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Mechanical Requirements

AD DIMENSIONS
2 Page Spread Bleed
Full Page Bleed
Full Page Non-Bleed
1/2 Page Vertical
1/2 Page Horizontal
1/2 Page Island
1/3 Page Square
1/3 Page Vertical
1/4 page Vertical
1/4 Page
Composites Marketplace
17" x 11.125"
8.625" x 11.125" (Trim Size: 8.375" x 10.875")
7.25" x 9.875"
3.5" x 9.875"
7.25" x 4.75"
4.75" x 7.25"
4.75" x 4.75"
2.4" x 9.875"
3.5" x 4.75"
3.5" x 4.75"
3.25" x 2.5"

PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS
Printing
Binding
Maximum Screen
Density
Web Offset
N/A
133 Halftones; 150 Four-color
300 percent

Digital ads are required. Please make sure to provide complete and accurate digital files. Production costs will be incurred if materials are not supplied as specified below:

Software: Mac formatted-QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, or Adobe Illustrator EPS (with all fonts converted to outlines). PC formatted-.EPS file with all fonts converted to outlines from CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, or Macromedia Freehand. .TIF or .EPS files from Adobe Photoshop with all layers flattened and a resolution of 300 dpi. Press-ready PDF with fonts embedded. QuarkXPress version 6.0 or earlier, with all fonts and graphics sent separate from the Quark document. PDF/X-1a compliant or Press Ready PDF are preferred formats.

Compatible Media: CD-ROM

Fonts: Must provide on disk all screen, printer, and PostScript fonts included in advertisement.

Scans: Graphic images must be saved as TIFF format. Color images must be saved in CMYK, not RGB. Graphics used in black & white ads must be saved as grayscale.

Proofs: Include a color proof with art file.

Mailing address: Send ad materials to Production Manager; Composites Manufacturing; 1010 North Glebe Road; Suite 450; Arlington, Virginia 22201 Phone: 703-525-0511; Fax: 703-525-0743; www.cmmagazine.org