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Microsoft Expression Blend is Microsoft's front-end for designing XAML -based interfaces for WPF and Silverlight (Blend version 2.0 onwards).

Expression Blend was Code-name d ''Sparkle'', and originally the product was announced as ''Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer'', before it was renamed Expression Blend in December 2006.

Expression Blend supports the WPF text engine with advanced OpenType typography and ClearType , vector-based 2D widgets, and 3D widgets with hardware acceleration via DirectX . It is completely written using WPF, as opposed to Windows' older GDI or GDI+ graphics technologies. It is one of the applications in the Microsoft Expression Studio suite.


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On . Expression Blend and Expression Web are also available as part of the MSDN Premium subscription.

A trial version of Expression Blend is available. Expression Blend trial version : Requires .NET Framework 3.0 A preview version of Expression Blend 2.0 is also available which supports developing Microsoft Silverlight browser-based Rich Internet Applications providing Animation , Vector Graphics , Interactivity and Video playback capabilities.


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