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Microsoft Expression Blend is Microsoft's upcoming
user interface design tool for creating web and desktop
applications that blend the features of these two types of
applications.
[1] These applications are based on the
.NET Framework 3.0 and
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
[2] It is effectively an interactive/WYSIWYG
front-end for
XAML and WPF.
Expression Blend supports
ClearType, vector-based 2-D widgets, and 3-D widgets with
hardware acceleration via
DirectX. It is completely written using WPF, as opposed to
Windows' older GDI or GDI+ graphics technologies. It is one of
four applications in the
Microsoft Expression suite.
Expression Blend was
code-named Sparkle, and originally the product was
announced as Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer,
before it was renamed Expression Blend in December 2006. On
January 24,
2007,
Microsoft released the first public
Community Technology Preview of Expression Blend as a free
download on their web site.
[3]
References
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Design Ultimate Experiences. Microsoft Corporation
(2007). Retrieved on
2007-01-14.
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What is Expression Blend?. Microsoft Expression Blend
Frequently Asked Questions. Microsoft Corporation
(2007). Retrieved on
2007-01-14.
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Microsoft Expression Blend. Microsoft Corporation
(2007). Retrieved on
2007-01-14.
External links
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Product page at microsoft.com
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XAMLdev.com A selection of categorized resources on
XAML and Expression
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Free Trial Download of Expression Blend
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Microsoft Expression team blog - News, samples,
tutorials
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Microsoft Expression
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New video interview of 3 Expression Interactive Designer
team members: watch them build a Flickr front-end
application
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Video interview of Expression Interactive Designer team
members
Microsoft Expression
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Expression Design
Expression Blend
Expression Web
Expression Media
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