[GCM 240] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (24 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Graphic Communications
• Course: GCM 240
• Professor: Ian Baitz

Document Summary

Printability: the extent to which materials used in printing contribute to the required or expected level of quality. Runnability: the text to which materials used go through a given printing process without causing problems, stoppages, or delays. End use: the text to which the materials used conform to unique or specific end use requirements. Gcm 240: basis weight: the weight, in lbs, of 500 sheets (a ream) of paper in its basic size. M-weight: the weight, in lbs, of 1000 sheets of paper in any given size. Grammage: the weight, in grams, of a single sheet of paper with an area of. 1m2 (1mx1m: basic size: a standard sheet size that is used to determine the basis weight for 500 sheets of paper. Each grade of paper has its own basic size. Not always the same size as it is sold. Are substrates not made from plant fibers or cellulose fibers.