Paper and board

Question 1

What are paper and card made from

Answer 1

wood pulp and paper mills

Question 2

Cartridge paper properties and uses

Answer 2

-high quality
- textured surfaces
- good for sketching with pencils, crayons,ink or watercolour
-120-150 gsm

Question 3

Layout paper properties and uses

Answer 3

• Thin
  -Translucent ( decreases and gsm increases)
  -Used for general design work, especially sketching ideas
  -40-60 gsm

Question 4

Grid paper properties and uses

Answer 4

• may have a square or isometric pattern printed on it
• useful for scale drawings / mathematical drawings
  -80 gsm

Question 5

Tracing paper properties and uses

Answer 5

• semi transparent
  -used to copy images
  -40 - 120 gsm
  -takes pencil well

Question 6

Bleed proof paper properties and uses

Answer 6

• slightly textured
• 70gsm
• used by designers when using felt tips and marker pens because the ink doesn’t spread out ( bleed ) - it stays put

Question 7

what does textured mean

Answer 7

having a rough or uneven surface or consistency

Question 8

when does paper become board

Answer 8

when it becomes over 200 gsm (grams per square metre)

Question 9

Why is board often used in packaging

Answer 9

• low cost compared to other packaging materials
• high strength to weight ratio

Question 10

Solid white board properties and uses

Answer 10

• high quality bleached surface
  -used for primary packaging (packaging for individual items)
• used for greeting cards

Question 11

Inkjet card properties and uses

Answer 11

• used for inkjet printing
• ink doesn’t bleed, allowing printed image to be sharply defined and of high quality

Question 12

Corrugated card properties and uses

Answer 12

• strong
• lightweight
  -used in (secondary) packaging boxes
• easily printed on

Question 13

Duplex board properties and uses

Answer 13

• different colour and texture on both sides
• used where only one surface is seen, only one side needs to be seen
• used in food packaging

Question 14

Foam core board

Answer 14

• stiff
  -lightweight
• can crease under pressure
• good for making models, framing of photographs

Question 15

Foil lined board properties and uses

Answer 15

• reflective
• has an aluminium foil lining
• foil keeps flavour in and air and moisture out, oil
  resistant
• used in takeaway containers to keep heat in for longer

Question 16

what is primary packaging

Answer 16

packaging for individual items

Question 17

what is secondary packaging

Answer 17

packaging used to contain lots of the same item

Question 18

what does it mean when paper bleeds

Answer 18

it spreads out

Question 19

how is aper made

Answer 19

Wood pulp is obtained by cutting down trees and breaking down the wood. The bark and chippings are then removed and ground down or cooked with chemicals to extract the cellulose fibres.