Good Weekend Magazine is inserted into the Saturday editions of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. It is saddle-stitched, printed on 55gsm Norstar 80 ISO, using heat set web offset technology with mid tack uncoated process inks.
- Finished size – 355mm x 278mm.
Sunday Life Magazine is inserted into The Sun Herald and The Sunday Age. It is saddle-stitched, printed on 55gsm Norstar 80 ISO, using heat set web offset technology with mid tack uncoated process inks.
- Finished size – 315mm x 275mm.
Mechanical Specifications
- Measurements are given in millimetres and are as height x width
- All live copy must be kept within the type area; this includes all text, image, keylines and keycodes
- For double page spread ads with type across the gutter, please allow a minimum of 5mm clearance on each side of the spine
- Do not use fine borders around the edge of a bleed advert (we cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy of trimming)
- Mechanical specifications are subject to change without notice
- Non Standard Ad Formats subject to availability; refer to your advertising representative for more information
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Good Weekend
Full Page
Type Area h: 335 w: 258mm Trim Size h: 355 w: 278mm Bleed Area h: 365 w: 288mm
1/2 Horizontal
Type Area h: 153 w: 258mm Trim Size h: 173 w: 278mm Bleed Area h: 183 w: 288mm
1/3 Horizontal
Type Area h: 98 w: 258mm Trim Size h: 118 w: 278mm Bleed Area h: 128 w: 288mm
1/2 Vertical
Type Area h: 335 w: 117mm Trim Size h: 355 w: 137mm Bleed Area h: 365 w: 147mm
1/3 Vertical
Type Area h: 335 w: 74mm Trim Size h: 355 w: 94mm Bleed Area h: 365 w: 104mm
Good Weekend - Spreads
Double Page Spread
Type Area h: 335 w: 536mm Trim Size h: 355 w: 556mm Bleed Area h: 365 w: 566mm
1/2 Spread
Type Area h: 153 w: 536mm Trim Size h: 173 w: 556mm Bleed Area h: 183 w: 566mm
1/3 Spread
Type Area h: 98 w: 536mm Trim Size h: 118 w: 556mm Bleed Area h: 128 w: 566mm
Horizontal Strip 30mm Spread
Type Area h: 10 w: 536mm Trim Size h: 30 w: 556mm Bleed Area h: 40 w: 566mm
Good Weekend - Non Standard Formats
Horizontal Strip 30mm
Type Area h: 10 w: 258mm Trim Size h: 30 w: 278mm Bleed Area h: 40 w: 288mm
Cover Spine Strip
h: 365 w: 20mm
Sunday Life
Full Page
Type Area h: 295 w: 255mm Trim Size h: 315 w: 275mm Bleed Area h: 325 w: 285mm
1/2 Horizontal
Type Area h: 133 w: 255mm Trim Size h: 153 w: 275mm Bleed Area h: 163 w: 285mm
1/3 Horizontal
Type Area h: 80 w: 255mm Trim Size h: 100 w: 275mm Bleed Area h: 110 w: 285mm
Horizontal Strip 30mm
Type Area h: 10 w: 255mm Trim Size h: 30 w: 275mm Bleed Area h: 40 w: 285mm
1/2 Vertical
Type Area h: 295 w: 116mm Trim Size h: 315 w: 136mm Bleed Area h: 325 w: 146mm
1/3 Vertical
Type Area h: 295 w: 73mm Trim Size h: 315 w: 93mm Bleed Area h: 325 w: 103mm
Sunday Life - Spreads
Double Page Spread
Type Area h: 295 w: 530mm Trim Size h: 315 w: 550mm Bleed Area h: 325 w: 560mm
1/2 Spread
Type Area h: 133 w: 530mm Trim Size h: 153 w: 550mm Bleed Area h: 163 w: 560mm
1/3 Spread
Type Area h: 80 w: 530mm Trim Size h: 100 w: 550mm Bleed Area h: 110 w: 560mm
Horizontal Strip 30mm Spread
Type Area h: 10 w: 530mm Trim Size h: 30 w: 550mm Bleed Area h: 40 w: 560mm
Sunday Life - Non Standard Formats
Horizontal Strip 30mm
Type Area h: 10 w: 255mm Trim Size h: 30 w: 275mm Bleed Area h: 40 w: 285mm
Cover Spine Strip
h: 325 w: 15mm
Technical Specifications
Image Resolution
We print at a linescreen ruling of 133 lpi. Please supply a minimum of:
- Image
- 300 dpi
- Bitmap
- 2400 dpi
logos supplied as either single bitmap or vector artwork.
Colour
All colour must be supplied as CMYK.
Total Ink Coverage
Ensure all elements including any TIFFs, JPEGs, or EPS images within your file do not exceed CMYK Total Ink Percentage of 270%.
Sizing
Ensure the paper size and advertisement size are the same. Registration and trim marks are not required.
Fonts and Type
Minimum type sizes:
- Single solid colour: 6pt
- Coloured type on a white background using two or three colour plates: 8pt
- Reversed type out of one colour plates: 8pt
- Reversed type out of two or more colour plates: 12pt san serif bold
We do not recommend reversing text out of four colour images.
Good Weekend and Sunday Life are printed on 3DAP paper type 4.
For more detailed print specifications and colour reproduction guidelines please refer to http://www.3dap.com.au/.
Creating Your PDF
Submitted documents must be saved as a PDF. Please note that PDF files must be created with a PostScript application. PDF versions higher than V1.3 are not supported.
- We accept press ready, high resolution PDF files
- We recommend saving the file as an EPS out of your native program and using Acrobat Distiller to create the PDF
- PDFs generated from within Office packages such as Word, Excel, Publisher or Powerpoint are not acceptable
- PDFs generated from Adobe Photoshop are not acceptable
- Fully rasterised PDF’s from, or placed in any application are not accepted, due to extremely poor reproduction of fonts
- PDFs created from native programs such as InDesign, QuarkXpress, or Illustrator are acceptable
Instructions
Create an EPS file using a PostScript software applications. instructions for popular programs can be found here:
Convert the EPS to PDF using Adobe Acrobat Distiller
Photoshop colour settings
A Colour Settings File (CSF) has been developed to use Photoshop to enable effective image conversion from RGB to CMYK or RGB to Greyscale. In converting the image this file will also adjust maximum ink weight and incorporate Grey Component Replacement (GCR) settings for newsprint.
Delivery Methods
Please note; we do not accept material directly via email. For a full list of acceptable delivery methods refer to Delivery Methods.
Material Deadlines
For information on material deadlines for Good Weekend & Sunday Life, please review the table below.