PAPER AND BOARDS

PAPER AND BOARDS 

STANDARD SIZES OF PAPER 

COMMON TYPES OF PAPER 

TYPE

PROPERTIES

USES

Layout paper

Smooth surface,   50gsm.  Thin.  Cheap

Sketching. Developing

ideas

Tracing paper

Thin and transparent.  40 gsm.  Strong

Making copies

Copier paper

Smooth.  Weighs 80 gsm

Printing.  Photocopying

Cartridge paper

Weighs 80-140 gsm. Expensive.

Sketching, drawing and painting

COMMON TYPES OF CARD 

TYPE

PROPERTIES

USES

CARD

180-300…