Design - Paper

Question 1

What forms can paper be made in?

Answer 1

Rolls - printing industry
Sheets - art supply
Ply - layered and held together by glue

Question 2

What are the common sizes of paper?

Answer 2

A - Common “regular” size
B - Posters and maps
C - Envelopes

Question 3

What are the differences between cartridge paper and bleed-proof paper?

Answer 3

Cartridge Paper - Thick, white, rough

Bleed-proof paper - white, smooth, solvent staining/bleeding proof

Question 4

What is tracing/layout paper?

Answer 4

Both are paper used for copying/tracing images

Both are thin and translucent

Question 5

What are the types of grid paper?

Answer 5

Paper with squares of different sizes
Isometric grid (3D drawings)

Question 6

Why is paper good for the environment?

Answer 6

It is a renewable source

Question 7

What are some types of paper?

Answer 7

Cartridge - General use, often used in DT
Tracing - Copy existing drawings and repeat them
Duplex board - Used in containers due to water-proof waxy inside.
Solid White Board - Top quality bleached wood, good for printing
Cardboard - Thicker than paper, made of multiple layers glued together.
Corrugated board - Used for packaging, strong
Foil lined board - Good quality with aluminimu foil lining. used for take away meals.

Question 8

What is offset lithography?

Answer 8

Transference of an image onto an intermediate surface before printing on a sheet. Uses colours: yellow, cyan, magenta, black.

The picture is often reversed twice and appears the same way round as orignal image.

Question 9

How does lithography work?

Answer 9

1. Printing plate has image printed on its surface
2. Printing plate kept dampened. Ink applied to plate but is repelled from dampened surfaces (non-image areas)
3. As cylinder rotates , ink is transferred to rubber blanket cylinder.
4. Ink is now pressed on to the paper/card as it is pulled through the machine.