Editor's Note: During the month of May 2002, Hemera shipped me a new version of their Big Box of Art -- now with 615,000 images -- and three bonus applications including T-Shirt Creator, Greeting Card Creator, and CD Designs Creator. All I can say is "superb." If you are looking for something special, look no further. When I needed to create an icon for a new application I developed, the Big Box of Art saved the day. When I needed to create a birthday card for a friend at the last minute, Big Box of Art was there to help me. No matter what your requirements, personal or business, the Big Box of Art can and will solve 99.9% of your needs. Get yourself a copy today! The original review appears below.

OK. Enough is enough, guys. 350,000 quality images on 23 CDs for only $29.95? How does Hemera do it? These guys are nuts!

If you're a regular here, and you have been reading my past reviews about Hemera's Photo Objects I and Photo Object II, then you know I am a big, big, big -- positively HUGE -- fan of their products. 

The Big Box of Art is the type of product that will make graphic designers drool. The first thing you realize is that Hemera has not scrimped on the quality of the images. This collection includes all of the following:

	200 templates for bonus applications
	500 animations
	500 PhotoFont textures
	2,000 textured photos
	5,000 Photo-Objects
	10,000 black and white photos
	20,000 color photos
	30,000 raster images
	103,000 web graphics
	180,000 vector clip art images

You also receive the quick and powerful Hemera keyword search engine and PhotoFonts which enables you to create crisp title graphics from words and photo textures. 

And they are including two bonus applications:

	Hemera CD Design Creator
	Hemera Greeting Card Creator

Both of these are extremely simple to use programs that will enable you to create professionally designed CD labels and greeting cards of all sizes. Use the existing templates or create your own. 

You'd pay twice the price of this package for either of these bonuses in most computer stores, but Hemera is including them for free. Amazing!

The installation is ridiculously easy, and you'll be up and running in a minute or two. Using their search engine you will be able to search their image database with keywords and phrases. Instantly you'll see thumbnails of all of the images meeting your search criteria. Find the image you like, note the CD #, pop it in, and you can edit and save the file to your PC for use with any of your other applications.

Hemera -- I tip my hat to you! I never thought you would out do yourself, but you have with The Big Box of Art. Rush out to buy this one before the stores run out! Click here for more information.