(c) 1993 Computer Support Corporation

Notice:  The Arts & Letters Flex-Art (tm) images contained on
this diskette in EPS format are the property of Computer Support
Corporation, 15926 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75244.  They are
provided to the user for the sole purpose of illustrating the
capabilities of Arts & Letters Flex-Art.

The EPS files contained on this diskette illustrate how the
appearance of a single Flex-Art image can be varied dramatically
without the extensive labor necessary to modify conventional
clip-art images. Each file was created from a single Flex-Art
image in minutes.

The Flex-Art system is an integral part of the Arts & Letters family
of graphics software products.  The ability to easily modify a Flex-
Art image without editing lines and curves is possible only in Arts &
Letters.  Once you have modified a Flex-Art image in Arts & Letters,
you can export it in a variety of file formats to word processing and
page layout products.

For more information, please call Tim Weinheimer at 214-661-8960.


Arts & Letters FLEX-ART -- Beyond the Limits of Electronic Clip Art

COMDEX/WINDOWS WORLD - May 24, 1993 (Atlanta) -- Computer
Support Corporation of Dallas, Texas, developer of the Arts & Letters
family of computer graphics software products, today demonstrated
Flex-Art (tm), the latest development in the evolution of static clip-
art images to flexible art that can be modified in minutes. Flex-Art
images are modular in design and can be easily manipulated to create
dramatic results. Mouths open and shut; heads swivel; fingers and
hands grasp objects; legs mimic walking and running.

Computer Support Corporation pioneered the development of electronic
clip art based on Bezier curves, introducing its first collection of
clip art in 1983. The Arts & Letters Jurassic ART collection 
(suggested retail $59.95) began shipping in April and includes a
collection of Flex-Art dinosaurs. 

Before the advent of personal computers, "clip art" described
preprinted art that was "clipped" from a book of images and pasted
in place.  The images size could be increased or decreased
photographically, but little else could be done to alter its
appearance.

The development of electronic clip art by Computer Support Corporation
marked a giant step toward flexibility, allowing the user to alter
and customize clip-art images. Computer Supports proprietary CAD
program generates lines, splines, and arcs that can be modified by
the user.

Most other clip art is composed of a series of polygons arranged in
layers, the result of autotracing scanned images. While you can size,
flip, and color these images, their shapes cannot be easily modified.

At Computer Support Corporation, research is continuing into how to 
permit users to alter an object by changing its description, rather
than manually changing the lines and curves that define it. Until
these techniques are perfected and the computer resources necessary
to perform the complex calculations are affordable for the personal
computer user, Arts & Letters Flex-Art offers users a practical
solution, as well as a glimpse of the future.

Computer Support Corporation is the developer of the Arts & Letters
family of graphic art software products including the Arts & Letters
Graphics Editor (top of the line), Apprentice (for home and office),
Picture Wizard (for kids of all ages) and Scenerio (a complete
drawing program for less than $30). Computer Support Corporation also
publishes Arts & Letters Maestro and Composer for UNIX-based work-
stations, and On-Command, an infrared remote-control unit for
Macintosh and IBM compatible computers. Arts & Letters products are
available in eleven languages in 47 countries.

For more information, contact Tim Weinheimer at 214-661-8960.
