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Size

Width

Depth

1 page trim

8-1/4"

10-3/8"

Safety Area

7-1/4"

9-3/8"

Bleed

8-1/2"

10-5/8"

1/2 page (horizontal)

7"

4-3/8"

1/2 page (vertical)

3-7/8"

10-3/8"

1/3 page (square)

4-1/2"

4-3/8"

1/3 page (vertical)

2-1/8"

9-3/8"

1/9 page formatted ad

2-1/4"

2-7/8"

Double Page Spread Trim

16-1/2"

10-3/8"

DPS Safety Area
(1/2" gutter in center fold)

15-1/2"

9-3/8"

Bleed

16-3/4"

10-5/8"

Mechanical requirements
Digital material: PDF/X1a, Illustrator EPS files or Quark/InDesign files together with supporting font and high resolution (minimum 300 dpi)graphics files. Either Mac or PC files accepted. Please be sure all the trapping is completed; all graphics (photos, illustrations, logos) are in EPS or TIFF format (CMYK); all fonts included or converted to vector art. The electronic file must be accompanied by a proof (eg. colour rainbow,iris, laser). You may send your files on removable disk (CD or DVD) or upload to our ftp site. Please contact swalker@backbonemag.com for the coordinates.

Production/Design Elements

The combination of cutting edge design concepts, high-end paper stock and quality photography and illustration gives Backbone its unique look and feel.

Paper stock is a glossy/matte finish with above-average magazine qualities.
This 8-1/4" x 10-3/8" stand-alone publication features a 80-lb. cover with 50(+)-lb. inside pages. It is printed using four-colour process throughout.

Printers
Quebecor World

Delivery
Direct to Globe Distribution Services


Online Mechanicals
GIF (static or animated), HTML, Shockwave Flash.
All rich media and HTML ads open second broswer window on click.
Third party trackers supported.

 Leaderboard (Super) banner     728 x 90 pixels
 Full banner  468 x 60 pixels
 Side bar/Mini tower  234 x 134 pixels
   234 x 234 pixels
   234 x 334 pixels

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