Artwork Submission Guidelines

When preparing and submitting electronic artwork on a disk or via e-mail, please observe the following guidelines so that we are able to process your order as efficiently as possible. Our graphics department is set up on a cross-platform Macintosh and Windows network. If you are creating your artwork on either platform, please use one of the preferred software programs listed below.

When preparing artwork . . .
Our art department can accept files from virtually all professional publishing and graphics software. However, we cannot accept any electronic art that has been created using these programs: Word Perfect, Claris Works, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, or Power Point. If you have artwork that was created using one of these programs, please contact us to discuss an alternative solution. Gifs are not acceptable. All artwork must either be saved as grayscale, bitmap or cmyk and at a minimum of 300 dpi.

Please send the files in the format they were created in, or please save the files out as a hi-resolution, printable PDF.

Trim & Bleeds:
• Only for Full page or Double-Truck ads
• Add a minimum of 1/8" for bleeds
• Add 1" to your ad size for the trim size

Macintosh Platform Programs:
• Adobe CS1
• Freehand 8
• Adobe Illustrator 8-11 (saved as an eps with fonts converted to paths)
• QuarkXpress 4 or 5
• Adobe Pagemaker 6-6.5
• Adobe InDesign 1
• Adobe Acrobat 4-5 (will be accepted at our discretion)
• Adobe Photoshop 5-8

Windows Platform Programs:
• Adobe Illustrator 8-11 (saved as an eps with fonts converted to paths)
• Adobe Photoshop 5-8
• Adobe Acrobat 4-5 (will be accepted at our discretion)
• QuarkXpress 4-5 (use .qxp extension)

Include all elements used to create the document, such as:
• All TIFF files within the document
• All EPS files within the document
• All fonts, including both printer and screen fonts

When sending artwork via e-mail . . .
• For ads: ads@titanpubs.com
• General Artwork: Production@titanpubs.com
• Please call and fax your contract and a hard copy
of the artwork for our reference.
• Please include in the e-mail message, your name,
company name, and project/publication name.
• The preferred size of a file is no larger than 5MB.

When sending artwork on disk . . .
Please enclose a hard copy of the artwork and your contract along with the disk, as well as information about how to contact you.

Disk formats we can accept:
• CD or DVD

Contact us to FTP your files.

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Art@titanpubs.com

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Sales@titanpubs.com

7466 New Ridge Rd. | Suite 14
Hanover, MD 21076
Phone: 410-694-9600
Toll-Free: 866-TITAN-PC
Fax: 410-694-9606


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