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{{Short description|Vector and raster graphics editor}}

{{Primary sources|date=October 2012}}

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'''Microsoft Expression Design''' was [[Microsoft]]'s commercial professional illustration [[vector graphics editor|vector]] and [[raster graphics|raster]] graphic design tool for web images based on [[Creature House Expression]], which was acquired by [[Microsoft]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.creativemac.com/2003/11_nov/news/msch2031106b.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119121929/http://www.creativemac.com/2003/11_nov/news/msch2031106b.htm | url-status=usurped | archive-date=November 19, 2003 | title=Update: Microsoft's Creature House Acquisition | publisher=[Creativemac.com] | date=November 6, 2003 | accessdate=February 28, 2012 | author=Nagel, David}}</ref> It is available free of charge from Microsoft and is a component of the discontinued [[Microsoft Expression Studio]] suite. Expression Design is more oriented towards editing [[XAML]] and web graphics rather than print graphics (like [[Adobe Photoshop|Photoshop]] and [[Adobe Illustrator|Illustrator]]) and does not incorporate all of the raster image editing features of the original [[Creature House Expression]].

==History==

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Expression Design is available for [[Microsoft Windows]] [[Windows XP|XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]], [[Windows 8]],<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36180 Expression Design on Microsoft Download Center]</ref> and remains compatible with [[Windows 8.1]] and [[Windows 10]] as of 2019.

A trial version of Expression Design is available.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E2F6D411-4CCA-407B-A434-3115F76C3C4D&displaylang=en Expression Design trial version: Requires .NET Framework 3.0]</ref> A free copy of Expression Studio 4 (as well as older versions) is available as part of Microsoft's [[DreamSpark]] campaign to eligible students.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dreamspark.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductId=31 |title=ArchivedMicrosoft copyDreamSpark |access-date=2010-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718172257/https://www.dreamspark.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductId=31 |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Expression Design 4, released as part of [[Expression Studio]] 4 added the ability to import Windows Metafile (WMF), Enhanced Metafile (EMF), and Enhanced Metafile Plus (EMF+) files into your Expression Design project.

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==External links==

*[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/design-tools/expression-studio-4/ff723918(v=expression.40) Expression Design 4] at [[Microsoft Learn]]

*{{Official website|http://www.microsoft.com/expression/}}

*[httphttps://blogslearn.msdnmicrosoft.com/ben-us/archive/blogs/expression/ Microsoft Expression Blend and Design team blog] at [[MSDN Blogs]] - News, samples, tutorials for the Suite.

*[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/xdesignsupport/ Expression Design blog] at [[MSDN Blogs]] - focusing on Expression Design.

*[https://expressiondesign4.com https://expressiondesign4.com] - Fan site helping to maintain its availability.

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[[Category:Windows-only freeware]]

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