Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GCSE GRAPHIC PRODUCTS
- MATERIALS
- PLASTICS
- THERMOPLASTICS
- Bio Plastic
- Biodegradable, food packaging
- Acrylic
- Stiff but brittle, Point of sale stands
- Polythylene Terephalate (PET)
- Tough and Lightweight, Fizzy drinks bottles
- Expanded Polystyrene
Styrofoam
- Very light, impact absorbing, Protective packaging
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Tough, Restricts scratches, Blister Packs, Game peices
- Polypropylene
- Lightweight and rigid, Food packaging, laminating paper and board
- Can be heated
and shaped
many times
- SHAPING AND FORMING
- VACUUM FORMING
- INJECTION MOULDING
- BLOW MOULDING
- LINE BENDING
- THERMOSET PLASTICS
- Can only be
heated and
shaped once
- Epoxy Resin
- Good electrical conductor, Casting and encapsulation and adhesive
- Melamine Formaldehyde
- Stiff and strong, Laminates for work surfaces, Electrical Insulation
- Polyester Resin
- Hard but brittle, bonding of other materials
- Urea Formaldehyde
- Brittle but stiff, Good electrical insulator, Electrical fittings, handles and adhesives
- PAPER AND BOARD
- LAYOUT PAPER
- Thin and slightly translucent. Sketches and tracing
- CARD
- Rigid surface, easily printable. Photos, presentations
- CARTONBOARD
- Boards made from different layers and materials, many different coatings. Packaging
- MOUNT BOARD
- Thick rigid card
- CORRUGATED CARD
- Strong and lightweight. Protective packaging, Point of Sale Stands
- FOAM BOARD
- A sandwich of foam and card. Point of sale stands, Presentation Boards
- SPIRAL WOUND TUBING
- High stregnth, 3d printable surface. Packaging
- KEY DESIGNERS
- Harry Beck designed the London
Underground Map of 1933
- Alberto Alessi
- John Kinnear and Margaret Calvert
- Robert