Quick Start to Microsoft Expression
Since Microsoft’s announcementsat MIX’07,I have been doing in increasing number of talks centered around Silverlight and our technologies for building Rich Internet Applications (RIA). Of course, anytime you do a talk on Rich Internet Applications and Silverlight, you have to include the Expression suite in the conversation. Although I’m a developer and not a black shirt wearing designer type, I find myself wanting to learn more about this design space and how our tools fill this need. I will say that it’s fun to see what kind of craziness I can create with Expression Blend.
Thankfully, the people behind our Expression product site have released a wealth of training material to help me navigate this land of Expression. The “Knowledge Center” includes Quick Start Guides, Starter Kits, Tutorials, Training Videos, Webcasts, Virtual Labs and a book resource page.






Dave Bost is a Technical Evangelist for Microsoft and co-host of the Thirsty Developer Podcast.