Expression Blend and Design
The team blog of the Expression Blend and Design products.
Animating control Content between States
You’re probably very familiar with Content in WPF and Silverlight. For example, two Buttons can use...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/18/2008
More articles on Visual State Manager
Karen Corby is the Program Manager who worked with the Expression Blend team in developing the...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/11/2008
Deep Zoom Composer : (Possible) Collection Layout FIX
If you’ve browsed through the Deep Zoom Composer forums lately, you will have seen a few cases where...
Author: kirupa Date: 07/10/2008
Nibbles Tutorials: Snack Tutorials for Hungry Designers
A great site that covers designer-oriented Expression Blend topics is Celso Gomes’s Nibbles...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/28/2008
Debugging Design-Time Exceptions
It’s not entirely uncommon for projects that run fine to not work when loaded into Blend for...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/19/2008
Localization and What Goes on Behind the Scenes
Many of you may not know that Expression Blend (and the entire Expression Studio) is available in...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/14/2008
What’s new in Deep Zoom Composer!
Yesterday, we released another update to Deep Zoom Composer, and you can download it for free from...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/07/2008
Download Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 Preview and Deep Zoom Composer
Like we mentioned earlier this week, new preview versions of Expression Blend 2.5 and Deep Zoom...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/06/2008
Upcoming Expression Blend 2.5 Feature – Visual State Manager
As many of you may have heard, Bill Gates announced during his TechEd keynote today that Silverlight...
Author: kirupa Date: 06/03/2008
What Would You Like to See in the Next Versions of Blend and Design?
Even though we just shipped Expression Blend and Design 2, we are already busy planning what to do...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/05/2008
An Update to Deep Zoom Composer
Ever since we released Deep Zoom Composer during MIX, there has been a ton of great feedback you...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/03/2008
Expression Blend 2 and Expression Design 2 Released!
In case you missed our announcements and 3rd party coverage, we shipped Expression Studio 2...
Author: kirupa Date: 05/02/2008
.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Beta and Expression Blend
Recently, a beta of .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 was released. There is currently an...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/18/2008
End to End Hands on Lab – Blend 2.5 and Silverlight 2!
Our colleagues in Microsoft Switzerland have published a comprehensive hands-on-lab that explains in...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/17/2008
Living Without App.xaml (…and still being able to use Blend!)
p { margin: 1em 0; } .style1 { background-color: #ecf4fd; } While default WPF (and Silverlight)...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/10/2008
Styling Silverlight 2 Controls
One of the nice things about both WPF and Silverlight is their ability to allow a designer to...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/08/2008
Deep Zoom Composer Forum + Filtering Code/Example
Hi everyone, For the past month, all of the feedback and questions about the Deep Zoom Composer...
Author: kirupa Date: 04/05/2008
What Topics Would You Like to See Covered Here?
Over the past month, we released beta versions of Expression Blend 2 and Expression Design 2, a...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/31/2008
Deep Zoom Collections Example
Up until now, all of the Deep Zoom samples we’ve shown in this blog were of single...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/22/2008
MIX08 Session: XAML-Ready Agency with Expression Blend
Hello! We had such a blast at MIX08! I hope you had a great time too. I had a session on...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/20/2008
MIX08 Session: Applications = Designers + Developers
Hi everyone, Thanks to all of you who attended the session Celso and I gave at MIX08. If you didn't...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/11/2008
Deep Zoom Sample with MouseWheel / Pan / Click-Zoom
Hi everyone, One of the most frequent requests you all have made has been for samples that showcase...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/09/2008
Deep Zoom Composer Example (Updated)
Hi everyone, I have posted a quick ZIP file containing a sample project that shows you how to use...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/06/2008
Deep Zoom Composer User Guide
To access the User Guide, make sure you have the latest version of Deep Zoom Composer installed and...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/05/2008
Download the Preview of the Deep Zoom Composer
One of the slew of new things that is being released at MIX today is the Deep Zoom Composer...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/05/2008
Slicing Images in Expression Design 2
You've just downloaded the new release of Expression Design 2 and you're anxious to try the new...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/02/2008
The Big Jasinski!
I figured you could all use a break from the tips and tricks my colleagues have been posting for the...
Author: kirupa Date: 03/01/2008
Creating your Own Vista "Chrome" Style Button
In this blog post I’d like to show a way to create your own “chrome” like button...
Author: kirupa Date: 02/17/2008
Using Brush Strokes to Create a Design
Design has an extensive library of brushes that can be used to create artwork. In the spirit...
Author: kirupa Date: 02/09/2008
A Small InkCanvas Sample
One of my favorite controls in WPF is the InkCanvas control. As a child, I've always enjoyed simple...
Author: kirupa Date: 02/02/2008
Two of the Best Kept Secrets in Expression Design
There are two special tools that I use constantly that many users of Expression Design don't...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/26/2008
Clip Path Editing and Animating in Blend 2!
Due to popular demand we have added the clip path editing/animating feature to Blend 2. Clip path...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/21/2008
Using Design-Time Attributes to Categorize Dependency Properties in User Controls
In most cases, when you create user or custom controls, you will expose dependency properties to...
Author: kirupa Date: 01/13/2008
Creating Falling Snow Using Code
With WPF, you have several ways of creating animations. A common way is by using...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/26/2007
Mini Cube - Ready for Developers (Can you finish it?)
I love 3D, so I'm always trying to incorporate it in my projects. And what better opportunity to...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/19/2007
Silverlight 2.0, Sprawl, and a Dash of Snoop!
Last week, the plans for Silverlight 2.0 were announced with a number of features that can be...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/11/2007
What a Release PM Does
In my previous post, I introduced myself as a Release PM for the Expression Studio suite of...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/07/2007
Expression Blend Service Pack 1 Update
Hi, I’m Bret Ahlstrom, the new release program manager for the Expression Studio suite of...
Author: kirupa Date: 12/07/2007
Game Graphics Created in Expression Design
Today I wanted to share some game prototyping graphics created in Expression Design. ...
Author: kirupa Date: 11/30/2007
Expression Blend Service Pack 1 Released
Yesterday, we released the Expression Blend Service Pack 1, and you can download it from the...
Author: kirupa Date: 11/30/2007
Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter - Free Training
Microsoft will be hosting an free public training day for Silverlight 1.0 in Redmond. Everyone is...
Author: kirupa Date: 11/17/2007
Generating Data at Design Time
For most practical scenarios, the controls that you create (and are instantiated by Blend on its...
Author: kirupa Date: 11/09/2007
Trick or Treat : Resolution = 96 PPI
Have you ever imported an image or Illustrator file into Expression Design or Expression Blend then...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/31/2007
A/C Controls - Skinning the RotaryControl
Download the RotaryControl source code Download the ACControls source code As promised, in this post...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/24/2007
Expression Design Service Pack 1 is now available!
This service pack addresses critical issues and expands the XAML export feature to better support...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/17/2007
Creating a Vista Style Button Template
Vista UI designs for buttons have a very distinct look. With the gradient and shine effects that...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/17/2007
Rotary custom control
Download the source code The RotaryControl is a sample WPF custom control in a class library project...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/14/2007
Use SimpleStyles to Easily Style System Controls
While Blend makes it easy for you to create your own controls, creating your own control may not...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/08/2007
Brush Transforms and Keyboard Modifiers
You probably already know that you can use the Brush Transform tool to transform the fill, stroke,...
Author: kirupa Date: 10/04/2007