United Kingdom (National)
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| Specification: | MagazineAds_1v4_fault_truetype (by GWG) |
| PDF Standard: | PDF/X-1a:2001 |
| Crop Marks: | Not Allowed for ads with bleed |
| Binding: | Saddle stitch |
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Publication Day: Sunday
Copy Deadline (Display and Classified): Friday 5pm 10 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://specle.net/uk/guardian-news-media/approved-repros-bureaus
For a list of approved repro houses, Bureaus and advertising delivery methods please see our Ad Info site: http://www.adinfo-guardian.co.uk/general/how-to-advertise/ad-delivery/ad-delivery.shtml
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/print-guidelines-for-guardian-observer
WE DO NOT accept emailed advertising of any type. You must use one of our approved delivery methods.
For bleed ads, all vital advertising material (text and images) should be kept within the type area to avoid loss of content during product trimming
For bleed ads, all vital advertising material (text and images) should be kept within the type area to avoid loss of content during product trimming
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.
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 10×2 ad would therefore be 100mm high and 92mm wide)
Classified advertising for Observer Magazine is type area only, without bleed. Ad sizes are given as height in cm x width in columns. Depth is usually converted to millimetres for delivery, so: a 10×2 ad would be 100mm (10cm) high and 63 millimetres (2 columns) wide. This measurement method applies to all advertising that doesn’t have bleed.
Trim: W 206mm x H 271mm
Bleed: W 216mm x H 281mm
5mm all round
Type: W 187mm x H 250mm
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
NO TRIM MARKS PLEASE
Trim: W 412mm x H 271mm
Bleed: W 422mm x H 281mm
5mm all round
Type: W 394mm x H 250mm
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
NO TRIM MARKS PLEASE
Trim: W 206mm x H 132mm
Bleed: W 216mm x H 142mm
5mm all round
Type: W 187mm x H 120mm
Bleed measurements are supplied for all four sides so that ads can be placed on either the bottom or top 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
NO TRIM MARKS PLEASE
Trim: W 102mm x H 271mm
Bleed: W 112mm x H 281mm
5mm all round
Type: W 92mm x H 250mm
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
NO TRIM MARKS PLEASE
Trim: W 412mm x H 132mm
Bleed: W 422mm x H 142mm
5mm all round
Type: W 395mm x H 120mm
Bleed measurements are supplied for all four sides so that ads can be placed on either the bottom or top 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
NO TRIM MARKS PLEASE
Type: W 297mm x H 250mm
This is the measurement for a fireplace ad spanning 6 columns (3 columns on each facing page) plus the gutter of 19mm. Other Fireplace ads can be worked out by adding the appropriate columns required on each page plus 19mm. If in doubt, please ring us for confirmation
To find out more, go to www.adstream.com
To find out more, go to www.adsend.com
To find out more, go to www.guardian.co.uk/advertising/electronic-ad-delivery
Includes delivery
Otherwise, please use a supplier of your choice
