Building Rich Interactive Applications Paul Laberge Partner Developer Advisor, Microsoft Canada

Takeaways Designer / Developer Workflow is important! XAML is the key to the workflow Expression Studio, Visual Studio and Silverlight

Prior focus of web-enabled applications was functionality Now the focus is on the user

Designer Look, behavior, brand, and emotional connection Developer Function, deployment, data, security, operational integrity

More focus on usability Understanding Design, Understanding Development Looking at solutions a different way Finding new tools exist to help you build Rich, Interactive Applications

Microsoft® Expression Blend™ Microsoft® Expression® Design Microsoft® Expression® Web Microsoft® Expression® Media Microsoft® Expression® Media Encoder

Create Rich Interactive Applications Rich Data Binding without the code Efficient Designer/Developer Collaboration Build Silverlight Applications

Flexible, Vector-Based Drawing Professional Graphics Effects Seamless Workflow with Expression products and Visual Studio Innovative Design Environment

Standards-Based Websites CSS-Based Layout CSS Formatting / Code Management XML & XSLT ASP.NET 2.0 Reporting and Deployment

Intuitive Asset Management Seamless Workflow Integration Image and Video Editing Encoding capabilities for Silverlight

cross-browser cross-platform implementation of.NET for building and delivering the next generation of media experiences & rich interactive applications for the Web

DesignerDeveloper XAML JavaScript.NET

Designer / Developer Workflow Expression, Visual Studio and Silverlight

Expression Studio Product Page Training Silverlight Entry Points SDK Blog Design

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