Expression Studio, Blend 2 & More

So this is really exciting, a CTP of Blend version 2.0 is available for download now.  It targets Silverlight, which is going to increase productivity with that platform almost as much as the announcement that there will be a version of the CLR that runs cross browser AND cross platform.

I've been using Blend in various forms for over a year now, and if you are prepared to put the work in to understand things from a designer's point of view it makes the UI development lifecycle very easy.  That there is now a version for Silverlight means that designers can get in on the excitement that that platform brings to the web.