Powered by the popular Print Artist, this home publishing software title features images designed to appeal to girls. Those familiar with Print Artist will recognize Print Attitude's interface and options. Some of the things kids can do with the program include personalizing and decorating a notebook, making invitations, creating a photo frame or a frame for a small mirror, printing up temporary tattoos, and creating a personalized screen for a T-shirt. They can also design CD covers and liners, clock faces, bookmarks, magnets, patches, gift wrap, coloring pages, and stickers.
Kids have the option to start with a pre-designed or blank project. For a pre-designed project, users select a project type (for example, a calendar, card, poster, or stationery set), browse through the project thumbnails in the different categories, and then open up the template for the desired project. At this point, users can begin the personalization process.
On the workspace screen, children can insert text and graphics into the template. They will need to click and drag objects, resize images, "grab" graphics, and edit text. When it comes to inserting graphics, users can search or browse the images offered in the program or import photos from a scanner, their hard drive, or a digital camera. What to do with the completed project? It can be printed, emailed, and, depending on the project, assembled.
Children who have never used a print program before will benefit from the program's fairly useful tutorial. The included graphics feature plenty of flowers, crowns, cats, and hearts, as well as "bad girl" graphics.
In order to get the most from Print Attitudes, kids will need to invest some time into it--not only to learn how to use the software, but also to find and purchase supplies (such as fabric transfer paper for T-shirts).
We wish the package came with a starter kit of supplies. Note that families interested in purchasing this program should probably factor the cost of printer cartridges and printing materials into their decision.
