Design Ultimate Experiences
Microsoft Expression Blend is the professional design tool to create engaging web-connected experiences for Windows.
Microsoft Expression Blend is Microsoft's user interface design tool for creating rich graphical interfaces for web and desktop applications that blend the features of these two types of applications. Expression Blend is itself written using the .NET Framework 3.0 and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)[1]. Expression Blend is effectively an interactive, WYSIWYG front-end for designing XAML-based interfaces for WPF and Silverlight (Blend version 2.0 onwards).
Drive seamless collaboration with developers using Visual Studio and maximize the integrity of designs by sharing the common WinFX platform during prototype, design, and development stages of building advanced UI and applications. Deliver exciting next generation user experiences that leverage the full capabilities of the Windows platform to provide greater overall performance, improved usability, and increased customer satisfaction.
Features
- Your Sandbox Just Got Bigger
Get involved with the new wave of next-generation applications that blend the best of the Web and the desktop. Design cutting-edge user interfaces and collaborate with developers to bring these stunning new types of applications to life.
Think of it as your virtual playground. Mix design elements such as video, vector art, high quality text, animation, pixel images, and 3D content with a full toolbox of advanced controls and containers to create engaging, cinematic user interfaces.
Give your users something better-better performance, better usability, better experiences. Now your designs can break out of the browser to leverage the full power of the desktop.
Highlights
- Learn how to design cutting-edge user interfaces and collaborate with developers to bring these stunning new types of applications to life.
Generate better user experiences with the tools you have always wanted and needed to get the job done right.
- Unleash your creativity with elegant and compelling user interface designs using a full spectrum of media types, including vector and pixel art, video, audio, and more, including bringing designs over from Expression Design.
- See how easy it is to add interactivity to your designs without writing a single line of code.
Get the information you need to deliver applications that are more usable and achieve greater end-user satisfaction and productivity.
*This product is available on DVD as part of the Microsoft Expression Studio Bundle
System Requirements
Windows Vista, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Intel Pentium or AMD processor, 1 GHz with MMX or equivalent
512 MB of RAM
350 MB available hard disk space
Graphics processor that is DirectX 9-capable
1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 24-bit color
