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Material Requirements
BEDFORD ONLY ACCEPTS hi-res Acrobat PDF files. If these requirements cannot be met, prior arrangement must be made with Production Manager Arthur Bruso,
  • Instructions for PDFing files click here.
    Download Mac resources
    Download PC resources
     
  • Document page size must be correct relative to final trim. Quarter-inch space recommended between live area and trim. One-eighth-inch bleeds, beyond trim size, added to meet bindery requirements.
     
  • Files MUST be accompanied by a SWOP approved color proof of each page. Ads without an approved proof will not be guaranteed to reproduced accurately.
    ADS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A PROOF.
     
  • Please avoid small multicolor type, as misregistration will render such type illegible.
     
  • All pages resubmitted for changes must be accompanied by a new and current laser (marked for color) or color proof.
     
  • Supplied Disk(s) should be properly labeled with advertiser name, studio or agency name and intended issue of publication.
     
  • A proof must be shipped overnight for all ads delivered electronically.
     
Electronic File Delivery
In emergency circumstances our ftp site
is available for file delivery. Please overnight a proof for delivery the following business day.

Host: www.box.net
Username: laptopads
Password: ads123


Mailing Address
Bedford Communications, Inc.
attn: Production Manager
1410 Broadway 21st floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 807-8220
FAX: (212) 807-1098
PUBLICATION TRIM SIZE: 8" x 10.5"
CTP (Computer to Plate) WEB OFFSET PRINTING, PERFECT BINDING
SPACE TRIM SIZE (in.) NON-BLEED (in) BLEED (in)
2 page spread 16 x 10.5 15.25 x 10 16.5 x 10.75
full page 8 x 10.5 7 x 10 8.25 x 10.75
2/3 page vertical 4.875 x 10.5 4.75 x 10 5.5 x 10.75
2/3 page horizontal 8 x 7.25 7 x 6.5 8.25 x 7.375
1/2 page horizontal 8 x 5.375 7 x 4.75 8.25 x 5.5
1/2 page vertical 4 x 10.5 3.375 x 10 4.125 x 10.75
1/2 page island 4.75 x 7.5 4.625 x 7.5 4.875 x 7.625
1/3 page vertical 2.75 x 10.5 2.25 x 10 2.875 x 10.75
1/3 page horizontal 8 x 3.375 7 x 3.25 7 x 3.375
1/3 page square N/A 4.5 x 4.5 N/A
1/4 page square N/A 3.675 x 4.75 N/A
1/6 page N/A 2.25 x 4.75 2.375 x 4.875
Gutter .375"; Safety: .25"; Bleed: .125"