Paper & Board: Standards Components
Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 2.6.4
Standards Components Used in Paper
Paper and boards need components to help them be more useful and functional.
Standard components include:
- Velcro pads.
- Drawing pins.
- Treasury tags.
- Staples.
- Paper fasteners.
- Stickers.
- Ribbons.
- Tape.
Drawing pins and treasury tags
- Drawing pins can hold up posters print out and photographs on most surfaces especially display boards.
- Treasury tags can hold paper together in a ring binder style but is light and allow for easy transportation.
Staples and paper fasteners
- Staples allow many sheets of paper (usually A4) to be joined in the corner or along the margin which can create a formal business document or booklet, these can be removed with a staple remover.
- Paper fasteners allow for rotary motions and movable joints when papers are joined together by these.
Stickers and ribbons
- Stickers can act as labels on top of card and paper; using self-sticking and reusable properties it makes for an excellent component to be used with paper and board.
- Ribbons can be used to prepare paper in a temporary decorative way e.g. fastening gift paper around a present.
Tape
- Tape, masking tape and double-sided tape can be used to make paper move and stay in a certain direction or fix permanently.
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