Legal and Moral Issues Flashcards
Name three legal and moral issues concerned with designing graphic products?
Health and safety in the work place
Designs being protected so they are not copied or stolen by other people
Name a safety procedure taken when using cutting tools to protect eyes?
Wearing goggles
What should be kept away from any blade?
Fingers
Where should glues and solvents be used?
In well ventilated areas
What can prevent injuries from occurring?
How?
Risk assessments
By making a list of potential hazards and safety equipment needed
What does Legislation put in place do?
What does WSE stand for?
What are they responsible for?
Protects the public from unsafe practices
Health and Safety Executive
Setting these expectations and shutting down unsafe workplaces
What does the British Standards Institute have?
Specified signs and symbols highlighting risks at work also showing if products are safe to use
What shape are instruction signs?
Circular
What shape are danger signs?
Triangular
What colours are used on warning signs or denote a high risk to peoples safety?
Yellow and black
What colours are used on signs telling people not to do something?
Red and black
What do blue signs do?
Give positive instructions to do a certain thing
What does the CE symbol mean?
That the product meets European standard
What does the Kitemark show? (looks more like a heart)
That the product meets British standards
Where are the CE and Kitemark symbols used?
On products where health and safety is paramount e.g. electrical items
What does quality assurance mean?
Systems to ensure products are made correctly e.g. material checks or making sure all staff are fully trained
What does quality control mean?
What do registration marks ensure?
What do crop marks provide?
Set of checks as it is being manufactured e.g. colour bars in the printing industry which ensure consistency and density of colours
Colours are correctly aligned (should appear black)
Trimming guide for printed products
What exist to give designers protection and prevent others from stealing their ideas? Name three
Patents
Copyrights
Registered designs
What is a Patent?
How long do they last for?
How much do they cost?
Legal protection, exclusive rights within a particular country
20 years
£200
What are Copyrights designed to protect? Name four
Drawings
Text
Films
Music
What do Registered designs protect?
Name three areas it covers?
How many years does it offer protection?
Aesthetics of a design Colour Shapes Patterns Up to 25 years
