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1
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What are paper and card made from

A

wood pulp and paper mills

2
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Cartridge paper properties and uses

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

3
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Layout paper properties and uses

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  • Thin
    -Translucent ( decreases and gsm increases)
    -Used for general design work, especially sketching ideas
    -40-60 gsm
4
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Grid paper properties and uses

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  • may have a square or isometric pattern printed on it
  • useful for scale drawings / mathematical drawings
    -80 gsm
5
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Tracing paper properties and uses

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  • semi transparent
    -used to copy images
    -40 - 120 gsm
    -takes pencil well
6
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Bleed proof paper properties and uses

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  • slightly textured
  • 70gsm
  • used by designers when using felt tips and marker pens because the ink doesn’t spread out ( bleed ) - it stays put
7
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what does textured mean

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having a rough or uneven surface or consistency

8
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when does paper become board

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

9
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Why is board often used in packaging

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  • low cost compared to other packaging materials
  • high strength to weight ratio
10
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Solid white board properties and uses

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  • high quality bleached surface
    -used for primary packaging (packaging for individual items)
  • used for greeting cards
11
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Inkjet card properties and uses

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  • used for inkjet printing
  • ink doesn’t bleed, allowing printed image to be sharply defined and of high quality
12
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Corrugated card properties and uses

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  • strong
  • lightweight
    -used in (secondary) packaging boxes
  • easily printed on
13
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Duplex board properties and uses

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  • 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
14
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Foam core board

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  • stiff
    -lightweight
  • can crease under pressure
  • good for making models, framing of photographs
15
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Foil lined board properties and uses

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  • 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
16
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what is primary packaging

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packaging for individual items

17
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what is secondary packaging

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packaging used to contain lots of the same item

18
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what does it mean when paper bleeds

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it spreads out

19
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how is aper made

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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.