Welcome to Expression Design

Welcome to Microsoft Expression Design 2!

Expression Design is a tool for creative professionals and developers who want to build graphics for application user interfaces, the web, or any other medium. Expression Design offers powerful features to help you express your creativity.

The drawing tools in Expression Design help you seamlessly blend vector paths and bitmapped images together for unprecedented flexibility. The convenience and editability of vector graphics in Expression Design can be a cornerstone of your Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft Silverlight, and web images. Whether you're a veteran professional illustrator, a designer building a dazzling website, or a budding artist eagerly experimenting with various styles and techniques, you will find Expression Design an indispensable tool for your creative tasks.

Getting Started

  • What's new   See what’s changed in this latest version.

  • Quick start   To get up to speed fast with Expression Design, follow these tutorials. All the sample files you need are installed on your hard disk to help you become an Expression Design expert.

  • Workspace   Make your workspace suit your personal preferences.