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Microsoft ® Expression ®

Microsoft ® Expression ®. http://www.msdnevents.com/. Agenda . User Experience Expression Web. Design Happens User Experience. “Questions about whether design is necessary or

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Microsoft ® Expression ®

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  1. Microsoft® Expression® http://www.msdnevents.com/

  2. Agenda • User Experience • Expression Web

  3. Design HappensUser Experience “Questions about whether design is necessary or affordable are quite beside the point: design is inevitable. The alternative to good design is bad design, not no design at all.” —Douglas Martin

  4. Coffee? Cars? Consumer Goods? Windows Vista Office 2007 ROI of UX in software applications? Measuring UX ROI (end user behaviors / benefits) Success Productivity Comprehension Retention Conversion Satisfaction Excitement Repeat Use Ease of Use Learn ability Performance Reliability Security Optimized form factors Legibility / Readability Relevance / Contextualization Richness Graphics & Media Data Visualization Higher Fidelity Information Globalization Accessibility Hardware & Printing Integration Does it Matter?User Experience

  5. Consumer Applications MSN Photos Photo Site with ASP.NET “Atlas” Microsoft Max Applications North Face Web North Face Web Richer North Face Experience Content Degrees of User ExperienceUser Experience Ubiquitous, Cross-Platform, Browser Based Baseline Richer Richest Degrees of User Experience Functional… Less latency Greater interactivity Better information design Greater performance Superior richness Full platform integration Windows

  6. Microsoft Expression A professional design tool to createsophisticated standards-based Websites which deliver compelling user experiences. A professional illustration, painting, and graphic designtool to create compelling designsfor on-screen, web, and application user interfaces. A professional design tool to create engaging, rich user interfaces for desktop applications and the web which deliver next generation user experiences on Windows Vista.

  7. Standards SupportExpression Web • By default, Expression Web writes HTML in XHTML 1.0 Transitional and uses version 2.1 of CSS • Support for quirks based rendering if a doctype is unrecognized, in addition to browser specific schemas

  8. InstallationExpression Web • Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 before installing Expression Web Beta 1. • Uninstall all Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 1 or Beta 2 programs before installing Expression Web Beta 1. Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh programs do not need to be removed from your computer.

  9. Introduction to Expression Web Standards Based Websites, CSS Based Layout, formatting and styles

  10. Key FeaturesExpression Web • Rich Data Presentation • Deep support for popular data technologies, such as XML, XSLT and RSS • ASP.NET 2.0 support • First tool for Web designers to support ASP.NET 2.0 • Great design and development experience with Expression Web and Visual Studio 2005 • Built-in ASP.NET development server

  11. Key FeaturesExpression Web • Reporting • Easily check for compliance with accessibility standards, such as WCAG 1 • Check your sites for browser and doctype compatibility

  12. Rich Data Presentation ASP.NET 2.0 Reporting and Deployment

  13. Summary The Microsoft Expression family of products allow professional designers to collaborate with developers to create superior UX for Windows and the Web.

  14. Next Steps • Download and play with the public releases • At www.microsoft.com/expression • Expression Graphic Designer CTP is available for public download • Expression Interactive Designer CTP is available for public download • Expression Web Beta is available for public download • Send us feedback on the products • Visit the community forums or report bugs • Get started with developing WPF applications • Download Visual Studio Express Editions or use Visual Studio 2005 • Download and install the .NET 3.0 Framework • Download and install the .NET 3.0 Framework SDK • Review the .NET 3.0 Framework reference online • Visit www.seewindowsvista.com

  15. Resources • Microsoft Expression public site • http://www.microsoft.com/expression • Windows Vista Developer Center • http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ • Windows Presentation Foundation • http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/building/presentation/ • .NET 3.0 Framework Reference Library • http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/ • Max Photo application • www.microsoft.com/max

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