BIG BOX OF ART (WIN 95,98,ME,NT,2000,XP)

There are lots of images, yes. But most I would never use. The quality of most of the images is only okay. Most of the clipart is cartoonish. The ones that are not, I never really liked for one reason or another. Poor quality, strange looking or unrealistic looking people.

My use is for desktop publishing. If that is your use, I would avoid it. On the other hand, if you are merely looking for webgraphics for an unprofessional website, this might be good for you. Especially if you are willing to have a more cartoonish look to your site.

Finally, I have had numerous crashes using this software. Almost everytime I have used this software for more than 15 minutes, my computer crashes and I have to reboot. I think it is a major memory hog. So beware if you have low ram.


Great Product   May 16, 2003
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Being a beginner, I found this software extremely easy to use. In building a website, it was as simple as just dragging the image on to my web page. The search function makes it very easy to find what you're looking for. Though there are several cds to sift through, I haven't found this to be a problem at all. I was adding graphics to my website in seconds, it couldn't have been much easier. I definitely recommend it.


It had to grow on me.   March 20, 2003
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

At first, I was a little bothered by the fact that there are no fewer than twenty CDs for this application. But I did like another reviewer and bought a CD wallet just for these CDs, so it's a little more convenient (and portable) now. There are lots and lots of images, which is good, and the fact that the images/objects can be resized (while keeping their clarity and not becoming pixellated!!!!) before export/use is a TREMENDOUS plus. I do webdesign and graphic art as a hobby, and this collection beats many others out there. One of the best things is that the collection includes plenty of ethnic clip art, though most of it is in the vector format (and thereby is a bit cartoonish/less professional). As a black person, I'm just like a lot of the white designers out there; my clients and myself want images and graphics that look like US. This set loses one star for being so cumbersome, but it's the best multi-ethnic archive of clip-art that I've ever seen, so it is definately worth purchasing! Thank you, Hemera.


A Good Resource at a Good Price   February 28, 2003
 22 out of 22 found this review helpful

I've purchased one other clip art package before this one, and without question this one beats the old one hands down. Sure, there are a lot of disks, but that's because there are a lot of images. The application used to locate images by type, category and keyword makes it easy to locate the image you're looking for. Switching cds isn't that much of a hassle, because you can see a thumbnail of the image before you decide whether it's the right one and have to reach for the cd. (I bought a cd wallet,and just keep it on my desk or tote it to and from work with me.) The function I've used most is the export function, which allows you to export images according to how you want to use them. Even the vector files, in WMF format, that I tried unsucessfully to import into other progams with my old clipart collection, were easily exported to a usuable format by BBOA's appliation.

I'm an amature/hobbyist designer at home, and a web editor and designer by profession, and thus far this is the best quality, most affordable clip art collection I've come across.