Select a Title Vogue W Glamour Allure Self Teen Vogue GQ Details Men's Vogue Architectural Digest Brides Modern Bride Elegant Bride Your Prom Brides.com Online & Local Print Lucky Domino Cookie Golf Digest Golf World Golf For Women Vanity Fair Gourmet Bon Appétit Condé Nast Traveler Wired Condé Nast Portfolio The New Yorker ------------------- Return Home -------------------   PRINTING: Web offset (SWOP) Perfect binding Publication trim size 8" x 10 7/8" Non-Bleed Size Units Bleed Size Units Full page 2/3 page 1/2 page (horizontal) 1/2 page (vertical) 1/2 page (spread) 1/3 page (vertical) 1/3 page (square) 1/6 page (vertical) Spread-gutter bleed only 7" x 10" 4 5/8" x 10" 7" x 4 7/8" 3 1/2" x 10" 15" x 4 7/8" 2 1/4" x 10" 4 5/8" x 4 7/8" 2 1/4" x 4 7/8" 15" x 10" Full Page Spread 2/3 page 1/2 page (horizontal) 1/2 page (vertical) 1/2 page (spread) 1/3 page (vertical) 1/3 page (square) 8 1/4" x 11 1/8" 16 1/4" x 11 1/8" 5 1/8" x 11 1/8" 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" 4" x 11 1/8" 16 1/4" x 5 1/2" 2 3/4" x 11 1/8" 5 1/8" x 5 1/2" Non-discountable units are available from one inch up to a maximum depth of 9", in 1/2" increments. 140 lines to a column; 3 columns to a page; 420 lines to a page These sizes allow for 1/8" trim at top, bottom and one side. Keep live matter 3/8" from all sides that bleed. Perfect alignment of type or design across gutter of two facing pages cannot be guaranteed. Allow 3/16" safety at gutter of each page for type running across gutter. Indicate trim on proof or mechanical. OFFSET DIGITAL AD REQUIREMENTS Preferred File Format: Current file formats supported by Condé Nast Publications are: Vendor prepared TIFF/IT-P1, CT/LW or roster DCS2. We will not accept any native application files such as Quark, Photoshop or Illustrator. Information should be supplied on a Macintosh formatted JAZ, ZIP, CD-ROM, or sent via Wam!Net. Materials should include three files: final page (FP), continuous tone (CT) and line work (LW). The CT file should comply with SWOP standards between 200 and 400 dpi, LW files should be 2400 dpi. The total density should not exceed SWOP, which is 300%. Any 5th or spot color should be in a separate file. (Please include a separate check list). All required trapping must be included in the file. The black text should be merged with the LW: right reading portrait mode only, 100% size, no rotations, standard trim and bleed marks in all separations. Use only postscript fonts. Truetype fonts are unacceptable. Avoid use of Multiple Master fonts. Images for 4/C ads must be submitted as final, high-resolution, CMYK files. Ads created in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint or any other word processing program will NOT be accepted. All digital pages should include a printout of contents of each disk supplied as well as correct copy information for content and positioning. Preferred Color Guidance: Please provide Kodak Approval, CREO Spectrum or Iris digital proofs for color guidance on press. The supplied color guidance must meet all SWOP specifications and must include a 6mm 5%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% CMYK patch strip for quality control. Number of proofs: 3 single proofs. Black and white: 3 complete proofs Inking: Use standard SWOP inks and densities. Contact Allure Production Department for detailed specifications. If these mechanical requirements are not met, The Condé Nast Publications will not guarantee the reproduction. Final for each color should include a standard ring/crosshair registration mark centered between bind and bleed edge for the head and foot, and centered on the face edge. The tip of each registration mark nearest to the live area must lie between actually touching the bleed line and not exceeding 1/8" away from the bleed. Special Units: All special units, such as gatefolds, inserts and multiple-page advertisements necessitating special positioning or other than normal printing must be discussed in advance with the Allure Production Department in order to establish mechanical feasibility and rates. This information, along with due dates, print orders, sizes and shipping instructions, will be confirmed in writing. Advertising material retained one year following its last use. If not ordered returned, all material is then destroyed. DELIVERY OF MATERIALS Files and color guidance for ads should be sent to: Allure Production Department 4 Times Square/19th Floor New York, New York 10036 212.286.7530 Fax 212.286.8101 Condé Nast Print Inserts: Inserts require digital files and proofs as specified under Digital Ad Requirements. Files, with two digital contract proofs and the insertion order must be sent to Kathy McCabe, Advertising Estimating Department, c/o The Condé Nast Publications Inc., 4 Times Square, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10036. The deadline for files is the 25th of the third month preceding the issue date. Advertisers may only request extensions by contacting Kathy McCabe directly, (212) 286-7509, for all Condé Nast print inserts. All advertising material is retained for one year following last use. Regional/Split Run Ads and Inserts: Subscription copies will be delivered to their proper subject area to within a 5% variance. Newsstand regional advertising: Every best effort will be made to deliver regional ads and copy splits to the desired newsstand markets. Due to continuing changes in wholesale distribution patterns, regional newsstand delivery for inserts and copy splits cannot be fully controlled and therefore cannot be fully guaranteed to particular states. It is recommended that regional inserts and copy splits be done according to the 9 region Condé Nast Area map.