Software of the Month Club
April 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide


- Windows Desktop Publishing -

Daub 2.12
Make your mark
This unique graphics program simulates a flat brush - perfect
for calligraphy. Control the brush with your mouse. The brush
strokes may be modified extensively after you draw them.
*   Choose from four brushes, including Static and Dynamic
*   Work with lines, text, shapes, and stroke styles and colors
*   Drawing tools include Glue Tube and Skew
(Application by TOPline Software)

StreetGraphics 1.02a
Hybrid system
This desktop publishing system combines vector and bitmap
drawing tools in one drawing program. The editor is a vector-
based interface, but rendering allows bitmap effects (like
transparencies). 
*   Manipulate Bezier curves
*   Use bitmaps as blends
*   Create tiles with bitmaps
*   Supports anti-aliasing
(Application by Orbis Tertius Informatique, Inc.;
Requires Windows 95)

Tiler 1.50
File maintenance
Create thumbnail catalogs of images on your hard drive. Great
for managing GIF, JPEG and BMP images.
*   Supports GIF 87a and 89 formats
*   Creates slide shows
(Application by David M. Bowman; Requires Windows 95)

- Feature Program -
WAVmaker for Windows 2.4
Sounds cool!
Orchestrate high-quality sound effects and music with this
instrumental program. Work with a wide variety of powerful
sound editing functions. Record a sound, modify it, add it to
your sound library and use it in your multimedia presentation.
Render tracks and channels separately, apply different effects,
and mix them together. WAVmaker turns your computer into a
sophisticated digital music studio.
*   Tutorial included
*   Extensive help file
*   Definitions and explanations of technical terms
*   Converts between MIDI and WAV formats
(Application by Tommy Anderberg; includes both 16 and 32-bit
versions)

The Web Design Group's HTML 3.2 Reference 1.6
Comprehensive tutorial
Learn about new tags and the tags they replace with this
interactive help file. This tutorial also includes great
explanations on how HTML works. Each topic has full annotations
covering appearance, attributes, permitted content and element
lists. All topics are fully hyperlinked for quick and easy
navigation between elements.
*   Includes a table of contents and a searchable index
*   Overview of all HTML elements
*   Alphabetical tag list 
*   Glossary of terms and syntax 
(Help File by The Web Design Group)

- Clip Art -

Bright Ideas Images
a Software of the Month Club exclusive!
This month's collection contains ten color and black-and-white
images, including a flower, a bat and a jet. For information
about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas images,
along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models
and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer
Service at 1-888-636-SOMC (7662).
(Images by Bright Ideas; BMP)

Site Backgrounds Galore! #1
Web images
Spice up your Web site with these backgrounds. Choose from 100
backgrounds in GIF format. These small, colorful images include
clouds, cells, dirt, chocolate, party mix and shirt fuzz.
(Images by Shay Fulton; GIF)

- Fonts -

Bernhardt
Stark lines
Add punch to your designs with this powerful small caps font.
Great for advertisements and newsletters.
(Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType)

Lachesis
Elegant serif
This incredible serif font works great as a headline and body
text. Perfect at any size!
(Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType)

Mandragora
Drop caps
Create amazing designs with this intricate drop cap font.
Each upper-case letter is accented with winding branches.
(Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType)