Packaging GCSE Graphics AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

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Primary and secondary packaging Primary and secondary packaging is often created from a flat form. Transportation is an expensive part of the overall cost of a product; moving flat packed boxes helps to keep the cost down. Primary packaging holds the product. This is the package that you would see on a shelf in a shop. It will give a level of protection to the product, promote the product and also give product information. Secondary packaging is used for storage and transportation of goods. Used in warehouses where lots of the same product are packed together and stacked, waiting to be distributed to shops, or opened to fill gaps in shelves. AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Symbols and signs on packaging On secondary packaging (the outside carton holding batches of the product), the following symbols are commonly used: AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

The impact of packaging on the environment Strategies for controlling waste Prevention Not using packaging Minimisation Reduce the amount of packaging Reuse Use the packaging after the product has been removed Recycle Make the packaging out of the materials that can be recycled. Remember energy is used in the recycling of products, so even though it’s green there’s a cost Energy recovery Use waste material to fuel power stations or warm homes Disposal Bury the material in a landfill AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Intellectual property, patents and copyright Intellectual property – to own an idea or creation. Patent – a patent is a way of protecting a designer’s idea against someone stealing the technical and functional parts of their design. A patent offers protection against theft for 20 years. An idea or creation can only be patented if: it is new is an inventive part that can be recognised by a non-expert can be industrially made it is a physical product or process. Copyright – music, artistic work and literature cannot be covered by a patent. To ensure that the intellectual properties of these are protected, a copyright would be granted. Items which are copyrighted can be identified by the symbol ©. AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Trademarks A trademark is similar to copyright, but is specific to a company’s name, logo or slogan. Registered and unregistered design. Registered to protect the shape, pattern, texture and colour of a product. AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Symbols Below are some key symbols you could include: EU Food label AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Task EU logos British logos Health and safety Care labels On an A4 sheet (using word or alternative) fill a sheet with labeled (saying what they are and what they mean) symbols, trademarks, signs etc. Try www.technologystudent.co.uk and BBC bitesize. Key searches in Google may be: EU logos British logos Health and safety Care labels Recycling symbols Symbol Title Description AQA GCSE Design and Technology: graphic products

Key symbols British kite mark No bin for batteries Möbius loop Plastic recycling CE Secondary labels Trademark Harmful Right way up Registered TM Flammable Copyright Toxic European weight Irritant European Eco label Corrosive Breakable / fragile Fair trade Put in bin

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