Microsoft Expression Design 3 6.0.1739.0

Microsoft Expression Design - Brings the best of vector capabilities

Brings together the best of vector and pixel-based capabilities

Microsoft Expression Design brings together the best of vector and pixel-based capabilities, letting you explore new creative and cutting edge possibilities.

Explore Creative Possibilities
Produce a variety of graphic visual effects using innovative styles and graphic properties such as textures, fringes, and dimensionality. Add blurs, color correction, drop shadows and other image effects and filters using nondestructive, editable Live Effects.

Realize Greater Productivity
Bring together the best of vector-based and pixel-based design with a flexible hybrid graphics environment. Incorporate graphics from other applications, and export design elements to a variety of software tools and formats including the Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly code named "Avalon") coming in Windows Vista

Produce Professional Results
Achieve professional results with a varied collection of highly-customizable vector and pixel tools which provide powerful creative options for drawing, painting, and editing both new and existing content.

Windows XP SP2:
· Uninstall all previous versions of Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, MSXML 6.0 and SDK using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
· Please be sure to install .NET Framework 3.0 first before attempting to install Expression Design.
· Download and install Expression Design.

Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer features:

- Apply non-destructive, editable Live Effects which can be re-ordered, toggled on/off, saved individually or as groups as re-usable styles.
- Use the Variations palette to draw multiple shapes or strokes with changing attributes that are randomized within specified constraints.
- Distort images using Warp Mesh, which can be combined with Live Effects and other properties while maintaining the source pixels for editing
- Work with the Effect Lines palette to create controlled groupings of strokes with randomized parameters.
- Add depth and texture to objects with emboss or soft edge and create unique look and feel with custom fills, strokes, and paper textures.
- Work in a flexible hybrid graphics environment offering the best of both vector-based and pixel-based design capabilities. Convert vector objects to image elements or pixel layers that can then be edited using pixel based tools. Likewise, convert bitmap elements to image objects on vector layers that can be transformed (scale, rotation, distortions) and have Live Effect filters applied without affecting the source pixels which maintain full editability.
- Use features like Rotate Canvas which allows the working document to be more appropriately oriented (as would be a piece of paper) for drawing and illustrating.


Requirements:

Minimum System
- 733 MHz processor with MMX or equivalent
- 400 MB available hard disk space
- 800 x 600 monitor resolution with 24-bit color
- Mouse or digitizer tablet

Recommended System
- Intel Pentium 4 processor with MMX or equivalent
- 512 MB of RAM
- 600 MB available hard disk space
- 1024 x 768 or greater monitor resolution with 24-bit color


NOTE: If you purchase any Expression product between February 24th 2008 and June 1st 2008, you qualify for a free upgrade to version 2 of the same product.

Limitations:

- 30 days trial

Microsoft Expression Design 3 6.0.1739.0 is licensed as Trial for the Windows operating system / platform. Microsoft Expression Design is provided as a free to try download for all software users (Trial).