Essentially, WPF is radical restructuring of the presentation-level
This is being clearly demonstrated with the Windows Presentationįoundation (WPF), code-named Avalon, which will appear in Windows Vista next Microsoft realizes and acknowledges that design is part of the development Software interfaces seen in products such as Microsoft's Instant Messenger. The problem is that design is becoming more and more a centralįeature of new software products, as illustrated by the presentation ofĪpple's OS X, stunning Web sites such as, and cool new The image that Microsoft has painted is one of a developer-centric organization.ĭesign was left to those "creative folks" over at Adobe and (Avid recently bought SoftImage from Microsoft.) There were a couple of bright lights along the way, most notably when Tools such as VizAct, Paint, and Publisher have been met with Microsoft's history of creating tools for the designer community hasīeen poor at best. History (or Lack Thereof) of Graphic Tools at Microsoft At the time of this writing, Expression Graphic Designer is still Introduces Expression Graphic Designer and tells you how it can fit in with yourĬurrent tools. Graphic Designer is one-third of the new Expression tools, which includeĮxpression Interactive Designer and Expression Web Designer.
In a world dominated by engineers, a light is appearing for the graphicĭesigner on the Microsoft campus.
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