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'''LEGO Print Creator''' is a [[Wikipedia:desktop publishing|desktop publishing]] application designed for children. It was developed by The Bending Spoon in 2001 and published by [[LEGO Software]]. The program was included as a free bonus with certain releases of LEGO Media games or published with other activity programs starting in 2002. | '''LEGO Print Creator''' is a [[Wikipedia:desktop publishing|desktop publishing]] application designed for children. It was developed by The Bending Spoon in 2001 and published by [[LEGO Software]]. The program was included as a free bonus with certain releases of LEGO Media games or published with other activity programs starting in 2002. | ||
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== Development == | == Development == | ||
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LEGO Print Creator was developed and designed in 2001 by The Bending Spoon Limited,<ref name="exe"/><ref name="credits"/> a short-lived British software developer based in [[Wikipedia:Norbury|Norbury]], [[Wikipedia:London|London]].<ref name="ukcl" | LEGO Print Creator was developed and designed in 2001 by The Bending Spoon Limited,<ref name="exe"/><ref name="credits"/> a short-lived British software developer based in [[Wikipedia:Norbury|Norbury]], [[Wikipedia:London|London]].<ref name="ukcl"/> The company was incorporated on 8 January 2001 as AD2001 before changing to The Bending Spoon on 24 January, and it was dissolved on 29 October 2002. It was directed by producer Angela Sutherland and software engineer Andrew Stephen Fiore;<ref name="ukcl"/> Sutherland had previously founded [[Wikipedia:Perfect Entertainment|Perfect Entertainment]] (originally Teeny Weeny Games) in 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=De la Fuente |first=Derek |date=June 1994 |url=https://archive.org/details/32amigapro001/page/n27/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Itsy Bitsy... |magazine=32 |issue=1 |publisher=Aceville Publications Limited |page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=De la Fuente |first=Derek |date=December 1996 |url=https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue23/page/n69/mode/2up?view=theater |title=MudoDisco 2 |language=es |magazine=Micro Mania |number=<!--Número-->23 |publisher=Hobby Press S.A. |page=71}}</ref> | ||
The program's | The program's interface art was created by The Lost Highway.<ref name="credits"/> The LEGO image library featured in it uses art made for previous LEGO Media and Software titles.<ref name="rru"/> These titles include ''[[LEGO Chess]]'', [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']], ''[[LEGO Loco]]'', [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']], ''[[LEGO Alpha Team]]'', ''[[LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom]]'', ''[[LEGO Stunt Rally]]'', and ''[[LEGO Island 2]]''. [[Bionicle]] character posters are also included, possibly tying into the cancelled title ''[[LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui]]''. | ||
''[[LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui]]'' | |||
== Releases == | == Releases == | ||
[[File:Encore Creativity Club cover.jpg|thumb|Encore's ''Creativity Club'' included LEGO Print Creator]] | [[File:Encore Creativity Club cover.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Encore's ''Creativity Club'' included LEGO Print Creator]] | ||
The exact circumstances around the release of LEGO Print Creator are currently unknown, as no advertising for the program has been found outside of game released it was included with. Though its files and copyright are dated to late 2001,<ref name="exe" | The exact circumstances around the release of LEGO Print Creator are currently unknown, as no advertising for the program has been found outside of game released it was included with. Though its files and copyright are dated to late 2001,<ref name="exe"/> most known releases are from 2002. Known releases include: | ||
* ''Creativity Club'', released by [[Encore Software]] in 2001. The release featured three games: ''Curious George Paint & Print Studio'', LEGO Print Creator, and ''Crayola Magic 3D Coloring Book: Fanciful Friends''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/detail.aspx?sku=17547 |title=Creativity Club |website=Encore Software |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801110656/http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/detail.aspx?sku=17547 |archive-date=1 August 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encoresoftware.com/dbdriven/legalese.aspx?sku=17547 |title=Creativity Club Legal Notice |website=Encore Software |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030214031636/http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/legalese.aspx?sku=17547 |archive-date=14 February 2003}}</ref> | * ''Creativity Club'', released by [[Encore Software]] in 2001. The release featured three games: ''Curious George Paint & Print Studio'', LEGO Print Creator, and ''Crayola Magic 3D Coloring Book: Fanciful Friends''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/detail.aspx?sku=17547 |title=Creativity Club |website=Encore Software |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801110656/http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/detail.aspx?sku=17547 |archive-date=1 August 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encoresoftware.com/dbdriven/legalese.aspx?sku=17547 |title=Creativity Club Legal Notice |website=Encore Software |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030214031636/http://www.encoresoftware.com:80/dbdriven/legalese.aspx?sku=17547 |archive-date=14 February 2003}}</ref> | ||
* ''[[LEGO Island]]'' 2002 re-release by GSP Ltd.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20231130111427/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196011753205 | * ''[[LEGO Island]]'' 2002 re-release by GSP Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196011753205 |title=PC Game Lego island - 2002 GSP e15+ |type=[[Wikipedia:eBay|eBay]] listing by dayo_849416 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231130111427/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196011753205 |archive-date=30 November 2023}} Photo archives: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130111947/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Md0AAOSw36xlHJ-G/s-l960.jpg 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130111952/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/q3QAAOSwiKBlHJ-M/s-l1600.jpg 2]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130111523/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/CDgAAOSw2qhlHJ-O/s-l1600.jpg 3].</ref><ref name="rru"/> | ||
* "2 Title Compilation" release by [[Wikipedia:Marks & Spencer|Marks & Spencer]] (unknown year), containing [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']] and [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]; LEGO Print Creator is included on the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' disc.<ref> | * "2 Title Compilation" release by [[Wikipedia:Marks & Spencer|Marks & Spencer]] (unknown year), containing [[LEGO Creator (video game)|''LEGO Creator'']] and [[LEGO Rock Raiders (video game)|''LEGO Rock Raiders'']]; LEGO Print Creator is included on the ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' disc.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126182976310 |title=Lego PC CD Bundle Creator, Rock Raiders And Racers 2 |type=[[Wikipedia:eBay|eBay]] listing by midlandsretro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130110151/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126182976310 |archive-date=30 November 2023}} Photo archives: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231128075039/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1IkAAOSwXK5lUTJm/s-l1600.jpg 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20231128075038/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1jsAAOSwkZxlUTJn/s-l1600.jpg 2], [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130105441/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BggAAOSwZpRlUTJp/s-l1600.jpg 3].</ref> | ||
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<ref name="credits">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Print Creator |scene=Credits |date=27 September 2001 |developer=The Bending Spoon |quote=Developed and designed by The Bending Spoon Limited. Artwork by The Lost Highway}} File path: <samp>graphics\intro\outrostill.bmp</samp>.</ref> | <ref name="credits">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Print Creator |scene=Credits |date=27 September 2001 |developer=The Bending Spoon |quote=Developed and designed by The Bending Spoon Limited. Artwork by The Lost Highway}} File path: <samp>graphics\intro\outrostill.bmp</samp>.</ref> | ||
<ref name="exe">{{cite video game |title=LEGO Print Creator |developer=The Bending Spoon |date=2001 |Platform=Windows |publisher=[[LEGO Software]] |code=<samp>LEGOPrintCreator.exe</samp> |quote=Date modified: 02 November 2001 – File version: 1.0.0.1}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="rru">{{cite web |url=https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/8157-lego-print-creator |title=LEGO Print Creator |author=Ben24x7 |date=18 March 2018 |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007130410/https://rockraidersunited.com/topic/8157-lego-print-creator |archive-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="ukcl">{{cite web |url=https://www.companieslist.co.uk/04136804-the-bending-spoon-limited |title=THE BENDING SPOON LIMITED |website=UK Companies List |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128065855/https://www.companieslist.co.uk/04136804-the-bending-spoon-limited |archive-date=28 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:2001 software]] | [[Category:2001 software]] | ||
[[Category:Desktop publishing software]] | [[Category:Desktop publishing software]] | ||
[[Category:LEGO | [[Category:LEGO software|Print Creator]] | ||
[[Category:LEGO Media International software|Print Creator]] | |||
[[Category:Software developed in the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Software developed in the United Kingdom]] | ||
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| Initial release | 2001 |
| Operating system | Windows 95 and later |
| Included with | See § Releases |
| Type | Desktop publishing |
LEGO Print Creator is a desktop publishing application designed for children. It was developed by The Bending Spoon in 2001 and published by LEGO Software. The program was included as a free bonus with certain releases of LEGO Media games or published with other activity programs starting in 2002.
Features
LEGO Print Creator can be used to design and print images using LEGO artwork and patterns. The program is limited to a single screen with a canvas; its design functions are limited to customising certain built-in templates. These templates allow for the creation of T-shirt iron-on transfers, CD labels, A4-sized posters, certificates, diary pages, calendars, bookmarks, height charts, business cards, letterheaded paper, invitations, and birthday cards. The user is able to customise each template by changing the background, applying border patterns, selecting images, and writing text. Patterns and images can be selected from a library included with the program, or users can select custom images from their hard drive. The size and position of images and text can be adjusted, and different pre-set layouts can be selected for certain templates. Completed projects can be printed if a printer is connected to the computer, or emailed if an email client is available.[1]
Development
Logos for The Bending Spoon (left) and The Lost Highway
LEGO Print Creator was developed and designed in 2001 by The Bending Spoon Limited,[2][3] a short-lived British software developer based in Norbury, London.[4] The company was incorporated on 8 January 2001 as AD2001 before changing to The Bending Spoon on 24 January, and it was dissolved on 29 October 2002. It was directed by producer Angela Sutherland and software engineer Andrew Stephen Fiore;[4] Sutherland had previously founded Perfect Entertainment (originally Teeny Weeny Games) in 1991.[5][6]
The program's interface art was created by The Lost Highway.[3] The LEGO image library featured in it uses art made for previous LEGO Media and Software titles.[7] These titles include LEGO Chess, LEGO Creator, LEGO Loco, LEGO Rock Raiders, LEGO Alpha Team, LEGO Creator: Knights' Kingdom, LEGO Stunt Rally, and LEGO Island 2. Bionicle character posters are also included, possibly tying into the cancelled title LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui.
Releases
The exact circumstances around the release of LEGO Print Creator are currently unknown, as no advertising for the program has been found outside of game released it was included with. Though its files and copyright are dated to late 2001,[2] most known releases are from 2002. Known releases include:
- Creativity Club, released by Encore Software in 2001. The release featured three games: Curious George Paint & Print Studio, LEGO Print Creator, and Crayola Magic 3D Coloring Book: Fanciful Friends.[8][9]
- LEGO Island 2002 re-release by GSP Ltd.[10][7]
- "2 Title Compilation" release by Marks & Spencer (unknown year), containing LEGO Creator and LEGO Rock Raiders; LEGO Print Creator is included on the LEGO Rock Raiders disc.[11]
Example images
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Certificate template editing
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Example of a printable certificate
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Selecting a LEGO image for a poster
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The program's text editor
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A custom image loaded into the program
References
- ↑ The Bending Spoon (24 September 2001). LEGO Print Creator manual. LEGO Software.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Bending Spoon (2001). LEGO Print Creator. LEGO Software. File/code: LEGOPrintCreator.exe.
Date modified: 02 November 2001 – File version: 1.0.0.1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Bending Spoon (27 September 2001). LEGO Print Creator. Scene: Credits.
Developed and designed by The Bending Spoon Limited. Artwork by The Lost Highway
File path: graphics\intro\outrostill.bmp. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "THE BENDING SPOON LIMITED". UK Companies List. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
- ↑ De la Fuente, Derek (June 1994). "Itsy Bitsy..." 32. No. 1. Aceville Publications Limited. p. 28.
- ↑ De la Fuente, Derek (December 1996). "MudoDisco 2". Micro Mania (in español). No. 23. Hobby Press S.A. p. 71.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ben24x7 (18 March 2018). "LEGO Print Creator". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Creativity Club". Encore Software. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003.
- ↑ "Creativity Club Legal Notice". Encore Software. Archived from the original on 14 February 2003.
- ↑ "PC Game Lego island - 2002 GSP e15+" (eBay listing by dayo_849416). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Photo archives: 1, 2. 3.
- ↑ "Lego PC CD Bundle Creator, Rock Raiders And Racers 2" (eBay listing by midlandsretro). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Photo archives: 1, 2, 3.
External links
- Download LEGO Print Creator (version 1.0.0.1) on the Internet Archive
