Hi Everyone,

It has been an exciting spring with great conversations and exciting announcements around Expression and Silverlight at MIX10. Of note, Silverlight 4 RC was released at MIX10 with Silverlight 4 launching at DevConnections. All session videos have been posted to the MIX site.

If you’ve been holding off on picking up a copy of Expression Studio 3 because Expression Studio 4 is on its way, wait no longer. As an Expression 3 owner, regardless of when you purchased (or upgraded to) it, you will receive a free upgrade to Expression 4 when it’s released. If that’s not exciting enough, we’re offering a 40% discount on Expression 3. So, get Expression 3 now at a discount and upgrade for free to Expression 4 when it’s available!

We also launched .toolbox, a training program with Design Scenarios where you learn to create Silverlight applications using Expression Studio, and Design Principles where you learn fundamental UX concepts (e.g., choosing the right colors) and tips to apply them. Earn badges upon successful completion of the evaluations found at the end of each level. Get started today!

Cheers,
Editor, Expression Newsletter

Video

An Hour with Bill Buxton
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Rich Media

Web Workshop

Design Touch

Coffee Break Training

• Blend: Rapid prototyping with Sketchflow in just 90 seconds
• Blend: Border Control in Expression Blend
• Blend: Story Interactions in Expression Blend
• Blend: States Story Behaviors in Expression Blend
• Web: Websites with Expression Web 3 (2 of 10)

Expression Tutorials

• Blend: Silverlight MVVM: Enabling Design-Time Data in Expression Blend When Using Web Services
• Blend: Blend 4: About Path Layout, Sidebar – More About ListBox Than You Ever Wanted To Know
• Blend: Designing for the Windows Phone
• Web: Expression Web 3—Your New PHP Tool Kit
• Web: Publishing Settings in Expression Web
• Web: Dynamic Web Templates in Expression Web
• Web: Testing Web Site Accessibility with Microsoft Expression Web
• Encoder: Encoding screen recordings for Silverlight in VC-1 with Expression Encoder
• Design: Cutting out shapes using Expression Design and making it an application icon for the Windows Phone

Events & Webinars

• Future of Web Design - London
  May 17-19, 2010
• Future of Web Apps - Dublin
  May 14, 2010
• Make Web Not War
  May 27, 2010
• Internet Week
  June 7 – 14, 2010
• TechEd
  June 7 – 10, 2010

Product Innovation

• Expression Blend 4 Release Candidate
• Windows Phone
• Microsoft Silverlight 4 Beta Client for Facebook
• FlickerLight

Silverlight Showcase

• Tagxedo

Gallery Showcase

• Windows Phone 7 Panorama Control
• Component GaugeYI
• A Scalable Orb Panel-Button-Thingy
• Windows Phone 7 MIX10 Prototype
• bliink Web Design Contest Winners