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• Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 Preview Now Available

  Along with the release of the Silverlight 2 Beta 2 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Betas, comes the June preview of Expression Blend 2.5. I am eager to install and test these new bits as Control Skinning has made its... Read More... Posted Monday, June 09, 2008 9:47 AM from UX Confidential | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, Expression, Silverlight, WPF, RIA

• Exporting XAML from Photoshop & Illustrator

  From the mailbag… John B. of Chicago asks: I am a UI designer that is interested in exploring XAML, WPF and Silverlight. Is there a way I can leverage my current set of tools (Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks) when working... Read More... Posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 3:30 PM from UX Confidential | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, Expression, Silverlight, WPF, Design, RIA, Flash, Adobe

• Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Ships!

  In case you missed it, Microsoft Expression Studio 2 shipped on May 1st. The suite offers new versions of Expression Web, Blend and Design as well as updated versions of Expression Media and Encoder. New features include Blend support for... Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:21 AM from UX Confidential | 0 Comments Filed under: Expression

• Silverlight 2 Developer Poster

  Don Burnett points out that the Silverlight 2 Developer Reference poster they passed out at MIX08 can also be downloaded via Brad Abram's blog here. Also, don't forget to check out the cool DeepZoom version here. Thanks Don! Read More... Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 12:15 PM from UX Confidential | 0 Comments Filed under: MIX, Expression, Web/Tech, Silverlight

• 2 Flavors of Expression Blend

  I had the chance to chat briefly with Pete Blois from the Microsoft Expression team about this week's announcements regarding Blend. He pointed out that there are 2 new versions of Blend now available: Blend 2 Beta and Blend 2.5... Read More... Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 12:21 AM from UX Confidential | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, MIX, Expression, Web/Tech, Silverlight, WPF, Design, RIA