The CD Framers - Glossary

GLOSSARY

Click on a link below to find brief information on the following terms:

JUMP TO: Acid Free ● Acknowledgement Plate ● Art Placement   ● Artpiece (Artwork) ● Backboard
                 Caring for your CD Frame ● Float-mounted ● Foamboard ● Frame ● Glass ● Hanger
              Keycode ● Matboard ● Moulding ● Mountboard ● Wall Hook ● V-Groove

Acid Free in reference to matboard labeled "acid free" - the pH factor will usually be around 8.5.

Float-mounted Artpiece(s) (or Artwork) can be just about anything, but in our line of work we mean CDs, Inserts (individual pages or full folded booklets / pamphlets), Tray cards, Jewel Cases, CD Wallets (AKA Digipaks), Jackets, DVDs, etc - even dimensional items such as drum sticks, skins, cassettes, etc.


CD	Tray Card	Wallet (open)

Select where you want your art-pieces positioned. Positions are number from TOP to BOTTOM and LEFT to RIGHT, regardless of the shape or direction of your design.

1-PC Square

1-PC Diagonal

3-PC
Horizontal

4-PC Square

4-PC Diagonal

4-PC Vertical

5-PC Square

Suitable Artpiece shapes for HORIZONTAL 3-PC
CD Frame Designs ONLY:

Suitable Artpiece shapes for VERTICAL 3-PC
CD Frame Designs ONLY

Click a shape icon above for Art-piece details & size specifications!

Backboard The solid piece of acid free foamboard directly behind the mountboard which serves as a protective backing to the finished piece.

Caring for your CD Frame: Use a mild glass cleaner and soft cloth to remove dirt and fingerprints. Use caution when hanging your display by following these simple rules of thumb:

1. Avoid hanging any framed art in direct sunlight. Even though your CD project is protected with Conservation Clear ^TM Glass, which blocks 97% of ultra-violet rays (regular picture glass blocks NONE), the slight 3% exposure can still present risk of color loss.

2. Avoid hanging any art on walls which abut plumbing pipes (kitchen, bathroom, laundry, etc.), as the humidity can create condensation inside the frame which could result in mildew.

3. Avoid hanging any art on certain exterior walls in hotter regions (or hot seasons) which are exposed to a lot of direct sunlight and heat. Over-heating framed art can lead to buckling and warping. This also applies to hanging any art above fire places.

Float-mounted means to "elevate" the artwork from the backboard by using acid free foamboard shims mounted to the artwork, which is then mounted to the mountboard to create a 3-dimensional shadowbox display.

Foamboard is what we use as the "backboard" and also as shim-stock to elevate matboards and glass, and float-mount Artpieces. We use acid free foamboard, which is 1/8" - 3/16" thick, as the rigid protective backing on all our CD Frame Plaques.

Frames are made of metal or wood moulding (and sometimes other material). Typically, four lengths of miter-cut moulding have been joined to create a protective and decorative border around artwork, matting, and glass.

Conservation Clear™ Glass blocks 98% of ultra-violet rays to safeguard your investments against UV damage. It's our standard picture framing glass - you should make it your standard choice too. Read "Why Conservation Framing" for more info.

Wire Hanger this is the standard wire & eye-screws which extend across the back of the frame to suspend on a nail or hook in the wall.

Our Keycode is simple to understand.

M, N

The 1st character of an item number:

"M" = a matted design "N" = a No mat

H, V, T

The 2nd (and sometimes 3rd) character of an item number:

"H" = horizontal display "V" = vertical display "T" = diagonal display

0, 1, 2. etc.

The string of numbers following the first 2 or 3 characters represent the size of the frame in inches. The first 2 digits represent width, and the last 2 represent height.

-1, -5, etc.

A dash (-) followed by a numeric character indicates how many artpieces are
displayed in the design. This example code refers to a 5-piece design.

MV1030-5

To recap the Keycode we will use the example of MV1030-5:

M =	matted design	V =	Vertical display	10 =	10" wide display
30 =	30" tall display	- 5=	5 artpieces displayed

Matboard (AKA: Mat; Top Mat; Bottom Mat; Single Mat; Double Mat;) is the piece of colored acid-free "board" in which an opening is cut to create a border around artwork. Matting also helps to elevate glass from artwork, allowing "airing" of moisture. We use only Tru Vue's^TM UltiMat^® and UltiBlack^®Artboards which feature a beautiful palette of acid-free facing papers with acid & lignin-free, groundwood-free alpha-cellulose cores. All of Tru Vue's Ultimats and Ultiblacks meet the Library of Congress standards for fade and bleed resistance.

DOUBLE MAT	SINGLE MAT

Moulding is a finished strip of wood, metal, or polystyrene carved or formed into decorative ornamentation used for making each of the four sides of a picture frame.

Acid & Lignin-free colored Mountboards - by mountboards we mean the solid piece of matboard directly behind the artwork to which it is float-mounted.

Optional Acknowledgement Plate - a brass or aluminum plate which is etched with inscriptions. Acknowledgement Plates are available in brushed silver, brushed gold, or black enamel over silver or black enamel over gold. The standard size of an acknowledgement plate is 3/4" tall x 2" long, thru
1 1/4" tall x 4" long.

Example: brushed gold over a brushed silver back-plate:

A Wall Hook will be attached to your wire hanger in a small clear baggy and will contain one hook, and one nail. Remove the bag, insert the nail into the cylindrical channel at the top of the hook and hammer into drywall (or wood wall) with a small hammer. These wall hooks are designed to provided maximum support with the least amount of wall damage.

V-Groove: The m atboard and/or mountboard has had two 45% angle cuts which face one another, exposing the core of the board to create a dramatic accent line in the matboard or mountboard.