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All measurements in mm
   

Sizes

width x depth
Front Cover, Trim Size 205 x 220
Front Cover Print Area 185 x 200
Front Cover, Full Bleed (includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 215 x 230
   
Double Page Spread, Full Bleed (includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 420 x 285
   
Page Trim Size 205 x 275
Page Print Size 180 x 255
Page Bleed (Includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 215 x 285
   
1/2 Page Horizontal 180 x 125
1/2 page Horizontal Bleed (Includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 215 x 145
1/2 Page Vertical 85 x 255
1/2 Page Vertical Bleed (Includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 105 x 285
1/2 Page Island 120 x190
1/2 Page Island, Bleed (Includes 5mm bleed on all sides) 140 x 210
   
1/3 Page Vertical 55 x 255
1/3 Page Vertical Bleed (Includes 5mm bleed on all sides) on all sides 75 x 285
1/3 Page Horizontal 180 x 85
   
1/4 Page Vertical 85 x 125
1/4 Page Horizontal 180 x 60
   
1/6 Page 85 x 90
   
1/8 Page 85 x 55
   
NB: for Bleed Adverts, the safe area for type is the equivalent to print size Download our layout guide
   

Digital Requirements

We prefer artwork to be supplied as HIGH RES PDF files. Provided the file size does not exceed 5MB, these can be sent via e mail.

All other files should be sent electronically on CD or Disk.

Digital artwork can be supplied in Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Freehand or Photoshop.
Please attach all fonts, images used and include a colour proof.
All files supplied should be Mac compatible.

QuarkXpress - use the collect for output function to extract your document, attach all fonts, ensure colours are CMYK.

Photoshop - save as EPS files in CMYK format with preview of 8 bits/pixel and binary encoding. Minimum resolution must be 254 pixels/inch (100 pixels/cm).

Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia Freehand - save any graphics in EPS format with fonts included. Ensure colours are set to CMYK.

We do not under any circumstances accept artwork created in
any of the following software applications:-

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher,
Microsoft Powerpoint, and Corel Draw