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Art Explosion. It's the brand that computer users everywhere keep coming back to again and again. And for good reason. Art Explosion products are well known for unparalleled variety and the highest quality possible. And they offer the kind of truly stunning artwork that is missing entirely from other collections. Art Explosion® 800,000 continues this tradition with exclusive vector illustrations, brand new photographs, professionally designed web graphics and more. It's the most complete Windows clip art package Nova has ever released. Included are 4 DVDs, an 1800-page printed catalog and our exclusive Quick Locator index. Best of all, Art Explosion 800,000 requires no downloads and no memberships. What you see is what you get ... and what you get is all inside the box.
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Art Explosion. It’s the brand thatcomputer users everywhere keepcoming back to again and again. And forgood reason. Art Explosion products arewell-known for unparalleled variety andthe highest quality possible. And theyoffer the kind of truly stunning artworkthat is missing entirely from othercollections.
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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
This product has a lot of images. If you have a LOT of time to go thru them, it may be useful. There is NO, repeat, NO, searchablitiy by keyword. None. If you are looking for something that might have to do with say money, you get the book, look in the brief index - which does not cover the photographs at all by the way - and then go look on the various (and few) pages listed by each word in the index. Then you need to determine which disk that the image might be on.
If you want to find a photo, prepare to sit down and start going thru the cds. The book, which they tout as a great way to see previews of the images, includes only has a sample photo from each of the "categories" of photos - so you are NOT getting a thumbnail of all the photos in the book.
For someone who wants to quickly look up a keyword and see what images they might have to offer - this is worse than worthless because you know that on the 34 disks, there's probably something there you could use, but there's no way a normal person who probably has some time demands is going to sit and play around putting in disk after disk and browsing. So you are frustrated knowing there's probably something for you, but you just don't have the time to mess around looking.
If you need a photo of say, a senior citizen, and you have unlimited time, you're probably just as well off taking one yourself.
It wouldn't be that difficult for these folks to put together some kind of a search utility that might actually render the product useful. Perhaps an image gallery online. Hopefully they will put it together and stop wasting our money and time.
If you want to find a photo, prepare to sit down and start going thru the cds. The book, which they tout as a great way to see previews of the images, includes only has a sample photo from each of the "categories" of photos - so you are NOT getting a thumbnail of all the photos in the book.
For someone who wants to quickly look up a keyword and see what images they might have to offer - this is worse than worthless because you know that on the 34 disks, there's probably something there you could use, but there's no way a normal person who probably has some time demands is going to sit and play around putting in disk after disk and browsing. So you are frustrated knowing there's probably something for you, but you just don't have the time to mess around looking.
If you need a photo of say, a senior citizen, and you have unlimited time, you're probably just as well off taking one yourself.
It wouldn't be that difficult for these folks to put together some kind of a search utility that might actually render the product useful. Perhaps an image gallery online. Hopefully they will put it together and stop wasting our money and time.
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
I own a number of clip art products, and Art Explosion 800,000 is by far the best. I've seen them bigger but never better. I run a freelance design business, and the quality of the graphics I use is of critical importance. I can tell you that the quality of the graphics in Art Explosion 800,000 is first-rate.
It's true that there's no online searching, but it's also true that you don't need it. I've found that other clip art publishers use searching as a crutch. You see, so many products are so poorly organized that the only way you have a hope of finding a useful image is with a sophisticated searching tool. Not true with Art Explosion. Art Explosion 800,000 is impecably well organized by category and subcategory. Absolutely everything is exactly where you'd expect to find it - and the images are listed in plain English (not the old DOS 8-dot-3 file names you still find in most other collections). So it's as easy as it gets.
No question that this product is at the top of its game for good reason. I definitely recommend it.
It's true that there's no online searching, but it's also true that you don't need it. I've found that other clip art publishers use searching as a crutch. You see, so many products are so poorly organized that the only way you have a hope of finding a useful image is with a sophisticated searching tool. Not true with Art Explosion. Art Explosion 800,000 is impecably well organized by category and subcategory. Absolutely everything is exactly where you'd expect to find it - and the images are listed in plain English (not the old DOS 8-dot-3 file names you still find in most other collections). So it's as easy as it gets.
No question that this product is at the top of its game for good reason. I definitely recommend it.
107 of 122 people found the following review helpful
Amazon has the best price going for this clip art series. Period.
This collection of images, fonts, and whatnot is truly extensive. The enclosed drawing program, DrawPlus 5, I'd like to call "Illustrator Lite"; it has some functionality (you can export your work as GIFs, TIFFs, JPEGs, and such), but its usefulness will only get you so far until you'd have to upgrade to the real deal.
As far as the clipart and photos go, this is no ordinary collection. If you're a desktop publisher or graphic arts moonlighter (aspiring to full time), this is a gigantic amount of material to use for your clients. The pictures are fantastic, the clipart is comprehensive--you'd probably find just about anything you can think of, or at least have the basic building blocks to customize what you need--and the fonts are a nice extra. However, most of the fonts in this collection you'd probably already have, especially if you have MS Publisher or any Adobe product (who has the best font set in the market).
I have issues with the catalog search engine. It's useful up to a point, but I don't end up using it much. If you have Windows XP, you'll be using the Windows Explorer photo feature more than the search engine, anyway. The image book (thank gods!) that comes with this set is the size of your average Merriam-Webster dictionary, and it's ESSENTIAL for this collection. The CDs are arranged in the exact order that the images appear in in the book, so using the book, then using Windows Explorer will be a much better searching feature than the included search engine program.
For Macintosh users, there are instructions in the book as to how to use the discs. I can't attest to it, but I assume you can use the CDs in Macs as well as you can use them in a regular PC.
The big blue book (the book is big and it's blue) doesn't have an extensive listing of the photos on the CDs. What you see in the book is only a representation of the category; you'll have to search the entire disk to find specific images that you want to use. Thus, you're browsing blind as far as the book is concerned.
All in all, a wonderful comprehensive library of images.
P.S. Note to Pagans: the images in this collection are rather stereotypical. (I.E. green-faced witches, mostly cartoonish wizards, etc.) No specifically named clipart pics point to "our" holidays, even though they have an "other holiday" category in the set. However, the mythology clipart is extensive, colorful and tasteful. From those sets and other parts of the collection, you should be able to either find, adapt, or customize the art you need for specific Pagan-centered projects. Bright Blessings and happy desktop publishing!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Outdated. Do not buy this product.
I purchased this for my web design project since my client requested clipart, cartoons and stock photos for her web site. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Xena
Not worth the money.
The clip art is not the quality I expected. It is really a big stepdown when I compare it to the individual graphics for sale on the Internet. I'm sorry I made this purchase.
Published 7 months ago by Anna
I like the book but i DO not like CD paint drawing
I like the book but I DO Not think I like all clip arts paint drawing CDs .
It is not a Illustrator drawing what I had been expected .. Read more
It is not a Illustrator drawing what I had been expected .. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Hyang Hee Zola
Art Explosion
I just starting using it. I was able to get a picture and cut with my vinyl machine. :)
Published 13 months ago by Michelle Biondolillo
Don't use it for school
Just too many images here and impossible to search; I bought one for projects for my kids in my class and I found I spent most of my time teaching them how to search for images. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Antonia Hall
Is the book missing?
We received the clip art cds quickly, however we still haven't received the 1,800 page catalog/library that we depend on so much. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Groveport
Art Explosion - somewhat of a dud
Pros: This library is on DVD's instead of CD's, big plus.
Cons: NO EPS format, instead we have to work with the inferior WMF file format. Read more
Cons: NO EPS format, instead we have to work with the inferior WMF file format. Read more
Published 16 months ago by dtpguy
buy something else
This comes with a huge number of images, but quantity isn't everything. Most of the images are of poor quality and low resolution [low dpi]. They are pretty much useless.
Published 18 months ago by DAVID B. RILEY
Poor Graphics with Missing material
I bought this product because of the reviews of other users. I needed medical clip art for a medical new letter and there is NO medical clip art on any of these CD's! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Andrew C. Hall
Extra Charge
The box indicates, "1,800-Page Printed Image Catalog FREE by Mail." But inside you are advised that if you want the free catalog, which makes using the product much easier, you... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Computer Prof
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