Section 1-Materials & Components Flashcards
What are the measurements of A4 paper?
210x297mm
Cartridge paper
Textured surface, good all rounder, sketching with pencils, crayon, pastels, inks and watercolours
Solid white board
High quality bleached surface, good for printing, primary packaging
Layout paper
Thin, translucent, sketching ideas
Mount board
Mount drawings and photos , framing, presentation
Bleed-proof paper
When ink is used on it, it doesn’t bleed
I.e used with felt tips and marker pens
What are the measurements of A3 paper?
420x297mm
Corrugated board
Secondary packaging, fluted inner core, sandwiched between two outer layers
Tracing paper
Translucent, copying/tracing images
Duplex board
Different colour and texture on each side, printing side is smooth, used in food packaging
Grey board
Rigid, covered with paper, graphics are printed onto it, used for game boards, books
Lamination
Adding another layer
Aluminium
Keeps air out, flavours in, graphics can be printed on it, used for food packaging, recyclable
Polythene
Can coat paper to make it waterproof
Used for paper cups
Polystyrene
Stiff, lightweight
Used for mounting posters, models, foam core board
Biodegradable
Something that rots away naturally
Virgin paper
Made from new wood pulp
Recycled paper and board
Paper and board that has been used, shredded and reformed
Sustainable forest
Where for every tree cut down another tree is planted
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council, a symbol which means that paper or board has come from a sustainable forest
Sustainable packaging/cardboard
Making good use of packaging and not over packing something
What is paper measured in?
Gsm(grams per square metre)
At what weight does paper become board?
220gsm
