graphic design

Question 1

What is a moodboard?

Answer 1

A moodboard is a collection of images related to your shop’s theme
Eg. a pet shop would require lots of pictures of pets and colours lettering you think woud suit the shop

Question 2

Weight of paper and board is measured in…

Answer 2

gsm

Question 3

gsm stands for…

Answer 3

grams per square metre

Question 4

Most paper and board are made from what?

Answer 4

wood

Question 5

What is the use of copier paper?

Answer 5

Printing in schools and offices

Question 6

What is the use of Thin card?

Answer 6

Cards and invitations

Question 7

What is the use of Solid White Board?

Answer 7

Book covers

Question 8

weight of Copier Paper

Answer 8

80gsm

Question 9

weight of Thin Card

Answer 9

250gsm

Question 10

weight of Solid White Board

Answer 10

1000 microns thick

Question 11

weight of tracing paper

Answer 11

60gsm

Question 12

properties of paper:

Answer 12

Flexible Rigid Transparent Translucent Opaque

Question 13

A sheet of newly developed paper is 4 metres squared and has a mass of 200g. Calculate its weight in gsm.

Answer 13

50gsm

Weight = Mass of sheet ÷Area of sheet= answer(gsm)

Question 14

why use wood or plants for paper and board?

Answer 14

wood gives the best results because it produces strong cellulose fibres.
Plants have cellulose fibres used to make papers and boards.

Question 15

What wood is used for paper and board?

Answer 15

Both deciduous and coniferous trees can be used

Question 16

hardwood vs. softwood

Answer 16

Hardwood produces short fibres - softwoods produce long fibres which are stronger.
Fast growing trees such as spruce and fir are the most commonly used softwoods.

Question 17

what is paper and board made out of?

Answer 17

Bamboo, Cotton, Flax, Hemp, Straw, Sugarcane, Wood
Paper is made from fibrous materials
Anything that is fibrous can be made into a form of paper – even elephant dung
An elephant eats 250kg of food each day which results in 50kg of dung
This produces roughly 125 sheets of paper

Question 18

What are some Paper Sizes?

Answer 18

A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 ect.

A6 is half of A5 and A5 is half of A4 and so on

Question 19

What is ‘virgin pulp’?

Answer 19

The majority of paper we use is still made from ‘virgin pulp’ which comes from managed forests

Question 20

How is paper made?

Answer 20

The papermaking industry requires vast quantities of trees
Mature wood of 20+ years old, is better for pulping than juvenile wood
Once a tree is cut down, it goes to a mill where it is processed

Question 21

What happens to the images as they get further from the vanishing point?

Answer 21

they appear distorted

Question 22

What is the horizon line?

Answer 22

where the sky meets the land

Question 23

What happens to the images as they get further away?

Answer 23

Distant figures appear smaller but have the same shape and proportions as they would close up.

Question 24

all lines need to…

Answer 24

All lines converge to the vanishing point

Question 25

if there is a line of trees they will get bigger or smaller?

Answer 25

The trees will be bigger the closer they are to the viewer