Anyone looking for a way to cure boredom and stimulate their imagination should turn to the Print Artist CD-Rom from Sierra.

This multi-CD pack makes it easy to create, simply and quickly, everything from CD labels and stylish personal stationary to fun and exciting cards and 3-D projects that will keep the kids entertained for hours.

It provides a range of more than 3,500 pre-designed layouts, covering 70 types of home and professional projects.

There are 150,000 images and photos, more than 5,000 and 300 fonts.

The latest version has 10,500 layouts for newsletters, an added feature sure to prove popular with those using it professionally.

You can easily design your own layouts, import your own photos and graphics, modify colours and shapes, change fonts and add special effects as part of an endless creative choice offered by the package.

Once you have designed and customised your project, you can email it to friends or family and impress them with your creations and animated e-cards.

In terms of usability, the simple "drag and drop"

technology applying to graphics, text and images ensures Print Artist can be easily used by all ages.

A spelling checker and a helpful tutorial is included.

The package works with Windows 95/98/2000/ME.

Price: £29.99.

Contact: 0118 920 9100
Feel good factor: 7 out of 10.