2. Beginning with Blend
Getting started using Blend for Visual Studio when
building WPF, Windows Phone or Windows Store
applications and increase productivity.
34. How to get Blend for Visual Studio?
It comes with Visual Studio now
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Phone
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Store apps
Visual Studio 2012 Professional
Visual Studio 2012 Premium
Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate
35. Where to learn more?
MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/expression/cc197141.aspx
.toolbox
http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/
Project Rosetta
http://visitmix.com/labs/rosetta/EyesOfBlend/
ExpressionBlend.com
http://expressionblend.com/
Gettingstarted building WPF, Windows Phone or Windows Store applicationsusing Blend for Visual Studio.Main Message: Blend is easy!
Blend’snotfor designers, but for design. A Tool fordesigningyour XAML applications.Other statement: Blend’stoo complex! -- Well, ever took a good look at Visual Studio? Youlearnedthat, right?Other statement: Blend’sjustanother tool again. Whynotintegrateit in VS? -- Thanwhynotincludeexcel in word and have one ‘office’? You are using SQL Server Management studio next to VS, right? Every tool has itsplace.