Expression Studio

The professional design tools and innovative technologies in Expression Studio give the flexibility and freedom to bring vision to reality – whether your customers are designing standards-based Web sites, rich user experiences on the desktop, or managing digital assets and content.

Expression Studio includes the following products and is usually sold as a package:

Expression Web

Microsoft Expression Web is a professional design tool that enables designers to create modern, standards-based sites that deliver superior quality on the web.

How do I sell it?
Reduced complexity and ease of data integration make this a powerful design tool for developers looking to quickly incorporate XML data. Seamlessly integrate web design and development with interoperability with Visual Studio’s superior support for XML, .NET/ASP.NET and XHML.

If your customers are passionate about standards, then this is the solution for them. It enables them to build dynamic, interactive pages that harness the power of the web and deliver superior quality user experiences. Built-in support makes it easy to optimise the site for accessibility and cross-browser compatibility.

Expression Blend

Microsoft Expression Blend is the professional design tool to create engaging web-connected experiences for Windows.

How do I sell it?
Give customers something better. Better performance, better usability, better experiences – break out of the browser to leverage the full power of the desktop.

A new wave of application Expression Blend brings the best of the web and the desktop together. Mix design elements such as video, vector art, high quality text, animation, and 3D content with a full toolbox of advanced controls and containers to create engaging user interfaces.

Expression Design

Microsoft Expression Design is a professional illustration and graphic design tool that enables designers to build compelling elements for both web and desktop application interfaces.

How do I sell it?
Use powerful vector drawing and editing tools to explore new artistic possibilities and create compelling graphic designs and illustrations. Integrate your vector artwork and bitmap images in the same document to create hybrid compositions.

Easily collaborate on the next-generation of software applications. The perfect companion to Expression Blend, it lets you quickly build sophisticated vector assets, and then seamlessly transfer – by way of XAML – graphics to Expression Blend projects.

Expression Media

Microsoft Expression Media is a professional asset management tool that allows customers to visually catalogue and organise all of their digital assets for effortless retrieval and presentation.

How do I sell it?
Make digital asset management easy with Expression Media – just drag and drop to import more than 100 different media formats, including digital RAW files. Even when your originals are offline, Expression Media's visual catalogues allow you to browse, search, and annotate your assets.

Improve your workflow with powerful search features to instantly find and retrieve digital media assets. Edit images and keep track of changes with version control, while folder watching keeps catalogues up to date.