Paper & FinishWeight, coating and grain, and how each changes the way ink sits.Art & DesignWeight in gsm; everything else changes the surface.ChoiceWhat it does80-120 gsmLetterheads, book text, flyers130-170 gsmPosters and brochure covers250-400 gsmCards, covers, packagingCoated glossSharp images, high contrast, shinyCoated mattSharp images, no glare, softerUncoatedInk spreads, warmer, takes writingGrain directionFold along the grain, never acrossAsk for a paper dummy before committing. Weight, opacity and bulk arethree different things, and only one is on the label.Paper & Finishlearnposters.com
Paper & Finish — printable design wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Paper & Finish poster

A 7-row table: Choice · What it does.

Weight in gsm; everything else changes the surface.

Ask for a paper dummy before committing. Weight, opacity and bulk are three different things, and only one is on the label.

Questions about the Paper & Finish poster

What’s on the Paper & Finish poster?
A 7-row table: Choice · What it does. Weight in gsm; everything else changes the surface. 80-120 gsm — Letterheads, book text, flyers; 130-170 gsm — Posters and brochure covers; 250-400 gsm — Cards, covers, packaging; Coated gloss — Sharp images, high contrast, shiny; Coated matt — Sharp images, no glare, softer; Uncoated — Ink spreads, warmer, takes writing; Grain direction — Fold along the grain, never across. Ask for a paper dummy before committing. Weight, opacity and bulk are three different things, and only one is on the label.
Who is the Paper & Finish poster for?
Paper & Finish belongs to the Art & Design section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning digital design can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Paper & Finish poster?
Use it when specifying stock for a printed piece rather than taking the default. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Paper & Finish belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Paper & Finish?
Bezier Curves, Bleed & Trim and Colour Profiles sit alongside Paper & Finish in the Art & Design section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Bezier CurvesBleed & TrimColour Profiles
Is the Paper & Finish poster free to download and print?
Yes. Paper & Finish downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Art & Design section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Paper & Finish poster print at?
Paper & Finish is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Paper & Finish loses nothing.Printing guide

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