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FOR ADVERTISERS

Display & Direct Response Advertisments

Digitally supplied material only. No film will be accepted.

Acceptable digital file formats: PDF/X-1a, PDF, EPS. Line screen is 150. Ink density maximum is 300 percent. In addition, if available, please supply backup files in Quark or Indesign (including components) along with the PDF or EPS file. 

Acceptable Media: Macintosh-formatted CD ROMs and ZIPs. No floppy Disks, No files via email.

Media Labeling: Issue date, agency name, phone number, return address (for return of materials), list of contents and advertiser name.

Proofs: One (1) accurate proof must accompany each ad. For B/W ads, include one (1) laser proof. For color ads, send an electronically composed proof either dot generated or dye sublimated.

Resolution Requirements: All 4/C images must be supplied as high-resolution, CMYK files. Additional charges will be incurred to make corrections.

Production Contacts: Kate Balch: 202-633-5695 OR Penie Atherton: 202-633-5974; Fax: 202-633-6097

Payment Contacts: Credit card payments contact Enomwoyi Woods at 202-633-4957, fax 202-633-4999 or woodse1@si.edu. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. For all other payment questions contact Ed McKittrick at 202-633-4920 or mckittricke@si.edu.

Overnight Payment Address:
Smithsonian Business Ventures
400 Herndon Parkway
Herndon VA 20170
Attn: Enomwoyi Woods/ 202-633-4957
(Overnight address used only when instructed)

Payment by Wire:
Bank of America
730 15th St. NW 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
ABA/Routing Number: #026009593
DDA/Acct. Number: #001920681537
SWIFT US dollar wires: #BOFAUS3N
SWIFT Foreign payments: #BOFAUS6S
(Plan accordingly for bank/wire fees)

Publisher will hold materials for a maximum of 12 months after use. Unless advertiser or aency requests return, materials will be destroyed.

Trim Sizes

Ad Size (in inches) Non-bleed Bleed Trims to Image Safety
Spread 15 x 10 Live 16-1/4 x 11-1/8 16 x 10-7/8 15-1/2 x 10-3/8
Page 7 x 10 8-1/4 x 11-1/8 8 x 10-7/8 7-1/2 x 10-3/8
Digest 4-5/8 x 7 5-3/8 x 7-3/4 5-1/8 x 7-1/2 4 5/8 x 7
2/3 Vertical 4-5/8 x 10 5-3/8 x 11-1/8 5-1/8 x 10-7/8 4-5/8 x 10-3/8
1/2 Spread 15 x 4-7/8 16-1/4 x 5-5/8 16 x 5-3/8 15-1/2 x 4-7/8
1/2 Page (horizontal) 7 x 4-7/8 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 8 x 5-3/8 7-1/2 x 4-7/8
1/2 Page (vertical) 3-1/4 x 10 4 x 11-1/8 3-3/4 x 10-7/8 3-1/4 x 10-3/8
1/3 Page (vertical) 2-1/4 x 10 3 x 11-1/8 2-3/4 x 10-7/8 2-1/4 x 10-3/8
1/3 Page (square) 4-5/8 x 4-7/8


1/6 Page (vertical) 2-1/4 x 4-7/8


*Add 1/8" additional image to left and right sides if material is going to be centered.

*Image Safety: Any type or image beyond this measurement runs the risk of being cropped off in the binding process. No type should be less than 1/4” from the edge of the ads.

BINDING – Saddle wire. Page trim size: 8" x 10 7/8". Bleed allowance: 1/8" on each side. Safety for bleed ads: 1/4" inside trim. Gutter safety: 3/32". Page is three columns, each column 2 1/4" wide.

*Gutter Safety: When a headline crosses over the gutter in a spread, a 3/32" total gap is necessary to read type correctly.