Call: (212) 591-7345
E-mail: asiaghia@asme.org  

Information on submitting ads electronically:
Platform supported	Macintosh and PC (Macintosh preferred)
Software supported	• Print quality PDF preferred (details at right) • Quark XPress  • Adobe Indesign CS3 • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Photoshop	If sending ad as a PDF, please embed or create outlines of ALL FONTS and ensure that all images are 300 DPI, CMYK. • Fractional ad documents should be created at their actual size • Provide single pages rather than spreads • Created color should be CMYK (do not use “spot color”) • Total ink coverage should not exceed 300%
Media types supported	• CD or emailed PDF
Requirements for labeling your media	• Issue Date
	• Advertiser	• Contact Person
	• Agency/Vendor • File Name	• Phone Number • Type of File

COLLECT FOR OUTPUT

• Printed directory showing all contents of disc
• Hardcopy proof
• Include all scans and illustrations
• Compress into Stuffit or Zip files for e-mail transfer

DOCUMENT LAYOUT

• Fractional ad documents should be created at their actual size
• Provide single pages rather than spreads
• Bleeds should extend 1/8 inch beyond our trim size
• Live area should be kept 1/4 inch from trim
• Created color should be CMYK (Do not use "spot color")
• Total ink coverage should not exceed 300 percent

IMAGES

• Photos should either be Grayscale or CMYK
• Photos should have a final effective resolution of 300 dpi
• Photos should be saved as TIFF, JPEG, or, if clipping path is used, as EPS
• Lineart should have a final effective resolution of 1200 dpi
• Lineart should be saved as TIFF with LZW compression applied
• Created color should be CMYK (Do not use "spot color")
• Total ink coverage should not exceed 300 percent

FONT MANAGEMENT

• Use Postscript Type 1 fonts (avoid TrueType wherever possible)
• Include screen and printer fonts that are used in ad (those embedded in eps files as well)
• Actual fonts should be used (stylized fonts may not render properly)

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
Publication trim size: 8 1/8" x 10 7/8"
Method of printing: Web offset
Method of binding: Perfect

SPACE	SIZE	WIDTH	DEPTH
1 page	standard	7"	10"
	bleed*	8 3/8"	11 1/8"
2/3 page		4 5/8"	10"
1/2 page	island	4 5/8"	7 1/2"
	vertical	3 3/8"	10"
	horizontal	7"	4 7/8"
1/3 page	vertical	2 1/8"	10"
	horizontal	4 5/8"	4 7/8"
1/4 page		3 3/8"	4 7/8"
1/6 page		2 1/8"	4 7/8"
* Add 1/8" for trim to each side; Keep live matter at least 1/2" from binding edge and 1/4" from outside edges.