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Microsoft is introducing an innovative set of professional design tools that have the potential to change the way that designers and developers work together. Get a tour of the new tools for developing graphic content (Expression Graphic Designer), interactive WPF content (Expression Interactive Designer) and standards-based Web content (Expression Web Designer).

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Introducing Microsoft Tools Introducing Microsoft Tools For Professional Designers: For Professional Designers:

An Overview of Microsoft An Overview of Microsoft ExpressionExpressionBrad BeckerBrad BeckerSenior Product ManagerSenior Product ManagerServer & ToolsServer & ToolsMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

A professional illustration, painting, and graphic design tool to create compelling designs for on-screen, web, and application user interfaces.

A professional A professional design design tool tool to to createcreate sophisticated sophisticated standards-based standards-based Web Web sitessites which deliver which deliver compelling user compelling user experiences.experiences.

A professional design tool to create engaging, rich user interfaces for desktop applications and the web which deliver next generation user experiences on Windows Vista.

Microsoft ExpressionMicrosoft Expression

DesignerDesignerEmotional Emotional ConnectionConnectionLook, behavior, data Look, behavior, data visualization, usability, visualization, usability, brand impactbrand impact

DeveloperDeveloperFunctional Functional CapabilitiesCapabilitiesDeployment, function, data Deployment, function, data connection and integrity, IT connection and integrity, IT process, securityprocess, security

XHTMLCSS

XML / XSLTASP.NET

Javascript

XAMLC++C#

VB.NET

PaperJPG / TIFF

MOV / WMV PSDPPT

Unifying The Designer Developer ProcessUnifying The Designer Developer Process

Microsoft Design And Development ToolsMicrosoft Design And Development Tools

XAMLXAML

Robert IngebretsenRobert IngebretsenProgram ManagerProgram ManagerMicrosoftMicrosoft

This is the XAML code needed to draw a circle with a radial gradient.

About XAMLDeveloper And Designer CollaborationDeveloper And Designer Collaboration

Expression Graphic Designer Expression Graphic Designer

The professional design tool that brings together the best of vector and pixel-based capabilities, letting you explore new creative cutting-edge possibilities.

A professional illustration, painting, and graphic design tool to create compelling designs for on-screen, web, and application user interfaces.

Create or edit graphic design content whether it’s vector or bitmap based and export to popular formats or bring your artwork into other software tools such as Microsoft Office.

Expression Graphic DesignerExpression Graphic Designer

Expression Interactive Designer Expression Interactive Designer

The professional design tool to create high-quality user interfaces for next generation applications.

Drive seamless collaboration with developers and maximize the integrity of designs by sharing the common WinFX platform.

Incorporate rich media including vectors, bitmaps, video and audio, 3D content, text, controls, layout & skinning and create compelling user interfaces.

Expression Interactive Expression Interactive DesignerDesigner

Robert ReinhardtRobert ReinhardtVice President, Multimedia Platforms GroupVice President, Multimedia Platforms GroupSchematicSchematic

Next StepsNext Steps

Expression Web DesignerExpression Web DesignerIn this room in 10 minutes!In this room in 10 minutes!

Next StepsNext Steps

www.microsoft.com/expressionwww.microsoft.com/expressionWatch training videos for ExpressionWatch training videos for Expression

Try out Expression previews (CTP’s)Try out Expression previews (CTP’s)

Leave feedback in the forumsLeave feedback in the forums

© 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

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