• All advertisements must be supplied as computer files.
• Acceptable platforms: Macintosh or PC
• Acceptable programs: Quark Xpress, Pagemaker, Illustrator, or PhotoShop
• Acceptable media: Zip disk, Jaz disk, floppy disk, or CD
• Provide a b&w or color printout of the file. For color ads, we recommend that you supply a color printout (laser copy, rainbow proof, etc). We will accept b&w printouts as a proof for color ads, but it makes it difficult for us to gauge color accuracy.
• All artwork and all fonts used to create the document must be included.
• Note: For black backgrounds or type, add 40% cyan to 100% black to get a truer black.
• Ads supplied as film or in any other non-electronic format will be subject to a $75 surcharge.

This applies ONLY to artwork being sent for inclusion in Diamond Publications. Advertisements should be sent according to the advertising format guidelines listed below.)

Format

• Hard Copy: Clean black and white or color photocopies, laser prints, or match prints for scanning. (Please keep artwork within an 8.5” x 11” area to accommodate our scanners.)
• Computer Files: Illustrator or PhotoShop image saved as an EPS or Tiff file. The resolution should be 300 dpi, and the size should not exceed 2” x 3”. NOTE: As a general rule, we do not accept QuarkXPress EPS files. If that is your only option, please include all artwork and all fonts used in the original Quark document.
• Photographs: Slides, transparencies, or photographs.

Electronic Files

• Internet: Please e-mail artwork to diamondpubs@diamondcomics.com. When sending artwork via America Online, please be sure to encode the file with BinHex (found in AOL’s software libraries), and to send one file per e-mail.
• Electronic Media: We can accept artwork on the following forms of electronic media: Floppy Disk (3.5”), Zip Disk, or CD-ROM. NOTE: We cannot accept artwork saved to syquest disk, optical disk or DAT tape.