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Expression Design 2 (Includes Software Assurance)

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Admin Fee: £11.00 + VAT
SKU: LS-42512
Description: 

Expression Design 2 is a graphic design tool for Windows. Expression Design can be used to create and edit vector-based graphics, bitmap-based graphics, and hybrid documents including vector and bitmap elements. Users can employ a variety of drawing tools and image enhancements while still retaining the original, unedited image data.

Expression Design includes many features useful for Web design and interactive media; for example, vector assets can be exported as Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) for use in Expression Blend and other XAML-compatible development tools.

Version 2 allows targeting individual slices of graphics as separate formats, including Silverlight canvas, Windows Presentation foundation (WPF) canvas, WPF resource dictionary, HTML comp, XAML, PSD, and PDF. Multiple formats can be exported in one action. Version 2 also makes it easier to create buttons, backgrounds, and other image assets for use in Expression Web, Visual Studio, or other authoring tools.

Installing this product requires a licence key and installation media. Within 14 days of placing your order, instructions for obtaining the licence key will be sent to your organisation's registered e-mail address and free installation media will be delivered to your organisation's registered address.

Features: 
  • Under the Software Assurance programme, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
  • Expression Design can import the following formats: .tif, .psd, .jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .ai, .ico, and .wdp (Windows Media Photo). Expression Design can export the following formats: .tif, .psd, .jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, wdp, .pdf, and .xaml.
  • When graphics from Expression Design are imported into Microsoft Office documents, transparency is preserved.
  • Live Effects like Bevel, Emboss, and Gaussian Blur are customizable and preserve the original image data.
  • Snap-to, grids, points, guides, and pixel preview allow precise placement and positioning of graphic elements.
Requirements: 

Hardware:

  • 1-GHz (or higher) processor
  • 512 MB or more RAM
  • 150 MB available hard-disk space
  • 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display with 24-bit color
  • DVD drive
  • Support for DirectX 9.0 graphics: Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) Driver, 128 MB or more graphics RAM, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, 32 bits per pixel

Software:

  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2); Windows Vista
Price: £11.00 + VAT