Expression Blend and SketchFlow Demo

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A feature demo of Expression Blend and Silverlight showcasing new features to rapidly prototype and build a simple but powerful Silverlight application.

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Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview

Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview is a full-featured professional design tool for developers whose focus is media and the web and who are fluent in web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

"A first look at Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview" will help you to familiarize yourself with the Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview workspace.

Ready to jump in and create your first app? "Design your first Metro style app with JavaScript using Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview" will walk you through designing your first interactive app, a memory game. Begin by planning your app, and move your way through creating a new project, apply styles, modifying layout, and building and then running your app.

Visit the Windows Developer Center for Metro style apps for more information.

Expression Blend Features and Articles

Expression Blend + SketchFlow

Announcing Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview
Announcing Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview
Dig into the details about Blend for Windows Developer Preview with this compile of links to content resources to help you get started learning, coding, and polishing Metro style apps. Expression Blend Team
Create Your First Windows Phone App in Expression Blend (Part 1)
Create Your First Windows Phone App in Expression Blend (Part 1)
Ready to develop your first app for Windows Phone 7 using Expression Blend? This introductory tutorial walks you through the basics of creating the visual design step by step. Pam @ Expression IQ
Using Expression Blend to Design the UX of your Windows Phone Application
Using Expression Blend to Design the UX of your Windows Phone Application
Take your phone app to the next level by adding Expression Blend to your development / design process with this quick step-by-step tutorial. MSDN @ msdn

Expression Blend+SketchFlow Blog Roll

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Animating a Pen curve
Exactly the same question was asked a year (!) ago without being answered.I'm trying to animate a running cat, using a pen tool and keyframes. I've c... more
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Silverlight Bing Map Control
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Expression Blend Books

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 UnleashedMicrosoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed

Brennon Williams

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed is a stunning, full-color resource with hundreds of screenshots and informative figure references. It has also been authored sequentially, to enable you to build your knowledge step-by-step and gain confidence through repartition and fearlessness in discovery.

Pro Expression Blend 4

Andrew Troelsen

Pro Expression Blend 4 is for .NET developers, and graphical artists, who want to learn the ins-and-outs of the Expression Blend IDE. This book will take you well beyond the basics and provide you with a detailed examination of the key Blend topics, including workspace customization, graphics, layout, styles, themes, data binding, and the use of SketchFlow, giving you an excellent understanding of the Blend product and what it can do for you.

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Step by StepMicrosoft Expression Blend 4 Step by Step

Elena Kosinska, Chris Leeds

Teach yourself how to use Microsoft Expression Blend 4, the professional tool for designing graphical user interfaces (UI) for Silverlight Web and desktop applications. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

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Expression Tips  

Expression Blend + SketchFlow

Tip 354: Reduce, reuse, recycle
You can make elements on a screen into user controls that can be used in multiple pages throughout a SketchFlow prototype.

Expression Events

Expression Blend + SketchFlow

Tech-Ed North America - May 16-19, 2011
This four day event offers hands-on learning, deep product exploration and opportunities to connect with industry and Microsoft experts one-to-one. Atlanta, GA
Make Web Not War - May 6-7, 2011
At this conference, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and techniques available to the ever-evolving web community. Vancouver, BC
MIX11 April 12-14, 2011
MIX is a gathering of developers, designers, UX experts and business professionals creating the most innovative and profitable consumer sites on the web. Las Vegas, NV
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