Trim: W 222mm x H 291mm
Bleed: W 232mm x H 301mm
Type: W 198mm x H 260mm
Observer Food (Not Covers)
United Kingdom
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For cover spec see here: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/observer-food-covers-only
Paper: 100 GSM glossy (Covers) 330% maximum ink weight
55 GSM improved news (Insides) 265% maximum ink weight
Publishes: Sunday (Monthly - Use the contact details in the panel on the left of this page to check with our copy team for future publication dates)
Deadline: Friday 4pm 9 days prior to publication
For a list of approved repro houses, Bureaus and advertising delivery methods please see the links below:
Delivery Methods: http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertising/electronic-ad-delivery
Approved Senders: http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertising/advertising-specifications
For some general guidelines to designing your ad to make it suitable for print, please see this link: http://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/notes/general-guidelines-for-guardian-print-advertising
WE DO NOT accept emailed advertising of any type. You must use one of our approved delivery methods.
We never accept any advertising copy with crop marks, colour bars or other printers marks of any description. Advertising should be supplied to exact dimensions only.
Display Advertising
Page Bleed
Ads should only ever be delivered to bleed or type sizes, never to trim, which is for information only and represents the physical size of the finished product after bleed has been removed during printing
If you don't wish to have bleed on your ad it should be supplied to the exact type size measurement only
Double Page Spread (DPS)
Ads should only ever be delivered to bleed or type sizes, never to trim, which is for information only and represents the physical size of the finished product after bleed has been removed during printing
If you don't wish to have bleed on your ad it should be supplied to the exact type size measurement only
Trim: W 444mm x H 291mm
Bleed: W 454mm x H 301mm
Type: W 421mm x H 260mm
Supply as one big page
Half Horizontal
Bleed measurements are supplied for all four sides so that ads can be placed on either the top or the bottom of the page. Physically, only bleed from three sides can ever be removed for fractional ads.
If you don't wish to have bleed on your ad it should be supplied to the exact type size measurement only
Trim: W 222mm x H 146mm
Bleed: W 232mm x H 156mm
Type: W 198mm x H 130mm
Half Vertical
Bleed measurements are supplied for all four sides so that ads can be placed on either a left-hand or right-hand page. Physically, only bleed from three sides can ever be removed for fractional ads.
If you don't wish to have bleed on your ad it should be supplied to the exact type size measurement only
Trim: W 109mm x H 291mm
Bleed: W 119mm x H 301mm
Type: W 97mm x H 260mm
Half Height Double Page Spread
Bleed measurements are supplied for all four sides so that ads can be placed on either the top or the bottom of the page. Physically, only bleed from three sides can ever be removed for fractional ads.
If you don't wish to have bleed on your ad it should be supplied to the exact type size measurement only
Trim: W 444mm x H 145mm
Bleed: W 454mm x H 155mm
Type: W 421mm x H 130mm
Supply as one big page
3+3 column Fireplace
This is the measurement for a fireplace ad spanning 6 columns (3 columns on each facing page) plus the gutter of 30mm. Other Fireplace ads can be worked out by adding the appropriate columns required on each page plus 30mm. If in doubt, please ring us for confirmation
Type: W 324mm x H 260mm
Supply as one big page
Observer Monthly Magazines: Display Column Sizes
Send Observer Monthly Magazines: Display Column Sizes Ad
260mm
These column sizes are for ads not covered in the regular sizes above. Small fractional ads do not usually have bleed and should be supplied to their booked depth in millimetres x their column measurement (a 10x2 ad would therefore be 100mm high and 97 mm wide)
Columns:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46mm | 97mm | 147mm | 198mm |