Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Microsoft offers Expression Design beta

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Mar 19, 20071 min

Microsoft last week released a second beta of Microsoft Expression Design, which is the company's planned tool for graphic and illustration design. Beta 2, available here, supports the Microsoft Expression Blend Release Candidate and features enhanced XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) Export with a live preview feature, to make it compatible with the latest version of Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0. Ex

Microsoft last week released a second beta of Microsoft Expression Design, which is the company’s planned tool for graphic and illustration design.

Beta 2, available here, supports the Microsoft Expression Blend Release Candidate and features enhanced XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) Export with a live preview feature, to make it compatible with the latest version of Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0.

Expression Blend provides for the interactive design aspect of an application, for adding capabilities such as 3D or animation.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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