Printing: Web offset
Trim Size: 8.5" x 11
Binding: Saddle stitched in most cases
Electronic Files: Adobe Illustrator Files Preferred.
See below for more information.
Ad Size Width Height
Full Page * 7" 9.5"
Half Page 7" 4.5"
Quarter Page 3.376" 4.5"
One Sixth Page 2" 4.5"
One Eighth Page 3.375" 2"
Hotel TV Channel Stand 2" 6.75"
Full Banner 7.5" 2"
Half Banner 3.75" 2"
Map Ads 3.25" 1.5"
Folder Ads 3.5" 3"
Business Directory 3.25" 2"
This is your active area.
Not all ad sizes are available for every project.
* Four Color Full Page Ads Can Bleed.

The programs below are what we are equipped to accept at this time. We are PC based so if you are sending in a Mac file it is recommended that you send it in as a PDF file or an Illustrator EPS file (in outlines).
  • Pagemaker 7.0
  • Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator ~ With text as outlines
  • Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
When emailing a file please include the following Information:
Company Name; Contact Name; Address; Phone; Email; Project Name and Project Location.

If sending a disk, please include a printed copy of the ad. We accept ads in any of the approved formats on:

 

Zip Disc

 

Compact Disc

 

3½" Floppy Disc

Please include the following Information:
Company Name; Contact Name; Address; Phone; Email; Project Name and Project Location.

We accept scanned images in the formats listed below:
(Preferred scanning resolution is 300 dpi.)

 

TIFF

 

JPEG

 

EPS

 

PSD

 

Line Screen is 175 lpi

You may email Great Lakes Publishing, Inc. camera-ready ads at:
adcopy@greatlakespub.com
Copy must be sent in one of the mentioned programs or formats and be sized correctly.

If you have any further questions please call 800-647-8909 and speak with someone in the Graphics Department.