bringing designers and developers together

Building Rich Interactive Applications

Bringing Designers and Developers Together

Paul LabergePartner Developer Advisor, Microsoft Canadaplaberge@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.msdn.com/canux

TakeawaysDesigner / Developer Workflow is important!XAML is the key to the workflowExpression Studio, Visual Studio and Silverlight

Change in Focus

Prior focus of web-enabled applications was functionality

“What do users need to do with the application?”

Now the focus is on the user“How can the application cater to the user?”

Thick Client

Web

Experience First Applications

DesignerLook, behavior, brand,

and emotional connection

DeveloperFunction, deployment, data,

security, operational integrity

Unifying the Design / Development Process

Unifying the Design / Development Process

Unifying the Design / Development Process

So what does this mean to me?

More focus on usabilityUnderstanding Design, Understanding DevelopmentLooking at solutions a different wayFinding new tools exist to help you build Rich, Interactive Applications

Expression Studio is Ready!

Microsoft® Expression Blend™Microsoft® Expression® DesignMicrosoft® Expression® WebMicrosoft® Expression® Media

Microsoft® Expression® Media Encoder

Expression Blend

Create Rich Interactive ApplicationsRich Data Binding without the codeEfficient Designer/Developer Collaboration Build Silverlight Applications

Expression Design

Flexible, Vector-Based DrawingProfessional Graphics EffectsSeamless Workflow with Expression products and Visual StudioInnovative Design Environment

Expression Web

Standards-Based WebsitesCSS-Based LayoutCSS Formatting / Code ManagementXML & XSLTASP.NET 2.0Reporting and Deployment

Expression Media

Intuitive Asset ManagementSeamless Workflow IntegrationImage and Video EditingEncoding capabilities for Silverlight

Silverlight is here!

cross-browsercross-platform

implementation of .NET for building and delivering the next generation of

media experiences&

rich interactive applications

for the Web

Designer

The New Workflow Process – Assets

Developer

XAMLXAML

JavaScript.NET

Designer / Developer WorkflowExpression, Visual Studio and Silverlight

demos

ResourcesExpression Studio

Product Pagehttp://www.microsoft.com/expression

Traininghttp://www.microsoft.com/expression/kc

SilverlightEntry Points

http://www.silverlight.nethttp://www.microsoft.com/silverlight

SDKhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/silverlight

Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/canux

Designhttp://www.microsoft.com/design

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