Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer Bible

Create amazing interfaces that encourage visitors The impact of an aesthetically pleasing user interface is remarkable. Web site visitors respond eagerly to attractive, easy-to-use designs, and Blend allows you to create these with much less effort. This A-to-Z guide shows you how to design a new generation of applications that make the most of digital media, including animation, 3D, audio and video, sophisticated typography, and other stunning visual effects-all without bogging down in code. Here's everything you need to succeed with Blend. Apply principles of interactive design, graphic design, and animation Create and transform vector graphics Explore animated transparencies and opacity masks Use ready-made Windowsr Presentation Foundation controls, or create your own Connect your applications to data sources Companion Web site At www.blendtips.com, you can download files to use while working on the examples presented in the book and modify them to create your own features. The site also includes full-color figures from the book and late-breaking news about Blend.Leete, Gurdy is the author of 'Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer Bible ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780470055038 and ISBN 0470055030.