Microsoft Expression Design Step by Step by Sara Froehlich

Microsoft Expression Design Step by Step by Sara Froehlich

The smart way to learn Microsoft Expression Design—one step at a time! Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, and hands-on exercises to master the fundamentals of creating professional-looking designs and illustrations with the powerful tools that Expression Design delivers. You’ll learn how to produce high-quality effects by using the Live Effects feature, how to use a variety of brush types, and how to work with vector images. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need or work from cover to cover. Either way, you drive the instruction, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Includes an easy-search companion CD with files for practicing the book’s lessons, a complete eBook, and more!

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

Sara Froehlich has been using Acrylic (newly released as Microsoft Expression Design) since it was released as Creature House Expression 2, and was in the beta testing group for Creature House Expression 3. She has written numerous tutorials for the software and has coauthored a complete Microsoft Expression course. Sara maintains a Web site dedicated to Microsoft Expression that includes tutorials, news, articles, and downloads at http://www.northlite.net/expr. In addition she teaches several online courses. She is editor of Designorati, a community-based site packed with information-creative professionals. Founded in 2005 by a group of designers and creative professionals, Designorati provides news on illustration, typography, desktop publishing, and more.