MS Expression

I've talked about XAML / Avalon in previous posts, and how this will be used to generate revolutionary new UIs. MS have come up with previews of 3 new tools to enable this. The product range is known collectively as "Expression", and comprises:

Quartz Web Designer;
Acrylic Graphic Designer;
Sparkle Interactive Designer;

The next version of Visual Studio, codename "Orcas" will replace the current Web Forms designer with Quartz. I'm assuming Sparkle will form the equivalent designer for Windows Forms (some folks are also comparing Sparkle with Flash). Acrylic is a graphic design tool, which you can use in conjunction with both Quartz and Sparkle. If you take the time to read up on these tools, and see what Avalon is capable of, you'll see that there's an exciting time ahead for UI development.