Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe

by Nova Development US

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004TVQT
• Item model number: TDW
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,907 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A fast and easy way to create labels, Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe promises endless hours of fun. Label Factory Deluxe is easy to install and easy to use. With basic and complex features and exciting extras, such as a CD-labeling kit, this program can be fun for the whole family.

Label Factory's quick-start menu gives the user three options to create labels: using a label-maker wizard, starting from scratch, or using a label template. The label wizard contains eight categories: Audio/Video, Business/Office, Envelopes, CD/Diskette, Home/School, Kids, School, and Industry Labels. The sample templates are a bit basic and immature in that the user cannot change color schemes and fonts. Also, the 25,000 clip-art images are all in cartoon style and look out of place on anything seeking to be professional and presentable in the workplace. However, the label wizard is a good place for novices to start gathering ideas and feeling their way through the creative processes.

Creating a label from the template or from scratch presents the user with a blank screen and vague selections. Inserting text and clip art (again choosing from colorful animations!) was in no way intuitive, and sizing them to fit into the mold was nearly impossible. It was extremely difficult to find a middle ground with Art Explosion Label Factory. It seemed that the user must either want to create amusing yet personal labels for household items and personal correspondence or possess a detailed knowledge of sophisticated desktop publishing tools to create anything worthy of presentation.

To its credit, Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe did prove useful for creating mass-mailing labels. The features to import address books, maintain address books within the program, and produce large quantities are extremely efficient. In addition, the different selections in the label wizard under the address-label category are perhaps the most extensive section in the program.

In the end, this product would be a fun activity for the kids on a rainy day. Children would doubtless take pleasure in adding their names to the colorful pictures and stickers that can be sent away on postcards to friends. However, if you're a business professional creating your own business cards, mailing labels, envelopes, or advertisements, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. --Kendra Hayden

Product Description

Label Factory Deluxe gives you abilities beyond the old-fashioned label programs, for personalized, professional labeling! Easy and comfortable working options for designing the labels that stick out from the crowd!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe, April 1, 2001

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petra (mt vernon, wa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe (CD-ROM)

Oh, how I wish there had been a customer review when I was thinking to buy this label maker. I researched as much as I could from Art Explosion's website, asked a co-worker's opinion and in the end purchased and hoped for the best. The wizards program is useless for my needs, and I also had trouble with shrinking the font. The clip art is childish and simplistic and the font selection is the same variety that comes with any new computer except less of them.Unless you want to make *cute* labels for jam jars, leave this one alone. I really regret buying this product.

8 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Winner, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Art Explosion Label Factory Deluxe (CD-ROM)

I absolutely love this program. It enables you to make labels of all kinds which come in handy in my "unorganized" life. I can use the label maker to make labels for my business and any cds I burn (which I really love to do). Definetly a plus! :)