In this book, you will: Learn the Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008 development environments Create designs using Blend 2's unique Use XAML and C # to add interactivity to your designs Publish your Rich Media Applications to the Web using Silverlight The only tool available for creating Rich Media Applications, web-based animations, and games have Flash? Until now! With Microsoft's new Blend 2 and Visual Studio 2008, you can now create attractive Rich Media Applications complete with animations and even 3D! This book shows you how to take full advantage of Blend's new interface, along with and work flow much better Silverlight designer-developer, guide you through every step of development from downloading and installing the development environment through creating finished, functional projects.