Expression Blend and Design
The team blog of the Expression Blend and Design products.
Two new Expression Design tutorials available
Two new tutorials for Expression Design have been added to the Samples and Tutorials Gallery -...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/28/2007
Whew!
By Gary Bouton It’s a simple idea; the hardest part was getting the scoops of ice cream to look...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/25/2007
Blending Photos
Blending one photo into another is a popular way to display photos in scrapbooks. Using a gradient...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/18/2007
Removing backgrounds from photos
Expression Design gives you all the tools you need to easily remove backgrounds from photos. In this...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/18/2007
Expression Blend 2 September Preview is now available!
We are pleased to announce a new preview build in the Expression Blend 2 train – our September...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/14/2007
Expression Blend 2 August Preview has been refreshed
Based on your feedback, we have published a new build of Expression Blend 2 August Preview that...
Author: kirupa Date: 08/14/2007
Expression Blend 2 August Preview Live!
You can get to the preview either through the Expression website or the Download Center: Expression...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/27/2007
Expression Blend and Studio: problem installing Visual Studio from included DVD
The Expression team has become aware of a problem with the Visual Studio 2005 Standard DVD included...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/05/2007
Creating a Vista Style Button Template Tutorial
A new tutorial by Rick Engle shows you how to create a Vista-style button template using Expression...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/08/2007
Glassy Feed Buttons in Expression Design
Annie Ford explains how to create glassy buttons in Design. Click here to read more about it!
Author: kirupa Date: 05/29/2007
Working with Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" and Expression Blend
If you are working with a CTP or Beta of Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas”, you will notice that...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/29/2007
License Your Expression Programs
After you buy and install any Expression program, you should immediately license your software to...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/21/2007
Expression Studio RTM & Silverlight news!
That’s right, we're very pleased to announce that version 1 of our team's suite of end-to-end tools...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/30/2007
Somasegar on Expression Products & MSDN
As of early this morning, the Expression team has announced that Microsoft Expression Web and Blend...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/03/2007
Blend 1.0 Survey- Win a Free Zune!
Hello,The Microsoft Expression Blend Program Management team is currently working on planning...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/27/2007
Samples and Tutorials for Expression Blend have been updated to match the Release Candidate!
The Samples and Tutorials for Expression Blend have been updated with the following changes: The...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/20/2007
Samples and Tutorials Gallery - Expression Blend
For Expression Blend tutorials, there are a lot of great resources on the web you can visit: Google,...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/19/2007
Fabrikam Catalog Part 2: Control Templates
Home > Samples and Tutorials Gallery - Expression Blend > Fabrikam catalog part 2: Control...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/19/2007
Follow The Pointer
Home > Samples and Tutorials Gallery - Expression Blend > Follow the pointer Download the...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/19/2007
Fabrikam Catalog Part 3: Special Effects
Home > Samples and Tutorials Gallery - Expression Blend > Fabrikam catalog part 3: Special...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/19/2007
Follow The Keyboard
Home > Samples and Tutorials Gallery - Expression Blend > Follow the keyboard Download the...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/19/2007
Expression Blend Release Candidate now available!
The availability of the first Release Candidate of Blend is an exciting milestone that takes us...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/14/2007
Announcing the Expression Blend Beta 2
We're pleased to present the second Beta version of Expression Blend. Here are some of the changes...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/31/2007
New version of the Expression Design December CTP is available
An updated version of the Expression Design December CTP is now available that no longer expires at...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/16/2007
Fix coming for Expression Design December CTP shutdown issue
Expression Design Users, If you have tried to use Expression Design after December 31st, 2006 you...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/02/2007
Generating key splines from a Path drawn in Blend
In Blend you can author keyframes with ease out and ease in interpolation to give your animations...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/01/2007
Keyframe easing and key splines
An animation authored in Blend contains keyframes. The animation defines which element/property to...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/30/2006
Two new websites from X-Coders
The company X-Coders has launched two new websites - ExpressionBlend.com and ResourceDictionary.com...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/10/2006
Blend: making the HyperBar sample data-bound
People have been wondering how to do this so I thought I’d write up an explanation. The HyperBar...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/05/2006
Expression Design -- New name, new UI
Expression Design is a vector based graphics design tool that is part of Expression Studio. It is...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/04/2006
Expression Blend -- What Is That?
Expression Blend is an authoring system for professional designers to build user experiences that...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/04/2006
Announcing the Microsoft Expression Blend Beta 1
Thanks for being patient! The previous CTP of Expression Interactive Designer was back in September....
Author: kirupa Date: 12/04/2006
Expression Blend goes Beta, Big Changes to Expression Design CTP
Today we are going public with beta 1 of Expression Blend, and a new CTP for Expression Design....
Author: kirupa Date: 12/04/2006
Expression Web Beta 1, EGD and EID Sept. CTPs (target .NET 3.0 RC1)
We are pleased to announce that the Beta 1 release of Expression Web (formerly Expression Web...
Author: kirupa Date: 09/06/2006
Webcast: Introduction to Microsoft Expression
This webcast describes the powerful features and capabilities of Microsoft Expression Graphic...
Author: kirupa Date: 08/25/2006
July CTPs of EGD and EID available - target July CTP of .NET Framework 3.0
The July CTPs of Expression Graphic Designer and Expression Interactive Designer are now available....
Author: kirupa Date: 07/21/2006
June CTPs of EGD and EID now available!
After overcoming some obstacles with our publishing tools these past few days, we finally are able...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/04/2006
New Training Videos for Expression Web Designer!
Five (5) new Expression Web Designer training videos are now available for viewing and download at...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/22/2006
Binding media to playback controls
Software Test Engineer, Dante Gagne, takes us through a tutorial of how to bind media to playback...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/09/2006
Bind media to playback controls
Building a basic media viewer with controls for volume, balance and interacting with the playback...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/08/2006
Switch “the look” of your app on the fly
Test Lead Jen Rowe shows you how you can theme your applications using Resource Dictionaries in...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/31/2006
New CTPs available for Expression Graphic Designer AND Expression Interactive Designer!
We are pleased to present new CTPs of Expression Graphic Designer and Expression Interactive...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/23/2006
Expression Web Designer CTP is now available!
Download for free the first-ever Expression Web Designer CTP now via the Microsoft Expression Web...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/17/2006
Virtual MIX
Missed the action at MIX06? Check out Virtual MIX to catch up on the keynote speeches, video recaps,...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/12/2006
New Training Videos Available!
Just a quick post to let you know 5 new training videos are now available for viewing and download...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/30/2006
Dante's Integer-to-Roman-Numeral ValueConverter
Dante Gagne, a Software Design Engineer in Test in the Expression Interactive Designer team, has...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/23/2006
ZAM 3D March CTP Now Available For Download!
ZAM 3D ™ from Electric Rain is a new 3D XAML Tool for Microsoft Windows Vista application...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/17/2006
Counting Crows - Miguetelo's Art Created With Expression Graphic Designer
On his blog Instrucciones Para Mirar [1], Miguetelo has published some beautiful artwork which he...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/14/2006
Troubleshooting Issues Installing WPF and/or Expression Interactive Designer
Tim Sneath has written an excellent blog post [1] about what to do if you're having any issues...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/13/2006
Announcing the Expression Graphic Designer March 2006 CTP
We're pleased to announce the availability of the Graphic Designer March CTP download [1] on the...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/10/2006