Preferred formats
Photos
Illustrations
Text
It is better for us to scan prints from 35-mm film or transparencies/slides than to try to use low-resolution digital images, so bear that in mind when taking photos.
If you supply us with digital photographs, please send them as either:
TIF files as large as your camera can take or JPEG files at 300 dpi and with minimal compression.
See also Suggestions for amateur photographers
Digital illustrations should be sent as EPS files, TIF files, or JPEG files.
All files should be 300 dpi, with minimum compression and be saved as Macintosh versions. If you’re working on a PC, you can do this by Saving As or exporting.
Hand-done artwork should be A2 or smaller. Our printers can’t scan anything larger.
Because all hand-done artwork is drum scanned at Learning Media, your artwork needs to be flexible enough to roll around the drum scanner. To create your artwork on a flexible surface, you can buy Crest illustration hardboard, which allows the surface layer to be peeled off for scanning.
If you’re sending artwork through the mail, make sure you protect it from damage. Placing the artwork between two thick pieces of card is usually adequate.
Your text should be double-spaced.
If you email your work to us, it needs to be saved as a Rich Text (.rtf) file.
If you are sending your work by post, you should print the work on one side of A4 sheets of paper. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Your covering letter or email should include your full contact details and the title of the story/article. Be specific in the subject line of your email e.g. School Journal submission.
If your text is in a language that uses diacritical marks (for example, Māori or Sāmoan) we suggest you contact the editor first to agree on how to type these.
Illustrations
Text
Photos
It is better for us to scan prints from 35-mm film or transparencies/slides than to try to use low-resolution digital images, so bear that in mind when taking photos.
If you supply us with digital photographs, please send them as either:
TIF files as large as your camera can take or JPEG files at 300 dpi and with minimal compression.
See also Suggestions for amateur photographers
Illustrations
Digital illustrations should be sent as EPS files, TIF files, or JPEG files.
All files should be 300 dpi, with minimum compression and be saved as Macintosh versions. If you’re working on a PC, you can do this by Saving As or exporting.
Hand-done artwork should be A2 or smaller. Our printers can’t scan anything larger.
Because all hand-done artwork is drum scanned at Learning Media, your artwork needs to be flexible enough to roll around the drum scanner. To create your artwork on a flexible surface, you can buy Crest illustration hardboard, which allows the surface layer to be peeled off for scanning.
If you’re sending artwork through the mail, make sure you protect it from damage. Placing the artwork between two thick pieces of card is usually adequate.
Text
Your text should be double-spaced.
If you email your work to us, it needs to be saved as a Rich Text (.rtf) file.
If you are sending your work by post, you should print the work on one side of A4 sheets of paper. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Your covering letter or email should include your full contact details and the title of the story/article. Be specific in the subject line of your email e.g. School Journal submission.
If your text is in a language that uses diacritical marks (for example, Māori or Sāmoan) we suggest you contact the editor first to agree on how to type these.