– filetypes: static picture, flash files, HTML code

PREMIUM TOP MPU
– banner location: every page of designboom (ROS); over the fold
– banner size: 300×250 pixels
– filetypes: static picture, flash files, HTML code

SMART MEDIUM RECTANGLE
– banner location: every page of designboom; integrated within the content
– banner size: 300×250 pixels
– filetypes: static picture, flash files, HTML code

TOP LEADERBOARD
- banner location: every page of designboom; over the fold
- banner size: 728×90 pixels
- filetypes: static picture, flash files, HTML code

SKIN
– our content integrated within your message
- banner location: every page of designboom; ROS
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– static images only
– floating image – message always visible even as user scrolls the page

NEWSLETTER BANNERS
- bi-weekly newsletter
sent twice a month – the first and third monday of each month
banner location: biweekly newsletter – over the fold
banner size: 818×330 pixels
filetype: static picture
sent out to over 230,000 subscribers throughout the world.
this audience is made up of mostly professionals as well as architecture and design enthusiasts.
the newsletter highlights our most popular articles, notable art, architecture and design projects,
and reports from international events, design competition announcements and other news.
- daily newsletter
sent out seven days a week
the daily newsletter reaches 55,000+ subscribers, mostly people working in professional
architecture and design studios – a must read for innovation managers of companies.
from monday to friday the newsletter lists daily articles. on saturday it features the ten most popular
articles from the past week, while sunday’s newsletter follows a specific theme.
it is possible to plan a daily newsletter advertising campaign that best suits you,
for example:
• your ad featured on every saturday newsletter for 1 months
• your ad featured every monday to friday for the first 2 weeks of a specific month
view a sample of the bi-monthly newsletter and daily newsletter.

left: ad space within the daily newsletter
right: ad spaces within the bi-weekly newsletter
RATES
please write to us specifying your ad request.
we can also design a campaign proposal for more integrated advertising exposure.
contact: [email protected]
please note
• repeat and extended contract advertisers will receive a discount.
• complete impression and click-through reports are available upon request.
• third-party ad servers are welcome.
• ad campaigns can be customized.
OUR ADVERTISING CLIENTS INCLUDE:
AUTOMOTIVE:

BMW, GERMANY
FIAT GROUP, ITALY
INFINITI, JAPAN
LEXUS, JAPAN
MINI, GERMANY
NISSAN, JAPAN
PEUGEOT, FRANCE
RENAULT, FRANCE
PORSCHE, GERMANY
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS:

ACER, TAIWAN
ALTEC LANSING, USA
FUJITSU, JAPAN
PHILIPS, NETHERLANDS
PLANTRONICS, USA
SAMSUNG, KOREA
SANYO, JAPAN
TIVOLI AUDIO, USA
EDUCATION:

CREATIVE ACADEMY, milan, ITALY
ECOLE SPECIALE D’ARCHITECTURE, paris, FRANCE
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY, florida, USA
HONK KONG POLYTECHNIC, HONG KONG
IED barcelona, SPAIN
MFA – PRODUCTS OF DESIGN, new york, USA
NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY, taipei, TAIWAN
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL, new york, USA
PIET ZWART INSTITUTE, rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
RISD – RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL of DESIGN, USA
SAIC – School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
SCUOLA POLITECNICA di DESIGN, milan, ITALY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE of ARCHITECTURE, USA
FAIRS & INSTITUTIONS:

DESIGN ASSOCIATION, JAPAN
DWELL ON DESIGN, los angeles, USA
FIERA MILANO INTERNATIONAL, ITALY
HONG KONG DESIGN CENTRE, HONG KONG
KOREA INSTITUTE OF DESIGN PROMOTION, KOREA
ICEX – INSTITUTO ESPANOL de COMERCIO EXTERIOR – SPAIN
ICFF _ INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR, new york, USA
IF – INTERNATIONAL FORUM DESIGN, hannover, GERMANY
IFFS – INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE FAIR SINGAPORE
IMM COLOGNE, GERMANY
INTERZUM INTERNATIONAL FAIR, cologne, GERMANY
JAPAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN, JAPAN
MAD – MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN, new york, USA
MAISON & OBJET, paris, FRANCE
MUDAM, LUXEMBOURG
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM, sidney, AUSTRALIA
STOCKOLM FURNITURE FAIR, SWEDEN
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, UK
FASHION:

HERMES, FRANCE
MB&F, SWITZERLAND
MOLESKINE, ITALY
ONITSUKA TIGER, JAPAN
SWAROVSKI, AUSTRIA
UNIQLO, JAPAN
HOMEWARE:

AXOR, GERMANY
COLOMBO DESIGN, ITALY
DELTALIGHT, BELGIUM
ELECTROLUX, SWEDEN
FLOTOTTO, GERMANY
KARTELL, ITALY
LAUFEN, SWITZERLAND
ROCA, SPAIN
VALCUCINE, ITALY
VELUX, DENMARK
