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Paper and Board

Paper and Board. How exciting!!!. Paper Sizes. Biggest paper size A0 A1 = Half the size of A0 A2 = Half the size of A1 A3 = Half the size of A2 A4 = Half the size of A3 ……and so on. Paper Weight. Paper is weighed in gsm (grams per square metre) Paper = approx 80gsm

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Paper and Board

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  1. Paper and Board How exciting!!!

  2. Paper Sizes • Biggest paper size A0 • A1 = Half the size of A0 • A2 = Half the size of A1 • A3 = Half the size of A2 • A4 = Half the size of A3 ……and so on

  3. Paper Weight Paper is weighed in gsm (grams per square metre) Paper = approx 80gsm Card = approx 150gsm Over 220gsm = Board

  4. The Paper Biggies… Sketching Smooth, thin and translucent (see light through it) Felt tip and marker pen drawings Transparent

  5. The Board Biggies High quality Easy to print on Bleached surface Packaging (not food) Outer packaging Strong, durable Available in different thicknesses Packaging (boxes)

  6. The Board Biggies Different colour and texture on each side Smooth on one side Unbleached Food packaging Rigid Easy to cover with paper so that graphics can be printed onto it Board games Hardback books Ring binders

  7. You can laminate paper or card Laminating uses heat to sandwich a piece of paper or card between two layers of plastic

  8. Paper can be laminated with other materials to make it even more USEFUL! Keep flavours in Keep air out Easy to print on More sturdy Waterproof Stiff Lightweight Used for modelling

  9. It can also be made into….. • The paper is wound in a spiral • It is held together with glue • It makes a tube which is light and strong • They can be made to look nice by printing graphics on a single sheet of paper and gluing it on Spiral Wound Tubes

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