David Blatner, Jeff Carlson

In this Visual QuickStart Guide, filled with friendly prose, task-based instruction, step-by-step explanations, and visual aides, readers will have everything they need to know about the key features of Expression Design right at their fingertips. Expert authors Jeff Carlson and David Blatner walk readers through Expression Design's easy-to-use professional interface, and guide readers through all the key features. Users will learn how to: create compelling graphic designs and illustrations; apply high-quality effects and filters; bring existing vector-based artwork from other popular graphic tools into Expression Design; export into a wide variety of formats; and use the created elements with Expression Blend. Microsoft Expression Design for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide will have users up and running quickly and building awesome graphic assets in no time!

Ted LoCascio

For those who would rather be shown how than told how! This book uses real world examples to give you a context in which to use the task. It also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects.