Christmas List / Catalog

Question

I'm fairly new to LaTeX, and I thought a fun project would be to create a Christmas list that looks like a shopping catalog. Something like this:

How would I go about this? Any good templates or examples would be appreciated!

Answer 1

LaTeX is so not designed for this kind of document. But if you must, must.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}

\setlength\unitlength{1cm}
\vspace*{\fill}
\noindent
\begin{picture}(0,0)\bfseries\large
\put(4,3){\includegraphics{house}}
\put(0.5,5){\parbox{5cm}{\raggedright
If you are feeling generous 
I'd like a house, preferably one with architectural
design integrity, like this}}

\put(0,17){\includegraphics{car}}
\put(8,21.5){\parbox{3cm}{\raggedright
I'd like a \textbf{Car},
preferably with four wheels.}}

\put(0,10){\includegraphics{computer}}
\put(0,9){\parbox{6cm}{\raggedright
A new \textbf{computer}
would be nice. (I won't need vim)}}

\put(8,12){\includegraphics{cake}}
\put(9,11.5){\parbox{3cm}{\raggedright
\textbf{Cake}, of course}}


\end{picture}
\end{document}