"Expression Web Advanced Design Guide" now on sale!

2nd FACTORY Co., Ltd. released the title of "Expression Web Advanced Design Guide" on April 22, 2008 with the support of Mainichi Communications Inc. and Microsoft Co., Ltd.

Expression Web Advanced Design fully covered how to operate Microsoft Expression Web along with development workflow, know-how of building rich and tricky web site such as Silverlight application or ASP.NET cooperating with Expression Studio.

This book is not only technical side of topics, but also mentions the importance of Experience Design or teamwork model or workflow that 2FC takes advantage of actual development method.

This book is ideal for both developers and designers, as well as managers or project leaders.

Expression Web Advanced Design Guide
Price: 2,730 JPY (tax included)
Writer: 2ndFACTORY Co., Ltd. (Takefumi Araya)
Publisher：Mainichi Communications Inc.
Released on: April 22, 2008

Index

Chapter 1: Expression Web and Expression Studio

Includes details of Expression Studio (Blend, Design, Media, Encoder) and Expression Web, also Visual Studio Standard Edition coming with Expression Studio.

Chapter 2: How to set up Expression Web and Basic operation

Getting started with Expression Web: Installation, basic operation and customizing the workspace.

Chapter 3: Designing the site with Expression Web

Introduction of useful function and its manner of utilization that Expression Web provides such as template, web site import wizard, report etc. Development could be more efficient with those functions available in the application.

Chapter 4: Silverlight application development

Silverlight is web plug-in that Microsoft provides. Most of Silverlight application is developed by Expression Blend and Visual Studio, but in this chapter, you develop Silverlight movie contents easier and quicker with Expression Encoder.

Chapter 5: ASP.NET for Designer

You could find out the way of thinking of programmers and what kind of point they pay attention through ASP.NET application development. The sample is not complicated so that the designers can do whose background not in coding. Also, lecture of master page or cooperating with XML data, you could know techniques exceeding expression of HTML or CSS.

Chapter 6: Expression Studio’s manner of utilization at the scene of web site building

Many tips include in this chapter to build site with Expression Web or Expression Studio.