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Submit Art

Art Supplied on Disk/E-mail/Internet/FTP

We can currently receive your ads on CDs or DVDs. The files must be compatible with the MACINTOSH PLATFORM. Any files sent from a PC platform must be in the following three formats: .ai (Adobe Illustrator), .tif (Tiff), .eps .jpg or .pdf (preferred)

We prefer to receive ads saved in the following programs:

• Adobe Photoshop CS (versions 8.0 or below)
• Adobe Illustrator CS2 (versions 11.0 or below)
• Adobe InDesign CS2 or below, Macromedia Freehand 10 or below
• Quark XPress 6 or below.

Please save your images in the following formats: JPG, TIFF, EPS or PDF. All documents must be submitted in their original format if submitting working files. We prefer to have all fonts converted to outlines (or paths). If fonts are not converted, ALL FONT FILES (suitcases and postscript font files) must be submitted with the ad file in Mac and/or compatible format. All PC fonts must be supplied or converted to graphics.

Art Supplied as Hard Copy

Any camera ready art provided to us, must be on white slick paper, not NEWSPRINT. Photos must be original, no second generation copies. Any screens or halftone camera ready art must be provided on disk. *See below.

Documents created in Microsoft Word can be provided for text content purposes only. Any desired fonts or embedded images created in the Word document will need to be provided as separate files and compatible with the Macintosh Platform.

Any artwork/graphics that can be retrieved from website(s) in which the advertiser has permission, please provide clear instructions for proper download including the URL address, any user name(s) and password(s).

We DO NOT accept PHOTGRAPHS, ARTWORK/CLIPART files from the following programs/formats:
Adobe Pagemaker, Corel Draw, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel and (Microsoft) Windows Metafile.

Images/Photography

Please save images as JPG, TIFF, EPS or PDF formats at 200 dpi or higher. Because of the optimization of images produced for web formatting results in compressed and lower resolution image types, we DO NOT accept GIF images and similar file types submitted for print ad creation.

Layout and Saving Process

Artwork not accompanying copysheets, contracts and similar paperwork (for example, any art/graphics sent via e-mail) MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY. Folders and files should include the name of the company and the heading(s) ad will be placed. Be sure to include file extensions in the file name (for example, .tif or .eps). Completed ad art/graphics must be supplied at the correct size (UDAC) for the directory or other publication that it will appear.

• ALL FONTS USED FOR ANY CREATIVE MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE FOLDER WITH THE AD.
• Disks must be attached to the copysheet or appropriate paperwork, or will be subject to return.
• All ads on disk must be accompanied by a color print out of its contents for color verification.
• AD Ideas CANNOT alter any customer supplied art, therefore, accuracy, in the instructions above, is extremely important! AD Ideas does not have the right to alter any artwork submitted that AD Ideas due to copyright infringement, so please be sure to include all fonts, images and appropriate documents accordingly.

FTP: File Transfer

Electronic files can be transferred to AD Ideas via a FTP Client. We will setup authorized personnel with a user name and password for your account. Please keep in mind the following:

• ALL FONTS USED FOR ANY CREATIVE MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE FOLDER WITH THE AD.
• All files, with the exception of pdf documents, need to be compressed prior to download. We can access .zip, .sit, .sea and .sitx compressed file formats. Fonts contained in pdf documents need to be converted to outlines (or paths).

FROM TIME TO TIME, MAINTENANCE WILL BE MADE ON OUR FTP SERVERS AND FILES WILL BE DELETED AT OUR DISCRETION.